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Lens-Artists #89: A River Runs Through It

March 28, 2020Posted in PhotographyTagged A River Runs Through It, blogging, Lens-Artists, Mighty Mississippi, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Headwaters, Photo Challenge20 Comments

This week Amy has chosen “A River Runs Through It” as the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge. When I saw Amy’s challenge I immediately thought of the Mississippi River which runs through ten states in the U.S.

“The Mississippi River will always have it’s own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise” – Mark Twain

The Mighty Mississipi runs from the headwaters in Itasca State Park, Minnesota south to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.

” Here 1475 feet above the ocean the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico” ~from the marker at the headwaters

Marker at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River

The Headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park, Minnesota

Mississippi River at the headwaters in Itasca State Park, Minnesota

Ordered from north to south, the rest of my images are from several different viewpoints along the Mississippi River.

Potosi, Wisconsin side of the MIssissippi River looking toward Dubuque, Iowa

20090818Hannibal-(56) — View from the middle of the Mississippi River on a paddle boat near Hannibal, Missouri

Gateway Arch Riverboat in St. Louis, Missouri — Gateway Arch Riverboat on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri

Sunrise over the Mississippi River at Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, MO

Barge going down the river at sunset — Sunset over the Mississippi River from at Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, Missouri

20060909Mud-Island-(9) — Mud Island River Park river walk in Memphis, Tennessee is a 5-block long replica of the lower Mississippi river, from Cairo, IL, to New Orleans, LA.

Barge on the Mississippi River at Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis, Arkansas — We sat in our campsite and watched barges on the Mississippi River at Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis, Arkansas

Confluence of St. Francis and Mississippi River in Mississippi River State Park in Marianna, Arkansas

The mighty Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Many thanks to Amy for giving me an opportunity to relive some of our trips along the Mississippi River in this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – A River Runs Through It

Lens-Artists #88: Chaos

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020Posted in Birds, PhotographyTagged blogging, chaos, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge22 Comments

This week Ann-Christine has chosen Chaos as the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge.

I experienced chaos first hand this week when I made a routine trip to the grocery store. I wasn’t there for toilet paper, hand sanitizer or cleaning supplies but apparently every one else was. It was a total mad house with not enough cashiers to handle the crowd. I was glad to get out of there with my few groceries (and wine)!

So, to bring a lighter note to this post I chose some photos of chaos in the animal world.

20190211-Alligator-Farm-(383) — Feeding frenzy at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm

20150614Cameron-and-Laura-Dolphin-Tour-(73) — When the shrimpers clean their nets, seagulls come by for an easy meal

20130803Day-80Valdez-(17) — Salmon returning to the fish hatchery in Valdez, Alaska

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Chaos

Lens-Artists #87: Reflections

March 10, 2020Posted in Birds, PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Reflections34 Comments

This week’s photo challenge is from our guest host Miriam. The theme this week is Reflections.

As I browsed through my photos I found a few with reflections off the surface of a body of water.

20070421Crescent-Lake-(5)Crop — Crescent Lake, Washington

20130105Little-Ocmulgee-(15) — Little Ocmulgee State Park, Georgia

20180221Silver-Springs-Glass-Bottom-Boat-(57) — Reflections of a palm tree in the Silver River, Florida

Early morning birds at Eco Pond near Flamingo Campground

Many thanks to our guest host Miriam for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Reflections

Lens-Artists #86: Change your Perspective

March 4, 2020Posted in Historic Sites, PhotographyTagged change your perspective, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Statue of Liberty16 Comments

This week’s photo challenge is Change your Perspective. Patti asks us to show our photographs taken from a variety of perspectives–by getting down low, by looking up at the subject or looking down, or walking around the subject.

A few years ago my daughter and I spent a weekend in New York City. One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing the Statue of Liberty.

The photo above shows the Statue of Liberty as we were approaching Liberty Island on the ferry. We took our time walking around the island admiring Lady Liberty from different angles.

Many thanks to Patti at Pilotfishblog for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Change your Perspective

Lens-Artists #85: Treasure Hunt

February 25, 2020Posted in PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, treasure hunt27 Comments

We’re going on a treasure hunt this week for the photo challenge. Tina has asked us to find the items listed below.

Challenge Items: Sunrise and/or sunset, Something cold and/or hot, a bird, a dog, a funny sign, a bicycle, a seascape and/or mountain landscape, a rainbow, a church, a musical instrument, a boat, a plane, a waterfall.

Extra Credit Items: An expressive portrait of one or more people, a very unusual place, knitting or sewing, a fish, an animal you don’t normally see, a bucket, a hammer, a street performer, a double rainbow, multiple challenge items in a single image.