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One Word Photo Challenge-Jewellery

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My

Jewellery

 Challenge

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Some ‘jewels’ on a foggy morning.

Back in the day, the term ‘crown jewels’

had a slightly different meaning.

 Let’s just say the wearer of this suit of armour

was having his ‘crown jewels’ well protected.

Perhaps even…boasting..a lot.

 

 Finishing on a serious note.

This jewellery was ready for sale

at the Arras Sunday market.

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 One Word Photo Challenge: Jewellery

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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL-Windows

Windows of Europe feature this week.

Blue windows in York.

Tower of London windows.

More blue windows in

Germany’s Rhineland district.

Brown in Brugge.

Attractive Windows in Arras.

  A window in St Jean Baptiste Cathedral,

also in Arras.

 

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Thursday’s Special: Windows

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Weekly Photo Challenge-Shiny

 

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My contribution for this week’s challenge…

Shiny

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Whether in…York…


at Harry Potter’s Platform…

Buckingham Palace…

or in Brugge…

 

we always found some gold handiwork

shining at us.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Shiny

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Cee-BW-Challenge-Buildings

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Cee’s

Black and White Challenge:

Buildings

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My buildings mostly come from York…
with the exception of the first.

The Kings Cross Station Roof in London,

which looks much better in colour.

All the other images are…. buildings in York.

Dated 1489

Probably a little newer than 1489.

 Not sure what the building is but included this

because of the Captain James Cook ferry

on the River Ouse.

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Buildings

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A-Photo-a-Week-Red

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Red

 

I think my first photo will…

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indicated which country…

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and city we are in this week.

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I have been wanting to use this image for a while.

Over $AUD3.00 to sit down for an hour!?

And yet there must have been 50 or more

deck chairs just waiting for a sitter.

Or maybe the empty ones belong to those Londoners

who purchased a Season Ticket for just under $AUD180.00.

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Bright red London bicycles.

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 And finally the London Eye, just on dusk.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Red

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Travel Theme-March

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My

March

Travel Theme.

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As many visitors do we waited at

Buckingham Palace for

the Changing of the Guard…or at least part of it.

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We watched as a steady stream of tourists

marched to the Palace

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And then were surprised to see a band marching from

the Palace precinct down The Mall…

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followed by this group.

My feet envied this group.

 buckingham_palace_0824And still tourists came…

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in their groups.

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Finally the ceremony began.

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However, I have been left wondering if budget constraints

have reduced the size, or number,

of personnel participating in this ceremony.

I am sure it was a grander affair in 1976.

But then again, wasn’t everything better

when we were younger.

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Where’s My Backpack: March

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