Monday, June 23, 2008

Mixed Media Monday - Places



Do you ever visit a place and in visiting it, it becomes part of your soul? You think about it and feel a sense of warmth and belonging when you do? When I saw that the theme on Mixed Media Monday this week was "Places" I knew that I had to repost these round robin journal pages because they are very special to me. I took these photos in Newfoundland while visiting with with my best friend. We decided on the spur of the moment to visit Cape Speare, very close to St. John's where we were staying. It was a lovely golden evening, perfect for photography and some of the best shots from our entire trip were taken there. I was also fascinated by its history. During WW II a coastal defence battery was built at Cape Speare to protect the harbour from German submarines and raiders. You can explore underground passages that acted as magazine and equipment rooms and gun placements remain as a reminder of that time. You can read more about Cape Speare here.

20 comments:

Sandy said...

What for fabulous pages.
Great LO´s. wonderful Photos. Love this.

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

what a a great way to capture a memory....absolutely gorgeous.

vintage wil said...

wow .. what a beautiful colors !!!

Sija said...

Great LO! Love them both.

Emma said...

beautiful way to capture memories..

Charlie said...

Wow what a great memory, And so fabulous that you were able to visit. You did a great job interpreting your memory and feel for the place.

Hermine said...

Gorgeous, love the colours

K said...

lovely pages! great colors!

Gillian .... said...

Both these pages capture such a feeling of Tranquility, love the depth of colour to these:)x

Kris Dickinson said...

Oh Heather, this is gorgeous! What a wonderful piece of art!

Anonymous said...

WOW - so captivating!

Anonymous said...

heather this pages are simply GORGEOUS and STUNNING!!! can understand that you like this place so mutch. think there is a verry special place (maybe not for you)!

Anonymous said...

Heather, I'm such a fan of your work. It's vibrant and lively and simply gorgeous.

We have twin destinations this week, in that the primary photo of my piece is also a little bit of Newfoundland.

Anonymous said...

your pages are wonderful. such warm colors

Anneke said...

very beautiful pages heather and stunning colors

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful, Heather! Diane

Sherry said...

These are perfect papers to capture the feel of these photographs. NFLD is one place I have not been in Canada and one I would love to visit (my great great-grandmother was born in Newfoundland and moved to England when she married my great great grandfather who was in the Army and met her there).

Zuzu's Blog said...

OOOOo gorgeous rich colour.. I love this heather .. well done!

Beth said...

Wonderful colors. Wonderful design.

Willy said...

Wonderful pages, Heather!