Tag: postaday
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Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures
After stepping away from the computer for most of the week, to enjoy a memorable Christmas in New York City with my family, it was a pleasure to take some time today to reflect back on the year. Restricting myself to one photo a month was not easy, so I cannot say these are my “best”…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
As I mulled over this week’s Photo Challenge theme, I considered possibilities surrounding birthdays, holiday celebrations, and arguably astonishing sights while traveling. I then remembered little Surprise Lake along Highway 38, a National Scenic Byway in Northern Minnesota, and decided it fit the bill nicely! The fall season when I took this photo was a particularly…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate
As I sat listening to the noteworthy performances of our high school’s music ensembles at their annual holiday concert this weekend, I could not help but reflect on how life is so very delicate. In the photo below, my son is no older than those innocent children in Connecticut whose lives were taken in Friday’s horror-filled…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
Thanksgiving Day marked an abrupt change of season from fall to winter in northern Minnesota. Thanksgiving morning was beautiful and sunny with temperatures reaching 50 °F (10 °C) by early afternoon. As the day progressed, a cold front with gusty winds and snow moved in, dropping the temperatures overnight by 30 °F. I used a photo from…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Jared Bramblett hosted the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge with a theme of “Reflections,” challenging us to: . . . create an image that uses reflections to force the viewer to question and interpret the reality of the shot. The reality of this shot is that there is no “Lab Latte” on the menu. Join…
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