Tag Archives: sailing

Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to share this photo I took of the sea at dawn.  I wouldn’t have described the ripples as a texture, but when the sea looks like this it seems a lot more viscous than … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Barbara

I’m sure I would be banned from Weybridge Sailing Club for using the word ‘Zigzag‘ to describe sailing dinghies tacking across the Thames!

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Weekly Photo Challenge; On Top

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Barbara

I love watching these sailing hydrofoil boats flying along on top of the water!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh This week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave here in northern Europe.  We haven’t had a good summer in ages, probably since 2002, so while the country has … 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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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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