31 December 2008
A Story in Pictures (Rio de Janeiro) - Day Eighteen (Part 5)
October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday

Great shot of a huge leaf Stewart found on the ground ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday

Great shot of a huge leaf Stewart found on the ground ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday

Shot of the greenery at the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday
01) A horizontal one… ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) …and a vertical one ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don’t hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and anguished or mocking smoke screen which keeps the other in its true place. When true silence falls we are left with echo but are nearer nakedness. One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.
(Harold Pinter)
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October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday
01) Low-hanging clouds in the distance… ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Low-hanging clouds up close ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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Christmas Eve Rainbow - Photo by Iris H.
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Santa crept in late at night and left you this little card! Hope you like it :)
October 7th, 2008 - Tuesday
01) Early morning shot of Copacabana block #1 ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Early morning shot of Copacabana block #2 ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 6th, 2008 - Monday
01) After the exchange adventure… :) ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) …and prior to the hat loss :( ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 5th, 2008 - Sunday
01) Spontaneous morning snapshot ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Stewart’s hand ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 4th, 2008 - Saturday
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
01) Shot of Stewart’s legs against the background of the kiosks at Lagoa ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Tree of lights ♦ Photo by Iris H.
03) Blurry Stewart next to our bottle of H2O with Corcovado in the background ♦ Photo by Iris H.
04) Serious Stewart next to our bottle of H2O with Corcovado in the background ♦ Photo by Iris H.
05) Focused Stewart next to our bottle of H2O and Corcovado in the background ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 4th, 2008 - Saturday
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
01) Dock on Lagoa with a profile view of The Christ ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Another shot of the same dock, aimed further to the right ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 4th, 2008 - Saturday
01) R&R pigeon-style ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Stewart making his first or second trip to the self-service buffet ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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October 3rd, 2008 - Friday
01) Eu & Você - candle lit evening shot ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Você & Eu ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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Three shots of an adorable feline that waits to meet me on the staircase of my apartment building nearly every day as I leave for work.
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October 3rd, 2008 - Friday
01) Great shot of bird flying over the Copacabana sand ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
02) Shot #1 of the goings-on at Copacabana beach in late afternoon ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
03) Shot #2 of the goings-on at Copacabana beach in late afternoon ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
04) Shot #3 of the goings-on at Copacabana beach in late afternoon ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
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01) ♫ ‘…and it was all yellow’ ♫ - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
02) Iris’ Traditional Blue - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
03) Sunrise & Sunset - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
04) Icy Cool - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
05) Disintegrating - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
06) Underworld - Photo by Iris Watts Hirideyo
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October 3rd, 2008 - Friday
01) Towel-headed gentleman captured in burst mode #1 ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Towel-headed gentleman captured in burst mode #2 ♦ Photo by Iris H.
03) Towel-headed gentleman captured in burst mode #3 ♦ Photo by Iris H.
04) Towel-headed gentleman captured in burst mode #4 (my favorite) ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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There’s Everest to climb if you sit still and allow enough days to pile up. Everest or something along those lines. Something that may be closer to a hill but assumes the shape and size of Everest before it reaches your eyes. Or something that by virtue of being Everest cuts you down to size, triggers your pessimism, your sense of helplessness and shuts down the machinery in the factory of you. The unannounced quiet that comes to pervade this factory of you, that pushes you against a wall, its massive hand on your throat, keeping you motionless and helpless (but with an inexplicable, loving twist) - that quiet is there to lead you on a voyage first to the center and then the bottom line of you, down to the tiniest bolts that hold the machinery together. ‘There is purpose to this place,’ everything seems to tell you, even your eyes. But there’s also Everest to climb. There are wrong turns, there is getting lost, there is finding hope, false and true. There’s second guessing. There’s sorrow and pride. There’s going back to a place of origin called Scratch. There are bags full of things destined for a dumpster or the air off a coast somewhere or that wind gust that promises to leave no stone unturned. There are things meant to be gone and others meant to replace them. Days come and go like waves washing up the shore, bringing and taking, messing up and cleaning in turns and shifts. And I keep looking for the inexistent certainty that what is unfolding… rolling out before me is that blessed, also inexistent arrow-shaped rug pointing to the right path.

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Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable but small. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it? Or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book when, shouldn’t it be the other way around? I don’t really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So… good night, dear void.
(You’ve got mail)
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October 2nd, 2008 - Thursday
01) One sip of a Caipirinha ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Two sips ♦ Photo by Iris H.
03) Three sips ♦ Photo by Iris H.
04) The whole glass ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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Mementos of the best surprise party a girl could ask for!
Little Anne, Denise, Duda, Edward, Fernando, GioGio, Mabel, Monica, Rachel and Suelem… Thank you! :D
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