Inside – weekly photo challenge

July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 / Dee / 10 Comments

Inside – looking out

We rented a house on Ile de Re. We were there out of season and had a lovely holiday recharging our batteries. Our house was charming and this is a view from our room which overlooked the square. The trees were just coming into leaf, it was quite cool so no-one sat outside the little cafe; the locals huddled inside dipping warm croissants into steaming bowls of hot chocolate. Most mornings we joined them.

Movement – dancing in Barcelona

July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 / Dee / 6 Comments

A bit late for the photo challenge but here is a Michael Jackson lookalike, dancing in the street in Barcelona. Although he was very good, he was nothing like the real thing.

Close

June 20, 2012June 20, 2012 / Dee / 9 Comments

On my way to watch morning practise in the riding school in Vienna, a dream coming true. I was chatting excitedly to my sister-in-law about how wonderful it was going to be, when suddenly I had a close encounter with one of the gorgeous Lipizzaner horses. I’m not sure who was the more surprised, but I think he was used to the adoration don’t you?

Unfocused – weekly photo challenge

May 12, 2012May 12, 2012 / Dee / 8 Comments

I don’t usually keep photos that turn out to be not what I expected, but rummaging around for something for the weekly photo challenge, which incidentally is a great place to meet new people, I came across these two shots. The one of the flowers is a bit blurry round the edges and I’m not sure whether is counts as unfocused, the other is a view of Cairo from the Citadel and is certainly not the view I thought I was capturing. Anyway, see what you think……

Weekly photo challenge – Together

April 30, 2012 / Dee / 5 Comments

I love this photo taken in the aquarium in Vancouver. I watched these two birds for ages, they just moved side by side, up and down the branch, flying off together and always coming back to the same place.

Arranged – weekly photo challenge

April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 / Dee / 9 Comments

Here’s my selection for this week –

Chairs – arranged just so…..

Mini strawberry flans….

A few lovely Japanese boxes…

A few more chairs….

My photos arranged here, for you to arrange to find….hope you like them

Weekly photo challenge – Through

March 24, 2012March 24, 2012 / Dee / 23 Comments

This is a view through the trees in Butchart Gardens to the boats in the little bay beyond

This view is up a flight of steps in Taormina, just loved the colours

..also just realised this is post number 100 !

Indulge – Weekly Photo Challenge

February 26, 2012February 28, 2012 / Dee / 18 Comments

My first thoughts were of chocolate or a long laze in a bath full of soft scented bubbles……

Then I looked through my photographs to see what indulgences I could find there and it’s not always what you have in mind that jumps out at you from the screen. So, here are my photos for this week:

I love Sushi and I have never seen so much in one place at one time…….

I had dreamed of going to Egypt ever since my first history lesson and in 2008 my dream came true. After spending days in the baking sun, taking in the wonderful sights and sounds of temples, the bustle of the soukhs and markets, we stared in awe at the pyramids…….