PostsCommentsPayoutseolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 4 days agoentry smash 365: i lost my head at the Seamen's Memorial HallMinnehallen, The Seamen's Memorial Hall is a pyramid on the coast just outside of Stavern proper. it commemorates all who lost their lives at sea in Norwegian waters during the First and the Second Worldeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 6 days agoentry reflections 210: travelling moodshere are a pair of reflections taken while travelling in Norway. the first is on a bus through a snowy landscape. it's not your typical beautiful mirror of some natural scene. the snow, sky and trees areeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 10 days agoentry smash 364( folks, i've been collecting shadows for quite a long time now and it has always been a pleasure. but as i get older i have started to notice their weight more and more and how they are slowing me down.eolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 11 days agoentry reflections 209in front of the impressively grand parliament in Budapest there is a reflecting pool. but there was too much motion in the water to create mirror like reflections. my wife and i took turns figuring outeolianpariah2 (70)in HiveGarden • 13 days agomarch garden journalthe main element in our garden is coconuts. they do well in the pure sand we have for soil and they continuously produce throughout the year regardless of season. one of the biggest benefits of havingeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 18 days agoentry smash 363whenever i get the chance i enjoy walks in nature, especially along the rocky seacoast nearby. of course i have my phone camera with me and am always looking out for naturally formed shadows and opportunitieseolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 22 days agoentry reflections 208on a clear day the low evening sun can be the source of some great reflections. we had a lovely late autumn walk but the days are very short so late in the year so by the time we reached back at our careolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 24 days agoentry smash 362: the tigerNorwegians often refer to Oslo as Tigerstaden the tiger city. in fact there is a sculpture off an impressively large tiger in the center of the city on the plaza in front of the main railway station. it'seolianpariah2 (70)in Caturday • 25 days agowaking the dreaming catswe were in town the other day. most of the shops were closed for siesta and the street scene was unusually quiet. a pai of cats were sleeping on a table... that happened to be placed directly under a signboardeolianpariah2 (70)in HiveGarden • 26 days agothe curious case of the cashewthe cashew harvest has begun and this year several of the trees are bearing abundantly. we have 10 fruit bearing cashew trees spread around the garden. and about as many trees that are too young. but theyeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 361there's a sculpture by the sea at the far end of the park. it is made of the famous local stone larvikite with a round hole straight through it. viewing through the hole is reminiscent of looking througheolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry reflections 206CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING 200 It has been a very long time since i have entered in this wonderful contest. both my wife @hindavi and I are avid bird photographers. when she joined Hive i decided it waseolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 360: on the road againhere's a pair of shadow shots from a country road in the west of Norway. last summer we were driving along when i noticed the shadows of the electric wires hitting the tarmac. i like the way they dippedeolianpariah2 (70)in HiveGarden • last monthFebruary garden update in this month's update i am featuring a selection of plants and animals that come without any effort on our part. we are very happy to see them, at least the ones that are native to this area and add toeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry reflections 205: the back wellthere is no public water supply where we built our house so we dug a well in the front. it's great to have our own supply and the water is very clean. but after a couple of years of trying to water alleolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 359: up the laddera typical Indian kitchen has stainless steel plates, glasses and storage containers. they are quite practical though it took a little time for me to get accustomed to dinner served this way. so today ieolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 2 months agoentry reflections 204a typical Indian kitchen has stainless steel plates, glasses and storage containers. they are quite practical though it took a little time for me to get accustomed to dinner served this way. so today ieolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 2 months agoentry smash 368: mystery of the XXXXXXX'shere's a few shots of a grill in Budapest. the line-up of all the X's looks nice on the cement wall but it's a bit perplexing where they all come from. with a closer look i concluded that they must beeolianpariah2 (70)in Shadow Hunters • 2 months agoentry reflections 203: impressionistic reflectionswe've been busy since we arrived back in India a couple of weeks ago but last evening and this morning i got time to take some special shots with the soft light of the low sun highlighting a few flowers.eolianpariah2 (70)in Black And White • 2 months agothe cat in the window: monomad challenge entrywe were in town the other day for some shopping. my shopping was quickly finished but my wife needed considerably more time. that gave me the opportunity to wander around parts of the town i rarely visit.
