towers – Wanderlust and Wonderment

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 by amoralegria · 1 Comment

Looking Up in 2021!

Becky has a new Square challenge – square photos of something that contains the word UP!

With the turnover of midnight on January 1, a new year – and hopefully a better one – begins and I like to think that things are looking up! So here are my first contributions for this monthlong challenge, with the theme looking up!

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 by amoralegria · 7 Comments

CFFC: Vertical Challenge

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week has the theme columns and vertical lines.

Column at a kitschy Egyptian-themed site, Wadsworth, IL

This single pillar in a Grayslake, IL park is the only remnant of a factory that had previously been on that site.

Memorial to fallen soldiers, Inverness, IL

Columns at the manor at Cantigny, the estate of Robert McCormick, Wheaton, IL

Satellite communications tower, Rolling Meadows, IL

Decorative bamboo stalks, annual orchid show at Chicago Botanic Gardens

Vertical blinds at a friend’s house in Des Plaines, IL

Columns at Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel

Cloister columns at the Abbey, Mont St-Michel, France

Snail clusters on a pillar, Mont St-Michel, France

Sculpture fountain at Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by amoralegria · 1 Comment

Eiffel Tower Perspectives

One of the most memorable moments of our three days in Paris last June was visiting the Eiffel Tower at dusk – we did not reserve in advance to go up to the top, but it was just as well. They light up the tower in the evening so it was especially beautiful on a cloudless night and I was able to take photos of it with various perspectives!

Mini Eiffels for sale – all with flashing lights!

Groups taking selfies & my selfie with Jayme! How touristy!!

Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week: Tower

Becky’s Square Perspectives Day 30

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by amoralegria

Weekly Prompt: Clock the Time

The Weekly Prompts from GC and Me theme is Clock the Time. These photos of clocks are all from our 2019 summer trip to Europe. Most of these clocks are on tall towers. Interestingly, they all use Roman numerals (except the one on a sign), which until recent times was actually quite common.

On the Rhine River in Germany
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The clock is only one of many interesting details on this church steeple!

Miltenberg, Germany

Regensburg, Germany – not Roman numerals exactly, but sort of…

Schärding, Austria – clock on a sign!

Melk, Austria – Melk Abbey

Cruising the Danube in Austria – another intricate church steeple!
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