Photo of the Month : we’re the proud owners of a beach house!

Photo credit : © Julie Klene. This is it!   After a few weeks looking here and there for our little piece of paradise near the beach in Progreso - Merida's beach resort and fishing village -, we've found a house some 660 ft. away from the light blue waters of the Mexican Gulf!  We signed [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge : In the background

This week's challenge : In the background Still unable to take new pictures, I rummaged once more among the archives and remembered one of my favorite pictures : in Luang Prabang, Laos, I tried many times to have a good shot of monks roaming the city in their colorful clothes.  That day, my camera was [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge : Escape

This week's challenge : Escape. Multiple escaping possibilities... that's my way! Some bloggers' escapes : Weekly Photo Challenge - Standing ovation, seated Weekly Photo Challenge - The Orient Nomad Weekly Photo Challenge - Piran Café Weekly Photo Challenge - I Work for a Jerk - Notes from a worker bee Weekly Photo Challenge - What's [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge : Pattern

This week challenge : Pattern. Upon visiting southern Vietnam in September 2010, Ethel and I went to Cao Dai Temple and assisted to a ceremony in the great temple.  Women sat on one side of the huge room while men were on the other; all wore the same kind of outfits and chanted in unisson. [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge : From Above

This week's challenge : From Above. I love trees, their intricate roots or branches, the colors of their leaves, their strength and that feeling of peace always exuding from them.  On my way to work, there are a few I got to admire from above and around. [Es]  Me encantan los árboles, sus raíces o ramas intrincandas, el [...]