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Sunday Stills: Make Mine #Pink
Most of us are aware that October is traditionally the month we acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing and or displaying the color pink. Of course, we should acknowledge cancer awareness all year long. In keeping with my overarching theme of inspiration this weekend (see Friday’s post), I’m hoping to inspire you to think pink,…
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Festival of Leaves: An Inspired Start to Autumn
If you have followed my blog for any length of time, you know I love posting photo challenges on Fridays. I have gotten used to the fact the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge has gone the way of the dinosaur, but we photo-bloggers have found continuing inspiration with each others’ challenges. Having joined the pink party…
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Sunday Stills: How Do You Get There?
Transportation is the theme for this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. “Commute” can also work, pun intended, which means to travel some distance regularly between one’s home and one’s place of work, school or vocation. Or, by definition, to travel as a commuter. Even if we are not working a full-time job I think we all…
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Square in September: “Painnt”-ing with #Pink
On this last Friday of Pink Squares in September, I have some images to share. Not just my standard fare, but some used with a mobile app called Painnt (available for Android devices in Google Play Store). My pink hydrangea with an Autumn flair! Here are two Painnt images of the same hydrangea. I found…
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Sunday Stills: Signs of #Autumn
Sunday Stills celebrates the very beginning of Autumn here in Northern California.
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Squares in September: Pink #Plumeria
Pink Plumeria!
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Sunday Stills: Back to #School
What does back to school look like for you?
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Sunday Stills: Whistle While You #Work
This holiday weekend, Labor Day (in the U.S.), is the traditional end to the summer, as school begins, and vacations are all but over. According to the US Department of Labor, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of…
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Sunday Stills: Water, #Water Everywhere, My #Paddleboard Can Shrink
How do you typically spend your last Sunday in August? For lots of folks, August is still a hot month in the Northern hemisphere, so the beach fronts of rivers, lakes, and oceans see huge crowds spending their last summer weekend around the water. Water is our “over-arching” theme this week for Sunday Stills. Since…
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Sunday Stills: Objects Over #100-Years-Old
Attention globetrotters! This photo challenge theme is for you! Well, it’s for anyone, of course, but since our Sunday Stills theme this week is “Objects Over 100 Years Old,” your photos from countries abroad will likely showcase places and spaces that have been around for over 100 years. Just be careful about publishing images of…
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Sunday Stills: #Lazy Days of Summer
We are almost at the midpoint of August which means for many, summer is nearly over. Sure the weather will still be warm in the northern hemisphere, and maybe too hot on the West Coast (the wildfires aren’t helping matters), but school starts for many youth, teens and young adults in mid- and late-August! The…
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Sunday Stills: You’ve Got a #Friend
Who among us doesn’t have a friend? Some have a larger circle of friends, while others have a choice few. Sunday Stills asks us to share an image of “friend.” The featured image above shows my daughter with her best friend Gideon! Here are some of my examples of “friend.” A surprise wedding shower for me…
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Sunday Stills: #Drunk with…? or #Summer Drink
The last Sunday in July challenges Sunday Stills participants to find an image depicting “Drunk with…?” Since this is indeed a challenging theme, I thought I would add an optional related theme “Summer Drink.” Your theme can be centered around alcohol but it doesn’t have to be. I’m not much of a drinker although a…
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Sunday Stills: #Macro or Close-Up Photography; Is there a Difference?
This week’s Sunday Stills theme is “macro-anything.” Now what does this mean exactly? Macro photography is also considered close-up photography. However, using a true macro lens yields the sharpest, tiniest details whereas a closeup may not show each detail. I got a close-up shot of my resident Anna hummingbird perched after feeding. She was quite…
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Sunday Stills: A Plant’s Life
Thank you to Betty Louise, at Idaho Bluebird, whose blog I have followed for several years. She suggested the theme “plant life” for this week’s Sunday Stills photo challenge. I am enjoying a wonderful weekend in San Diego attending my brother’s wedding. Today’s shots of plants and flowers are mostly associated with the San Diego…
