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WordPress Weekly Photo: Motion – Afternoon at the Flying Field

Last Saturday was a warm Highveld afternoon, the wind was minimal, and my brother and family set off to the flying field. He’s a F3A radio control aerobatics champion and loses no opportunity to practice his craft. This time though, it was for fun. With this week’s theme in mind I went along to capture some pics. Continue reading WordPress Weekly Photo: Motion – Afternoon at the Flying Field

WordPress Weekly Photo: Afloat

Mauritius boats copy

Afloat, usually on water. This week’s WordPress photo challenge entry shows what looks like a type of boat used in festivals in Port Louis Harbour in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. The photo was taken on a particularly bleak day during cyclone season after torrential rain. I was stranded in the hotel as all access, via water or land was cut-off with flood waters. The government of Mauritius declared the day a public holiday early in the day as many of the island’s inhabitants were badly affected by the inclement weather and could not get to work.

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This entry is part of WordPress’ weekly photo challenge. This week the theme is Afloat. Click here to see other entries in this week’s challenge.