Photography – Page 31 – Wandering Dawgs

Celebrating Irish Heritage in Savannah and Tybee Island

March 15, 2024Posted in Celebration, PhotographyTagged Barabbas and the Tribe, green, junkanoo, Parade, Savannah St. Patricks Day Parade, St. Patrick's Day, Sunday Stills, Tybee Irish Festival Heritage20 Comments

The history of the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade can be traced back to 1824. This year the parade organizers are expecting an even bigger crowd than usual with the parade celebrating it’s 200th anniversary. The festivities begin well before the March 17 parade each year. Today, the Savannah parade is one of the largest in the world. Marching in the parade will be groups of families, Irish societies, floats, marching bands, pipe and drum bands, military units, and even the Budweiser Clydesdales.

People start wearing their green in early March. Green is every where you look around Savannah. The header image features the Forsyth Fountain dyed green. There will be green beer, green grits, even beards and dogs dyed green.

It’s been several years since we’ve gone to the Savannah parade. We always enjoy the festivities on nearby Tybee Island. The Tybee Island Irish Heritage usually has a parade on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. Sadly, the parade was cancelled this year because the area was under a tornado watch.

This college includes highlights from past Tybee parades.

One of the highlights of the week is the Bahamian Junkanoo group Barabbas and the Tribe who create special costumes for the week and march in the both the Savannah and Tybee parades playing their Junkanoo music. They also perform at the Crab Shack on Tybee Island every night before the Savannah Parade.

This year’s Tybee celebration began on Friday night, March 8 with a Junkanoo parade through the Crab Shack on Tybee Island. On Saturday they will march in the 200th Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade.

There was more green fun Tuesday night when Pipe and Drum bands from Savannah and Limerick, Ireland got together to practice on the Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024 the streets of Savannah will be filled with thousands of spectators dressed in green as the 200th edition of the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day takes place.

Luck of the Irish to you!

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Saving Daylight with Green

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #290 – Circular Wonders

March 13, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged Caribbean Cruise, Circular Wonders, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Pipes and Drums, St. Patrick's Day35 Comments

Our challenge from Anne-Christine is to feature circular wonders by showing circles and half circles.

In my opening photo above the most circular wonder of all is the sun at sunset. The following two images are from our February Caribbean cruise.

Round portholes on a sailing vessel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Tybee Pier and Pavillion was a great place to listen to Irish music performed by Pipes and Drums Bands from Savannah and Limerick, Ireland as Savannah gets ready for it’s 200th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. The following gallery includes a few circular wonders.

Many thanks to our host Ann-Christine for the challenge Lens-Artists #290 – Circular Wonders

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #289 – Tools of Photo Composition

March 10, 2024Posted in Photography, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Tools of photo composition22 Comments

For this challenge JohnBo has asked us to show examples of how we use these tools of photo composition: Shape, Form, Texture and Light.

In my opening photo above I like the shapes of triangles for the roof and rectangles for the windows and shutters in this colorful building at the Carabelle Batik Studio in St. Kitts.

The image below focuses on the natural forms and texture of the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

One of my favorite times to use light is at sunset. Watching the sunset as our cruise ship was sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico was a perfect ending to the day.

Many thanks to our host John for the challenge Lens-Artists #289 – Tools of Photo Composition

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #288 – Window Shopping

March 2, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Window Shopping20 Comments

Ritva is one of our newest Lens Artists hosts. Her first challenge is Window Shopping.

I’m not much of a shopper but I’m great at window shopping. In fact, I am so busy looking at the merchandise I don’t usually think about taking photos. I managed to find three shopping images from our recent West Indies cruise.

The header photo was taken at the Carabelle Batik Factory in St. Kitts. The colorful Batik fabrics drying in the sun were just a sample of the beautiful items we found in the store. Too bad I didn’t have enough time to choose something to bring home.

Visitors can find hats, jewelry, bags, clothing, and many types of souvenirs at the market in St. Martin.