24 portraits of our environment: Respect, protect and preserve
After the rain, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, photo by David Holmes.
Bicycles best mode of city transport, Oxford, England.
Treelined walkway leading to the River Isis, Oxford.
Foraging for food beside the River Isis, Oxford.
Houseboats along the River Isis, Oxford.
Swan gliding, the River Isis, Oxford.
Ducks swimming, the River Isis, Oxford.
Lone warrior, the River Isis, Oxford.
Catching a nap on the riverbank, Oxford.
Weeping willow and pond viewed from a small bridge, Oxford.
Flowers cascading over a stone wall, Oxford.
Plymouth Sound, Plymouth, Devon, England.
Elizabethan garden near the Barbican, Plymouth, England.
Chattering bird, York, England, photo by David Holmes.
Flowers bloom along a stone wall in a country pub parking area, Yorkshire, England.
Hills covered in heather, North Yorkshire, England.
River and trees viewed from bridge, Corbridge, England.
Thistles and trees at Wye, Kent, England.
Tangle of thistles, Wye, Kent.
Farmland and rolling hills in Wye, Kent.
Allotment garden with pampas grass, St. Cloud, Paris, France.
Pond in the Bois du Boulogne, Paris.
The River Seine, Paris.
Waterskiing on the River Seine, Paris. This photo and above pictures of Bois du Boulogne and the Seine by David Holmes.
Such amazing photos Tara! A great tribute to honor our beautiful environs.
Posted by: Madeline | 25 October 2007 at 06:09
Stunning, Tara! Stunning, inspiring, settling — such a great reminder of all that we have now...and all that we have to lose.
I love that shot of the Elizabethan garden and the garden one with the folding chair in France. More gardens everywhere, all around!
Posted by: KG | 20 October 2007 at 06:22
Nice pictures... I admit I was not really inpired last monday (seek and everything)... I'll do something else in a few days... After all better 2 blog action days than none... :o)
Posted by: Cécile de Quoide9 | 17 October 2007 at 08:16
These are a great tribute to our earth. Thank you, Tara.
Posted by: laura | 16 October 2007 at 19:45
Beautiful beautiful countrysides and magic waterways. Stately rivers and streams always captivate me, I grew near one.
Amazing, the waterski photo, seems impossible to arrest movement like this. I love the light in the first and second shot, after the summer storm light.
Posted by: Merisi's Vienna | 16 October 2007 at 17:15
Tara - the photo's are magnificent and a great reminder to preserve. Those trees in oxford look like the ones we have here in Hyde Park - stunning!
Thanks
Posted by: JUDY WILKENFELD | 16 October 2007 at 12:51
Exquisite photographs for Blog Action Day!
Posted by: Anonymous | 16 October 2007 at 08:43
Lovely pictures. The ones from York made my homesick - my grandpa lives there. Thanks for sharing them. Hope you and your family are well. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Posted by: Kim G. | 16 October 2007 at 06:46
Fabulous pics. That's why we have to work hard to protect all these wonderful treasures.
Posted by: marja | 16 October 2007 at 06:45
What beautiful photos, Tara! A lovely tribute to the earth around you. I hadn't heard about 'Blog Action Day.' Thank you for sharing it with us.~xox
Posted by: tinker | 16 October 2007 at 01:04
Our earth is so beautiful! I did everything I could to lessen my carbon footprint in the mountains this weekend. We had snow and it was so beautiful!
Posted by: Mary t. | 16 October 2007 at 00:11
Those England photos are wonderful!
Water-skiing on the Seine? I never knew that was done!
Posted by: fleur | 16 October 2007 at 00:10
Once again you have shared some beautiful photographs Tara. Showing us all the reasons it is important to be good to the environment. I did my part today for the awareness on my breast cancer blog. As far as I'm concerned there is a direct link between the rise in breast cancer (especially in very young women) and the environment.
Posted by: cherie | 15 October 2007 at 22:52
poignant...
Posted by: Cre8Tiva | 15 October 2007 at 21:56
Fabulous Photographs Tara :)
Posted by: robyn | 15 October 2007 at 21:18
Gorgeous photographs. How could we not want to protect this precious earth?
xxxoo
Posted by: Colette | 15 October 2007 at 21:14
All great!
I've never seen a photo of a thistle before.
Only drawings. Really fun!
Have a great day!
Posted by: rochambeau | 15 October 2007 at 20:36
All well worth preserving well done you and David - photographers extraordinaire! Is that how you spell it?
Posted by: Di Overton | 15 October 2007 at 20:34
Wonderful post for awareness on such a timely topic.
Loved this.
My fave, the Elizabethan gardens. But they are all lovely Tara.
xo
Blue
Posted by: Gillian @ Indigo Blue | 15 October 2007 at 19:38
Breathtaking photos! Here's my little contribution:
http://dave-lucas.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-action-day-2007-salute-to-al-gore.html
Posted by: Dave Lucas | 15 October 2007 at 18:03