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Saturday 4 August 2012

PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT LINK-UP

Not only has the lovely RINDA organised another Photo Scavenger Hunt this summer, she has also put together a Linkup for all (70!!) participants today!


Up until now I have posted 13 pictures, and, apart from the WASHING LINE  (which given the number of visitors I've had-and have still to have- is not a problem..I just keep forgetting about it) the remainder are the tricky ones:


1. A PIER- not something I've seen on my travels, but having read  this little snippet on Wikipedia:  'In American English, pier may be synonymous with dock', I think I MAY (with your permission Rinda?) have got around that one!


5. A TRAIN - not so much tricky, as that it's not something I can find locally...I just have to remember to go via the Railway Station in Valencia, when I go to pick Kirsty up tomorrow.


8. A PERSON DRESSED AS AN ANGEL OR A STATUE OF AN ANGEL- you would think that in this very religious country I could find a statue of an angel...well, I can't!


13. A LIBRARY-  another one that sounds simple, but I haven't seen one yet!!


14.A PERSON PLAYING WITH A BALL- not even Boo wants to run after a ball in this heat!


20. A SWING HANGING FROM A TREE (OR A HAMMOCK)....I think this is going to be the one to cause me the most problems now.........


even though I thought it would be NUMBER 21- A PICTURE OF YOU STANDING WITH SOMETHING THAT SYMBOLISES YOUR NATION . Being in Spain, I was finding it difficult to  find anything remotely Scottish, but on tidying a few things away in Kirsty's room yesterday I found the very thing:



...a little set of bagpipes (actually a magnet) which, when I pressed it onto the mirror, played  'Scotland the Brave'...that DID make me smile!!

Why not pop over to RINDA'S BLOG if you want to check out some more scavenging tales....I'm  looking forward to seeing what the other participants have been up to...hopefully having as much fun as I have!

Thanks again Rinda, for putting this together!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx







29 comments:

  1. We call a pier a pier, but we also call it a jetty - a dock sounds as though it will be similar and I am sure Rinda will 'allow' it!
    Those bagpipes are just perfect Alison .. I was wondering what you were going to do for this prompt!

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  2. Looks like you're having a lot of fun with these photo challenges~! Rather you than me with what's left on your list!!

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  3. And you couldn't get more typically Scottish than bagpipes!

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  4. I love the bagpipes! A dock definitely counts as a pier. And you never know when you'll come across one of the hard to find items. Don't forget to link your post up to the Linky on my blog.
    Rinda

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  5. Bagpipes! Of course! What else could you choose? Great self portrait.
    Good luck with the last tricky ones. Can't believe the absence of angel statues in Spain but I guess the Madonna is the more likely statue out there. Keep looking ............

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  6. Love the bagpipes and the music :) I am surprised by the angel lack too.

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  7. great photo - I've also been suprised at the abscence of angels but then I've never looked for them before

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  8. the angel is proving hard for me too, love the bagpipes, your post reminds me of having to listen to them at my in-laws!

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  9. Great photo - love your take on this challenge!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  10. Good photo of the mini-bagpipes and catching yourself in the photo, too.

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  11. Love the bagpipes...just perfect:o) I have no idea what my 'symbol' will be yet.
    Fiona x

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  12. Yay for the bagpipes! It's surprising which ones give us a hard time.

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  13. Love that photo of you with the bagpipes! You're doing really well with your finds!

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  14. I thought I wouldn't have any trouble finding an angel when we visited three different museums on a recent trip, but NO, not one!!

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  15. Oh I do love the bagpipes being Scottish myself...xx

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  16. I don't think I ever realised that you were Scottish (or had I forgotten??) I am half Scottish but not that keen on the sound of bagpipes! Fab pic though xxx

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  17. How about going to a toy or hobby store to find a picture of a train? Last year I was having trouble finding a rooster. Then one day in a fabric stores notion area I found buttons that were roosters.

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  18. Have you thought of finding a bookcase of books at someones house or in a public place like a hotel or something, this would class as a library of sorts! Good luck finding the rest x x

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  19. I'm giggling at you finding a bagpipe magnet when you needed it. Serendipity! Good luck with the angel.

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  20. The bagpipes are wonderful!

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  21. Love the bagpipes, and you look very sweet with them.

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  22. I'm also having trouble with train and angel. Plus someone dancing and horse (which should be easy around here, but seems when I am out and about they are all hiding in the barns!)

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  23. THANK YOU for sort of giving me permission to photograph a dock and call it a pier! LOL! I had wondered about that myself. ;o)

    I LOVE your photo with the bagpipes - great idea.

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  24. Hmmm...an angel? Catholic church or cathedral or, perhaps more accessibly, a cemetery? Good luck with your quest!

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  25. Love your picture. Really shows imagination. One of my many problems is the angel.

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