Hugh, over at Hugh’s Views and News, runs a regular photo challenge with different themes every week. This week the theme is stripes, and here’s my entry: I snapped these wonderful stripy leaves on a walk to school last autumn – I think they look quite tropical, rather than something you’d find in an EnglishContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge Week 9 – Stripes”
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Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge
Hugh over at Hugh’s Views and News is always good for a photography challenge. However, this week’s challenge happens to be for a very good cause as well. For every Christmas Tree Topper posted in blogland between now and January 5, 2016, Hugh will be donating £1 to The Dog’s Trust (to a maximum ofContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge”
Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 5 – The Fairy Mountain
At the end of last summer we visited Ireland, staying at a small village on the coast just outside Sligo. I’ve written of this trip before, the fossils on the beach, the beautiful scenery and found objects. Not far from where we were staying was a Fairy Village and, having a small fairy-obsessed girl withContinue reading “Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 5 – The Fairy Mountain”
Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 4 – Ruthin Castle
‘Look, there’s a peacock.’ ‘Oh, like a statue of one?’ My Australian husband frowns, shading his brow as he looks at the bird perched on the high stone arch. ‘No, a real one,’ I say, as the bird moves, hopping down and letting out one of those plaintive cries they make. ‘What?!’ Then ensues aContinue reading “Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 4 – Ruthin Castle”
Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 3 – Joy
The joy of being three years old. Of dancing in a rose garden, scattering petals from small hands. An Angelina Ballerina dress that won’t zip up but that you’re determined to wear anyway, pink tulle skirts fluttering in the breeze from the nearby bay. Of love and warmth and security, the freedom to discover andContinue reading “Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – Day 3 – Joy”
Five Photos Five Stories Challenge – Day 2 – Sorrento Car Ferry
This photo was taken where I used to live, on one of the curving arms of land that form Port Phillip Bay, way down south at the bottom of Australia. If you look at a map of Port Phillip Bay, you’ll see the narrow entrance – in the old days, mariners referred to navigating theContinue reading “Five Photos Five Stories Challenge – Day 2 – Sorrento Car Ferry”
Five Photos Five Stories Challenge – Day 1 – Berber Tent
Morocco. Camels walking alongside the dusty road, a small market stall piled high with bright oranges, green leaves still attached. A foyer lit at night with pierced metal lanterns, like walking into a room full of stars. Candles and fresh rose petals, silver and glass and polished wood. A small room, shadowy and curtained againstContinue reading “Five Photos Five Stories Challenge – Day 1 – Berber Tent”
Helen Glynn Jones 