WPC : 2017 Favourites

Fortunately, this challenge offers the use of different reasons for selecting our favourites from 2017.

Emotional pull – walking around Borough Market, London, the scene of a terror attack just three weeks later.

Borough Market and The Shard
Borough Market, East London

Memorable experience 1 – a week in Saint Petersburg, with my daughter and our fabulous guide, Elena, seeing many highlights of the city that are off the regular tourist trail. Sometimes cold, sometimes wet, worth every minute.

  1. Palace Square & Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
    Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
    The Botanic Garden of Peter the Great
    Yusupov Palace: Plotting the demise of Rasputin
    Faberge Museum

Memorable experience 2 – East Sussex with family: visiting Batemans, the home of Rudyard Kipling, Sheffield Park and its beautiful gardens, and the white cliffs of the coastline.

Rudyard Kipling’s residence, Batemans
Rudyard Kipling’s study, where, among many stories, ‘IF’ was written
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Pure indulgence, Edendum Restaurant, Brighton, East Sussex
Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex

Photographic effects – Experimenting, and modestly claiming some success!

Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Conifer Gardens Tree Farm, Mt Dandenong, Victoria
Conifer Gardens Tree Farm, Mt Dandenong, Victoria

Gardens – regular visitors would be disappointed if some Aussie gardens missed the “Favourites” list.

Cranbourne Gardens, RBGV
Taeve Tara Garden, Mt Macedon, Victoria
Tawny frogmouth
Cranbourne Gardens, RBGV
Cloud Hill Garden, Mt Dandenong, Victoria

Inspired by The Weekly Photo Challenge set by Ben Huberman

Wishing all my blogging friends a Merry Christmas, and a Safe and Prosperous New Year.

Author: kayrpea61

Retiree with interests in technology, travel, wine and gardening, not necessarily in that order.

16 thoughts on “WPC : 2017 Favourites”

  1. My favourite of your favourites: Rudyard Kipling’s study where he wrote ‘If’. I just gave a birthday card to my son with this poem written on the front of it. He read it out loud and was touched. He’d never heard it before, though he’s 29. I’ll have to tell him about the Kipling house.

    1. I have an austerely framed copy hanging in my study, given to me by my father. It has been above or near my desk since my school days! “If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run …” ?

  2. I still envy you Saint Petersburg, Ken. 🙂 🙂 Some day, maybe… Meantime enjoy your Christmas. I wish good health and happiness for you and your family.

  3. There is nothing like touring and seeing the world. You add memories by capturing them on digital “film.” Just a great hobby you’ve developed over time I’ll bet.

  4. You have had an exciting year of travel Ken. I also envy you Saint Petersburg, I doubt I shall get there now. But Sheffield Park and Batemans I do know. East Sussex and Kent have the most delightful gardens. Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2018 with more photographic experiments to share 🙂

    1. St Pete’s and England were consecutive, Jude. When we visit the northern hemisphere, we have to make the most of it 😉 Thank you for your good wishes. I wish you the same. Just remember “Carpe diem”!

  6. It’s a nice summary of your year! Some pictures are beautiful and you went to fe really great places!
    My year looks pretty thin in comparison!
    xxx

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