The Sunday Challenge (TSC)

TSC and Sight and Sound This Sunday's Challenge: Cats! Molly in an alder tree. I'll also add a couple slow motion videos of each of the girls. (I just tried this out for the first times tonight with my FZ1000 and it was really fun.) Videos: Anne chasing a rock Molly just feeling free Sugarloaf from their 1970 self titled album Green Eyed Lady or here: Green Eyed Lady or here: Green Eyed Lady

TSC and Sight and Sound This Sunday's Challenge: Mail Boxes Because of vandalism you can never be sure what will happen to your precious mail box here in the U.S. which is why there aren't many that are decorated or celebrated anymore. I think whoever lives here at 7870 Lake View Drive figured out a pretty good solution to this problem unless someone has some dynamite. ;) The Commodores: Live: Brick House Album: Brick House or Brick House Lionel Richie Live: Brick House

TSC and Sight and Sound In honor of 9/11 - A day none of us can, or will, forget. This Sunday's Challenge: "Twins" or "Similarity - two or more objects in one image connected to each other." This summer's petunias in the evening light. Jesse Colin Young from his "Song for Juli" album (1973.) Evenin'

This Sunday's Challenge: "The Writing's on the Wall" One form could be "graffiti" and this is the graffiti I chose. "Graffiti (plural of graffito: "a graffito", but "these graffiti") are writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface, often within public view." This is one of the many tattoos on my husband's arms (given the "mirror" treatment in PicMonkey and a "Dutch Tilt") and done "illicitly" when he was much younger. His very dear (yet religious and domineering) mother wouldn't see them until many years later... Don't worry, she managed to survive. :D And a song from Led Zepplin's "Physical Graffiti" album (1975) Live Plant and Page (1994): Kashmir Album: Kashmir

TSC and Sight and Sound This week's Sunday Challenge: Bird/Birds What a totally dead week for birds here. I went out several times and could find nothing. They must all be in meetings about the autumn migration. ;) I had to go to the pet shop for cat food so I took advantage of their "Fancy Parakeets" that were on display and embraced in a kiss. Hall n Oates from their album "Voices" (1980) Kiss On My List Kiss On My List

TSC Sight and Sound This week's Sunday Challenge: “Shoot something from 3 different angles. Convert the 3 pictures to monochrome (doesn’t have to be B&W) and arrange them in a triptych.” I chose B&W because I thought it suited these photos the best. This sweet doe comes through our yard often. We talk to her and she knows she is welcome, so she is the feature for me this week. She is so sweet and deer always make me think of love and kindness so here's a song to go along, of course.... (both from the 1960s) Dionne Warwick: What the World Needs Now Jackie DeShannon What the World Needs Now

TSC and Sight and Sound One down, one to go! Two Japanese beers given to my husband, on his birthday, by our neighbors, who are Japanese. Pink Martini from their album "Hang On Little Tomato" from 2004. (My favorite Japanese song.) Kikuchiyo to mohshimasu Kikuchiyo to mohshimasu

TSC and Sight and Sound This Week's Sunday Challenge: Slogans After a hard day of fire fighting Bunson Burnie enjoys a good hot cup of Campbell's Tomato Soup. And here are some old Campbell's commercials for you: Mmm Mmm Good Campbell Up! Let it Snow

TSC and Sight and Sound This week's challenge: There were 2 choices this week. I chose the first one. (I wasn't having much luck with the second choice although I did give it a try.) The 1st choice: "Use the random point generator. Set your co-ordinates and select 1 point. You can decide how far away you will be prepared to go in miles or kilometers. Go to the point and take a new photo." The location the "generator" gave me was at a private residence so I went across the street to our local "Feed Store" and shot this mural that is on the side of the old building. This building has been here forever and this mural has already been repainted once. The mural is watched over by a big plastic horse (which should give an idea of the kind of town this is. ;) For those of you that might not know what a "Feed Store" is, it is a place where you can get "feed" for your farm animals such as hay and oats for your horses, goats, pigs etc. You can also get farm tools and even some machinery like a small tractor. You can get a lot of things at a Feed Store, actually, this one even sells ducks, chicks, bunnies and guinea pigs. ​Wings from their Hit Single (1974) Junior's Farm Junior's Farm Junior's Farm

TSC and Sight and Sound This week's challenge: Ephemeral (Looks best big) This ephemeral little beauty meets herself on a blackberry blossom (courtesy PicMonkey's mirror effect.) And a little music to accompany her on her journey: Donavon Frankenreiter from his self titled 2004 album Butterfly Butterfly

TSC and Sight and Sound This week's challenge: "Alphabet" I chose the letter "A" out of the alphabet for "artists" and paired it with this artwork done by one of my dear sisters when she was very young and the letter "A" which was created by artist Mary Englebreit. ...and I'll add a song by sung by artist Art Garfunkel wiki So Long Frank Lloyd Wright So Long Frank Lloyd Wright

TSC and Sight and Sound This Sunday's challenge: "Faces" (best on black) Roberta Flack from her album "First Take" (1969) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

TSC Sight and Sound {{{ Heat }}} (Looks good on black) A hot day yesterday and a great sunset last night. The sky was on fire. (SOOC aside from a tiny crop.) Body Heat (theme from the movie) John Barry from his "Moviola" album (1992) and also from the original soundtrack (1981) Body Heat Body Heat

TSC and Sight and Sound Half-~light This is a cute little diner down the road from my house just 5 minutes after closing time at 9pm and just beginning to get dark here. Martin Sexton from "Satellite Sessions" (2007) Live: Diner Not: Diner Diner

TSC and Sight and Sound "Liminal spaces" (Looks nice on black) "Occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold." The setting sun places us in a liminal space. The day is leaving and the night has yet to begin. Yuki Kajiura - Liminality Live (2014) Liminality Live (2009) Liminality

TSC "Share an image which represents the potential of things to come." I predict that this will soon be a delicious sour cream coffee cake! :) (And if you'd like to see the future just click on the note in the photo.) Recipe: Sour Cream Coffee Cake (I used walnuts instead of pecans)

TSC Sight and Sound "Something that Used to be Something Else" This "duck perch" use to be a big log. Mr. and Mrs. Hooded Merganser are enjoying a rest there. They were about 200 feet (61 meters) away from me so I used my big 100-300mm lens for this shot without my tripod. ~ Looks best BIG ~ Robert Plant from "The Principle of Moments" album (1983) Big Log or Big Log

TSC Visual Pun (another one in a note) "Saving Your Bacon" (I only had "veggie" bacon lol.) "If something saves your bacon, it saves your life or rescues you from a desperate situation. People can also save your bacon." Here's a link to the origin: "Saving Your Bacon Bacon Brothers (at Darryl's House!) Bacon Brothers or Bacon Brothers