Sunday Post: Village

Jo Bryant,

As Jake tells it: A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand (sometimes tens of thousands).

So here are some of the villages I have spent time in over the years.

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Germany

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Geithoorn, The Netherlands

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Bennekom, The Netherlands

 

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To see more Villages click on the wee dragon under.

Published by Jo Bryant

I was born in the land of Banjo Paterson, gum trees, and weather extremes. I am a freelance photographer. I love to make images that make people happy. To capture forever a precious moment. I am also a freelance writer/editor. I live in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, but still like to claim my Australian heritage. I graduated with a Bachelor of Communications in 2008. I am writing my first novel. I love to write poetry, short stories, and also write for the web. And there is nothing that is on a par with a sunny summer's day spent at Waihi Beach.

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  3. This example of villages are great Jo, I love what you have done in his theme ,Great work 🙂

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  5. I don’t think I’ve ever been to, seen, or traveled by a village. Sadly, never had the travel experience. So I think this is a challenge I will have to miss, unless I can think of something unique. Your photos are fab.

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    1. Glad you like them. There are lots of ways to interpret village though.

      In Australia the term village often is used in reference to small planned communities such as retirement communities or shopping districts, and tourist areas such as ski resorts. In urban areas of the Philippines, the term “village” most commonly refers to private subdivisions, especially gated communities. These villages emerged in the mid-20th century and were initially the domain of elite urban dwellers. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the East Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as Hampstead Village in the London conurbation. Sourced from Wikipediia

      So you could find an old people’s village…or a shopping village…the possibilities are endless.

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    1. Thanks !! I am lucky that I have been able to see all these different villages in my life. And I am very glad that I was able to capture them to remember/
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