Weekly Photo Challenge: HAPPY

The surest way to reach happiness is to accept the things you can’t do anything about, and to change the things you can, and want to. I can’t do anything about harsh winters or scorching hot summer temperatures here, but I can choose to spend my summer holidays in a colder climate, and I can travel southward in winter.

The following series of photos can vouch for that.

 

 

81 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: HAPPY”

  1. Paula, what a fantastic collage… really well done… I LOVE IT ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Hello Bashar ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much. This is all old stuff, but I was away for 4 days on Italian mountain lakes and have brought back some better stuff ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Old or new they are still really good ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. ๐Ÿ™‚ Much appreciated ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. nature looks happy ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope so ๐Ÿ˜€

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  4. Absolutely amazing series!! Great work! :thumbup:

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    1. Thank you for the *thumbup” Phil :D. Your opinion matters! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Wonderful collection. Loved the last one, that is special ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Hello dear Hitesh. How have you been? I am glad you like my “happy” collection!

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      1. I have been good and little busy all this while.
        The collection is really nice ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you, and it is nice to hear that you are well ๐Ÿ™‚

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          1. And how are you ?
            Lost in translation ๐Ÿ˜€

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            1. Finding slowly my way ๐Ÿ˜€

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              1. Thats the way to go ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. I like this photos the way you arranged them.!

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    1. Hello Cornel, as of the last weekly challenge WordPress offered new gallery layouts ๐Ÿ™‚ Anybody can do it.

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      1. I must look for it.
        Thank you, have a nice evening!

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      2. Perhaps this sounds stupid, but I didn’t found yet this gallery layout. ๐Ÿ˜ฆ

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        1. go to your dashboard, find settings, find media, and there you will find gallery settings….

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          1. Thanks, I will try this right away!

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            1. and then you will see Image Gallery Carousel and you have to click Display …. in a cool mosaic ๐Ÿ˜‰

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              1. I already did this, now I must see it in action even if I’m tired and tomorrow I have a lot of work…

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                1. I know what it feels like when one gets impatient :D. What sort of work do you do, if I may ask?

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                  1. I paint icons, byzantine icons. ๐Ÿ™‚ I know I hid the page with my works before you found my blog so that’s why you don’t know(perhaps).

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                    1. I will try to find your page with your paintings ๐Ÿ™‚

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                    2. no, it’s not available. Go to sleep now. We’ll talk tomorrow.

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                2. Tomorrow morning I will come back to see your cool mosaic gallery :D. Bye for now.

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            2. This has been fun. I will go to sleep now. Good night Cornel. Hope to talk to you some more tomorrow evening or when you are around ๐Ÿ™‚

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              1. Thanks. Good night Paula. Have a nice day tomorrow!

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  7. These are some WoW pictures Paula! Beautiful! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Many thanks Sweetie ๐Ÿ™‚

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  8. Awesome shots Paula. Where is this?

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    1. Hello Ardun. Thank you for the compliment :). The mountain/cow/waterfall pics are from Austria, the sea-view ones were taken on Amalfi coast in Italy.

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  9. What an excellent series Paula. Every last one of them is very nicely done. Makes me want to visit ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Thank you Jeff ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. You are very welcome. I hope you had a great trip. I’m still recovering from my weekend. But hey, sleep is overrated anyway ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. Thanks for asking Jeff ๐Ÿ™‚ It was wonderful! I hope you will recover soon ๐Ÿ˜‰

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          1. I will. I hope to chat in the morning if you’re available. I should have more photos processed and my Happy post done and published by then! ๐Ÿ˜€

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            1. Great… looking forward to it ๐Ÿ™‚

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  10. Really a fantastic happy collage… ๐Ÿ™‚

    The “na brdu” just amazing… ๐Ÿ˜‰

    You must choose your battles carefully – use ones energy where you can make a difference – the things you can’t change you should steer clear of – to use the energy in them is wasted… ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    1. Hello my Drake ๐Ÿ™‚ You speak wisely my friend ๐Ÿ™‚ You’ll be happy to know that I shot many drakes (with my cam) this past weekend ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. You didn’t ‘shot’ me, wasn’t bathed naked in any italian mountain lake – not this weekend… ‘hahaha’

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        1. ๐Ÿ˜€ I would never do that to you… I don’t do “nudes” ๐Ÿ˜‰

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          1. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  11. Great Photo’s Paula.x

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    1. Thank you so much Chris ๐Ÿ™‚

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  12. Beautiful pictures of what seems super nice places! No wonder they make you happy!

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    1. Salut Julie ๐Ÿ™‚ Merci beaucoup pour ton gentil commentaire ๐Ÿ™‚

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  13. So i’m not the only one who enjoys breathing clean air… ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Beautiful, all of them.

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    1. Ciao Alessandro ๐Ÿ™‚ Most of these photos are from bella Italia :). Sono contenta di ti leggere ๐Ÿ™‚ I’ve just come back from north of Italy (laghi di fusine)- conosci?

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        Unfortunately, no. I’m kind of saving Italy for when i’m too old to travel farther… ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        1. Here, we think alike, this is why I keep postponing my 2nd trip to Venezia, as it is close to me ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  14. Must go to Italy soon! Totally amazing!!

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    1. ๐Ÿ™‚ yes, you must!

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  15. What a beautiful set of pictures Paula. liked this gallery a lot. Beautiful work, as always! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. Wonderful collection of shots, also I must add that I love the new ….. (shit I just got up and I can’t remember the word I’m looking for. I haven’t had my coffe yet).

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    1. “Gallery”. There it was. I love the new gallery settings from WordPress. It looks so much better than the old one.

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      1. Hello CG ๐Ÿ™‚ What time do you get up during the week? It must be tough with days getting so short and dark…. I love new galleries too ๐Ÿ™‚ Today I finally learned how to embed music on my posts ๐Ÿ™‚ It is so much better now ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. I normally get up around 6. The days are getting darker and shorter, but the darkness that is now has some charm to it (the darkness is still fresh and haven’t lasted for months). The light during autumn is very special and the colors of the foliage is perfect for photographing.

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          1. Me too, around 6 – to damn early in this dark.. this is a very poetic view on early autumn darkness :). Our weather got sour all of a sudden and the weekend is promising rain… not fun.

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    2. It is nice to hear you look at my pics before your first coffee… I feel so honoured ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you CG. Have a nice day tomorrow!

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      1. Always time for some quality blogs while the coffee is brewing ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. ๐Ÿ™‚ this makes me feel so good ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you. My coffee is done in a jiffy as I use only instant ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  17. Great interpretation for this week photo challenge Paula ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. ๐Ÿ™‚ I am glad you had a peek :). Thank you for your nice comment, Jake.

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    cette sรฉrie est juste MAGNIFIQUE !!!! je suis sous le charme *_* les couleurs sont …. ร  couper le souffle. Bravo Paula !

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    1. Tu es gentille ma chere Marie-Charlotte… j’ai eu de la chance avec du temps ๐Ÿ™‚ Les photos sur la mer ont ete prises sur la cote Amalfi. J’aime bien voyager au sud en plein hiver :). Tu prends des vacances bientot?

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        l’endroit est magique *_* et non je ne prends pas de vacances. Je viens de dรฉmarrer un nouvel emploi, alors les vacances ca ne sera pas pour tout de suite. Peut-รชtre pour Noรซl (si mon nouveau chef accepte de me donner des vacances) je partirai dans le Sud de la France chez les parents de mon mari.

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        1. Ou vivent tes beaux-parents? Je connais un peu le Sud de la France ๐Ÿ™‚

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          1. Marie-Charlotte Avatar
            Marie-Charlotte

            ร  Perpignan, tu connais ?

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            1. Pas encore, mais je le connaitrai un jour :D. La derniere fois j’etais au Sud de la France l’ete de 2011 a Nice, Antibes ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  19. Gorgeous gorgeous world, Paula!! Amazing photos, thank you!!

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    1. It IS a gorgeous world :D. I choose my destinations carefully Anne ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you dear. I am doing my best ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  20. beautiful photo! love the sunset one best….

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    1. Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚ I am kind of partial to it too :D, but I love all of them… after all they are from my happyland ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  21. wow!! totally mindblowing pictures appreciate your work.

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  22. Scottish highland cattle, the cutest cows on earth. See my smile? These are really happy and beautiful photos, Paula!

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    1. I do ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ So, they are Scottish? Well, they landed in Italy claming the food is better there ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_cattle / we had them in the safaripark where I worked. I used to call them Beatle-cows ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        1. Thank you Mar ๐Ÿ˜€

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