When One Door Closes, I Take a Picture

Like I said the other day, I love doors {I did say that, right?}. Almost every trip I take, I always notice them. A bright colored one, a wooden one, ornately carved, in rough shape, whatever, they seem to constantly strike my crazy photo-taking fancy. And, because I happen to take a lot of pictures, and am a bit shy about it at times, I try to take them in a hurry, so no one will notice, which is something that I realized when I was going through these photographs the last few minutes. So, I've decided to put a note in my jar {yes I have a jar, it's like a journal to me} that the next time I'm taking pictures, I will be completely un-Audrey {made up word alert!} and be brave. I will take my time and not apologize for lagging behind the rest of the group. I will take a steady, crooked-free photograph that is hang-worthy. And then I shall post it, proudly, on this blog. So watch out, world, this girl's got a camera, and I'm not afraid to use it {okay, maybe I am a little afraid. But that's beside the point}.

With that extremely long paragraph, let's commence to the pictures, which is probably why you came!

There's a story behind this picture, like most photographs. Next time you see me, ask if you're curious.

England, 2012

Ireland, 2012

NYC, 2013

England, 2012

Ireland, 2012

England, 2012, cool side note, that in the background you can see the photo two photos above, and also my bro photobombed me.

England, 2012

Ireland, 2012

England, 2012

England, 2012

France, 2011

...hope you liked today's post! I have something new I'm going to try with my next post, so stay tuned! And have a great weekend! 

Bicycles

There is something amazingly whimsical to me about doorways and bicycles. I hope I'm not the only one with a slight obsession of photographing these things. There's just something about them that keeps attracting me to them, shot after shot. I especially love shooting them on vacation, as seen below....and I've even included photographic evidence that it wasn't just on my trip to the City. Today I'll show you my bicycles, later this week I shall show you my doorways (because, looking through my photos, I have a lot of those!).

Lesson 1: Bicycles

Here is my NYC bike photo:

And here's one I shot in England:

And this one I took on the islands..

Finally, this one's a bit different than the others (one of these things is not like the others), taken in France:

Hope you enjoyed today's post! Check back later this week if you'd like to open the Seven C's of doorways.

day 93: the day we stayed up all day

july 16. woke up at like 4:30 or something like that. too early, that's all i remember. still dark out. checked out of the hotel and caught a cab bound for the dublin airport.

we flew to london and i saw some olympians...and big ben, some double decker buses, red telephone booths, westminister abbey, the london eye, and got my pic taken with some bobbys! goal of my trip completed lol!

left london around 3, our flight left about eight or so, and got into newark around 11pm. talk about being completely zonked!

day 85: last full day in england

july 8, 2012.

this is my kind of cat!

day 84: richmond castle

july 7, 2012.

what a place! this castle was built as part of the Norman conquest to subdue the unruly Northern England, and was used in the first World World to imprison conscientious objectors. it is rumored to be the oldest castle in England. 

this is the view of the town:

day 83: durham

July 6, 2012.

still a little jet lagged. Friday we headed to Durham to see the cathedral and castle there. such a quaint little place. like most places I've visited in Europe. cobblestone streets, ancient stone buildings, and oh! the american "embassy," Starbucks.

we walked along the river and up to the cathedral. a very impressively built structure. we then went and had fish and chips and pots of tea. my mouth still waters to think of those amazing bites of crispy cod and soft chips with vinegar and lemon.

after, we headed to the Durham castle, but, alas! it was closed for a wedding. disappointing. i know.