Category Archives: Blogging

Travel Theme; Mystical

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Barbara

I have been saving this photo for a very long time. I took it in Devon one April quite a long time ago. The bridge is over the river Lyn, a beautiful Exmoor torrent of icy water that rushes through … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Green

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

I wasn’t expecting to get very good photos today as it was a very typically misty moisty November day, but when I took Wilson for his walk, I brought my camera just in case.  I actually was able to capture … Continue reading →

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There are some fruitcakes out there!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

Passengers left stranded on bus after driver refuses to board because of gay rights advert on the side of the bus Passengers spent 20 minutes stranded on a bus after its driver refused to board because of a gay rights … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: IMHO

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

Indian woman refused abortion in Ireland, dies In my humble opinion, I think it is time to stop shouting, and start praying to whomever we individually chose to believe in, for the family of Savita Halappanavar Please remember white is … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Soft (2)

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Barbara

My children having a wonderful time in some deliciously soft mud 🙂 Here’s my first ‘Soft’ Picture & story To find out more about this weeks Travel Theme, hop over to ‘Where’s My Backpack?‘ This week’s Travel Theme is Soft!

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Soft Renewal :) Two photo challenges in one

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Barbara

Renewal is very much a spring word, it’s hard in November to find current photos that bring renewal to mind! Of course the seasons are cyclical, and this season is necessary to allow for the new growth in spring, but … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Soft

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Barbara

In Ireland we have an expression “It’s a soft day thank God” A soft day theoretically is a day when the rain is very fine, but often the type of rain that soaks you to the skin without you really … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Sunsets

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Barbara

I love taking photos of sunsets, and have managed to enter plenty of them already in the Weekly Photo Challenge : Silhouette!  In the end I posted 4 sets of photos, and I had lots more to chose from. My … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Bright

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Barbara

The weather in the UK this summer has been a bit damp to say the least.  March was beautiful, and much warmer & dryer than normal.  Water levels in reservoirs dropped, so many water companies in and around London imposed … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette (4) (This is getting silly!)

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Barbara

I love taking photos at sunset, my first ‘good’ photo was at sunset, so I guess that was what got me hooked.  These two are especially interesting as the West Pier in Brighton has now completely collapsed.  The Pier was … Continue reading →

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