Every Day is a Gift!
Egidio has asked us to explore silence in photography.
I experience silence in nature, especially when I am in a wilderness area far away from cities and civilization. My header image was taken on a boat ride through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Silence at sunset in Big Cypress Swamp
Many thanks to our host Egidio for the challenge Lens-Artists #323 – Silence
Terri’s challenge is to share images of places or things that are on our bucket list.
I created a bucket list many years ago. I’ve been checking things off and adding more items ever since.
Ireland and Scotland
Hawaii
Alaska
New York City
My bucket list is constantly changing. I keep checking things off and adding new ones. Terri’s challenge has inspired me to start checking off a few more items!
“Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” – Auntie Mame
Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Bucket List Items
Anne’s challenge was a tough one for me. She has asked us to create images using Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). This is a new technique for me so I had to do a lot of experimenting before coming up with these images.
Many thanks to our host Anne for the challenge Lens-Artists #321 – Intentional Camera Movement
For Terri’s challenge I wanted to add some drama to these photos so I converted them to black and white.
Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Black and White
Sophia has challenged us to “Look back at things you love(d) in your life, things that have happened, places you visited that you’d like to experience again. Anything, really, as long as it’s part of your treasured memories.” I had fun going through boxes of old photos for this challenge. I found too many to include so I decided to focus on some “firsts” from my travels.
I inherited the travel bug from my father. He was a career U.S. Air Force officer whose job required moving quite often. Every summer we spent our summer vacations traveling to visit grandparents in two different states.
My first big trip that didn’t revolve around visiting grandparents was in the summer of 1959 when I was eight years old. As we traveled from the East Coast to California we passed through many different landscapes and explored several National Parks. Here I am with my Mom and my brothers at Yellowstone Lake.
My first big trip with my husband and children was when the kids were 13 and 9. We saw many fantastic places as we traveled to and from the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. A hike on the Bright Angel Trail was the highlight of our Grand Canyon adventure.
I was 16 years old the first time I flew in an airplane. We flew from New York to Rome on our way to My Dad’s next assignment at a small base near Brindisi, Italy. We traveled to many places around Europe during the two years Dad was stationed there. This image is of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Wandering Dawgs took our first RV trip in 2006 in our brand new fifth wheel. We found beauty every where we went as we traveled west to explore many of the western National Parks.
Our first trip to Alaska was by RV in 2013. We traveled from Georgia to Alaska and back, spending almost two months wandering in the Last Frontier.
Our first ocean cruise was in 2022 when we sailed to 9 different islands in the Caribbean. This image is of a beach in the U.S Virgin Islands.
Wandering Dawgs are not done wandering yet!
Many thanks to our host Sophia for the challenge Lens-Artists #320 – Looking Back
Wandering Dawgs 