It’s early in the wee small hours and the coming dawn is filled with birdsong as I write this. That first peep of daylight is something magical, although I’m not often up early enough to see the dawn, so I thought I’d dedicate this week’s theme to all things early, starting with a photo that captures two of my favourite things; the dawn of a new day and the beginning of a new adventure – daybreak from an airplane window.
Early signs of life, fossils etched in stone – in this instance a close up of the Witness Trees in Seattle.
Early birds claiming the best seats for New York’s St. Patrick’s’ Day Parade. The parade wasn’t due to start for hours, I hope they brought coffee.
Some of the earliest signs of springtime in the Irish countryside, clumps of barely yellow wild primroses.
And another early harbinger of spring, delicate snowdrops from the Snowdrop Festival in Carlow’s Altamont Gardens
Over to you for an early start on this week’s travel theme. If you would like to join in this week’s theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Early
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
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xxx Ailsa
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious. – William Feather
Where's my backpack? 
If you’d posted this any earlier it would have been midnight!! Good one… I’ll have to go find that early bird looking for the worm! 😉
Got it in just under the bell, AJ – I was nearly late! 🙂
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Gorgeous photos, Kat, that one of the Golden Temple is stunning! 🙂
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Hi Ailsa, I got in early with my photo series. A beautiful time of day early in the morning when all is still and barely moving. Regards Peet https://pdjpix.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/early-a-travel-theme/
Hya Peet, so many lovely shots, that pelican over Paris photo is just so beautiful. xxx Ailsa
Ooh, that is cool – but I bet it was rough to carry around! 🙂
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Early in the morning, the world seems so fresh and new. I love the morning light, Ailsa. And your pretty photos!
Here is mine: https://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/travel-theme-early/
Have a wonderful weekend
xxx
Wishing you a wonderful weekend too, Marion, love your haiku/photo combo. xxx 🙂
This one will be difficult for me, Ailsa. I’m rarely up ‘early’. Love that first shot – nothing like the sun sparkle off a wing tip to signal new adventure. And Wow on the witness trees. I’d love to see a long shot of them. Are they still standing? Can’t be.
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So lovely…spring! i agree about early mornings…
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Love the plane wing https://juliepowell2014.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/travel-theme-early/
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I love the colors on the one from the plane. – great shot
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I forgot to add … if you get up early while travelling, you’re usually first at the breakfast buffet! 😀 This week’c contribution at https://travelrat.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/travel-theme-early/
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Wow,what freshness, what newness, what innocence…
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Hi Ailsa, a little late is my early-entry:
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Hi Ailsa! This is a very nice theme. I love the fossils. Here is my entry
https://mecyme.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/travel-theme-early/
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Nice theme for this week. Here is my try – http://atrivialmindatwork.com/2016/02/29/ttc-early/
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I’m not an early riser generally, but when I travel I often try to get up for sunrise, and it’s nearly always worth it. This one, from a couple of weeks ago, in the fabulous Solomon Islands. Nothing quite like a Pacific island dawn. http://aglasshalf-full.com/2016/03/02/sunrise-in-the-solomons/
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Hi Ailsa. I love that enthusiastic couple waiting for the parade. Here’s my entry for this week. https://jennysotherstuff.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/the-early-bird-wont-get-wet/
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