SquareOdds: Odd Faces

February 19, 2022 / amoralegria / 2 Comments

I haven’t been on my blog much lately, so I’ve missed many days of Becky’s Square Odds this month, even though I love to participate! So, instead of just one oddity, here are several odd faces (including some faux faces)!

This carving is on the back of a chair at Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Amsterdam.

I found this guy looking around on Northwestern University campus, next to Lake Michigan.

How often do you see a dog with sunglasses, hanging out a car window?

A goat’s face on top of Little Goat restaurant in Chicago

Not a real face, but this orchid sure looks like it is hamming it up for the camera!

With a gaping mouth, this “face” is on a rock face (pun intended!) in Arches National Park

CFFC: Which Way Thru the Seasons

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 / amoralegria / 13 Comments

Cee’s series featuring other challenges this week has the theme Which Way. This challenge includes streets, walkways, waterways – any “way” on which people travel.

Winter, spring, summer or fall – there’s always something interesting to experience on roads and sidewalks in every season.

Downtown Mt. Prospect after dark in February

What would spring be without those dotted masses of dandelions?!

Street musicians hope for tips from passersby in downtown Nuremberg

November on Clearwater Park walking/biking path (Mt. Prospect)

CFFC: Festive Colors

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 / amoralegria / 8 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week has the theme of holiday colors.

Two Colors

December 11, 2021 / amoralegria / Leave a comment

Cee’s fun Foto Challenge this week is Basically Two Colors.

CFFC: Shadows & Reflections

November 25, 2021 / amoralegria / 2 Comments

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is shadows and reflections.

CFFC: Blue Is My World

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 / amoralegria / 2 Comments

Cee ends her color series for her Fun Foto Challenge this week, with the color blue.

Sky and clouds at sunset, Arlington Heights, IL

Glass art at the Moorings, Arlington Heights, IL

Still life: Produce in a blue bowl – I took this photo to use as a model for a still life painting I plan to do.

Dale playing games on his cellphone, March 2020

Immersive Van Gogh exhibit, Chicago: Starry Night

Flowers at Chicago Botanic Gardens: Siberian Bugloss & True Blue Viola

Tree Squared: Astonishing & Amazing

July 17, 2021 / amoralegria / 3 Comments

These tree photos were all taken at Chicago Botanic Gardens or Morton Arboretum. I found these trees to be amazing or astonishing, due to their shape or special characteristics. My contribution today for Becky’s July Squares: Trees.

A nice place to sit and contemplate nature

The Japanese Garden at Chicago Botanic Gardens (CBG) has several of these interesting trees.

Another view: Looking up into the intricacy of its branches from below.

CFFC: White

July 15, 2021 / amoralegria / 2 Comments

Cee is doing a color series for her CFFC and this week’s color is white.

Flowering tree at Chicago Botanic Gardens

CMMC: Up Close and Personal

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 / amoralegria / 2 Comments

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge this week has the topic close-up or macro.

Hazel doesn’t really like me getting this close for a photo. She seems to be sleeping, but one eye is slightly open!

Center of Queen Anne’s lace

Taken from our balcony on our river boat cruise on the Rhine: apparently this swan is used to getting up close to humans (probably wants an edible tidbit!)

At a Buddhist temple in Des Plaines, IL

Our niece got into the shot I was aiming for.

Sometimes you run into (almost literally!) an unexpected subject. This caterpillar was hanging from a single thread – probably weaving its cocoon.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what I’m taking a picture of! Take a guess!

I took this selfie when I was about to go outside for a prolonged period in February – rather frightening! With my glasses on, wearing a mask caused my glasses to fog up and I could barely see!