Wordless Wednesday : Time for a Party!

An Teach Beag (The Small House) Clonakilty

Wordless Wednesday : There Once was an Ugly Duckling…

Swans on the Canal, Dublin

Wordless Wednesday : Reflecting on Nature

Gougane Barra in West Cork

Skywatch Friday : Scrambled Egg Tree

Scrambled Egg tree

Linked to Skywatch Friday

Weekly Photo Challenge : Peek

Have you ever seen an African sunrise or sunset?   Well here’s a peek at a sunset in Harare taken last month, I am sure you will agree that it’s spectacular, maybe that is because of the wide open spaces and the lack of pollution.   If you would like to see more sunsets from Africa, have a look here

 

Sunset in Harare, Zimbabwe

Linked to the Daily Post, where you can get a ‘peek’ at other interesting things.

Wordless Wednesday : Blue Headed Lizard

Blue headed Lizard

Purple Passion, Nature’s Way

Jacaranda trees in full bloom

I have just come back to autumn in Ireland, after spending a month in the sunshine of Southern Africa.   It’s  coming into summer there, and I miss the warmth of the sun and the beautiful flowering trees, especially the lilac jacarandas which are in full flower right now and looking amazing.   Even when the blossoms start to fall and the new leaves start, the pavements under the flowers are covered in purple and lilac petals, and it is like walking on purple snow!     What a beautiful sight these trees are in the sunshine.

Wordless Wednesday : Door by Gaudi!

Doorway in Barcelona

Tuesdays of Texture : Week 26 of 2017

Inside La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

This is a photo of the inside of La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s masterpiece in Barcelona, one of the most famous sights in that city.  The building of the church started in 1882, and is still going on  – it was designed by Antoni Gaudi and he worked on this cathedral and other projects until his death in June 1926.

In 1914 he left all other work to concentrate exclusively on this sole project until his death on 10 June 1926, the result of a tragic accident three days earlier. His funeral cortege, which went through much of Barcelona and finished in the Sagrada Familia, was a grand event in the city in recognition of his status as the greatest architect Barcelona has ever seen. Gaudí was buried in the chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia.

It is a magnificent building, both inside and out, and if you are ever in Barcelona, it’s a must see – in fact it is so imposing that you really cannot miss it!

Sagrada Familia

Linked to Tuesdays of Texture

 

Wordless Wednesday : Sand Sculpture

Sand sculpture of La Sagrada Familia