An old village in mountainous Oman, December 2018
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Thanks to everyone who found time to blog during the festive period and brought us some anticipation last week – there was a great mix of excitement, joy and dread out there.
If you didn’t have chance to check them out, the links are below.
Alice at The 59 Club
Eklastic at Pictures Imperfect
Heart to Heart
Jackie at JunkBoat Travels
Jason at Proscenium
Jesh Studio
Maria at Kamerapromenader
Life Amazing
Little Pieces of Me
Nicole at Une photo, un poème
Sue at Words Visual
The Blog of Hammad Rais
Next week’s theme will be new.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 December 2018
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
Travel with Intent 
Here’s mine – https://ramyatantry.wordpress.com/2019/01/03/open-door/
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Nice one! Here’s mine – https://myheart2heart.blog/2019/01/02/live-life-king-size-this-new-year/
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Just realised I failed to post my One Word on Sunday, so here is a rather lovely ‘Old’: https://suejudd.com/2019/01/01/one-word-sunday-old/
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Worth waiting for 🙂
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Thanks, Debbie! How was your New Year?
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Quiet but I enjoyed that. Rachel was at home too, so we just watched DVDs and tv.
Need to catch up on work tomorrow 😦
Email will follow
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Very good…As it was, I didn’t stay up to see the New Year in, but had lunch at a friend’s today, and we saluted 2019 with some Prosecco!
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Sounds like the perfect salute 🙂
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😊
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Hi Debbie,
I kind of went with some slightly dilated buildings, although nothing nearly as old as your photo is.
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/01/01/one-word-sunday-challenge-old/
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Fascinating photo!
My old photo contribution:
http://oneletterup.com/2018/12/30/old
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A charming old 🙂
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Thank you!
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A beautiful spot. I like the way the village blends right in with the hillside.
Here is my entry: https://outofmywritemind.com/2018/12/30/something-old/
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I love your contribution Sandy – great to see something other than buildings
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Thanks.
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Nice challenge, here’s mine:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/the-old-colliery/
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Reminds me of Montezuma in Arizona.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2018/12/old.html
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Thank you for showing the world to us!
https://littlepiecesofme1.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/old/
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Oooh, looks like my kind of place, Debbie!!
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Yes, you’d love the old villages around Oman – there are plenty around that are falling apart. The Sultan has provided a lot of new housing, but the old seems to be being left to crumble.
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Difficult to compete with those old buildings although Germany has quite a few old rocks lying around (I know we’re not competing 😉 ). I went the plant way instead: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/a-displaced-giant/
Thanks for sharing not just this witness of times gone by but all the fascinating mementoes of your travels.
Have a wonderful new year!
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A very impressive natural oldie
I am glad you enjoy my blog, and thank you for your interesting contributions to the challenge. Much appreciated.
Happy New Year!
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Lovely photo. Like how the buildings are almost embraces by the mountain sides.
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It is a very mountainous country so they learned how to stick their villages to steep slopes!
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Oh I love the rocks and the old buildings here! Thank you for hosting and have a happy New Year!
https://wp.me/p9EWyp-sS
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I can imagine you setting up an easel and having a great time here 🙂
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You know me well, Debbie, that is exactly what I would do (the longer I do this, the more I see how true it is (what is written about the artist) that he/she lives, eats and breathes their art: your photography as well as my painting)
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Very true
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Very interesting image for the theme ‘old’, and it generates curiosity to learn more on the heritage and history of Oman as well.
Thank you so much for sharing and wish you a happy and peaceful new year 🙂
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It has a long and interesting history. In this mountainous country these old villages were isolated apart from foot and camel access until very recent times.
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