The More Things Change... the More They Stay The Same...

" Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable. " 

   ~ Hugh Mackay

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Weekend Reflections #178-

flamingos

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Sepia Saturday #165-



a diving spot.?.

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Camera Critters-

a Coopers Hawk..

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Photo Blog Challenges Theme #8 - Snowy



"final clearance"

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Saturday Photo Hunt - "upper"



"upper shelf"

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I have been missing for a long while.. I had so many things to do.. a million steps to take.. and more and more songs to sing..I thank all who visit here.. I welcome both comments and followers.. I hope you have a wonderful day.. Patsy

Stirred Up Some Dust Today...

" Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout."   

~ Irish Proverb

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Blue Monday-



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Photo-blog Challenge - Theme #41
- Begins with V or W


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Macro Monday-



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Mellow Yellow Monday-



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Mosaic Monday



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Thanks for stopping by my world today.. so many things have been occurring here lately.. I have enjoyed a cooler day today.. I welcome both comments and followers.. have a great day!
Patsy

Counting Out a Hundred Steps...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Monthly Project #9- 100 Steps..

100 Steps: Prepare a short itinerary you would like to explore, and once there, stop every 100 steps and find something to photograph around you.


Destination-


companions-


Bamboo-


Dave in the Bamboo-

Cooper spotted this

Lazy creek


persimmons -

beautiful


Cooper and Shy- looking for a new 

home for Kermit...

Vines blaze their own trails-

ancient guard rails-

the swamp below us-

The "New" road.. Highway 301

Lichens - 

Feeding turtles from the bridge

through the guard rails-

 

Lots of these out here -

Palms -

climbing the tree-

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today..It is just my luck that I have waited to late to post this where I wanted too.. please visit Photo- Blog Challenges anyway.. I am sure you will find something there you will like..  I hope you enjoy my walk along the Highway 301 Green-way .. we had a great time.. next trip I will plan better and be already home before dark.. Have a wonderful day..

Patsy 

Don't Bellow at Me..

" Artists are supposed to be the ones with imagination. A good part of our job description is to get regular people to use theirs. " 

   ~ Robert Genn 

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Barn Charm #85-  

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Rednesday- 

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Signs.. Signs..



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Water World Wednesday-



Watery Wednesday

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Midweek Blues -



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Outdoor Wednesday- #175



Wordless Wednesday- 

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Sweet Shot Tuesday #101-



Photo-blog Challenges- Theme #20 "Spring"

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White Wednesday #152-



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Thanks for stopping by.. I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a great day!
Patsy

Photo Challenges

" I got lost but look what I found. "
~ Irving Berlin
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Photo Blog Challenges- Technique #9-
Rule of Thirds- (square crop)



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Creative Project #10 Jewelry-



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Theme #19- Panoramic Crop



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Monthly Project #5 - 15 Minutes... (shopping in the Animal Advocates second hand store...)





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Thanks for stopping by today .. for even more fun stop by Photo Blog Challenges  and join in...  I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a wonderful day!

Patsy

Sometimes I want to Scream...

" All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams."    ~ Elias Canetti

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Water World Wednesday-



Watery Wednesday #176-
Outdoor Wednesday #172

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Signs... Signs...



Black and White Wednesday-

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Mid-week Blues-



Lens Day Challenge- "Detail"

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White Wednesday #149-



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Wordless Wednesday -



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Photoblog Challenges Theme #17- Begins with "N"



Night time play..

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Photoblog Challenges Creative Project #9 - " Leaf "



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Thanks for stopping by today .. I welcome both comments and followers.. 

Have a great day...
Patsy

Photoblog Challenges

 " It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and 
humility. " ~ Rachel Carson 


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Photoblog Challenges - Monthy Project #4
     - Monochromes

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Photoblog Challenges - Creative Project #8 

     - "Plastic"



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Thanks for stopping by.. I welcome both comments and followers..
Have a wonderful day!
Patsy