New Year's Greetings - Moon Rise and Sunset

Time to say goodbye to 2013 and hello to 2014.

I wish everyone a most happy, peaceful, prosperous and fulfilling new year, with these pictures of beautiful natural elements and phenomena:






























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Caressing Sun

Definitely it's spring and flower season.  However, the most enchanting moments I had witnessed lately were in the morning and evenings when the sun lit the flowers and leaves almost directly, in the back, and showed off the delicacy of those lovely creatures.

First, the usual pretty flowers:





Then, rather unusual leaves: