Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #58: Something Old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue

Posted on 11 Aug 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

These are very familiar phrases, especially if you grow up watching Hollywood movies about the fairy tale of falling in love and getting married. There is nothing wrong with it, except the lavish notion people put into the idea of weddings but this post is not about that. I myself got married this year. So to the idea of something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue, here is my response to this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge No. 58:

something old, as this church in Sestri Levante and something as blue as this Northern Italian sky one April evening.
#oldchurches #blueskies #somethingblue #somethingold

Something old as this ruin of a building, which I really don’t know what it was before, maybe an old chapel, but it was captivating enough that I cannot helped myself but took this photo. This was taken in Sestri Levante a year ago.

As I said that I got married this year. I definitely got something new, my new marital status, a husband, a new ring and a new married life ahead of me and my family. Notice the golden horse shoe, this is my “something borrowed” as this was borrowed to us by our wedding officiator saying that if newlyweds hold this, this will bring prosperity and good luck! Inshallah! God willing!

Lastly, I just created this painting which depicts “tough love”. I am passionate about this topic. Tough love is needed for yourself, for your kids, for whoever you claim to love truly. At first, “Tough love” seemingly looks rough, rude, dark on the surface or on the outside but if you really examine it, it is one of the greatest love one can offer. Hope you give tough love when it is deemed needed.

That’s it for me. If you are inspired to participate in this weekly challenge and be allowed to tickle your creative spots regularly, stay tuned using this link on how to do it https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge/ and this week’s challenge was posted by Patti https://pilotfishblog.com/2019/08/10/lens-artists-photo-challenge-58-something-old-new-borrowed-and-blue/

my take on “Thursday Doors”

Posted on 4 Aug 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

If creativity rains, it pours – I would like to say. I know it is not Thursday today but let us say Sunday is at the moment, the grandpa or grandma of Thursday and I would like to participate, right away to the so-called “Thursday Doors” movement by https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/thursday-doors-june-20-2019/ which I got first the idea from https://manjameximoving.wordpress.com/tag/thursday-doors/

I like medieval castles and this particular door can be found in Burghausen, the world’s longest castle, wherein literally, this castle guards Germany from the other side of the river which is already, literally already, Austria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burghausen,_Alt%C3%B6tting
https://www.visit-burghausen.com/en.html

this is in Paris. I feel like it shows a true Parisian door and doorway to the apartments.
#Paris

I also love doorknobs, they are artistic and unique – unlike our modern doorknobs nowadays.

If my memory serves me well, this was taken in Sevilla, Spain.

If you want to join this challenge, I found out from Mexi that this challenge is from Norm

https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/thursday-doors-june-20-2019/

Dear Norm, I hope you do not mind that I post it today, on a Sunday, only to jumpstart but I will post it next time on Thursdays, promise! Thanks for creating this challenge!

I am off for now, making ready for work-day-Monday. Good night to some! Good morning to others!

Lens-Artists Challenge #57 – “Taking a Break”

Posted on 4 Aug 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

My take on this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge #57 – “Taking a Break” is – having fun! Some of us takes a break by pleasure.

“pause machen” as we say it here in Germany. Pauses and breaks are important to make everything in your life sustainable. Do not be guilty to indulge yourselves when needed. You deserve it!
#eisbach #surfinginthecity #munich

Dancing in the park like no one is watching – sparks so much joy that it becomes refreshing. When the opportunity comes, dance every chance you have. It is like a happy pill!
#dancing #dancinginthepark

listening to music! – one way of recreating to recover from the hustle and bustle of life, so the next time around, you will be ready again to face life head on.
#concertinthepark

“adrenalin rush” is somehow anti-break or anti-relaxing but to some people, this is how to get relaxed.
#funatoctoberfest #octoberfestrides

However you want to take a break, always go for it and never feel guilty about it – because we owe that to ourselves. We cannot give what we do not have so we need to love ourselves first in order to love others. We need to be full first before we can be fully of service to others. You need to take the oxygen first before your kid’s and so and so forth.

This week’s Lens-Artists Challenge is not easy, at least for me, because I need to search if I have the right photos. But my journey for choosing the above photos made me reflect about the topic instead and I love this exercise even more.

If you are new to this challenge, see Tina’s post to know more about this week’s challenge: https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2019/08/03/lens-artists-challenge-57-taking-a-break/

Stay tuned every Saturday (as it gets addicting) to find about the next challenge and see the guidelines using the link below: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge/

Lens-Artists Challenge #56, Seascapes

Posted on 28 Jul 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

Another week, another challenge and thank you Tina https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/ for posting this challenge. Here is my response to this one:

#seascapes #LingurianBay #SestriLevante #Italy

simply beautiful! take me back there please!!!
#seascapes #LingurianBay #SestriLevante #Italy

Serene, calming, lovely…this is what I feel every time I am in front of any body of water. Maybe, it is the island girl in me coming from a country with 7,017 islands.
#seascapes #LingurianBay #SestriLevante #Italy

I cannot remember anymore if this was sunrise or sunset. But it does not matter because to me – it always bring that positive feeling of hope and beauty. If it is a sunset, it reminds you that whatever happens during the day, if it is not good – it tells you to have a pause and that there could be something good that the tomorrow can promise or if it sunrise, it can give you that source of hope and chance that you can still make this day right or better.
#seascapes #LingurianBay #SestriLevante #Italy

Stay tuned every Saturday to find about the next challenge and see the guidelines using the link below: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge/

My response to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #55: Dreamy

Posted on 22 Jul 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

Happy to participate in this challenge posted by Ann Christine aka Leya ( https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/ ). These are my responses to this challenge and I nominate https://marleecreates.wordpress.com/?wref=bif to do this challenge too:

one summer night in Linguria which is now a distant dreamy memory…

Stay tuned every Saturday to find about the next challenge and see the guidelines using the link below: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge/

Great Discoveries

Posted on 20 Jul 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

They say that in order to get inspiration, go out from where you are, do something outside of your comfort zone, breath some fresh air, read a book, visit other blogs, etc. etc. etc. It is in this light that I stumble upon wonderful content and such rich source of inspiration for me and here are some of my amazing discoveries:

Amazing that you can still see beauty among the ruins. Check this blog out how they captured this (see Lost for Decades in capturing Castle and Mansions below).
99-words writing challenge only. I’d love to do this one but will be in series. https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/reflection/
Ponder your heart away! this best explain Forestwoods Post and she is engaging with her readers too… https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/25880358/posts/23413#comment-19799

Castles and Mansions

The World Through My Lens

Posted on 14 Jul 2019 by Artsy-Foxy-MamaG

I studied communication because I have always been passionate about the topic. Photography is one of those things I love about it. Below photos are how I saw the world around me captured in one click of the shutter. Hope you enjoy!