THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD -FEBRUARY 2021

Hello and welcome to the 2nd edition of the Pick a Word in 2021. I hope that you are all well and still interested in participating. I am a bit slow checking the entries and writing new posts, but I will not give up. Here is what I have been thinking of for February: MATERNAL GUARDING COHABITATION GROUNDLESS VARIEGATED For those that are new…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y4-07

After a month’s break I decided to challenge you again with things from the past. What Traces of the Past have you found near you or on some of your travels? Are they remains of the things once built and now in despair, the remains of natural occurrences or from your personal past? Whether they provoke admiration or make you nostalgic or even horrified,…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y4-03

It’s time for another Traces of the Past theme and this month it shall be in colour. Peeking through bleak and bare trees and nature’s monochrome there is a beautiful Neogothic Parish church of Bled. Not one’s typical view of that enchanting Slovenian town, but the one I thought you might enjoy. For once I decided to show you an example from not so…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y4-01

The story of Melrose Abbey extends back to some time before 650AD, though its origins are at a place now known as Old Melrose (called Mailros at the time) which stands in a loop in the River Tweed some 2.5 miles east of the monastery you see today. .. Old Melrose, was destroyed by Kenneth Mac Alpin, King of the Scots, in 839. The site was…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y3-09

“Historic Scotland calls Hermitage Castle an eerie ruin, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland calls it the most perfect example of a medieval castle in the Borders. It is both.” I am too lazy today to write a few sentences about this beautiful castle/ruin that I visited briefly during my last holiday. Instead, I am offering a link…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y3-07

  It has been a few years since I was in Paris, but memories are not gone. The photo bellow shows a remarkable trace of the past in the form of church of St. Etienne, which you might also know from Woody Allen’s movie  “Midnight in Paris”. ©Paula Borkovic Traces of the Past is a recurrent photo challenge that happens every month (one month in…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y3-03

  This month it is time to tackle  Traces of the Past in colour again. My photo shows a panorama of old Mantua (Italy) with the skyline that seems to pertain to some other times. There is no question that the former Duchy of Mantua (Mantova in Italian) still bears many traces of its glorious past.  For this recurrent challenge you are free to…

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y3-01

  Perched on a hilltop with about a dozen towers belonging to the Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles, San Gimignano is probably the most picturesque site in the province of Siena.    ©Paula Borkovic This is the first in the series of the Traces of the Past – Y3 (one month the challenge is run in colour, the other in B&W which means that…

Thursday’s Special:Traces of the Past Y2-07

Quite often when I travel I take an unconventional approach. It is not about learning about buildings and places that I visit, or knowing all the dates and names; it is about stepping into the past, and if I am lucky enough to have only the company of my choice with me, it is like a time travel  in which I write my own…

Thursday’s Special: Traces of the Past Y2-05

Santuario della Beata Vergine Maria delle Grazie; Curtatone   “Traces of the Past” is a recurring photo challenge theme on this blog (one month in colour, other in B&W). You don’t have to look far into the past for it. People from “old” continents do not have to have advantage over bloggers from the North American continent. I mostly post old architecture for this event,…

Thursday’s Special: Traces of the Past Y2-03

Looking at the romantic skyline of the Renaissance Mantua, a square building with four angular towers draws my eye and takes me on an imaginary tour of a 15th century Lombard duchy when art was a commodity available to the privileged few, but when it ranked fairly high in the general order of things. A hard act to follow in today’s Europe, won’t you…