This week’s theme is inspired by a beautiful photograph Vlad posted over at Wind Against Current. Click the link to see his photo, and when you pick your jaw up off the floor, come on back over here and join in this week’s challenge.
Mystical is an evocative term with many nuances. I chose this word because it can be interpreted in so many ways. It can mean spiritually symbolic, otherworldly, ethereal or mysterious. I also love how this word sounds when you speak it aloud, and I can’t help but associate it with mists that conceal the everyday, cloaking the mundane in a veil of mystery. The verb ‘to mystify’; to make mysterious or obscure, is derived from the words mystic and mystery. Ooh, the possibilities are endless.
Last weekend I visited Washington State’s Olympic Penninsula and got a few photos that capture the essence of what mystical and otherworldly mean to me. I hope you like them.
Foggy day in the Hall of Mosses
In the depths of the Hoh rain forest
Freezing fog over Lake Crescent
So what does the word mystical conjure up for you? If you’d like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone is welcome to join in), here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel Theme: Mystical
- 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
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes
Mystify me.
xxx
Ailsa
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Hi Ailsa,
Wow great pictures again.
Even the names of your images sound mystical.
The first one really looks like a fairytale dream…
Those soft colors and that silky moss makes one expect, little fairies are going to appear there any moment.
Hope you’ll like this detail of a mystical fall in my personal garden of Eden too 😉
http://dauwpics.blogspot.be/2012/11/mystieke-herfst.html
Have a great week
– Dauw –
Just perfect, Dauw, the delicious blend of delicate colours is so evocative. Beautiful.
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please check my entry Ailsa, I hope you like it
http://mondasiregar.com/2012/11/19/travel-theme-mystical/
I love it, monda – so glad you joined in this week! That sulphuric fog is spectacular, really lovely post! xxx
The photos are absolutely gorgeous and fits the theme very well 🙂
Thanks so much 🙂
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Lovely forest photos, Ailsa. It looks like fairies dwell there. 🙂
here is mine – http://mywordwall.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/travel-theme-mystical/
Ahh, you can’t get much more mystical than the moon. Wonderful music choices too, Imelda!
WOW…I simply love those trees with moss – wonderful I do hope I am not late for this one??
http://www.starhouse.nl/star5/?p=5 I do hope you figure out how to see the photos.. that template is new to me Thanks for sharing
Hi Mariane, that was a very mystical post indeed. Glad you enjoyed the theme! 🙂
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Great topic. Wind Against the Current’s blog is awesome!!! Here is my entry for this week!
http://ceeslifephotographyblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/travel-theme-mystical/
Hi Cee, what a wonderful series of photos – gosh every time I look at your photos I remember how little of Oregon I’ve seen and it reminds me I need to visit again. That shot of the moss covered stone along the Old Columbia Gorge Highway is fantastic. xxx
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Gorgeous, Ailsa! I looooove the Hoh Rainforest, it was a very transformative experience in my life to go there and then to see the clearcuts all around Washington and Oregon =(
Hope ya’ll enjoy!
–Love and Liberation–
Yeah, Jan, the clearcuts bummed me out too, but the Hoh itself was so, so beautiful. I love the shot of Mt Jefferson, but my fave is the Sequoia shot – brilliant capture!
Thank you! That’s General Grant, the first evening we got to Sequoia (mom and lil bro and I); mom went to the hotel and I took my brother out in the fog and snow to see his first giant tree ever and I lay on my back in the snow to get that shot =)
What a wonderful memory to have – and what a great first giant tree for your brother to see!
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Hi Ailsa. This is another great challenge for this week. btw, here’s my entry. a mystical place found in OMan.
http://smartntrendymom.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/travel-theme-mystical/
Hi Riah, this looks so amazing, like a sparkling emerald in the middle of the desert. How wonderful – thank you so much for sharing it with us. I really want to see this for myself one day! xxx
You are welcome Ailsa. Yes, this is one of Oman’s pride and beauty. hope you’ll come and discover other beautiful things that this Arabian Country can offer.
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I just discovered your blog and I’ve got to say I LOVE it! I will definitely be participating in these challenges. This time around, my post is about the beauty of Oregon that I someday hope to set my eyes upon…
http://artisthippiecalichic.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/travel-theme-mystical/
Awesome, JustaCaliGirl, so glad you joined in, and what stunning shots of Oregon – yes, it truly is a beautiful state!
Thanks! I think I’m going to enjoy these challenges 🙂
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Here is my Mystical photographs.
Beautiful shot, Anne Camille, and I really enjoyed your walk down memory lane. Wonderful writing. xxx
I like you and hate you?? Can you accept envy? Thanks for sharing your talent.
Hee hee, I tell you what, vastlycurious, can we settle for like? 🙂 Hugs! Ailsa
Absolutely and glad you have a great sense of humor!
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I love your first pic Ailsa, with all the moss growing on the tree, just fantastic! http://rainbowbakery.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/travel-theme-mystical/
Great shot, Georgia, it’s so intricate and delicate and lovely! xxx
Here is my Mystical entry: http://carondann.com/2012/11/20/travel-theme-mystical/
Very nice, Caron. That first shot is particularly fascinating, it’s quite disorienting as you scroll down, unclear whether it’s sky or water or both until the boats pop into view. Lovely watercolour too!
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Thanks again for the wonderful theme. Here is my contribution.
Ooh ad, I love that first shot, really lovely, but the last one made me do a happy dance – I call it the ‘mashed potato mountain’ – so much fun. I have to see it for myself sometime. xxx
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Hi Ailsa, this is my entry: http://ingriddendievel.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/travel-theme-mystical/
That’s a beautiful shot, Ingrid, great composition. The shapes of the crosses are very cool too, they have a distinctly ancient feel to them. I look forward to hearing more about your visit there. xxx
These photos truly are mystical! Love ’em! 🙂
Thanks vyv!
Hi Ailsa…10 000km away…here’s my “mystical” post for this week..
Wow wow wow, what a great story, what a great adventure and what wonderful photos, 4otomo – I absolutely LOVE it. Great post.
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Lovely photos Ailsa! Here’s mine:
Nice! That 2nd one is my favourite, just the perfect ratio of fog to falls! 🙂
Lovely challenge!!! I’m really excited about this one! It’s been on my mind for a few weeks – the mystical. xoxox Posting now!
Here it is! http://spiritualworldtravelerblog.com/2012/11/20/travel-theme-mystical/
Oh Zully, they’re all so beautiful I can’t choose a favourite! And the Dumbledore
I had problem narrowing it down too!
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I went with a gate that leads to mystery:
http://livingtheseasons.com/2012/11/21/mystical-gates-and-doorways/
This was fun as always!
Nancy
Brilliant shot, Nancy, I want to see that hidden garden! How was Charleston? I’ve never been but the area intrigues me. Loved the Tolkien quote too! 🙂
What a difficult one this week Ailsa! Here’s mine: http://seamlessstyle.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/weekly-travel-theme-mystical/
Ooh but you rose to the challenge wonderfully – that white temple is out of this world – stunning photo. Love misty Mumbai too. 🙂
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Just making it in with the challenge this week. How about some mystical experiences in tropical north Queensland, Australia?
http://madoqua.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/the-mystical-side-of-tropical-queensland/
Really fun post, love the blue trees, and I laughed at the fact you’re a mosquito magnet – so am I – I feel your pain! 🙂
Thank you for visiting my blog. It is Mystical and wonderful photo.
Thanks aquacompass7, glad you enjoyed them. x
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brilliant shots!! I lvoe the chilly atmosphere on the freezing lake picture, thanks!
WOW,
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I like the “Foggy Day in the Hall of Mosses”. It is Huge literally. Thanks for visiting my site and the like of my post “Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate”.
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