tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post1252434536966337650..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: PhotoHunt - BridgesVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-55034654255645395922009-02-13T08:25:00.000-05:002009-02-13T08:25:00.000-05:00I absolutely love the snow covered bridge as long ...I absolutely love the snow covered bridge as long as the snow stays in the picture.. I'm like you.. ready for a holiday... but Since I never go on holidays... I really appreciated you taking me here..<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I love old architecture!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-70422996464955018512009-02-10T10:57:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:57:00.000-05:00What LOVELY bridge photos ... looking at them remi...What LOVELY bridge photos ... looking at them reminds me of 35mm slides I took decades ago while traveling in Europe and I'm wondering whether I might find such sites to share if I took them out of the closet. Thanks for sharing a bit of the history too. I appreciate your visit to Happily Retired Gal.<BR/>Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101550406171982090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-45195167156978407392009-02-09T17:07:00.000-05:002009-02-09T17:07:00.000-05:00Brother Tobias, I guess they've been so long alrea...<B>Brother Tobias</B>, I guess they've been so long already ... they look precarious though, don't they?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-55234732201685130502009-02-09T12:58:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:58:00.000-05:00Great piccies of Bath - they took me back. Not sur...Great piccies of Bath - they took me back. Not sure I'd feel too safe in those cantilevered back rooms though!Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-1551523863182465352009-02-09T07:52:00.000-05:002009-02-09T07:52:00.000-05:00Ruth: I've heard birds singing, so I've decided sp...Ruth: I've heard birds singing, so I've decided spring can come along any time now. I'm ready for the end of cold and snow and all the heavy clothes that go with it.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-1162566605644623212009-02-09T06:53:00.000-05:002009-02-09T06:53:00.000-05:00The bridge in snow looks beautiful, and I'm not qu...The bridge in snow looks beautiful, and I'm not quite done with snow, just the cold.<BR/><BR/>But Bath looks great, I hope I get there some day. The weir is cool from above!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-62457080803997698512009-02-08T17:46:00.001-05:002009-02-08T17:46:00.001-05:00Jazz: merci.Jazz: merci.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-60383349569837709352009-02-08T17:46:00.000-05:002009-02-08T17:46:00.000-05:00Sian: The shopping is great there!Ed: yes, I kinda...Sian: The shopping is great there!<BR/><BR/>Ed: yes, I kinda like it best, too (psst, don't tell Jazz) even though I'm sick of snow.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-87025451360037057432009-02-08T17:35:00.000-05:002009-02-08T17:35:00.000-05:00You pictures are gorgeous, as usual.You pictures are gorgeous, as usual.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-47507698252515280912009-02-08T11:43:00.000-05:002009-02-08T11:43:00.000-05:00I love the Bath Bridge, I remember shopping there ...I love the Bath Bridge, I remember shopping there many years ago. Thanks for the reminder!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-34443501850159027282009-02-08T10:39:00.000-05:002009-02-08T10:39:00.000-05:00Fantastic series! I really liked the snow covered ...Fantastic series! I really liked the snow covered bridge best.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502488287339607228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-61300220194248134132009-02-08T08:51:00.000-05:002009-02-08T08:51:00.000-05:00Geewits: and I forgot to bore everyone with my tra...Geewits: and I forgot to bore everyone with my travel pics back in September....<BR/><BR/>XUP: and a particularly lovely looking weir it is, tooVioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-23920883070668728622009-02-08T08:48:00.000-05:002009-02-08T08:48:00.000-05:00Maggie May: I so envy you, being able to go there ...Maggie May: I so envy you, being able to go there any time you want.<BR/><BR/>Deedee: you are welcome.<BR/><BR/>Delwyn: this is one of many AvonsVioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-63211252876004123842009-02-08T07:52:00.000-05:002009-02-08T07:52:00.000-05:00I've never seen a weir before - very coolI've never seen a weir before - very coolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-15030171837157629552009-02-08T03:19:00.000-05:002009-02-08T03:19:00.000-05:00Granted the backside of the bridge does not have t...Granted the backside of the bridge does not have the elegance of the front, but it still has an interesting "Toto we're not in Texas anymore" look to it. Thanks for the great pictures. I love to travel vicariously through my blogger buddies.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-15439937856389522172009-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:00Ah so that's where the Avon river is - I grew up i...Ah so that's where the Avon river is - I grew up in Christchurch NZ and often rowed on our Avon river.Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-85963752086925461672009-02-07T18:43:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:43:00.000-05:00Love these photos! Thank you for sharing.Love these photos! Thank you for sharing.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-41643194875943436572009-02-07T16:22:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:22:00.000-05:00I was very surprised to see pictures of Bath on yo...I was very surprised to see pictures of Bath on your blog. We are there regularly! Lovely near Pulteney Bridge, with the weir and the boat rides.<BR/><BR/>Well yes..... I'm sick of snow!<BR/>Was lovely while it was fresh and crisp and falling thickly. Looks awful when it is all churned up and icy.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-46967329210285438892009-02-07T16:03:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:03:00.000-05:00Jeannette: When I looked up the history of the bri...Jeannette: When I looked up the history of the bridge, I learned it was likely based on the failed plan for the Rialto.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-38659371578670411452009-02-07T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:57:00.000-05:00Vita: Thanks, I wish I was back there.Kylie: Actua...Vita: Thanks, I wish I was back there.<BR/><BR/>Kylie: Actually, I have a few charming pics of snow covered bridges and trees and they are great, but I don't want to be in it anymore. Today we had 10C and it is melting fast, and what isn't melting is turning very black and ugly.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-76838283365531176562009-02-07T15:53:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:53:00.000-05:00A: I love the city of Bath, everything about it - ...A: I love the city of Bath, everything about it - except the tourists...<BR/><BR/>Alice: Yes, unfortunately I have a relative whose husband's sister was killed in that weir while kayaking (training).VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-10922052946292529722009-02-07T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:38:00.000-05:00The bridge in Bath is beautiful!And the snow cover...The bridge in Bath is beautiful!<BR/><BR/>And the snow covered bridge is charming. Although I can understand being tired of the snow. I'm ready for winter to be over.Lucy Filethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101962728153916202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-4570169802338009362009-02-07T15:19:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:19:00.000-05:00I love the pis of the bridge in Bath - I'm surpriz...I love the pis of the bridge in Bath - I'm surprized that it was built in the 1700 - since it's a Roman style. I agree I'm not tired of pics of snow - they have such a peaceful cast over them. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-41542483134156932732009-02-07T11:34:00.000-05:002009-02-07T11:34:00.000-05:00I'm tired of snow, but not of pictures of snow.How...I'm tired of snow, but not of pictures of snow.<BR/><BR/>How does the weir stand up to such force! That is one heck of a strong river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-69504848439760282062009-02-07T10:28:00.000-05:002009-02-07T10:28:00.000-05:00I really like your shots!Specially the ones from B...I really like your shots!<BR/>Specially the ones from Bath - amazing! :)<BR/><BR/>Mine is up! Take a look!<BR/>Have a great weekend! :)annalarssonphotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046704833661571004noreply@blogger.com