Lens-Artists – Page 12 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #328 – Winter

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged ice, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, snow, snow storm, winter36 Comments

John has chosen Winter for this challenge. Our winters are usually mild here in coastal Georgia. There is sometimes frost on the ground and occasionally the temperature drops below freezing but snow is a rare sight.

I’ve lived on the Georgia coast since the mid 1970’s. The biggest snow storm I’ve ever seen here took place a few days before Christmas in 1989 when the several inches of snow stayed on the ground for a few days. Everything in coastal Georgia shut down. Roads and bridges were closed, including the bridges on Interstate 95. Sadly, I don’t have any photos to share.

A more recent snow storm occurred on January 3, 2018. The freezing rain and snow that came through that day caused road and bridge closures. For two days schools were out and government offices were closed. Coastal Georgia was transformed into a winter wonderland.

I’m not a cold weather person. The ice and snow are beautiful to see but I would be happy if we never had another snow or ice storm here.

Many thanks to our host JohnBo for the challenge Lens-Artists #328 – Winter

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #327 – 5 Elements

December 5, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged 5 Elements, earth, Fire, Lens-Artists, Metal, Photo Challenge, water, wood26 Comments

Sofia’s challenge is to feature the 5 Elements of Wuxing, a Chinese philosophy – water, fire, earth, wood, and metal. We can focus on just one element or try to get all five in one image. The following image features four of the elements. I tried but I couldn’t find one with all five.

Sausages and metal pots on a metal grill over a wood fire

Headwaters of the Mississippi River – Water, wood, earth

Many thanks to our host Sophia for the challenge Lens-Artists #327 – 5 Elements

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #326 – This Made me Smile

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged Happy, Lens-Artists, Memories, Photo Challenge, This Made Me Smile22 Comments

For this challenge Ann-Christine asks us to show something that made us smile.

My first gallery shows some of the little things that make me smile.

This next gallery features animals that made me smile.

The last gallery features fun things I’ve see in my travels.

Many thanks to our host Ann-Christine for the challenge Lens-Artists #326 – This made me smile

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #325 – Gratitude

November 23, 2024November 25, 2025Posted in PhotographyTagged Gratitude, Holiday, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Thanksgiving26 Comments

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in America next Thursday, Tina has asked us to show things for which we are most grateful.

Every day I wake up grateful that I have been given the gift of another day on planet earth.

I am grateful for Henry, my husband of 54 years, and for our children and grandchildren. I am grateful for all my friends and family.

I am grateful I was raised in a loving, happy family. I’m grateful for all the places I lived growing up. I am grateful that my parents gave me the love of travel by taking us on family road trips.

I am grateful I have been able to travel around our beautiful country and to many other destinations around the world. I’m grateful for the natural wonders, the wildlife, the other countries I’ve visited, and the many wonderful people I have met along the way.

I am grateful for the little things that make me smile – a butterfly on a flower, a hummingbird on the feeder, flowers blooming in my garden, deer grazing in a field, a beautiful sunrise or sunset, a surprise phone call from a friend. I am grateful for laughter.

I am grateful for my home on the edge of the beautiful Georgia salt marsh where I can observe native wildlife in my own backyard.

I am grateful for a roof over my head, clean running water, hot showers, and plenty of good food to eat.

When something unexpected happens or I’m having a bad day, I think of how much I have to be grateful for and whatever is bothering me doesn’t seem quite so bad.

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

Many thanks to our host Tina for the challenge Lens-Artists #325 – Gratitude

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #324 – In the Details

November 15, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged beach, beach walk, Container Ship, In the Details, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, seashells16 Comments

Patti’s challenge: “Choose a subject (a statue, a person, a place, street art, etc.) and take a series of photos about your subject. Get closer and closer to the subject, focusing on a particular detail(s). Vary your shots by changing your perspective or angle of shooting or even your lens. Post three photos of your subject. Feel free to shoot another series on a second subject.”

I went for a walk on Tybee Island’s north beach looking for inspiration for this challenge. It’s my favorite place to walk and there is always something interesting to see there.

Container ships in the shipping channel are a common sight from the beach. The container ship in the header photo was sailing out to Atlantic Ocean after leaving the port of Savannah.