FOTD: Orchid
Cee’s FOTD 1/17/20
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January Square: Headlights in the Snow
We are having a major snowfall (the first one this year!) so I thought I would post these headlights photos for today’s #JanuarySquare. This is my car about five hours ago!
Read More January Square: Headlights in the SnowThursday Doors: A Walk Through Schärding, Austria
On the 4th of July, the day we spent the morning in Passau, Germany, we opted for an afternoon tour to the small town of Schärding, Austria (population approx. 5,000). Passau and Schärding are essentially border towns. We even crossed a bridge on the Inn River that had a small metal plaque in the middle […]
Read More Thursday Doors: A Walk Through Schärding, AustriaHunt for Joy Challenge: Say Cheese
Cee Neuner has a new weekly challenge entitled On The Hunt For Joy. This is the second week and the theme is Say Cheese. She says, “find some photos of you smiling and feeling joyful, or find some photos that brings a smile to your face or brings you joy. Tip from Ingrid Fetell Lee […]
Read More Hunt for Joy Challenge: Say CheeseAPAW: People at Work in the Middle East
Nancy Merrill’s weekly A Photo a Week challenge has the topic of Work. On our trip last year to Egypt and Israel, we had the opportunity to photograph and meet many people at work. In Egypt, we witnessed several craftsmen working at their craft: We also encountered agricultural workers and fishermen on the Nile. In […]
Read More APAW: People at Work in the Middle EastFOTD: Palms & Flowers in Tel Aviv
Cee’s FOTD also includes plants, so I am posting another photo taken exactly one year ago today, on January 16, 2019, our last day in Israel. We took a bus tour around Tel Aviv and I snapped lots of photos from the bus, including this one, of a small green area with palms and some […]
Read More FOTD: Palms & Flowers in Tel AvivJanuary Square: Rummaging Through a Drawer
This is Dale using his flashlight to rummage in his tool & miscellaneous drawer to find…I’m not sure what! I was mostly interested in taking this photo of him using a flashlight! Flashlight (or for you Brits, torchlight) is for Becky’s January Squares with the topic of _____light.
Read More January Square: Rummaging Through a DrawerJanuary Squares 15: Sunlight on Stained Glass
Stained glass windows are pretty even from the outside, but of course, more glorious from the inside when the sunlight shines through them! The photos below were all taken at the majestic and wonderous Cathedral of Cologne, Germany. The windows there were spectacular! Becky’s January Squares, ____light
Read More January Squares 15: Sunlight on Stained GlassFOTD: Hidden Behind Squash Leaves
Cee’s FOTD post for 1/16/20 (a rose in hiding) inspired me to post this photo I took last August at our community gardens. There is a red flower (a zinnia, I think) hidden among these squash leaves, and there’s also a partially visible ripe butternut squash (my favorite)!
Read More FOTD: Hidden Behind Squash LeavesFOTD and CFFC: Tulips & Spring in Des Plaines
All these were taken in May in Des Plaines. Tulips – mine and my neighbor’s My garden in nearly full bloom Spring is the season for gardening! Neighborhood spring scenes Cee’s FOTD 1/15/20 CFFC: Spring Scenes
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