photo scavenger hunt

Photo Scavenger Hunt #106 subject...

groups of three.....i'm a bit late, but decided to do this entry anyway. 

this group of trees caught my eye the other day in south middle tennessee

i never realized that clovers were so pretty.  well...i thought so.  :)

what's appealing about mushrooms??  i have no idea, but i do like taking pics of  them.  lol

yes....there are 3 lil robins in that nest.

all i did to this pic was hit auto level...i liked the result.

round robin challenge

The Round Robin Photo Challenges:  Nature 

i've always found nature intriguing, especially wildlife and other critters.  :)  it is a balm to my spirit and mind.  here are a few of my favorites. 

            

   mot mot in xcaret park, mexico                                barn owl, wildlife refuge

                       

                                little blue heron, corkscrew swamp of the florida everglades

                        

                monument rocks - limestone formations reaching 70' in height, northwest kansas

             

                                                 interesting tree - california park

               

spring is my favorite season with fall a close second.  i love the cooler temperatures, and the awesome colors.

                                        

                                               bai yun of the san diego zoo

   

  

    

check out the other nature entries at  The Round Robin Photo Challenges: Round Robin Challenge: Nature (for 3/21/07)

Scalzi's Monday Photo Shoot

John Scalzi's Your Monday Photo Shoot:  It's Night! Take a picture. Naturally, taking a picture inside at night (i.e., where it's well lit and indistinguishable from day) won't do; take a picture that captures some of the quality of the night time. Also: No sunset photos. We'll save them up to do another time.

 

 

taken this past summer in destin, fl...relaxing outside our motel,

as night started moving in, and the lights came on, this scene

caught my eye.

 

 

i have always loved night lights....i thought this destin plaza was

particularly pretty all lit up.

 

 

hubby and i celebrated our 2nd annniversary this past summer in san diego with a

dinner cruise.

 

 

business meeting in costa mesa, ca....friends and i had walked to the mall for dinner one

night, and i had to snap a few shots on the walk back of the beautiful christmas lights

and decorations.

Photo Scavenger Hunt #105

Photo Scavenger Hunt #105 .......Our subject this week will be:  BLUE

                 i love blues...and the first blue i think of is our beautiful sky.

               

shown here as a backdrop for the first signs of spring as the trees begin flowering....

               

                      and here reflected in a creek.....

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         and then i think of the natural blues in nature we are so blessed with....

               

          he is still beautiful, though his wings are battered and worn

               

                    rich blues are even found in the depths.....

               

              

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            and blue has often been significant in religious beliefs...

               

              ceiling painting of a small chapel in an old german castle.

Round Robin Challenge: RED

It's time for another Round Robin Challenge! This topic  comes to us by way  Pamela, of the AOL journal, "My Photos," and she has chosen, "RED," as the focus of our next challenge.

here are mine......

and this last one, i used in the abc's entry, but i love the intensity of the red and the rain drops on the leaves....

for other entries, check out The Round Robin Photo Challenges: Round Robin Challenge: "Red"

 

scalzi's monday photo shoot

John Scalzi's  Monday Photo Shoot: Such Great Heights 

Show off a picture taken from a height. "A height" you can define as "Higher than I could shoot a picture by holding the camera over my head." Pictures from planes, from the observation decks of skyscrapers, from the roof of your house (although I don't want to put yourself in physical danger to take a picture) or wherever is up there in the air.

i love heights!!!  welll......i love heights as long as i have that false security of railing, or glass wall, etc. in front of me.  lol  here are mine....taken from a skyscraper....hot air balloon....mountain top....and a tower.

 

weekend assignment #151

Weekend Assignment #151: Is Valentine's Day a genuinely romantic day? Or just a big commercial money pit into which romantic people fall? Go on, share how you really feel about the day -- whether you enjoy it, or feel like it's forced on you by greeting card companies, or fall somewhere in between those two poles.

when you love someone, you don't need a special day to tell them...you should tell them often.  but, its fun to have a special day to do special things in celebration.  i know that most of our holidays have become  commercialized, but i refuse to look at them in that light.  i choose to keep the holidays special for the reason we celebrate them!  and to me....valentine's day is a romantic day.  :)                         

                                  

 

 

although the focus is that special someone in our lives....for me it has always included my children...and now my grandchildren.  :)

 

happy valentine's day everyone. 

 

thanks to donna of  D's Designs for the graphics.