“Whimsy ” I really should read the challenges at the beginning of the week, because I was struggling for ideas and subject matter. On...

“Original Squared ” This week I did double the original work for the challenge. First I decided I would create my own artwork in...

“Backlit ” I love my orchids and taking photos of them, but I've never tried anything but daylight with them. In this photo I'm holding...

“The Natural Background” How can one compete for the perfect background when this is the natural competition? This lighthouse is often...

“And Dog Makes Three (and then some)...” This photo is my son's hand, my hand, & our dog's paw. Our dog actually came with my marriage...

“What's a dance without music?” Can you dance without music? I say you cannot because I'd submit that even without music playing -...

“The Long Pier Metaphor” The calm water and blue sky surrounded the pier tonight. Such a serene place to sit or walk. The boards are a...

“Mirror Image Symmetry?” These glasses are a great analogy for life's perspective about "what you see is what you get" & how that's not...

Imagining the Tree Gone Two factors went into my photo - 1. My love of Magritte. 2. My new raised flower bed. This is combining 2 photos...

"Blue Jay Bobbing" This was a rare week for me because I only took 18 photos all week - that's including work photos. This is my single...

“Freedom of Religion” A lot of talk this week about freedom of religion with the shut downs and stay at home orders currently happening....

“High Key, High Blossoms!” As soon as I read this week's challenge, I knew what I wanted to capture - the height of the spring tree...

Surprise Takeoff So this week's photo was a complete surprise for me. I was out for my daily walk with my husband and the dog, and I was...

"The End" is near! What does the paper see as the typebar comes speeding towards it? Is it death by a thousand punches or a beatification...

“ I spy... an eye, an S, a dragon, or... ” Walking across my yard I happened upon this tree root which I've never noted before. The...

“ Travel Goals ” I have a love hate relationship with travel; I love my experiences, I hate to fly. The last few years have brought many...

“Oh the stories...” I love my 2nd home. It's a very historical town dating back to colonial times. Both Harriet Tubman and Frederick...

“ Tulips ” Tulips are my favorite spring flower. Unfortunately, we don't have any tulips blooming yet so I had to make due. I immediately...

“Marvelous Marbles” I have a fascination with marbles. It may stem from childhood and playing marbles with my friends or maybe it's just...

"The Family Jewel (at least in my mind)" This is Cory - a 1950 Dodge Coronet and she was my maternal great-grandmother's last car. I was...