Riches Take Wings, Comforts Vanish, Hope Withers Away, But Love Endures.
by Bijan Pirnia
Title
Riches Take Wings, Comforts Vanish, Hope Withers Away, But Love Endures.
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Bijan Pirnia
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Helen Hunt Falls, North Cheyenne Canyon city park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Established in 1885 and measuring 1620 acres (656 hectares,) North Cheyenne Canyon is the first and largest voter-approved city park in Colorado Springs. The waterfall is named after Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-85) an American poet and novelist. Her classic novel RAMONA was a best-seller in 1884. Copies of it in paperback are available in bookstores and libraries. RAMONA has also been made into movies 4 times since 1910, a radio broadcast in 1945, annual theater productions in Hemet, California every year since 1923, and a Mexican Telenovela television series in 2000.
" RICHES TAKE WINGS, COMFORTS VANISH, HOPE WITHERS AWAY, BUT LOVE STAYS WITH US. " Lew Wallace (1827-1905) American lawyer, the Union general in the American civil war, governor of the New Mexico territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana.
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April 22nd, 2014
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Comments (4)
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Long Exposure and Night Photography ” group on Fine Art America - You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Denise Davis
This is gorgeous Bijan
Bijan Pirnia replied:
I thank you my dear Denise. Thank you for the visit. Thank you for making my day.
Claudia Mottram
So beautiful! Love it in the fall and spring snowy too... L+F :)
Bijan Pirnia replied:
Thank you kindly dear Claudia. I hope some day you'll have a chance to visit this gem of a canyon if you haven't already. It's beautiful beyond belief.