Category: Postcards

Images from my travels

Monochrome Madness | Music

This week’s Monochrome Madness is being hosted by the lovely Margaret  from From Pyrenees to Pennines and her chosen theme is Music. I wondered whether I had any related photos as it is a genre I don’t usually photograph, but I was surprised by what I could find. The first one taken in Victoria Falls in December 2000 was memorable by its location and also the fact that these guys are actually blind.

Blind Street Performers, Victoria Falls

I seem to be fond of drummers though don’t let my OH hear me say that.

Barcelona drummers
Drummers in Chinese New Year Parade, San Francisco
Drumming the beat at the Brolly Parade, Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival

Brass instruments also at the Kirkcudbright Brolly Parade (also the feature image is from that event)

A music ensemble on Millennium Green, Ludlow during the Arts festival
Practising in Norwich Cathedral
Music score
A Welsh organ
My singer-songwriter OH playing at the St Just Lafrowda festival in 2023

And there is nothing better than listening to music than dancing to it!

Jiving in Edinburgh
Jiving in Edinburgh

Well, thank you Margaret, that was fun!

Postcards from around the world

For my final postcards I am going to revisit New Zealand. An all too brief visit almost 10 years ago and one which I had hoped to repeat, but my enthusiasm for long haul travel has very much diminished over the years. My overall impressions were the colours of green and blue, rounded hills in the Waikato region, wonderful trees often bent out of shape by the winds, black sand, tree ferns, the long white clouds and excellent coffee. No words this time, just pictures.

New Zealand Part 2

Fabulous trees
And more sea views from our accommodation
Sheep. Of course
Black sand beaches and surfers. This is Ruapuke Beach about 10.5 km from Raglan
The winding gravel track to Ruapuke Beach

 

Metrosideros excelsa, commonly known as the pōhutukawa, or New Zealand Christmas tree, produces a brilliant display of red flowers around Christmas time.
Distorted tree by the prevailing winds.

This is my last postcard for now. I hope you have enjoyed my catch up with places I have visited but not had time to blog about. And if you want to see more then please look under the destinations or road trips on the menu.