Thursday Doors: A Walk Through Schärding, Austria

On the 4th of July, the day we spent the morning in Passau, Germany, we opted for an afternoon tour to the small town of Schärding, Austria (population approx. 5,000). Passau and Schärding are essentially border towns. We even crossed a bridge on the Inn River that had a small metal plaque in the middle […]

Hunt for Joy Challenge: Say Cheese

Cee Neuner has a new weekly challenge entitled On The Hunt For Joy. This is the second week and the theme is Say Cheese. She says, “find some photos of you smiling and feeling joyful, or find some photos that brings a smile to your face or brings you joy. Tip from Ingrid Fetell Lee […]

APAW: People at Work in the Middle East

Nancy Merrill’s weekly A Photo a Week challenge has the topic of Work. On our trip last year to Egypt and Israel, we had the opportunity to photograph and meet many people at work. In Egypt, we witnessed several craftsmen working at their craft: We also encountered agricultural workers and fishermen on the Nile. In […]

FOTD: Palms & Flowers in Tel Aviv

Cee’s FOTD also includes plants, so I am posting another photo taken exactly one year ago today, on January 16, 2019, our last day in Israel. We took a bus tour around Tel Aviv and I snapped lots of photos from the bus, including this one, of a small green area with palms and some […]

January Squares 15: Sunlight on Stained Glass

Stained glass windows are pretty even from the outside, but of course, more glorious from the inside when the sunlight shines through them! The photos below were all taken at the majestic and wonderous Cathedral of Cologne, Germany. The windows there were spectacular! Becky’s January Squares, ____light

January Square: Night Lights in Paris

For Becky’s Square Challenge with the topic _____light, today my contribution is the Eiffel Tower’s night lights. I suggested we visit the Eiffel Tower at night because I wanted to see the spectacular sight of this famous tower lit up at night. Here are a few more shots I took that evening. More photos – […]

Lens-Artists #79: Window With a View

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is window with a view. I have often taken photos from the inside of buses while on a tour someplace. I also have taken photos from every window of my (previous) house. I wrote haikus to go with each one. Here are two of them. Bedroom window The storm […]

FOTD: Hotel Bouquet

Taken exactly one year ago today, this bouquet decorated the lobby of our hotel in Jerusalem, the Ambassador Hotel, greeting us as we returned from a long day of sightseeing! Cee’s FOTD 1/13/19

January Squares: Jerusalem Twilight

For Becky’s January Squares with the topic _____light, this is a sequence of three photos taken from a lookout (Mt. Scopus, I think) when we first arrived in Jerusalem. The sun was setting, below the horizon, so these are views of Jerusalem at twilight. The Golden Dome on Temple Mount takes center stage in this […]

FOTD: Flowering Bushes in Israel: Church of the Beatitudes & Capernaum

Again, I am posting flower/plant photos taken exactly one year ago. On January 10, 2019, we visited several places in northern Israel, including Capernaum, a village where Jesus spent much time teaching and healing. Archaeological excavations have revealed two synagogues, one built on top of the other. This second photo was taken in the gardens […]