Sunday Stills: The Long and Winding Road

This week’s Sunday Still Challenge is all about the circuitous paths we take. Find out how other photographers have interpreted the theme of THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD at

http://sundaystills.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/sunday-stills-the-next-challenge-the-long-and-winding-road/

Here are my interpretations:

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The road into Torc Falls is a long and windy way.

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But I do not have to travel to Ireland to find a long winding road. I can travel plenty in my native New England.

 

 

 

Weekly Travel Theme: Above

Ailsa has challenged us to take the high road and get above our subjects this week.

To see how other bloggers rose to the occasion got to

http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/11/28/travel-theme-above/

Here are my thoughts on the subject

100_5076This is a view of the grounds of Blarney Castle from the top of its parapet.

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The city of Amsterdam plays out beneath me as I stand on the balcony of

The Vrie Universitie.

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Delft From the top of the Nieuwe Kerk.

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge

This week the Daily Post’s photo challenge is the word :CONVERGE

Go to

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/converge/

to see how an absolutely phenomenal convergence of bloggers takes on the subject.

Here are my thoughts on the matter…

Autumn Snows

Autumn Snows

Here I am in New England the place where seasons meet and play together for days at a time.

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Killarney, where the lakes meet the mountains and the mountains introduce the skies and the waters run off with them both in a divine romance.

My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday

The convergence of souls.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Joints Or Things You Enjoy

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This being Thanksgiving, Cee has given us a couple of choices for this challenge. I have chosen to loosely interpret both!

First Snow

In the snow the tree branches in my back yard remind me of arthritic joints. Because it is the first snow and only because it is the first snow I am kind of enjoying it.

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Now take a jaunt over to Cee’s joint and see how others are enjoying the holiday.

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/25/cees-fun-foto-challenge-joints-andor-things-you-enjoy/

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Glass

This week Cee has challenged us to bring black and white to the translucent. What an interesting challenge! To see how others have seen there way through this subject go to:

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/20/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-glass/

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Here are my attempts at the topic

Glass

Dublin Glass

This second picture is shopped through a new B&W filter I have called “comic book”. Don’t know if I like it or not.

Travel Theme: Colourful

I am with Ailsa! As the days grow shorter and colder a good shock of color helps bring back the cheer that can be so easily sapped away by the cold and dark!

Travel theme: Colourful

Colourful Cork!

Colourful Cork!

One of the things I loved about the city of Cork was the bright colours of the homes and shops.

The falls in the rock close

The falls in the rock close

The juxtaposition of these lilies and the green of the falls in Blarney’s rock close made for an incredible splash of color!

The colors of Keukenhof kept me bright and cheery even though it rained the day we went.

The colors of Keukenh of kept me bright and cheery even though it rained the day we went.

100_3866-001But then perhaps the brightest of colours are to be found in the hearts of people. Colorful people can’t be hidden by the dark or the cold of winter. Their hearts bring warmth wherever they go. These folks are from one of the Bible study classes I taught last year. I am so thankful for their colourful personalities and for the bright faith they pour into the world around them.