Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #279: Magical


Happy Sunday! Ann-Christine from Leya is hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge with a magical theme.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #278: Unique


Happy Sunday! This week, Amy from The World is a Book is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and what a difficult theme – unique.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277: Empty Spaces


Happy Sunday! This week, Patti is hosting Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277 with a theme of Empty Spaces.

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2023 Final Blooms #WordlessWednesday


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5 Things I’m Thankful For 2023 #Thanks #SundayStills


It’s Thanksgiving this week in the U.S. and for as long as I’ve had this blog, I’ve always done a “Things I’m thankful for…” post but to be completely frank, if it wasn’t for this week’s #SundayStills, I just about completely forgot. Of course, I know I have a shortened work week but that’s about it. It was a chaotic week last week with road trip planning and a more chaotic weekend. I won’t go into detail in this post. It would ruin the tone.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276: Looking Up, Looking Down


Happy Sunday! This week, James from Jazzibee is guest-hosting Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276 and he’s picked a great theme – Looking Up, Looking Down.

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#SundayStills: Monthly Color Challenge – #Brown


It has been a very mild start to winter so far. Looking back at my posts from last November, the first snow storm had already fallen and I wrote about having layers of frost and ice in the garden, yikes. And emergency alert about snow squalls? Double Yikes!

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #275: Filling the Frame


Happy Sunday! This week, Anne from Slow Shutter Speed hosts the Lens-Artist Photo Challenge with yet another type of composition – Filling the Frame.

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#SundayStills: #Leaves of the Seasons


This week, on #SundayStills, it’s all about leaves. I’ll try to find some for both Spring and Autumn. Here are some of my favorites from the archive, hope you enjoy.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274: Asymmetry


Happy Sunday! This week, we are dealing with a topic that’s the opposite of last week – Asymmetry – as Donna from Wind Kisses leads Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274.

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CMMC: November Close Up


Here were a couple of closeups of the flowers in the garden before the frost came and took it from me.

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

#SundayStills: Something #Frightful


This week, on #SundayStills, in the spirits of Halloween, I hope to entertain you with some fun frightful images. Mwahahaha…

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #273: Symmetry


Happy Sunday! Sofia over at Photographias is hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and boy oh boy, what a topic – Symmetry. I hope I don’t disappoint.

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#SundayStills: All About the Funnies #Funny


This week, on #SundayStills, it’s all about the Funnies.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #272: Billboards and Signs


Happy Sunday! John from Journey with Johnbo is the host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and the theme is Signs and Billboards.

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WQ#42: Danger in Imagination


I’ve had a restless week thanks to my imagination and certain stresses. This restless has left me unable to focus at not only work but at life. It’s why my posts have been next to wordless this week. It’s hard to write when I’m feeling jittery and anxious like I’m waiting for the apocalypse.

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#SundayStills: Monthly Color Challenge: #Black and #Metallic


This week, in the spirit of October being the month of Halloween, Terri has chosen the monthly color and they are… black and/or metallic.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #271: Contrasts


Happy Sunday! This week, Amy is the lovely hostess of the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and we are focusing on contrasts this week.

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WQ#41: Surprise in the Garden


Life is full of surprises. Make the most out of it and always expect the unexpected.

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CMMC: October Color – Plum (Purple)


Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

#SundayStills: #Textures in Toshodaiji Temple, Nara, Japan


As I sort and edit the nearly 1,000 photos I took on my trip to Japan, I feel like I’m experiencing Japan all over again as I find the story behind each photo. My favorite photos have so far been the nature photos.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display


Happy Sunday! This week, Ann-Christine is the host for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270 and the theme is On Display.

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CMMC: October Close Up or Macro


Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge