We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
Isaac Newton
Bridge– for this week’s photo challenge, Cheri asks for our take on the things, places, or people that connect us.
There’s scary bridges:
There’s interesting bridges:
There’s beautiful old railway trestle bridges:
There’s the water under the bridge:
And then there’s my favourite bridge:
Bridges connect things – people, structures, places and even bloggers.
I like to think that blogging is a bridge too – it connects us while spanning many countries, cultures and people of all backgrounds. Carry on blogging and maybe we can make the world a better place.
I’d much rather build a bridge than a wall!
These are just a few of my favourite bridge shots. I’d love to know what you think, leave me a comment below.
Deb xx
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Love your feature shot Deb! And yes definitely better to built a bridge than a wall.
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Thanks Desley, it was a fun capture. I’m with you about building bridges too.
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What a lovely analogy!
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Many thanks for saying so!
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I agree! Bridges instead of wall. Thanks for the reminder and sharing your great photos with us all.
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Great to have your thoughts and I’m always happy to share my photos!!
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Love this post! It reminds me that we’re all connected whether it’s by a bridge or via the internet. I’ve never thought of blogging as a bridge, but now that you say it. I believe you’re right. 🙂
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Thanks Lisa, I’m glad you get it!
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Love the opening quote and the following line about bridges building connections and uniting things. Agreed re blogging as a reference to that too. I have made so many good friends from all over the world; So Politicos…stick that in your negativity and go be the first people to live on Mars out of the way. At least then we can just turn the communication satellites off so we don’t have to listen to the gibberish 🙂
Great post and wonderful photos too!
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I love your comment Gary! I agree we don’t need any more gibberish. Thanks for making me smile 😊
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See, smiles are another “bridge” essential to positive well being and often comments on blogs do that, whereas how often can you turn the news on and find similar? I may, of course, just be dead cynical 😁
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Build a bridge of course! I love making connections with everyone. Having you guest blog was a great experience, and I got a new fun blog to follow in the process.
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Oh thanks so much for your lovely comment. I, so glad we connected too. Only 3 months until our next wedding!!!
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I much prefer bridges to walls. Bridges are always so photogenic for how they stretch and arch, even the starkest industrial ones. But a wall is really only notable (in my opinion) if it is old and crumbling or defaced in some way.
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That’s very true Allie! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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I have only recently discovered the truth in this! Blogging is an incredibly rich and welcoming world, and the connections are fascinating x
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I’m glad you’ve discovered this truth! I enjoy it so much and can cover the world in a day with my connections. Enjoy your weekend 😊
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Beautiful photos! I like how you see blogging as a bridge, too. I feel the same way. The more we know about each, different cultures, different takes on life, the more we want to include everyone at the table rather than shut them out.
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Thanks so much for your lovely comment. I agree with you and love the community we have built. Enjoy your weekend 😊
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Beautiful shots, I love the geometrical shot in “water under the bridge” and I’m still figuring out the photo with the quote, is that a fountain in the foreground? ☺ as I said in the comment on the prompt post, love that you compared blogging to a bridge, spot on!
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Thanks for visiting! Yes the fountain is in the foreground of the bridge and was a lovely viewing spot. Blogging really is a bridge 😊
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Thanks for putting my mind at ease, lovely shot! ☺
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Beautiful photos again Deb. Seeing the family shimmy across the log bridge over a small river is prompting me to get back outside.
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Thanks Gabe, that log bridge crossing was particularly scary and I was shuffling very slowly. Glad I can inspire you to get back out there!!
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You’re so right. Bridges not walls. I’ve always loved bridges actually. Especially when I was a child…..maybe all kids do! These are fab photos!
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Thanks so much Gloria, I love the metaphor but didn’t know that where I was going when I sat down to write it.
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Hi Debs, this a lovely post, I am with you we need more bridges and less walls. We need to unite not diveid ! Thanks for visiting me 😉 Happy Social Saturday 😉
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Thanks for your visit too, I love social Saturday. Glad you can relate to my post 😊
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It’s my first Social Saturday and it’s good , I do agree with you 💙
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Metaphorically, I a definite bridge builder. In physicality, one of my fears are actually large bridges. They freak me out a bit!
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Oh dear!! I’m scared of heights so some of these bridges were a struggle for me to cross.
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I can imagine!
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Great pics. Agree about blogging incredible community. Yes to making bridges reaching out.
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Great to have your thoughts on this post! Reaching out is one of the reasons I love blogging.
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#SocialSaturday hello *waves* I like to build bridges but am afraid of heights, I’m Four foot eleven so used to being more grounded or closer to it. We went to Vancouver Island October 2015 where we saw the first tresstle, an amazing construction of wood for moving all the wood on trains ironic I thought. .i didn’t get more than fifty yards on top but the husband went till he looked like a speck in my camera. It is a chore mending bridges that I seem to do well third child keeps the peace, lifes too short to allow them (relationships) to crumble we must at least try to fill the cracks, build those metaphoric bridges… even if your scared of heights.
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Hello to you too Ellen 👋 I get what you’re saying and agree wholeheartedly. I’m also scared of heights so some of these bridges were quite hard for me to cross. I made myself do it and am glad I did. I’m a bit short too. Great to have you along.
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Love this analogy! Did you take the pictures?
Jas xx
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Yes they’re all my own shots!! Thanks.
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Nice! You have great photography skills!
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Thanks!!
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I love all these photos!
It’s brilliant that you have photos of bridges from all over the world! It must have taken a while to dig out so many bridge-y piccies 😀
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Thanks for the comment on my photos and post. I just did a search for bridge in my media section on WordPress and they all appeared. I’ve obviously taken a few shots of bridges over the years!!
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🙂 Well, it is an excellent selection!
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Great shots! And blogging is indeed a bridge!
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Thanks Ritu, to me it’s a great link to others around the world.
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It is indeed! This world feels much smaller with our blog access!
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I love bridges too! Beautiful pictures.
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Thanks very much!
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Your bridges are beautiful.
I’ve built many a bridge. I am now working on walls. I am working on boundaries and they require steel walls. I hope to one day build bridges again when I feel safe again.
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Thanks for your visit. I hope you get to build bridges again soon.
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Yes, blogging is a bridge for so many of us as bloggers and as readers. These photos are gorgeous! I enjoyed the tour!
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Thanks a lot Ellen, it was fun putting it together. Great to have you along.
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A beautiful collection Deb – my husband and I did the Sydney bridge climb. Thanks for that special memory!
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It’s a fantastic experience isn’t it? Although I’m scared of heights, it felt good and I’d do it again. Thanks for visiting
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Oh yes, let’s build bridges. As bloggers we can build bridges between continents, like we’re doing right now in this post. What fun! A nation of grumblers
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I agree Shirley, I love blogging for that reason.
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You’re right about blogging being a bridge Deb – I am grateful every day for the people it has connected me with both in Australia and much further afield – such a blessing and a really big encouragement for me at this stage of life.
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Thanks for your comment Leanne, it’s something I’m grateful for too. The support and encouragement is just awesome. Keep on connecting 😊
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Lovely post. Looks like the weather was the same on the Sydney Harbour Bridge for you as it was for me. I plan to do it again one day when it’s fine.
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It was the wettest day possible and I really thought they cancel our walk but it went ahead and was amazing. I’m scared of heights and was worried but I’d do it again in a flash, preferably on a nicer day though. Glad you plan to go again.
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Very profound on a Friday. Okay, I too prefer to build bridges. 🙂 Walls aren’t usually as attractive, or an engineering feat as bridges can be!
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I agree with you! I didn’t mean to be so profound on a Friday but it just came out that way 🙂
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You do it so well, so all good 🙂 I was being a bit cheeky, blardy hot here today and no wind. Was wonderful yesterday as we had a breeze all day. Bye from the grumpy overheated kiwi 🙂 Who needs to go for another swim!!
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I’m more a bridge type of gal as it turns out. I like the idea of blogging being like a bridge too 🙂
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Thanks for that! I’m definitely a bridge person 🙂 and think blogging is a great way of bridging the gaps. Great to have you visit.
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Oh please more bridges. Any more talk of walls in North America and my eye will bulge. Gorgeous photos Deb.
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Thanks Sue! I didn’t mean to start out with the whole bridge versus wall thing but it came to me as I was writing my post. I’m happy with the whole analogy. and can imagine it impacts on you much more than it does on me, being on different sides of the world as we are. Lovely to have you visit and we can always build bridges together!
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“I like to think that blogging is a bridge too – it connects us while spanning many countries, cultures and people of all backgrounds” – yes – indeed – I like that bridge!
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Thanks Jodi! I am continually inspired by bloggers around the world and I like that bridge too!
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