Colorado Dreamin’

Happy New Year!  I hope that you are looking forward to 2019; I know that I am!

This is going to be my last http://www.fivefeetsquare.com blog post.  I am so grateful to all who have followed me, liked and commented on my images, throughout the years.   I will continue to share my travel photography on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/barbarayoungleson/    I hope to see you there.

I love the words of Helen Keller: “life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.”  I know that adventure awaits, even if it’s in my own back yard.

January 11, 2019February 5, 2019 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Black & White, Decor, Fine Art, Landscape, Lifestyle, Rural Exploration, TravelTags: Black & White Photography, Black and White, Colorado, Decor, Landscape Photography, Rocky Mountains, Travel 5 Comments

Tel Aviv – Israel

 Magen David Square

He just had to sing along!

November 29, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Environmental Portraits, Fine Art, Lifestyle, Portraiture, Street Photography, Street Scenes, TravelTags: Israel, Magen David Square, Street Photography, Street Scenes, Tel Aviv 1 Comment

Western Wall

Jerusalem – Israel

The Wailing Wall is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall, known also in its entirety as the “Western Wall”.  It is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people.  This ancient treasure is the tangible and symbolic backdrop for Friday night prayer.  A unique energy was palpable for hours.

November 14, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Architecture, Environmental Portraits, Fine Art, Lifestyle, Street Photography, Street Scenes, TravelTags: Israel, Jerusalem, Old City, Travel, Wailing Wall, Western Wall 1 Comment

Montserrat, Spain

About one hour North West from Barcelona by train, Montserrat offers some of the most spectacular mountain views of Catalunya.  You can take a funicular to the top of the mountain, and from there you can choose a number of different walks through some of the most unusual rock formations, all with amazing views of the Catalonian countryside.

 

 

August 15, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Architecture, Fine Art, Landscape, TravelTags: Benedictine Monk retreat, Catalunya, Montserrat, Mountains, Spain, Travel 1 Comment

London, England

I miss these vibrant, electric streets!  The moody skies were a perfect backdrop for the colorful vehicles and pedestrians on the street corner.

July 30, 2018July 31, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Architecture, Decor, Fine Art, Street Photography, Street Scenes, TravelTags: Architecture, Double Decker Bus, England, London, Moody, Street Photography, Traffic, West End 10 Comments

Supertrees

The surreal Supertree Grove in Singapore’s Garden by the Bay comes to life at night and gives a new, jaw-dropping meaning, to vertical garden.

March 13, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Architecture, Botanicals, Coastal, Environmental Portraits, Fine Art, Landscape, Night Photography, TravelTags: Asia, Garden by the Bay, Singapore, Sunset, Supertrees, Travel, Vertical Garden 1 Comment

Dhow Laborer

Dubai Creek – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

You see these workers on the dhows every day loading everything from vegetables and fruit, clothes, vehicle spares, cars, to electrical equipment, into the boats.  They toil in the sun or in pitch-black, cramped conditions below-deck.  And then make their way up and down Dubai Creek, and once the boat is full, it’s off — loading and unloading in several countries around the Middle East before it reaches its destination in Iran, East Africa, Pakistan or India.

 

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Coastal, Decor, Environmental Portraits, Fine Art, Lifestyle, Nautical, Portraiture, Street Photography, Street Scenes, TravelTags: Deira, Dhow, Dhow Laborers, Dubai, Dubai Creek, Portrait, Street Photography, Travel, UAE 1 Comment

Beng Mealea Temple

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Unlike many of the other Angkor temples, Beng Mealea (said to be the “blue-print” for Angkor Wat) has not been fortified or rehabilitated. This means getting in and around this, nearly one thousand year old temple, is a hands on activity. Piles of stone rubble litter the courtyard and lie haphazardly throughout the site. Vegetation runs amok! Gorgeous mosses cover large swaths of stone, and tiny saplings popping up from minuscule cracks, have turned into full-grown trees winding their way around and through the ancient ruins.

February 13, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Architecture, Botanicals, Decor, Fine Art, Landscape, TravelTags: Ancient Ruins, Architecture, Beng Mealea, Cambodia, Sirm Reap, Temple 1 Comment

Hello from Dubai!

The Dubai Miracle Garden, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is certainly aptly named considering that — like pretty much everything in this Middle Eastern destination — it was built on desert land.  It is the home to the biggest natural flower garden in the world, showcasing  a variety of immense sculptures and designs.  Wonder and amazement at every turn!

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Botanicals, Decor, Fantasy, Fine Art, Landscape, TravelTags: Dubai, Dubai Miracle Garden, Flower Garden, Sculptures, Travel, United Arab Emirates 1 Comment

Bye, Bye 2017

Quintessential cuteness . . . Ariella!

 

 

December 30, 2017 by Barbara Youngleson Categories: Fine Art, PortraitureTags: Ariella, Portraiture 3 Comments