CMMC: May Close Up or Macro


Less than one week old green bean seedling (germinated 5/3/2021), photo taken 5/6/2021
Hoping for a large strawberry harvest this year
May 2021 Carnations in my garden, still alive

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

CFFC: Real vs. Fake


Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Wordless Wednesday: Surprise


Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146: Focusing on the Details


This week, for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146, Patti has challenged everyone to focus on the details.

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CMMC: April Alphabet Letter E at the beginning or ending of a word


Spruce trees and powerlines

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

CFFC: Natural Light vs Man Made Light


Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Lens-Artists Challenge #145: Getting to Know You


This week, on Lens-Artists Challenge #145, guest host Scillagrace challenged everyone with the topic of Getting to Know You.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Open


There was a wind storm last week – 70 mile-per-hour gusts blowing past the protective mountain ranges. It made my Wednesday drive to work a bit treacherous yet interesting at the same time.

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CFFC: Shiny


I was on a field trip last Sunday on a quest to search for spring and what did I find, a bunch of kids chasing bubbles. It’s been a while since I’ve blown bubbles but I think this is so much better. Let the breeze carry the bubbles.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #144: Taking Flight


This week, on Lens-Artists Challenge #144, Tina has challenged us with the topic of “Taking flight.”

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Lens-Artists Challenge #143: Colorful April


This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are challenged to share some colorful photos to represent the spring-like April.

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CFFC: Size Comparison


This world makes me feel small sometimes especially when I’m in a wide-open landscape.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #142: You Pick It! – Spring 2021


This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are assigned the easy topic of You Pick It! and I am picking Spring 2021 for my topic.

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Wordless Wednesday: Creepin’


Lens-Artists Challenge #141: Geometry


This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Patti has challenged everyone with geometry.

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CFFC: Birds of All Kinds


There’s a bird house in my backyard.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Unexpected Focus


I shot this photo when I last visited California in 2019.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #140: Change of Scenery


Residing the intermountain region of the United States, I’m pretty much landlocked. My typical sceneries are mountains, mountains, and more mountains.

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CBWC: Anything in Flight


Today, March 19, 2021, marks one year since I’ve begun working from home and I must say, things sometimes get very interesting working from home like I would sometimes notice things happening outside I don’t normally notice.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: All About the Scenery


It’s been a while since I participated in this challenge. This week’s theme is All About the Scenery and I came up with these two photos which are sort of a continuation from this post as both were taken during my solo trip to Capital Reef National Park in 2018.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #139: Special Moments


I’ve had many special moments over the years. Most of them are of moments of solitude from watching the sunset on an island to completing solo hikes to catching a glimpse of autumn colors at its peak. It’s tough to have moments of peace and quiet with a family that can turn even the happiest moment in the most beautiful landscape into an argument at the drop of a hat.

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CFFC: Whole or Hole


Whole Purple Pincushion Flower
Hole in the middle of the lake

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Weekly Prompts Color Challenge: Purple


Weekly Prompts Color Challenge – Purple