stone – Dutch goes the Photo!

Welcome to the 179th round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!

You truly rocked the theme of Stone this week with an amazing array of posts that each showcased your creative minds and eyes! Each of you brought your own personal touch to these posts and I was truly surprised by some of your entries! Thank you for all the effort you put into these posts, and I hope that you will enjoy reading each other’s posts, as much as I did.

I might have something in mind for the next theme!!

Stone structures and the uses of stone are amazing…

This is a view that we encountered in Ireland, as we visited the largest island in Loch Leane, Innisfallen; the ruins of a monastery stand on this island with the walls of the oratory giving us an idea of wha the past may have been like.

Please enjoy the following blog posts:

Sarah starts this week off with some rather special stones that carry a message from the past in her post in By Sarah! Let’s heed the message!
Ann-Christine brings us an amazing view of stone in many shapes in her post in To See A World in a Grain of Sand…. A very broad fence and much more great stonework!
This week, we get another great photo in Land of Images; it was great to see the remnants of Duntulm Castle there, as I have seen it with my own eyes!
I very much enjoyed the photos for our theme in the post in Beautiful Photographs; that boy is pretty quiet! A second post in Beautiful Photographs is filled with gorgeous images!
Shelley has a very cool approach to the theme in her post in Quaint Revival; I expect nothing less and am not disappointed with her great post!
The amazing photograph in theOnlyD800intheHameau features some serious stone, as the view of Chartres Cathedral is magnificent!
Cath shares a set of stunning photos in her blog, Cath’s Camera! There’s some amazing stone content here!
Brian has a number of wonderful stone shots in his post in bushboys world; and to top it off, there’s some great Mott the Hoople!
Diane brings some wonderful uses for stone that are demonstrated in her post in pensivity101; weather forecasting …
In Xenia’s fantastic post in Whippetwisdom, we visit Loch Morlich and catch some great stones and a tanka! Xenia brings us a second post in Tranature, which has stunning shots of water flowing over stones and a haiku to match!
Na’ama speaks of the strength of stone with a lovely poem in her post in Na’ama Yehuda; its shape stands the test of time!
Nicole takes us to a great location in her post in Une Photo, Un Poéme: the Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber in North Wales; stunning locale!
A wonderful post in The Jesh Studio takes us to a very Scandinavian view of Southern California, with stunning stone work!
Maria brings us multiple views of stones in another great post in Kamerapromenader; which view speaks to you?
This week in Chateaux des Fleurs, we get a stunning view of stones, some arranged to tell a message!
Jackie photographs a wonderful set of uses for stone in Junk Boat Travels, ranging from amazing monuments to paths and memorials!
In a first contribution to our challenge from The Ministry of Shrawley Walks, we get a truly interesting view of local stones!
Jase may be wondering about the uneven WordPress behavior in their post in Proscenium, so let’s make sure we go check out that photo!!
A great post in queennandini, we get to see a significant variety of stones, some of which are dazzling!
With a lovely photograph in Stine Writing, Christine shares a great view of interesting stones!
A rather interesting arrangement of stones occurs in this week’s contribution in Take a Walk… and Discover!
Sober, cold stone might be featured in the post in Don’t Hold Your Breath; these stones are filled with meaning and emotion!
Viveka takes us to the Visitation Stone in a stunning post in her blog, myguiltypleasures; this place is an amazing memorial.
The images in MyTravelCSP showcase what great artists can achieve in stone; these carvings are true masterpieces!
A fantastic post in Len Journeys takes us to some of the most stunning stonework structures on the planet; definitely have some of them on my bucket list!
Sandy’s post in Out of My Write Mind has some rather sheer views of rock faces! Certainly don’t want to misstep there!
With lovely photos we get a fantastic view of stones in Anita’s Images; those are perfectly shot!
See brings us an amazing set of stones in her post in Cee’s Photo Challenges! Go check them out!
Elizabatz shows us the sights of Galley Head Cliffs, Castle and Light House in Albatz Travel Adventures; those cliffs are truly interesting! In a second post in Albatz Travel Adventures, we end up in the town of Timoleague with fantastic ruins!
Kammie brings us some rather interesting stone constructions in her post in Nut House Central; great post!
Tatiana features an amazing locale in her blog Travelways; she shows us the Tulum Maya ruins, which are stunning!
Woolly brings us magnificent examples of stone in his post in Woolly Muses; interesting blue stone!
David always has gorgeous photos in his posts in David M’s Photoblog; this week is no exception with some real stunners!
This week’s post in Kanlaon shows us some of the shapes that stone can take!
Hannah’s photo in her post in Zebra’s Child is straightforward, and very much to the point of the theme! Well done!
Eric has a fantastic shot in Up North, where the stone stairs are definitely going to be a real climb!
Debbie features a simple stunning image in her post in Travel with Intent! The Shetlands look gorgeous!
In another wonderful post in Travel with Tech, we get to visit Hollyrood Palace and the amazing stone structures that have stood the test of time!
Ken takes us to visit some interesting burial stones in his post in Pictures without Film; it looks like Trefignath, Anglesey, will be a great place to visit!
Stone is a great source of inspiration for art, as we can see in Heart 2 Heart; those are very lovely!
Jez features a variety of stones in Jez Braithwaite, which range from destiny to decoration and all around!
Deb shares some stones in her post in Twenty-Four, which look rather precariously positioned!
Klara brings us a bit of wedding on the rocks in Sliku Svoju Ljubim II, as the happy couple is being photographed on a breakwater!
Amy takes us on a tour of how she processes a cool photo in Photography Journal Blog on its way to becoming a stunning image!
A wonderful photo in f2.8 iso100 takes us into a beautiful stone garden in Chandigarh!
Teressa finds some truly intricate stone construction in her post in Another LQQK; wonderful post!
Susan shares a wonderful piece of stone work in her post in Musin’ with Susan; cruising down the Danube must have been wonderful! Also, please check out Susan’s week in review in Musin’ with Susan!
Another wonderful post in One Letter Up – Diary 2.0 brings back some of the early settler stone architecture; using what the land provides!
Anita brings us some rather interesting stone views in For the Love of…, which are both reminders of past and present!
Ulli takes us to a rather stony beach in Suburban Tracks, which looks gorgeous, but not ideal for putting a blanket down and relaxing…
A wonderful stone photograph in sgeoil, which reminds us of the life that exists in each stone…
We also get a wonderful contribution on this week’s theme in A Day in the Life, where stone even gets enjoyed by a bird!

Please let all of these great bloggers know your thoughts about their posts!

Welcome to week 179 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!

After a week of fuzzy logic, images and beings, I thought it might be a good time to turn to something a bit more permanent. So, I cam to think of Stone as a theme, which, to my surprise, I hadn’t used before. Of course, Stone is all around the globe at various levels, as some rise well above the horizon and others are submerged or buried under sand and dirt. There are many ways you can look at Stone, from the shiny and sparkly to the mundane granite pavers. Stone comes in many varieties, so please take on this challenge and find some of your favorite versions. Don’t worry about what Bob Dylan said, as we don’t all have to get stoned!

Have fun with this theme and bring back some cool stones to share with everyone!

Here’s a rather impressive stone fort…

An Chathair Gheal — Going back through the ages

The Cahergall Stone Fort was a rather serendipitous find during our trip to Ireland this year; as we were driving around the Ring of Kerry, I decided to take a little detour, which led us to a local farmer, who was showcasing one of his lambs for people to admire and pet. He also told us about some of the forts that were nearby, so we went to visit them and I was very impressed!

The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:

Write a post with an image for this week’s topic
Please tag your post with fpj-photo-challenge (if you’re not sure about how tags work, please check out this WordPress article about tagging posts)
Create a pingback link to this post, so that I can create a post showing all of the submissions over the week (note: pingbacks may not appear immediately, as my site is set up to require approval for linking to it; helps against previous bad experiences with spamming)
Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!

Turn over a stone or two to find the stone that tickles your creative fancy!