Minimalism

This week the challenge from PhotoChallenge.org was Minimalism.

I spotted this feather and thought it looked great on a snow background with nothing else in shot.

Wordthink Wednesday #4

Yesterday's Wordthink Wednesday was:

Melancholy. n. A deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness adj. Sad, gloomy or depressed

I had totally forgotten it was Wordthink Wednesday yesterday until the evening when I was just about to go to bed. "Ahhhhh" I thought and had a quick look. Melancholy. I was so glad it wasn't anything harder. My Jester Clown sprung to mind as I often think he looks melancholy and I do wonder what has happened to made him so sad. Anyway, I took this on my phone camera as my actual camera was downstairs and I couldn't be bothered to go down and get it!

Food

This week was fairly easy. Food. I mean, food is everywhere we look I had a whole load of different things and food items I could take a photo of. This gave me a perfect opportunity to use my favourite setting "macro" and get some nice close ups. In the end I've gone for this photo of a delicious chocolate eclair. We went down into town on Friday, fighting through the snow that was falling in a blizzard like fashion. Needless to say it was cold to this along with a delicious coffee was our treat for getting home without falling over!
(Sorry for my forgetfulness in forgetting "Word think Wednesday")

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So today is the first day I've posted on here since last March!
Wow how time flies!
Being new year I have decided to relight my love of photography and joined some photo challenges.
I will be doing the challenge at photochallenge.org as well as the normal "Wordthink Wednesdays"
The first week challenge is below. (Icon)

I have taken a picture of an image of Jesus. This image grabbed me because of his eyes. I just found them amazing and I couldn't stop looking at them. I quite like looking at different paintings and pictures of Jesus as portrayed from different parts of the world. It's really interesting.

Hats

I know I'm like over a week late to post this but I've been pretty crazy mad busy.

Hats wasn't really a hard one for me considering I live in a sunny place full of holiday makers wearing sunhats and on top of that half the population of Gambia are rastas and so wear rasta hats. My big problem is I get a bit self-conscience when taking photos so although I saw loads of hats I didn't want to look like an idiot! So I opted for this inconspicuous photo of 2 guys sat in front of me at the football match the other day.

Love

This weeks challenge was love.

It seemed a fairly obvious choice what with valentines day and all that.
Unfortunately no over the top showings of love for me. Wasn't showered with flowers or chocolates or anything except a facebook message... always the romantic!
Luckily for me, my children at school love me. This was given to me by a little girl, 8 years old Celena. She loves me.

Religion

This weeks challenge is religion.

I've taken a photo of one of the kettles used here in Gambia by Muslims to perform their ablution. This is the ritual that is performed before prayers. They must perform a sacred washing of the hands, arms, feet, face including ears nose and mouth before they pray.