March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge

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

Your windy morning, double rainbow 🌈 A double rainbow above our garden as a Kona (westerly) storm blows through

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Day : Whole, suggested by @val

I’m always grateful for the whole bean coffee that I buy from Sterling Coffee Roasters in Portland. I’ve made sure to write to them to let them know. Here is their always available, general blend - Blendo Stupendo.

Sterling Coffee from Portland Oregon, Blendo Stupendo coffee beans 10 ounce bag

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Day 6: Engineering, suggested by @ridwan

For all the advancements in digital technology, I am fascinated by the precision engineering that goes into analog clocks and watches. This photo is the back of a clock hanging in my mother’s apartment.

Looking sideways into the inner workings of a clock

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Day 5: Tile, suggested by @thedimpause

After our recent visits to Portugal, I feel spoiled for choice for tiles to share today. These were taken in Porto.

Tiles in Porto Portugal

This morning’s rainbow 🌈

Morning rainbow over the garden after a brief shower, with the sun coming out

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Day 4: Zip, suggested by @Miraz

This car, sitting in front of our hotel in Florence, Italy last year, looked as though it had some zip to it.

A sporty racing car sitting in front of our hotel in Florence, Italy

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Day 3: Solitude, suggested by @circustiger

At dusk on a cold evening, a lone fisherman sits waiting on the beach in Comporta, Portugal.

A lone fisherman on the beach in Comporta, Portugal, at sunset

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Day 2: Weather, suggested by @pcora

We’ve been having terrible weather of late. Continual wind and rain, with the occasional glimpse of sun. Cold as well.

Heavy grey clouds approaching over the garden as the next wave of rain comes in

March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge

Day 1: Secure, suggested by @mandaris

A plant behind a secure window in Florence, Italy.

A plant in a window which has a metal mesh stopping anything from falling out or getting in

A few views of the TWA Hotel at JFK early this morning. There are always people walking around taking pictures here. The retro sixties look is so well done.

The sunken lounge. Sunken lounge at TWA Hotel at JFK

The old checkin desks that are now used for hotel checkin. The bag conveyor belt is running behind the desks, though they carry nothing. Old checkin desks now used for hotel checkin

The walk way connecting the hotel to Terminal 5. The walk way connecting the hotel to Terminal 5

Tonight’s layover, TWA Hotel at JFK.

Abstract image of New York City for the TWA Hotel, modeled on the 1960’s

Town, boat, night…from the far bank.

Alcacer do Sal at night, taken from the far bank of the River Sado, with a boat in the foreground

Catching up.

Sunset from the beach at Comporta a few nights ago

Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean from the beach at Comporta Portugal

And Alcácer do Sal from over the River Sado yesterday evening,

Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, from over the River Sado. The river is so still that the town is reflected in the river.

And tonight.

Council building and Castle lit up at night in Alcácer do Sal

A micro Micro Meetup with @maique. The meetup was “micro” because it was short, 5 or 10 minutes, at the end of the day before we headed off for the evening. Still I am very pleased that we squeezed it in and made it happen. Thank you Maique, it was great to see you again.

Maique and me meeting near to his apartment in Lisbon

An evening walk along the River Sado in Alcácer do Sal.

River Sado and Alcacer do Sal at dusk

Bridge over the River Sado lit up with red lights

Foot bridge over the River Sado lit up at night

Alcácer do Sal by night from foot bridge over the River Sado