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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #293 – Water in Motion

April 6, 2024April 6, 2024Posted in Nature, Photography, WaterfallsTagged Lens-Artists, Moving Water, Photo Challenge, Water in Motion21 Comments

For this challenge Sofia tells us “we’re looking for Water in Motion, gentle or powerful, man-made or natural, the choice is yours”.

I chose several images of natural moving water. My header shows powerful waves in the Atlantic Ocean created by an approaching tropical storm. These next images are other examples of powerful water movement in oceans.

I’ll go out of my way to see a waterfall. The following gallery includes four waterfalls, all named Bridal Veil Falls.

Bridal Veil Falls in Nantahala National Forest, NC

The final two images are of water cascading over rocks.

Many thanks to our host Sofia for the challenge Lens-Artists #293 – Water in Motion

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #292 – People Here, There and Everywhere

March 28, 2024April 2, 2024Posted in Photography, TravelTagged Lens-Artists, People Here There and Everywhere, Photo Challenge24 Comments

Tina has challenged us to show people. I usually don’t take a lot of people pictures and I’m not very good at taking them but I managed to come up with a few images for the challenge. The two musicians in my header image entertained us with Celtic music in a pub in Dingle, Ireland a few years ago.

*We were serenaded with a Bob Wills classic while we enjoyed our steak at the Big Texan Steak House in Amarillo, Texas*

*Two crew members preparing a hot air balloon for launch at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival.*

*Cooking lobster on the ship Viking* *Sea*

I’ll finish with a gallery of three tour guides we enjoyed during our travels.

Many thanks to our host Tina for the challenge Lens-Artists #292 – People Here, There and Everywhere

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #291 – Cityscapes

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024Posted in Georgia, Photography, TravelTagged Cityscapes, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Savannah, Savannah Georgia23 Comments

Patti has chosen cityscapes for this challenge. I’m not a city girl. I would much rather be in a small town, out in the country, or exploring nature.

There is one city that is near and dear to my heart and that is Savannah, Georgia. I was born in Savannah (I’m not telling you how many years ago that was) when my father was in the U. S. Air Force stationed at Hunter Air Force Base (now Hunter Army Airfield). We moved away when I was three years old. Many years later my husband’s job brought me back to Savannah. I’ve lived within 20 miles of Savannah for over 40 years.

Savannah is a popular tourist destination with it’s beautiful squares, ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, a picturesque river front, Bonaventure Cemetery, and lots of history. Tourism increased after the release of John Berent’s novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”. In Savannah the novel is known as “The Book.” Hollywood discovered Savannah and it has become a popular filming location for movies such as “Forrest Gump”, “Glory”, “The Last Song” and of course the Clint Eastwood directed “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”.

Many thanks to our host Patti for the challenge Lens-Artists #291 – Cityscapes

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.