Laser Beam Sunset
Another day which didn’t look promising as the sky was mostly covered by cloud apart from a thin sliver where the sun poked through creating this … Continue reading Laser Beam Sunset
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Logical Thinker
“Someone who thinks logically, provides a nice contrast to the real world.” Ancient Chinese Proverb It came out of a fortune cookie … so may not be an ancient Chinese proverb … don’t believe everything you read 😀 Cheers Don … Continue reading Logical Thinker
The Grasshopper And The Ant
One clear winter’s day, an Ant dragged out some grains of food to dry in the sun. A hungry Grasshopper passing by asked the Ant to share some of the food. Why do you come to me for food?” asked … Continue reading The Grasshopper And The Ant
Huge Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
Thirty-four portrait photos joined together to form a very large sky. Some of my other priorities been keeping me away from the blog … busy days ! … Continue reading Huge Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
Deathstar Sunset
The sunset wasn’t all that great, until a little cloud slid across the sun. It reminded me of the deathstar, about to fire a deadly laser … Continue reading Deathstar Sunset
Little Robin Posing
This little chap is a regular in my garden, I often watch him watching me when I’m doing the dishes. It’s always lovely to see him. … Continue reading Little Robin Posing
Weird Sunset
The cloud and atmosphere can always throw up weird effects during a sunset. Here’s one where the sun seems to have been reflected in a hazy … Continue reading Weird Sunset
Death Of A Bee
I found this little fella on my doorstep. It was just on it’s last legs at the end of the day, and was dead by the … Continue reading Death Of A Bee
Red Sky At Night
Here’s a lovely photo of a red sky at night. The last rays of sunshine breaking through the clouds. No doubt the colors are greatly enhanced … Continue reading Red Sky At Night
Beautiful English Rose
Nothing more beautiful than an English Rose, and I don’t mean those super intelligent and absolutlely stunning actresses like Emma Watson or Rachel Weisz. This more … Continue reading Beautiful English Rose
Big Sky Beach Sunset Panorama #2
A vast number of photos joined together by a special distillation process, to form a very large sky. Taken last year … Enjoy 🙂 Taken in Thailand (c) Don Charisma Continue reading Big Sky Beach Sunset Panorama #2
Attack Of The Ducklings
These little beauties were so eager to get into the room that I couldn’t get a clear shot of them. I’m not sure eating that mat … Continue reading Attack Of The Ducklings
Night Beach Panorama #5 – Loy Catong Festival
Taken during last year’s Loy Catong festival in Thailand in November. This one’s two landscape photos fused together with PTGui Pro. Enjoy 😀 Taken in Thailand (c) Don … Continue reading Night Beach Panorama #5 – Loy Catong Festival
Sophie Has Leukaemia
It’s a testament to the good people I know to have people like Brian in my circles. Brian is a good man, caring father and leader in his work. We used to work together many moons ago, it’s how I … Continue reading Sophie Has Leukaemia
Ocean Closeup Sunset
Another Don Charisma experiment that paid off … my iPhone was about an inch from the water, I wanted to capture how “still” the water was … Continue reading Ocean Closeup Sunset
Kim Jong-il – The Coolest Movie Villain Ever
Trolls always remind me of the “I’m So Ronery” song from “Team America – World Police” … which leads me nicely to this post, thank you dear trolls, you’re a consistant source of inspiration and amusement to me 😀 I first saw “Team … Continue reading Kim Jong-il – The Coolest Movie Villain Ever
Crocodile Tears
It’s a shame we have to deal with insincere people. However inauthenticity is a fact of life, the only way I’ve found to deal with effectively is through awareness. Sometimes that awareness comes from wise friends sharing their experience, sometimes in life … Continue reading Crocodile Tears
Beautiful Bird
Wow, now this is how to show off. A full on display of nature at it’s best. Of course, the colourful peacocks are the males of … Continue reading Beautiful Bird
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’
There was a boy tending the sheep who would continually go up to the embankment and shout, ‘Help, there’s a wolf!’ The farmers would all come running only to find out that what the boy said was not true. Then one day … Continue reading The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’
Balcony Sunset Yesterday
That’s all folks, this stunning sunset taken off of my balcony yesterday … beauty seep calls … Enjoy 😀 Taken in Thailand (c) Don Charisma Continue reading Balcony Sunset Yesterday
Balcony Sunrise Yesterday
The sun has started rising a little further around so I can now capture sunrises off of my balcony … Enjoy 🙂 Taken in Thailand (c) … Continue reading Balcony Sunrise Yesterday
Beach Sunset Panorama
The customary Don Charisma bedtime sunset in a panorama of six photos magically joined from Abode with love 😀 Enjoy 😀 Taken in Thailand (c) Don Charisma Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama
Songthaew – “Song Tail”
Songthaew, pronounced like “song-tail” is the Thai equivalent of a bus. For 10 baht fare (20p English, 30c USD) you can travel a fair distance locally, … Continue reading Songthaew – “Song Tail”
Mangosteen
Mangosteen is a tropical fruit, tastes great, got a citrusy tang to it. It’s quite similar to a lychee, except not as chewy. Sometimes, I’m guessing when they … Continue reading Mangosteen
Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down
I have a dear old friend from back home in UK. He used to say this to me a lot – “Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down”. I don’t know how well this translates into American-English, but basically it means, stay positive and don’t … Continue reading Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down
You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
«You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.» — Winston Churchill Graphic courtesy Facebook.com Continue reading You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Beach Sunset Flying Bird
Photographing birds flying past, well it’s more luck than skill for me … Looking at what to post today, for my 365 sunsets, this one stood … Continue reading Beach Sunset Flying Bird
Thai Temple Patterns
OK, so some more of my closeups of “patterns”. This one is from one of the columns which make up the perimeter wall at one of the local temples. There’s blingy gold paint and mirror bits. Thais love to decorate with … Continue reading Thai Temple Patterns
My Friend Has A Malignant Melanoma
There’s a few friends and mentors behind the Don Charisma blog, that I don’t mention too much. These guys and gals aren’t looking for validation through being thanked publicly, it’s thanks enough that they see me doing well. One of … Continue reading My Friend Has A Malignant Melanoma
Thailand Update
Quite a few people have expressed their concern for me, and I wanted to set you minds at rest. I am safe where I am in Thailand, I don’t stay in Bangkok. For those who don’t know – The government … Continue reading Thailand Update
Beach Sunset Cloud Layers
This evening’s sunset, well what can I say, again beautiful … The clouds have so many different layers, close, far away, different colours and types … … Continue reading Beach Sunset Cloud Layers
Bird Footprints In The Evening Sand
I’d like to publish more of these pattern type photos I’ve been taking. This one is of some bird footprints in the sand, taken whilst I’m … Continue reading Bird Footprints In The Evening Sand
Suicide – In Loving Memory Of Jerome
Negative people can distract one from one’s purpose for a while, but never permanently. Their pettiness makes people so little, their troubles are so often so insignificant, it’s pitiful really. Today the cynics were put in perspective for me … A … Continue reading Suicide – In Loving Memory Of Jerome
Rocky Sunset Panorama
This is to the left of the little bay from yesterday’s sunset pano. Nine landscape shots painstakingly tried in four different merging softwares to produce this … Continue reading Rocky Sunset Panorama
Evening Tree Canopy-Orama 2
My girlfriend pointed out a bee’s nest, for it’s honey content. Unfortunately with my iPhone it was too small to photograph, but when I looked up what a beautiful canopy of leaves from the tree. So this is multiple shots … Continue reading Evening Tree Canopy-Orama 2
Giant Kite In The Sky
Another shot from the recent kite festival. This has to be one of the largest kites I’ve ever seen. Probably more 100ft with those tails on. … Continue reading Giant Kite In The Sky
The Most Influential Blogger Award
Blogger friends send me awards all the time – it’s now been around six weeks since I’ve given any back out. So this is well overdue ! I work through the awards in the order that I receive them. So if … Continue reading The Most Influential Blogger Award
Beach Sunset Panorama
This evenings sunset in a little bay, that’s a very good spot for photographing sunsets. Six landscape shots, moulded together with tender loving care and Photoshop … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama
Evening Tree Canopy-Orama
My girlfriend pointed out a bee’s nest, for it’s honey content. Unfortunately with my iPhone it was too small to photograph, but when I looked up … Continue reading Evening Tree Canopy-Orama
Kite Flying Day
A local kite festival had plenty of interest, especially all the kids making their own kites. Being the hottest day of the year so far (in … Continue reading Kite Flying Day
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