Roget’s Thesaurus suggests these words as synonyms of shiny: glistening, polished, gleaming, sparkling (and others)…I used it to brainstorm what pictures would answer the Weekly Photo Challenge prompt ooh, shiny! Here are some of the things I thought of:
I had never seen any color coneflowers except purple, but one day on a walk I saw these red coneflowers, and on the same walk I saw white ones. Coneflowers are more diverse in color than I thought!
For Norm’s Thursday Doors this week, I offer tiny or miniature doors:
All of the above were taken in Des Plaines, Illinois using my Samsung Galaxy S7.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week are things that begin with the letters Ap. In my archives I have photos that are appropriate and aptly suited to this challenge. I hope they meet with your approval!
Apples:
Ape:
Appliances: Old fashioned refrigerators (Bonanzaville, West Fargo, ND)
Appetizers: (Oh, so appetizing!)
April: They say that “April showers bring May flowers” but there are flowers to look forward to in April too!
My church’s huge rummage sale, called Second Time Around Sale, always takes place in April:
Admission tickets to Russian ballet performance in St. Petersburg:
APL: admittedly cheating 😉 !
I end with a picture of my brother, Allen Perry Lovejoy IV. OK, using initials is cheating a little, but Allen had hoped that he and his wife would have a son that would be APL V, but they only had girls. So each of their three daughters was given a name using one of the initials (Allie, Paige, Leslie)! When we wanted to refer to that family group, we often say, “the APLs.” Our uncle was APL III, his father APL Jr. and his grandfather APL Sr.
This is one of my latest acquisitions. I’ve had impatiens before, but always the annual type which can be purchased cheaply in flats, for decorative purposes. I didn’t know there was a perennial type. The wild impatiens is growing quite nicely in a pot next to our deck, where it gets partial sun.
There’s a store near where I live that sells all kinds of kitschy stuff. I never see anyone go in or come out, but they’ve been in business a long time! One of these days, I’m going to go inside and have a look around…
Cee’s Oddball Challenge, 8/12/17
Like everything else this year, my blazing stars grew and spread like crazy! Their blooming season is over now, but they attracted plenty of bees!
Cee’s Flower of the Day, 8/12/17
