Friday 20 February 2015

Patterns - and a Spanish Doubloon





Abstract patterns ..... sand ....... sea ......  sky ........ clouds...... reflections on water 








Angelic figures?
























Princess, Maddy and Poppy






Princess is a West Highland White Terrier.
Her ancestors,it's believed, arrived in Scotland in 1588,when a ship of the defeated Spanish Armada

was wrecked in a storm near the island of Skye while fleeing from the English Navy.
The dogs are thought to have been used as rat catchers on the ships.
Princess is very interested in rodents........especially squirrels!






Painting by Andrew Spratt   -   Spanish galleon at  TANTALLON CASTLE






I found this golden "Spanish Doubloon" in the garden a few days ago,possibly thrown over the wall
 by a child........is it a piece from a board game.......
or a pirate dressing up set?




Thank you for visiting

Shared with        Skywatch Friday       Saturday's Critters      I Heart Macro

                          Mosaic Monday         Our World Tuesday

34 comments:

Giga said...

We are pleased to'd also took a walk along the beach. I love the sea and I like your dog. Regards.

Pondside said...

Beautiful images, all of them. Our Cairn, Rory, is a relative of your Princess. He likes chasing just about anything rodent-like!

Sally Tharpe Rowles said...

Beautiful photos...& I love your "Spanish Doubloon"!

Ramakrishnan said...

Amazingly incredible patterns.The Spanish Doubloon is awesome.

Breathtaking said...

Lovely dog photos!:)

Anonymous said...

Lovely abstracts and an adorable dog.

biebkriebels said...

Nice photos of the coastlines. The dogs must have a wonderful time running over the beaches.

eileeninmd said...

Hello, I love the beautiful shots of the beach, sky and reflections.. And the doggies are all adorable.. Princess is a real sweetie.. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

Lynn said...

Incredible photos, Ruby! The patterns in the water and sky that you've captured are amazing.
Lovely pups to have along on the walk.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Your beach scenes with the reflections are stunning and all your dogs are gorgeous. Have a lovely weekend.

EG CameraGirl said...

Beautiful photos. The reflections are especially lovely.

carol l mckenna said...

Wonderful variety of photography ~ all very creative and of course, I love your fur persons!

Happy Weekend to you,
artmusedog and carol

Unknown said...

Lovely photos from the beach. Your dogs are wonderful. I love the capture of Princess looking up at you straight into the camera. Have a great weekend, Ruby!

Stephanie said...

Lovely images!

Pearl Maple said...

thanks for sharing all your lovely photos and finds


my blog moved to www.pearlmaple.com

Laura said...

Such gorgeous textures and refections… and I enjoyed the coin too. So glad you will be linking up with I Heart Macro again this week.

Little Wandering Wren said...

Your Princess is quite a treasure, she would have fun with the possums here in the garden, not sure if she understands the words "protected species?" Our Crazy Poodle doesn't!
Wren x

betty-NZ said...

I find much solace in the abstracts of the sky and coastline, too. Your dogs seem to like the beach!

A Colorful World said...

I love your beautiful seascapes. The info on the white terrier is good to know, and I love the way it all tied in with the Spanish galleon and the "dubloon.: :-)

dritanje said...

These are wonderful images. The one of the choppy sea surface and reflections is so tangible it reminds me of your fabric wall hangings - could this be life copying art?
M xx

Poppy said...

Such revitalizing images of the sea, the clouds and the sand! Your furry companions seemed to have enjoyed their fresh air outing!

Poppy

Mary Howell Cromer said...

All are lovely, yet I especially loved the beach poochies, so cute they all are. I have a grand pup that is a Westie too ;)

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

I love it when the receding water leaves ripples in the sand. A nice day on the beach for your furbabies too to enjoy the sun and fresh air.
I think it might be nice to conjure a story about pirates from long ago that buried treasure where your garden now lies.
My great grandfather supposedly found some of these gold coins buried where he grew corn back in the 50s. I remember him showing me the coins when I was a youngster.
Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday Ruby.

Rajesh said...

You have captured wonderful patterns there.

Donna said...

I love the sea and sand and these pictures brought me wonderful peace and bliss.

fredamans said...

Lovely plays with the sea and sand.

Hootin Anni said...

VERY enjoyable images. From serenity and tranquil seas to beautiful reflections and fun fur babies!!

Indrani said...

Patterns in nature very beautiful to see. :)

stardust said...

You captured nicely the moment of nature patterns constantly flowing and changing, Ruby. I like all of them. Your dogs are all beautiful and I smiled to imagine them becoming one with wind at the beach.

Yoko

Minoru Saito said...

Hi1 Various kind of patterns that mother nature has! Only You can find them. The Doubloon looks like gold. Somthing good would happensoon. Thanks for sharing.

Alexa T said...

How I wished to see some sand dunes at the sea shore... Gorgeous mix of aspects and feelings... Happy March and a Warm Spring time, soon!

Vilt og vakkert said...

Heisann!
Thanks visiting my blog ;:OD)
So beautiful pattern in the landscape water can make, we must be more aware of these art work, they are nourishment for the mind.
We are thinking about having a dog, a friend to walk with ... these are really cute !
Have a nice week.

RobertN said...

Wonderful post.
Warm regards!

Ela said...

I love the sea and walks on the beach ! Your Princess, Maddy and Poppy are co cute :) Lovely photos !
Greetings

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