I want to say “Thank you” to Kathryn from Travel with Kat for this nomination. I’m happy to have the opportunity to show photos I’ve taken that correspond to the following colors: blue, green, yellow, white, and red. If you go to TravelSupermarket.com you’ll find out more about “Capture the Colour.” It explains all the steps needed to participate, and there are prizes, too. And now here are my photos.
Blue:
I was in Capri, Italy and used a chairlift to get to the top of the island. While there I enjoyed watching the progress of the boats in the water. I recall the experience in Capri from a Chair Lift.
Green:
These are some water lilies from Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France. I was there in the spring and I thought there wouldn’t be much in bloom. As it turned out, there was no need for concern. I wrote about what I saw that day in The Beautiful Flowers of Giverny…
Yellow:
When I’m in Venice, my goal (once I’ve stood in Saint Mark’s Square) is to wander and get away from the crowds. I’ve always found that once I’m off the main road there are more everyday – and less touristy – sights. I really like seeing laundry hanging from the windows too.
White:
I was in Zermatt, Switzerland on a warm spring day with a clear blue sky. But the whole time there was a little cloud around the Matterhorn. I finally realized it wasn’t going away and it made the scene a little more dramatic.
Red:
I took this picture while I was walking around downtown Dallas, Texas in January. I was looking for the flagship Neiman Marcus building when I saw this oversized Christmas ornament. I describe my visit in Greetings from Dallas.
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I was really enjoying your photos, Meg, and then I saw my blog at the end of your post! Why thank you. I do love your selections–they’re perfect–and this seems to be a fun little challenge. Thank you for the nomination.
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You’re welcome! I used your Facebook page to let you know about your nomination (I couldn’t tell if you were on Twitter). It’s really fun and challenging to find pictures, and I’m looking forward to seeing what you choose :)
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Well thanks for giving my fb page some activity, Meg! I’m not doing a thing to it, and it’s just gathering dust on the side bar of my blog. I’ll check it now!
thanks again for thinking of me–I’m really honored.
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It’s quite all right – I know it’s a challenge keeping up with all those social media accounts! And you’re very welcome :)
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I like the third photo. The yellow is cool.
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Thank you – it was taken in the afternoon, and the sun really made it bright!
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I echo what Robin says, I was doing exactly the same thing and also thinking it sounded like a nice challenge when I found my blog at the bottom! Thank you, I’d love to take part. Your photos are wonderful, I think the last one might be my favourite because it was just so unexpected.
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Thanks! I was so surprised to see the ornament still out in late January. And I’m sure you have lots of great pictures to choose from!
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I don’t think you could have picked a more perfect picture for blue – I wished I could ship my entire life to Capri when I was there ^-^
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I think Capri was one of the most gorgeous places I’ve ever been! It was really hard to leave – I’d like to go back again… :)
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Congrats on being part of Capture the Colour. I love your pictures!
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Thank you, I’m really happy to be participating!
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Lovely photos Meg. I think my favourite is the reflections in the lily pond, although your choice for ‘red’ was a big surprise!
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Thank you Kathryn! It was a challenge making decisions about what pictures to use, and I wanted some variety. It’s really been fun, too :)
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I love your photos for the contest. All the best.
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I appreciate that Darlene! Thank you very much :)
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Wonderful capture of colors.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Thank you so much Francine. It’s fun looking through pictures and reminiscing!
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Lovely photos, good choices for the challenge.
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I’m glad you like them! I narrowed down the choices with great difficulty… :)
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Heart your photos – thanks for sharing:) Happy Travels!
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Thanks Renee. These pictures are some of my best travel memories!
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I love the collection!
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I really appreciate that – thank you very much!
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Wonderful photos!Thanks!
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Thank you – it was really fun (and also challenging) deciding on these pictures!
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STUNNING photos! And I’m suppose to follow suit? That’s quite the challenge! Hahaha … Thank you for the nomination! Not sure if I can partake as my photo archives are in my back-up drive in storage at the parents basement out-of-town! I’ll see if I can find decent (current) photos within the 6 months on my current laptop … though, I have pretty much posted them all! Stay tuned … and keep up the amazing posts and pictures!!!!!!
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I really hope you can participate in the program! And thanks very much – I’d never looked at my pictures in terms of a predominant color, and that was a good challenge :)
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Hi Meg, all of those images are truly gorgeous. Surprisingly, the one I’m most taken with is that giant Christmas bauble, must have been a great delight to stumble across it in the street! :)
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Thank you! And it really was quite a surprise to see this great big ornament as I was walking… :)
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Hi Meg, Thanks for the like on my latest blog post! Capture the Color is such a wonderful idea. Loved your choices. Since the Caribbean is my playground, I would have chosen the buildings in Curacao for the “yellow category.” In fact, that’s going ot be my next post. Hope you enjoy it as well.
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I’m looking forward to seeing your pictures and post! And thank you very much – it was fun picking out which photos to include.
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You have a natural ability for photography. I love every one of these photos in a different way, but I have to say that the top photo actually takes my breath away – it looks like it should be in National Geographic. You SO deserve the nomination – congratulations!
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Thank you very, very much! There really is a story behind all the pictures – I’ll never forget being on Capri and looking at that beautiful water below….
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Wonderful photography. ‘Red’ is just inspired.
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Thanks – I think I was being whimsical when I picked the “red” photo!
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Hi Meg! Wow, great! Thanks a lot for nominating me!! I will definitely participate, but it will take me some time to be honest, hope you don’t mind!! Great photo’s and love to read the little story behind the photo’s!! Grazie and have a lovely evening!
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That’s great – I’m so glad to hear you’ll be taking part! And thank you. I think the stories add some context to the pictures… :)
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True!! I love to take part…I just need a bit of time…will let you know once I post it, ok?! Wish you already a great weekend!! Bye Meg
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I’ll look forward to hearing from you! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend too :)
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Enjoyed this post! What a fun way to look at your photos!
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Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed the pictures. It was fun selecting them, too!
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It’s wow, Your post. I cannot name any special photo which I like most of all, but Your Capri photo is great and fills me with many lovely memories from there. Also I love the photo from Monet’s Garden in Giverny which is great place for a visit.
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I’m really happy the picture reminded you of being in Capri! And thank you – I had fun working on this :)
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Tag! I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award because I really enjoy what you’re posting. I hope you’ll accept and show your support for the sites you follow. Thank you for the wonderful work you do!
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Thank you so much for the nomination and congratulation to you too!
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Meg, What?! You were in Dallas? What the heck were you doing? Mamma mia a disaster we didn’t meet.
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I was there in January, and this ornament was near the Neiman Marcus store. I thought Dallas was great!
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They do that every year. Downtown looks great during the holidays. Where are you now?
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I’m home getting ready for trips to Chicago and Tampa next month!
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Lovely set of photos, especially the green and red! Good luck Meg :-)
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Thank you! It was challenging and fun picking out photos. And good luck to you too on your entry :)
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So funny, this blogging world! Haven’t had much time for blog reading lately so missed your entry, and have only now discovered that we’ve both nominated Zoe and Robin. Oh dear! This must be one of the most popular blogging comps ever. Even Mallory’s in the mix, so I’ve no chance.
My fave I think is the Monet garden- superb shot, Meg, but I love the Venice one too. Where did you stay in Venice? Just this morning I was booking Palazzo Odoni for my daughter’s honeymoon in February and I’m seriously jealous. I love it! Good luck, m’dear.
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Thanks Jo! And I think the pictures you selected are beautiful and show the colours so well… A honeymoon in Venice sounds lovely. I stayed at the Carlton when I was there.
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I was glad you reposted some of the links I had missed. Wonderful photography… virtual vacations in every one. Many thanks.
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You’re welcome! I thought the stories helped explain the pictures, and it was fun putting it all together for this post… :)
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You had to know I would love this one especially! :)
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I thought you might particularly like the picture from Dallas! But it was nice reminiscing as I picked out all the colors…
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Fab photos – I love your ‘green’ choice – all those different shades of green and the reflections are so tranquil.
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Thank you! I thought Monet’s garden was lovely, and I was surprised there was so much in bloom that early in the spring…
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Slowly catching up on my blog reading and can’t believe I missed this one, what a great idea for a post and I just love your photos especially the vibrant green of Monet’s garden :-)
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Thanks – it was really a challenge picking out photos that featured all the colours. I’m really happy I found one from Monet’s garden that showed so much green!
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Meg, with much delay I finally entered the Capture the Colour contest…thank you so much for the nomination. In case you wish to see my post http://sharingmyitaly.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/capture-the-colour-and-lost-photographs/
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Your photo choices are beautiful, and thank you for sharing the link!
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I really like the idea of capturing colours! …and started to think how I would capture my colours.
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I think you have beautiful photos in your posts, so I’m sure you’d have some gorgeous ones to go with the colours! I’d like to see which ones you’d choose… :)
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Beautiful photos….all of them! And…how funny…but I think I love the Christmas ornament the most! Gotta love it…everything big in Texas, right? Nice job!
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Thank you very much! I was really happy the ornament was still there in January – I thought it seemed just right for Texas too :)
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As always, great photos. One day, I shall do a post on Giverny (or two, three…) so many photos. :)
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I’ll look forward to seeing your posts on Giverny. It’s so incredibly beautiful and serene – I’m sure your pictures will be lovely!
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I missed your post! I was asked to post for Capture the Colour too. I was at the tail end of the entry period and scrambled to get it in! ;) Your photos are amazing! I love all of yours. You’ve visited so many places in the world! You’ll charm the judges for sure! Good luck!
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Thank you Judy! I really liked your color choices and I think you did a great job. I thought it was fun finding and matching pictures to the colors. So we’ll see what happens next :)
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