Tag Archives: photography

Symbols of Cities and Lands

Posted on July 13, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

Some landmarks are iconic – a single image of them conjures the names of the places they represent. They become symbols of their locations… Like the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower in Paris… The Great Wall of China… Tower Bridge in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation, Travelogues | Tagged Eiffel Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Great Wall of China, lifestyle, Louvre, Photo Challenges, photography, postaweek, Space Needle, Tower Bridge | 6 Comments

Land Meets Water

Posted on July 13, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

In May, my beloved and I went out to the West Coast for a family wedding, and took advantage of the time to do some travel and sightseeing in the Bay area and north. These are some images from small … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation, Travelogues | Tagged Beaches, lifestyle, photography, photos, Shores, Weekly Travel Theme | 6 Comments

The (Three Dimensional) Image of a Being

Posted on March 31, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

For millennia, man has been creating sculpted, carved, and cast representations of people and animals. No matter where in the world you go, you will find statues. These pieces were made for various reasons, but many of them are designed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Travelogues | Tagged Hawaii, lifestyle, Montreal, photography, Rodin, Statues, Weekly Travel Theme | 8 Comments

Travel Theme: Yellow

Posted on February 7, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

When I think of yellow, I’m often reminded of the beautiful flowers of Hawaii. The state flower is the yellow Hibiscus, and its image is everywhere. But when we were there, we saw many other golden views, too. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Hawaii, hibiscus, photography, Weekly Travel Theme, Yellow | 13 Comments

The Object of our Fascination

Posted on February 3, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

On our 2011 trip with the Delaware River Sojourn, we stopped in Easton, PA. Our chosen evening activity was a trip to the The Nurture Nature Center there. The Center teaches through a variety of displays and programs, and focuses largely on … Continue reading →

Posted in Giving Back, Photo Challenges | Tagged Delaware River, Easton PA, ecology, environment, lifestyle, Nurture Nature Center, Object, photography, photos, postaday | 14 Comments

Travel Theme: Wood

Posted on January 26, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

I don’t have to travel far to find images of wood… one of my beloved’s hobbies is wood working. In fact, one of the most daunting “gotta have’s” in our search for a retirement home was an adequate woodshop. Here … Continue reading →