Well, there’s a big difference between tapping a screen and showing up, isn’t there? -Barbara When I first heard this line, I was stopped in my tracks. I don’t know I’d ever heard a line that perfectly encapsulates the addicted to our screens world better. But Thursdays are for flowers.… Read More »Showing Up
Yesterday I share the losers that didn’t make the cut for the BLACK & WHITE theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that I took on Day 1 of that week. Today is a collection of losers from Day 2 of the Black & White Week. Most of these were taken… Read More »Just Relax, Take It Easy
As many of you know, black and white is my first love in photography. For this reason, BLACK & WHITE is my favorite theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. It isn’t a Sophie’s Choice situation for me. They tell me to pick one. I pick BLACK & WHITE and don’t… Read More »It’s Not Time to Make a Change
TED Hey, Coach, you know how to barbecue? ALICE No. TED It’s great. Yeah, I don’t mean just tossing a burger on a grill. I mean real barbecue, you know? Low and slow, lots of smoke. Kind of cooking that makes your neighbor poke his head over the fence. [chuckles]… Read More »You’re Gonna Be Proud Of
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature. -Rachel Carson Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place on my birthday. My birthday was on a Monday this year, so I took it off to have a 3 day weekend. I didn’t have any grand plans.… Read More »The Repeated Refrains of Nature
REMINDER: NOT YET, BUT SOON IT WILL BE YOUR CHANCE TO SUGGEST THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE WAY AND ONE WAY ONLY. BY LEAVING YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE LAST THE WEEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST THAT PUBLISHES IN… Read More »WPC – WEEK 578 – COLORFUL
Last Friday we left off with Andy and I walking around the Peace Lines/Wall in Belfast. We walked down Cupar Way. This collection will continue down Cupar Way and then start on the murals that are on Northumberland Street. Have a looksie: Preach! Too bad we’ve destroyed most of the… Read More »Ireland Day 3: Belfast Peace Lines
Oh, just a friendly? Just a friendly? Women don’t get friendlies, Roy. We either succeed or we fail. That is it. -Keeley Jones Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard on May 17. It focuses on daisies and portulaca. Next Thursday’s flowertography session will leave… Read More »Women Don’t Get Friendlies
SWEET! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 28, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week3-Becky Parmelee – 1 week4-Johnathan Stensland –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 577 – SWEET
Strong women stand up for themselves. Stronger women stand up for others. -Leslie Higgins But Thursdays are for flowers! This flowertography session took place in my yard. Next Thursday’s flowertography session will also take place in my yard!
Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common. Satchel Paige Thursday “An Artist’s Notebook” titles is going to take a turn for about 10 weeks or so. But really Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard.… Read More »Ain’t No Man Got to Be Common
FOR NEXT WEEK’S THEME THERE IS A SPECIAL RULE! THAT RULE IS REVEALED IN THE THEME REVEAL SECTION OF THIS POST. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO READ THE SPECIAL RULE! NOISY! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 575 – NOISY
Bye-bye loveBye-bye happinessHello lonelinessI think I’m gonna cryBye-bye loveBye-bye sweet caressHello emptinessI feel like I could dieBye-bye my love, goodbye There goes my baby with someone newShe sure looks happy, I sure am blueShe was my baby ’til he stepped inGoodbye to romance that might’ve been Bye-bye loveBye-bye happinessHello lonelinessI… Read More »Bye, Bye Love
f I needed you, would you come to me?Would you come to me and ease my pain?If you needed me, I would come to youI’d swim the seas for to ease your pain Well, in the night forlorn, oh, the morning’s bornAnd the morning shines with the lights of loveAnd… Read More »If I Needed You
Here you come againJust when I’ve begun to get myself togetherYou waltz right in the door, just like you’ve done beforeAnd wrap my heart ’round your little finger Here you come againJust when I’m about to make it work without youYou look into my eyes and lie those pretty liesAnd… Read More »Here You Come Again
PARK! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! I can’t wait to see how many different parks are represented! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 24, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 572 – PARK
Love is like a butterfly (love is like a butterfly)As soft and gentle as a sighThe multicolored moods of love are like its satin wingsLove makes your heart feel strange insideIt flutters like soft wings in flightLove is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing (love is like) I… Read More »Love is Like a Butterfly
I wanna sit you down and talkI wanna pull back the veilsAnd find out what it is I’ve done wrongI wanna tear these curtains downI want you to meet me somewhereTonight in this old tourist townAnd we’ll go Low rising‘Cause we’ve gotta come upWe’ve gotta come upLow rising‘Cause there’s no… Read More »Low Rising
I’m workin’ on the high hopeAnd if it all works out, you might just see meOr hear from me in a while I’m gonna make it across this tight ropeAnd I’m comin’ for my prizeNo more I’ll be waitin’ ’roundWhile life just passes by Maybe when our hearts realignMaybe when… Read More »High Hope
Time to clean out a bit more of the backlog. This is a collection of pictures from late June to early July. These pictures I liked, but they never quite fit into any previous entries. A lot of macro pictures and pictures of a rainbow and of a party. Here… Read More »I Lay My Head on the Railroad Tracks
If we’re gonna make itCross this river aliveYou need to think like a boatAnd go with the tideAnd I known where you’ve beenHas really left you in doubtOf ever finding a harbourOf figuring this out And you’re gonna need, all the help you can getSo lift up your arms now,… Read More »The Song of Good Hope
