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Nature Photo Challenge – Trees

May 12, 2023

This week Denzil has asked us to find photos of trees in nature. I managed to find some from all four seasons. If you’d like to enter this challenge or to view other entries, click here. Denzil’s post and others that I’ve seen have some great photos of trees, many I had never seen before. … More Nature Photo Challenge – Trees

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Lens Artist Challenge – Mood

May 7, 2023

This week Sofia challenges us to find photos around the theme of mood. She has some great photos for the challenge and so do others! Do check them out if you get a chance. Here are some that I found. Evoking a sense of calm with the nearly still water. One more with a completely … More Lens Artist Challenge – Mood

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Nature Photo Challenge – Yellow

May 5, 2023

Oh, I’m liking this week’s theme! Denzil has asked us to find photos of yellow in nature and I have a lot of those! If you’d like to enter this challenge or to view other entries, click here. Here are some that I found. Below are goldenrod, day lily, arugula blossoms, cucumber blossom, yellow primrose, … More Nature Photo Challenge – Yellow

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Lens Artist challenge – backlit

April 30, 2023

I always think I won’t find any photos for a particular challenge and this one was no different. However, after perusing others’ posts and finding inspiration among them, I’m happy to say I found many! So many that I had to stop looking and post my version of the challenge. This week’s challenge comes from … More Lens Artist challenge – backlit

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Urban Art – Minneapolis

April 29, 2023

This is another thing I have wanted to do for quite a while. I have a list on my phone that I’ve been accumulating over a number of years of locations where I happened upon urban art. I created a route in Mapquest and hubby agreed to drive me around to them all then let … More Urban Art – Minneapolis

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Lens Artist Challenge – Still Life

April 23, 2023

Like so many others have said, this is not something I focus on. But after viewing some other posts I’ve dug into my archives and found some that I think fits this theme. Check out Patti’s post if you’d like to join or just to peruse other entries. First up from the Minnesota State Fair. … More Lens Artist Challenge – Still Life

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What’s on your bookshelf?

April 21, 2023

One of the things on my list for my retirement has been to read more books. And then I happened upon a post from a blog that I follow entitled “what’s on your bookshelf”. It’s a regular monthly post amongst several bloggers who love to read and anyone can join in so I thought I’d … More What’s on your bookshelf?

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