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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #173 – Interesting Architecture

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Tina’s challenge this week is to show interesting architecture – whether in our back yard or around the world.

My first three images don’t have anything in common except I like the architectural details of each of them. The image above is from the Art Deco District in South Beach in Miami. These next two are from two National Parks in the United States.

  • Quapaw Baths on Bath House Row in Hot Springs
  • Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park

The rest of my images are of interesting houses of worship. The first is from Alaska and the rest are historic houses of worship in Savannah, Georgia.

Russian Orthodox Church in Ninilchik, Alaska
  • Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Georgia – the movie Forest Gump begins with a feather floating up to this steeple
  • Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, Georgia – the third oldest Jewish Congregation in the U.S.
  • Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Savannah – construction began in 1873
  • Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia

Many thanks to Tina for this Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #173: Interesting Architecture

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #170 – Street Art

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For this challenge Patti has asked us to explore street art near and far.

I found street art in Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and several places in the United States from Juneau, Alaska to Key West, Florida.

Quebec City
View from the train just outside Dublin, Ireland
“The Last Jedi” of the Star Wars series was filmed in the area of Ballyferriter on the Dingle Peninsula
Glasgow, Scotland
Juneau, Alaska
Seward, Alaska
Cape Gerardeau, Missouri
Laural and Hardy in Harlem, Georgia
Helena, Arkansas
Cedar Key, Florida

Many thanks to our Patti for this fun Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #170: Street Art

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169 – The Ordinary

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Our challenge from guest host I.J. Khanewala of Don’t Hold your Breath is to show ordinary objects. I chose a few images from my back yard that show ordinary sights around my October garden.

In the image above, the pink plumes of the Muhly Grass is an ordinary sign of fall where I live.

Every October, when most of the flowers in my butterfly garden are gone, the bright orange Mexican Sunflowers are still attracting butterflies. Gulf Fritillaries, Skippers, and Monarch butterflies are ordinary visitors feasting on the last of the nectar.

Gulf Fritillary on Mexican Sunflower
Monarch on Mexican Sunflower
Skipper on Mexican Sunflower

Many thanks to our guest host I.J. Khanewala for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169: The Ordinary

Thanks also to Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: Burnt or Blood Orange

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #168 – Seen Better Days

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Tina has asked us to explore places and things that have seen better days.

In the image above, we discovered this abandoned boat on the beach in Washington State. Did it wash ashore after it sank or did someone just abandon it there?

In the next photo we know what happened to the red sailboat. A strong hurricane washed it into the marsh in coastal Georgia. We don’t know where it came from but someone eventually was able to tow it away.

Alaska and Colorado still have some buildings and rusty equipment that are leftover from the gold mining days.

Remains of an old mining camp in Colorado
Gold Mining Equipment in Chicken, Alaska

The Honeymoon Cottage in Cedar Key, Florida was once a destination cottage that stood on stilts over the water. Over the years, storms took their toll on the building until now the only thing left is a place for the birds to perch.

What’s left of Honeymoon Cottage in Cedar Key, Florida

Many thanks to Tina for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #168: Seen Better Days