Wednesday, August 31, 2011

AUGUST SCAVENGER HUNT


What a rush !!
I was going to give this month's Scavenger Hunt a miss until I saw a few and that got me going.
As a result I've been combing through all of our photos to find some to fit the bill.

I'm off to Hervey Bay to be with Dad for Fathers' Day so I'm going to make Photo Scavenger Hunts my favourite thing for Favourite Things Friday too.

 
Here are the photos for August:

1. a fountain

In the lovely grounds of Cliveden in the Chilterns, England on our recent holiday.

Coincidentally Tony and I lived next door to eachother when we were teenagers on a housing estate called Cliveden.

2. street food


London's Portobello Road Markets had some fantastic looking food.
That's me peeking through the gap way back in 2008.

3. mountains


It's hard to beat Canada for mountains. Taken in 2007 just after I retired.

4. bread


Where else but France !!!

5. a picnic

A picnic tea on Dover's Hill on our final night in the Cotswolds after a 3 week stay in Willersey in 2008

6. sport

The ANZAC Day AFL game in Melbourne.

A very special match for all Collingwood ( Magpies ) fans.
You always have to eat a pie at the footy !!!

7. a boat


Ahhhh ... what a setting!
Eilean Doonan castle, Dornie Scotland .

8. a market

Ludlow, Shropshire 2011

9. fabric


Pretty colours used in my latest quilty project.

10. something ancient

No, not me!
The wall !!!
Hadrian's Wall to be exact!
Many years ago.

11. a fair or festival


The ANZAC Day parade in Melbourne

12. something bizarre

You asked for it!
 Me, very unwillingly, wearing a Loch Ness Monster hat that only ridiculous tourists would buy !!

Well that's it for August.

Cheers.

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21 comments:

  1. **Anne**August 31, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Great photos!
    Anne xx

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  2. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Good job. What fun. I do adore a few of these, classics.

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  3. Deb from WhatsInMyAtticAugust 31, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    So glad you persisted and posted these. The street food looked amazing!

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  4. TonyAugust 31, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Nice hat Goofy !!

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  5. ShayAugust 31, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Love the food photo ...it's making me hungry.

    I give you full points for posting that picture pf the hat! Very brave.

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  6. SandyAugust 31, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    That was a fun hunt! Enjoyed all of your photos especially the Loch Nest hat....there is a Loch Nest Visitor Center???? How funny!

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  7. BernardSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Oh, how I wish I known of your visit to the 'Fountain of Love' at Cliveden - I could have walked up the hill to meet you both. All those thousands of miles between your home and and mine, and you were just a 'spitting distance' away (as we Buckinghamshire Boys so crudely say. Ah, well, perhaps another time.

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  8. AnnSeptember 1, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    yehhhhhh at last I can post a comment on other blogs and not be anonymous! for days now i have been going around in circles. I was trying to thank you earlier in the week for your good wishes to my husband on his retirement Helsie.
    we are off to Australia later in the year to visit my husbands sister and family in Melbourne. I am pleased you managed a visit to Scotland :-)

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  9. Yorkshire PuddingSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Helen - Several English pictures there. I have the distinct impression that you are an Anglophile. Well I'm English so what are my chances... honey?

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  10. Michelle RidgwaySeptember 1, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Beautiful photos and a fun way to share them.You've certainly been to some beautiful and interesting places.

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  11. Sarcastic QuilterSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    I LOVE THEM and now want to travel more than ever. :) Thanks for sharing the beauties.

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  12. KateSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    You nailed all the topics! Very fun photos!

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  13. MindySeptember 1, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    The boat is my favorite! The photo hunt seems like a fun idea!

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  14. theaSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Nice photos!

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  15. seabreezequiltsSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    You obviously do lots of travelling. Great photo's

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  16. SylveSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    You've seen more of the UK than I have - Scotland's a mystery! Haven't been to Cliveden in decades, either. Love the material...
    Thanks for posting these photos, interesting to see what you chose.

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  17. Kirsten's CookingSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Can I just live your life? I think it's so great that you and your husband are able to enjoy travels together.

    Thanks for sharing such great pictures with us. Where's the next place on your itinerary?

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  18. petraSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Great pix! Number 10 made me laugh. Happy weekend!

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  19. Larri @ Seams InspiredSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Love the photos! What a brave girl for wearing that hat and having it recorded in a photo for all to see. :) Happy FTF!

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  20. Baa-Me KniitsSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Wonderful photos Helen! Did you and Tony grow up in England that name sounds English? I love the photo at the footy with the pie and the one of you and Nessie....glad you shared :-)

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  21. FoodySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Ha ha! Some very funny ones there. Think my favourite was the boat on the loch. Or maybe the giant paella pans. Fancy you two growing up next door to each other. Is that how you met, or did you both go away then meet again another time, another place?

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