Saturday 21 September 2013

Summer Scavenger Hunt 2013

I had great fun seeking out this year's items for Rinda's Summer Scavenger Hunt. Luckily I went to some rather exotic locations on holiday, so had some fab photo opps.
 
 
 1. Open air market. Beautiful blooms in Lower Marsh market, near Waterloo.
 

2. Theatre for performing arts (not a movie theatre). The amazing Sydney Opera House, from under the Harbour Bridge, on a river boat from Parramatta to the city.
 
 
3. City Hall, Capitol or other similar civic building. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben taken from Westminster Bridge.
 
 
4. Aeroplane. I was hoping to show a Spitfire, but the Imperial War Museum is undergoing a refurb, so all the planes are on holiday somewhere else! Found this propaganda poster in the gallery.
 
 
5. A sunset. Just in time to catch this plane's vapour trail
 
 
6. Someone or something taking a nap. Milli taking 40 winks at Jo's afternoon tea party

 
7. A sign that is intentionally or unintentionally funny. I think this is hilarious, but maybe not if you are the object of the magpie's swooping! Australian ones are clearly bolder than Europeans! They are like negatives, too - their colouring is the opposite from ours. 
 
 
8. A tower. The Tower of London, the scene of grisly murders and hopeless imprisonments. Still used as a gaol until the early 1950s, when the infamous Kray twins were the last prisoners held there, for avoiding National Service of all things - not their gangster activities! 
 
 
9. A photo with someone or something that is clearly out of place or doesn't belong. Came across this on the ground, just crying out to be turned into keyring or something
 
 
10. A bench that is outside. Enjoying a picnic lunch at Featherdale Nature Reserve, on my birthday.


11. An animal in a zoo, aquarium, nature preserve. Kylie the koala, at Featherdale


12. A cloud in the shape of something (please specify what you see) I see an angel.


13. A fence
 
 
14. A stained glass object or a mosaic. The step up to Pippa's craft caravan, made by Pippa and Kenya.
 
 
15. A fire truck or police car. Outside Blacktown (near Sydney) Police station. The taxis look remarkably similar!
 
 
16. A windmill made from my Daiso origami paper. We used to love these as children!
 
 
17. Candle. Votives in St George's cathedral.
 
 
18. Your local pub/bar, coffee house or tea shop. The Green Café, a lovely place for a dainty cup of tea and a homemade cake!
 
 
19. A fisherman: A bit of a cheat, as the Thames in London isn't really a suitable habitat for fish!



20. A dinosaur. Likewise! I ran out of time to do my proposed trip to the Natural History Museum!
 
 
21. A photograph of you with an artistic tool or craft supply. Making wire-looped jewellery.

Thanks, Rinda, for the challenge, I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to the next one, and also seeing what other readers snapped over the Summer.


19 comments:

  1. A great blog post. I really enjoyed reading the stories behind the photographs. The one that capture my eye was the sunset through the plane's vapour trail. Andy:)

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  2. ♥ oo, thanks for this post! super! xxx Riitta

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  3. Lovely photos - a great set of them all - well done. You really have been travelling around - wow!
    Margaret - glitterandglue

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  4. Fabulous selection, what a vapour trail! The Green Cafe is calling me, looks like just my cup of tea :)
    Eleanor
    x

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  5. Swooping Magipies! hahhahaha that's great!! That vapor trail is pretty awesome too...great job.

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  6. a great collection of scavenger photos and probably the only person who has both Australian and Uk photos from the same summer fab!

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  7. Where we live it's not Magpies we have to be aware of, it's Seagulls. I saw one swoop and take a sandwich out of a man's hand the other day, when he was about to take a bite! We, who live by the coast, don't seem to be able to stop people from feeding them. Anyhow, enough of my soapbox, your pictures are great. Love the Angel Cloud and stained glass/mosaic. Well done, kind regards, John W #17.

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  8. I enjoyed the photos and their stories. Did you pick up the anchor & make it into something?

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  9. A great collection Fiona...LOVE that vapour trail.

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  10. So many nice pics in this post!
    XOXO
    Ylenia

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  11. fAB... you are so good collecting up all the pictures. not so keen of the one of me though! it was good to see some aussie ones of yr trip. We all miss you now. I saw a scottie dog in the cloud, BTW x

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  12. Congratulations!!
    Margaret - glitterandglue

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  13. Congratulations on your Scavenger Hunt win!

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  14. Super photos well done on your win too. BJ

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  15. What great pictures. And I had no idea the Krays were held at the Tower of London - that's my new fun fact for the day!
    x

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  16. What a fab selection, I love this idea! Very creative use of the titles. Particularly like the sunset pic, with the plane's vapour trail- perfectly captured!

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  17. Love this post, such a fab selection. Congratulations on your win xxx

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  18. Thanks for sharing :0) I've enjoyed seeing all this things through your cam :0) Gorgeous <3

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