Tag Archives: photos

Travel Theme: Rhythm

Posted on June 4, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WheresMyBackpack? Travel Theme Challenge this week is Rhythm. Capturing a sense of sound and rhythm in photos is an interesting challenge. From our travels in the past few years, here are my rhythmic memories: 1) The drone of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged China, Hawaii, lifestyle, Oahu, Olympics, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Travel | 24 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Today

Posted on June 1, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is Today, meaning that the photos couldn’t be from an archive – they actually had to be taken on the day of the post. So… today was the last sunny day in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Carnival, lifestyle, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, today, Town Green, Weekly Photo Challenge: Today | 49 Comments

Travel Theme: Street Markets

Posted on May 28, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack presented another photo challenge this week – street markets. I couldn’t think of anywhere I’d photographed one, and then I remembered our trip to Beijing. We started out shopping for souvenirs and gifts down the main shopping street, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself, Travelogues | Tagged Beijing, China, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Street market | 44 Comments

War and Remembrance

Posted on May 27, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

In the United States of America, we celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. This commemorative holiday has gone through several iterations – it was first called Decoration Day following the American Civil War, and the date has changed … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Giving Back, Ruminations | Tagged Army, choices, family, Father, Memorial Day, Memories, Military Service, Navy, Patriot, Patriotism, Pearl Harbor, photos, Remembrance, War | 13 Comments

Travel Theme: Summer

Posted on May 22, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Summer oficially starts in a month, and most people are looking forward to their vacations. Ailsa at wheresmybackpack suggested a Summer travel photo challenge on May 18th, and I responded with this post. Now the May 25th WordPress weekly photo challenge has … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation | Tagged canoe, kayak, lifestyle, outdoors, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, Summer, Water Sports, Weekly Photo Challenge - Summer | 63 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Hands

Posted on May 18, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s Photo Challenge from WordPress is hands – a photo where hands are part of the composition or theme of the picture. So… I got thinking a little about what hands signify, and how we use them. Folded hands … Continue reading →