Flowers in Infante Dom Pedro Park in Aviero, Portugal. Join RDP SATURDAY: FUSCHIA| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
Street lamp at the entrance to El Retiro Park in Madrid. Join Ragtag Daily Prompt Thursday: Street Lamp| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
Some autumn colors from late October 2020, when we were searching for beauty to help lessen the stress of the pandemic. Leaves, flowers, and other fall plants in Alexandria, Virginia. Join Terri’s Sunday Stills: Plant Life Performs Autumn’s Serenade| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
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This week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge is about views from unusual perspectives. I find some of my favorite images are from looking up. We often miss the best details and patterns when shooting straight on. Looking up in the courtyard of a riad in Rabat, Morocco. Exterior details on the Duomo in Florence, Italy. Looking up … More Looking Up| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
I thought about the term “ancient” before I went searching for images for the challenge. I decided it was more than just the dictionary definition which is based on the phases of the Greco-Roman empires. Strangely, I settled on ancient crops first cultivated in the Americas which now help power the diets of the world. … More Ancient Edibles from the Americas| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
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This week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Dreamy, has me stretching the definition of the word. I find I tend to be fairly literal in my photography. Light can give a dreamy image. Lack of focus. Unusual subjects. So I went into my archives from 2014-2017 to see if I could find my interpretation of dreamy. The Atlantic … More Dreamy| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
African Penguins, Boulders Beach, near Simon’s Town, South Africa. So cute I couldn’t resist several shots. They are found on the southern and southwestern coast of Africa, living in co…| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
The one and only Aretha Franklin’s signature number. “Respect” was written and recorded by the great Otis Redding in 1965. It was rearranged, rephrased, and covered by the Queen o…| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect