“ Out of This World ” Orchids are so beautiful from a distance, but they can be creepy, or even alien close-up. I'm trying to describe...

“Around and Around” I've always wanted to capture the staircases in the Capitol buildings and late Wednesday night I slipped between the...

“ Music Starts With Instruments ” So I'm traveling and have another busy week, but I remembered to check for the theme on Tuesday. Within...

“ The Sun Doesn't Always Shine ” I chased the sun this week and failed to see it at noon. What's worse is I even traveled 900 miles south...

“ Pop of Color ” So I have given myself an extra challenge for this year of no more than 30% color in each photo. I really want a year of...

“ Dramatic Exit ” This tulip was dying with finesse in my mind. It seemed to be exiting into the wind. While maybe not as macro as other...

“ Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? ” Song performed by Chicago and starts "As I was walking down the street one day a man came...

“ Eagle Eyes Chair ” I decided to combine last week's challenge of DoF with this week's "chair". I belong to my local YMCA only because...

“ Fiona and a Sunset to the Rescue ” My only photography options this week came on the walks Fiona demanded. She said mommy working 18...

“ Structure ” I had to be in DC this week for a meeting. I had planned on wandering the office buildings and the Library of Congress to...

“ A Day's Catch ” Like many in this group, I'm an introvert with social anxiety, so when I don't have a common reason to talk to a...

“ Playing Games ” My dad taught me how to play chess when I was 10. It's a hobby that my husband and I share and one we would do often on...

“ Runaway Cart!!! ” I'm glad that I live in a small town and the manager and store employees all know me because otherwise, I am sure...

“ New Year... Same Pace! ” So I was hoping that the start of 2023 would be a little calmer, a little less drama, etc., but my car was...

“ And the Ice Begins to Melt! ” We had quite the cold snap, much like most of the US around Christmas. The marina froze up pretty well -...

“ Out of focus ” Just me 10 minutes before the radio show starts at 6am. I'm not a morning person so the radio shows I guest host kind of...

“ Just Another Sunset ” Someday soon I hope to have time where I really take time to choose my photo for the week, but this week was not...

“ Above or below? ” In our garage we have a zillion things, OK maybe only a million things hanging from the ceiling. As I was looking...

“ Ms. Sneezy Attack (aka my Fiona) ” When my husband comes home he has a whole routine with our dog Fiona. "Alpha male" faces off against...

“ RIP Doc ” One of my neighbors passed away this year. He was 90ish and had fallen last year and never made it back home from surgery and...