October Square: My Cat’s Fur

Becky’s October Square theme is lines & squares. Today I feature my cat, Hazel. My cat’s fur is so smooth and has patches of brown among the black, typical of the “tortie” she is. This is one of my early photos of her, in which the lines of her fur are evident. I’m including the […]

CFFC: Circles Everywhere

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Circles, Curves and Arches, and for this post I am focusing only on circles, which are abundant! Circles are everywhere – in nature, in art, in architecture, in daily life. I find circles in modern sculpture, art museums, light fixtures, in decorative displays, floor patterns, and buildings. Circles are […]

CB&WPC: Taking Sides

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week is sides of things. Whose side are you on? I’m not sure I’d want to be on THIS guy’s side – especially its bad side! Climbing up the side of this pyramid might be tricky, not to mention slippery! I’d rather be on this animal’s side than […]

BOTD: Canada Geese (Impromptu)

For Granny Shot It’s Bird of the Day today, I just had to post this photo I snapped with my cell phone from our car, (which is why it isn’t a great photo!) when we were temporarily prevented from finding a parking space at a restaurant this evening by this pair of Canada geese. They […]

AOTD: Musician’s Best Friend

I captured these two in a narrow street behind St. Stephan’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany. The dog seems to be guarding the euro coins passers-by have put into the musician’s makeshift bowl. Posted for IdahoBlueBird’s Animal of the Day (AOTD) 9/28/19.

FOWC: Gregarious Birds Hanging Out

Some birds mate for life – like swans, who tend to hang out alone or with their mate and cygnets. Ducks and geese do not mate for life, but they are more gregarious birds. Many types of birds are gregarious – that’s possibly why we call them flocks! So for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge, here are […]

BOTD: Heron in Tree

I spotted this heron near the bank of the Main River in Germany, but as our cruise ship approached, it flew into a tree. Posted for Granny Shot It’s Bird of the Day photo challenge.

BOTD: Girl With Ducks

I took this photo in Sweden in 2015 and it’s one of my favorites! I saw this little girl at the edge of a lake, holding a leaf, fascinated by the ducks swimming nearby. Posted for Granny Shot It’s BOTD 9/10/19.

BOTD: Spotted on the Rhine River

I do not know the name of this/these bird(s). I think the first is the male and the second is the female of the same species. However, the male turned his head just as my shutter clicked so I can’t confirm that! I saw them as our river cruise ship was about to go into […]

BOTD: Duck Family

I posted a couple of days ago a family of swans out for a stroll in our new community. Here is a duck family that shares the same pond, heading back to it after a walk. (The ducks are all adults now, but since there are so many of them together all the time, I […]