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August 12, 2021
I’m a Guest on Denyse Whelan’s Blog in her “Women of Courage” Series
I am pleased to be a guest on Denyse Whelan’s blog this week in her series, “Women of Courage.” Denyse and I “met online” through blogging when she discovered my Sunday Stills photo challenge that I have hosted for over three years. Denyse is a resident of Eastern Australia and survivor of head and neck …
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August 8, 2021
Sunday Stills: Song Lyric Photo Challenge–Summers of My Dreams
Welcome to the first-ever Sunday Stills song lyric photo challenge! This type of challenge is not new to bloggers but I thought it would be fun to try it. This theme was a challenge for me because I love all types of music, but I wanted to choose songs that made sense in my own …
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August 1, 2021
Sunday Stills: What’s #Bugging You?
How is it the first of August already? For folks living in the northern hemisphere, most of us are experiencing the hottest outdoor temperatures of the year. With hot temps, guess who comes to visit? Bugs! Whether or not you are a fan of insects, this is an opportunity to look closely in your gardens …
July 25, 2021
Sunday Stills: Circles, Triangles, #Squares, Oh My!
It has been a couple of years since Sunday Stills focused on geometry! You know, circles, squares, triangles and rectangles? Geometry appears in nature and becomes a photographer’s dream when angles fit together to enhance an image. This week, look through your archives or search for new geometric angles either made by human hands or …
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July 18, 2021
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Ageless and #Evergreen
In keeping with inspiration from July square trees, this week, Sunday Stills focuses on the color evergreen for the monthly color challenge. You will remember I am now surrounded by evergreen trees, and I couldn’t be happier. Evergreen is considered a dark green and also the name we ascribe to most pine trees and other …
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July 11, 2021
Sunday Stills: Under (And Over) the #Trees
Welcome back to Sunday Stills! I took a weekend break over the July 4th holiday, but I managed to publish two posts between July 2 and 7…whaaatt? I do like my once a week blogging schedule, but I enjoy mixing it up a little now and then, so thanks for reading. Most of you know …
July 7, 2021
Writer’s Quotes Wednesday Writing Challenge: Writer’s Choice or Culture
I took a one day break from Sunday Stills to celebrate the Independence Day holiday. My good friend Marsha is busy with her new property as they prepare to get it ready for its new AirB&B status! So I offered to return the favor to host her weekly blog feature Writers Quotes Wednesday Writing Challenge …
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July 2, 2021
Bird Weekly: “H” is for Hummingbird and Haliaeetus Lucocephalus
Catch your attention, did I? Since I’m not posting for Sunday Stills this weekend as we are busy with a family gathering for the Independence Day holiday, I’m sharing for Lisa’s Bird Weekly. Amazingly, to satisfy the prompt for Lisa’s Bird Weekly (birds starting with letter H), the scientific moniker of the American Bald Eagle …
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June 27, 2021
Sunday Stills: Are You Ready for the Great #Outdoors?
As you read last week, the northern hemisphere experienced the summer solstice and people are heading for the great outdoors. According to the US National Park Service and National Today, June is Great Outdoors Month. There are still 4 days left in June to get outdoors and of course, that door is still open next …
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June 20, 2021
Sunday Stills: A Solstice #Sunrise-Sunset
Sunday, June 20th marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. What a perfect week to show off our sunrises and sunsets! But First, The Solstice! If being celestial two weeks ago wasn’t enough “geek” for you science buffs, let’s talk about the solstice. The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol (“sun”) and …
