Welcome back to Sunday Stills this week! I got a lot done on my blog break to prepare for my parent’s move to Arizona. Not much happened over the Labor Day holiday weekend which was exactly what I needed.
Last week we had initially planned to take a 5-day road trip to Banff, British Columbia, but the upcoming travel to move my parents interrupted our budget. The journey to move them begins Sept 13, later this week, but I will be somewhat active on my blog, so please link to Sunday Stills all week like you usually do.
‘Nuff about my drama, let’s jump into the monthly color challenge featuring the colors of gold and orange. Your images can consist of one of these colors, both, or in combination!
Two weeks ago Sofia challenged us to share images of the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Orange is a secondary color created when combined with red and yellow.
“Orange is a vivacious and lively color that is present on the visible spectrum between harsh red and mellow yellow.”
~ Victoria Hudgins
The color Orange is often associated with fiery sunsets, bright coral, and iconic pumpkins.
Combined with yellow, we get shades of gold like amber, bronze, and apricot, shown in these dried marigolds.
Just before clouds and rain covered our skies during the last week of August, I caught a smoky, golden “blue” moon.
Flowers of Orange and Gold, with Bonus Insects
Autumn is a great time to find both of these colors in nature.
These gold and orange sunflowers sprang up as volunteers at my daughter’s home in San Diego last spring.
Here is a sunflower sporting gold and orange … and a bonus golden bee!
Along came a ladybug…or two…
The above gallery of little ladies is OK but I took more time to style a decent image. Out in the garden Saturday, I spied a ladybug languishing on a green leaf. I gently plucked her up and set her on the top of a sunflower. So, yes, she posed for me and did a great job!
Sunrise, Sunset
“Oh, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.”
― Roman Payne
“A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night.” ― Crystal Woods
A Golden Moment
Since January of this year, I have been honored to collaborate with Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday challenge sharing a monthly image to help inspire the amazing poetry and creativity I’ve enjoyed from our fellow bloggers.
I took this photo two summers ago. My neighbor invited me to go kayaking with her and her daughter and granddaughter.
Not only does this image fit the color challenge this month, but it also seems fitting to celebrate the wonderful relationships I’ve enjoyed with Colleen and the talented and inspiring poets who participate in Tanka Tuesday.
Thank you to all of you who have created your wonderful poems based on my images.
Inspiring Photo Challenges This Week
Each week I find inspiration from my fellow bloggers’ photo challenges. I enjoy incorporating these into my Sunday Stills weekly themes.
- Cee’s Flower of the Day
- Denzil’s Nature Challenge
- Hammad’s Weekend Sky
- Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday
- Lens-Artists: Time
- Marsha’s Wednesday Quotes: Fire
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. I may be delayed in sharing your posts in the round-up, but please leave your link.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
This Week’s Featured Bloggers
Sunday Stills is a wonderful community of bloggers, poets, and photographers who desire to connect with one another. Below are this week’s links from bloggers who shared their photos of gold and orange. I add these all week as new links are posted.
- YOUR BLOG’S NAME GOES HERE…
- Always Write
- Between the Lines
- Bushboys World
- Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
- Cee’s Photo Challenges
- Cee’s Photo Challenges
- Deb’s World
- Easin’ Along Image shared in comments
- Frost on the Moose Dung
- Geriatrix Fotogallery
- Gfpacificbee’s Insights & Photography
- Graham’s Island
- Graham’s Island
- Hugh’s Views and News Image shared in comments
- Kamerapromenader
- LadyLee Manila
- Light Words
- Live Laugh RV
- Loving Life
- Photos By Jez
- Quaint Revival
- Retirementally Challenged
- Roberta Writes
- Stevie Turner
- The Showers of Blessings
- This is Another Story
- Travels and Trifles
- Two Trails One Road
- Underdown
- Woolly Muses
- Working On Exploring
It was ambitious of me to offer a challenge on September 17 while we are traveling, so I’m taking another short break from Sunday Stills that week. As we pack and move my parents that weekend, internet access may be spotty for a couple of days and I am one of the drivers in the caravan.
With some blogs, I have experienced trouble commenting through the Jetpack app on my phone for various reasons, so I’m saving my full attention for the next challenge when I can use my computer. See you next time on Sept 24. Here is September’s schedule below:
- Sept 3 NO CHALLENGE
- Sept 10 Monthly Color Challenge: ORANGE and/or GOLD (any shade)
- Sept 17 NO CHALLENGE
- Sept 24 Bridges
I will leave you pondering your choices of orange and gold with this cup of gold champagne from my stepdaughter’s wedding two years ago.
I can’t wait to see how you interpret the various shades of gold and orange this week! Join me in two weeks (Sept 24) as we explore BRIDGES.
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