Photo Challenge – Page 33 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #242 – New Experiences

April 2, 2023Posted in Alaska, PhotographyTagged Denali, Lens-Artists, New Experiences, Photo Challenge, Ruth Glacier, Talkeetna, Talkeetna Air Taxi19 Comments

For this challenge Anne asks us to tell us about a new experience we had.

Ten years ago this week Henry and I were in the final planning stages of a four month RV trip to Alaska from Georgia. We weren’t new to RVing and had made several long cross country trips but this would be the longest we would be away from home. The entire trip was filled with new experiences. I’ve included a few of the most memorable.

*New experience: Humpback Whale on our first wildlife cruise*

*New Experience: crossing the Arctic Circle on the Dalton Highway in Alaska*

*New experience: Glacier Calving on Aialik Glacier, Alaska*

*New Experience: Denali National Park, Alaska*

*New Experience: Orcas on Columbia Glacier tour from Valdez*

Our most exciting and most memorable new experience was a flightseeing trip from the airfield in Talkeetna to the south face of Mt. Denali (it was called Mt. McKinley back then) with a landing on Ruth Glacier.

I was really nervous about flying in a small plane but it was worth it. It’s a day I will never forget.

Our latest Alaska experience was taking an Inside Passage cruise in August, 2022. We revisited some locations and explored new ones.

Many thanks to for Anne for this challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #242 – New Experiences

Cellpic Sunday – American Flag

March 26, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged American Flag, Cellpic Sunday, Photo Challenge7 Comments

I love seeing this flag beside U. S. Highway 80 when I travel between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. The flag was placed there by a friend of mine on September 11, 2001. He and others have been maintaining it ever since.

Shared with Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #241 – Spring

March 25, 2023Posted in Nature, Photography, WildflowersTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Seasons, Spring, Spring blooms, spring blossoms22 Comments

Sylvia asks us to show what spring means to us.

To me, spring doesn’t begin on a specific date on the calendar. For me, it is spring in Coastal Georgia when the azaleas and Dogwoods are blooming, when there is new growth in the garden, and when the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations begin in Savannah and Tybee Island.

Forsyth Park Fountain turned green for St. Patrick’s Day, Savannah

To me, spring also means working in the garden beds and watching birds at the bird feeder.

Sometimes we like to travel in the spring. The next images show some of my favorite spring blooms from our travels.

Many thanks to for Sylvia for this challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #241 – Spring

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #240 – The road (most often) Taken

March 16, 2023Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, The road (most often) taken22 Comments

Many thanks to John for this challenge and for mentioning my WanderingDawgs blog in his post. He asks: “For this week’s challenge, I want you to think of your favorite type or style of photography as the road you’ve chosen to take most often.”

I enjoy many types of photography but I my favorite is nature photography.

Many thanks to for John for his challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #240 – The Road (most often) Taken

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #239 – Finding Peace

March 11, 2023Posted in Flowers, PhotographyTagged Azaleas, Finding Peace, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge18 Comments

Tina’s challenge is Finding Peace.

I find peace in nature – a beautiful morning sky, bird watching, spring flowers, walking in the woods, seeing wildlife in their natural habitat, or the beach.