For Maria Antonia’s 2020 Picoftheweek photo challenge, my prompt for this week is “blue skies” and for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub, Grace is hosting pop on over and discover something new.
Trip to Loch Lomond
For too long the city air
has seared my lungs
and choked my soul
so away I go
to the Highlands
to clear the air
and free my heart
on the bonnie, bonnie banks
of Loch Lomond
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond — Ella Roberts
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Ludwig’s Monday Windows project wee-bity windows light the way
A stone lantern stands
a lonely sentinel
silently lighting the path
for wayward travelers,
pilgrims and seekers
rich with moss and
the patina of ages
how long has it guarded
this woodland path
and who lights it?
Every Light in the House is On — Trace Adkins
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Ludwig’s Monday Windows do pop over a see some great windows.
At Shugakuin Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan. At the pinnacle of the upper garden and grounds lies a simple pavilion structure of multiple rooms where emperor Gomizuno could view the panoramic views. Construction began in 1655 and Shugakuin remains one of the finest displays of shakkei (the Japanese garden art of “borrowing scenery”) to be found. Here at the Emperor’s Pavillion you see the extensive use of tatani mats. Note the elevated platform where the Emperor would sit. The paper windows let in light at different times of day and these large “lift out” windows let in the summer breeze.
Summer Breeze – Seals & Croft
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
“We cross the bridge, and are transported back to a long ago age. Soot still clings to the stones and I cannot help but wonder if somewhere blood stains linger. The blemish of war wraps itself around the very stones and spirits call from the long empty battlements. Make no mistake, this is no fairy tale castle, this is Castle Edinburgh ancient stronghold and defender of the nation.”
~ JP Pearlman A Travel Journal
For the Which Way Challenge
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
A canal in Suzhou, China
Suzhou was once at the center of the Chineses silk trade. Today, it is much more celebrated for it’s art, delicate gardens, thousand year old temples, and of course romantic water towns and canals. It is these that have earned it the name “Venice of the East.” A thoroughly charming city all modernized but still holding on to it’s 2,500 years of history and architecture.
And a plus, a traditional gondolier song by what may well be one of the finest voices of our age.
For the Which Way Challenge brought to us by sonofabeach96
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
“Sometimes the only way to go is up.” ~JP Pearlman
For the Which Way challenge – a different direction, inspired by dverse poets quadrille prompt “UP”
Til next time ~Peace and keep going up ~JPP
Beside the lake at Lakeside Park, Pahrump NV
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Walks, Trails, Sidewalks FOR 4/11/19 WEEK OF
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Finally a true sign of gender equality … looks like both sexes are nuts!
Snapped at Transport World, Invercargill, NZ If you find yourself in the area, by all means check it out. It is awesome!
For Proscenium’s Friday Follies
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Having a little fun with a combo challenge today all about the roads we take which ever way we’re going. 😉
For sonofabeach96’s which way photo challenge
and for Cees fun foto challenge – roads
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
While enjoying our stay at Broad Bay, NZ, we took a trip to one of the Otaga Penninsula’s premier tourist attractions, Larnach Castle.
The property is not actually a Castle but rather a lavishly built private home built 1871 by William Larnach, merchant baron and politician. It took more than 200 workmen three years to build the Castle shell and master European craftsmen spent a further 12 years embellishing the interior. Larnach spared no expense on his dream home, which features the finest materials from around the world.1 Continue reading “Wide Eyed Wandings – Larnach Castle, Dunedin, NZ”
