Nature – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #400 – The Rule of Three

May 30, 2026Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged American White Pelicans, Lens-Artists, Magnolia Blossoms, Nature, Palm Trees, Photo Challenge, Puffins, Rule of Three, Whooping Cranes43 Comments

Tina introduces us to the rule of three for this challenge. The rule says that images with three subjects make them more interesting and memorable. Our challenge is to include images with three subjects.

I’ve included a few images of groups of three I found in nature.

The Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah

Last week Egidio challenged us to be creative while we were stuck in one place for 30 or more minutes. Your responses were wonderful. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..

Many thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #400: The Rule of Three.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, June 6 at noon eastern time when Patti will be your host for the challenge.

If you don’t want to miss any of our challenges you may want to think about subscribing to the Lens-Artists team members websites: Tina, Patti, Ann-Christine, John, Sofia, Anne, Egidio, Ritva, Beth.

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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #398 – Choose a Color

May 18, 2026Posted in Birds, Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged Choose a color, Lady Slipper, Lens-Artists, Nature, Photo Challenge, Sunflower, sunset, Yellow, Yellow Bird, Yellow Pond Lily47 Comments

Ritva’s challenge is to choose one color and feature up to six images where the color is the prominent hue or feature one image for each of these six colors: red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow.

How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun. – Vincent Van Gogh

I chose yellow for my color because it is my favorite color. Yellow makes me smile and brings me joy, happiness, and optimism.

I hope these yellows will brighten your day:

Last week you showed us amazing textures in response to Anne’s challenge. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..

Many thanks to Ritva for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #398: Choose a Color.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, May 23 at noon eastern time when Egidio will be your host for the challenge.

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

Every Day is a Gift

Terri’s Flower Hour #30: Magnolia Blossoms

May 12, 2026Posted in Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged Coastal Georgia garden, Georgia garden, Photo Challenge, Southern Magnolia, Spring blooms, spring blossoms, The Flower Hour31 Comments

Southern Magnolia blossoms in Coastal Georgia

Sharing with Terri’s Flower Hour #30

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The Flower Hour #24 – Eastern Redbud

March 31, 2026Posted in Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged eastern redbud, Photo Challenge, pink blooms, pink blossoms, Spring, The Flower Hour17 Comments

There are no eastern redbud trees where I live but I enjoy seeing their beautiful blooms when we travel. We were in North Carolina one spring when I captured these pink blossoms.