Sunday Stills: All #Lined Up

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October kicks off another month of Sunday Stills photo challenges, but did you know that Becky B, square photographer extraordinaire, is back to hosting her squares challenge this month? October’s theme is “lines and squares.”

Why not join in for Sunday Stills this week and post some lines and squares for both challenges! Think of it as photo blogging squared!

Each Fall semester, I arrange for one of my university classes to visit two recreational facilities to learn more about the daily operations and management of such.

My class visited the Sky High Jump Center, a large indoor trampoline and jump facility. As we toured the facility, I took several photos of the interesting perspectives of lines and squares. Since we were there at lunchtime on a weekday, there were very few people jumping. But that didn’t stop a couple of my students from doing so after the tour.

lines in a jump center

How many lines and squares can you count?

On another day, we visited a community recreation and sports center seen below. On this surprisingly overcast day in late September, taking the image to black and white gave it an unintended brooding appearance. By the evening though, this field was alive with players and teams enjoying softball games.

lines in a softball field

Not only does it sport the lines I was seeking, it coincidentally works with Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: The side of things, for this week!

The Blue Angels are back at the Capital Air Show in Sacramento with their high flying tricks. Quite the straight line at 700 mph (just under Mach 1)!

Blue Angels Air Show Sacramento

The same jets appear to fly between the overhead power lines…of my backyard! We are within a mile of the Mather Air Field where the show commenced this weekend and I can stand in my front yard and watch most of it! They practice all week right over our heads!

Blue Angels beween the lines

Lines are also found in nature. I couldn’t resist sharing this line of pelicans flying high, although not quite as fast as the Blue Angels.

Pelicans follow the leader

Please welcome a set of new participants to September’s Sunday Stills challenges and please visit their blogs when you get the chance:
Travel with Tech, Joe’s Musings, Cath’s Camera, and Take A Walk.

Over the next month, I will be incorporating lines into my images for the Sunday Stills’ themes so I can link with Becky B’s challenge. I look forward to what you will share for this week’s lines and squares!

have a good week

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94 responses to “Sunday Stills: All #Lined Up”

  1. […] Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: https://secondwindleisure.com/2019/10/06/sunday-stills-all-lined-up/ […]

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  2. […] We have even returned to fascinating museums, because lines appear everywhere even underground […]

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  3. I love the combination of lines and squares and color in your banner shot, Terri. It looks like you’re having a lot of fun with these challenges! And, I’m having fun seeing what you come up with every week. 🙂

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    1. Thanks. Liesbet! I was going for pink, and now that you mention it I do see all those lines! Great photographic eye you have!!

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  4. […] theme for her Sunday Stills Challenge this week is All Lined Up.  For my submission I’ve chosen rows of grapes ripening in the vineyards of the Rhine River […]

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  5. Great pictures, Terri. The photos of the Blue Angels are wonderful, and the complementing image of the gulls made a perfect trio. 🙂

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    1. Thank you so much! Sorry to click and run but I wanted to come back to that slideshow presentation you made for your book!!

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      1. 🙂 Give it a try and have some creative fun!

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  6. Hi Terri, here is my new contribution to this great challenge:
    http://www.travelways.com/dali-theater-museum-figueres-spain/

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  7. […] Further on, a high old wall surrounds the interior court. Of course he placed golden muses in all the window niches, all lined up. […]

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  8. […] SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO:   All-Lined-Up […]

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  9. […] FOWC with Fandango — Chill | Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Rectangles and Squares | Sunday Stills: All #Lined Up […]

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  10. Your photos for each theme are always spectacular!!

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    1. Thank you, Maria! I suppose since I’m hosting a challenge, I ought to challenge myself while I’m at it 🙂

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      1. You are doing a fantastic job!

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  11. Wonderful lines you captured! I especially like the flying airplanes. I have an old post all on the flying Snowbirds in Ottawa, Canada: http://www.travelartpix.com/the-snowbirds-in-flight/

    But for today, I hope this new post will fit the theme 🙂
    http://www.giftsmart.com/illusion-and-genius-by-salvador-dali/

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    Tranature – quiet moments in nature

    Your capture of the jets is fabulous Terri! Our contribution for this lovely challenge is here: https://tranature.com/2019/10/09/haiku-enchanted-forest/

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    1. Thanks, Xenia! Those jets were close and loud! Glad to capture a moment of them!

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  13. […] Sunday Stills: All Lined Up […]

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  14. […] are some people in the museum trying to position themselves for the best view. All line up […]

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  15. Terri, this is an interesting challenge and I loved your take on it.I love your aircraft photos. Those are really hard to capture. My contribution this week is of some archived photos that I think fit the challenge. Thanks for sponsoring. https://picture-retirement.com/2019/10/09/leading-lines/

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    1. Thank you, Suzanne! The Blue Angels were right over our heads and my camera cooperated! Glad you could contribute to Sunday Stills this week!

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  16. […] this week, when  Terri Webster Schrandt over at Second Wind Leisure offered up the theme, ‘lines and squares.’ When I think of those elements, my mind naturally goes to architecture and […]

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  17. Love the colours in the first photo, but the planes against the blue sky, brilliant!

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    1. Thanks, Sam, those jets were a last minute, inspired addition!

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  18. Wonderful idea to combine your challenge with Becky’s. I’m going to be doing it next week.
    Anyhow, here is my entry for this week.

    October 8 – Square&Lines & Sunday Stills Challenges: Giant Lily Pads

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    1. Thanks, Cee! Off to check out your post!

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  19. […] here  is my entry for Terri Webster Schrandt’s, Sunday Stills Challenge with the topic of #All Lined […]

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  20. Have just peeked at the prompts for this month. Love this one. So many possibilities. Sometimes I have photographer’s block…is there such a thing? But this prompt really speaks to me. All of your photographs are stunning but jump center and ball park pictures are my favorites.

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    1. I’m so glad to read this, Leslie! Thank you and look forward to your next installment 🙂

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  21. Hi Terri it was a good idea but I am not sure the linking is working that brilliantly, do you think you could add a link to your Sunday Stills page. Noticed for earlier ones you had the line ‘courtesy of’. Thanks

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  22. […] Also Terri’s Sunday Stills: All #Lined Up […]

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  23. […] theme for this week’s Sunday Stills is {All Lined […]

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  24. […] is For Sunday Stills and Becky’s Lines & […]

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  25. The Blue Angels are amazing. They flew overhead when my daughter graduated from USNA–blew the roof off! (Well, there was no roof but you get my meaning).

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    1. I just bet that was very emotional too!

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  26. Not only all those lines but all the lovely colours in that first photo, Terri. They’re terrific.

    Like you, we have an annual air show right on our doorstep. The Swansea bay airshow takes place the first weekend in July every year. We can sit in our garden and watch most of the show from the decking. The family always want to come and stay that weekend. Because our summers are much shorter than the ones you have, we have events taking place every weekend from June until mid-Sept. For the next eight months, the bay will be very quiet.

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    1. Thank you! How cool to have that opportunity (and save $$, too), Hugh! We’ve had years with two air shows, and of course they practice all week, so the noise is a concern. But it’s still a thrill to see them right over our heads. I’ve joked that they have flown so close, I could see the whites of the pilots’ eyes, LOL!

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  27. Love the lines Terri. Have linked my contribution to the next one in Becky’s Squares 🙂

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  29. Great photos as usual, Terri! We just had our air show this past weekend. We could see some of the planes from our house, but I wasn’t nearly as close as you were. Maybe next year…

    I have a few Lines and Squares to share myself:

    Sunday Stills: Patterns all around us

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    1. I suppose the show there is at Miramar? I bet you have a good vantage point, Janis. The show just ended–it was pretty loud, but amazing to see them so close. They’ve been rehearsing all week so you can imagine.

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  30. Great capture of variation of lines, Terri.

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    1. Thank you, I’m glad you liked them!

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  31. Hi, Terri – I greatly enjoy following Sunday Stills. I just viewed Suzanne’s post for this challenge. It is wonderful to see different, creative expressions on the same theme. As always, your photos are exceptionally well done and very thought-provoking. Thank you for all of the work that you do for this series.

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    1. Aww, thank you Donna! I do enjoy the challenge and sharing my photos…as well as seeing the creativity others post as well.

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  32. Whoops forgot to include my comment on your photos. Your aerial photos are brilliant as they’re certainly not easy to achieve.

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    1. Thanks, Suzanne! I almost needed some acrobatics to get those shots!

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      1. That comment made me smile 🙂 I too have been in some precarious positions to get the angle I want. Though never near a cliff!

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  33. Great variation of lines! The jets look great against the clear blue sky and the trampoline park looks like a lot of fun!

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    1. I think I got lucky this week, as all the photos were taken this week!

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  34. […] Entry for Terri´s Sunday Still Challenge. […]

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  35. Timing is everything Terri! Serendipity to visit the jump center in time for lines and squares😊. Loved your perfect choices for the week

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  36. […] Sunday Stills #LineUp teams up today with Becky ‘s #Square Lines Terri shares the Blue Angels flying nearly over here home. All I have is shots from across the SFBay as they make check marks over the Golden Gate Bridge. […]

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  37. Such interesting photographs this week, Terri.

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  38. Nice way to combine challenges and the between the power lines one was super clever – also like that black and white one / for lines – the stillness – and the contrast and vibe

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    1. Thank you so much! I am always surprised after I upload the photos to get cool shots like that!

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  39. Wonderful examples ✨👌 The photos of the jets are amazing!!

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    1. Thanks, Aixa! I had fun photographing the Blue Angels, they are so close to us…who needs to pay for the air show?

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  40. Fabulous photos, Terri! 👌 Such a beautiful, blue sky. There are so many great photo challenges online, now. Thanks for sharing all of these!

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    1. Thanks, Debbie! I love the variety of photo challenges out there and try to participate! Blogging is about the only place to share our photos!

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  41. This was fun – and I immediately knew which photo I wanted to use – taken en route to Thailand in a trip last year.

    Next in Line


    Na’ama

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  42. […] For the Sunday Stills Photo Challenge: Lines and squares […]

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  44. Hi Terri, I have been noticing lines and squares more from reading some of the posts following this challenge. The Sky High Jump Center is perfect for this. Amazing photos!

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    1. Thank you, Erica! I decided on that theme even before that field trip. Funny how that works seeing lines and squares once it’s been planted in our brains!

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    2. If you are loving the Sunday Stills version, then do pop across to the Square Gang’s Lines&Squares as we have a whole month of lines and squares happening there! Here’s day one https://beckybofwinchester.com/2019/10/01/october-line-squares-1/

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      1. Thank you for the information, Becky. I will pop over:) Erica

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  45. Great photos of the jets, Terri, particularly the top one. I like the other photos too. Here’s my take: https://grahamsisland.com/2019/10/06/pohoiki-road-closed/.

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    1. Thank you, Graham! My camera delivered!

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  46. […] This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Lines and Squares.’ See more offerings here. […]

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  47. Love the pictures of the jets! Great themes that you come up with, Terri. I can’t always come up with any photos to match the topics, but thankfully this week I remembered one I could add!

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    1. Thanks, Stevie, I was thrilled to see these jets in time for the challenge, lol!

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  48. I love how we both came up with lines and squares . . and your Sunday Stills lines are fabulous. A wonderful photo blogging squared 😀

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    1. I totally stole your theme, Becky, to help promote your challenge… don’t you need more entries? Lol! I love a good double challenge.

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      1. Oh that’s such a lovely thing to do… Looking forward to seeing the entries that come via you ☺️

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  49. I love the funky colours in that trampoline photo, Terri. I’m also in awe that you managed such a crisp photo of those jets.

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    1. Thank you, Tracy! That trampoline place is fun. I got lucky with the jets since they were literally over my head!

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