{Echo} 2: Decorate

This is "part 2" of the Echo Challenge which Susan Tuttle of Ilkas Attic (blog) and her friend Christi are running. They put out a WORD, and the key is to interpret the word through the camera lens. See Susan and Christi's interpretation here.

The second word is DECORATE, (click for dictionary) - which construed all sorts of ideas in the mind, from the typical - to decorate a room or a space, to nature's own decoration (autumn leaves, spring blooms, raindrops etc. etc. etc.), to human embellishment. I had planned to use totally different pictures (my first instinct on the word), but time did not allow for me to go and capture them, so I decided to opt for a different approach.

Picture 1 (above) is how man's decoration (paintwork) has turned into nature's decoration over the years - how time and the elements have added their own character, texture and colour. I love how the colours have faded here and there and seem to be "running down the building" ... It is also about wonderful architectural detail - the arches, the balustrades, the woodwork on the doors and windows, etc. - all of which are, of course a form of "decoration".

Picture taken Aug 2009 in Setubal, Portugal.

Picture 2 is about whimsical and creative decoration - an old zinc bath which has been upturned and used to paint fun, inspirational words on it - perfect decoration for the garden. And yes, creativity is about having fun!!

Picture taken in Cullinan (South Africa).

Nov 08, 2009 - This one is a later addition, which I simply couldn't resist

Picture 3 - old, unused zinc baths used as decor against an old fence, with nasturtiums and other growth allowed to clamber in and around them ...

Picture taken : Cullinan, South Africa

To see the first post of the Echo Challenge, click here

Picture Credits : All Gena D Photography & Images