Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
As we traveled around the island of Terceira we passed a number of these tiny gems called imperios. We learned that they are used during the annual Festival of the Holy Spirit.
The imperios are also used to store reliquaries, penants, and symbols related to the Holy Spirit faith and celebrations.
The Portuguese love of color is evident in these fascinating little buildings.
Click here for an article about the Cult of the Holy Spirit associated with the Portuguese Catholic faith.
Sunset on Terceira Island, Azores. In the foreground is a pool at our hotel; the Atlantic Ocean is in the background.
Here’s one of the first views we had of our main travel destination last month. This is the city of Angra do Heroismo (Bay of Heroes). It’s on the island of Terceira. If that doesn’t place it for you, Terceira is one of the Portuguese Azores islands, about 1,000 miles east of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. We arrived there after a four hour flight from Boston.
The city of Angra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with narrow, cobblestone streets.
There are beautiful and colorful churches.
It’s an all around interesting place. We spent a week on the island of Terceira; these are shots from my first day. I’ll show you more of our explorations in the coming days.
We put on some miles in November. First we flew through Boston, MA. Since I’d never seen the city, we had a day’s layover and did some exploring. (I didn’t get any information on this beautiful mural.)
I’ve lived in the country long enough that tall city buildings are a novelty now, especially those that look sleek and shiny.
But history was also on the agenda and we included a stop at the Old State House, which looked like a tiny jewel box, surrounded by skyscrapers. Tomorrow I’ll show you a little more history.
City Daily Photo’s last color Theme Day challenge for 2019 is “Rainbow.”
I chose this colorful Native American Blackfeet tribal dancer that I saw last month as part of a series of dance performances at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Her dance regalia was a rainbow in action as she participated in a mesmerizing performance.
Click here to see other City Daily Photo interpretations of today’s “Rainbow” challenge.
Water lilies are in bloom.
I saw them in splendor several places in Victoria last month.
I considered this shot for yesterday’s Theme Day of “Red.” It’s a little church I shot from a bus window in the coastal town of Vic, Iceland last May.