Birds of a feather.. well you know..

Posted on December 30, 2013 by rfljenksy

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons

I had to participate in this week’s Travel Theme: Birds from Ailsa. In my last post I mentioned loving taking random non-posed pictures. Sometimes this goes very good for me and sometimes it results in me having to delete about 300 of my 500 random shots that didn’t produce anything.

HOWEVER, on the last hash I attended while walking through a field we startled a flock of birds and i clumsily grabbed my camera and shot off 7 photos and didn’t expect a thing. (Refer to “On On” post if you do not know what a hash is). Out of the 7 photos I took, the following photo came out pretty well. Thank you point and shoot.

A few other birds on this hike..

But really, the reason I love this theme is it reminds me so much of an old, old movie that horrified me as a child. Enjoy.

Yeah horrible graphics but still frightening. So to leave on a happier note..more birds.

Travel Theme: Birds (kattermonran.com)
Travel Theme: Birds | Ese’ s Voice
12-29-13 Travel Theme: Bird #2 (quotidianhudsonriver.com)
Travel Theme: Birds | Foto Challenge
Mingling with the Birds (playamart.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme-Birds | WoollyMuses
Birds of a feather. (truemmerprinz.wordpress.com)
Travel theme: Birds | Something to Ponder About
Watching birdies | Le Drake Noir
Birds of many different feathers (travelingmerci.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: Birds | Northwest Frame of Mind
Travel Theme: Birds | LoganBruin–An Unauthorized Autobiography
Travel Theme – Birds | alien shores
Travel theme: Birds | travels with toby
Travel Theme: Birds | Postcards from
Travel Theme, birds | Lucid Gypsy
How Our World Would Look If You Were A Bird (keitochansays.com)
Oh, to be a Bird! | Zeebra Designs & Destinations
Birds – Ailsa’s WTT | Ouch!! My back hurts!!

Travel theme: Distance

Posted on September 5, 2013 by rfljenksy

Ailsa’s travel theme this week is Distance. Perfect theme for me as I am currently preparing to go very far away. As I mentioned in my last post I am less than 3 weeks from heading off to Nepal.

country name Nepal in Devanagariscript *screen shot –Immanuel Giel 09:20, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My head is full of Nepali and exhausted so I’m trying to find ways to rest my mind and enjoy a little bit of my remaining time in DC. While I prepare to go far away I am also trying to distance myself a little from the people near me and my life in the U.S. As excited as I am to head out once again, I know that I will with as much passion and sadness miss the friends that are currently closest to me as well as my daughters who will not be traveling with me.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?

Khalil Gibran

Last weekend a friend and I took a trip to Richmond, Virginia where we took a day to pamper ourselves (she is learning Vietnamese and will soon be off to ..duh.. Vietnam). We spent a 2nd day in the area before returning to DC visiting a local winery. While I”m not sure if the photos express distance so much as my sentiment does I hope you enjoy.

Windsor Wineries in Virginia

Windsor Wineries in Virginia – Cheers U.S.

Now it’s your turn to bring your most distant, faraway places to the foreground. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone is welcome!) here’s what to do:

Create your own post and title it Travel Theme: Distance
Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or via RSS.

Travel Theme (Distance) (endlessskys.ca)
Distance | Berbagi Kisahku
Travel Theme: Distance (unexpectedincommonhours.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: Distance | alien shores
Travel theme: Distance (sasieology.wordpress.com)
Distance – Ailsa’s WTT… | Ouch!! My back hurts!!
Travel Theme: Distance (nickthiwerspoon.wordpress.com)
Weekly Travel Theme: Distance | Max510’s Blog
Travel theme: Distance (annarashbrook.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme – Distance | A blog about thoughts while on forest walks
9/1/13 Travel Theme: Distance (quotidianhudsonriver.com)
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see – Thoreau
Travel Theme: Distance (opallaontrails.wordpress.com)
Manhattan in the Distance | observations of a canary
Travel theme: Distance (wheresmybackpack.com)
Across the Bay (Travel Theme: Distance) | Four Deer Oak
Travel Theme: Distance | Ese’ s Voice
Travel Theme : Distance – Kejauhan | bambangpriantono
Travel Theme: Distance | LoganBruin–An Unauthorized Autobiography
Distance- Ailsa’s Weekly Travel Theme (vosperdruiter.wordpress.com)
Travel theme: Distance | So where’s the snow?
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Distance (travel-monkey.me)
Earth, Sea & Distance: Photo Challenges | Canadiantravelbugs’s Blog
My.Vivid.Visions | Travel theme: Distance – City

Travel theme: Circles

Posted on December 10, 2012 by rfljenksy

This week’s Travel theme is circles. Most of my favorite circles surround the theme wine.. and If I’m wining, I’m usually dining. Enjoy some of my random circle art finds as well.

All my life’s a circle;
But I can’t tell you why;
Season’s spinning round again;
The years keep rollin’ by. * Harry Chapin in “Circle”

A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. **

Mark Twain

Travel Theme: CIRCLES OF LOVE (picturesinlivingcolor.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: Circles (travelwyse.wordpress.com)
travel theme: circles (starlight427.wordpress.com)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (Travel Theme: Circles) (fourdeeroak.wordpress.com)
travel theme: circles (alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: Circles (imissmetoo.me)
Travel Theme – Circles (chittlechattle.com)
Travel theme: Circles (humantriumphant.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: CIRCLES (smartntrendymom.wordpress.com)
Circle of Gilt (thewanderlustgene.wordpress.com)

Travel theme: Hot

Posted on December 4, 2012 by rfljenksy

I’m going to diverge from using standard photos of hot in relation to Ailsa’s travel theme this week as I’ve been living in a country that is HOT most every day. It has been breezy and chilly lately.. dipped below 75 the other day.. brrrrrrrrr….

I have fortunately missed (or not missed-depending on how you look at it) the cold for the past 2 years in Venezuela and this paradise life is soon drawing to a close (13 more days — boooo) and I will be leaving the 75-95 F weather and bursting into Washington State where the same day forecast shows a near 40 degree reduction in temps. So to prepare myself for this.. even just a little.. I decided to go with my one favorite cold weather heat me up.. FIRE… I hope you enjoy.

Just a few of my favorites

Travel Theme: Hot (beijingcityphoto.wordpress.com)
travel theme: hot (alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com)
Weekly travel theme: Hot (seamlessstyle.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: HOT (smartntrendymom.wordpress.com)
Travel theme: Hot (humantriumphant.wordpress.com)
Weekly travel theme: Hot (seamlessstyle.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: Hot « I did it … for Johnny
Hot, hot, hot… | authenticallyannamarie
Travel Theme: Hot – A Day In the Life of Jennay
Ailsa’s Travel theme: Hot | Anotherdayinparadise2’s Blog
Travel Theme: Hot or not? « Julie Dawn Fox Photography

Travel theme: Liquid

Posted on November 27, 2012 by rfljenksy

Ailsa’s challenge in ‘Where’s My Backpack Travel Photo Theme this week is: Liquid. Liquid, water, wet and a multitude of other damp images come to mind when I think of this challenge. I think of refreshing liquids, boat rides, floating villages and wet kids.

I hope you enjoy.