Entries from Postcards from the Trail tagged with 'Photohunt'
Photohunt: Birds
Snow Geese on Fir Island in Skagit Valley This week's Photohunt theme is Bird(s). I knew right off what photos I would be using. Just north of Seattle is the fertile delta of the Skagit River. Every winter from...
Photohunt: Music
This week's photohunt theme is music. I was surprised that I didn't have more pictures applicable to this theme but I only found a few. I decided to go with this photo of two street musicians in Menton France....
Photohunt: Veterans
Local Vietnam Veterans group - Edmonds 4th of July Parade This week's photohunt is Veterans or Military. And a very appropriate choice to start November. November 11th is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed...
Photohunt: Bags
Rainier Summit Climb 2004 - sitting on their bags at a break This week's Photohunt theme is bags. This was really difficult for me. I am not a shopper so I don't have a lot of pictures of shopping...
Photohunt: Tied
This week's photohunt is tied. Nothing much came to mind with this theme. I found these recent pictures from the Ballard Market with tied bunches of green onions that I liked. I also played around with it and did...
Photohunt: Free Week
The garden reflected in raindrops on Salvia mexicana This week's photohunt is a free week - we get to share the photo of our choice. I woke up to a hard rain on the roof. The forecast was for...
Photohunt: Sports
Winners! This week's Photohunt theme is Sports. I knew right off what I would post. We enjoy going to our local all girl Roller Derby matches. It is a take off on the old Roller Derby from the '60s...
Photohunt: Words
This week's photohunt theme is Words. This is a little strange theme. I do take pictures of signs but I've never thought about it as 'words'. I decided to highlight this picture of a rental camper van that we...
Photohunt: Twisted
This week's Photohunt is Twisted. I had a couple of different ideas - twisted horns, twisty road but I've decided to go with the twisted glass art from Dale Chihuly. These shots are from his show last year at...
Photohunt: Upside-Down
Upside down reflection in the garden pond at Hanbury Gardens in Italy This week's Photohunt is Upside Down. This was tough. I could not think of anything creative so I posted this upside down reflection the the building at...
Photohunt: Electric
Yesterday - Manual Egg Beater / Mixer Today - Electric Mixer This week's Photohunt is Electric. Hmmm... lots of possibilities. Electric appliance came to mind for me. Everyday - we use many electric appliances. I am old enough to...
Photohunt: Orange
This week's Photohunt is orange. I could not resist using flowers for this week's theme. Our passion is wildflowers. We love the plants and flowers of the areas of the world that are in the Mediterranean biome. The Mediterranean...
Photohunt: Ripples
This week's Photohunt is ripples. There were several different ways to approach this theme, rippling muscles, ripple ice cream, rippling fabric but I decided to go with the obvious - rippling water. This theme was fun. I looked over...
Photohunt: Artificial
This week's photohunt is artificial. This one was very tough. I didn't want to go out and take a picture of some artificial item in my kitchen cabinet. But I remembered one of the Australian 'Big' things we saw...
Photohunt: Low
This week's photohunt theme is low. I couldn't come up with anything so I went with a photo of the 'low' temperatures we had last winter. It was down below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a nice contrast to...
Photohunt: Entertainment
This week's Photohunt theme is Entertainment. Seattle has a great summer lunch time concert series called Out to Lunch. We saw that the California Guitar Trio was playing and decided to spend the day downtown. I was playing with...
Photohunt: Utensils
Wire whisk for beating eggs whites This week's Photohunt theme is utensils. This is another easy one. I was able to find a couple more photos of different utensils used for baking and cooking. Have a great weekend! Measuring...
PhotoHunt: Rock
Mt Whitney - highest mountain in continental US This week's photohunt theme is rocks. I knew I would not have any difficulty with this theme except the difficulty choosing a photo. We love to hike and there are always...
PhotoHunt: Pink
Salvia involucrata 'El Cielo' with a hummingbird This week's Photohunt theme is pink. We grow Salvias, one of the largest plant genus in the world. Salvia genus includes the culinary herb, sage. But there are many different varieties from...
PhotoHunt: Flag
Malaysian Flags decorating building in Kuching It is Saturday - That means it is time to hunt photos again. This week's theme is Flag. Boy did I have a hard hard time with this theme. I almost did not...
PhotoHunt: Creamy
Strawberries in Chianti It is Saturday - That means it is time to hunt photos again. This week's theme is Creamy. I dug around through some of my cooking photos for a few items I've made the past year...
PhotoHunt: Lock
The Ballard Locks Lock has a wide variety of meanings - a lock of hair, enlocked arms, a means to secure something. But I couldn't pass by the meaning that has local significance: Lock: an enclosure (as in a...
PhotoHunt: Advertisement
Tambang or water taxi on Sarawak River This week's photohunt theme is Advertisement. I decided to go through a few of my travel photos looking for any interesting photos of advertisements. We were intrigued with these water taxis in...
PhotoHunt: Books
This week's photohunt theme is Books. I knew right off which photo I was going to choose. This is one of favorites. I took this photo just before my trip to France in 2007. We pulled out all our...
PhotoHunt: Plastic
This week's PhotoHunt is plastic. This was very hard for me. I finally found the photo above of the garden nursery pots that we gathered up to take to recycle. G had a nursery for 10 years and we...
PhotoHunt: Painted
This week's photohunt is painted. I remembered this often photographed door in beautiful village of Roussillon in France. Roussillon is in the Luberon area of Provence. I thought of the village not only for this beautiful door but also...
PhotoHunt: In Memory
This week's photohunt is In Memory. It has been over 10 years for my father and just over 8 years since my mother passed away. They say time will heal sorry but there always seems to be left a...
PhotoHunt: Walking
Walk in the Fog This week's Photohunt is walking. Here is a photo of G walking in the fog up on Mount Rainier last August. It is our favorite spot for a walk in the mountains. Have a great...
PhotoHunt: Protection
Rue Obsure at night This week's Photohunt is protection. Let's look at the lovely village of Villefranche sur Mer on the French Riviera and see how it has been protected over the years. Today, looking at the luxury villas...
PhotoHunt: Purple
Phlox hoodii - Central Washington wildflower Today is Saturday and that means it is Photohunt time. This week's theme is purple. This week we have been watching the weather and checking the reports of the wildflower blooms in Central...
PhotoHunt: Triangle
The first thing that came to my mind was the triangle musical instrument. Or a pyramid. I couldn't find a picture of the Mayan pyramids that I took so I decided to post a picture of my garden wind...
PhotoHunt: Stripes
It is time again for a Photohunt. This week's topic is stripes. This was actually a fun hunt for me. I did not remember right off any photos with stripes. The first one I came across were some Zebras...
PhotoHunt: Yellow
It is time again for PhotoHunt. This week's theme is perfect for the beginning of spring - Yellow. I couldn't resist selecting a cheery yellow flower. This is a coreopsis that I took in the Sacramento Historical Cemetery. The...
PhotoHunt: Four
This week's Photohunt Theme is Four. It was hard for me to find something with 4 in my photos. Odd numbers such as 3 or 5 are more aesthetic for photo composition. I came across this one of 4...
PhotoHunt: Space
This week's PhotoHunt is Space. My family have lived in the American West for three generations. Wide open spaces are in my blood. It is what I think of when I hear 'space'. The large expanses of open space...
PhotoHunt: Bridge
This week's PhotoHunt topic is bridge. The Oakland San Francisco Bay Bridge is one of my favorite bridges. Not the Golden Gate. I think it is because of all the great times I had traveling to "The City". It...
PhotoHunt: Furry
This week's PhotoHunt topic is furry. I couldn't resist posting a photo of my cat but I didn't want it to be the typical kitty photo. Here is one that I took a while back while practicing my macro....
PhotoHunt: Chipped
This week's PhotoHunt topic is chipped. There were many ways to go with this topic - chipped bark, chipper, chipped dish. I decided to go with my French SIM chip. Okay... okay... it isn't really 'chipped'. I always thought...
PhotoHunt: Hat
This week's PhotoHunt topic is hat. Hats to me are rather dated. My father always wore a hat either a fedora or a billed hat similar to baseball hat. I still remember his hat size 7 1/8. Today, hats...
PhotoHunt: Aftermath
Washed out bank along Mountain Loop Highway This week's PhotoHunt topic is Aftermath. These last few topics have really challenged me. Surprisingly I don't take many pictures after an event. I was surprised. But after some searching, I remembered...
PhotoHunt: Squeaky
This week's PhotoHunt topic is squeaky. Boy was this one a challenge. Several items came to mind - door, pet toy, snow, shoes but I didn't really have any pictures that conveyed the topic until G mentioned mouse. Ah...
PhotoHunt: Wide
Waimea Canyon on Kauai, Hawaii This week's Photohunt is wide. Here is a wide canyon on the island of Kauai. - Waimea Canyon. It is over 1 mile wide at places....
PhotoHunt: Favorite
Oaxacan wood carved cat figure This week's photohunt is Favorite. I thought about this for a while. Several items came to mind; hike, garden, flower, food. But I wanted to do something a little bit more personal and I...
PhotoHunt: Breakfast
This week's photohunt is breakfast. Breakfast isn't big in our house. We don't eat the typical American breakfast food except for special occasions. G and I each prepare our own meal. G is big into habit. Same thing. Everyday....
PhotoHunt: Metal
This week's photo hunt is Metal. Here is a shot of two metal Seattle landmarks - the Space Needle and the Experience Music Project (EMP). The EMP is an amazing building. It was designed by Frank Gehry and it...
PhotoHunt: Reflection
Reflection of Garavan area of Menton This week's PhotoHunt theme is reflection. I love taking pictures of reflections in mirror. Here is one from a mirror for a blind corner in the Garavan area of Menton France....
PhotoHunt: Ruin
The ruins of Fort Buoux - Luberon area of France The ruins of Fort Buoux immediately came to mind when I saw this week's theme - ruin. I decided to not go with the action of ruining something but...
PhotoHunt: Together
Together at Two Peoples Bay near Albany Australia This week's PhotoHunt theme is Together. This was really tough especially after having family as a theme a couple of weeks ago. I decided to use this one since it was...
PhotoHunt: Blue
Aquarium of Western Australia - Perth This week's PhotoHunt theme is blue. It was really hard to decide what photo to post. I went hunting through my albums and this one was one of the bluest. We love visiting...
PhotoHunt: Scary
Spiders are extemely scary to many people. There seems to be an instinctual fear at the sight of one. But not for me. We have had tarantulas as pets since 1993. It all started as a contest to one-up...
PhotoHunt: Family
We recently had a small family get together and decided to take a family portrait. This was the first time I had tried to take a formal family portrait. It was fun and chaos at the same time....
PhotoHunt: Lazy
Lazy old day rolling away dreaming the day away don't want to go now that I'm in the flow crazy amazing day ~ Lazy Day by Enya A lazy Sunday morning in France. I walked up to the local...
PhotoHunt: Sad
Sheep carcass in a farmer's field near Nieuwoudtville in South Africa This week's Photohunt theme is sad. I remember when we came across this carcass. We were in Nieuwoudtville in the Western Cape region of South Africa. We were...
PhotoHunt: Road
Road through Namib Desert in Namibia It never fails. Everytime we go on a trip, we end up on some type of dirt road. White roads of Italy, Forest roads of Washington state, gravel roads through the bush of...
PhotoHunt: Wild
Zebra on the road to Okondeka waterhole - Etosha Namibia This week's Photohunt is wild. To me, wild is Africa. We visited Etosha National Park in Namibia in September 2005. This is a place where the humans are locked...
PhotoHunt: Strings
This week's PhotoHunt theme is string. I liked this theme. I found it had a lot more options to show different types of strings. The idea of guitar strings actually came from my husband. This is a picture of...
PhotoHunt: Beautiful
Mt Rainier I really struggled with this week's theme. I finally decided to select a photo of Mt. Rainier. It is our favorite place to hike. I love the high alpine area along the slopes. It sets my soul...
PhotoHunt: Wrinkled
Wrinkly Swiss Chard This week's PhotoHunt theme is wrinkled. I only have to go as far as my back yard to find a wide variety of examples of wrinkled. Leaves come in a variety of wrinkled textures. The best...
Photohunt: Colorful
Dale Chihuly - Seaform and Persians glass ceiling This week's Photohunt theme is colorful. Nothing screams colorful to me than a local Pacific Northwest artist - Dale Chihuly. His work in glass is always a riot of color. The...
Photohunt: Water
Lake Union and Seattle skyline from the cockpit of a seaplane about to land on the lake I missed the last couple of Photohunt. But I couldn't miss this week's hunt - Water. Living in the Seattle area, water...
Photohunt: Shoes
My goodness - I almost forgot it was Saturday. So much is going on right now. Anyway... here is my photo for this week's hunt for Shoes hosted by tnchick. This was taken on Beezley Hill. This is a...
Photohunt: Candy
The weather has been gorgeous this weekend. The sun has finally appeared and the temperatures are up above 60. It was time for a trip to Lakewold Gardens again. The Rhododendrons were in bloom and the whole garden was...
Photohunt: Share any photo
Africa Dreaming - Etosha We could feel a light coat of dust settle on our skin. A slight bead of sweat tickled down the side of my face while I tried to focus my camera lens on the eye...
PhotoHunt: Time
Sundials are ancient timepieces used before mechanical clocks. They marks time by the position of the sun.This lovely sundial is from the side of a church in Gourdon France. Sundials are popular in Provence. I saw them in many...
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