After visiting Seattle’s Witness Trees, I started looking through my photographs for other wooden wonders I’ve spotted on my travels. First up, a giant mound of driftwood basking on the shores of Whidbey Island.
Then there’s the whimsical wooden floors in Seattle’s extraordinary central library; a fanciful homage to the printed word.
A rather beautiful wooden boardwalk in Nisqually Wildlife Reserve, stretching across acres of muddy wetlands.
These trees, painted with elemental fire and water signs, traced the way to Eternal Flame Falls in New York.
I fell in love with the little thatched, wooden jungle bungalow I stayed in on my visit to Tikal in northern Guatemala.
Now it’s over to your neck of the woods for your interpretation of this week’s theme. If you ‘wood’ like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Wood
- 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. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS!
Touch wood you enjoy this week’s challenge!
xxx Ailsa
The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. – Henry Beston
Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
Great theme Ailsa! One of my all time favorite subjects!
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What wonderful images… and a Robert Frost quote, too! This is a great topic! I did this post: http://theretiringsort.com/2014/01/26/travel-theme-wood/ for your challenge, but my WordPress photo challenge post works, too! http://theretiringsort.com/2014/01/26/juxtaposition-old-and-new-side-by-side/
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Love that theme! Here is my entry for this week: http://k2incanada.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/travel-theme-wood/
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Mine for this week: http://foto2nurul.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/travel-theme-wood/
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Sorry, I am late..
http://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/travel-theme-wood-on-the-lake-kayu-diatas-danau/
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These are great photos. I like the carved wood floor….but then they are all great!
Here is my entry for this week!! ENJOY!
http://wp.me/p3ZTqs-xm
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I like this theme. Choosed quite a lot pictures. I hope you enjoy 🙂
http://hamburgundmeehr.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/travel-theme-wood/
Wood when put to use by cold, pragmatic ice fisher-people: http://wp.me/qJ7j
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Just found your site today, love it! Absolutely love the library floor.. how brilliant! Great theme and photos. Thank you for the inspiration! Here is my contribution: http://dirtylittlerunnergirl.com/2014/01/27/travel-theme-wood/
Dana
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Glad the trail markings led me here…
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2014/01/27/1-27-14-weekly-travel-wood/
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I love the tones and hues of the wood on the beach, lovely.
Here’s mine:
The Great Blue Heron’s Invitation (Post Number 200)
http://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-great-blue-herons-invitation-post-number-200/
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Ailsa, I really enjoyed your post on Witness Trees. I also really like that first photo. Here is my take:http://wp.me/p2owKx-zD it is based also on an assignment I am working on in Photoshop.
Cheers!
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Love the theme this week Ailsa! I’ve joined in 😉
http://thenomadiclifestyle.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/weekly-travel-theme-wood/
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Loved the Challenge and the brilliant photo series of your related post ! It was so inspiring for me ! Hope it arrived in time ! Thank you !
Doda
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Such a great theme to interpret. Thanks Ailsa
http://thechangingpalette.com/2014/01/28/travel-theme-wood/
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Great pics!
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#2 http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2014/01/29/1-29-14-a-wooden-juxtaposition/
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it’s been a little while, finally a new entry for me 🙂
http://samokan.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/travel-theme-wood/
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Great Blue Heron in Summer to Brighten a Winter’s Day
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