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HFF everybody! L'amour est bleu, Vicky www.youtube.com/watch?v=u68Z2B36-3c

Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy, Kiss Me, 1985 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSv3kSK41Oo Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss within the cup, And I'll not ask for wine. Ben Johnson

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So close, so distant

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Charles Dickens

Con rose di Normandia o con fiori di gelosia blocca quel tuo angelo prima che corra via . L'angelo e la pazienza, Ivano Fossati

We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. William Shakespeare

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9WP04q3tu0 Cari amici, mi scuso per la mia lunga assenza...cercherò di rimediare appena possibile, visitando le vostre belle gallerie. :-) Dear friends, sorry for being absent from Ipernity for such a long time. I'll try to do my best to visit your lovely galleries. It may take time, but I will... :-)

The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina and Chile . it was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the birds in 1520.The male and female penguins take turns hatching, as they forage far away from their nests. Magellanic penguins mate with the same partner year after year. The male reclaims his burrow from the previous year and waits to reconnect with his female partner. The females are able to recognize their mates through their call alone.

About 20.000 elephant seals are estimated to live in the Valdes Peninsula Elephant Seal colonies . Due to the high sensitivity of this environment, access is only authorized to small groups escorted by park rangers and specialized guides . The elephant seal pups, born in the end of September beginning of October , have a short nursing period. The pups will nurse for approximately three weeks, to then be abandoned by the mother and begin their life entirely independent of their mother´s care. It was an unforgettable emotion to walk on this beautiful beach, so close to these pups(how many of them!) , the four of us and the guide, in silence.

Upsala Glacier is the largest glacier in South America. It is 60 km long . It can be reached only by boat, sailing among the icebergs floating in Lago Argentina. That's what we did. I took this picture from Upsala Glacier viewpoint. It was very windy, but the blue of the lake was almost mesmerising. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3N1yBEGbw ( a gift from my friend Beatrice Degan MARS (https://www.ipernity.com/home/bea-mars)