~ Four months after my post about the best and worst, I admit that my hope and engagement have diminished to new lows. There has been less blogging, less engagement, less socialization, and less hope. I know that gurus, spiritualists, and Native American wisdom speak to the idea that what we focus on grows. As…
~ hallowed or haunted curious ghosts want to know calling all saints now ~ This week Ritva invited us to ponder and share how the light enters darkness with photos and examples of vulnerability and resilience. Ritva wrote “My idea revolves around Leonard Cohen’s saying, “Everything has a crack, that’s how the light gets in.”…
~ I peruse the past, dripping in regret I ponder the future, shrouded in uncertainty I try to savor the present, filled with hope ~ This week Sofia (of photographias.wordpress.com) gave us the challenge to look back at things we have loved about our lives. Share any experiences, people, or places that have brought us…
“The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.” Paul Scott ~ This week Ann-Christine invited us to set a mood with our photos. She reminded us that photos can capture the feeling, atmosphere, or ambience of a moment or place. In fact, my photography developed from a love for nature and the desire…
~ strolling around town finding snippets of beauty makes my heart happy ~ ~ Tina invited us to share photos from our neighborhoods in the latest LAPC challenge called Walking the Neighborhood. Fayetteville, AR has grown from a small charming town to a small city bursting with students, traffic, housing shortages, expensive real estate, and…
~ “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw ~ ~ Egidio gave us the latest LAPC challenge called Destination Fun to share photos of places and ways that we like to have fun. Surprisingly, this was a hard challenge for me. Both because…
~ the common seen new becomes something more to view ordinary joys ~ This week’s Lens-Artists photography challenge from Ritva is to examine common objects. She asked us to take the ordinary and shine a new light on it to find something special, and maybe find inspiration or joy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ May…
~ origins of life where water, land, and sky meet pathways to beauty ~ ~ Anne gave us a wonderful LAPC challenge this week to share images of shorelines; anywhere that land meets water. Since I love the water and skylines along the water, this was an easy challenge to join. Sadly, I haven’t been…
This week Donna invited us to explore connections and how our photography connects the world. We can explore what brings meaning, what draws interest, and what connects you to life. “The connections we make to people, places, things, and ideas, are what give purpose and meaning to our lives.” Donna My most important connection is…
Dragonfly wings appear delicate but power one of the most agile fliers and hunters. Their four wings can move independently allowing them to fly up, down, forward, backward, right, left, or even hover. Dragonflies have been on earth for 320 million years with larger ancestors having wingspans up to 30″. Currently, there are about 3000…
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