Silence is not an easy thing to find these days anywhere – let alone in Jamaica, which is a noisy place. This week’s photo challenge is, therefore a tricky one, in that complete silence is virtually an impossibility. However, we all search for calm and quiet. Some places have silence; history has a silence of its own, that sometimes needs to be unlocked…
The silence of history. These rotten remains of an old sugar wharf in Salt River, Clarendon, tell a story. But they are silent.
Silence descends as the sun sets. Here is a view from Lime Hall, St. Ann.
At the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, there was silence in many corners of the large compound. In this courtyard, the only sound was the occasional bird call, and the murmurs of people praying.
A boat, buried in the grasses surrounding a beautiful lake in Sri Lanka. The only sound: that of the water.
Stones are silent. They have no life. Yet if you listen carefully, they have tales to tell. This is on the ruined estate at Potosi, Trelawny.
Night falls over the city of Kingstont. I took this photo from Holywell, in the Blue Mountains.
BEAUTIFUL. I can’t wait to be here in April for 16 days.
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Great – I hope that you really enjoy your stay!
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Lovely photos
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Thanks so much!
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These photos really do convey a sense of silence. There is a meditative quality to them.
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Thank you so much, Suzanne!
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I’ll never forget the first time I ever heard true and complete silence. It was in the Reggae Falls river valley. We had made a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong side in wilderness and it was so quiet it was deafening. No traffic, wind, not even birds. Would be nice to experience silence a bit more 🙂
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How wonderful it must have been! Yes, silence can be quite surprising and strange!
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I enjoyed this marvelous selection of photos, Emma!
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Thanks, Susan. The Sri Lankan lake was probably the most “silent” place among these (and perhaps the most beautiful!)
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