8

A Photo A Week Challenge – From Below

Here is my contribution to this week’s Photo a week challenge from Nancy Merrill

The photos have to be taken from below.  Mine were taken in Australia in 2014

398 Cyclist coming off the bridge

Steps

391 Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

298 Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

294 Frogmouth on nest with chick

Tawny Frogmouth

137 Possom-001

Possom

058 Koala Tower Hill

Koala

4

Photo a Week Challenge – Gold

Here is my contribution to this week’s Photo a week challenge from Nancy Merrill

004 2011-10-16 007 Golden-breasted bunting resized.jpg

Golden-breasted Bunting

001 Chantal's Birthday Sunset 2014-01-18 04-58-36 AM 4000x3000.JPG

Golden Sunset over The Atlantic Ocean – Noordhoek, Western Cape

6

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Lines

Here is my contribution to this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge

IMG_1320

Lines on a water plant – Lake Panic, Kruger National Park

IMG_5306

Lines on elephants – Addo Elephant Park

IMG_5533

Lines on Zebra – Addo Elephant Park

Rockery 2017-08-28 09-15-52 PM 4608x3456

Lines of the sun hanging on my garden wall

14

I’d rather be …..

This is the brief for this week’s Photo a week challenge

“You’ve likely seen a bumper sticker or a sign that reads “I’d rather be…” How would you fill in the blank? Golfing? Running? Fishing? Something else entirely? What activity do you enjoy most?”

I enjoy many things but I think I would fill in the missing words with ‘bird watching‘  It is such a rewarding hobby and something you can do virtually anywhere – in the garden, at the beach, on a walk, even in the city!

P1020521

You can do it in with a group

IMG_0780

You can do it on your own

IMG_4371

A frequent visitor to my garden – African Hoopoe

IMG_0738.JPG Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern – seen on coastal and inland waters

P1020508

Chestnut banded plover – salt pans

IMG_5785

African Black Oyster Catcher – seen at Struisbaai Beach

IMG_9698

African Harrier Hawk – Seen in Town!

7

Weekly Photo Challenge –

The brief for this week’s photo challenge is to post photos of people unaware of the camera.  Here is my contribution to A Face in the Crowd

IMG_0080 - Copy

Feeding the ducks and swans with Granny

IMG_9668

Italian Men Bonding

IMG_9672

Farmer’s Market – Salerno

IMG_9692

Lungomare Salerno

IMG_9993

A family on a narrow boat in England

5

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge 4 October 2017

Here is my contribution to this week’s photo a week challenge

This week’s word is Pedestrian

389 Mime - I saw him in England too

Pedestrian Mime – Sydney, Australia

398 Cyclist coming off the bridge

Cyclist descending pedestrian stairs –  Sydney Harbour Bridge

IMG_0442

Pedestrian Vendor – Lungomare, Salerno, Italy

 

3

Post a Day Weekly Photo Challenge Satisfaction

The theme for the  Weekly Photo Challenge is Satisfaction.

What a lovely prompt this week.   There are so many photos I could choose as I really find many things in my life satisfying. I’ve chosen a few that I think reflect the meaning of the word.

IMG_0228

My grandson – satisfied with his catch at Sani Valley Lodge, KZN

Me and My Girls

Surrounded by my last class of Grade Ones at the last day of school in my last year of teaching. Most satisfied that it was a good career.

IMG_0089

My Hubby – Content with his four grandchildren

IMG_0256

Satisfied with the retired lifestyle – caravanning at Ebb and Flow – Garden Route National Park Western Cape

3

Weekly Photo Challenge 12 July 2017

This week’s challenge is Collage Here is my contribution.

Collage

Christmas Collage – 2011

Greater Striped Swallow Collage

Greater Striped Swallow Collage

Collage

Ski-boat Collage

Collages

Cheetah Collage

Ibis

Ibis collage – including Glossy, Bald, Hadeda and Sacred