One Word Photo Challenge: Autumn

Posted on October 13, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under C.cada: Arts and Stuff, For Family & Fun, Photography

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.

This is the river between Chesterfield and Brattleboro VT.

The Westminster Baptist Church, Westminster MA

We went as far as Bellows Falls Vt. and the world famous Vermont Country Store.

Enjoy the autumn everyone. Snow will be flying soon enough!

One Word Photo Challenge: Cloudy

Posted on May 15, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

This Post is written in response to Jennifer’s One Word Photo Challenge: Cloudy. Click the link to see other people’s clouds.;

Here are mine:

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Maya Angelou

“Yesterday I inhaled a cloud, and immediately my eyes started raining.”
― Jarod Kintz, Whenever You’re Gone, I’m Here For You

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

“The sky and the sun are always there. It’s the clouds that come and go.”
― Rachel Joyce

A Photo A Week :View

Posted on February 6, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

I haven’t been able to participate in Nancy’s challenges these last couple of week’s. Shoveling has kept me from blogging. But today I was determined to get back in on the action between snow storms. So Nancy’s challenge this week is to show :A VIEW

You can discover how others answered this challenge at

A Photo A Week Challenge: View

Here are my responses:

A view from the Cliffs Of Moher

The view from inside Blarney Castle

Thunderheads over the Lower Lake, Killarney

A promised View, Winchendon MA

One Word Photo Challenge: Taupe

Posted on December 19, 2014 by joseph elon lillie under Photography, Uncategorized

The color Jennifer has asked us to find this week is: TAUPE

Years ago a friend of mine was accepted on a tour of an international singing group. As part of his wardrobe for the road he had to buy a pair of taupe loafers. He looked everywhere. I guess taupe just wasn’t in that year.

Is this taupe? I’m thinking nope.

How ’bout this?

The days of having little children running around the house are long gone.

A real near miss!

A Cup of beer?

That’s it I fear.

Oh dear!

I am sure you can find some better taupy things at

http://jennifernicholewells.com/2014/12/16/one-word-photo-challenge-taupe/

One Word Photo Challenge: Eminence and the Color Is Purple!

Posted on December 10, 2014 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

This is a new challenge for me and always as I dive in I am a bit nervous hoping I am doing it right. Jennifer has asked us to show the theme eminence using the color purple.

Eminence is…fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession: or a piece of rising ground