Love distant lands, beaches, waves, wine, fragrant food, dancing, colour, languages and experiences. And now writing about it all….
A long January weekend in Venice, Italy, and a Weekly Photo Prompt entitled 'Variations'. What could be a more perfect way to share my photographs of Venice canals. It was my first time in Venice and it does have to be seen to be believed. No photograph can do its unique … Continue reading Variations in Venice Waterways
The time just before sunset is my favourite for capturing beautiful skies, especially when the effect is enhanced over a body of water. These shots were taken in September, on a day trip to the Island of Spetses, off the Greek mainland. I have visited this island before and am always enchanted by … Continue reading Glow: Sundown in Spetses
Pedestrian Two young sadhus chatted cheerfully, as they took a chance to let their feet rest out of their sandals, at a railway station. A young man, on first glance well-dressed, lay in a deep sleep by a busy roadside. It was his cracked and coated feet that told of a long, sobering hardship. … Continue reading Pedestrian street life
via Photo Challenge: Corner Last year I received an exciting invitation to the wedding of a friend I had met in Greece, several years earlier. I had seen her every year since then, at the end of each summer, when we visited a favourite spot amongst the Dodecanese Islands. She spoke Spanish, Greek … Continue reading A magical corner of the world
via Photo Challenge: Elemental Elemental is a profound word that conjures up so many images. I found this set of my photographs taken on a road trip in 2010, around the west coast of America. The stone sculpture was sitting amongst fragments of rock weathered by the elements over millennia. The roadside shot was taken during … Continue reading Elemental Art, Erosion and Recycling
Satisfaction ... bowl of homemade chicken curry with a roti hot off the press. When I need a proper, full on curry hit I roll up my sleeves and do it myself because it is rare to get that level of satisfaction anywhere else. Few things come close. Spices in Indian cooking evolved from a … Continue reading Satisfaction is a …
via Daily Prompt: Fragrance Fragrance has incredible power over us. It can trigger memories and take us straight back to a time and place, long forgotten. It can make us feel elated, attracted, attractive, sad or repulsed. It is a, not-so-silent, back drop to our daily life. A reader's sense of smell can be evoked through writing, to take them … Continue reading Fragrance
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