….from London to Florence and Rome
Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Fountains and Sprinklers
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Category Archives: Italy
Friendly Friday – Nostalgia
…thanks to Amanda for hosting this week’s Friendly Friday
Everyone once in awhile Facebook or my Photo Stream appear on my phone and remind me of events that took place in the past. It seems that I have done a most of my travelling in July which isn’t really unusual because the summer was the only time I could get away as a teacher.
Here are a few of my favourite moments from the past.
My husband when I first met him in 1972.
Our daughter’s wedding day, 9/10/11
Hiking up the cliff side in Houth, Ireland 2011
Can you believe this is the same guy but 30 years younger?
My Dad meeting his first great grandchild, Winnie.
At Andrea’s and Josie’s wedding
Travelling with our daughter and granddaughter in Italy, July 2016
The family at Azadeh’s and Brendan’s wedding in Assisi, July 2016
Venice with my husband in July 2020
Gaelan, Winnie and me in Florence in July 2020
Visiting Brendan and Azadeh in London with the girls, 2018
Touring the neighbourhoods of London with Andrea and Josie, 2018
Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Going Back
…thanks to John Steiner for hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge
I think we all appreciate photo challenges that don’t require going outside of our homes during this pandemic. We certainly aren’t travelling to exotic places but we can look back on trips we took in the past. Here are a few of my favourite trips over the last few years.
Venice, Italy
Florence, Italy
Assisi, Italy
Rome, Italy
Prince Edward County
London, England
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge – Week 7 – Make Yourself Feel Small
….thanks to Cee for hosting On the Hunt for Joy Challenge
What makes you feel small? Standing under a very tall tree, sitting inside a very large church, looking up at a dinosaur or sitting in an oversized chair?
Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Narrow
…thanks to Amy for hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge
Cee’s Hunt for Joy Challenge – Week 5
…this week’s theme is chimneys
Lens Artists Photo Challenge – #82 – Capital
…thanks to Viveka for hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge
cap·i·tal1
/ˈkapədl/
noun
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1.the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.Similar:first citymost important cityseat of governmentcentre of administrationmetropolis
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2.wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.“rates of return on invested capital were high”Similar:money, finance(s), wealth, resources
adjective
(of an offense or charge) liable to the death penalty.
“murder was a capital crime”
2.
(of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
Similar:
upper-case, block
A variety of photos depicting upper case letters, capital cities….Toronto (capital of Ontario), Rome (capital of Italy), Dublin (capital of Ireland) and play money.
Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Window With a View
….thanks to the Lens Artists Photo Challenge for this week’s theme Window With a View
Over Italy
In Assisi
From Lucy’s point of view
From our apartment in Rome
Fan of…#46….Palms
…thanks to Jez for hosting Fan of….
I haven’t been anywhere tropical in over 35 years so I wasn’t sure how many palm pictures I’d find in my archive of photos. Turns out that the zoo, botanical gardens and countries like England and Italy are all keepers of this wonderful tree.
I particularly like what you find under the palms at the zoo.
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge – Nostalgia
…thanks to Tina for hosting this week’s Lens-Artist Challenge
nos·tal·gia
/näˈstaljə,nəˈstaljə/
noun
noun: nostalgia; plural noun: nostalgias
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a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.“I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college”Similar:wistfulness, regret, regretfulness, reminiscence, remembrance
I get very sentimental over my vacation in Italy where our son was married. The actual wedding took place in the hills of Assisi.
