AMERICAN SALES PATIO FURNITURE

"EAR the shores of the great Belt, which is one of the straits that connect the Cattegat with the Baltic, stands an old mansion with thick red walls. I know every stone of it,” says the Wind. “I saw it when it was part of the castle of Marck Stig on the promontory. But the castle was obliged to be pulled down, and the stone was used again for the walls of a new mansion on another spot—the baronial residence of Borreby, which still stands near the coast. I knew them well, those noble lords and ladies, the successive generations that dwelt there; and now I’m going to tell you of Waldemar Daa and his daughters. How proud was his bearing, for he was of royal blood, and could boast of more noble deeds than merely hunting the stag and emptying the wine-cup. His rule was despotic: ‘It shall be,’ he was accustomed to say. His wife, in garments embroidered with gold, stepped proudly over the polished marble floors. The tapestries were gorgeous, and the furniture of costly and artistic taste. She had brought gold and plate with her into the house. The cellars were full of wine. Black, fiery horses, neighed in the stables. There was a look of wealth about the house of Borreby at that time. They had three children, daughters, fair and delicate maidens—Ida, Joanna, and Anna Dorothea; I have never forgotten their names. They were a rich, noble family, born in affluence and nurtured in luxury."
(Hans Christian andersen)

A szel meseje Valdemar Daa-rol es lanyairol

"Amikor a szel elsuhan a ret folott, lagyan fodrozodik a fu, mint a hegyipatak vize; ha vetes folott iramodik el, gombolyu, nagy hullamokat vet a gabona, mint a mely vizu to - ez a szel tanca. Tancolni is szepen tud, hat meg meselni! Minden szava muzsika, s maskeppen zeng az agak citerajan, maskeppen az ablak resen, a fal hasadekan. Fonn a magasban futyulve terelgeti a felhonyajat, az ajto elott hangosan tutul, mint a kurtojebe fujo toronyor. Kiserteties hangon suvit be a kemenyen, leszalad a kandalloba; nyomaban sisteregve langra kapnak a fahasabok, s megvilagitjak a homalyba borulo szobat, ahol olyan jolesik ulni a melegben es hallgatni egy regi meset. De most meseljen a szel! Tobbet latott, mint mi valamennyien egesz eletunkben! Hallgasd csak, mindig igy kezdi a meset: .....
- Hu-u-u! Tovabb, tovabb!

- A szeles Belt partjan all egy regi udvarhaz - kezd a tortenetbe a szel -, vastag, voros falai messzire ellatszanak. En ismerek ott minden kovet; mar akkor ismertem, amikor meg Stig varanak kovei voltak, s a hegyormon buszkelkedtek. Azt a regi varat lerontottak, de a koveibol mas helyen uj falakat emeltek, a Borreby-kastely falait. Ez a kastely meg ma is all.

Jol ismertem hajdani lakoit, a nemes urakat es asszonysagokat; ismertem utodaiknak szamos nemzedeket, de most csak egy csaladrol meselek: Valdemar Daa-rol es lanyairol."

Taken at the abandoned Black Canyon Greyhound Park dog track in Black Canyon City, Arizona.

HDR created from seven bracketed photos processed in Photomatix v4. Post-processing in Paintshop Photo Pro X3, using Topaz Adjust / DeNoise.

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