Still Life Photography/Travel Blog & Ramblings
Cee’s photo challenge today has us looking back into the sun filled days of summer.
https://ceenphotography.com/flower-of-the-day-fotd-challenge/
The trailing vines with bursts of colour reaching for the sky, the Clematis stretches itself out to bask in the summer sun.
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How do you use social media?
X – I get my news and world events; and share my photos.
Facebook – I keep up with family and friends, birthdays and life events , pictures of grandchildren I steal from my kids:), and occasionally share my photos.
WordPress – I’ve been away from for over a year now, just hopped on today actually and saw this prompt. Here, I have shared my art and my soul, ie…my photos and stories. Life happens and it gets too heavy to share so much sometimes, which has been the case lately. Maybe it’s time to start a little at a time at least.
I spy with my little eye…..something Orange
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I have traveled this highway my entire life, north and south as State Route 23 runs from my hometown in southern Ohio to our capital in Columbus, but I never paid her much attention until today.
Just south of the bypass she stands in repose. As I looked out over the baron corn fields and across the railroad tracks, she called to me to take a closer look.
Once she was a grand home, standing with grace and endurance. Built in the early 1800’s, she was home to the Fryback family who came to tame the land a make a living farming the surrounding area as far as you can see.
The land is still farmed today. In fact just a couple of days after these photos were taken, I saw the tractors and other equipment sitting out in front of her getting ready for planting. The land is still worked and is still growing, as she stands now in distress watching with weary eyes.
So many stories she must have to tell….I wish she could have been preserved and it pains me to see her in such despair. Progress? I don’t know but it seems like such a shame.
Old Houses
Doors and windows, gates and gables
Luring me in with their untold fables
Shadows on stairwells, echoing walls
Hinting of stories yet to be told
Remnants of footprints, ghostly remains
Distant reminders of those who have came
Standing in mystery in need of repair
Key holes and door knobs to those who would dare
Full of old memories of lives they have shared
@Sherry’s Lens
Thank you for coming along on this Cell Pic Sunday and as always please keep something wonderful focused in your lens 🙂
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In response to #SoCS May 4, 2024
Your prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “note.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
https://lindaghill.com/2024/05/03/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-4-2024/
Do you vote in political elections?
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!!!
It is our greatest privilege to be able to have our voices heard! People who cannot vote are enslaved to those in power. Never let another person take away your voice because when you do you will lose your freedom!
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Describe a risk you took that you do not regret.
After I ended my second marriage, I lost my job of 10 years. My four children were then grown and on their own, so for the first time in my entire life I was alone.
I cashed in my 401k, life insurance and sold everything that didn’t fit into my convertible PT Cruiser headed out of Ohio to the land of sunshine!!
It was the best 5 years of my life! Learning to live alone and not be lonely was definitely worth the risk!
I haven’t been involved here on WordPress much lately or any other avenues as far as creativity goes. After losing my dad last year, my husband going through throat cancer and taking care of my mother, my creativity flow has been only a trickle at best.
However, I ran across a post on Facebook from my hometown museum that they were inviting local artists to submit three works of art. At the last minute, I decided to throw in three of my framed photos in to be judged for acceptance into the “Cream of the Crop” show for 2024.
Much to my delight two of the three are going to be entered into the show! They will be on display from the end of this month until the end of May.
I am very delighted that they were chosen out of so many entries, and it has given me a spark of inspiration to keep going, to keep posting to keep writing and so to that end, I wanted to add those photos here.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and thank you for still being here with me ~
The first two photos are the ones that were accepted into the show. The third one, The Point, was not accepted but I’m still partial and I think she’s beautiful anyway!
As always, and a big reminder to myself….always keep something wonderful focused in your Lens 🙂
An impromptu visit to downtown Detroit, did not disappoint, so many unexpected discoveries!
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