Photo Challenge - Water...........

It's time for a little fun and photography over at 
Donna's (Cottage Days and Journeys) other blog, 
A Personal Photo Challenge.

For this month's Photo Challenge, WATER, where to start was my problem. I have taken so many photos of so much water on my travels and once again it's hard to pick. Not wanting just blue water, shimmering in the sunshine, I decided to share water at different times of the day in different parts of the world.

Still delta waters run deep and are often deep blue.

One of the most beautiful and memorable bodies of 
water I've sailed on was the Okavango Delta 
in Botswana. 
On my first trip to Africa in 2010 I took a trip on 
a small motorboat through the 
'elephant channel'. Go HERE to see 
more of that amazing evening and how the water 
turned from friendly to quite frightening! 

Photo taken with the Olympus SP-590UZ

The images above and below were taken in Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2011. 

Taken within a few minutes of each other, these two 
photos show the natural water of the rice paddy and the 
man-made infinity swimming pools. I thought the line of 
traditional blue-clothed workers leaving for the day, 
walking silently except for the sounds of soft tinkling 
bells and drum, was a beautiful sight in the setting sun 
reflected in the rippling waters.

More images from Chiang Mai HERE

Both Chiang Mai images were taken with the Olympus SP-590UZ.

No place like home. This is an early morning view 

of Tor Bay - looking out toward the English Channel 

and across to France during my trip home to 

Torquay, Devon for Christmas 2012. 

Although the bay is perhaps more beautiful later when 

the waters are blue and inviting, I thought this time of 

day was interesting too......and I loved catching the 

seagull just about to fly away.

Taken with the Olympus SP-590UZ.

"I'm looking pretty good today"

A few of the hundreds of thousands of King penguins on 
South Georgia Island ~ Southern Ocean, January 2013.
On an Antarctic expedition there is a lot of water. 
The colors range from brilliant blue to pure white, 
with gigantic icebergs to match. On this late chilly 
afternoon, heading back to the Zodiacs to ride out 
to the anchored ship, we enjoyed snapping images of 
the penguins mirrored in the water of a shallow pond.

Taken with the Canon EOS7D - Tamron 18-270 lens.

Click images - some will enlarge.

Check out Donna's photo blog HERE

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FYI: I will be taking a little blog break over the 
weekend, perhaps even into next week. 
I'm having a flare-up of my Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) - 
read this post if you're not familiar with this condition. 
Shoulders/arms/hands and hip movements are limited and 
very painful.
My doctor is gradually weaning me off prednisone - the only 
treatment for PMR - and my dosage was lowered last week. 
Seems this amount is not going to work for me, darn it! 
Dislike taking any meds, don't you?
Hopefully I'll be here next week - it's hard to stay 
away from posting! I'm sorry also if I don't comment for 
a few days at least, I especially need to 
rest my arms/hands.....but I will read 
your posts.