Plants and Fences

“PLANTS” (Indoor, Outdoor, Garden, Vines, Trees,…)

Thursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning. A theme is announced on this site each week. You may either take a new photograph related in some way to the theme or select one that you have taken previously

I am submitting a photo from this summer in Montreal.

Good Fences #84 Hosted by TexWisGirl

Hope your weekends are all treats and no tricks!

Still Life

“STILL LIFE” (Food, Flowers, Rocks, Shells, Vases, Books, Jewelry,…)

Thursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning. A theme is announced on this site each week. You may either take a new photograph related in some way to the theme or select one that you have taken previously.

Mine are previously shot photos cause I do not like getting in the cold wind to take photos of winter dead things : )  We in the Northern hemisphere are ready for some sun and color!

I will be submitting to Skywatch Friday, Saturday Critters, Macro Monday II, and I Heart Macro.  Please, take a few minutes to visit the meme sites for wonderful photos.  You’ll be glad you did.

Goldfinch among the summer flowers

Hyacinth and wolly lamb’s ear in spring.

Summer skies with a critter on the cleome hasseleriana

Robin in the rock garden.

Thursday Challenge

Thanks to host Dale of spunwithtears

Thanks to Skywatch Friday hosts

Yogi,Sylvia and Sandy

 Thanks to Saturday’s Critters host Eileen.

Thanks to Gemma & Magical Mystical Teacher
for hosting Macro Monday 2

Thanks to Laura for hosting i heart macro

Good Fences

The trip to the coast of Texas yielded a few fences and entrances.  Unfortunately, husband was a man on a mission, on time arrival.  The photos are drive by snaps!

Entrance to a stable.

These were Christmas lights as the photo is from early December, 2014

Thanks to host TexWisGirl, akaTheresa,

 over at the Run*A*Round Ranch Report.

Wild Bird Wednesday

Wild Bird Wednesday has so many folks the are true birders.  Make sure you grab the connection below to see all the wonderful birds.

My submission is an update on our friend, Skip.  Skip showed up and has sort of made our patio its property.  Skip is doing much better with the left foot.  The black spot is gone and only a slight limp remains.  It was looking good then it showed up yesterday looking like this.

Sometimes a handsome bird just cannot catch a break!

Thanks for your visit and comments.
Wild Bird Wednesday

Thanks to host Stewart M.

Thursday Challenge – Water and Good Fences

Sometimes in the world of photo memes a single photo can hold the images for many subjects.  This photo taken at the sight of the Marconi transatlantic transmission within the National Seashore Park on Cape Cod seems to be a good take for both memes. (Have added a third!) Hope you enjoy visiting both all of the photo theme host sites by clicking the buttons at the bottom of this post!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  All comments are appreciated.  Be sure to visit Thursday’s photo memes for so many great photos.

THURSDAY CHALLENGE
Thanks to host Dale of spunwithtears

Thanks to host TexWisGirl, akaTheresa,
over at the Run*A*Round Ranch Report.

 

 

Going for the trifecta of memes

Thanks to Skywatch Friday hosts

Yogi,Sylvia and Sandy

 

 

Monday Musings

Silence fills the room as we await a call to join our son and grandsons for a belated birthday celebration for Middle Grandson.  Ten years old.  As I wait I catch up on some blogs and look at the new postings on I Heart Macro 65.  Laura’s poetry/prayer for peace is so relevant for this time.  And there are beautiful photos to enjoy by many other folks who have linked with the macro photography meme.  Magical Mystical Teacher of Macro Monday 2 has a series of thought provoking haiku.

Bug feeding on a sunflower stalk has little effect on the problem of the world.

Bubbling water in a fountain brings a feeling of peace for those that listen.

A rock reaches back to Creation’s beginning.  Touch it and you have touched the hand of God.

Thanks so for stopping by for a visit and for any comments you wish to make.

Please, stop for a visit at the memes I join on this day.

Simply click on the buttons below.

Thanks to Gemma & Magical Mystical Teacher
for hosting Macro Monday 2

Thanks to Laura for hosting i heart macro

Skywatch and Critters

Thursday I took my morning stroll around the newly discovered small pond.  My camera had one of the old manual lens on it.  The lens was more for closeup shots so my turtle hardly shows there on the rock.   Back home I tried for some ant shots.  Gonna get the hang of these lens yet!  Just so glad I am not having to endure the cost and time for film developing!

The little speck on the smallest rock is a turtle.

Back to our place for some closeup shots.

 

Oops!  What did I set wrong that time :>(

Now, that’s better & there’s the sky.

And one last critter working on another critter.

Wishing all the folks that drop by a fine weekend.  Thanks for dropping by for a visit.  I do appreciate your kind comments.  Make sure you visit Skywatch Firday and Saturday Critters for lots of beauty from around this wonderful world.

 

Thanks to Skywatch Friday hosts
Yogi,Sylvia and Sandy

Thanks to Saturday’s Critters host Eileen.

Silence

The absence of voices

Fills the air with a

 Cacophony of silence

St. Patrick’s Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, USA, LG GR500

Thanks for stopping by my place.  Do not forget to  visit the memes to which the post is being contributed by clicking the buttons below.

Our World Tuesday hosted by

Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy, Jennifer

 

Micro/Haiku Wednesday Hosted by :

Bruce Ruston

Sunday on the Patio

Sunday morning time was spent in the little garden area around our apartment patio.  Here are a few of the captures from this time spent working with the new camera using two different 39-year-old lenses from our first SLR camera.  Not much automation for these.  Hope you can enjoy this little bit of beauty I saw this morning.

Gossamer winged dragonfly viewed through our patio fence.

 Some nice grasses.

 Rose bushes and trumpet vines in bloom.

 There is a fence gate, just out of focus as the flowers were getting my attention.

 A white winged dove with a damaged foot/claw.  It limps around our place.  Wish I could help it.

Holding the foot/claw as it perches.

Another Google Awesome animation shows the limp.

At last my husband came to join me and brought press pot coffee!

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you may wish to leave.

Contributing to:

MACRO MONDAY 2

I Heart Macro

 

Wild Bird Wednesday

Good Fences

Skywatch Friday, 07-25-2014

Friday brings the opportunity to connect with folks around the world as they capture their view of our shared skies.  Our Skywatch Friday hosts are Yogi, Sylvia and Sandy.  Click here to enjoy the beauty!

Pentax K – 50
1/640 sec
ISO 200
+1.7 step
focal length 58 mm

 Thanks for stopping by for a brief visit.  I appreciate your comments!