WPC: Earth

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of May 6, 2016. Share your vision of our magnificent Earth through your lens. This is a great challenge; it’s something I usually try to do in my blog, which sometimes feels like a challenge in itself since I’m not much of a traveler these days.  Still, I think that earth’s beauty […]

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WPC: Admiration

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 29, 2016. In your response, depict something or someone you admire. Bonus points if you share a paragraph or two on the source of your admiration. My first thought was of my father-in-law, Hollis, partly because we’ve been spending this week with the in-laws at Clear Lake in California. […]

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A bouquet of reds and yellows

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is The Colors Yellow and Red. Just like in the White and Blue Challenge you can show off photo that are basically all yellow or all red.  Plus I really encourage you to combine the both red and yellow colors in your photos. It turns out I don’t take very many pictures of things that are […]

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Happy

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge topic this week is Happy. Anything in this world that makes you feel happy or smile is allowed in this series.   It could be a beautiful land or seascape to a close up of a flower.  Your significant other, family, kids or even pets.  It could be a delicious plate of food or ice cream.  Show […]

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Blue and White

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is The Colors Blue and White. I’ve been enjoying the very spring-like — if somewhat blustery — weather around here over the last few days.  And yesterday I just happened to step out of my front door and look up at the sky to see this: And this:  

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WPC: Landscapes

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 1st 2016 is Landscape. This week, it’s all about landscape photography. Show us your best establishing shot, out in nature or in an urban setting. Landscape is a word with a number of definitions.  The American Heritage dictionary defines landscape as either a noun, i.e., “A view or vista […]

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WPC: Half Light

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of March 25, 2016. Share a photograph inspired by a favorite poem, verse, story, or song lyric. Bonus points if you share why the particular text resonates with you. (Though you certainly don’t have to!) If you’re not feeling especially literary or musical this week, see if you can capture the […]

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Bill comes calling

She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words: `Where’s the other ladder?–Why, I hadn’t to bring but one; Bill’s got the other–Bill! fetch it here, lad!–Here, put ’em up at this corner–No, tie ’em together […]

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