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All my photos are from our British holiday a while back.
Branching: a directional sign at the canal in Birmingham.
Vigilant: a part of a monument on Sunderland’s sculpture trail about a father who every morning scours the sea for his missing son.
Pomp: A statue of Queen Victoria on Victoria Place in Birmingham.
Hooked: A seagull hooked by a fishing line around its legs.
Continual: Shakespeare’s coat of arms, as displayed on the house in Stratford-upon-Avon believed to be his birthplace. Not a kind of quill (without the feather) as I always thought but a spear as a pun on his name.

https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/06/01/thursdays-special-pick-a-word-in-june-y2/

We were at the zoo on Friday and while the children were playing with sand and water us adults were relaxing in the shade when this peacock made an appearance. It didn’t stand still for two seconds so I only managed the oddest collection of pictures, most – but not all – blurry and out of focus, including a shot of his horny, yet elegant feet.
And this was the best head shot I got:

https://ceenphotography.com/2017/05/28/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-may-28-2017/


I have a friend who lives in Sunderland and has this gorgeous view on Roker Beach every morning for breakfast.
https://jennifernicholewells.com/2014/01/28/one-word-photo-challenge/



Although the yellow being striking and the defining feature of the water flag or yellow iris, I quite like the monochrome version because the petals stand out and have an almost tactile quality to them.
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-y1-05/

I came upon several of these ice baubles with the remains of a tea candle in the middle, apparently the leftovers from a street party the night before.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/evanescent/