Edinburgh Scotland. "And now you'll be telling stories of my coming back and they won't be false, and they won't be true but they'll be real."-Mary Oliver The theme of the Lens-Artists photo challenge this week, hosted by John (Photos by Johnbo), is "Going Back - the Second Time Around". The concept is that if [...]
Capital Cities. This week's Lens-Artists challenge, hosted by Viveka (My Guilty Pleasures), asks us to consider the topic of "Capital". While the interpretation is wide open, I have chosen to share photos from Capital Cities. Amsterdam. Amsterdam has bicycles EVERYWHERE. I liked the colors in this photo as well as the creative basket on the [...]
Leading Lines. This week's Lens-Artists Challenge is hosted by Tina at Travel and Trifles. The challenge this week is to share photos incorporating the compositional element, Leading Lines. I was excited to see this as the challenge since it is one of my favorite elements to use. I had many examples that I could share [...]
Weekly Photo Challenge. Many of you who read my blog regularly are aware of the fact that I participate in a weekly photo challenge. I enjoy the process because it helps me think about my photos in a different way. Quite often it also calls upon my imagination as I try to interpret my take [...]
Edinburgh. Edinburgh is a city filled with many treasures. Some treasures that I stumbled upon, I didn't even discover what they were until I returned home and searched for them. Mercat Cross. One such treasure was the Mercat Cross. In case you're wondering what in the heck is a Mercat cross (I know I was), it's [...]
Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It has been recognized as the capital since at least the 15th Century. Given that traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements have been found at Castle Rock and Arthur's Seat, it should come as no surprise that Edinburgh is teeming with historical places. St. [...]
Edinburgh. Edinburgh holds so many treasures that on a short visit it's hard to even scratch the surface of all there is to do and see. National Museum of Scotland. One such treasure is the National Museum of Scotland. The museum is located on Chambers Street and is open daily from 10:00-17:00 (except closed Christmas [...]
Edinburgh, Scotland. Do you remember last month when I shared the photo above? If not, it was when I shared about our stay at Princes Street Suites in Edinburgh. This was one of the views from the rooftop terrace. At the time, I promised a future post with more views from the rooftop terrace of Princes [...]
Edinburgh, Scotland. I can't believe that 7 months have already passed by since I traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland with my mother and aunt. I'm working on travel plans for 2018. Spring break has been booked. Look for the announcement in tomorrow's Friday Faves. I'm also working on a trip with my mother. We are still [...]
Photowall. Photowall is a Swedish Company that sells wall murals and canvas prints. When Photowall contacted me with an offer of a mural or canvas in return for my review, I was flattered. Needless to say, before committing, I visited their website, Photowall.com, to read about the company. Environmentally Friendly. One of the first things that [...]
