Castles in the sky
To continue our French theme this week, I am sharing this image of Saumur Castle. I love its position, not only high above the city it’s also elevated above a number of walkways from where you can obtain an unusual…
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Like a sore thumb
I could not celebrate France without sharing this photo. It features three lonely sunflowers in a field of companions who have passed on. We’d missed the sunflower season and were accustomed to seeing row upon row of dead flowers in…
I Live Alone
A lonesome farm building in the Loire Valley, France, captured in wide angle. I really love the soil patterns and the way they lead they eye to the abandoned old building. I wonder who lived there? When and why they…
A ladder, some stars and a torch at midnight
This week we’re continuing to celebrate France on Taraji Blue. This image was taken in the Loire Valley in the middle of a field of sunflowers. Armed with a ladder, torch and bug spray we set out at midnight to…
Where did everyone go?
This week on Taraji Blue we’re going all French. We’ll be sharing photos daily from this beautiful country. In this photo, sunflowers gaze across an empty field, seemingly mourning the loss of their friends. We were lucky to find a…
Sing for your supper
In China, songbirds are kept in bamboo cages. Their owners take them for walks and hang the bird cages off tree branches. They will often cluster the cages together so the birds can be introduced. This wee bird was hanging…
The Lone Iceberg
A lone iceberg floats in the calm of a Norwegian Fiord. This image was taken during our Arctic Expedition on the MS Expedition in 2010. We spent a glorious 10 nights exploring the fiords and seas of Svalbard, Spitsbergen and…
Happy St George’s Day
Ok – I have been racking my brains over what picture to post in celebration of St George’s day. I don’t have any pictures of a dragon ,a pint , a chippie, the queen, a queue, or a cuppa… so I settled for this. It’s the…
When I grow up I want to be a safari ranger
Oooh – if I could have my time again I would be a ranger in one of Africa’s incredible national parks. Imagine the life – shunning desks and email for the great outdoors – preserving the wildlife and natural environment…
Mother nature puts on one heck of a show
Some of the most incredible sunsets we have seen have been in the Arctic. On a clear night, when looking out across the dark, calm seas you can see the curvature of the earth on the horizon whilst mother nature…