高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年1月31日星期二

Pictures Around the World 2012 Jan31

Yala, Thailand: Security forces inspect the site of a roadside attack by suspected separatist militants
Shanghai, China: A man on a motorised tricycle transports clothing for recycling
Vilnius, Lithuania: A man walks his dog along the bank of the frozen river Neris as morning temperatures plummeted to -23C
Dulverton, UK : A pheasant stands in snow on Exmoor
New Delhi, India: A schoolboy walks in the early morning sunlight in the Hauz Khaz neighbourhood
Istanbul, Turkey: A woman walks along a snowy Istiklal Avenue
Sofia, Bulgaria: A woman peers through an icy window on a tram
Dana Point, USA: Bottlenose dolphins swim ahead of the bow of a boat off the southern California coast
Orlando, USA: Newt Gingrich poses for photographs at a campaign rally
Sana'a, Yemen: Girls look out from behind a curtain at the back of a truck
Kirchdorf, Germany: A fishing net hangs from an ice-bound boat on the Baltic Sea
Allahabad, India: Supporters listen to the Samajwadi party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, at an election rally
Lytse Wielen, the Netherlands: People skate on a frozen lake