Category Archives: Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Barbara

This weeks Weekly Photo Challenge is Pattern, and for me the hardest thing was choosing just one photo, I love patterns, and I am always photographing them 🙂 I particularly love photographing patterns in nature, which is why I have … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Barbara

I haven’t participated in the Weekly Photo Challenge for some time, I’ve been busy getting better, and I found the prompts a bit uninspiring, although I could have posted lots of pictures for the challenge ‘Culture’ The sun has finally … Continue reading →

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Greylag Goose

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Barbara

Today I was taking photos of Wilson playing stick at one of his favourite beaches on the Thames near our house, and I saw some lovely geese.  Our common geese are the larger Canada Geese so it is nice to … Continue reading →

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River Thames at Weybridge

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Barbara

The River Thames at Weybridge I’m just testing. My WordPress media library is getting full. Can I save photos to Flickr and then load them from here? I’m in the middle of a post about Egypt which is getting complicated … Continue reading →

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The Big Egg Hunt

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Barbara

When I decided that I would be able to go to Dublin for my Dad’s 70th Birthday I only wanted to do one other thing while I was there.  My friend Gillian from primary school is a Creative Designer and … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Is

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Barbara

I have tickets for us to go see the David Bowie Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London which opens today!

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Travel Theme; Time

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Barbara

When in London, one of the top places to visit is Big Ben. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.  The … Continue reading →

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An Apple Blossom Tree

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Barbara

I brought my camera with me yesterday when taking Wilson for a walk.  It was a cold grey Novemberish day, dark clouds, the threat of snow, but I thought if I don’t bring it, I will regret it. At one … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Green

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Barbara

Green is NOT my favourite colour.  I may have mentioned this before. However there are some things that do look particularly good in green, mainly flora and some reptiles. Not Barbaras.  Barbaras do NOT look good in green.

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13 things you probably didn’t know about St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Barbara

Reblogged from The Journal.ie 1. St Patrick’s name wasn’t actually Patrick. His real name was actually Maewyn Succat. Seriously.

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