Lost in Translation

Monday in Colours

 

I got tired of my black and white scheme, though many of you have recognised it as my MUST from now on :D. So today I have decided to put some colour back to my pa

       Something old, something new

     Something borrowed, something blue 

     And a silver sixpence in her shoe.

Something old – the old chapel

Something new – a new place for me

Something blue – the SKY

And as for the borrowed thing .. I borrowed my friends’ brain as to editing it 😉

The only thing that is missing is a silver sixpence – :S

 

 

Paula
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69 responses to “Monday in Colours”

  1. thierryjan Avatar
    thierryjan

    Really nice … I like 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Merci Thierry 🙂 Tu es francais?

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      1. thierryjan Avatar
        thierryjan

        Oui , malheureusement , je ne suis pas très doué en anglais …

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Mais ca n’importe pas.. au contraire.. je suis ravie d’avoir qqn avec qui je peux pratiquer 😀 Tu es d’accord?

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          1. thierryjan Avatar
            thierryjan

            Oui je veux bien 🙂

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            1. Paula Avatar
              Paula

              😀 Merci Thierry 🙂

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  2. Madhu Avatar
    Madhu

    For a second there i thought you were getting married again 😉 Beautiful shot, love those benches up front. And good to see the colour back!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Nope 😀 not even renewing my wedding vows 😀 The verses just seemed so appropriate… take it as my vow to colours from now on … despite my “great talent” for b&w ;). Thank you for stopping by Madhu… I know you have tons of comments to reply to – just to remind you that you have missed two of my b&w masterpieces from the weekend 😀 x

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      1. Madhu Avatar
        Madhu

        Off to check them out right away before I go to bed. My new resolution is to get to bed by midnight. have exactly 47 minutes left 🙂

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Rush on dear 😀

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        2. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Btw, you forgot to like this one 😀 😉

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          1. Madhu Avatar
            Madhu

            Paula 😀

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            1. Paula Avatar
              Paula

              Not my fault .. Just the way I was brought up dear .. always having to come home with grades, rates and recognition 😉

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              1. Madhu Avatar
                Madhu

                😀

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  3. Marion Driessen Avatar
    Marion Driessen

    When you decide to come back in flying colors, you really do it in the best way possible. The little church almost jumps at you. Vibrant photo, I like it 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      You deserve a hug and a kiss, just like your Italian concierge lady 😉 I am so happy you found time to visit me Marion. Have you recovered from your busy weekend?

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      1. Marion Driessen Avatar
        Marion Driessen

        Thanks for remembering 🙂 I spent hours and hours Saturday cooking, but the meal was really delicious. It’s a rather long recipe, bit complicated. Perhaps one day I’ll make a post about it 😉
        How was your weekend?

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          If it is long and complicated, I’ll pass..today I managed to ruin my arugola, tomato, cucumber canned tuna and potato salad cause I “had to” chat and edit photos at the same time ;).. arugola was stinky out of the plastic supermarket sack and I decided to switch to wine to make up for the lost calories 🙂 My weekend was hormonal and pretty much under the weather .. but hey that makes Monday in the office a nice change 🙂 Despite my laziness I will be very interested in reading your recipee when you decide to publish it. You know.. I almost envy you your bike trips….but as far as I remember bikes are a great fun for a half an hour or hour ride… the rest of time I prefer full comfort :). Right now I am in my lazy girl chair with my feet up with a glass of pinot grigio in one hand and chocolate icecream in the other 😀

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          1. Marion Driessen Avatar
            Marion Driessen

            On this side of the line it’s red wine and salted popcorn 😉
            After one hour in the saddle, two hours max, we always take a break. To stretch the legs and unfold the butt 😉 Before that you are too busy marveling at the view and free feeling of the wind on your face, Paula.

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            1. Paula Avatar
              Paula

              Make sure to put on some sun screen dear 😉 Red wine and popcorn .. that’s new to me … I’ll give it a try if I don’t burn the corns before 😀

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              1. Marion Driessen Avatar
                Marion Driessen

                Please tell me to stop eating before I get sick. I don’t care about sweets, but salted popcorn and nuts… irresistible. Don’t try it, it’s not good at all! Horrible! 😉

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                1. Paula Avatar
                  Paula

                  You don’t like sweets??? Well, more for me then 😀
                  Marion, now stop!!! You will be bloated by tomorrow and will not recognise yourself in the mirror in the morning. Brush your teeth and off to bed…. (was it harsh enough? :D)

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                  1. Marion Driessen Avatar
                    Marion Driessen

                    Aye aye, ma’am 😉 Shutting down now. Sweet dreams, dear.

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                    1. Paula Avatar
                      Paula

                      NIght-night Marion 🙂

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  4. ledrakenoir Avatar
    ledrakenoir

    Was there any “Crying in the chapel” then it may have been Elvis Presley – by the way you said you leave black’nd white at least for a moment – but it’s only black which left – a ‘big’ white chapel and many white clouds… ‘big smile’

    Beautiful shot – I’m not religious motivated in any way, but have no antipathy against peaceful religious thing – in fact it is visiting mountain chapels very pleasant, when hiking – especially if it’s start raining … 😉

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      *Quack-quack* you made me laugh and smile again 🙂 – these places are wonderful rain or not … I am not a God botherer either, but I love visiting churches and chapels – people are QUIET there and even drakes 😉

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    2. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      And I have that song by Elvis 🙂 A grrrr8 one too 😉 but I wanted this to be a non-crying chapel 😉 x

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  5. Marianne Avatar
    Marianne

    The song that jumped out at me when I saw this very striking photograph was “The Sound of Music”, as I half expected Julie Andrews to pop out from behind the building and start singing it!

    Love the colours; Paula 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Awww, and I ruined it with Adam and the Ants ;).. if it were Austrian Alps I might have posted Julie Andrews …. this was in Italy … Love this region so much…. not that I have seen any ants over there ;). Thank you Marianne for your visit and such heartfelt comment. x

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  6. rfljenksy Avatar
    rfljenksy

    Ohh I have an idea.. comparison shots. one in black and white and the original.. I might try that.. your black and whites were stunning

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I will give your idea some serious consideration :D. Thank you 🙂

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      1. rfljenksy Avatar
        rfljenksy

        You should.. I might as well..

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  7. Jeff Sinon Avatar
    Jeff Sinon

    Beautiful, vibrant, Wow!! I also noticed the color in the banner image, excellent!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      🙂 Glad you like it Jeffy 🙂

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      1. Jeff Sinon Avatar
        Jeff Sinon

        When you come back to color you sure came back with a bang! The sky and clouds are great, and you retained a lot of detail on the bright white building, No easy task, and you handled it like a pro 😀

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          😀 🙂 😀 Sorry to have missed you earlier Jeffo.

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  8. Hitesh Patel Avatar
    Hitesh Patel

    …and these colours are beautiful. Though I miss those B&W, this is as vibrant as it gets 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Hmmm, what am I to do? Black or no black :D. Thank you Hitesh. I promise to keep the page full of surprises 😉 I hope you are fine. Thank you for always finding time to visit me and say something nice. Do you like the song? It is “Wonderful” 😉

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      1. Hitesh Patel Avatar
        Hitesh Patel

        Thank you for always acknowledging the comments 🙂 I am doing great as always, how about you ?
        You know its important to find time for beautiful things in life. And about the song, actually I forgot to carry my headphones to office so couldn’t listen but I will 🙂

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Ah, I have my small barely noticeable headphones always connected to my work pc. I would not be able to concentrate on my translations with the coworkers’ noise ;). It is a sleepy day, but I am hanging in there .D
          Hope your work is not too boring. I still don’t know what you do.

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          1. Hitesh Patel Avatar
            Hitesh Patel

            You into translations ? Thats something good 🙂
            Well actually its a sleepy day here as well cause of continuous rains for last three days.
            Well I am into finance field. Equity Research to be precise, hope that doesn’t scare you 🙂

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            1. Paula Avatar
              Paula

              Yes, I am a translator – hence the title of my blog 😀 (motorway projects, many things ….) Your equity research does not scare me, but may put me back to sleep 😉

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              1. Hitesh Patel Avatar
                Hitesh Patel

                Hahaha yea thats boring by many standards…
                Hope you don’t get lost in translation but find new meanings in life 🙂

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                1. Paula Avatar
                  Paula

                  Oh I get lost (and found again) almost every day … it is a crazy journey, but the uncertainty of it makes it worth traveling/working/exploring 😉 Thank you *hugs*

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                  1. Hitesh Patel Avatar
                    Hitesh Patel

                    And thats all we want from life. Hugs back 🙂

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  9. adinparadise Avatar
    adinparadise

    Love your beautiful colours, and the music too. 🙂 Have a great day, Paula.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you dear Adin. You are always so kind 🙂 Have a fabulous day yourself!

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  10. dilipnaidu Avatar
    dilipnaidu

    Beautiful and colorful pictures. Vibrant and lively! Thank Paula.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you Dilip 🙂

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  11. 2 Rivers Photos Avatar
    2 Rivers Photos

    Love, love the blue sky 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      🙂 🙂 It just makes me so happy that you “recognize” my colours :). Thanks Bashar!

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  12. MythRider Avatar
    MythRider

    Paula, I have nominated you for the Liebster Award award.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      What is the Liebster Award exactly?

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      1. MythRider Avatar
        MythRider

        There are many awards floating around. It’s a way to tell others about you.
        For the Liebster, I nominate you. You have 11 questions to answer about yourself. You nominate 11 bloggers. I only got to 8. Then ask 11 questions of those you nominate.
        If you chose to participate, the rules and questions are on my blog.
        Have fun.

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          I meant what does the word LIEBSTER MEAN.
          Award is English,”liebster” I believe is German… How can anyone put those two together. I have about 5 posts explaining my reasons for declining awards, and unlike anybody here that tend to refuse the award after 3rd nomination I did it from the starters, and I’ll stick with it. I thank you for your recognition. I tend to mention people and blogs I find inspiring or interesting very often in my posts, but don’t feel comfortable taking part in these “forced” awarding process. Please do not take any offence. The chain is broken here with me. 🙂 Congratulations on your recognition nevertheless!

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          1. MythRider Avatar
            MythRider

            I don’t know what Liebster means.
            No worry’s. Not offended, I also mention bloggers as I post and am inspired by them.
            Would you like me to take you off the list?

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            1. MythRider Avatar
              MythRider

              According to one blogger Liebster means dearest.

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  13. Zen and Genki Avatar
    Zen and Genki

    WOW! Talk about colours that POP! Gorgeous!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you Anne :). Will get back to you this weekend. Hope you are fine.

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  14. Gregory Urbano Avatar
    Gregory Urbano

    Great shot you have there!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you Gregory 🙂

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  15. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
    Cardinal Guzman

    I liked your B/W photos, but I also like your color photos. There’s no reason for you (or anyone else) to stick to only one thing. Somethings are nice B/W, while other things look better in color.
    This photo is definitely very nice with color. Great catch Paula.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thanks CG!

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  16. Md. Nasir Ahmed Avatar
    Md. Nasir Ahmed

    does the Monday contain any specialty to you?

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Only the fact that I was born on a Monday 😀

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      1. Md. Nasir Ahmed Avatar
        Md. Nasir Ahmed

        Really…. then Happy Birth Monday to you 🙂

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          🙂 😉 Thank you

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  17. luminaetumbrae Avatar
    luminaetumbrae

    Avec un paysage pareil, je deviens prêtre moi ! 😀

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      On va te convertir alors 😀

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