Photographs

Evening light.

Evening light in Alcácer do Sal, setting sunlight reflected on the hill of an upturned rowing boat by the river

I found this rather large fly down at the coast yesterday.

Sculpture of a large fly made out of odds and ends

I’ve heard of a Christmas tree, but never an Easter tree.

A small decorative tree decorated with small Easter eggs and fairy lights. Some peach colored tulips lie at its base

March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge

Day 31: Practice, suggested by @hollie

Practicing

Kids on a skateboard half pipe

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Day 30: Mirror, suggested by @Rori

Rows of Parmesan cheese mirror each other as they wait their turn to be cleaned - each cheese is picked out, polished, put back, and then the machine moves onto the next one. Scandiano, Italy.

Two rows of Parmesan cheese waiting their turn to be cleaned by an automated machine that works its way along the rows of cheeses

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Day 29: Slice, suggested by @meandering

A spiraling staircase, slicing its way through the floors. Taken at Antinori nel Chianti Classico, a winery in Tuscany, Italy.

A spiral staircase winding its way up through the floors, outside at Antinori nel Chianti Classico, a winery in Tuscany, Italy

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Day 28: Prompt, suggested by @moonmehta

This little guy looks as though she’s waiting for a train. I hope that it was on time and prompt. Taken at Temple Meads Station in Bristol, England.

A pigeon standing on the platform at Temple Meads Station in Bristol, England

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Day 27: Support, suggested by @JohnAN

A detail of the support that the Japanese give to long branches on trees. A long wooden pole, tied in place by rope. This photo was taken in the Gyoen National Garden in Kyoto.

A detail of the support that the Japanese give to long branches on trees, usually  made from a wooden pole tied in place by rope

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Day 26: Instrument, suggested by @UnfocusedWanderlust

A display of Ukuleles in the store front of Porto Guitarra in Porto, Portugal.

I always thought that the Ukulele was a Hawaiian instrument but Wikipedia says that it is of Portuguese origin.

Ukuleles in the shop window of Porto Guitarra, in Porto, Portugal

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Day 25: Spice, suggested by @cygnoir

The spice draw in our kitchen.

A black & white photo of a draw full of bottles of spices in our kitchen

My not so good or clear attempt at catching Venus above a sliver of a new moon, last night.

Blurry image of Venus above a sliver of a new moon

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Day 24: Court, suggested by @rom

I want to say that I didn’t get to the court today because I was sick. However, while the latter is true, I actually never get to the court. 😔

Pickle ball rackets in their covers sitting at home

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Day 23: Chance, suggested by @V_

You take a chance walking under a Kiawe tree that’s growing on a beach in Maui. A Kiawe’s branches have nasty thorns on them. Those branches can break off and lie buried in the sand, waiting for unsuspecting bare feet.

Kiawe tree on a beach in Maui

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Day 21: Tiny, suggested by @jasonmcfadden

A tiny Buddha, who my grandson refers to as “Baby Buddha.”

A small Buddha statue or rupa

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Day 20: Houseplant, suggested by @jensands

The only houseplant currently in our house are these dried seed heads.

Dried prickly seed heads in vase surrounded by three small and large pots, one made out of wood

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Day 19: Analog, suggested by @skarjune

My current note book.

My current note book from Fieldnotes with a pen from Virgin Atlantic

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Day 18: Portico, suggested by @annahavron

A portico in Bath, England.

A portico lit up at night in Bath, England

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Day 17: Early, suggested by @krisfredrick

Early this morning.

Dawn just before sunrise with a corner of our house

It’s a shame that there isn’t a March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge prompt along the lines of hanging around, or feet first.

I have a photo for them.

Looking through a window and seeing only the legs of a man sitting on a horizontal ladder

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Day 16: Road, suggested by @dejus

The remote road on Haleakala’s south flanks, looking towards Kaupō.

The road on Haleakala’s south flanks on Maui, looking towards Kaupo

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Day 15: Patience, suggested by @amit

On the reception desk at a hotel in Siena, Italy.

Two little squeaky toys and a sign to say squeeze me if you want help on a hotel reception desk in Siena Italy

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Day 14: Horizon, suggested by @crossingthethreshold (me)

The horizon from my front door this morning.

Looking to the Pacific Ocean and the horizon from my front door in Maui

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It includes some interesting app icon options!

App icon options for Video For Ants iOS app

March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge

Day 13: Connection, suggested by @agilelisa

Since my first visit to the Himalayas in 1989, I have felt a connection to Tibet and its people. This photo, of a projected slide, is of me on the roof of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, in the 1990s.

Me on the roof of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in the 1990s

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Day 12: Shiny, suggested by @odd

This shiny store reminded me of a fairground ride. It is situated in Lisbon airport and sells sardines.

A brightly lit sardine store in Lisbon airport

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Day 11: Gimcrack, suggested by @Josh

I had not heard of a gimcrack before today’s challenge. After looking up the word, I settled on this little farmyard in a corner of our kitchen.

Two small china pigs and a hen on a shelf in a corner of our kitchen

280 piece puzzle completed. Portuguese tiles. 🧩

A completed 280 piece jigsaw puzzle of Portuguese tiles

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Day 10: Ritual, suggested by @drewbelf

A daily ritual of meditation.

A black and white photograph of my old mala (rosary) on a blanket

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Day 9: Together, suggested by @sherif

Two mannequins standing side by side as the market is set up. Lisbon, Portugal.

Two mannequin’s standing together as the market is setup in Lisbon, Portugal

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Day 8: Walk, suggested by @lwdupon

A photo of a projected slide from my time in India in 1989. I’m unsure where I took this, but I think that it was in Bihar State.

Groups of people, one with a people, and cows in India walking across a dry river bed with a few puddles