Friday, February 1, 2013

Photo a day - January

I have signed up for an interesting photo-a-day project for 2013 through the Fat Mum Slim website. For each day of the year, participants take a photo of a certain topic and share with each other through the closed facebook group FMS photo a day.


In this way an interesting dialogue has begun between people from all over the world - enjoying, sharing, commenting and inspiring each other. It has been a lot of fun to think about the image for each day, and Xavier in particular has enjoyed helping with the challenge. He likes to be a day ahead and remind me what photo I need to take the following day.

I decided to share the photos at the end of each month through the year on my blog. The caption under each photo is the topic of the day. Which is your favourite?


January 1st - Today
All our belongings in storage

 January 2nd - New
Four new passports

January 3rd - Heart
Xavier found this heart in a display at Chiang Mai airport
January 4th - View from here
 Wat Doi Sutep - Chiang Mai


 January 5th - Movement
Washing the elephants at Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai

January 6th - Mine
Delicious roasted veg salad at Wat Suan Dok

 January 7th - Street
Late afternoon on Ratchadamnoen Street, Chiang Mai

January 8th - starts with T
Thai cooking class at Sammy's Organic Cooking School

January 9th - Paper
A shop in Chiang Mai selling newspapers, magazines and paper lanterns.

January 10th - One O'Clock
At one o'clock we were on board flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani

January 1th - Water
A perfect topic, our first day at Koh Samui - beach or pool??!!

 January 12th - Surprise
A simple chocolate milk drink was a real surprise for Remy.

January 13th - Circle
 Many circles for Buddha's hair.

January 14th - Yellow
A new yellow scarf to take to Bhutan.

January 15th - An ordinary Moment
Grocery Shopping.

January 16th - Two Things
Xavier and Jarin in their matching t-shirts

January 17th - Ready
Bangkok traffic ready to go!

January 18th - Shadow
Tropical shadows in Lumphini Park

January 19th - Delicious
Banana and Mango Sticky Rice

January 20th - Something I saw
Modern art meets shopping centre at Siam Center, Bangkok.

January 21st - What You Do
Even on holiday I am still cutting out pictures to make school resources!

January 22nd - Corner
This beautiful Bhutanese building at the Paro Airport has an interesting roof line with sharp corners.


 January 23rd - Electric
The most important electical device for us in Thimphu.

January 24th - Stripes
The zebra-crossing sign with a man wearing a gho.

January 25th - Landscape
Looking up to Chagri Monastery.

January 26th - Together
Our BCF 2013 teachers at the Guru Rinpoche rock painting.

January 27th - Sun
An old couple sitting in sun-bathed ClockTower Square, Thimphu, feeding pigeons.

January 28th - Through
Looking through the prayer flags on an old bridge.

 January 29th - Grow
Plants growing in the winter at Jigme Losel LSS in Thimphu.
 
January 30th - Down
Looking down from a traditional Bhutanese home, down through the Thimphu Valley.
 
January 31st - Yourself
BCF teacher Johnathan took this photo of me on the bridge near the Thimphu fruit market.
 
 

The challenge I set for myself for the next month is to try not to have prayer flags in every photo (as picturesque as they are).

5 comments:

  1. Great photo and we have decided to join you on the photo a day challenge

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    1. Excellent! I can't wait to see your pictures! Are you in Tanzania yet?

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  2. Lovely idea Andrea - this special year will be documented in a beautiful way through these photos. My fave is the last one; you looking so relaxed, content, colourful and 'ready' ... and I love the prayer flags! xx

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  3. I love that idea - photo of the day! Great pictures, I love them all.

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  4. well done Andrea! Fantastic photos! thanks for sharing

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