Every worthy act is difficult. Ascent is always difficult. Descent is easy and often slippery.
– Mahatma Gandhi
Created, once upon a time, with Nikon D700 and Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 lens, at ISO200, 1/200s and f/6.3 for WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, Ascend.
andy townend 
Okay, I must say that that is just an awesome pic. =) Love how the statue popped out from the background.
Here’s my entry:
http://islesgilian.com/arabian-lanterns/
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Thank you Gillian 🙂
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Beautiful choice, Andy.
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Thank you Lucile, it’s three years old but seemed to fit the bill.
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You may vanish a bit but your come back is always worth waiting for.
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Too kind, he said as, like a burnished comet, he bounces back for a moment….
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I might become like you as I’m hardly reading blogs and not posting.
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There is a time for all things, then times change, one hopes real friendships don’t, even if (some) dreams fade and die, or worse.
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Sorry for late reply, Andy, not flying as much as you but still having an online break due to a tennis elbow.
I appreciate and agree with your words.
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I love the story hidden in the shapes captured by your shot. Accompanied by these lines, it forms an encouraging whole.
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There are stories within stories within and around this shot. Thank you…
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