Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 24 – “Hats”

03 May 2016 49 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Hats, Hugh's Photo Challenge, Photography

Time to see what Dear Hugh has in store for us for our photo prompt this week!

And the prompt is HATS!

1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken of a hat or hats.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 24 – “Hats”
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a *pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section below so that other participants can view the post.

Hats.

Now I could have gone the obvious route, being a Sikh, and photographed turbans, but I don’t like to do the obvious. Those who read my blog probably know that already!

I seem to have amassed quite a collection of headwear over the years. Mainly summer hats, hoping for the weather to arrive, where I may wear them, or the right holiday to be booked… it never seems to happen, though!

Still, there was plenty for me to try on, and photograph… the beauty of selfies! In fact, Lil Man, my son, caught me taking pictures, and was looking at me rather strangely. The things we do for creativity!!!!

Anywho, here are my offerings!

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A weakness of mine
I love hats I have too many
Yet I don’t wear them!

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And another, inspired by my comment in Hugh’s original post.

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Wear a thinking cap
To help inspiration flow
Capture your ideas…

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Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 22 – “Group”

19 Apr 2016 24 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Group, Hugh's Photo Challenge, Photography

Hugh’s photo challenge calls to me again…! Check it out here!

1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken which, for you, depicts Group.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 22 – “Group”
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a *pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section below so that other participants can view the post.

I thought and thought… scrolled through numerous photos that I have taken, and couldn’t find something that spoke to me, then I found this one, an old school photo from my last year at school, just after GCSE’s had been taken… summer term, holidays about to start, and please, don’t laugh.. yes, that’s me in the front with the Librarian sash on, and Sue Pollard-esque glasses!

But back to the point, this group photo reminds me of wonderful times. I loved my school days, and these girls wer3e some very special people in my life. Some of us ended up at the same school from nursery until 6th form, so that was from 3-18 years old!

Here goes… remember, you promised not to laugh!

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Memories of school
A group of forever friends
From the good old days

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We all live distances away from each other, some in other countries now, but the power of Social Media, like Facebook, has kept us all in touch!

Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 20 – “Solitude”

05 Apr 2016 28 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Hugh's Photo Challenge, Photography, Solitude

Tuesday heralds Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge. Check it out here.

1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken which, for you, shows Solitude.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 20 – “Solitude”
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section below so that other participants can view the post.

Solitude

In a place of calm

Refreshes

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Haiku in traditional 3/5/3 format

This is where I truly find solitude, in a good way, back home at my parents. This is the view from my bedroom when I go home. I can look out there, and feel alone, in a good way, knowing the kids are being looked after, and usually Hubby Dearest hasn’t come with us, so this room, that view, is my haven, my place of r & r…

And these are the times that solitude truly refreshes the soul!

Of course, I don’t get much time alone, I spend most of it with my parents, but when I do get that time, I cherish it!

Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 19 – “Gap”

30 Mar 2016 27 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Children Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Gap, Haiku, Hugh's Photo Challenge, Photography

It’s Hugh’s weekly photo challenge. Check out the prompt here.
(Funny story alert. .. I’m trying to post this at my parents home and their WiFi filter deems Hugh’s blog as far too risqué! So I’m having to do this via my mobile so I can get all the links up, then edit via my Surface!

The prompt word?

GAP

Want to join the fun? Here’s what you need to do.

1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken which shows a gap in it.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 19 – “Gap”
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section below so that other participants can view the post.

So here’s mine, taken at Conkers Nature Park last summer, when Lil Princess was very nervously completing a rope adventure course… she was finally at the end and this great big gap appeared in the wooden slats! There were tears, and possible tantrums, had she not been too worried of falling through the slats, but she got there in the end!

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Leap Of Faith

Nearly there

Just one more big step…

Mind the gap!!!

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Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 16 – “Calm”

15 Mar 2016 26 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Calm, Hugh's Photo Challenge, instagram, Photography

Hugh photographically challenges us with calm this week…
1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken that for you denotes, calm.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 16 – “Calm”
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section below so that other participants can view your post.

My offering…

Serenity is

Found in the peace of His home

A calmness of mind

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Read as

Serenity is found on the peace of His home;

Found in the peace of His home, a calmness of mind

I always find that a sense of calm waves over me whenever I see our local Gurdwara. We are lucky, we live literally a stone’s throw away, and I see this magnificent building every day.

It’s a great start to a day, and a wonderful way to finish one too!

The rainbow that day was just an added sense of calm that complemented the whole scene that morning.