July 2025 – Page 2 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #356 – Quiet Hours

July 17, 2025Posted in PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Morning, Photo Challenge, Quiet Hours37 Comments

Our guest host SH has challenged us to show Quiet Hours. In his post he asks us “what makes for “Quiet Hours” to you. How do you see it in an image? How do you navigate the idea?”

My favorite quiet hours are early morning. These quiet times help me feel peaceful and calm before I start my day.

The featured image above was taken on a misty morning looking out at a field in rural Georgia. If you look closely you can see some deer at the far end of the field. The next three images were taken early in the morning when no one else was up yet.

*Early morning fog over the Santa Fe River, Florida*

*Sunrise at Burwash Landing, Yukon Territory*

Another time I feel the quiet is when traveling on a lonely road with no other vehicles in sight.

*We felt like the only people in the world on the Klondike Highway on the way to Skagway, Alaska*

*Back Country Road off the Blue Ridge Parkway*

*Our view out the front window of the truck as we drove south on the Parks Highway, Alaska*

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for her challenge of Creativity and to all of you for your wonderful responses. I hope you’ll join us on Saturday, July 19 at noon Eastern Time as Egidio hosts the next challenge.

Many thanks to our guest host SH for this challenge Lens-Artists #356 – Quiet Hours

For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.

Every Day is a Gift.

Sunday Stills – In the Swim

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025Posted in PhotographyTagged In the Swim, kayaking, Kite Surfing, OWS, Photo Challenge, Sunday Stills, swim, Swimming, triathlon, Water Safety17 Comments

Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge focuses on water safety. Her challenge is to show fun things in and around the water.

I love being in, on, or close to water. I’m a former lifeguard and scuba diver. I love boating, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, or just floating in the water. My favorite form of exercise is water aerobics. I strongly believe in educating people about water safety.

My first two images involve swimming. The featured image is swimmers at the start of the swim portion of a triathlon. The next image is a swimmer at a swim meet.

These next two images are lifeguards keeping beach goers safe. On the left are lifeguards on a beach in Georgia. On the right are lifeguards in Kauai, Hawaii. Many thanks go out to all the lifeguards everywhere.