It's time for another Worldwide Photohunt! Please note that we've changed the guidelines a bit.

Here are the guidelines: You select one of your own photos to post that in some way utilizes the topic. Use the topic as a concrete prompt, or find a novel approach. Each person, just one post/photo per thread topic, (or two if you must)please. Photos should be resized to be no wider than 600 pixels. Too-large photos slow down the loading of the thread, and will be deleted. Read about how to post a photo in a thread, here. If you have an idea for a photo hunt topic, contact one of the Mods to offer the suggestion instead of beginning another thread.

Posting photos in the thread gives your permission for SlowTrav to eventually move the photos over to Photohunt albums in the Slow Photos site.

This week's prompt is "Warmth" (Thanks to Doug for the prompt idea!)

You're encouraged to describe your photo--where you shot it, details of what you were doing or what was going on, etc.

This warm scene between two diverse friends on Mt. Bre above Lago Lugano.

Oh my Amy---you are going to kill me.
I thought the specs were OK in the "properties"--how do I resize? Better yet, how do you resize?

Bob - per the information Amy posted in her announcement of this photohunt, you can go to this Slow Travel Page for instructions on sizing your photo. Please feel free to re-submit it when you have made it somewhat smaller.

Thanks,

Judy

Turkish Bath at Negombo Thermal Park in Lacco Ameno, Ischia (Italy, Bay of Naples). Feb 2007. It was really warm inside. I had to run outside about every 15 min. I have pictures of the inside also but It is hard to see any figures from all the steam.

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how do I resize?

To give specific instructions if you don't already have software you know how to use:

If you are using Windows, Irfanview is easy-to-use freeware for resizing.

If you use a Mac, you can resize with either iPhoto or Preview, both of which come free on your Mac.

Be careful not to overwrite your original photo; save a copy in the smaller format.

- Roz

I was definetly feeling the warmth of the steams from the hot springs in Yellowstone, despite the fact that it was October and temperatures were at freezing.

It was a warm September afternoon last year, I was sitting on the rocky shore of Horseshoe Lake near Jasper, painting...this little one stopped by to sit on my warmed-by-the-sun travel mug while I created something in watercolour on my paper.
This lovely butterfly sat on my travel mug for over an hour, fluttering its wings in the hot afternoon sunshine...an amazing moment in time for me.

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Brenda

The bollente in Acqui Terme, Italy, July 2008...

While at the Winter Olympics in Torino, our nephew was doing a school project & emailed asking "how are you keeping warm in the snow?" Hubby promptly lay out everything he'd been wearing that day (bob-sleigh course): 3 pairs of socks, long-john thermals, thermal top, t-shirt, polar-fleece jumper, trousers, waterproof pants, gloves, scarf, balaklava, cap, cap, boots & coat - all of this kept him very nearly warm!

Last fall we took a walk with friends outside of Venice and came upon these cats trying to stay warm in the sun.

Taking a lunchtime break from cross-country skiing in Finnish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. Philippa warms her back by the traditional hearth in this little keidas (literally 'oasis': the word is used for the small country inns by the lakes and skiing trails).

Jonathan

The beach in St Martin

The hot spring falls at Saturnia in Southern Tuscany in July 2004. You can sit in one of the pools (formed by the minerals in the water) and let the lovely, warm water cascade over you. Although the water at the resort up the road smells very strongly of sulfur, the water at the falls only smells slightly because it is moving so fast. This was a totally free area, with what seemed to be a recently-made official parking area, just off the road south out of town.

Tery

On the tiny Greek island of Leros, Anna brought warmth to each life she touched - neighbors, strangers, cats and plants!

Awaiting customers on an inviting beach in Lerici on a warm September day.

This little Israeli dog followed us around for a while one day, but took the opportunity to escape the mid-day heat when he could.

Warm campfire on a cool evening. Camping in up-state NY this summer.

Here's a picture from our time in Turkey in 2006. We were there at the end of June and when we got to the Pammukale Salt Flats and their hotsprings, the outside temperature was 106 degrees F. I think that qualifies for warmth! BJinNM

A warm embrace in a quiet corner of Venice:

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On a chilly day, what better place to be than at the fire in an English pub with a long-lost cousin?

I have to add this warm moment!
I was trying for a collage, but can't find the directions.

Here's a man ladling warm honey over a giant tower of pistachio desserts in a patisserie in Istanbul.

I was house sitting in Edmonton, Canada, when the furnace totally collapsed. It was 35 degrees below, and nearly that cold in the house! The workman made me laugh when he put his gloves on his feet, to keep them WARM!!

Some youngsters feeling the warmth from stones and sky on the Normandy coast in France.

Some warm bodies on a California beach ... seals along the coast near San Simeon.

- Roz

My best friend, Sara, in the pool at Fontaverde Spa, Southern Tuscany.

The degree of 'warmth' in San Pedro, Belize is pretty obvious in Dan's shirt, don't you think?

After waiting from 2 AM till dawn on the dock at Rhodes for the ferry to Crete in early April, the passengers were informed that the boat would be at least another two hours late. Stiff & sore from sleeping on our suitcases, cold, hungry and longing for a clean bathroom, we would have been pretty depressed if it hadn't been for the short Frenchman with the hat and cigarette who had already regaled us for hours with stories about "the way it is" if you're a real traveler.

The two girls on the right were the only ones who had a sleeping bag - and did we envy them!

This is a shot of the cooks room at Monticello in Western Virginia. The small cook tops on the left were coal fired to allow for cooking the special sauces (preferably French) that Jefferson liked. When this room was fired up, it had to be quite warm!!

I thought that it was very thoughtful when we got matching ball caps for our hot air balloon ride across tuscany.
The first time Robert pulled on the gas levers to control the flames I knew why~
Warmth!

"Warmth" is very important when you're traveling in the alpine countries in the winter.

How to enjoy the outdoors and still stay warm? Wear layers, including a heavy coat. Wear boots, a hat (maybe an ear band or your hood too), gloves, and a muffler. Pull your muffler up over your mouth and nose if you're really cold. And then get someone you love to wrap you in their arms!

(Photo of Kelly and Charley in Hallstatt, Austria - December 26, 2003. A fabulous area for a Christmas trip!)

Kathy

This was taken at Lake San Antonio on California's central coast!

The warm glow of candles at Notre Dame on a cold day in Montreal: