Every Day is a Gift!
Terri’s latest Sunday Stills color challenge is to feature the colors Aquamarine and Icy Blue.
When I think of the color aquamarine I think of warm sunny beaches and tropical seas so I chose some images from the Caribbean and one from Hawaii.
Far away from the warm Caribbean is another of my favorite places, Alaska. During our travels there we saw the icy blues of many Glaciers.
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge Icy Blues and Aquamarine
Every Day is a Gift
I go out every day to check my camellia bushes to see if there are any new blooms. I see a few more every day. This pink blossom is my favorite so far.
Many thanks to Terri for this week’s Flower Hour challenge The Flower Hour#13: Desert Florals
Terri posts a new Flower Hour Weekly challenge every Tuesday. If you want to join in the challenge you can find out more about it here.
Every Day is a Gift
It’s Anne’s turn to lead us in the challenge. She explains the challenge like this: “I encourage you to take the block less traveled—with your camera. Look around, and using your imagination, what do you see? Please keep this to the same walk and the same block—that’s the challenge.”
I’m so grateful for Anne’s challenge this week. My husband and I needed to get out of the house after both being sick with the flu. Anne inspired me to grab my camera and go for a walk looking for things to photograph. I didn’t really walk around a block or turn a corner but I did have fun.
The beach is my happy place so on Sunday we drove to the Tybee Island Pier and Pavillion to see the ocean and breathe the fresh salt air. The pier is a great place to view the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. It can get crowded in the summer but on a chilly January day there were only a few others on the pier and on the beach.
One of the things I like about walking on the pier is the great view of the beach. In the following gallery, from left to right, is the view looking south, the view looking north, looking down at footprints in the sand, and looking at our shadows in the sand.
There are always pigeons hoping for a handout.
You never know what you’ll find that someone left behind. Henry spotting this fishing fly laying on the boards. He picked it up and put it up where no one could step on it.
On our way home after our walk we drove to the Sugar Shack for an ice cream cone. Technically it wasn’t part of our walk but we did turn a corner in our car to get there. Sorry, I was too busy enjoying my Blue Bell salted caramel brownie cone to take a picture.
Thank you to everyone who participated in last weeks favorite images from 2025. I enjoyed seeing all your favorites from the year.
We hope you will join us in responding to Anne’s fun challenge. If you do be sure to use the Lens-Artists tag in your post and include a link to Anne’s Lens-Artists #380 What’s around the Corner.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, January 17 at noon eastern time when Ritva will be hosting our next challenge.
You can learn more about how to join the Lens-Artists challenges here.
Every Day is a Gift
This Sunday Henry and I finally got out of the house after almost two weeks of being stuck at home with the flu. The sun was out and there was a little wind but it was a good day for a walk on the Tybee Island Pier. I couldn’t resist capturing these signs with my cell phone.
Shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday
The first camellia of the season bloomed a few days after Christmas. There are several camellia bushes in my garden that are covered with buds that will soon be opening.
Many thanks to Terri for this week’s Flower Hour challenge The Flower Hour: Yellow Trumpet Flower
Terri posts a new Flower Hour Weekly challenge every Tuesday. You can find out more about this challenge here.
Every Day is a Gift
Wandering Dawgs 