Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

Posted on December 6, 2013 by
Cruiseship entering Sydney Harbour
Bollene, one of the deepest locks in Europe.
Los Gigantes, Tenerife
Penon d’Ifach, Calpe, Spain

The latest prompt for the Weekly Photo Challenge was ‘Grand’.  My selected photos for this week were taken in France, Spain, Tenerife and Australia.  Probably the most awe-inspiring of these was being at the bottom of the second deepest lock in Europe, Bollene, on the Rhone in southern France.  It’s very cold, dark and damp down there, even on the brightest summer day.

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About Sandra

I used to cruise the French waterways with my husband four or five months a year, and wrote fiction and poetry. Now I live on the beautiful Dorset coast, enjoying the luxury of being able to have a cat, cultivating an extensive garden and getting involved in the community. I still write fiction, but only when the spirit moves me - which isn't as often as before. I love animals, F1 motor racing, French bread and my husband, though not necessarily in that order.
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12 Responses to Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

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  2. sustainabilitea says:
    December 6, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    Very cool, Sandra. BTW, how do you get the little snowflakes on your blog? I’ve seen them elsewhere and would love to do them on mine.

    janet

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    • Sandra says:
      December 6, 2013 at 7:57 pm

      Hi Janet, it was something I did last year, and although I can’t remember how I did it, apparently it’s automatically now set for December each year. It just appeared on Sunday! Tomorrow, when I’m not basking in the warm glow of two glasses of rioja, I will try to determine how it happened. 🙂

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  5. Ese' s Voice says:
    December 6, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    Yes, Sandra, we have been on the same wave indeed… 🙂 What can I say? Just the same old about great minds thinking alike 😀
    Really beautiful photos – great choices for the challenge!

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