Kammie’s Oddball Challenge

Kammie’s Oddball Challenge is to feature photos that don’t seem to fit anywhere else. Oddball is defined thus: Oddball: noun a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming adjective whimsically free-spirited; eccentric; atypical Some vestige of bygone days in a Parisian apartment building water pump in Vienna that looks like a sad […]

SYW: On Respect & Heroes, Beauty vs. Morality, Social Media, and Perfection

It has been awhile since I have participated in Share Your World. It’s usually because I’m busy and don’t catch it; occasionally I can’t relate to the questions. Anyhoo, here are my responses to this week’s Melanie’s Share Your World (SYW). QUESTIONS: Why do we seem to respect the dead more than the living? Perhaps […]

Lens-Artists: My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things is the subject of Lens-Artists’ photo challenge this week. I love cats, especially my sweet tortie Hazel. I love flowers and enjoy taking good photos of them. There is plenty of this subject matter at Chicago Botanic Gardens! This is their May foxglove display. My favorite thing in the world is traveling, […]

FOTD: White Rose

In front of a local restaurant is a lush white rose bush. close-up: rose bud Irises, flowering kale, daisies, and more at Cee’s FOTD 6/9/19.

CFFC: Smiles

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is smiles.

Question Fun: On the Weight of Polar Bears, Tattoos, Time Wasters, Republicans, and More

Today’s topic is ………….. Conversation Starters How much did the polar bear weigh? How much weight does a polar bear weigh If a polar bear waits to be weighed? As much weight as a polar bear weighs If a polar bear waits to be weighed. What was the last funniest film you saw on the […]

Your Daily Word Prompt: Nostalgic

I have had many opportunities lately to feel nostalgic, mainly because we are preparing to move to a senior community in six months, so we have to drastically downsize. This means going through boxes in the basement that haven’t been touched in decades! I have found old photos of myself and my family from the […]

CB&WPC: Small Subjects

The topic for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week is small subjects. These small subjects were all located within a couple blocks of my house. I like to take pictures of things that strike me when I am out walking. I walk to exercise but also to discover. These are some of the […]

Question Fun: On Adventures, Travel & Explorations

I know I’m late for this one, but I just didn’t have time to do it before now, and then I saw “Bipolar Barb”‘s answers and got inspired. This is one of my favorite topics, so please forgive me!!! Welcome to Question Fun The Twice Weekly Game! An easy game, and more so if you […]

CFFC: Busy Hands

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week has the theme of HANDS. Looking through my photos, I found hands in various positions and engaging in various tasks – hands are seldom idle! Some hands are meant to scare… like on Halloween! Sometimes hands are helpful, pointing out things of interest… Hands demonstrate how to make things… […]