Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Fire!  Fire represents energy and excitement to me!  I’ve always loved camping and campfires.  In fact, I usually jump over fires…just because it’s fun and I can!  These are my selections…

Street Art in Cincinnati

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Spirited People of Africa

There are many words one could use to describe people in Africa, but spirited seems fitting to me!

Every time I’m able to take a photo of someone who seems interesting to me…I feel like I’ve just been given a present.  When I saw this man standing in Cape Town, South Africa, I just had to take his photo.  Actually, he posed for me.  I asked him to turn sidewise.  It all happened in the space of less than 30 seconds.  To be a travel photographer, I think it’s important to have an outgoing personality, so that you’re able to approach people easily.

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Exotic People of Egypt

Another series in my People from around the world…Exotic People from Egypt!  Why is that some men from Egypt have this mysterious and perhaps a bit of danger look in their eyes?  I find it quite fascinating!

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Rainy Day Photo Fun

What does a blogger/photographer do on a rainy day when her husband is using her car because his has a problem….take photos at home!  I was going for an abstract theme in some of these…so I changed colors, etc.  The first is of the full moon this morning…

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Hiking Petra

Hiking Petra is an electrifying experience!  Although the landscape seems stark…it’s alive with energy!  Over the course of two days, I was able to hike for miles through the ancient grounds, high into the rock formations.  These horse and buggies are available for those that aren’t able or don’t want to walk.

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Travel Theme: Wall

Where’s my Backpack has a Travel Theme of “Wall” this week.  This was tough because I have so many photos with walls!  I hope you like them!

Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru – 2009

Colorful Wall

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Photo Fun

The last couple of days, I’ve enjoyed taking some photographs around my home and the nearby nature center.  This one is obviously looking outside of my house…

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WordPress Weekly Photograph Challenge: Love

The Theme for this week’s WordPress Photograph Challenge is Love!  We know love comes in all forms.

The love of a mother and child (my son and I)…

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Interesting and Sexy (some) People of Italy, Spain, France and Croatia

Continuing with my series on people around the world, I found the people of Italy, Spain, France, and Croatia to be very interesting and many of them…sexy!

For example, these Italian men in Venice…especially the one on the right…Mama Mia!

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wood

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is “Wood”.  Looking through my photos, I realized how prevalent wood is in our lives!  Here’s something to add to our gratitude list…”Wood”!  My entries for wood are in a variety of categories—architecture—trees—bench—fence—hammock pole!

Architecture

Crescent Lake, Washington – 2011

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A Word a Week Photo Challenge: Weather

This week’s “A Word a Week” photo challenge at Sue’s blog…”A Word in Your Ear” is “Weather”.  I chose photos that depict two definitions.  The typical types of weather we encounter and when something or someone is weathered due to the elements.

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Cincinnati, Ohio

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Amazing People in Portugal

Portugal is one of my favorite Countries in Europe!  And the people of Portugal are simply beautiful!!  I love people watching and of course…snapping photos of them!  Here are a few from my three-week trip (that you can read about here) back in 2010…

I saw this couple near Sintra, Portugal.  Aren’t they darling?

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Travel Theme: Up

I’ve just discovered yet another weekly theme…Travel Theme…over at Where’s my backpack!  This week’s theme is “Up”!  I’m always looking up, down and all around for photo opportunities!  A few of these may be somewhat recent for those of you that keep up with my posts…but there are some new ones!

Taken on my recent six-week Solo US Roadtrip at Rosemary Beach, Florida

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is new to me!  I think I’m becoming addicted to these challenges.  I find it so much fun to look through my photos and organize them according to categories.  I tried to stay away from the typical ocean shots…which I have many of…so I’ve submitted fountain, swamp, oasis, water feature, pool, lake, puddle, and ocean.

Anyway, here are my selections:

San Francisco – 2011

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