Patricia Sands

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspectives

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I’m just sliding in under the wire with this challenge from The Daily Post! The new one will be out in a day or two, but this was too much fun to miss! Here is my entry for “Perspectives”:

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Tofino-PSandsPhotos

Sometimes, when you get very, very close to things, your perspective changes. Be sure to click on the photo to see a larger version.

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Tofino-PSandsPhotos

Peeking into the tide pools on a beach at beautiful and wild Tofino, BC, offered hours of fascinating exploration. If you have never been there, add it to your wish list!

Pop on over to the photo challenge page to check out more entries. It’s worth the time!

CBBH Photo Challenge: Across The Rooftops

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love photo challenges. It’s great fun to spend time reliving memories as I linger in my albums finding the shots I want to use.

Every month Marianne … oh wait! … first I want to congratulate her as she  recently won first prize in a photo contest for this entry …  *YAY! WOOHOO!*  … okay, back on track …

On Marianne’s fabulous East of Malaga website, she has a photo challenge once a month and February’s topic is Across The Rooftops.

That challenge took me back to one of my visits with my (no exaggeration)

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Spain-PSandsPhotos

beautiful, wonderful, hilarious, one-in-a-million, sister-in-law, Ofra, who lives in a tiny village a half-hour south of Granada, Spain. She went there for a one-week visit 25 years ago and hasn’t left! I love her story!

I’ve spent many hours on her rooftop terrace snapping photos and getting caught up in the sheer beauty of this picturesque part of Andalucia; a half-hour from the Alpujarra mountains to the north and 20 minutes south to the Mediterranean beaches. The first time I won a writing award was for a piece I wrote about doing just that. I’ve never lost my fascination for the colours and textures of those terra cotta tiles, the vistas beyond, and the stories they might hold.

Rooftops like these exist in many countries around the world but the ones I’m sharing here are from the Valle de Lecrin in the south of Spain. I hope you see the attraction!

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Spanish rooftops-PSandsPhotos
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viejos y nuevos-PSandsPhotos
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Spanish Rooftops-PSandsPhotos
Ancient rooftops of 11thC Alhambra-PSandsPhotos
Ancient rooftops of 11thC Alhambra-PSandsPhotos

As much as I love the rooftops in Spain, it wouldn’t be moi if I didn’t finish with a rooftop shot from France. Looking down on the vieille ville of Nice is a view I love.

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Vieille Ville~Nice~PSandsPhotos

Where are your favourite rooftops? One of the rules of Marianne’s challenges is that you must visit other blogs from her comments and refer back to two of them here.

If you can, take a minute to see the photos they have posted and please tell them I sent you. Enjoy!  

I love the variety here, from Prague to San Diego on http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/cbbh-across-the-rooftops/ 

And Pat’s photography here on every subject is inspiring: http://imissmetoo.me

J’adore Henri, le chat noir ~

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

Wandering with my camera, I can’t resist the village cats:

And then there is Henri! Have you met Henri, Le Chat Noir? An existential, angst-filled feline, I first came upon him in this blog post back in April 2012.  If you haven’t met him, you can see his first two videos at that link. She may not remember but I have the fabulous Tameri Etherton to thank for the initial introduction.

J’adore Henri! I hope you do too. Say bonjour to him on his Facebook page, if you like.

I hope it’s warming up wherever you are! Bon weekend tout le monde!