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The photos on this page are published with permission from members of the Jpeg group and Learn English groups on Flickr.

Photo of the month - December 2006

This month's seasonal photo is called "Honey and Wax" and was taken by me. 

 It was taken at at the Christmas market in Darmstadt. The photograph a typical Christmas stall selling beeswax candles nad honey. The comment on the photo reads:-

Natural beeswax candles and fresh honey. Mmmmm.

Honey and Wax

 

Photo of the month - November 2006

This month's photo is called "Willington" and was taken by Judo Dad. 

It was taken at Willington Power station in the UK's Trent valley.

The photograph shows all that's left of the power station;  the cooling towers. The comment on the photo reads:-

They've just said that this station will not be knocked down, that's it then, it'll be gone in a year.

Willington

 

Photo of the month - October 2006

This month's photo is called "Red Shoes" and was taken by me. 

It was taken in Barcelona at the Joan Miro foundation permanent exhibition

The photograph shows part of a statue.

The comment on the photo reads:-

"Oh Jimmy Choo,
What 'ya gonna do,
When they all realise
It's only a shoe?"

Barcelona 2006 - Joan Miro foundation permanent exhibition

Photo of the month - September 2006

August's photo is called "You're not from round here are you?" and was taken by me. 

It was taken in the Odenwald, Germany, where farmers regularly dress up hay bales as human figures.

The comment on the photo reads:-

"I didn't know whether to laugh or be terrified."

You're not from round 'ere are you?

Photo of the month - August 2006

August's photo is called "OOOoooh that is sOooooo GOOOoooood" and was taken by Yettis Doings. 

It was obviously taken near a National Trust poperty in the UK, but the photographer doesn't say where.

The photograph shows longhorn cattle scratching themselves against a sign.  The accompanying text says "Bog off this is my sharp bit... go find yer own".

"Bog off" is slang for "Go away" and "yer own" is slang for "your own". 

Rescue Centre (4)

Photo of the month - July 2006

July's photo is called "Slobbery England Supporter Flies the Flag" and was taken by me. 

 It was taken in my living room when England was playing against Ecuador.

The photograph shows my pet dog Sam holding the English flag. The English flag is a red cross on a white background, it's called the St George's cross. St George is the patron saint of England. Of course the flag should be flown horizontally, but Sam didn't know that.

Slobbery England Supporter Flies the Flag

Photo of the month - June 2006

June's photo is called "My 2000th photo" and was taken by me.  It was taken along the Mosel river at a place called Cochum in Germany.

The photograph shows 7 children, 6 girls and a boy, sitting on the bank of the river and dipping their feet into the water. There are three pairs of shoes lying on the ground behind them. The girls are wearing a garland of flowers round their necks.

My 2000th photo

Photo of the month - March 2006

March's photo is called 'Water House & Brethren's Bath House'. Taken by Citroen Guy at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky it shows a Shaker community founded around 1805. Click on the photo to read more about it.

Water House & Brethren's Bath House

Photo of the month - February 2006

February's photo is called 'Celtic Mummy - Salzwerks'. A chilling photograph in more than one sense. Click on the photo to read more about it.

Celtic Mummy - Salzwerks - Read Description!

 

Photo of the month - January 2006

January's photo is called 'Cold curly wurly'. A very seasonal one I think you'll agree. Click on the photo to read more about it.

Cold curly wurly