Midlife – travel, fun and adventure
We build too many walls and not enough bridges - Isaac Newton Bridges connect things - people, structures, places and even bloggers. 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 …
Continue reading "Would you rather build a wall or a bridge?"
Photography captures a moment in time This photo represents a moment in time. As I flew up the coast, on the way to visit my parents, the views from my window seat were amazing. Who I am, what I'm doing, what I'm thinking and where I fit in the world are encapsulated in the action of taking …
Continue reading "Delta – capturing a moment in time"
The transient nature of life, and in particular, transport. Transient- This week's photo challenge asks us to share a photo about transient - whether it be drifters, nomads, or even the state of impermanence. I've targeted the state of impermanence with this week's photo. Disused railway corridor overgrown with trees You will see in this photo a …
Continue reading "How the transient nature of transport has turned"
Where is your focus - in front of you or behind you? Focus- This week's photo challenge asks us to share a photo featuring focus. It could be an in-focus or out-of-focus shot. Instead I've taken the definition of focus - directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim - …
Continue reading "Where is your focus – in front or behind?"
Order- This week's photo challenge asks us to share our take on order, whether literal, figurative, or anything in between (and sure — showing it next to a healthy dose of messiness is fine, too). I'm so glad that last bit was added in, about it being OK to show a healthy dose of messiness, …
Continue reading "Are you in order?"
Reflecting means different things to different people. This week's photo challenge asks us to share a photo that captures something reflected back to you in a way that made you look at your surroundings differently. In response to this I have decided to share my reflections of my latest love affair. I don't know when it started, this love …
Continue reading "Reflecting on my latest love affair – Weekly Photo Challenge"
Driving in Australia is often difficult and dangerous enough without little horses and monster wombats to worry about!
I walked the Kokoda Track in 2008 and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done! Wanderlust in action in midlife.
Earth, wind and fire - a great combination!
Surprise is the prompt for this week's photo challenge. As Jen H says: Much of photography is about discovery, and with discovery may come a surprise. We are asked to share a surprise, as seen through the lens. I'm away from home at the moment and while out on a walk through a suburban park, I …
Continue reading "A Surprise find"
Security is the prompt for this week's photo challenge and I've chosen to share a photo from the security of inside a plane. As I boarded the plane the other day, I was reminded that when flying we put our lives in the pilot's hands. I really don't know how planes stay up in the air but …
Continue reading "A feeling of security"
Uluru in Australia's Red Centre is a perfect example of denseness.
I have been blogging about being on top of Australia all week and now I see the theme for this week's photo challenge is - Atop ! How amazing and just a bit spooky, I mean are they stalking me? 🙂 I really have been having a great week blogging about all things on top …
Continue reading "Atop of Australia – Weekly Photo Challenge"
A very different kind of theme for this week's photo challenge - Wish - but one I enjoyed thinking about. Sharing wishes with strangers makes a powerful emotional statement. My wish is to live in a world without Parkinson's Disease. Jen explains the challenge this way: Shinto is the dominant religion in Japan, though it is more of …
Continue reading "Sharing a wish with strangers – Weekly Photo Challenge"
Always take the scenic road Nepal: I woke early in the morning, about 3am, feeling slightly unwell, and looked outside. The mountains we had been walking in for the last few days had chosen to remain shrouded in cloud until that very moment. I was breathless with the beauty of the humongous snow topped mountains …
Continue reading "Always take the scenic route – Weekly Photo Challenge"
How does a hot summer's day, a hammock and a large tree sound? Relaxing, peaceful, delightful and comfy! This combination, to me, is a great match and fits the theme for this week's photo challenge perfectly 🙂 A good match - This week, share a photo of a satisfying pairing from your own life.... You can mix …
Continue reading "A hammock and a tree – Weekly Photo Challenge"
I'm away from home this week, taking in the city lights, enjoying a different pace of life, seeing new things, playing tourist and unexpectedly meeting up with some blogging friends. I decided for this week's photo challenge to focus on a great movie I saw this week. It was called Lion and is a classic …
Continue reading "Against the Odds – Weekly Photo Challenge"
I admit to loving shadow shots. I have a great number in my albums! Shadow - This week, hunt for shadows and incorporate them into your shot. The shadow can be the focal point of the image, or simply a detail that adds texture and makes the scene a bit more dynamic. This is a favourite …
Continue reading "Shadow bikes – Weekly Photo Challenge"
Deb's World 