This being Thanksgiving, Cee has given us a couple of choices for this challenge. I have chosen to loosely interpret both!
In the snow the tree branches in my back yard remind me of arthritic joints. Because it is the first snow and only because it is the first snow I am kind of enjoying it.
Now take a jaunt over to Cee’s joint and see how others are enjoying the holiday.
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/25/cees-fun-foto-challenge-joints-andor-things-you-enjoy/
This week Cee has challenged us to bring black and white to the translucent. What an interesting challenge! To see how others have seen there way through this subject go to:
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/20/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-glass/
Here are my attempts at the topic
This second picture is shopped through a new B&W filter I have called “comic book”. Don’t know if I like it or not.
I am with Ailsa! As the days grow shorter and colder a good shock of color helps bring back the cheer that can be so easily sapped away by the cold and dark!
Colourful Cork!
One of the things I loved about the city of Cork was the bright colours of the homes and shops.
The falls in the rock close
The juxtaposition of these lilies and the green of the falls in Blarney’s rock close made for an incredible splash of color!
The colors of Keukenh of kept me bright and cheery even though it rained the day we went.
But then perhaps the brightest of colours are to be found in the hearts of people. Colorful people can’t be hidden by the dark or the cold of winter. Their hearts bring warmth wherever they go. These folks are from one of the Bible study classes I taught last year. I am so thankful for their colourful personalities and for the bright faith they pour into the world around them.
The Daily post has challenged us with a new :ANGLE this week.
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/angular/
Here are some of my angles revealed.
Which way to Connemara?
Amanda and I found this back road (and will probably never be able to find it again) on our recent trip to Ireland. I thought it would be perfect for Cee’s “Which Way Challenge”.
See more roads taken or not at:
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/19/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-2014-21/
Winter put in its first appearance this morning. It was gone by noon but left all of Winchendon MA in anticipation of the first big storm!
Check out Nancy’s photo blog to see how her other contributors interpreted the weekly theme: ANTICIPATION
You can find lots of achievements by going to
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/achievement/
Here is a pictorial display of some of mine.
The band Cloverton played to a nearly sold out house in our church last week.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
My daughter Melanie married the man of her dreams last Saturday
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
I achieved the goal of travelling to Ireland this fall.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
Autumn Snows
Normally these posts come out on Sunday but the weekend was so HUGE I didn’t have a moment to post.
The promise as seen from Galway bay.
“Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.”
― Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I’d Like to Give to You: A Sourcebook of Joy and Encouragement
My daughter is getting married this afternoon. So I am choosing my sliding color with great joy today!
