Monthly Archives: February 2015

5 Day Black & White Challenge – Day 4

Day 4 of the 5 day black & white challenge. The rules of this challenge are simple. I will post 5 black and white photos in 5 days and I will invite a different person to join the challenge each day.

Unfortunately tonight I have come up empty on the invitation portion of the rules. So tonight I simply ask if any of you would like to join this challenge I would be thrilled to welcome you!

Tonight’s photo was taken earlier this afternoon. While the rest of North America is being pummeled by snow…we are experiencing rain and for the next 48 hours we may actually get iced in. So here is my rainy day picture.

365 Days of Photos – Day 52

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It is my opinion that any person that considers themselves a photographer (amateur or professional) would never pass up the opportunity to take a picture of this sign! If this sign were posted outside of a Government installation I would not consider taking the shot. However, this sign is posted on a metal fence that appears to surround a scrap yard….I couldn’t resist!

5 Day Black & White Challenge – Day 3

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Day 3 of the 5 Day Black & White challenge. The rules of this challenge are simple. I will post 5 photos in 5 days and I will invite a different person to join the challenge each day.

I am excited to invite fellow Texas blogger Amy, from The World is a Book, to participate in this challenge. She is a gifted photographer. I am frequently surprised by photos shared by Amy of places I have also photographed….yet her photos are of images I never noticed or imagined! Go check out her blog…you won’t be disappointed.

This is the “under-side” of the Main Street bridge in Fort Worth Texas.

Main Street – Fort Worth, Texas

365 Days of Photos – Day 51

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I love flowers, trees and most plants….as long as they don’t smell bad or poke me! But, I am not schooled in plants. I know more about plants than a few people and a lot less that a whole bunch of people. But I love to watch them go through their yearly life cycle. I enjoy putting my hands into dirt and participating in the life of a little guy with leaves and blooms.

But again…I am not educated in plants. So, today when I saw this beautiful blooming tree a few blocks away i hurried to it and started taking photos. The problem is…I’m not totally sure what it is. I immediately thought it was a Bradford Pear….they bloom early and have white flowers. But then I realized this tree is not shaped like a Bradford Pear. I finally settled on The Dogwood.

I did a little Googling and feel pretty confident in my choice. However, if there is someone out there that would like to challenge my decision I am always willing to concede to one with more knowledge.

5 Day Black & White Challenge – Day 2

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Day 2 of the 5 Day Black & White challenge. The rules of this challenge are simple. I will post 5 photos in 5 days and I will invite a different person to join the challenge each day.

I am excited to invite Aletta from Now at Home. I really like the joy in her photography. The brightness of her subjects always catches my eye. I hope you all will go to her page and look through her posts.

I noticed this bench outside a local restaurant in an area known as Old Town. I like the aged look of the bench and mailboxes and viewing them as black and white seems to give them even more of an antique (ish) look.

365 Days of Photos – Day 50

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Our Lab-mix Sugar tore apart her kennel about a month ago. When I arrived home that day, she calmly met me at the door…as though this was the normal routine. At first I thought someone had not latched her kennel correctly…then I looked at the kennel.

I still don’t fully understand how she managed to bend the front portion of the kennel enough to squeeze herself to freedom. I especially don’t know how she did it without hurting herself.

Sugar will be 2 years old soon. She is extremely well potty trained and for the most part doesn’t chew anything but tissue paper and the occasional advertisement. So we decided we would allow her to be free in the house during the day while we are at work. Its going well…our furniture is still in one piece and no holes have appeared in the dry wall.

Now, for the photo explanation….Every morning, after all dogs have completed their business in the backyard, I tell them to go bedtime. Everyone has their place to go….well, everyone but Sugar. She still goes to the place her kennel was a month ago. She stands there for a few minutes…until she realizes it is no longer her “bedtime” space…then she casually walks away as though she was just messing with me!

Sugar in her “bedtime” space

5 Day Black & White Challenge – Day 1

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I would like to thank Helen from HHC Blog for inviting me to participate in the 5 Day Black & White photo challenge. The rules are simple:

1) post a black & white photo daily for 5 days (probably the reason for the name of the challenge!)

2) Invite someone different to participate each day. (because no one wants to play alone!)

Apparently the person that invited Helen (Lois from On Pets and Prisoners) started this challenge with a photo of water. Helen followed suit. Helen’s second photo was of a Lotus flower. I decided to follow both their leads and went immediately to a photo of a water lily I took last summer while vacationing in Northern Ontario.

Now for rule #2. This actually turned out to be a little more challenging than I expected. So I have taken a little poet license and decided to do an open invitation. So, if any of you would like to join me and Helen in this challenge I would be excited to welcome you to the party!