Welcome AM3 to our Special Place challenge and thank you for those that participated :o)
This may not look like a particularly special place, but it is for me, it is a place where my best friend Nell and I go sometimes when life gets a little rocky, we sit and talk under the mulberry tree, we laugh and sometimes cry and talk about love, life, loss and our friendship. It is a tree that whethers the storm, the winter cold, the summer heat and like our friendship each year, it blooms with new fruit and hope, it will always be a special place for Nell and I.
Don't forget to link back to this page in the comments section if you have participated in the challenge so everone else can go to your page and see.. "your special place". I hope you had fun thinking about a place that is important to you.
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My Special Place
Vu@granby is in with 4 pictures, 4 days in a row.
This was another very good idea Kylie !
gilles d.
7 Nov 2008 5:07am
A very beautiful place, great composition!.
My Special Place
7 Nov 2008 5:12am
A lovely special place. So green and lush.
Here's mine.
7 Nov 2008 5:14am
@Steve Rice: Thanks Steve for participating!
I can see why you have chosen this - and your write-up is excellent. The greenery that surrounds the tree is spectacular. Good luck for the day. My spot is here.
7 Nov 2008 5:15am
A very beautiful place, great composition !!!
My special Place
7 Nov 2008 5:16am
Great idea again, Kylie! Love your special place... beautiful.
My special place is here
7 Nov 2008 5:26am
@amy: Thanks Amy for participating in the challenge, I have done the link for you :o)
It's a quiet and peaceful corner. Great greens.
This is my special place, the streets of this wonderful city:
7 Nov 2008 5:26am
So beautiful, lush and green. I can see why you'd come here, why it means so much to you. Thank you Kylie...this is so peaceful and calm.
My special place is here
7 Nov 2008 5:26am
http://ordinaryimages.aminus3.com/]MSP
7 Nov 2008 5:26am
Thanks, Kylie, friendship knows no bounds but it needs grounding every so often.
My contribution to your My Special Place Challenge. Cheers!
7 Nov 2008 5:29am
I love your special place it is so beautiful I couldn't think of one specific place except my bed so used a bit of poetic licence. Looks like it is going to be a busy day for you judging by the early interest. Another great idea mate. My special place is here
7 Nov 2008 5:30am
oh wow!!! i call this: GLORIOUS GREEN!!! just a SUPERB shot mate -- and a positively enchanting vibe to boot!! just magical!! thank you for sharing this intimate location of yours -- and THANKS for this new theme day!! BRAVO!!! here's my special place!! :)
7 Nov 2008 5:30am
A beautiful place so green and fresh, even the sun likes it! I hope as the years go by the tree will grow as your friendship will! To see my special place click here
7 Nov 2008 5:35am
very beautiful place taken in a beautiful way with the sun trough the leaves. A special place to you that you achieve to make a special place to us
7 Nov 2008 5:38am
So very beautiful. Lush and green. The branches of the tree so sheltering and the sunlight shining through the leaves is gorgeous.
7 Nov 2008 5:41am
I can see why you like it and it is great to have a good friend to share it with!
Thanks for organising this great theme day! However I have found it too hard to choose one place in particular so I will be continuing your theme day over the next couple of days also. HERE is today's pic.
Thanks Kylie and well done!
7 Nov 2008 5:42am
Very peacefull place ;-)
For me : http://territoireinfini.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 5:58am
A lovely and beautiful special place, Kylie.
Here is my contribution!
7 Nov 2008 6:33am
How absolutely wonderful my friend:-) I bet that tree can tell a story or two of your friendship with Nell. The sad times, the happy times and that wonderful connection friends have:-) A lovely post Kyles and thank you so much for today:-)
Heres' Liners
7 Nov 2008 6:34am
I really like the lighting on the ground around the tree, and what seems to be the sun through the tree which looks almost like fruit heh. Very nice work.
7 Nov 2008 6:35am
Nice place Kylie - Its good to have a special place and good friends.
7 Nov 2008 6:39am
@[email protected]: My special place is here
Beautiful place with lot's of green and the sun going down (or up?) through the trees. Mine is here
7 Nov 2008 6:43am
It's a very beautiful and peaceful place Kylie and i can understand you.
You can see mine on my site here, there's an incredible contrast with yours... but feeling is the same...
7 Nov 2008 7:04am
Wonderful! :)
Here is mine:
http://arcoirisreloaded.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 7:29am
Hello Kylie ! Your special place is very beautiful and quiet !
Mine is here
7 Nov 2008 7:40am
What a beautiful story behind this image.... That is a VERY special place! Well done! My special place is here.
7 Nov 2008 7:42am
A very beautiful place ! My special place is here.
7 Nov 2008 7:54am
green and very welcoming, we want to sit in the grass and remain a good time ;-)
My special place :
http://isao.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 7:59am
Hi Kylie, thanks for the challenge. Mine's not a great picture but, like yours, it has special memories.
7 Nov 2008 8:10am
looks very serene - wonderful greens!
here's mine (if i get the link right):
http://djedfre.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 8:13am
i'm particularly drawn by the trunk/bark area.. the contrast of shape against the green. somehow the shadow on the left plays a part.
u reminded me of my tree when i was around ten. This old tree with big roots in school. the area was undergoing renovation so somehow, aorund one portion of root, there wasnt soil. it was was a giant "root bench" if u can imagine.. i used to meet my best friend there and chat too =)
7 Nov 2008 8:22am
Beautiful picture. I love the sun behind the sheets(Leaves)...incredible light ! Beautiful place....
Here's the mine : http://olyb.aminus3.com/image/2008-09-27.html
7 Nov 2008 8:29am
I come from Monique's site from Thailand here.
A beautyful place and een great compositie.
7 Nov 2008 8:44am
I can see why you love this place Kyles, it looks so calming - just perfect to meet friends or to come to relax and unwind. The lighting here gives this image an almost magical quality, you've captured it extremely well!
Here's my special place
7 Nov 2008 8:44am
Hi, Kylie... beautiful story and peacuful place... A lot of serenity with all these green colors...
Mine is HERE
7 Nov 2008 9:10am
Looks like there are fairies in that tree - nice image
here is my special place
7 Nov 2008 9:10am
awwww Ky, its a wonderful place! I wish my best friend was close enuff to go for walks with.. sniff sniff... anyway, here's mine
7 Nov 2008 9:16am
Under the mulberry tree ... looks like a place of peace and serenity ... and, of course, its beauty lies in the memories that you've carried away from here ... really lovely, Kylie ... thanks for sharing it today! My special place is here.
7 Nov 2008 9:31am
I understand why you've sat down so many times here... he's simply beautiful... and brings confidence... a shelter somehow.
7 Nov 2008 9:35am
your special place is exactly that - special - it looks very peaceful, a good place to go to get away from everything, I will watch out and take part in your next challenge, it seems like fun
7 Nov 2008 9:39am
Un arbre, comme moi j'ai choisi l'exterieur, bonne idée !
Mon defi sur mon site
7 Nov 2008 10:25am
This is a very special challenge, Kylie. And I understand the peace and tranquility you feel in your special place. My special place is http://countrysideofjersey.aminus3.com/ and it is my place for peace and tranquility and to just go and sit by the water and think.
7 Nov 2008 10:39am
My granddaughter, Sammi is also participating. She is away so I am posting her link
http://sammisblog.aminus3.com/
7 Nov 2008 10:40am
Hi Kylie,
I can, almost, hear you talking under that tree ;-)
I did send an answer without beeing logged....
Her is my anwer.
I have a tree also, peacefull place in each season. Here :
http://jean-michel.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-06.html
Have a nice week-end
7 Nov 2008 10:51am
Such a brisk and contrasty landscape shot. Wow!
7 Nov 2008 10:57am
Hi Kylie, it looks like a special place to me. I love the sunlight through the trees. This is a lovely idea of yours. Here is mine http://wideangle.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 11:23am
@Eleftheria!: Thank you sweetie. Eleftheria participated in the challenge also, go here.
Your spot is very soothing just to look at.
Thanks for the fun challenge.
Mine is here
7 Nov 2008 11:54am
I can see why you and your friend would return here on many different occasions. Here's mine.
7 Nov 2008 12:19pm
Precious photos on your blog. I like the colors and images.
Good job.
7 Nov 2008 12:48pm
Good morning from Florida, Kylie ... I'm late getting here by YOUR clock. <grin> Thank you for this challenge and I look forward to seeing others' special places off and on during the day. I like this photo of your Mulberry tree ... it is a special spot! You can see mine here.
7 Nov 2008 1:07pm
Looks like a beautiful and peaceful place to relax and unwind
Here's mine http://jjphotography.aminus3.com/
7 Nov 2008 1:15pm
Wow! it is beautiful! i love these kind of places. I'm looking forward to seeing more special places today. Here is http://sandrine.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 1:27pm
very beautiful composition capture and place. nice work... Was referred by JJ's Photoblog
7 Nov 2008 1:37pm
Looks like a great place Kylie! Here is mine.
7 Nov 2008 1:55pm
Kylie, great idea for sharing a little more about each other on this site. So many interesting sites to visit. You have a wonderful site. Your place reminds me of the children's book "The Giving Tree". Check out my place.
7 Nov 2008 2:26pm
This is gorgeous Kylie! Looks like a great place to just go chill out... :)
Here's my special place... http://moonhopper.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 2:53pm
love today's idea kylie! as per your style, another beautiful shot! here's one of my special places: http://peterkhoury.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-07.html
7 Nov 2008 3:21pm
Lovely tree for such a beautiful friendship, well done Kylie :)
7 Nov 2008 4:19pm
Wonderful shot,lovely thoughts and sentiments.
7 Nov 2008 5:17pm
I like your spécial place, and the photograph which represents it ;)
"mon endroit préféré" is this one
7 Nov 2008 5:31pm
Very nice calming atmosphere with great colors... let me go over there and sit down to relax....
Oh and I participated, since it got killed by the Spam police or something the last time I added a link in the comments here (portrait challenge), I wont do it again... click on my name to get to the web page, if you should be so inclined.
7 Nov 2008 5:41pm
Nice shot for this special place, and a moving explanation…
7 Nov 2008 6:17pm
The sun looks great, like an apple ripe for picking!
Mine is Here.
7 Nov 2008 7:27pm
Ahhh... love the tree... I could sit under the tree and relax...
7 Nov 2008 8:41pm
It truly does look like a special place..a place you can call your own.
7 Nov 2008 9:20pm
Hey Kylie,what a perfect place,pal..lush and green,so well presented..don't forget my philosophy.".pressure's for tyres not humans "..*-))
Billy..
You'll have to teach me that link method sometime, however this is Billy's special place:-
http://bronzebilly.aminus3.com/
7 Nov 2008 10:24pm
i just love this pic -- that green is just sooooo faaaabulous and refreshing! magical indeed!!! just wanted to let you know that Steven also participated!!! :D
7 Nov 2008 10:45pm
That's a very nice place to be ! A quiet and lovely place !
7 Nov 2008 11:08pm
Kylie: Wonderful idea and what a magnificent place of yours - I like your very "poetic" comment as well. Thanks, from all of us.
7 Nov 2008 11:29pm
back again -- Nan has also participated today!! Click here to see his wonderfully creative submission!!! :D
7 Nov 2008 11:39pm
You are so fortunate, Kylie to have such a lovely "special place" and someone special to share it with! Beautiful!
8 Nov 2008 12:12am
un arbre, source de vie et de sérénité, un endroit reposant, où déposer ses rires et ses larmes !
c'est magnifique !
je n'ai pas pu participer à ce challenge, car je n'ai pas d'endroit particulier, pour l'instant !
un grand succès ce challenge , bravo !
8 Nov 2008 12:24am
great work with the sun at right!
nice green tones here.
8 Nov 2008 12:39am
What a lovely image. You are very fortunate to have a special friend & a special place.
Please visit mine here.
8 Nov 2008 2:48am
How can one not love a magical tree? Here's my part for the challenge. ;)
8 Nov 2008 2:54am
I can see why it is special. You can almost feel the peaceful serenity just by looking at it.
8 Nov 2008 4:34am
You have an incredible special place and it's heart warming to hear you have a friend... acquaintances are many; friends are few. Well done, Kylie. I saw your challenge, but don't have a special place so I'll enjoy the places of so many others:-)
8 Nov 2008 4:47am
What a wonderful place! I just love that luscious green!
For some reason I had it in my head that the challenge was today, Saturday, but here is mine anyway, even though it's a day late.
8 Nov 2008 5:26am
Thank you everyone for an absolutely awesome participation, what an amazing event and how lovely you shared with us your special place. Due to some personal commitments I have not had a chance to visit everyone yet, but I will try to take a look at everyone's page in the next few days. Have a wonderful weekend my Am3 family and friends! Thank you again and I hope you had fun!
8 Nov 2008 5:34am
@Paco Díaz: Thank you Paco, it was lots of fun, hope you enjoyed it too! :o)
Brilliant! Nell and you are very lucky to have both the tree and each other!
8 Nov 2008 9:16am
My Special Place
Vu@granby is in with 4 pictures, 4 days in a row.
Here is picture II of IV
gilles d.
8 Nov 2008 9:16am
very peaceful!
the suun is like an orange in the tree :)
8 Nov 2008 1:45pm
I want to say that you are really nice and sweet! Thank you, it was a nice challenge! And thank you for all your comments! xx
8 Nov 2008 4:17pm
Your special place is very beautiful. So many lovely shades of green. I also like the reason for it being your special place.
8 Nov 2008 6:46pm
The picture is very nice, very summery and grean, so nostalgic when Fall's alreay here!
8 Nov 2008 10:58pm
Great shot of a very special place Kylie! I was so sorry I missed the challenge! I have been so busy and haven't checked out the blog all week...hence the fact that I forgot! But hopefully I'll remember the next one comes along! :)
9 Nov 2008 9:34am
WOW Kylie this is SSSSOOOMMMEE picture. It is a wonderful wonderland of colours and the shape of of the foreground and background are exquisite with the sun peeping through giving the impression of a Chinese lantern hanging from the tree. marvelous, one of my favourites of your captures.
9 Nov 2008 1:31pm
WOW, Great Composition, Amazing light shining through the leaves, vivid colors, (As always)
good luck!!!!
9 Nov 2008 8:41pm
Dear Kylie,
Your place is beautiful, your photograph is beautiful ... and the sentiment with which you engage this special place is beautiful too
11 Nov 2008 5:02am
...This one brought tears to my eyes and and goosebumps to body...if only that tree could talk!! Will never forgot that special day when the mulberries on it were in abundance and we scoffed them down like two little 5 year olds. Very special this one is to me... MWAH! (that's a kiss for those of you who don't know) x
14 Nov 2008 9:15am
What a beautiful place. I'm sorry I missed the challenge. I just love the light.
14 Nov 2008 5:47pm
I'm longing for a new picture... Hope everything is ok ? :-)
17 Nov 2008 7:13pm
What a wonderful idea and it is a great place. It even offers a golden fruit. Thanks for the writing bit of your life and the pictoral bit too.
21 Nov 2008 7:16am
What a beautiful scene.
It's like a temporary haven in contrast to life's many challenges.
21 Nov 2008 8:35am