Saturday, September 13, 2014

Step by Step: Away

I got the idea for this post from that wonderful photographer, Steve McCurry. 


Of course, his work far outclasses any of my holiday shots, but I looked through and found a number of walking photos that I wanted to post. So many that I've divided them into this post - the overseas ones - and the New Zealand ones, which I shall save for another time.



"Walking . . . is how the body measures itself against the earth."
~ Rebecca Solnit


Santa Margharita, Italy



Taormina, Sicily



"Architecture limits where one can walk,
but the walker invents other ways to go."

~ Rebecca Solnit




Syracuse, Sicily




Parma, Italy



"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche



Parma



Parma


"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction"
 ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery




Capri

"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms."
~ Thích Nhất Hạnh




Cinque Terre, Italy

"Anywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time."
~ Stephen Wright



Ankara



Bolivia


"There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country.
A fine landscape is like a piece of music;
it must be taken at the right tempo."

  ~ Paul Scott Mowrer




Athens


"Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act."
~ Dr. Seuss




Barcelona




Saturday, September 6, 2014

Sunday Snapshot

See, it really is spring!

Today the rain stopped, and the sun came out :)


















This post also fits into Thematic Photographic  #308 : Vegetation  (sorry it's late!)