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CMMC February Color Teal or Turquoise
I realized yesterday that I had tentatively selected pictures for February color week of Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge but did not upload and post them. Imagine that!
I wasn’t convinced they met the challenge of having the color teal or turquoise. I’m still not sure.
Nevertheless, here they are. Because a blueish-turquoisish colored flamingo from my Aunt Clara’s yard in Arizona makes me smile. And because a dog named Moose was willing to pose when I met him the week of the original challenge in February.
CMMC March Rainbow Colors
A few photos from the 2021 Iowa State Fair for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge Rainbow Colors (more than four colors).
From kiddie rides on the midway to the entries in the Agricultural Building there are rainbow colors in every direction.
CMMC March Close-up: Branches in Early Spring
A few close-ups for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge. Not a lot of color, but spring is on the way!
CMMC February Close Up or Macro: Water Droplets
With the first Wednesday of February comes Cee’s Midweek Madness monthly challenge of Close Up or Macro. I took these photos along the Merkle Trail in Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa, Arizona, at the end of December 2021. It had just rained and I could not resist trying to capture drops of water digitally (I was going to say “on film” but I haven’t used film in years).
The only photo editing software I have what came with the laptop so it’s nothing fancy. I almost always crop a picture and will occasionally fiddle with the exposure. That’s what you see in these first pictures.
I do play with the ‘filter’ option just to see what happens, rarely keeping the result. But the color that popped in this last picture was so unexpected, I decided to share.
CMMC January Alphabet Letter V in Word: Leaves
Rather than searching long and hard, I decided to stick with a simple theme of leaves for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge of Words that Contain the Letter V. My tree pictures a week ago did not include any autumn splendor, so I am making up for it today.
CMMC – January Pick a Topic: Trees and Sky
This month’s Midweek Madness Challenge Pick-a-Topic from Cee’s photo sent me searching for pictures of trees against the sky. Here are five I have taken in the last fourteen months.
CMMC January Color White
The January color for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge color is white. Pictures of frost and snow would make sense and I have many to choose from. But if I wait to sort through them, I probably won’t get around to posting. So here are three other photos with objects that are white (or white’ish).
CMMC November Pick a Topic: Tables and Chairs
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge this week was, well, challenging. I don’t have pictures of a vintage kitchen or antique dishes. Nor do I have pictures of cast iron pots and pans or a wood burning stove. And the one place nearby I considered for field trip photo possibilities is closed for the season.
So, how about tables and chairs from two recent volunteer efforts?
The pictures of the box under the table and the tables full of books were taken with my cell phone when volunteering at the Planned Parenthood Book Sale (read about it here). I’d donated books long before Covid-19 paused book donations and the sale; I took the picture because that particular box came from my house! All the table legs captured my imagination when I looked at the photo later.
Having received a Cheer Box last holiday season (the first after my husband’s death), I was eager to help wrap gifts and deliver boxes this year. (Read about Amanda the Panda and the Cheer Box program by clicking here). The bear poking his head over the box just makes me smile!
CMMC November Color Blue: Big Creek Marina
Blue sky, blue water, blue polyethylene (maybe?), blue fiberglass (or more plastic?), blue rope, blue boat covers, and even a blue boat carrier. Pictures taken just for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge November Color Blue!
Another LQQK 