Sofia has challenged us to show anything that has been in existence for many years. This can include things that humans have created, natural landscapes, or whatever we think of that is ancient.
My featured image is of a Horseshoe Crab found on an Atlantic Ocean beach in Georgia. Horseshoe Crabs are living fossils that have been in existence since before there were dinosaurs.
The rest of my images feature things that were created by humans in ancient times
These Petroglyphs in Arches National Park in Utah were probably created after 1600 when some of the Native American Ute tribes acquired horses.Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado probably date from between 1190 and 1280 AD.Hovenweep National Monument structures were built between AD 1200 and AD 1300Ancient Bee Hive Huts from about 2000 BC, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Last week you gave us some amazing responses to Ann-Christine’s Dreamy challenge.
I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Sophia’s post Lens-Artists #370 – Ancient.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, October 25 at noon eastern time for Ritva’s challenge.
For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.
Ann-Christine’s challenge is Dreamy. In her post she asks “So, what is ”dreamy” for you, and how do you create a dreamy picture? According to the dictionary it is ”having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike.” Soft dreamy photography is one that uses soft light, soft focus, delicate tones, and other gentle aspects to produce ethereal pictures. A blurred, or hazy feel is typical to the images – an almost surreal or unearthly effect. “
I chose a few images of foggy conditions because I like the way fog and clouds create a dreamy feeling.
Foggy morning on a Florida pondA Scottish castle surrounded by cloudsThis building on the Mississippi seems to be floating on clouds
My husband woke me up at almost midnight to see this surreal sunset of Mount Redoubt in Ninilchik, Alaska. I felt like I was still dreaming when I saw it.
Alaska Sunset
Last week you showed us beautiful autumn colors from around the world in response to John’s challenge of Looking Back – Autumn.
Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this challenge. I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #369 – Dreamy.
Sofia will be our next host. Be sure to check back on Saturday, October 18 at noon eastern time for her challenge.
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John is Looking Back to challenge #106 – Autumn. We don’t get fall colors in coastal Georgia so if I want to see the autumn leaves we have to take a trip north of here.
Autumn is also college football season. Some of you know that Henry and I are huge Georgia Bulldogs college football fans. We spent many falls attending the Bulldogs home football games in Athens, Georgia. We have also made several fall trips to see Georgia play in away games. It was fun taking trips to combine football with searching for autumn colors.
On our way to Lexington, Kentucky for a football game we searched for fall colors along the way. We stopped in Sevierville, Tennessee where the colorful autumn leaves wowed us on a drive in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the following gallery the first three photos are from that drive in Cades Cove. The final image shows colorful leaves in Lexington.
One year we camped on West Point Lake in Georgia on our way to Auburn, Alabama for a football game. We were treated to some beautiful fall colors around the lake.
Autumn colors West Point Lake, Georgia
Another year we traveled to Columbia, Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas to attend football games. The autumn colors were glorious in Tennessee and around Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.
Fall colors in TennesseeLake of the Ozarks
For Thanksgiving one year we spent the weekend in Athens, Georgia to attend a home game against instate rival Georgia Tech. The trees on the University of Georgia campus and in downtown Athens were showing their peak colors.
Last week our guest host Joanne’s challenge was “Everyone should see this”. I enjoyed seeing all of photos of many incredible places from around the world.
We are happy to have Joanne of Joanne Mason Photography as our guest host this week. She writes: “This week’s challenge is to share some photographs of things/people/places that are inspiring and that you want to share. Tell us the circumstances of your photograph and why you want everyone to see it.”
When I first read Joanne’s challenge the first thing I thought of was the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The majesty of the Grand Canyon must be seen in person to appreciate. Photos can’t portray the feeling of awe when seeing this natural wonder.
According to the Grand Canyon National Park website: “Entirely within the state of Arizona, the park encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on the ancestral homelands of 11 present day Tribal Communities, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world—a mile deep canyon unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors from both north and south rims.”
I was 8 years old the first time I saw the Grand Canyon. I saw it again in 1985 when we took our children on a trip from Georgia to see it when they were 10 and 14. Both trips were to the south rim of the canyon. I don’t remember my feelings when I was 8 but I remember the feeling of wonder I had when seeing it as an adult.
The third time I saw the Grand Canyon was in 2006 when we were on our first RV trip in our fifth wheel. We camped just outside the National Park on the North Rim of the canyon and drove to the park to walk along a trail along the rim. Again I had that feeling of wonder when looking at the vastness of the canyon. All of these canyon images were taken on the North Rim. The Colorado River can be seen at the bottom of the canyon in the featured image.
Leeanne included a beautiful gallery of orchids in her post. She didn’t include any ladyslippers because she didn’t have any photos of them in nature. She asked us to feel free to post photos of ladyslippers in nature if we had any. Leeanne, these ladyslippers from a trail in Itasca State Park in Minnesota are for you!
Thank you to everyone who responded to Tina’s City Mouse/Country Mouse challenge last week. Be sure to check back on Saturday, October 4 at noon Eastern Time when John will be our host.
I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Joanne’s post Lens-Artists #367 – Everyone should see this
For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.
Tina’s challenge is City Mouse/Country Mouse. Her challenge is based on the “classic Aesop fable “City Mouse/Country Mouse”. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, its moral is that no matter how appealing someone else’s life may seem, there really is no place like home.”
Full disclosure: I am a country mouse. The closest I ever got to big city life was living in the Atlanta suburbs when I was first married in the early 1970’s. I rode the bus to work in downtown Atlanta. Even though the city wasn’t as big then as it is today I had my fill of big city living. I was thrilled when my husband’s job required a move to coastal Georgia.
Technically, where I live in coastal Georgia isn’t in the country. It’s not really even a suburb. I live in a small neighborhood with only two streets and friendly neighbors. I enjoy the peace and quiet that comes with being surrounded by nature. I also enjoy being a short ride from the Atlantic Ocean where I can see sunrises like the one in my featured image.
The nearest city is Savannah. Savannah was founded in 1733 and was Georgia’s first planned city. Today the population is around 148,000 and it has become a popular tourist destination. I enjoy an occasional trip to downtown Savannah to be a tourist for a day.
Talmadge BridgeLion StatueBonaventure CemetaryRiver Street
My home is located about 30 minutes from downtown Savannah and a short drive to the Atlantic Ocean. When I am home I am surrounded by the beauty and quiet of the salt marsh and salt water creeks and rivers.
Early Morning Salt MarshMany of the trees in my neighborhood are covered with Spanish MossGeorgia Salt Marsh
During our travels we have visited big cities like New York City, San Diego, Dublin, Glasgow and Edinborough. They were fun to see but my favorite places were all the small towns and rural areas. When we are on a road trip we go out of our way to avoid the traffic of the big cities. As much as I love travel, I am always happy when we cross the last bridge across the marsh on the way home. As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home.”
Thank you to everyone who responded to Egidio’s wonderful Longing challenge last week. Be sure to check back on Saturday, September 27 at noon Eastern Time when Joanne of Joanne Mason Photography will be our guest host..
I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Tina’s post Lens-Artists #356 – City Mouse/Country Mouse
For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.
Wandering Dawgs 