#SquareTops: Tree Buds and Moon

For Becky’s SquareTop challenge today, here is my offering: I was planning to feature the buds on this tree, but then I saw the moon rising between the branches. That is really tops – you can’t get much higher than that!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Future

Lens-Artists’ Photo Challenge this week is to depict the topic of future. How can I take photos of something that hasn’t happened yet? Of course, that is impossible, but I can photograph potential and anticipation: the changing of seasons, children growing up, construction sites where buildings are being built on their current foundations. I read […]

FOTD: Snowdrops

The first flowers of spring – usually they appear sometime in mid- to late March, so we still have some time to wait! These were last year’s snowdrops in my garden. Cee’s FOTD 2/11/20

CFFC: Autumnal

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is autumn scenes.

Landscapes Around the World

Nancy’s A Photo A Week challenge this week features landscapes. These are some landscapes from my travels, and closer to home. July in Austria – scene looking down from Melk Abbey, where the Inn and Danube Rivers meet. Austria – cruising the Inn River near Schärding June at Kinderdijk, Netherlands February in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania […]

The Changing Seasons, Jan. 2020

A NEW CHALLENGE! Here’s what the host, Su Leslie, has to say about it: “About The Changing Seasons The Changing Seasons is a monthly challenge where bloggers around the world share what’s been happening in their month. If you would like to join in, here are the guidelines: The Changing Seasons Version One (photographic): Each […]

CFFC: Summer Scenes

Cee continues her season theme in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and this week is summer scenes. I could include many more, because summer is my favorite season!

Dutch Goes the Photo: Trees

Jansenphoto’s Dutch Goes the Photo has a Tuesday challenge and the topic is trees.

FOTD 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

CFFC: Winter Scenes

Sometimes it snows here in winter; sometimes it doesn’t. But it always gets cold! Fall, winter and spring can be unpredictable! Here are some of my favorite winter photos, posted for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – winter scenes. This is our new house on Halloween – our first major snowfall of the year (that day […]