Category Archives: Devon

Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Barbara

I have posted this photo before, but when I went to look for it, the photo is not the same version. I took this picture through a car window in a downpour so heavy I wouldn’t even open the window!

Posted in Devon, Photography, Summer, Travel, Water | Tagged August Bank Holiday, Combe Martin, Holidays, Rain, Refraction, Summer 2012 England, Sunflowers, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 3 Comments

One Word Photo Challenge; Red

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Barbara

I did a quiz recently for one of my followers, and I found out; “Your soul is painted the colour red, which embodies the characteristics of love, strength, physical energy, sex, passion, courage, protection, excitement, speed, leadership, power, danger, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Photography | Tagged favourite colour, Fly Argaris, One Word Photo Challenge, Postaday, Red, Sillary Sands, Tractor, Tulip | 16 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from 2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year. I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, Boats, Devon, Jewellery, London, Music, Olympics, Parakeets, Photography, Snow, Surrey Hills, Travel, Water, Wilson | Tagged Birdham Pool, Christmas Swim, Hampton Open Air Pool, Leonard Cohen, London 2012, Photography, Postaday, Snow, St Martha on The Hill, Weekly Photo Challenge | 39 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blogging, Devon, Photography, Travel, Water | Tagged 1952 Lynmouth Flood, Devon, Exmoor, Faeries, Lyn River, Lynmouth, Magical, Mystical, Postaday, Travel Theme | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Devon, Photography, Travel, Water | Tagged Baby lambs, Devon, nature, Postaday, rebirth, Spring, Travel Theme, Weekly Photo Challenge, Winter | 14 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blogging, Devon, Photography, Travel, Water | Tagged August Bank Holiday, Bright, Combe Martin, Devon, Holidays, Postaday, Rain, Summer 2012 England, Sunflowers, Travel Theme | 5 Comments

Weekly Travel Theme; Couples

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Barbara

When I was little I used to think that ‘a couple’ meant ‘a few’ and for some reason, probably because I’m dyslexic and some things take me much longer than others to understand (like right & left and analogue clocks) … Continue reading →