"A beauty in disguise"

"A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes." ~~James Russell Lowell 

This is a weed's flower that I have seen thriving in the shady nook under the tree at the back of our neighbor's house. Its actual size is almost a centimeter.

Word of the day: hashish is the Arabic word for grass/weed. Salaam!

Tonight's moon

Before I headed to work this morning, I was imagining of a full moon. I told myself that I will take a moon shot at 07:30 PM when the moon is still low. I grabbed my camera and left the house with a smile on my face. Unfortunately, I left the hospital at around 10:00 PM because I had a "super toxic duty".  I was waiting for a cab when I saw that the sky was so bright and the moon was glistening so brightly on the ground while the stars were almost shimmering. I was about to snapped when the taxi came. I decided that I will just do it after I had my dinner.

This is it! This is tonight's moon. I had to make the background darker for me to appreciate the craters of the moon. I cropped it by 25%.....a visual treat for me!! Hope you like it.

Thank you Lord for the heavenly bodies that makes me happy whenever I look up in the sky. Whenever I am weary from the problems of this paradigm that I called life, I just look up above, make a wish and whisper a prayer in the air.

Live Music at Bawadi Mall

Meet Ms.Georgetta (piano) and Ms.Alexandra (violin), both from Bulgaria. These beautiful and talented musicians are entertaining the shoppers of Bawadi Mall with their enchanting music. When you visit Bawadi Mall, be sure to catch them at the main entrance, just before the area of skylight in the wide concourse and be mesmerized with their music. I had fun watching them yesterday while they were soothing my auditory senses with Christmas songs.

Word of the day: Jameela or helwa is the Arabic word for beautiful. Salaam!

Sunrise (overcast sky) at Dubai-Al Ain Road

I'm back! Yay! I snapped this photo at Dubai-Al Ain Road on our way to Sharjah. I love the effect of the overcast sky on the sun that was about to spread its magnificent beauty in the desert.

Posted for Skywatch Friday. Join us and meet the sky watchers and sky lovers all over the world. Happy weekend fellow sky watchers!!

Circus on Ice: "Red" performers

Yesterday, I have featured the "butterflies" of Al Ain Mall's International Circus on Ice. Today let me share another set of photos that I snapped last Sunday featuring some of the performers with red costumes or has something red on their costumes. Wanna have some fun? Go and visit Al Ain Mall and watch their amazing performance. You can still catch them until December 9, 2010.

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Word of the day: Ahmar is the Arabic word for red. Salaam!

"Butterflies"

We've been to Al Ain Mall and had fun watching the International Circus on Ice. Photos shown above are some of the photos that I snapped at last night's 9PM show. Go and catch them until December 9, 2010.

Posted for Blue Monday hosted by SmillingSally. Have a nice day fellow photobloggers!

Word of the day: Azraq is the Arabic word for blue. Salaam!

Happy 39th UAE National Day!!

I have been a resident of Al Ain for more than five years now and I am so grateful to my host country and to the Emiratis all over the world. On this joyous occasion, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all my Emirati friends and colleagues. Happy 39th UAE National Day!! 

Photos shown above were taken day before yesterday at Al Mutaredh District and Al Kuwaitat. Downtown Al Ain looks so  lovely and magnificent with those lights in pan Arab color.

A blessed weekend to all! Salaam!

Sunset at Al Maqam (painted desert 1)

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Have a nice weekend. Salaam!

Theme Day: Time

One step forward at a time

That’s the way I’d like you to follow.

Keep your eyes open and your spirit high

As you walk through the single line.

You might stumble and fall,

But don’t be afraid,

Because I know,

We can bear it all.

One step at a time

Try to forgive and forget,

Wash away the thoughts of the past
and let the time pass by with a smile on your face
Try your best to live, laugh and love.

Learn to let go,
I'll just be here to support you
and give you a big hug.

~~Misalyn

(I don't know what happened to me, I just found myself writing a simple poem after I have spoken with a long lost friend. Hope you like it. Please bear with the images shown above. I was looking for a decent photo that would match the message that I am trying to convey with my poem ,but I guess I am just unlucky with my street photography and I ended up posting those images shown above).

This month's CDP theme is Time. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
Word of the day: sa'a is the Arabic word for time. Salaam!