Monthly Archives: May 2019

Macro – Red Lily 2

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Plants | May 31, 2019 at 9:12 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Macro – Red Lily 1

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Macro Photography, Photography, Plants | May 31, 2019 at 9:04 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Trapper

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Dogs, Pet Photography, Photography | May 30, 2019 at 6:08 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Our “distinguished old man” is getting more gray every year. At the time of his foster and adoption 5 years ago, only his muzzle was partially gray....

Storm

Posted in: Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Photo Retouching, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 30, 2019 at 8:27 am , by Laurie Merritt

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Storm front approaching the Portomarín countryside. 3-image panoramic scene in infrared....

Country Homes on the Rio Miño (oil painting)

Posted in: Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 30, 2019 at 8:01 am , by Laurie Merritt

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The Town of Portomarín, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 29, 2019 at 10:26 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Portomarín holds the distinction of being the newest oldest town along the Camino. What is seen today is a transplanted version of the original town that originally...

Feets Don’t Fail Me Now!

Posted in: El Camino de Santiago, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 28, 2019 at 8:32 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Shortly after this, one of them did… in spades....

Piecemealed Work

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 27, 2019 at 10:14 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Apropos for Memorial Day

Posted in: Black and White Photography, Colors, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 27, 2019 at 9:33 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Portomarín, Spain

Posted in: Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 26, 2019 at 9:11 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Sidebar re: the Rock Piles

Posted in: El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 26, 2019 at 3:43 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Portomarín finally in view. Re: this Camino trail marker, we’d seen piles of stones and even larger cairns throughout our journey on El Camino. Historically, piles of...

Incredible Stonework and a Couple of Thirsty Cows

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 24, 2019 at 10:42 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Vilacha, Spain, is small, and thankfully it’s the last town before hunkering down for the day in Portomarin! ...

Galician Cabbage

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 23, 2019 at 10:39 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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The cabbages are the undisputed queens in the Galician orchards, being a popular, ancient vegetable and that may well have been the basis of the diet of...

Bar, bar, bar, bar

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 23, 2019 at 10:08 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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No, we did not hit all of them, but they’re out there and well-placed along the Camino! ...

Better Home and Garden

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 22, 2019 at 10:04 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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The door, with it’s intricately painted tiles, implies, “Welcome, Pilgrim!”, whereas the window, with its green, paint-peeling slats, implies, “Plant this!” Nevertheless, I do love the colors...