The Weekly Photo Challenge asks us to “explore the use of anonymity to express both that which is common to all of us and the uniqueness that stands out even when the most obvious parts of us are hidden. Just as all of us can oscillate between conformity and individualism, allow your photo to do the same.”
Here are some photos of anonymous people in crowds I’ve encountered in my travels.
Lunar New Year, Kyoto, Japan 2011Rishikesh, India 2011Rishikesh, India 2011Oman 2012Nizwa, Oman 2012Cascais, Portugal 2013Bagan, Myanmar 2015Inle Lake, Myanmar 2015Yangshuo, China 2015Tokyo, Japan 2017
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Variations on a Theme challenges us to find the endless variety that one thing can contain. Here is my take on vintage signs on the Jersey Shore. These were taken in winter, when most of the places were quite deserted.
Beach Shack – Cape May, NJLaura’s Fudge – Wildwood, NJIsland Breeze – Wildwood, NJBird of Paradise, Wildwood, NJScoops, Wildwood, NJ
Sunday, January 8: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge encourages us to post photos that contain names.
As my maiden name was Cathy Birdsong, I have often used the name “catbird” on my blogs. I was in New England a couple of years ago when I came upon this aptly named studio – one I’m sadly not at all associated with. If only I had such a studio!
catbird studiio
Last year in Chincoteague, I came upon this sign that carries part of my youngest son’s name.
Adam Dutch
My oldest son’s girlfriend is named Ariana. I found her namesake restaurant in Philadelphia – a restaurant featuring Afghanistan cuisine. Sadly, we didn’t try it out. And we could have had 20% off with a movie ticket!
Ariana
Unrelated to any of my family, I found this boat in a Maryland marina a couple of summers ago, an ode to Miss Betty. Berthed beside Miss Betty is The Other Woman.
Miss Betty (and The Other Woman)
And at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, MD, I found the gravestone of Elijah Jefferson Bond, creator of the Ouija Board. 🙂
Elijah Jefferson Bond – Creator of the Ouija Board
Today’s Weekly Photo Challenge asks us to share our interpretation of “edge.” The challenge: Take a photo from an actual edge, like a balcony, a window, or a seaside bluff (wherever you are, stay safe!). Focus on a sharp angle or object, or show us the outer margins of a building, a face, or a book.
These photos of edges are from our recent trip to Iceland. You can read more about my trip here: in search of a thousand cafés where I write about my travels in Europe.
Siglufjörður on the edge of a fjord and a mountain in North IcelandStanding on the edge of GodafossWaterfalls tumbling off the edge of the mountain north of Seyðisfjörður, in East IcelandThe edges of glaciers that have calved from a larger glacier and end up at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in South Iceland
Saturday, June 18: This week’s Photo Challenge asks us to get inspired by the curves around us, from curves in architecture to bends in nature to man-made undulations. I had a fun time looking through my happy memories to find photos for this challenge.
Curvy arches at ruins in Omanarches in Cordoba’s MezquitaLotussunflowerthe Li River near Yangshuo, ChinaThe Longji Rice Terraces in Guangxi, Chinaa curvaceous flag at the cowboy museum in Oklahoma Citycurving staircase at Creek’s Edge winery in VirginiaCurving grasses at Chanticleer Garden in Philadelphia
Sunday, June 5: I love anything that promises a journey, like the distances to exotic locales shown on the directional signs below — found in Fenghuang, China.
Numbers telling distances to exotic locales – Fenghuang, China