Photo Challenge: Day 21

Day 21:  Orange

It's raining today.  

Cloudy, gray skies 

contrast nicely 

with 

the color 

orange.

I just couldn't 

resist 

snapping a shot 

of my 

bright orange yarns...

Photo Challenge: Day 20

Day 20:  Bokeh

30 Days of Photos: Day 15

Day 15:  Silhoutte

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 14

Day 14:  Eyes

Maddie's Eyes

30 Days Resumes: Day 13

Day 13:  Thirteen Things 

Thirteen birds.  See if you can find all of them.

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30 Day Photo Challenge: Days 13, 14 &15

Days 13, 14 & 15:  Let Me Explain

I'm behind in my challenge.  Three days behind, actually.  I've been busy packing, under the weather and today was a day of suffering with a brutal, MSG-induced migraine.  I do think I will be feeling much better by tomorrow and will attempt to post the missing challenge days as quickly as possible. 

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 12

Day 12:  Something Blue

 What could be bluer than Babe the Blue Ox?

Babe and Paul Bunyan just had

a 

face-lift

and 

the 

larger

than

life

duo

never looked better!

Thirty Day Challenge: Days 10 & 11

Day 10:  A Childhood Memory

 As a child, I would play beneath my grandparent's grove of willow trees.  It was fun to disappear under the weeping willow branches and build a secret hide-away from the grown-ups.   The chosen blog name, Whispering Willows, was based on my childhood memories of the willow groves separating my grandparents property and the farmer's fields next to it.



Day 11:  Sunset

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 9

Day 9:  Someone I  ❤

Meet my granddaughter.  This adorable little head is full of joy and happiness, and silly, wonderful jokes.   I love her and miss her so much & I am very excited to see her again, in two weeks.

30 Day Challenge: Day 8

Day 8:  A Bad Habit

My Latest Shipment

I would have to say, 

if I am to be honest

-and I am always that-

my worst habit is 

the purchasing of books.

I love books.

 Cookbooks, 

knitting books,

writing books

running books

fiction

epic tales

history books

political books

gardening books

children's books

music books

I love books.

I have an electronic reader-the Nook

and I like that, 

but 

it's not a real book.

I do buy too many books and it becomes

all to evident,

when it's time

to move

back to the

desert for the winter.

❦

30 Day Challenge: Day 7

Day Seven:  Fruit

It's nearly Fall--at least up here in the north country, 

therefore it's apple season.

I wish I could say this was from

my own apple tree...

 but it's not.

Unfortunately, we didn't get any apples this year.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 6

Day 6:

Lying Low Today

Literally

Blissfully beautiful day 

to lie down

in the grass.

 I've never 

viewed a lake from

this angle 

before.

Looking through

the reeds

to capture

the water

lapping

the shoreline.

Aside from getting my knees muddy, I liked this challenge 

better than yesterday's

loftier 

one.

❦

30 Day Challenge: Day Five

Day 5:  From a High Angle

I do not like heights.  

I contemplated my challenge for today, with acrophobic caution.  

I thought of climbing the neighbor's oak tree.

 I briefly wondered if I

could

  stand bravely on the roof of the gazebo.  

  Finally, 

I went to the loft (loft means to rise high into the air) and took this shot 

of a wood duck 

hanging from the ceiling of our log home.

Thirty Day Challenge

Day Four:  Green Day

“Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.”

 The Little Prince...a gift from my sister and niece.

Nice quote from Green Day, don't you think?

Wasn't it Kermit who said

"It isn't easy being green?"

30 Day Challenge

Day 3:  Clouds

Blustery, windy day today.  Mostly cloudy, therefore I was hard-pressed to find a break in the overcast skies to show off the clouds. 

I snatched up my camera and snapped this shot just before the blue sky disappeared.

Tomorrow's challenge should be easier.

 One more for the challenge....
Current 
Temperature
is  56 〬

Day Two:  What You Wore Today
 

This was somewhat challenging too, because what I was wearing didn't seem very interesting.  The sunglasses however, were a different angle. 

Check back tomorrow to see what Day Three brings...and if you feel like joining in the challenge, do it!!  I'd love to see your posts too.

30 Day Photography Challenge

I love photography and Photoshop Elements, which led me to invest in an awesome new camera--Pentax K5.  I found an idea via Pinterest from White Peach Photo  challenging me to get out there and take more pictures.  You see, I'm a bit shy about taking pictures of strangers and of being noticed while snapping shots of street scenes, etc.  I tend to stick with nature and still life and I want to reach a little more and try new ideas.  

Being it's the beginning of September, I begin with a self-portrait.  This might prove to be the most challenging shoot.

                                 Day One:  Self-Portrait

I took this shot of my reflection in the mirror in our log home.  The lighting was golden and a bit harsh, so I played a little with the actions, to soften the too bright color.  The bevel on the mirror is distorting my shoulder a bit.
  
                     

G'night all....