Tag Archives: colorful

Isn’t It Lovely?

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants | March 26, 2020 at 11:58 am , by Laurie Merritt

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I have no idea, but it’s a tropical flowering plant growing from a tree trunk!...

Seeing Red

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants | March 26, 2020 at 11:29 am , by Laurie Merritt

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The red, heart-shaped flower of the red anthurium plant is really a modified leaf flaring out from the base of a fleshy spike (spadix) where the tiny...

North Carolina Zoo Captures #6

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants | March 25, 2020 at 3:33 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson ...

Musical Gnomes

Posted in: El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 29, 2019 at 4:31 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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To be sure, there’s a story here! “Gnomes” was written by Will Huygen and published in 1977. Nancy was the first to get the book, then it...

High-Spirited Boisterousness!

Posted in: Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | June 30, 2019 at 1:34 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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By early afternoon this day, my right foot was toast, and timing-wise, I was so grateful we ended up at a restaurant in the middle of somewhere,...

Shell Shopped!

Posted in: Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 22, 2019 at 11:55 am , by Laurie Merritt

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Stop ‘n shop at this small trailside stand in Moutras! The artist hand paints the Camino shells and other related St James Way and El Camino de...

Wildflowers Throughout the Galician Countryside

Posted in: Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 12, 2019 at 5:32 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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A long hike from Sarria to Portomarin, Spain – 22.5 kms, or 14 miles. It started out with a foggy morning, then remained overcast and cloudy for...

More Leisurely Strolling

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | April 20, 2019 at 5:25 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Some beautiful, albeit similar, Spanish architecture in Old Town and downtown Sarria. Can’t get enough of the rich colors, textures, the decades- and centuries-old wear and tear,...

Tough Choices for Pilgrims…

Posted in: Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | April 19, 2019 at 9:33 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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… NOT! Sleep, eat, drink and be merry!...

Cactus Flower

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 20, 2018 at 9:55 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Feel the Culture…

Posted in: Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 28, 2018 at 4:39 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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… as stated on the barn. We were! We did! Every last bit of it, from beginning to end, no matter where!! How could you not in...

Parting Shots

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | June 22, 2018 at 5:35 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Departing St Jean Pied de Port, France for Roncesvalles, Spain shortly. This village at the foot of the Pyrenees was a magnificent prelude to our upcoming weeks...

Table for Two, Please!

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | June 16, 2018 at 5:59 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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… and ONLY one table for two! Perhaps the restauranteur wants folks to know there IS a restaurant on the block, in which case, the bold colors...

Bouquet Between the Walls

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Travel | June 14, 2018 at 1:56 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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In the village of St Jean Pied de Port, perched on it’s highest hilltop, sits the Citadel (more about this structure to follow). This garden tier was...

Painted Daisies

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Infrared Photography, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Travel | September 30, 2017 at 10:25 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC...