ONLY PHOTOS (CLOSED)

ONLY PHOTOS CLOSED

2008-03-20T17:26:00.008-03:00

I am going to close ONLY PHOTOS. I don't know if I will be back with this blog. I have some others projects I need to focus on for a while so I had not time to update this blog. I do hope that you can continue reading and visiting my Main Blog, LEAVES OF GRASS. Many thanks to all my friends that have been visited and left generous comments, very much appreciated!

BRASÍLIA: SKY WATCH FRIDAY

2008-03-07T00:43:00.005-03:00

WELCOME SKY WATCH FRIDAY!

Procuradoria Geral da República

Federal Prosecutors' Office, in Brasília, Capital of Brazil. Project by Oscar Niemeyer

Photo by Fernando de Amorim Mascaro

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SHY DOG

2008-03-04T09:25:00.008-03:00

This lovely dog was not an abandoned dog. Please enlarge the photo and you will see his red collar. Perhaps he only looks shy!

Photo by Carlos A. Mascaro

SKY WATCH FRIDAY: BLUE SKY IN BRASÍLIA, CAPITAL OF BRAZIL

2008-02-29T19:41:00.002-03:00

WELCOME TO SKY WATCH FRIDAY!

Photo of the National Congress taken by my son Fernando in Brasília, the capital of Brazil, located in the central part of the country.

To see more photos of Brasília, please click HERE.

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SKY WATCH FRIDAY: RAINBOW

2008-02-22T07:01:00.014-03:00

WELCOME SKY WATCH FRIDAY!

Rainbow viewed from my garden

Photo taken by Sonia A. Mascaro

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SKY WATCH FRIDAY: DAWN IN MY GARDEN

2008-02-15T08:23:00.008-02:00

Welcome to Sky Watch Friday!

DAWN IN MY GARDEN

Photo taken by me from my garden in Enseada Azul, São Paulo, Brazil.

FLOURISHING MANGO TREE

2008-02-06T14:48:00.000-02:00

Mango tree on my backyard.

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RAIN OF GOLD - CHUVA DE OURO

2008-01-23T11:23:00.000-02:00

This beautiful tree in my garden is a native tree from Brazil, named Canafístula or Chuva-de-Ouro (mean in English "Rain of Gold"). The Cassia ferruginea, from the family Leguminosae-Caesalpinoideae, bears the most flagrant flowers, which are arranged in hanging racemes. The flowers appear in October, November and December. Beside the Chuva-de-Ouro stands the exuberant Mango Tree.

Photo by Sonia A. Mascaro

RAINBOW - ARCO-ÍRIS

2008-01-17T01:42:00.000-02:00

I took this photo from my garden.

LOVE THIS PLACE!

2008-01-07T16:23:00.000-02:00

Love this place! It's green, it's brown, it's smells good and it's very fresh and calm!

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY READERS!

2007-12-22T13:59:00.000-02:00

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

FELIZ NATAL!

Hibiscus

Flamboyant

Lychia

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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PLANTATION SCENES

2007-12-18T14:44:00.000-02:00

Photos taken by my husband in Holambra II, near our house.

COLORFUL FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN

2007-12-03T10:56:00.000-02:00

Colorful flowers in my garden

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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WALKING AROUND THE BEACH NEAR MY HOUSE

2007-11-22T09:18:00.000-02:00

I love walking around my neighborhood. It's usually quiet and the scenery is pretty nice. It was warm, sunny, with almost no breeze. It was very agreeable. I really do enjoy the walk! I took those photos yesterday, around 5 pm.

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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AFTER THE STORM.... A LIMPID WEATHER

2007-11-06T10:46:00.000-02:00

Photos by Carlos A. Mascaro

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RAIN AND HEAVY CLOUDS

2007-11-03T13:25:00.000-02:00

Photos taken by Carlos A. Mascaro in Enseada Azul

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TREES ON ROAD

2007-10-22T19:44:00.001-02:00

Pará Rubber Tree (Hevea Brasilienses) Seringueira in Portuguese

Flamboyant

Photos by Carlos A. Mascaro

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SCULPTOR ARNALDO POMODORO

2007-10-11T15:40:00.000-03:00

Giroscopio, 1986-1987 (by Marco Cortesi Photo Gallery)

Doppia porta, 1979 (Photo by Adhikara)

Disco, 1993-1994 (Photo by Adhikara)

La grande prua, 1993-1994 (Photo by Adhikara)

La freccia, 1993 (by Marco Cortesi Photo Gallery)

Torre a spirale, 1981-1994 (Photo by Adhikara)

Triade, 1979 (Photo by Adhikara)

Asse del movimento, 1983-1987, by Marco Cortesi Photo Gallery

Stelle, (Photo by Adhikara)

You can see more Arnaldo Pomodoro's sculptures on Leaves of Grass

FLAME VINE TREE ( FLOR-DE-SÃO-JOÃO)

2007-10-03T16:30:00.000-03:00

This beautiful blooming climber shrub is Pyrostegia venusta, commonly known as Flame Vine or Orange Trumpet Creeper. This evergreen shrub is original from Brazil, commonly known as Flor-de-São-João in Portuguese. The best show of Pyrostegia venusta is in June and July. In this time of the year we can see the Flame Vine climbing on trees all around at Enseada Azul. Flor-de-São-João attracts many hummingbirds. With its brilliant orange flowers, the Pyrostegia venusta is ideal for growing over a pergola or a sturdy fence. The higher the support the better, as the flowers can hang down for the best effect. This plant enjoys a frost free climate and a sunny position.

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Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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WHEAT LANDASCAPE

2007-09-21T13:15:00.000-03:00

Landscape of beautiful wheat fields on the way to Avaré city

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

WILD FLOWERS

2007-09-16T18:20:00.000-03:00

This photo was taken by me when I was on my way home.

VIEW TO JURUMIRIM'S DAM

2007-09-06T17:23:00.000-03:00

View to Jurumirim's Dam from João Mellão road, near Avaré. If you enlarge the photo you can see at far right the Bridge Carvalho Pinto, that leads to Avaré. Another photos of the bridge you see on View to the Bridge post.

Photo by Carlos A. Mascaro

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LANDSCAPES

2007-08-11T14:17:00.000-03:00

These are the landscapes I see when I go home.

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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ANTIQUE AUTOMOTIVES

2007-08-05T11:14:00.000-03:00

Ford 1929

Citroën 1950

Chrysler 1950

Kombi 1960

GM Coach

GMC Truck

Mack Truck

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Photos taken by Carlos A. Mascaro at Luz Station in São Paulo, in occasion of the "Antique Car Exposition", in June 1966. You can see others photos on LEAVES OF GRASS

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SUNRISE

2007-08-02T12:55:00.001-03:00

Photos taken by Carlos A. Mascaro in Enseada Azul (São Paulo, Brazil)

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FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN

2007-07-29T18:05:00.001-03:00

Daylily

Little Daisy

Bauhinea variegata (cow’s paw )

Bauhinea variegata (cow’s paw )

Stapelia gigantea (Carrion Flower)

"Stapelias are strange succulent plants native to the deserts of South Africa. The extremely large, starfish-shaped flowers of Stapelia gigantea are pale yellow with reddish tripes. The flowers give off a pestilent smell that attracts flies. As they buzz from flower to flower, flies collect pollen and transport it to the next plant, thereby ensuring the successful pollination of this species. The flower’s putrid smell and hairy, leathery texture mimic the rotting flesh of a dead animal."

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

See those scanning flowers on Leaves of Grass

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A WALK AROUND ENSEADA AZUL

2007-07-21T12:04:00.000-03:00

The vegetal formation of the Ecological Reserve at Enseada Azul is "cerrado". "Cerrado" is the regional name given to the Brazilian ecosystem which is similar to savannas. "Cerrado" is formed by vegetal formations of variable aspects and physiognomy, mainly of small and twisted trees that become covered to an exuberant creeping plants.

You can see more photos here

Photos by Carlos A. Mascaro

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BUTTERFLY

2007-07-14T16:32:00.000-03:00

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

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Despite its lively color, this butterfly you see is dead. I found its lifeless body at the floor of my porch and I decided to photograph this beautiful insect front and back.

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MORE OLDIES PICTURES

2007-07-09T12:46:00.000-03:00

Fabrizio from the blog Torino Daily Photo invite me to publish more oldies pictures. For now I post those photos, but I intend soon to scanner another old pictures.

My mother Antonietta as a baby with her grandmother Albertina and with her mother Rita (1914)

My mother is seating reading a newspaper with her cousins

My mother was 18 years old at this time

My mother is the first in the row. All these girls are her cousins and were dressed with cossacks fancy for a Carnival Party in São Paulo (1932)

You can see another oldies photos here and here

OLDIES PHOTOS

2007-07-04T17:31:00.001-03:00

Yesterday, Peter from the blog PHO , asks me for old photos. I remember that I posted some oldies pictures on my other blog Leaves of Grass and here they are:

Me and my mother Antonietta

My Mother and Father’s Wedding Day

My grandfather Felício Marmo. Here anothers photos.

PATH TO MY YARD

2007-07-02T17:30:00.000-03:00

Photos by Sonia A. Mascaro

SOLITUDE (SOLIDÃO)

2007-06-30T11:04:00.000-03:00

Photos by Carlos A. Mascaro

SUNSET ( PÔR-DO-SOL)

2007-06-27T16:21:00.001-03:00

Take a look on top right and see two birds on tree branch

Photos taken by Carlos A. Mascaro at Enseada Azul, São Paulo, Brazil

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WILD DUCKS

2007-06-25T09:44:00.001-03:00

All photos were taken by Carlos A. Mascaro in Enseada Azul, near our house (São Paulo, Brazil).

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