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weekly photo challenge: my 2012 in pictures

28 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in 2012, Abu Dhabi, Africa, Ethiopia, Greece, Oman, Pennsylvania, postaweek2012, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, December 28: Inspired by Robin at Life in the Bogs: Time in a bottle, and by the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, I put together a collage of my life during 2012.  All in all, it was an amazing year.  It started with getting a new flat in Nizwa, at the Abu Nooh Building, in January.  Soon after, my sons came to visit me in Oman for nearly a month.  We explored from Muscat to Nizwa, and even to far-flung Salalah.  It was a great experience for them and helped us establish a special bond of shared experience.

Developing a close friendship with Mario was one of the highlights of my year.  We both love photography and exploring Oman, so we have spent countless weekend days gallivanting around the country.  We have driven through flooded wadis to Wadi Dam, through Wadi Mistal to Wekan, across the Hajar Mountains through Balad Sayt, to Muscat and other places along the coast.  We went on a botched trip to Masirah Island, and ended up in Sur instead.  And we’ve taken too many walks to count on our favorite Jebel Akhdar, ending with a shared bottle of wine at the Sahab.

In August, I went back to the USA for a month, and had a fabulous time reconnecting with my family and home in Virginia.  I spent precious time in Richmond with my daughter Sarah, and our family spent a week at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. I loved this time together and resolved that I need to be back home with my family.

I returned home to Oman for one day, repacked, and then spent two amazing weeks in Greece, exploring Athens, Crete, Santorini, Meteora, Delphi and Epidaurus (greek wanderings).  On my birthday, October 25, I flew for the Eid holiday to Ethiopia, where I spent a week visiting my friend Ed.  We explored Addis Ababa, Lalibela and Lake Langano (african meanderings {and musings}).  For the Islamic holiday weekend, I took a short trip to Abu Dhabi, about a 5 1/2 hour drive from Nizwa.

Click on any image below for a full-sized slide show.

one boy's grandfather and his sardine catch of the day in Al Musanah, Oman
one boy’s grandfather and his sardine catch of the day in Al Musanah, Oman
colorful fishing boats in Sur, Oman
colorful fishing boats in Sur, Oman
onions in Balad Sayt, Oman
onions in Balad Sayt, Oman
life vests and canoe paddles at our cabin at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
life vests and canoe paddles at our cabin at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece
my excellent student, Badr, on the left and his unknown friend driving near Birkat al Mouz, Oman
my excellent student, Badr, on the left and his unknown friend driving near Birkat al Mouz, Oman
my favorite "sport" ~ hiking anywhere scenic and gorgeous... :-) Juniper Tree, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
my favorite “sport” ~ hiking anywhere scenic and gorgeous… 🙂 Juniper Tree, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
Santorini, Greece
Santorini, Greece
the sheikh zayed bin sultan al-nahyan mosque in abu dhabi, uae
the sheikh zayed bin sultan al-nahyan mosque in abu dhabi, uae
a little ruined room in Birkat al Mouz, Oman
a little ruined room in Birkat al Mouz, Oman
Thuraya, Shayma, me, Badr and Saud in January, University of Nizwa, Oman
Thuraya, Shayma, me, Badr and Saud in January, University of Nizwa, Oman
asleep at work ~ Nizwa souq, Oman
asleep at work ~ Nizwa souq, Oman
Alx and Adam at Deep Creek Lake, MD
Alx and Adam at Deep Creek Lake, MD
the entrance to the University of Nizwa, Oman
the entrance to the University of Nizwa, Oman
the fisherman haul in the nets, Al Musanah, Oman
the fisherman haul in the nets, Al Musanah, Oman
boarding the dhow in Musandam, Oman
boarding the dhow in Musandam, Oman
Alex and Adam the intrepid explorers
Alex and Adam the intrepid explorers
the young man from Balad Sayt, Adam & Alex in Oman.
the young man from Balad Sayt, Adam & Alex in Oman.
Franciscan Monastery, Athens, Greece
Franciscan Monastery, Athens, Greece
following the endless steps to the top of Wekan's gardens in Oman
following the endless steps to the top of Wekan’s gardens in Oman
the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Me at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
Me at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
to infinity and beyond! Al Bustan Hotel in Muscat, Oman
to infinity and beyond! Al Bustan Hotel in Muscat, Oman
The village of Al Ayn on Jebel Akhdar
The village of Al Ayn on Jebel Akhdar
"The river delights to lift us free, if only we dare to let go. Our true work is this voyage, this adventure." ~ Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (Oman)
“The river delights to lift us free, if only we dare to let go. Our true work is this voyage, this adventure.” ~ Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (Oman)
pomegranate at Wekan, Oman
pomegranate at Wekan, Oman
stylized palm trees on a hill in Oman
stylized palm trees on a hill in Oman
the 21 Bronze Age tombs of Al Ayn with the jagged, comb-shaped Jebel Misht behind ~ Oman
the 21 Bronze Age tombs of Al Ayn with the jagged, comb-shaped Jebel Misht behind ~ Oman
my living room in the Abu Nooh Building, Nizwa, Oman
my living room in the Abu Nooh Building, Nizwa, Oman
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
My two "Omani" boys at Mutrah Souq, Oman
My two “Omani” boys at Mutrah Souq, Oman
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece
painted walls in one of the ruined houses at Wadi Bani Habib, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
painted walls in one of the ruined houses at Wadi Bani Habib, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
Mario and our bottle of wine, Sahab Hotel, Oman
Mario and our bottle of wine, Sahab Hotel, Oman
swingin' in the trees at wadi darba, Salalah, Omant
swingin’ in the trees at wadi darba, Salalah, Omant
the rock-hewn masterpiece church of Bet Giyorgis in Lalibela, Ethiopia
the rock-hewn masterpiece church of Bet Giyorgis in Lalibela, Ethiopia
me at the Agora, Athens, Greece
me at the Agora, Athens, Greece
the village and the gardens of Balad Sayt in Oman
the village and the gardens of Balad Sayt in Oman
the Bahla Mosque with the gardens in front ~ Oman
the Bahla Mosque with the gardens in front ~ Oman
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
an Omani boy at Nizwa souq
an Omani boy at Nizwa souq
Entoto Raguel & Elias Church in Addis Ababa
Entoto Raguel & Elias Church in Addis Ababa
Alex, Ahmed and Adam stand on the falaj going down to Wadi Tiwi in Oman
Alex, Ahmed and Adam stand on the falaj going down to Wadi Tiwi in Oman
fruits of labor in Birkat al Mouz, Oman
fruits of labor in Birkat al Mouz, Oman
Joanna Lumley and me at the Radisson Blu in Muscat, Oman
Joanna Lumley and me at the Radisson Blu in Muscat, Oman
I love the dramatic setting of this mosque in Salalah, Oman
I love the dramatic setting of this mosque in Salalah, Oman
Malcolm & Sandy at the Turkish restaurant in NIzwa, Oman
Malcolm & Sandy at the Turkish restaurant in NIzwa, Oman
the Acroplis, Athens, Greece
the Acroplis, Athens, Greece
Alex in front and Adam in back in the BIG boulder-strewn Wadi Tanuf, Oman
Alex in front and Adam in back in the BIG boulder-strewn Wadi Tanuf, Oman
near Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA (Alex, me and Adam)
near Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA (Alex, me and Adam)
Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC
Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC
the boys at the entrance to wadi bani khalid in oman
the boys at the entrance to wadi bani khalid in oman
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Kayaks at Deep Creek Lake, MD
Kayaks at Deep Creek Lake, MD
drinking coconut juice at a Salalah fruit stand ~ Oman
drinking coconut juice at a Salalah fruit stand ~ Oman
"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."~ William Wordsworth (Wadi Muyadin, Oman)
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”~ William Wordsworth (Wadi Muyadin, Oman)
Life is an enigma. Fira, Santorini, Greece
Life is an enigma. Fira, Santorini, Greece
a rainbow of flowers and the Sultan's palace, Muscat, Oman
a rainbow of flowers and the Sultan’s palace, Muscat, Oman
my sons chillin' at Ziyara in Muscat, Oman
my sons chillin’ at Ziyara in Muscat, Oman
Street scene in Athens, Greece
Street scene in Athens, Greece
part of the Door Series (?) by Abdul Majeed Karooh at Bait Muzna Gallery, Oman
part of the Door Series (?) by Abdul Majeed Karooh at Bait Muzna Gallery, Oman
Omani men at Nizwa souq in Oman
Omani men at Nizwa souq in Oman
St. George & the Dragon: the patron saint of Ethiopia
St. George & the Dragon: the patron saint of Ethiopia
FRUIT!!!! Salalah, Oman
FRUIT!!!! Salalah, Oman
Mohammed, Mario and Atrium Torres Merlot at the Sahab Hotel, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
Mohammed, Mario and Atrium Torres Merlot at the Sahab Hotel, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
a green garden at one of the Meteora monasteries in Greece
a green garden at one of the Meteora monasteries in Greece
more goodies at Mutrah souq in Muscat, Oman
more goodies at Mutrah souq in Muscat, Oman
the incense burner on the hill at al riyam park in Muscat, Oman
the incense burner on the hill at al riyam park in Muscat, Oman
Jebel Akhdar, Oman
Jebel Akhdar, Oman
Alex stands on the edge of a falaj in Wadi Shab
Alex stands on the edge of a falaj in Wadi Shab
happy times at the Sahab Hotel, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
happy times at the Sahab Hotel, Jebel Akhdar, Oman
rock-hewn church at Lalibela, Ethiopia
rock-hewn church at Lalibela, Ethiopia
passageways through old Bahla, Oman
passageways through old Bahla, Oman
Adam at Deep Creek Lake, MD
Adam at Deep Creek Lake, MD
Street scene in Athens, Greece
Street scene in Athens, Greece
up & up the steps through the garden at Wekan, Oman
up & up the steps through the garden at Wekan, Oman
some intrepid Omanis dare to cross the wadi of all wadis near Ibri, Oman
some intrepid Omanis dare to cross the wadi of all wadis near Ibri, Oman
Me on the edge of Bet Giyogis, Lalibela, Ethiopia
Me on the edge of Bet Giyogis, Lalibela, Ethiopia
a camel in Wadi Darbat, Salalah, Oman
a camel in Wadi Darbat, Salalah, Oman
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Sarah and me in Richmond, VA
Sarah and me in Richmond, VA
me on top of the ridge overlooking Khor an Najd in Musandam, Oman
me on top of the ridge overlooking Khor an Najd in Musandam, Oman
Bailey near Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
Bailey near Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, USA
a chess game by the sea in Sohar, Oman
a chess game by the sea in Sohar, Oman
plantations at Birkat al Mouz, Oman
plantations at Birkat al Mouz, Oman
my wanna-be "garden room" with its fake plants (the one on the left is real)... :-) Nizwa, Oman
my wanna-be “garden room” with its fake plants (the one on the left is real)… 🙂 Nizwa, Oman
a hand reprimanding a goat in the Hajar Mountains, Oman
a hand reprimanding a goat in the Hajar Mountains, Oman
seashells by the seashore, Al Musanah, Oman
seashells by the seashore, Al Musanah, Oman
Royal Opera House Muscat
Royal Opera House Muscat
Adam & Alex in the Empty Quarter, Oman
Adam & Alex in the Empty Quarter, Oman
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece

Time in a Bottle ~ Jim Croce

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I’ve looked around enough to know
That you’re the one I want to go
Through time with

Though I have no “you” that I can “go through time with,” no romance and no prospects of romance, there is still never enough time to do the things I want to do, once I find them.  I still like to save every day like a treasure, in my memory.  Though it’s been a solitary year, it hasn’t often been a lonely one.

I’ve learned to be content by myself, and though I want to reconcile with my husband, I don’t know if that will happen.  If not, I will keep my heart open for whatever the universe flings in my direction.  I know I will be returning home to Virginia in mid-summer of 2013.  So after this year, my living abroad days will be on hiatus, at least for some time.  What comes next in my life, I don’t know, but I’m ready for a new adventure.

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weekly photo challenge: surprise!

21 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Africa, Daegu, Ethiopia, Lake Langano, Oman, postaweek2012, South Korea, Trick Art Exhibit, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, December 21:  The world is full of surprises, and i have run across many of them in my travels.  The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is surprise: There was talk of some sort of apocalypse today, but so far, so good. Big surprise! In honor of the world continuing, show me some surprises! If you’re at a loss what to share, I bet many of you have surprises hidden under a tree or in a closet somewhere.

I was surprised to come upon this strange-looking prehistoric-like creature strutting his stuff along the shores of Lake Langano in Ethiopia.

the surprising Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

the surprising Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

It was quite a surprise to find I could stick to a wall like a piece of Velcro in the Trick Art Museum in Daegu, South Korea.

surprise, surprise!  I can stick to the wall like Velcro!

surprise, surprise! I can stick to the wall like Velcro!

And yummy!  Isn’t it a wonderful surprise when someone serves up a head on a platter?

looks like quite a surprising meal served up on this platter

looks like quite a surprising meal served up on this platter

Finally, it was a fun surprise to come upon this Omani vegetable vendor taking a snooze in the middle of his vegetables at Nizwa souq.

what a surprise to find this Omani man sleeping in the middle of his vegetables

what a surprise to find this Omani man sleeping in the middle of his vegetables

Expect nothing.  Live frugally on surprise. ~ Alice Walker

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weekly photo challenge: delicate

14 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Birkat Al Mouz, Crete, Greece, Oman, postaweek2012, Rethymno, Wadi MIstal, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wekan

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Friday, December 14:  The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is delicate.

IN A NEW POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PICTURE THAT MEANS DELICATE TO YOU.

Delicate could be the tracings of frost on a window, a child’s tiny fingers and toes, the intricate pattern of a tree’s canopy, or something yet-to-be-discovered. So much of this challenge depends on your interpretation of “delicate,” and we look forward to seeing the range of images you capture.

delicate flowers in Wekan, Oman

delicate flowers in Wekan, Oman

delicate flowers in Wekan, Oman

delicate flowers in Wekan, Oman

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delicate flower in Birkat al Mouz, Oman

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delicate in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

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delicate in Crete, Greece

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delicate view in Crete, Greece

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weekly photo challenge: changing seasons

07 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Gongju, postaweek2012, South Korea, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, December 7: Today’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Changing Seasons.  Cheri Lucas of WordPress writes: It’s the first week of December, and where I live, on the west coast of the US, the weather has cooled, the trees are bare, and the sky seems much more volatile and moody. Here, we’re saying goodbye to fall and hello to winter. In other parts of the world, it’s snowing. And for our neighbors down south, it’s almost summer.

I live in Oman, and here there is really only one season: HOT.  Omanis insist that it is now winter, but in my eyes, nothing here approaches winter. It looks the same now as it looks all year round: brown with a 90% chance of brown.  It is still hot during the day, and the evenings and mornings are just a little cooler.  So, for this challenge, I will travel back to South Korea to find a change of season.

These photos are from a weekend trip to Gongju & Buyeo, Korea, where a light snow had just fallen.

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Buyeo, South Korea

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Gongju, South Korea

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Gongju, South Korea

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Gongju, South Korea

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Gongju, South Korea

I hope you enjoyed coming along with me on the only change of seasons I’ve experienced in the last 1 1/2 years. 🙂

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weekly photo challenge: reflections

30 Friday Nov 2012

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Friday, November 30: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Reflections.

This challenge is about using reflections in the composition of a shot. Reflections are all around us, whether they’re in a window, a puddle, a mirror, or another surface. They can dramatically affect the feeling and mood of a shot by creating a surreal sense of duality. Think of a city reflecting in a river, a crowd of people reflecting in the glass pane of a building, or a landscape altered by the placement of a simple glass mirror.

I challenge you to head out and create an image that uses reflections to force the viewer to question and interpret the reality of the shot.

Here are my images of reflections.

reflections in Wadi Muyadin in Oman

reflections in Wadi Muyadin in Oman

a window reflecting blue sky and clouds on Jebel Akhdar

a window reflecting blue sky and clouds on Jebel Akhdar

the sheikh zayed bin sultan al-nahyan mosque in abu dhabi

the sheikh zayed bin sultan al-nahyan mosque in abu dhabi

a carp pond at the Ho Chi Minh complex in Hanoi, Vietnam

a carp pond at the Ho Chi Minh complex in Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

reflection in a shop window in Carytown, Richmond, Virginia

reflection in a shop window in Carytown, Richmond, Virginia

a shop window in Carytown, Richmond, VA

a shop window in Carytown, Richmond, VA

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weekly photo challenge: thankful

23 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Jebel Akhdar, Oman, postaweek2012, Sahab Hotel, Saiq Plateau, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, November 23: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is Thankful. In the United States, yesterday was Thanksgiving, a holiday where people spend time with family and friends and remember the things they’re thankful for. I think the idea of being thankful and reflecting back on good things in your life is something that naturally happens towards the end of a calendar year.

As I already wrote a post on Thanksgiving Day about what I’m thankful for, I will add this photo of a sunset, taken on Jebel Akdhar, from the Sahab Hotel, on Thanksgiving night.  I am, quite simply, thankful for another day.

“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!”
― C. Joybell C.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

  “How strange this fear of death is.  We are never frightened at a sunset.”  ~ George MacDonald

To see all the things I am thankful for, please see: happy thanksgiving to the u.s.a.!

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weekly photo challenge: green

16 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Abu Dhabi, Agra, Bidbid, Geoje-si, Greece, India, Meteora monasteries, Ohiopyle, Oman, Pennsylvania, postaweek2012, South Korea, Taj Mahal, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wekan

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Friday, November 16: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Green. For some of you, in the northern hemisphere, you may not be seeing green for a while. Let’s celebrate all things green!

For a full-sized slide show, click on any image in the gallery below.

more greenery near Geoje-do, South Korea
more greenery near Geoje-do, South Korea
flowers in Wekan, Oman
flowers in Wekan, Oman
the green lawn at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
the green lawn at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
near Geoje-do, South Korea
near Geoje-do, South Korea
green island near Geoje-do, South Korea
green island near Geoje-do, South Korea
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, USA
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, USA
a green door in Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman
a green door in Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman
a green niche at the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE
a green niche at the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE
gardens near Geoje-do, South Korea
gardens near Geoje-do, South Korea
a green garden at one of the Meteora monasteries in Greece
a green garden at one of the Meteora monasteries in Greece
limes at BidBid, Oman
limes at BidBid, Oman
green pomegranate at Wekan, Oman
green pomegranate at Wekan, Oman
Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman
Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman
green bananas at Misfat al Abriyyen, Oman
green bananas at Misfat al Abriyyen, Oman
a privately owned island covered in gardens near Geoje-do, South Korea
a privately owned island covered in gardens near Geoje-do, South Korea
topiary at Geoje-do, South Korea
topiary at Geoje-do, South Korea
Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman
Misfat Al Abriyyen, Oman

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weekly photo challenge: geometry

02 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Africa, Bet Giyorgis, Birkat Al Mouz, Corinth Canal, Daegu, Ethiopia, Greece, Lalibela, Oman, postaweek2012, South Korea, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, November 2: Today’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Geometry. This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world. Many photographs of any genre have an underlying sense of geometry, but it can be fascinating to make this the main subject of our work. It can be the most important aspect of a photograph’s success. This could be the patterns of the natural world up close and personal, or the rhythm of your local buildings.

Share a photo that means GEOMETRY to you!

a falaj at Birkat al Mouz in Oman

the Corinth Canal running between the mainland of Greece and the Peloponnese

a temple near Daegu, South Korea

the masterpiece rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis in Lalibela, Ethiopia

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weekly photo challenge: silhouette

19 Friday Oct 2012

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Friday, October 19: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is SILHOUETTE. The proper definition of a silhouette is “the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass.” In photography, often we achieve that effect by putting light behind the object whose silhouette we want to capture, effectively darkening out the features of the subject instead of highlighting them.

Share a picture of a Silhouette with everyone!

silhouette in western Maryland, USA

a traditional boat at sunset near Oia, Santorini, Greece

a silhouette at the Dead Sea in Jordan

 

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weekly photo challenge: big

12 Friday Oct 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Andong, Nonsan, Oman, postaweek2012, Seoul, South Korea, Wadi Tanuf, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Friday, October 12: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is BIG. It’s larger than life, it’s unexpected, it’s the protagonist in a scene. It’s big. It often helps to have some normal object as part of the scene so people can understand the scale.

Share a picture which means BIG to you!

my son Alex in Seoul, South Korea with a BIG mushroom

the Jebiwon Buddha in Andong, South Korea

Gwanchok-sa temple in Nonsan has Korea’s largest free-standing stone Buddha image, Unjin Mireuk Buddha. The Buddha dominates the temple compound and looks out serenely at us. The statue is from the early Goryeo Dynasty and supposedly took 38 years to complete.

And finally, some BIG boulders at Wadi Tanuf in Oman.

Alex in front and Adam in back in the BIG boulder-strewn Wadi Tanuf

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  • friday meditation: i get up in the morning. i do my best. nothing else matters.
  • our last dinner at the spicy village
  • travel theme: ripples
  • seeking the moonrise on a rocky hill in izki
  • in search of the perfect suitcase combo & dinner at shang thai
  • a sale of “stuff” & a farewell gathering
  • my itinerary for spain: here’s what i’ve got so far…
  • seeking “the essence of Muscat” on a steamy 42 degree day
  • weekly photo challenge: the sign says
  • the ruins and gardens of adam
  • cbbh photo challenge: knobs & knockers
  • caracalla dance theatre: “kan ya ma kan” at the royal opera house muscat
  • travel theme: pathways
  • weekly photo challenge: in the background
  • a stroll through al qasha on jebel akhdar & a farewell to old friends
  • friday meditation: my top ten happy memories in the sultanate
  • travel theme: the four elements
  • weekly photo challenge: escape
  • friday meditation: on choosing one memory to relive for all eternity
  • a fond farewell to the gardens of wekan
  • on preparing for spain & portugal: first steps
  • sunday post: mother’s day
  • travel theme: beaches
  • weekly photo challenge: pattern
  • getting my green fix in the gardens of misfat al abriyyen
  • weekly photo challenge: from above
  • friday meditation: flow
  • a sepia kind of day in nizwa: rain, rain, rain & a shifting weekend
  • travel theme: light
  • friday meditation: “addicted to a certain kind of sadness” ~ a playlist of bittersweet memories
  • happy birthday to sarah!
  • pay day at the lulu hypermarket in nizwa
  • Ma’a salama to my GMC Terrain {trials & tribulations of selling a car in Oman}
  • weekly photo challenge: up
  • friday meditation: a question of fate
  • CBBH photo challenge: multi-colored
  • weekly photo challenge: change
  • breakfast at the chedi
  • a trip to wadi bani kharous
  • weekly photo challenge: color
  • travel theme: pale
  • friday meditation: star-spangling our solitude
  • jebel akhdar: an afternoon of brits & roses, wine & bubbly
  • 2008 GMC Terrain for sale!
  • sunday post: entrance
  • weekly photo challenge: a day in my life

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    • catbird in korea
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    • ride paddies and papayas
  • Europe
    • greek wanderings
    • in search of a thousand cafés
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    • a jaunt to jordan
    • catbird in cairo
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      • Abu Dhabi
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    • Travel Theme Photo Challenge
    • Weekly Photo Challenge
    • whatever a moon has always meant
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Blogs I Follow

Blog of the Year 2012

Kreativ Blogger Award

Genuine Blogger Award

Ligo Circle of Appreciation

Shine On Award

Oman Blogs

  • Adventures of an American ESL Instructor Teaching at an Omani University
  • Andy in Oman
  • Angry in Oman
  • Bethany Duffield
  • Desperate Housewife in Oman
  • Dhofari Gucci
  • English Girl in Oman
  • Hallucinations of a Kitten
  • How to live like an Omani Princess
  • Hunting the Lost Insurgency: Oman
  • Matthew Heines
  • Misadventures in HR
  • Mumoftheanimals's Blog
  • Muscat Confidential
  • Muscat Jet Driver
  • Muscat Mutterings
  • Oh Man…Oman is really nice!
  • Omani Book Mania
  • Omani Cuisine
  • Rural Route Runner
  • Samir's Home
  • Secret Salalah
  • Sleepless in Salalah
  • Sultanate Social
  • Susan Al Shahri
  • The Linoleum Surfer

Oman Information

  • Albahja Cinema
  • Background Note Oman: U.S. State Department
  • Bait Muzna Gallery
  • BBC News: Oman Country Profile
  • CIA World Factbook ~ Oman
  • City Cinema Shatti
  • Destination Oman
  • Embassy of the United States – Muscat, Oman
  • Lonely Planet Oman
  • Ministry of Information: Sultanate of Oman
  • Oman Daily Observer
  • Royal Opera House Muscat
  • Sultanate of Oman Tourism
  • Sultanate of Oman: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Travel Blogs

  • Dan & Jillian's International Teaching Adventures
  • Dude Travels to Go
  • The Cool Hunter: amazing places to experience around the globe
  • The Traveling Gypsy
  • Wildcard Travels

X-terraneous Stuff

  • CIA World Factbook ~ South Korea
  • Dawn King
  • Let me bite that.
  • Life in the Bogs
  • reinventing the event horizon

my photostream on flickr

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Top Posts & Pages

  • "ladies tailoring" ~ killing time at al bustan roundabout & a walk around al riyam park
  • bahla: the sultan qaboos mosque, bahla fort & old bahla
  • the nizwa cemetery
  • the dilemma of the feet in oman
  • the road to jebel harim: petroglyphs, mountain views & graveyards
  • abu dhabi heritage village, the marina mall and marina

InterNations

Weekly Photo Challenge

PostaWeek2012

share your world

a-z photo challenge

52 Pick Up

Sunday Post

Six Word Saturday

No Comfort Zone Challenge

I pledge to read the Printed Word

things i write about

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Blogs I Follow

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  • Living in Paradise...
  • SterVens' Tales
  • PIRAN CAFÉ
  • Word Wabbit
  • Cardinal Guzman
  • Pit's Fritztown News
  • Fumbling Through Italy
  • Empty Nesters on a Green Global Trek
  • snowtoseas
  • Cornwall in Colours
  • Slovenian Girl Abroad
  • Let Me Bite That
  • Running Stories by Jerry Lewis
  • Finding NYC
  • The World according to Dina
  • Cornwall Photographic
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A German Expat's Life in Fredericksburg/Texas

Fumbling Through Italy

Empty Nesters on a Green Global Trek

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Cornwall in Colours

inspired by the colours of the land, sea and sky of Cornwall

Slovenian Girl Abroad

A blog about travel adventures written by an Slovenian girl living in Switzerland

Let Me Bite That

Can I have a bite?

Running Stories by Jerry Lewis

Personal blog about running adventures

Finding NYC

exploring New York City one adventure at a time

The World according to Dina

Notes on Seeing, Reading & Writing, Living & Loving in The North

Cornwall Photographic

snippetsandsnaps

Potato Point and beyond

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Fairfax County Emergency Information

Official Fairfax County Government Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Website

~ wander.essence ~

where travel meets art

Living in Paradise...

SterVens' Tales

~~~In Case You Didn't Know, I Talk 2 Myself~~~

PIRAN CAFÉ

Word Wabbit

Wrestless Word Wrestler

Cardinal Guzman

Encyclopedia Miscellaneous - 'quality' blogging since August 2011

Pit's Fritztown News

A German Expat's Life in Fredericksburg/Texas

Fumbling Through Italy

Empty Nesters on a Green Global Trek

snowtoseas

Cornwall in Colours

inspired by the colours of the land, sea and sky of Cornwall

Slovenian Girl Abroad

A blog about travel adventures written by an Slovenian girl living in Switzerland

Let Me Bite That

Can I have a bite?

Running Stories by Jerry Lewis

Personal blog about running adventures

Finding NYC

exploring New York City one adventure at a time

The World according to Dina

Notes on Seeing, Reading & Writing, Living & Loving in The North

Cornwall Photographic

snippetsandsnaps

Potato Point and beyond

SITTING PRETTY

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