The theme for July's Monthly Photo Challenge, hosted by Eileen at A Bracelet of Days was Number(s). In addition to the usual rules of a minimum of five photos, taken during the month (no archival photos), etc., she had also added a challenge that the photos of numbers had to be from different sources, although the same number could be repeated (provided they were from different sources). As always, I looked forward to the challenge. There were numbers just about everywhere I looked, here are the few that I photographed:
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| 1. Checklist at the Post Office |
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| 2. Speed Limit Posted in a Parking Lot |
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| 3. Temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit |
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| 4. Dates on a Calendar |
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| 5. Touch Pad on the Microwave |
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| 6. Level 3 Piano Book |
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| 7. Roman Numerals on a Clock |
Numbers are interesting, aren't they? I would have liked to have photographed some Chinese or Korean numerals, but, I didn't remember to do so when I was in the parts of the city where I would have seen them. Ancient Sri Lanka had its own written Sinhala numerals, but, these days Arabic numerals are used and the old Sinhala numerals are known only to scholars. I think the last official document to include the old Sinhala numerals is the treaty signed between the chieftains of the kingdom of Kandy ceding the country to the British in 1815, although a version is still used in traditional astrological documents.
As always, thank you Eileen for hosting the monthly photo challenges. Hoping there will be on in August and looking forward to it.
Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. :)
DeleteI am always intrigued by the convention for clockfaces, that if using Roman numerals, they put IIII not IV.
ReplyDeleteYes; I've wondered about it. Apparently, Big Ben is an exception to that convention.
DeleteNumbers are everywhere, aren't they? Interesting photos, but an even more interesting Sri Lankan history lesson.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. Glad you enjoyed the bit of history. :)
DeleteYou have some nice finds. When we did this before, I really enjoyed it, especially photographing numbers that aren't numbers, like Roman numerals and numbers spelled as words! I remember including Japanese money but I am now off to look up Korean digits!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. I did drive past a building that had its address spelled out in letters and considered stopping by to take a picture, but, didn't.
DeleteI like that you included the Roman numerals on the clock.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. I wanted something other than Arabic numerals. :)
DeleteThanks for the reminder, I must do mine. It's fun isn't it with numbers so dominant in our lives these days
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Joy. Looking forward to your post. :)
DeleteWell done you. It is surprising how many number opportunities presented themselves. I chuckled out loud at the post office's holiday reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary-Lou. :)
DeleteThanks for joining in Bless. You have a great selection of photos of numbers, and I especially liked your mention of Chinese, Korean and Sinhala numerals ... maybe they could be the subject of a future blog post? xx
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure, Eileen, and thank you for hosting these monthly photo challenges. I will keep your suggestion for a future blog post about numerals in mind; thank you for suggesting it. :)
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