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Fishing on Victoria Falls,
Zimbabwe.
Huka Falls,
near Taupo,
New Zealand
Hopkins Falls near Warrnambool,
South West Victoria.
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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Moving-Water
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Victoria Falls
Tuesday-PC-Wk176-Fall
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Considering we are at the opposite end
of the seasonal roundabout,
most of my photos, this week,
are of waterfalls
Because Victoria Falls was mentioned in the challenge,
my first image is of Victoria Falls.
I believe the stream of water in the foreground
is known as Devil’s Kitchen (not certain) and this
is erosion taking place to prepare a new site
for Victoria Falls.
As is visible in this photo there at least
five other sites of the Victoria Falls.
Hopkins Falls.
At 90 metres wide it is one of Victoria’s widest falls.
Athabasca Falls
near Jasper, Alberta,
Canada.
Maligne Gorge Falls
also found in
Jasper National Park,
Canada.
Rhine Falls in Switzerland.
Huka Falls,
near Taupo,
New Zealand
So, while the northern hemisphere is taking Autumn/Fall images,
these were taken in our garden just before
sunset on Tuesday September 3, 2019.
Leucadendron…a member
of Protea family.
Not only are these Snow Drops,
but today Google says they are
Giant Snow Drops.
A memory from the farm.
Not sure if these a ex-farm flowers or
purchases made since moving.
However, I first saw the Winter Rose
after I said ‘I do!’
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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Epic
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epic
heroic or grand in scale or character.
I have head it said that ‘epic’ is…
…often overused and misused.
However These scars in the land,
indicating previous sites of the Victoria Falls…
…as they retreat up the Zambezi River
on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
attest to the fact that this grand site
could definitely be described as ‘epic’.
Bottom left corner is the beginning
of the next site of Victoria Falls.
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Word of the Day Challenge: Epic
SUNDAY-STILLS-PC-Edge
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In 2014 while visiting Botswana we
came upon (during a side trip)
this fisherman standing too far
from the rock’s edge for my liking.
…but it does appear that he
does have a fish on his spear.
Widening the crop and he does appear
to be along way from the edge of the river.
Another crop and it’s not just running water
he needs to be aware of.
I added an pointer so he would be clearly visible…
fishing close to the edge of
Zimbabwe’s,
Victoria falls.
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO: Edge
Tuesday-PC-Wk152-Wonder
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Although I do not have a photo to prove the fact,
I did see the Northern Lights in August 1976.
Not a very colourful display but my Canadians friends
assured me it was the northern lights.
In May the same year I visited Stonehenge also.
In 2016 I was able to add…
…the Colosseum to that list.
I still marvel that these pavers were laid nearly 2000 years ago.
Just imagine also the feet which have walk across here.
In 2014 we were…
…fortunate enough to visit…
…the Victoria Falls.
In April 2012 we spent a few hours…
out on the…
Great Barrier Reef.
I remember being little disappointed that we did not see
the colours often seen in movies/documentaries.
We were also told that a recent cyclone
had wrecked this section of the reef.
The comment left me wondering why we did not go
to another, more attractive part.
After revisiting these photos I think my thoughts were a bit harsh.
All of these places of sites can be found on
an ‘Ancient’, ‘Natural’ or ‘New’ Wonders of the World search.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk177_Up-River
A lone fisherman.
Would it be…
a fair comment…
to say he…
up river…
(Can you see him in this shot? )
from Zimbabwe’s
Victoria Falls.
Not sure how I managed to forget last week’s challenge.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk177 Up-River
FOWChallenge-Game
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Several was to look at Game.
I have often heard it said about someone doing
something a bit dangerous that he/she ‘
had to be game to do it.
Fishing on top of Victoria Falls fits in my opinion.
