Pick a Word – then Pick a Photo

Here’s a challenge and a half. Take five words, chosen monthly by Paula of Lost in Translation, and illustrate them. Here are the words: MONASTIC; ABANDONED; CRYSTAL; ECHOING; AFFABLE.

Monastic was easy. Of course I chose Fountains Abbey, a religious community from 1132 until Henry VIII caused it to be surrendered to the crown in 1539, under the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It’s where I have the privilege of volunteering, so it’s almost become my back yard. Here, in my featured photo, is the Abbey in autumn.

Abandoned? So much choice. I’ve picked a rather wrecked house in Seville.

Crystal was trickier. I don’t move in the right circles. But here is a crazed plate glass window on a ferry bound for Spain which has a slightly crystal-ish look.

You may not think my next photo illustrates ‘echoing‘. But trust me – it does. I was among the first passengers to arrive at London Bridge Underground Station just after 5.00 a.m one morning recently. There was not another soul on my platform. Only me. It echoed.

And we’ll stay in London for my last image, a cheery one. This affable chappie was snapped on a day out with Sarah of Travel with Me fame. He was part of a fun sculpture trail for children’s wheelchair charity Whizz Kidz.

So there you have it. Following the links to Paula’s and Sarah’s posts will show you very different interpretations, and perhaps you’ve seen others in blogs you follow too.

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

37 thoughts on “Pick a Word – then Pick a Photo”

  1. All striking but it’s the crystal shot that stands out for me. I’ve never been entirely on my own on a tube platform. A bit eerie, I imagine. I wonder how Paula chooses her words.

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    1. The tube experience was unsettling. I have another photo of a l-o-n-g escalator with nobody on it. In London. Imagine! As to Paula’s choosing words. I have no idea. I should ask her. They’re often very tricky.

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  4. I love the crystal shot – very clever 🙂 Funnily enough I had Fountains Abbey all lined up for my own post, then I decided to search further back in the archives to find something I’d not previously used and ended up in Belem!

    Thanks for linking to me, and thank you too for the happy memories of our walk around Spitalfields and Brick Lane – we must do something similar one day soon!

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    1. It was! I thought London at least would already be full of life. I was surprised that the station opened as ‘late’ as 5.00 a.m.

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  12. Nice picks, Margaret! The glass window is remarkable. 5.00 a.m and only you, a good one for echoing.

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      2. And commenting on any Blogger post is made as difficult as possible, especially as I am a Gmail user. They seem to resent that my own blog isn’t powered by them. That’s why I comment so little. Sorry!

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