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Travel Theme: Belonging
Aisle’s Travel Theme this week is Belonging. While visiting the Roman Forum last month, I came across a feline character with a strong sense of belonging. While I snapped a few photos of him, he didn’t leave his spot and stared at me as if to say: “These are my digs. I belong here; you don’t.” I had no doubt that was the case…
There he is, sitting comfortably, minding his own business.
As I approach, he looks away, visibly annoyed.
Gets up to get away from the lenses.
But doesn’t leave. Instead, gets up to a higher location.
And confronts me.
Travel Theme: Birds
Geese. Huntington Botanical Gardens. Los Angeles, CA.
This peacock roams the grounds of the Castelo São Jorge in Lisbon.
Seagull. Santa Monica, CA
Seagull upstages airplane. Santa Monica, CA.
Pelican. Santa Monica, CA.
Pelicans. Santa Monica, CA.
Seagull. Santa Monica, CA.
“Rosa” is a Scarlet Macaw, who lives in a Bed and Breakfast in Southeast Brazil.
This entry is part of Travel Theme: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/12/27/travel-theme-birds/
Weekly Photo Challenge: One
This entry is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/photo-challenge-one/
Travel Theme: Winter
“Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.” (Andy Goldsworthy)
Photos taken in Potomac, MD. Winter of 2010.
For other Travel Theme entries go to: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/12/20/travel-theme-winter/
A Word A Week Challenge: Pose
This little one posed defiantly for a few minutes. I shot this with my macro lens and by the time I got my zoom lens, he had vanished.
Kaya is a diva and poses like one..
Seagulls love to pose in hopes they’ll get food in exchange. Santa Monica, CA.
Bambi poses for camera. Potomac, Maryland.
Little owl in the middle of a deserted area of the beach. Jericoacoara, Brazil.
For more “poses” go to: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/a-word-a-week-challenge-pose/
A Word A Week Challenge: Two
This entry is part of A Word a Week: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/a-word-a-week-challenge-two/
A Belated Farewell To Summer
Although Fall had officially started on September 21, summer weather lingered on for a while here in Southern California. The temperature in Los Angeles last weekend was around 90F (about 32C) and beaches were full. But these may have been the last days of summer weather. It’s been getting cooler each day and today we had our first rain (more like drizzle). So, it’s only fitting that I bid farewell to warm days of lounging on the beach…
First, I thought I’d declare my passion for the beach using pictures taken around my two favorite beaches, Santa Monica and Venice. These letter collages are a bit challenging, but fun.
Second, I thought I’d pay a small tribute to those lovely seagulls that inhabit and rule the beaches around here. I hope you enjoy the slideshow. 😉
Pelicans Over Santa Monica Bay
I have a new passion: Brown Pelicans! They are so beautiful, so gracious. I love how they fly in perfect formation and how they plunge-dive to catch small fish, coming very close to the shore, sharing the space with swimmers and surfers. It’s an awesome spectacle. I’m glad they are no longer in extinction!
This is how the Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the Brown Pelican:
“The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.”
I shall improve on my shots of these lovely birds, but for now here’s some I took last Friday in Santa Monica.
Travel Theme: Wild
Nothing like 12 inches of snow to bring these beautiful wild creatures to one’s doorsteps. I guess they smelled food. Some people hate deer because they destroy gardens and carry disease, but I love, love, love them! Something to do with Bambi?
In Potomac, MD
This entry is part of Travel Theme – Wild: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/08/02/travel-theme-wild/
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