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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #153: It’s a Wonderful World

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Amy introduced this challenge using the lyrics to one of my favorite songs, Louis Armstrong’s “It’s a Wonderful World.”

I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you…

Trees of Green
Red Roses too

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night

Skies of blue
Clouds of white
Dark Sacred Night

The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying
“I love you”

Colors of the Rainbow

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I think Louis Armstrong got it right. It’s the simple things around us that make it a wonderful world.

Many thanks to Amy for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #153: It’s a Wonderful World

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152: Shades and Shadows

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This fun challenge is brought to us by Ann-Christine.

The shadow of the bridge at the top of the page was taken from the Hurricane Turn Train stopped on the bridge over Hurricane Gulch, Alaska. The shadow of the airplane is from a flight seeing trip to see Mt. Denali in Alaska.

Closer to home in Georgia are shadows of a fence out in the country and an Egret flying over a salt water creek at low tide.

During our RV travels we were happy campers when we found a campsite with a shady place to set up our chairs.

Many thanks to guest host Ann-Christine for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #151: Shades and Shadows

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small

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This fun challenge is brought to us by Patti. From her blog post: “For this challenge, pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big subject in that color (for example, a wall) and move all the way down to a small subject in that same color (for example, an earring).”

Red is the first of two colors I chose. The image at the top of the page is the largest red image I could think of. The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium is filled with over 92,000 fans and is lit up in red in between quarters during football games in the fall. Next is a red NASCAR car with the pit crew in red uniforms during a pit stop. Even smaller is the red sweater worn by the University of Georgia’s mascot, a white English Bulldog named Uga. The smallest red items are tiny red Penta flowers in my garden.

My second color is green. Emerald green fields in Ireland are the largest. Next is a the Jolly Green Giant Statue in Minnesota. If you look closely you can see Henry standing between his feet. A female Painted Bunting is next followed by a closeup of a tiny green lynx spider on a zinnia.

Many thanks to guest host Patti for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #151: From Large to Small

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

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Guest host Dianne Millard of Rambling Ranger has asked us to get wild for this challenge. On her blog she says “I’m talking about Mother Nature untouched and untrammeled, allowed to get on with her work without human help or hindrance.” Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska meets all of those criteria. It’s the wildest place I’ve ever been.

The landscapes in Denali are breathtaking whether seen from land or from the air.

Wildflowers growing in the middle of the riverbed
Denali Wilderness, Alaska
View from overlook on Denali Park Road
Morning walk near our campsite
Mt. Denali
The high round snow covered peak is the south peak of Mt. McKinley
Flying over a glacier in Alaska

We were always looking out for wildlife. Except for a couple of moose, most of the wildlife was too far from us to get a good close up picture.

Dall Sheep in Denali National Park, Alaska
Moose in the Denali Wilderness
Grizzly Bear in Denali National Park, Alaska
Caribou grazing in Denali National Park

Many thanks to guest host Dianne Millard for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green

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This week, Tina has challenged us to show ways that the cooler colors of blue, green, blue green or purple appear in our world.

To me, some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen contain the color combination of blue and green.

Oahu, Hawaii
Kauai, Hawaii
Turtle Cove on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii
St. Lucia
Emerald green on the hills above the Atlantic Ocean in Ireland
Creek running through the Georgia Salt Marsh
Okefenokee Swamp
Silver Springs, Florida
Blue Ridge Mountains

Many thanks to Tina for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green