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DAILY PHOTO: Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple

Posted on February 18, 2026 by B Gourley

Photograph of Wong Tai Sin Temple Main Altar in Chuk Un, Hong Kong. Taken obliquely to the front.

Photograph of Wong Tai Sin Temple Main Altar in Chuk Un, Hong Kong. Taken head-on to the front.

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Posted in Asia, Buddhism, Chinese Folk Religion, Confucianism, East Asia, Hong Kong, photographs, Photos, pictures, Taoism, Tourism, travel | Tagged Asia, Buddhist, Chinese Folk Religion, Confucian, East Asia, Hong Kong, main altar, photographs, photos, pictures, Sik Sik Yuen, Taoist, Temple, tourism, travel, Wong Tai Sin | Leave a reply

PROMPT: Share

Posted on February 18, 2026 by B Gourley

Daily writing prompt

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.

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Share it with whom? What if it’s one of those “King Solomon cuts the baby in half” scenarios? Alas, life is not always like a box of chocolates. Sometimes you do know what you’re going to get… a dead baby, that’s what.

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Posted in Life, travel | Tagged dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1852, Forrest Gump, gift, gifts, King Solomon, sharing, travel | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Man Mandir Gate, Gwalior

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A photograph taken at the Gwalior Fort that includes wall and gate of the Man Mandir.

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February 17, 2026 by B Gourley

Posted in architecture, Asia, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, South Asia, Tourism, travel Tagged architecture, Asia, Fort, Gate, Gwalior, Gwalior Fort, India, Madhya Pradesh, Man Mandir, palace, photographs, photos, pictures, South Asia, tourism, travel Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Carpet Museum & Flame Towers, Baku

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Photograph of the Carpet Museum (right fore) and the Flame Towers (left background) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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February 15, 2026 by B Gourley

Posted in architecture, Asia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, City, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel Tagged architecture, Asia, Azerbaijan, Carpet Museum, Carpet Museum Park, Caucasus, city, Flame Towers, park, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Big Creek Greenway Wildlife

Posted on February 14, 2026 by B Gourley

White-Tailed Deer taken in Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, GA.

Eastern Gray Squirrel eating an acorn along the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, GA.

A male / female pair of Hooded Merganser Ducks taken on the Big Creek Greenway Trail in Alpharetta, GA.

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Posted in America, Animals, Georgia, Georgia US State, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, wildlife | Tagged Alpharetta, American, animals, Big Creek, Big Creek Greenway, deer, duck, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Georgia, Georgia US State, Greenway, Hooded Merganser, Squirrel, United States, White-Tailed Deer, wildlife | 1 Reply

DAILY PHOTO: Noravank Monastery in Portrait Orientation

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A photograph of Armenia's Noravank Monastery taken in portrait orientation.

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February 13, 2026 by B Gourley

Posted in Armenia, Caucasus, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel Tagged Areni, Armenia, Armenian Christian, Caucasus, church, Mountain, Noravank, Noravank Monastery, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, rock formation, tourism, travel Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: First Congregational Church, Atlanta

Posted on February 12, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, Christian, Christianity, City, Georgia, Georgia US State, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged America, Atlanta, Christian, church, city, First Congregational Church, Georgia, Georgia US State, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel, United States | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: St. Mark United Methodist Church, Atlanta

Posted on February 11, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, architecture, Blogs, Christian, Christianity, City, Georgia, Georgia US State, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States | Tagged America, architecture, Atlanta, church, city, Georgia, Georgia US State, photographs, photos, pictures, Saint Mark, Saint Mark United Methodist Church, tourism, travel, United States | Leave a reply

PROMPT: Dream Home

Posted on February 11, 2026 by B Gourley

Daily writing prompt

Write about your dream home.

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Regularly teleports to new and interesting places. Ideally, compact from the outside but comfortable inside. So, I guess a TARDIS would be my dream home.