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CMMC: July Alphabet: Any Word with 2 M’s

Published on July 27, 2023July 26, 2023 by Yinglan2 Comments

Description: Garden Mums, Mushrooms, and Dinosaur bones at the Dinosaur National Monument

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Nature Photo Challenge #21 – Waterplants

Published on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Yinglan4 Comments

I decided to join in this week’s Nature Photo Challenge, hosted by Denzil of Denzil’s Nature.

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#SundayStills: #Small, Beautiful, and Powerful

Published on July 17, 2023July 16, 2023 by Yinglan11 Comments

This week, it’s time to get #small with #SundayStills.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences

Published on July 16, 2023July 15, 2023 by Yinglan19 Comments

Happy Sunday! This week, continuing with the month of guest hosts, Dawn Miller from the blog, The Morning After… is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge with the theme Fences.

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CMMC: July Color: Magenta

Published on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 by Yinglan16 Comments

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CFFC: Side of Any One Item #WordlessWednesday

Published on July 12, 2023July 11, 2023 by Yinglan2 Comments

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #257: Simplicity

Published on July 9, 2023July 8, 2023 by Yinglan18 Comments

Happy Sunday! This week, Philosophy through Photography is the guest-host for the Lens-Artist Challenge and the topic chosen is Simplicity.

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CMMC: July Garden Close Up

Published on July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 by Yinglan5 Comments

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#SundayStills: #Historical and Significant

Published on July 3, 2023July 2, 2023 by Yinglan6 Comments

This week, on #SundayStills, Teri asks us to share something #historical.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #256: Inspiration Found in the Kitchen

Published on July 2, 2023July 1, 2023 by Yinglan12 Comments

Happy Sunday! Ritva is the lovely guest-hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and the topic she has chosen for week, I feel, is both interesting and challenging, and I hope I will do the theme justice – Inspiration Found in the Kitchen.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Hello July!

Published on July 1, 2023June 30, 2023 by Yinglan9 Comments

Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday morning. Depending on when you’re reading this post, I may already be inside, away from the burning sun.

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#SundayStills: #Plant Life

Published on June 26, 2023June 25, 2023 by Yinglan9 Comments

Have I mentioned how much I’m loving my garden at the moment? All the flowers, colors, and smells…

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CMMC: June Pick a Topic

Published on June 22, 2023June 21, 2023 by Yinglan12 Comments

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#SundayStills: #Feathered Pals

Published on June 19, 2023June 18, 2023 by Yinglan13 Comments

This week, on #SundayStills, hosted by Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives, we are having fun with our #feathered pals, since I don’t have any #furred friends.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #254: Spiritual Places

Published on June 18, 2023June 17, 2023 by Yinglan14 Comments

Happy Sunday! Tina from Travels and Trifles is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and this week, we are talking about spiritual places.

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CMMC: June Color – Kelly Green

Published on June 16, 2023June 15, 2023 by Yinglan7 Comments

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#SundayStills: Monthly Color Challenge: #Pink

Published on June 12, 2023June 11, 2023 by Yinglan20 Comments

This week, it’s the Monthly Color Challenge for #SundayStills, hosted by Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives and the color for June is Pink. I hope you enjoy my gallery of pinks.

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CMMC: June Close Ups

Published on June 9, 2023June 8, 2023 by Yinglan11 Comments

I must admit that I can focus on one thing but not the other. One of the goals for this garden season is to plant more flowers to attract the pollinators. At the same time, I wanted the flowers to have other uses as well. So I planted mostly herbs and completely neglected planting ornamentals (flowers that are only for looking). Thankfully, nature decided to plant some for me.

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CFFC: Weathered Wood #WordlessWednesday

Published on June 7, 2023June 6, 2023 by Yinglan4 Comments

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#SundayStills: Missing the Great #Outdoor

Published on June 5, 2023June 4, 2023 by Yinglan5 Comments

This week, Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives asks the question for #SundayStills: Are you a fan of your own backyard, or would you rather explore the great outdoors on a grander scale?

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #252: What’s Bugging You?

Published on June 4, 2023June 3, 2023 by Yinglan17 Comments

Happy Sunday! Donna from Wind Kisses is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and we are talking about all kinds of bugs this week.

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