This was a photo of a dramatic sculpture which I took on a holiday in Bruges. The joined hands could be used for a cover of several book themes: struggle, love, conflict, hope. Pick one – and create your own story!
Created for The Daily Post – Cover Art Challenge – http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/cover-art/
I did a post not long ago about how there was a distinct lack of creativity in architecture these days – we no longer seem to put in the effort and time to decorate our buildings as used to happen. There are a few very talented people that keep traditional crafts alive but not enough.
My response to the challenge this week is from a trip to India that I did – my first one. I was overwhelmed by the beauty and the colours everywhere. In an abandoned palace in the middle of nowhere there were some amazingly colourful mosaics which caught my eye. The walls were crumbling and there was nobody to prevent rot and destruction setting in but the mosaics still shone…that’s what I call a work of art! Something that can withstand time, the elements and still be inspiring.
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As part of the Daily Post photo challenge entitled “On the Move”, I looked into the past. I have been collating my family’s history and inherited the photographs from various people. One common theme running through the photos is that we were a family of boat lovers – in fact my great great grandfather was a boat builder on the census lists.
The photos I have chosen show a different time when leisure time still had standards – even if you were on a boat! The table-cloth and tea-pot came out; ladies wore pretty dresses and headscarves and you had a proper afternoon tea. Very “Famous Five” with lashing of ginger pop for the children!
The first three are c. 1950’s with my grandmother looking the part of the “Famous Five” mother.
This lovely lady is my Aunt Win enjoying tea on the River Wey with her friend Polly c.1930.
Tea party on the Wey
And this is her husband showing us how to survive whilst “On the Move”…I think I prefer the ladies’ way of doing things!
Written for the Daily Post “On the Move” photo challenge. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/on-the-move/
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These were taken on a stunning summer’s day in the Monk’s House gardens. Poppies the size of dinner plates!
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