June Theme Day - The beauty of decay

The first-of-the-month theme for June, chosen overwhelmingly by members, is 'The beauty of decay', which I have dedicated, in appreciation, to our blogger from Oeiras, Portugal, José Mendonça, known around the blogosphere as 'JM'. José's blog commenced life in August 2008 as 'Oeiras Daily Photo' and has recently changed to 'Lisbon and the Sunny Coast'. José has long been providing us with exquisite images of decay which take the breath away. So, let's take the topic and run with it, stretching it as far as we can. There are a myriad of directions possible, two of which I have illustrated with this post. Toss them all up - animal, vegetable, and mineral. As usual, the linky will open at 8pm, this time on Friday 31st May, and close at 8pm five days later, on Wednesday 5th June. Remember, that I am varying the starting time, in an endeavour to make it member-friendly for each of us, at least some of the time, rather than for me all of the time! For June, the time zone used will be GMT-10 which places us somewhere close to Honolulu.

Norwegian Constitution Day [17th May]

Image courtesy of Gunn White at Stavanger Daily Photo

'The 17th' is Norway's 'Constitution Day'. It commemorates the day back in 1814 when Norway 'broke free' of Swedish rule, and became a nation in its own right. We have three active bloggers from Norway in the City Daily Photo community, one from Stavanger, one from Oslo, and the other from Bergin. There were others, but a number ceased blogging after the horrific shootings in July 2011.

If your ancestral roots are deep within Scandinavia, or if you simply have visited Norway and hold it close to your heart, consider joining in our celebration in honour of Norway's Constitution Day. The Linky is set to GMT-5 which is just a little west of New York. Using this time as my clock, the Linky is due to open at 8pm on Thursday 16th May, and close at 8pm on Sunday 19th May.

Please VOTE FOR JULY, over in the side-bar, after you link to your Norway post

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