I have finally downloaded the photos that I have taken with my cellphone over the last couple of months… Here are a few shots of Edmonton…
The view from our first “home” in Edmonton…
A photo from our very last evening in Europe… It seems fitting that it was this beautiful evening in Salzburg… 🙂 **
View from our Hotel room…
You’ll see that HWTHB took two of these photos!!! (I love it when he does that – he’s got a much better eye than I’ll ever have!!!) 😀
Just love the detail on this building…
This shot does not really mean/say anything – I just love it!!! It reminds me of my excited mood that day & what fun me & beloved HWTHB had exploring Prague…!!! 🙂 **
It is funny how we are able to take something as the blooming of flowers for granted… Yes, it happens every year come spring/summer… This year however is different for me…
I am very fond of the city I live in – known as Pretoria! 🙂 It is hilly, full of trees, no high buildings (except for down town!)… it is like a huge town!! In summer when all the trees have leaves, the buildings disappear… It is magical!!! One quickly tends to get used to this – look past the beauty of this simple observation!! But this year is different for me…
Pretoria’s streets are lined with Jacaranda trees – in spring it would be hard to find a street that has no purple in it… Pretoria is fondly known as the ‘Jacaranda City’!! It is gorgeous… but goes by quite quickly!!! This is also the season when year-end exams start… So there are a nervous feeling attached to the blooming of the jacarandas as well… (If you haven’t started studying by this time – you are in for a tough time… 😉 )… Last year I “missed” taking photos of this beautiful time… but this year me & my Mommy took an opportunity after some afternoon showers to go & take some photos… -I am not about to leave this country without a few shots of this sentimental happening!!!
A street lined with Jacaranda’s!!!
Click here to view my Mom’s post on these special Jacaranda’s…
Don’t take the little/routine events for granted – you never know when you might not have the chance to witness it again soon!!! 🙂 **
This will be my first weekly challenge post!!! I am quite absent on my blog – & I am sorry to admit that I haven’t been taking much photos lately.. 😦
But – last night HWTHB took a phone call outside (it had been raining all day), & he came in saying he saw a great shot!! We ended up playing around in the cold night a bit… In the end this was our last shot… The end result a great silhouette shot & very very wet bums!!! 😀
Me & HWTHB sitting on the wet road!!!
Also linking to this challenge is my previous posts – the jumping sea shots!! (click on the photo to see the rest of the post!!!) 🙂
We have started packing/sorting our stuff!!! A few books have gone into boxes… A LOT has been thrown out!!! Kind of sad, but very ‘spring-cleany’… 😉
Our wedding RSVP’s have closed and all those ‘fun stuffies’ are well on it’s way… Some shoe-shopping tomorrow!!! 😀 **
This weekend He-who-thinks-he’s-boss had some business to attend to up in Limpopo Province… He took me along for a fun weekend away!!! 😀
With our morning cuppa on Saturday morning he surprised me with something very special… Head on over to our blog for the surprise… 😉
We saw some breathtaking nature this weekend!!! Below is a photo of a tea plantation we visited later on Saturday… A stunning view with great company!!! 😀
View over the Pekoe Tea Plantation!
Votivkirche – December 2004
According to Wikipedia: “…The Votive Church, is one of the most important neo-Gothic religious architectural sites in the world…”
Well…. it certainly made an impression on me way back in 2004!!!
What do you think?? Quite impressive right?? 🙂 **
The remains of a wonderfully delicious red wine… 🙂
We drank two bottles… 😉 **
A bit on the Anaconda – – – It is one of the only three roller coasters manufactured by Giovanola… It includes five inversions and reaches a maximum g-force of 3.5G (which after the ride I could totally still feel — I felt light-headed for at least an hour afterwards…)!!!
But it was super great fun!!! 😀
The build-up of anticipation – the calm before the amazingness!!!
The first inversion…
The third inversion…
I never mentioned that all my Gold Reef City photos was taken with my little snapper… Because who wants to carry a big camera around at a theme park all day?? 😉 **
