Alphabetical Cities week 5: E for Ely

Ely, England – Mid-summer day in a small town (taken on August 15, 2015)

Oct 23, 2016 – [Sunday] WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine

Glasgow, Scotland, taken on July 29, 2016

Summer is short and precious in Scotland, but I feel like this summer had been way nicer and warmer than last year’s. At least the sun didn’t hesitate to shine, and surprisingly we got quite a few rainless days!

Sep 26, 2016 – [Monday] Anything Goes: Bug in Kelvingrove Park

Glasgow, Scotland, taken on September 8, 2016

Kelvingrove Park is home to a huge diversity of lifeforms and every time I walk through it, I discover something new, like this bug-that-I-cannot-name chilling with a flower. Show us more of your secrets, Kelvingrove!

Jul 19, 2015 – [Sunday] WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half

Arcachon, France, taken on August 26, 2012

The first time I visited the Dune du Pyla in Arcachon, I felt like it was the clearest day of that summer. The sky was so blue, the sand was so golden, and the stairway built to reach the top of the tallest sand dune in Europe could have been a stairway to heaven itself. The curve of the dune seemed to split the scene in half and half (although the ratio wasn’t exactly 50-50) – blue-and-gold, sky-and-sand, above-and-below, heaven-and-earth, cool-and-warm… 😉

Apr 12, 2015 – [Sunday] WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat

Basel, Switzerland, taken on August 3, 2012

Afloat in the clear waters, people relax as they swim and drift down the river Rhine across the city of Basel.