Sunday Stills: #Double Delights

Are you seeing double? I’m sure your eyes are OK, but this week’s theme features things that are double or appear in twos. These can be identical, two of something similar, or two similar images, as shown below.

Garden Double-Takes

There are a lot of doubles and pairs found in the garden that include flowers and plants…

Double sunflowers

…don’t forget about insects!

Pair of Dotted Blue Butterflies
Pair of Dotted Blue Butterflies

Double Birdies

Are you a Golfer? Double Eagle anyone?

Double Eagle Pose
Double Eagle Pose
Two mourning Doves
Double Doves
Muscovy/Mallard hybrid ducks
Muscovy/Mallard hybrid pair

If “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” according to the proverb, what are two of the same species of swallows in my hand worth?

SQ 2 headed hummer
Two-headed hummer caused by photo oops!

Double Trouble with Twins

Don’t Hans and his twin look like they are double-trouble?

Twin brothers
Ernst and Hans

I did a double-take as I shot this at the Grand Canyon in the winter of 2020. The twins featured were part of a group of Japanese tourists.

Tourists at Grand Canyon
Tourist Twins

“If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.”
~ Benjamin Franklin

Make Mine a Double

“We are often too double espresso followers of a decaf sovereign” – John Ortberg

“Better never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you; for you only make your trouble double trouble when you do.” — Robert D Keppel

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.

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.

  • 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.
sunflower swatch

*Please Note*

*I’ll be taking a 10-day break starting July 26th, while my family is visiting. I will read, comment and share your links when I can. I won’t be able to add the round-up of posts, so please visit other participants’ links in the comment section. 😊

I’m happy to say we’re taking a two-day road trip to Radium Hot Springs in British Columbia, Canada the first week in August. Finally!…since we only live two hours’ driving distance from the Canadian border! I’ll be back with some fun pics of that experience. Thank you for being such loyal readers and participants in the Sunday Stills Challenge.

“Every blessing, just like a coin, has two sides”
― Sunday Adelaja

I’m looking forward to seeing double with you this week. Sunday Stills will be back on August 6th with the theme “Lazy Days of Summer.”

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144 responses to “Sunday Stills: #Double Delights”

  1. […] Sunday-Stills:…Lazy-Hazy-Days-of-Summer […]

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  2. […] hazy days. I add these all week as new links are posted. Thank you for sharing almost 30 links for Seeing Double two weeks […]

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  3. […] Sunday-Stills:…Double-Delights […]

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  4. I had to laugh at your two-headed hummer, and those swallows look beautiful, and so calm in your hands 🙂 The double eagle pun made me smile, as did your lovely flower gallery 🙂
    Here’s my offering for this week, with my own slant on the ‘seeing double’ theme: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-seeing-double/

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    1. Double thank yous Sarah! I’m glad you enjoyed the show this week. Enjoy yours!

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  5. […] has challenged us to find ‘Double the delights’ for this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. She’s looking for any photos of ‘twos’ and my […]

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  6. This was a fabulous collection of Doubles Terri, especially Hans and his brother, they look like Double Trouble to me! I love all your double bird and flower shots and how you’ve woven the story throughout your post. Enjoy your trip!
    My post is a tenuous link to ‘double’ but I think it sort of works 🙂
    https://debs-world.com/2023/07/26/its-a-sister-thing-wwandpics/

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    1. Thank you Debbie! I had fun with this post and yes, the twins have been known to be double trouble in a good way. I’m excited about visiting BC Canada for the first time. I really enjoyed your post.

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  7. […] linking to Terri’s #SundayStills with the prompt of Double Trouble or Things in Twos – it sort of […]

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  8. lol. I love the two headed hummer, and how can I not love the two eagles!!! love it Terri Have a great trip and enjoy Canada. And. PS I loved your quotes. The coin one was a favorite, and I may have to use that another time. Again, enjoy your travel

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    1. Thank you, Donna! We’re super excited about the short trip to Canada next week. Tomorrow we’re visiting Wallace Idaho (2 hrs drive from home). New pics for the cameras!

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      1. Isn’t that the best!!!

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  9. […] Sunday Stills: #Double Delights is hosted by Second Wind Leisure Perspectives. Here are my entries: […]

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  10. […] For Terri Webster’s Sunday Stills: #Double Delights […]

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  11. What a great theme! Love the photos, as usual 🙂

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    1. Thanks, Debra! It was fun to curate then see what others have done.

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  12. […] Inspiration: Double Delights […]

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  13. Terri,
    I doubled my pleasure reading your post. Great shots, all of them. Enjoy your trip and your blogging break. I feel like I’ve been on one all summer, but I’m getting ready to hit the road, which will recharge the batteries. Stay safe out there! Joe

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    1. Double thanks, Joe! I can’t wait to get some new pics of new places! Big family BBQ last night. I need a break!

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  14. Lovely idea and post Terri! The butterflies and the birds are my favorites of all the doubles 😀. My entry here:

    Travel Tuesday – Street Lamps of Warsaw

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    1. Thank you, PR! I get a little obsessed with double florals 🤣

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  15. […] those shots because they fit very nicely to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, as well as to Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge […]

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  16. […] Sunday Stills: Double Delights […]

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  17. Yay for your fun selections – flowers, birds, eagles (because they’re extra special seen together like that so I had to name them separate from other birds), sets of smoking, and nonsmoking twins – and that hummer photo is so cool 😂! Thanks for hosting all the fun challenges for July. I’ll see you back here in August 😊 Enjoy your time with your family and your trip to Canada!!

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    1. Thank you, Shelley! I had several doubles and pairs already but found a few more double florals to add. I enjoy hosting Sunday Stills, but family has all arrived (a day early) so we’re off and running! See you next month!

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      1. 😍🥰😁 Enjoy the time with family! See you in August!

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  18. Kudos to you for finding so many doubles, Terri. Are you sure you hadn’t had a few glasses of Midnight Moon before taking the photo of that two-headed hummingbird?

    I thought I would not be able to find any doubles in my photo archive, but I was surprised by what I found.

    I hope my entry does not make you feel too hungry.

    Have a wonderful time with your family and on your quick retip to Canada.

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    1. Double thanks, Hugh! Haha, I wish I could blame a shot on the two headed hummer, but alas, it was my lack of camera skills!

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  19. I doubled up with laughter at the 2-headed Hummer, Terri! Have a fantastic time with your family and trip north!

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    1. Hahaha, good one, Jo! My other brother and his brood descended a day early so it’s all good!

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  20. What a wonderful assortment of doubles! Enjoy your time away with family!

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    1. Thank you so much, Susanne! We are already having a great time.

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  21. I love your doubles! I especially loved the dotted blue butterflies. I hope you’re having a great time with fam! ❤

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    1. Thank you, Debby! Those blue butterflies are about as big as your thumbnail 🦋

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      1. I’ve never seen them before! 🙂 x

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  22. Love your flowers of course. You have some delightful doubles, Terri. 😀 😀
    Here is my entry for the week.

    #Double – Sunday Stills Challenge

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  23. […] Here is my entry for Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge. […]

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  24. These are fun photos, my friend. Imagine being able to catch two birds and be able to hold them for long enough to get a picture. Both the twin pictures are cute. The sunflowers are spectacular, but then so are the eagles. So many good ones, my friend. And your wording is so clever. Have a great trip, and enjoy your family time. We will miss you! 🙂

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    1. Double and triple thank-you’s, Marsha! Both times the swallows were each a little stunned when I gently extricated them out of the stove. Other than a little ash, they were just fine and after a photo op, I let them out and they flew away! We are having a blast with Dale and Carey. They are both in work mode this morning–we have Carey set up out in the RV–office space, LOL! He’s loving it. The rest of the brood arrives tomorrow and we have a big BBQ planned for the evening here. Can you believe we are going to celebrate 3 milestone wedding anniversaries this year? 5, 10, and 20! And yes we have champagne!

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      1. WOW! that’s pretty impressive. We’ve got one more to go before we hit the big 30. Vince is talking Portugal.

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      2. Ooohhh, that sounds fun. Maybe Europe in a couple years.

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      3. Right! Let’s think about it! 🙂

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  26. A beautiful post of doubles 💜💜💜

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  27. […] Prompted by Terri’s Sunday Stills: #Double Delights […]

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  28. […] week, it’s time to look closer because you will be seeing double on this week’s […]

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  29. I love your pairing photos. Terri, what a unique idea. Have a lovely vacay!

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    1. Double thanks, Eugi! Things doubled or paired is a fun prompt 😀

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      1. Most welcome, Terri.

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  30. I love all the doubles, Terri. How interesting that the sunsets were almost identical, a year apart. 🙂 Have a great week, my friend.

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    1. Thank you, Diana! We had so many amazing and similar sunsets at the delta. Fun times. Enjoy your week as well!

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  31. […] This post is part of Terrie’s Sunday stills-Double delight  […]

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  32. Fantastic photos, Terri. Have a wonderful trip. Toni x

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  33. Loved seeing the swallows in your hands! Wow! And the double Eagles… Wow! Wow! The Oops was cool too!
    Have a wonderful vacation with your family! Looking forward to all your pictures!

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    1. Double thank-yous, Nancy! We are already enjoying family time and our hotel is booked in Radium Hot Springs…being there will be a huge wow for me!

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      1. I am so happy for all of you! How exciting!

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  34. What a wonderful collection, and great quote! have a wonderful holiday

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    1. Thanks so much, Ali! We are already enjoying family time 😁

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  35. Lovely doubles! Your two-headed hummers caught my attention, Terri! Look at my doubles:https://theshowersofblessings.com/2023/07/23/sunday-stills-double-delights/

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    1. Hi Miriam, thank you! Great to see your link!

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  36. Lovely selection of double delights! Love the sunny sunflowers and the eagles.

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  38. PS Have a great holiday 🙂

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  39. Oh dear, I just realised I used #Double Delight in my title. Should I take it off? Oh dear 😟

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  40. Love them all Terri, even the evil twins 😂 The sunsets, birds – those Eagles 🥰, but the flowers started my inspiration to do a post, same as the pair of Dotted Blue Butterflies, but my little Line Blues are together in a different way 😁

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    1. Thanks so much, Brian! I had some oldies and some new ones to add to this post. I need to get out and get some more eagle pics. We’re already enjoying my brother then my other brother and his brood arrive Tuesday. Then we’re heading to Canada 🇨🇦. Getting the lenses ready! Have a great week and thank you again!

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    1. Wow, what gorgeous waterfalls, Bernie!

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      1. That’s a mere 2 hours north of your stop at Radium and about an 8 or 9 km hike. By Canada standards, it’s just down the road.

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      2. That’s good to know, thank you!

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  41. THese are all so fun Terri. Love the two moths and fun that your hubby is a twin. I always love the eagles you shot. Have a great time with family!!

    https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2023/07/taking-in-life-around-mesundaystills_23.html

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    1. Thank you, Kirstin! I had finding doubles in nature and my hubby being a twin is always fun–and he’s a good sport!

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  42. The double eagle is magical!

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  43. Love so many of these, the double ducks, and the double hummer (lol) and the double eagle, oh my!

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    1. Double thank yous, Dawn! I had the camera in burst mode (didn’t know what i was doing), so I ended up with a two headed hummer 😁

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  44. I like all your pairs, including Hans and Ernst. You have quite a collection of pairs here. The double eagle was my favorite. Wave “hi” to Wayne while you are in B.C. Canada is my homeland and I’ve only been to Ontario. Safe travels Terri.

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    1. Double thank you, Linda 😁 Those eagles were taken at Lake Coeur d’Alene, an hour’s drive from home. I hope to go back next November when they are hunting kokanee salmon. We’ll barely be in BC, but I’ll wave to all my Canadian friends! I didn’t remember you are from Canada!

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      1. I know Wayne gets a lot of bear shots and eagle shots during the salmon run. Yes, I moved here with my parents in 1966, but I am still a Canadian citizen. A relative of mine moved to Victoria, B.C. to open up an antiques store about 30 years ago – he was alone and ended up moving back to Guelph, Ontario as he missed everyone. He is gone now, but I wish we had at least visited. He sent us a book with lots of photos of Butchart Gardens and the Victoria area trying to lure us to come for a visit or to stay.

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  45. Super Super Terri Terri 👍 👍

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    1. Hahaha, many thanks, Denzil!

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  46. Hi Terri, I love your pairs, and yes, Hans and his twin do look like double trouble. There is just something about a man enjoying a cigar! I finally figured out how to incorporate my ‘blue’ post with your prompt today. I hope you enjoy it. https://aslifeevolves.com/2023/07/23/blue-pairs-and-pairs-in-blue/

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    1. Thank you, Suzanne, Lol! I had fun with this post. I’m off to read yours!

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  47. How did you “oops” that two-headed hummer??? Interesting and great post.

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    1. Haha, thank you, Anne! I think I had my camera on something like autoshoot and got this effect.

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      1. Never heard of auto shoot. But then once I got a three eyed alpaca! These cameras!!

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      2. LOL, I named it wrong, it’s burst mode! I’d say it was a bust rather than a burst, but it made for a fun image!

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  48. […] this week. Please visit Terri’s blog here to see her representation of the color blue and here for ‘Things in […]

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  49. Such wonderful photos that I can’t even choose a favourite (although those double eagles are spectacular)!

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    1. Thank you, Donna! I was very excited to have captured the two eagles together and in a similar pose!

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  50. […] Thanks for visiting our travel blog and I hope you enjoyed finding the #SundayStills Challenge. You can join the weekly challenge by visiting our hosts blog Second Wind Leisure. and checking out Terri’s post for this week, Double Delights. […]

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  51. Enjoy the family and safe travels Terri. I too am hitting the road to visit with family – I guess that’s a summer must-do! Loved the post – especially the photo oops!!

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    1. Double thanks, Tina! Enjoy your visits and stay cool!

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  52. I think the eagles are my favourite, Terri. Have a lovely holiday!

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    1. Thank you, Stevie! I had a blast photographing those eagles at the lake.

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  53. When my sister visits, it’s usually double trouble time. LOL. I enjoyed the hummingbird and the posing eagles. They’re always so grand to see. Enjoy the family visiting time!

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    1. That’s funny, Suzanne! I love being able to see eagles and hummers on the same day. Double thank you!

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  54. The sunset photos are awesome and I love the flowers and the eagles too. Enjoy your blogging break and have fun in Canada. Is this your first trip up there? Here’s mine this week: https://grahamsisland.com/2023/07/23/here-comes-trouble/

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    1. Thank you, Graham! Finding doubles in nature was surprisingly easy to do! Yes, this will be the first trip across the Canadian border. Covid prevented that until just last year. We’re looking forward to it!

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      1. Well, have a great time.

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  55. […] This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Double Trouble.’ See more responses here. […]

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  56. One for each eye, Terri. 😁. Double eagle? Ha! Good golf humor but make sure to whisper if you tell someone. 🤣🤣🤣. Enjoy your break.

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    1. Good one, Janet, LOL! I had heard of double birdies and eagles, but you’re right–the double eagle seems hush-hush! Thank you!

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  57. Gee, Terri… I am seeing double. Maybe I should get my eyes checked? >grin<

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    1. Hehe, I warned you, John! Double thanks!

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  58. I love your nature photos, Terri. Pairs is such a great photo prompt! Have a great time on your trip. 💛

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    1. Thank you, Colleen! It was a fun prompt to curate!

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      1. You’re welcome, Terri.

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  59. I love the picture of the hummers 😂 That’s a great shot. And the tourist twins, they were very brave standing there! This was a fun post to get together. I didn’t realise I had so mant twos.

    Have a wonderful visit with your family 😊

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    1. Double thank you’s Cathy! Those twins on the ledge was quite intriguing, as I captured them with my zoom lens.

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  60. Hi Terri, double trouble is a great idea for this prompt.

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    1. Thank you, Robbie! I created some new doubles but was surprised I had so many others.

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      1. I’m not sure if I have any. I will have to look and see.

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  61. […] Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt.  […]

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  62. I love all your bird pics!
    Have a wonderful vacay!

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  63. So much to like about this post, Teri. The pictures to start with–Nature at its best. But the blogging ideas, too. “Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.”–so Google is happy and doesn’t see it as a reprint. “visit other participants’ links in the comment section”–something lots of us forget. Kudos to you!

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    1. Thank you, Jacqui! I see a lot of duplicate post titles from other bloggers on other photo challenges. Why would anyone want to repeat a post title? I always encourage participants to be creative with the theme and write a compelling title to capture their own readers. I appreciate your comment. 😁

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  64. Great photos! It’s hard to pick a favourite, but I think the caption and the eagles win. Radium is a great area. Lots to see and do.

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    1. Thank you, Bernie! I’d almost forgotten about the double eagle image. We’re excited about visiting Kimberly and Radium.

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