Tag Archives: photos

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

Beautiful Gardens, Elusive Dreams

Posted on March 16, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

OK, I confess. I had a sort of nerdy childhood. The heroes I hungrily read about were composers, artists, writers, kings and queens. My mother was particularly fascinated by Henry VIII and his family, the Tudors. She told us stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation, Travelogues | Tagged Gardens, Hampton Court, Henry VIII, lifestyle, photos, Tudors, Weekly Travel Theme | 12 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: Silver

Posted on January 18, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

St. Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal in Montreal is the largest church in Canada, and is reputed to be the largest shrine in the world. It is not a cathedral, but a church for pilgrims, with 283 steps leading up … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged kayaking, Montreal, photography, photos, Silver, Weekly Travel Theme | 9 Comments

A Peek Through the Window

Posted on January 11, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

Windows serve so many purposes. They can let in light, while doubling as decorative elements…. Sometimes they inspire us…. and sometimes they’re a portal from the every day to our dreams and imagination… What’s outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged Photo Challenges, photos, Portals, postaday, postaweek, Windows | 30 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Posted on May 19, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

I can think of of many places to which I love to escape… northern New England, the Scottish Highlands, Hawaii, even just our local rivers, ponds, and hiking trails, or the pages of a book. Still, when I heard this week’s … Continue reading →