Category Archives: Photography

One Word Photo Challenge: Autumn

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Jennifer has challenged us to show our readers autumn with our photos.

You can see lots of fallish photos by clicking the link above.

Here in New England we just passed Columbus Day (which in Massachusets is a statewide day off). It is one of the last days for outdoor activity here in the North East from here on out we are preparing for and expecting winter.

That being said, Amanda (my oldest daughter) , Brenda (my sister) and I took a ride north to do the quintessential Yankee activity on Columbus Day. We went leaf-peeping.

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This is the river between Chesterfield and Brattleboro VT.
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The Westminster Baptist Church, Westminster MA
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We went as far as Bellows Falls Vt. and the world famous Vermont Country Store.
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Enjoy the autumn everyone. Snow will be flying soon enough!

My Happy Place

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In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Happy Place.”

You can check out lots of happy places by clicking the underlined link above. I have a few happy places myself.

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For restoring peace and calm there is nothing like the salt breeze and the gentle rocking of the ocean waves.

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But if the ocean’s out of reach sunset in the mountains will do just fine to calm my agitated soul.

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Even a walk through an open meadow will do the trick.

I guess the key is peace and quiet and really that can be found anywhere as long as you can find your Center and get down into It…

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You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You Isaiah 26:3

A Photo A Week Challenge: Crowd Control

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This week Nancy has asked us to show her CROWDS OF PEOPLE UNDER CONTROL

Check out the underlined link to see crowds from around the globe.

The church majors in crowds…

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whether its eyes forward hands raised in worship.

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Or the organized chaos of VBS. For us crowd control is about bringing a message that grabs the attention and holds people not for twenty minutes or an hour but for all eternity.

Cee’s Funn Foto Challenge: Made By Man

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This week Cee has encouraged us to HAVE FUN DISPLAYING FOTOS OF MANMADE THINGS.

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Just click on the underlined link  above to see what other photographers have brought to Cee’s place for display.

Here is my sampling…

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This sign found in “Museum square” in Amsterdam was one of several signs built by Metaalplan for the  city’s Amsterdam China Week festivities. The other signs came down after the celebration but the city opted to keep this sign up on the Square and it has become a photographic hotspot.

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This fountain in the Back bay of Boston is one of several recently built as part of Boston’s new “Greenway”. Excuse the finger please!

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This building is in my hometown of Winchendon MA and was built by Ephraim Murdock & Co in the early 1900’s as the high school for our town. It is where both of my parents and most of my aunts and uncles graduated from. Today it is the Murdock Senior Center and is affectionately called “Old Murdock”.

The sky behind it of course was made by Jesus, the son of man and so I guess it also qualifies as manmade 😉

Fun Foto Challenge: A Terrific Smell

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This week Cee has asked us to have Fun Depicting the sense of smell with our photographs. You can see how others achieved smell in picture by clicking on the underlined link.

Here are my smelly photos:

The gentle scent of the French Rose.

The gentle scent of the French Rose.

This is what the smell of Sandalwood Incense looks like.

This is what the smell of Sandalwood Incense looks like.

The smell of wet dog in a tub.

The smell of wet dog in a tub.

THe scent of pine in the air on a late winter's day.

The scent of pine in the air on a late winter’s day.