Photo Hunt - Walking

Today's photo hunt theme is walking. I have two shots for this week's theme . . .

Mom walking in the Survivor Lap of the Relay for Life. This is one of Ontario's main cancer fund raisers. Teams of walkers walk all night 6 pm - 6 am and raise money for cancer. This was the only lap that she actually walked! *smile* The rest of us were busy all night walking . . .

The second shot is anonymous tourists walking through a flooded San Marco Square in Venice. I was on the balcony of the basilica overlooking the square and watched as the waters rose . . .

 Given what the water smelled like I'm not sure I'd be walking in it . . .

Lots of the slow travel  community members also photo hunt when they aren't traveling. You can find their posts by clicking the links below. 

• Old Shoes, New Trip
• Eden's Wanderings and Wonderings
• My Place in the Sun
• Churches in Venice – Mosaics, Marble, and Miracle-Working Madonnas
• Palmabella's Passions
• What I Really Think
• shave Ice and Gelato
• Jerry's Thoughts, Musings, and Rants!
• Keep your Feet in the Street
• Baked Alaska
• That's my story...and I'm stickin' to it!
• Postcards from the Trail
• Cooking at the Whistlestop Cafe
• Candi's Corner
• Trekcapri's Blog
• A Wine Lover's Wanderings
• Destination Anywhere

Comments

[Tara R.]

Your mom has a great smile.

I wouldn't be walking in flood water either. Ewww.

[Deborah]

Wow, Jerry. No denying your genetic heritage! You're mom looks just like you. Or, I guess I should say you look just like her. She has a beautiful smile!

[Mrs. Mecomber]

Yes, I admired your mom's bright smile, too. :)

Did you take any more photos of the flooding? How far did the waters rise?

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Happy weekend!

[Marta]

It sounds like a long but worthwhile walk. And your mother does have a great smile.

[María]

Kudos to y'all for doing the fundraiser walk.

I'm with you on not walking in the flooded square but it is fun to watch others do it.

Happy weekend!

[sandi @ the whistlestop cafe]

I was doing some worthy walking too!

[Rose]

Great pic of mom!

Aaahhh....yes...Venice, now there are some nice memories....

[Candi]

Great choices, Jerry. Wow, I've never seen Venice flooded, and I hope I never will either:)

[Barb Cabot]

Your mom is so cute!

[Annie]

Kudos to your mom and I'm with you, would not be walking barefoot in Venice's flood waters!

Great photos, both of them.

[Jerry]

Thanks for visiting on photo hunt Saturday. Funny thing - no one has every said mom and I look anything alike before. LOL

The aqua alta only rose about 6 inches. It was enough to flood the square and force folks up on those walkways that they erect throughout the square. I can appreciate that it is easy to just walk through the water because the folks moving ont he walkways go so slowly!

[Kathy (Trekcapri)]

Hi Jerry, great choices for this week's photo theme. I agree with everyone. That is a wonderful photo of your Mom. Sounds and looks like a great fundraiser event to take part in.

And I'm with everyone else about walking in the flooded waters in Venice. Only if I had boots on. :)

[girasoli]

Love the photo of your mom! Perfect photo for the theme.

I am surprised that the water is so blue in Piazza San Marco. I imagined it to be murkier. Not sure I would want to walk in that water in barefeet.

Cool photos!

[Jerry]

It was a great fundraiser Kathy - our group raised $ 6000 alone.

I think that the brilliant blue is the shade, it was mury - not really pristine and clear at all.