Through the aerial roots of this old tree...
“Through”. That’s the inspiration for this week’s photo challenge from WordPress. Humm… Physically speaking? Emotionally through? A passage? A rite of passage? Too many different interpretations for this one single theme. What’s “through” for you? For me, it means passage, strategy, possibilities to overcome challenges…
Since we’re getting through one more week, let’s see how it goes regarding the challenge:
A detailed view from a particular site at the Reuben Island Prison, South Africa - many tried to escape through...
Walking through the city, through old cobblestone steps, São Luis do Maranhão, Brazil
Taking a boat trip through the mangrove in Itamaracá Island, Brazil
Watching the sunset through the rocks in Jericoacoara Beach
"Take my hand and walk me through this path... through your lens I'll see your world..."
And finally, walking through the excited crowd, experiencing the largest street carnival in the world!
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Photo Project: 52 Bolivian Sundays
good feedback!
johndwm
April 15, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I love this post everything has a context when it is framed and you phos are stunning particularly the tree and the barbed wire!
3rdCultureChildren
April 15, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Thank you very much, John! I do appreciate this type of feedback… Feel free to come back and check the other posts… Warm greetings from Recife, Brazil!
johndwm
April 15, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Will do. Glad you like. Keep up the wonderful postings! Blessings! Macdonald (John!)
3rdCultureChildren
April 15, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Ayelet - All Colores
March 30, 2012 at 5:36 am
Great photos, and love how everyone’s wearing colorful clothes for carnival!
3rdCultureChildren
March 30, 2012 at 7:13 am
Carnival is the most democratic and most colorful event Brazil can offer!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your impressions!
Amar Naik
March 30, 2012 at 12:08 am
beautiful shot
http://amarnaik.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/weekly-photo-challenge-through/
3rdCultureChildren
March 30, 2012 at 3:15 am
Thank you very much, Amar! Will make sure I also take a pic at your shared ones!
Arindam
March 29, 2012 at 3:15 am
Great collection of photographs. The first one is awesome. Really wonderful post.
3rdCultureChildren
March 29, 2012 at 7:12 am
Thank you very much, Arindam! Really glad it’s being appreciated!
lifebydmagdalene
March 27, 2012 at 10:59 am
Thanks for the pingback…
Your photos are awesome! I love them all…thanks for sharing.
@))–>>—
3rdCultureChildren
March 27, 2012 at 11:01 am
Thank you for checking them out! Greetings from Brazil!
3rdCultureChildren
August 24, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Thanks for the mention! Much appreciated!
summerfield84
March 27, 2012 at 7:30 am
Your post gave me an idea for this theme.
Thank you for your post and ping-back.
3rdCultureChildren
March 27, 2012 at 7:50 am
You’re more than welcome! Glad that my post was “inspiring”…
justanotherwakeupcall
March 26, 2012 at 11:13 pm
Hi! visited your blog for the first time. you’ve got some awesome stuff here. Loved the photographs , your interpretations of “through” are so varied and all beautifully captured. the prison one is very interesting. the first picture and the one of the view of the sea from the rock is just beautiful. will keep visiting..
3rdCultureChildren
March 27, 2012 at 12:01 am
Thanks for visiting… Glad you enjoyed it.
Find Focus
March 26, 2012 at 7:02 pm
These are all fantastic! I enjoyed all of them, but I think the first one is my favorite!
3rdCultureChildren
March 26, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Thank you very much, Find Focus! Really glad people are enjoying the series of pictures! Greetings from warm Recife, Brazil!
Rois
March 26, 2012 at 5:30 pm
I love the Jericoacoara Beach photo! Thanks for the trackback.
3rdCultureChildren
March 26, 2012 at 6:49 pm
My pleasure
thanks!
Northern Narratives
March 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Wow, I love your photos especially the first one.
3rdCultureChildren
March 25, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Thank you! ;o
csroth3
March 25, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I love seeing the surf through a gap in the rocks. Aahhh…. the beach.
3rdCultureChildren
March 25, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Lovely, right? Thanks for sharing your impressions!
orples
March 25, 2012 at 12:09 pm
You really did a wonderful job on this blog post. All of your photographs are wonderful. I love the first one. I am such a sucker for Mother Nature. I also loved that man-made stair on the rock cliff … it would come in handy for my style of rock-climbing for sure. Thanks for sharing these moments, I enjoyed browsing your memories.
3rdCultureChildren
March 25, 2012 at 12:23 pm
This is really great! Thanks a lot… I do appreciate when people enjoy the way to express our reality… Greetings from Brazil!
orples
March 25, 2012 at 12:26 pm
The pleasure of the journey was mine. Greetings back at you from Chester, Virginia!
Being from Washington D.C. initially, you may be familiar with the area (just South of Richmond, North of Petersburg.
3rdCultureChildren
March 25, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Completely! ;o
happysherlock
March 24, 2012 at 9:37 am
Great series of shots, especially the first one!
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 10:04 am
Thank you very much, HappySherlock! Much appreciated!
omel07
March 24, 2012 at 7:55 am
Amazing photos, all of ‘em.
Quote: “Take my hand and walk me through this path… through your lens I’ll see your world…”
That is genius.
Good job!
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 9:02 am
Thank you… just wrote this quickly while was getting the blogpost together… really glad you liked it!
nelson RN
March 24, 2012 at 4:01 am
Beautiful photographs! My favorite is that beach shot framed around by a stone formation
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 6:20 am
Thank you, Nelson! A different take on the theme, but equally interesting!
Marcia Clarke
March 23, 2012 at 10:46 pm
The pictures are stunning, I especially like the tree.
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 6:19 am
Thank you very much, Marcia! A favorite, for sure!
cocomino
March 23, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Nice photo set. I like the last one.
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 6:18 am
Thank you very much, Cocomino!
Laura Leigh Goyer
March 23, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Love these photos – especially the first one! Thanks for the ping back and have a great weekend!
3rdCultureChildren
March 24, 2012 at 6:18 am
Thank you, Laura! One of my favorite chores during the ‘photo challenge season’ is looking for other intriguing and exciting examples of interpretation… A very rich experience, for sure! Greetings from Brazil!
Sunshine
March 23, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Always enjoy the beach images since there are no beaches near me . . . thanks!
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Sunshine, I’m happy to provide you with this kind of joy! Be my guest!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!
Gilly Gee
March 23, 2012 at 7:01 pm
The tree is the winner for me!
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Thanks!
I’m really glad people are enjoying the post!
Sheila Hurst
March 23, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Love these – especially the tree and the carnival
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 6:35 pm
tThank you very much, Sheila! The tree is one of my favorites, as well!
livvy30
March 23, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Love the top photo!
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Thank you! Seems to be a fav!
sandraconner
March 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm
All of these are terrific, but the tree is definitely my favorite.
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Thank you, Sandra! And thanks for taking the time to share your impressions… much appreciated!
Ruth Bailey
March 23, 2012 at 4:37 pm
You have such wonderful entries for these themes each week. I like getting your view of the world through your blog. Your photos this week each called up a different emotional response. Thanks for sharing these with us!
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Ohh, Ruth… Thank you so much for your kind words! I do appreciate your comments and your usual kindness… Greetings from Recife, Brazil!
Cardinal Guzman
March 23, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Love that first photo! Went to Reuben island, but found it quite boring. I prefer everything else I saw in South Africa
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Talk about Cape Town, so… lovely… cosmopolitan… lively… with a gorgeous wine country… but going back to Reuben Island, I felt it was the kind of emotional/social journey one needs to take, once in a while…
cobbies69
March 23, 2012 at 4:17 pm
fab collection of pictures, glad I am not in that crowd..;)
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Hey – we were!
Not bad, though! It’s from Carnival here in Recife, Brazil, on our walk to the Official Box, where we watched the parade – granted, the box is a built-in mini city, surrounded by walls, with a buffet service and beverages… much nicer (and safer!) than being down with the crowd.. but it could be a ton of fun, people say… I’m more of a watcher, than a walker! 
Thanks for stopping by, Cobbies69!
cobbies69
March 23, 2012 at 8:57 pm
You are welcome, I think I would be a watcher and enjoy the atmosphere…
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 9:40 pm
That’s exactly what we did… we’ve got a couple of posts on last year’s and this year’s Street Carnival… watching from above… much nicer!
reflectionsinapuddle
March 23, 2012 at 4:09 pm
I love the tree!
3rdCultureChildren
March 23, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Thank you… it’s an old tree by the Northeastern coast of Brazil, and its name in Portuguese could be translated as the “lazy tree”, because, due to time and wind speed, it ‘slowly’ went down to sleep… its roots are happily standing up in the air.. its one of the feel horizontal trees (still alive) in the world… Thanks for stopping by! If your curious, search “Jericoacoara” on the blog for more curious images on this unique piece of nature’s art!
reflectionsinapuddle
March 23, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Wow! Lazy tree – I like that
never thought of trees as being lazy. Anyway, great shot, and almost surreal.