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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #191 – Curves

March 26, 2022Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Curves, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge20 Comments

I found curves in nature on a recent walk in the Georgia woods.

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for the challenge Lens’Artists #191: Curves

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #190- Close and Closer

March 18, 2022Posted in PhotographyTagged Celtic Cross, Lens-Artists, Odds and Ends, Photo Challenge, Savannah, St. Patrick's Day5 Comments

For this challenge Patti has asked us to get closer to our subject. We can get closer by moving our feet, using a zoom or macro lens, or cropping.

In honor of yesterday’s 198th Savannah St. Patrick’s Day celebration, the first one since 2019, I’m featuring the Celtic Cross in Savannah, Georgia for this challenge. The header image is the original photo. The next three images show the image cropped in three ways to show details of the different parts of the cross.

Many thanks to Patti for the challenge Lens’Artists #190: Close and Closer

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #189 – Odds and Ends

March 12, 2022Posted in PhotographyTagged Forsyth Park Fountain, Key West, Lens-Artists, Odds and Ends, Photo Challenge, Savannah, St. Patrick's Day15 Comments

Our challenge from Tina is to show images that never quite fit into a challenge category. I came up with a few images from my archives. The header image is from the Key West Cemetery.

In Savannah, when the azaleas are blooming and the Fountain in Forsyth Park turns green you know St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. These images were taken a few years ago.

Athens, Georgia is the home of the University of Georgia. It is also home to two interesting sights unique to Athens. A double barrelled cannon, the only one known of its kind, stands in front of City Hall. The Tree that Owns Itself grows in the middle of a quiet neighborhood.

I’ll end the post with images of the end of two U. S. Highways, U. S. 1 in Key West and U. S. 80 in Tybee Island, Georgia.

Many thanks to Tina for the challenge Lens’Artists #189: Odds and Ends

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #188 – A Special Place

March 5, 2022Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged A Special Place, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lens-Artists, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Photo Challenge, Wood Stork Nesting15 Comments

Our host Karina asks us to show us the places that are or were special to you and tell us why. I’ve chosen to feature two National Wildlife Refuges located in Southeast Georgia.

Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mission

The National Wildlife Refuge System is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These public lands and waters across the United states are set aside to protect many species. They are special places to experience nature and to view wildlife. There are over 560 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.

The Okefenokee Swamp is one of North America’s most unspoiled natural wilderness areas. According to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge web page, “the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has 353,981 acres of National Wilderness Area within the refuge boundaries. In addition, the refuge is a Wetland of International Importance (RAMSAR Convention – 1971) because it is one of the world’s largest intact freshwater ecosystems.”

The refuge headquarters are located in Folkston, Georgia. There is also access to the refuge in Georgia’s Stephen C. Foster State Park in Fargo and the Okefenokee Swamp Park in Waycross.

*Alligators in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge*

*Turtle in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge*

*Swallowtail Butterflies in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge*

*Wild Turkey in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge*

*Snowy Egret in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge*

Located just a few miles east of I-95 in Townsend, Georgia, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including nearly 350 species of birds. In the spring, hundreds of wood storks, egrets, and other birds can be seen building their nests in the trees on Woody Pond.

*Great Blue Heron in Flight at Harris Neck*

*Pair of Wood Storks building a nest at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge*

*Nesting Wood Storks and Great Egrets at Woody Pond*

Many thanks to our guest host Karina of Murtagh’s Meadow for the challenge Lens’Artists #188: A Special Place

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #187 – Water

February 25, 2022February 8, 2026Posted in Photography, TravelTagged Caribbean Cruise, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Viking Sea, water14 Comments

Our host Anne chose water as our challenge and asks us to “please show us your water fun and tell us about it.”

This challenge topic is a subject near and dear to my heart. I have always been a lover of water. Salt water, fresh water, oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, mountain streams, waterfalls, I love them all.

Lucky for me my husband Henry shares my love of water. We have lived within a few miles of the Atlantic Ocean for most of our life and are surrounded by salt marsh and salt water. Almost all of our travels have revolved around water of some kind. Usually, we stay somewhere near water but until this January we had never taken a cruise ON the water. These images show some of the water fun we had during our Caribbean cruise.