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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #204 – Doors

June 21, 2022Posted in PhotographyTagged Doors, Ireland, Lens Artists, Photo Challenge, Scotland18 Comments

I loved the doors of Ireland and Scotland. These are some of my favorites.

Pass through these doors to learn all about Guinness, Dublin, Ireland

Many thanks to Sylvia Bacon for the challenge Lens’Artists #204 – Doors

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203 – Local Vistas

June 18, 2022Posted in Georgia, Lighthouse, PhotographyTagged Atlantic Ocean, barrier island, beach, Coastal Georgia, Favorite Place, Georgia Coast, home, Lens-Artists, Local Vistas, salt marsh29 Comments

The Georgia coast is about 110 miles long and includes 15 barrier islands, miles of salt marsh, the city of Savannah, historic towns, and beautiful beaches. Jekyll, St. Simons, Sea and Tybee are the only islands accessible by car. The rest of Georgia’s islands can only be reached by boat. Cumberland Island National Seashore and Sapelo Island can each be reached by ferry.

Tybee Island is Georgia’s northernmost barrier island. Just 20 minutes east of downtown Savannah, Tybee is a popular tourist destination with miles of beach, many fun restaurants, the tallest lighthouse in Georgia, and Fort Pulaski National Monument and Cockspur Island Lighthouse nearby.

South of Savannah, St. Simons and Sea Island are the next islands that can be reached by road. With miles of beach, a village area by the fishing pier, Ft. Frederica National Monument, and golf courses, St. Simons is a popular beach destination.

The southernmost island that can be reached by road is Jekyll Island. Jekyll Island was once the winter home for many of America’s wealthiest families. Visitors to Jekyll can see many of these historic homes, ride bikes on its many bike trails, and enjoy its beautiful driftwood beach. Jekyll Island is owned by the state of Georgia.

Most of Sapelo Island is owned by the state of Georgia and is one of the barrier Islands that can only be reached by boat. A ferry runs from near the town of Darien.

Ancient Live Oaks dripping in Spanish Moss, spring Azaleas, salt marsh, waterways, shrimp boats, fresh seafood, and wild life are all part of what makes coastal Georgia so special.

Many thanks to guest host Anne of Slow Shutter Speed for this week’s Lens Artists photo challenge #203:Local Vistas.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #202 – Minimalism/Maximalism

June 8, 2022Posted in Flowers, PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Minimalism/Maximalism, Photo Challenge20 Comments

Sofia’s challenge is Minimalism/Maximalism. It could also be called simplicity/complexity or sparse/full.

I like to keep things simple so I chose to feature simplicity.

Many thanks to Sophia for the challenge Lens’Artists #202 – Minimalism/Maximalism

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #199 – Mechanical/Industrial

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022Posted in Alaska, PhotographyTagged gold dredge, gold mining, Gold Rush, Klondike Gold Rush, Lens-Artists, Mechanical/Industrial, Photo Challenge25 Comments

For this challenge, John asks us to feature mechanical and/or industrial images.

The discovery of gold is an important part of Alaska’s history. Several year ago, as we traveled around Alaska, old abandoned dredges and rusty machinery gave us a glimpse of some of the old machines that were once used to mine for gold.

Dredge 8 in Fairbanks is a popular tourist attraction. Other mining equipment is on display and at the end of the tour visitors can pan for gold.

The Pedro Dredge in Chicken shown below is a National Historic Site. The rusty machinery in the header image is on display at the Chicken Post Office. We drove by an active mining operation near there.