Every Day is a Gift!
Feeding and watching the birds is a favorite pastime of mine. I have many bird pictures in my archives but I chose a few recent ones for Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge.
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge Feeding and watching the birds
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge A Whiter Shade of Pale
Anne of slow shutter speed has asked us to show resilience in our photos. She describes resilience this way: “Resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressors, maintaining psychological well-being in the face of adversity. It’s the ability to “bounce back” from difficult experiences.”
One of my favorite examples of resilience in nature is the life cycle of a butterfly. The following gallery illustrates the phases of a Monarch butterfly. They must be resilient in each phase of their life in order to survive. After a female Monarch lays her eggs on milkweed, caterpillars emerge from the hatched eggs and eat the leaves of a milkweed plant. The caterpillar then crawls to a place to form a chrysalis and transforms into a butterfly inside the chrysalis. A new Monarch butterfly emerges from the chrysalis to begin the cycle again.
Cancer Survivors are some of the most resilient people I’ve ever met. Their life is changed forever when they hear the diagnosis of “you have cancer.” Meeting other cancer survivors and hearing their stories of strength and courage can bring hope to others going through cancer. Many survivors participate in walks or meet in support groups in order to help each other and bring awareness to their disease.
Many thanks to Anne for her challenge Lens-Artists #331 – Resilience
All of the Lens-Artists hosts once again have challenged us to show our favorite images of 2024.
My header image of Dogwood blooms in the spring is one of my favorites from last year. The camellias brought bright color to my winter garden last year. This one was blooming in January.
These two cooks were working hard grilling lobsters on the Viking Sea during our February West Indies cruise. I love the smile on the face of the cook in the middle.The lobsters were as delicious as they look.
While at the Savannah Scottish Games we stopped to see a presentation of Birds of Prey from the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Wassaw, a rescued American Bald Eagle, seemed to pose for me.
This iguana ignored the people in their beach chairs on the beach at our hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
I watched some beautiful sunrises and sunsets last year. This sunrise in coastal Georgia and sunset on our West Indies cruise are my favorites.
The famous Pitons in St. Lucia are a beautiful sight to see from the water.
The Tybee Island Lighthouse went through a major renovation last year. Even though the old paint had been removed the lighthouse proudly flew the American Flag on Memorial Day.
I loved the yellow umbrellas on the beach in Tortola.
Many thanks to all of our Lens-Artists hosts for this challenge and for all the challenges from 2024. I’m looking forward to seeing what we are challenged with in 2025.
JohnBo Journeys with JohnBo Lens-Artists #330 – Favorites of 2024
Tina Travels and Trifles Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Images of 2024
Egidio Through Brazilian Eyes Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Photos of 2024
Ritva Ritva Silllanmaki Photography Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite images of 2024
Sofia Photographias Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Images of 2024
Ann-Christine Leya Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite images of 2024
Anne Slow Shutter Speed Lens-Artists #330 Favorite Images of 2024
Patti Pilot Fish Blog Lens-Artists #330 – Favorites Images of 2024
All of our Lens-Artists hosts have asked us to share some of the images we loved that didn’t quite make it into any of this year’s Len-Artists challenges. Here are a few of my favorites.
Wishing you Peace, Joy and Happiness this Holiday season
Many thanks to all of our Len-Artists hosts for this challenge. Here is a link to Tina’s Lens-Artists Challenge #329 – Last Chance
Wandering Dawgs 