When it comes to the elements, I’m definitely drawn to water the most, but I’m also quite a tactile person.  I can never resist stroking a gleaming wood carving, in a park, or museum.  Tree bark often attracts my finger tips, especially the coppery hue of the Tibetan cherry. Cee’s fun foto challenge this week has me looking at photos related to Wood.  It surprised me to see just how many uses we have for it.

Wooden rocking horse, Newstead Abbey

A wooden barco rabelo, once used to carry port upstream

Porto’s beautifully fitted and upholstered trams

Chess pieces by the lakeshore at Fuschl, Austria

Immaculate Turkish gulet

A wooden bench fit for Queen Victoria

What the well-dressed tree is wearing nowadays

Carollers in the richly panelled Great Hall, Newstead Abbey

Punts on the river at Cambridge

Shade giving trees in the chapel gardens, Tavira

Tudor style timbered building in York

The boardwalk at Cabanas

Click on any of the photos to start the gallery rolling, then head over to Cee’s page to see the many different interpretations of the challenge.