Weekly Photo Challenge: refreshing

A refreshing start into an indulgence for all senses:

Margarita, Guacamole, Tacos .…

at a colorfully decorated restaurant in Mexico City -

Mariachi music included!

Salud!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn

Feel the heat?

Shed at Brahmah station, a sheep farm in New South Wales, Australia

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wildlife

This little fella is a very, very wild church mouse called Klesi who has been following us for years now. However, not being able to survive in the wild completely on her own, we have been providing her with some essentials from time to time  :-)

Weekly Photo Challenge: ONE

A Beach for ONE:

Gone swimming………somewhere in Western Australia….

Weekly Photo Challenge: Old

This is something really, really old!

The photo was taken at Hamelin Pool,  Shark Bay, Western Australia and shows one the oldest forms of life on this planet. I’m talking about a type  of bacteria, cyanobacteria, which are found in these rock  structures  called Stromatolites . Their existence can be dated back up to 3,450 million years. You can’t see them, but the tiny oxygen bubbles they produce are indeed visible in the shallow clear waters of the bay. There are only a few places on earth where this ancient form of life persists – Western Australia being one of them.

I edited the photo with GIMP (posterize) to add a bit of colour. I thought the tiny creatures deserve some brightening up…

Weekly Photo Challenge 2011: Light

Light in its most natural form: the sun.

Sunrise on Volcano Bromo on the Indonesian island of Java:  10 degrees Celsius, hundreds of tourists chatting, taking photos, having a picnic – and yet: impressive!

Sunset on Bramah Station in the Australian Outback: 39 degrees Celsius – the only sound: flies buzzing  and sheep bleating – absolutely amazing!