Vintage Letter Box
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week was Locks, Keys, Knobs and Handles.
WPC: Harmony
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of March 4, 2016: “The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords having a pleasing effect; the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole.” Working in harmony traveling in harmony Gliding in harmony Pedaling in harmony
Things That Are Wet
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Things That Are Wet. Interesting topic for me, living in drought-stricken California! Here’s what came to mind: This was a few years ago; if you look carefully, you can see the gutters are filled with rushing water (not to mention the wind has blown some branches out of our tree). On this cold, wet day I was walking across the bridge when I looked down and saw someone had dropped some Hershey Kisses. It made me feel just a little bit sad. 🙁 This fair-sized sturgeon lives in the giant tank at Bass Pro Shops store in Rocklin, California. He’s definitely wet and plans on staying that way. Here are Buster and Pinkie going a little bit crazy and trying to bite the cascade of water shooting out of the sprinkler. The game was never over until they were both completely drenched. And of course, there’s not too many things wetter than the ocean! I took this video because I wanted to be able to revisit the Northern California coast and listen to the relaxing sound of the surf any time, even if I was stuck at home in the hot Sacramento Valley. The only thing missing is the smell of the salty air.
WPC: State of Mind
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 26, 2016: “This week, let your inner world and the outside one converge in a photo.” I was seriously doubting I would be able to complete this week’s challenge; this may be a lesson to me to pay much more attention to what’s going on inside myself while I’m looking through the camera lens! But then I remembered a solo hike I took a few weeks ago, near the end of January. I walked from my house and across the bridge to Old Folsom (about 3 miles one way). It was a cool, cloudy day; it had been raining the previous day, and as I crossed the bridge the rain began pouring down again. I was wearing my new rain jacket which reached only just below my hips, so my trousers and boots were soon soaked. The rain abated by the time I reached Sutter Street — where I was pleased to discover a farmer’s market I never knew about, and managed to dry out a little. And as I started on my way back across the bridge in the direction of home, it was obvious I wasn’t the only one braving the elements to get some exercise. Still, as the cold rain returned and continued beating down, I found myself trudging along a deserted bike trail. I was cold and wet, and even though I’d walked this path countless times before, the warmth […]
Rough Around the Edges
This week, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is Things That Are Rough. Rusted wheelbarrow Sandstone Spikes
WPC: Seasons
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 19, 2016. Folsom Crossing, north end — April 2015 Folsom Crossing, south end — October 2015 Folsom Crossing, south end — January 2016
Things That Are Smooth
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Things That Are Smooth: “Anything that your hand and touch and it feels smooth is allowed in this week’s challenge.” Birch trees at Caples Lake. Velveteen rabbit — smooth coat and liquid eyes. Pure silk in pink and purple (Artyarns Regal Silk).
WPC: Life Imitates Art…
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 12, 2016. … or maybe Art imitates Life! A mural seen inside the local Bass Pro Shops outlet, and two fishermen in their aluminum boat on Lake Natoma.
Cold As Ice
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Things That Are Cold. Here in the eastern Sacramento Valley, even in winter it rarely gets cold enough to snow. Sometimes we do get a serious freeze — and on this particular morning I discovered the tiny “pond” in our old wheelbarrow had frozen over. I couldn’t resist grabbing my camera and playing with the ice! That’s ice. Ice, baby.