8/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

These roses were in a bouquet that I received today, from my sister as a thank you gift for having her to stay. Obviously they had to appear in my daily shot.

I am really trying very hard to catch up with commenting, stuff keeps getting in the way but I will catch up asap.

Monster High Mega Bloks Glam Gouls Band flat lay. 🎤🎸🎶🎶

Looking close... on Friday! theme: Cutlery

Thank you everyone for your visits, faves, and kind comments

I went on a brush lettering workshop this morning. It was great fun and really interesting but so much harder to grasp than I expected. This is a first attempt with lots of scope for improvement. I can see lots of mistakes but thought it would do as a photo prop. I will continue to practise and hopefully improve.

Today we went to a brocante, I found some lovely toys and lots of yarn.

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you so much for your continued friendship and support.

Cheers!

Michelle :)

Thank you in advance for your views, comments, and faves. They are much appreciated!

As recommended by some lovely Flickr friends, this was one of my birthday presents...a book by American poet Mary Oliver. The book title is Devotions (hence the photo title) I added the little bird's egg shell to tie in with the book cover photo of a little bird being spoon fed.

I haven't been using my camera lately...no time and no inspiration but I decided it was about time I picked it up.

With such long absences between posts I will never be able to catch up so may have to just try to comment on your most recent images.

"Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance."

- Max Eastman

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in the compost heap had a productive life cycle !

For "Smile on Saturday" ; theme : "flat lay".

Trouve au vide grenier || Found at the brocante || Rommelmarktvondst

CLOVER + TINY CRITTER

Just a flat lay for today with some of our muscari (grape hyacinth) flowers. 💜

Thanks again for your visit! I hope you had a fantastic day. x

The main difference is that a moss is a simple, living plant, while a lichen is a partnership between fungi and algae. Mosses have actual tiny stems and green leaflets, whereas lichens lack these entirely and usually look flat, crusty, or shrub-like

The recipe => Quinoa treat - how to make

Dried petals for Looking Close... on Friday!

17/100x: The 2026 Edition - taken with my Olympus 60mm lens

mai 2022 Pezenas

I made my favourite style of photo for my favourite holiday of the year.

Thank you very much for your visit. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Smile on Saturday - What's in a name

Rather late in getting this taken and posted. We had a request for a little person to come and play at Nanny and Pops' house (garden) what could be better than to hang out with a two year old? I've achieved my steps goal 😂

I decided on August as it is the first of August today but it is also a First name. The following information is from WikiPedia:

August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase," Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors.

I have included a poppy and a couple of poppy seed head decorations as Gladiolus and Poppies are the birth flowers for the month of August. My gladioli haven't come up this year so I have used a poppy again...I think I would be pushing my luck if I used this for my 100 Flower challenges!

More practise with my brushstroke lettering.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

I am a day late welcoming in the new month. I may be the only person to think this, but I thought February flew by and here are already into March.

We aren't done with winter yet and yesterday March came in like a lion with white out conditions from the wind and snow and with that came more highway closures. Here's hoping that the month will be good to us with Spring-like weather and goes out like a lamb. According to the Farmers' Almanac, the weather folklore stems from ancestral beliefs in balance, meaning if the weather at the start of March was bad (roaring, like a roaring lion), the month should end with good weather (gentle, like a lamb).

Thanks for your visit. Happy Sunday everyone!

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)

It was my birthday in September, and a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions.

Amongst the treasures I was given were some beautifully delicate laser cut butterflies made of thin bleached paper, and affixed to one of my gifts was a dainty butterfly clip with transparent pink and purple fabric wings. Yesterday I decided to put them all together in a flat lay on a black backing board and photograph them. I think they make for quite a striking minimalist image. I hope that you like it too.

362/365: Apologies for the same old, same old but I just can't get my head round anything else at the moment...and I do love anything Christmassy.

As I approach the end of the 365 I'm not sure whether I feel relieved or sad. A mixture of both I guess. I will miss it so much but will be relieved at not having to come up with ideas every day.

Smile on Saturday

flat lay

Autumn flat lay with ginkgo and wild rose leaves.

The rainy season arrived this week in Portland. Not much landscape photography for four months. Between showers today on a walk, I collected some autumn leaves and berries and shot this flat lay.

February Alphabet Fun Month, 2022 edition.

…it’s an old shot, I just thought I’d give it some extra exposure (dreadful pun intended)

The "Flickr Friday" group theme for this week is: Motto

I thought this message would be a good one to read to start off with your day! I hope it is a great one!

Thanks for your visit! :)

Donkey pulling cart as it winds through a grass field.

I'm very sorry for all of you who have commented as "Smile on Saturday!! because I have been told that it doesn't meet the rules for this category.

291/365

#78 in my 100 x challenge - Monochrome

Another flatlay today as I couldn't think of anything else.

Pentacon 50mm f1.8

26/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

Well you knew I'd use these pumpkins again, didn't you? I thought it was time Stitch (my little mouse) put in an appearance again too...along with some similarly toned stuff.

暇すぎて頭がおかしい私に、ついてこれるかな、、、。

翼果を並べただけの写真です、、、。

Compositionally Challenged Week 28 - Hands

I chalked myself up using black and blue chalk. I don't suggest it, lol! Of course there's lots of trial and error so I had to soap up, wash off, and reapply a few times. This is the closest I got to my vision and decided it was good enough. : )

CC Rainbow - Blue

Cotton string colored with food dye and coiled on a black tabletop. Under 3 inches.

Some more Fern, a few Pine Cones and a Christmas Bauble.

Let your imagination play...

Have a lovely Saturday...

Debbie ~ KissThePixel 2021

326/365: Inspired by the red snowflake in my new Christmas mug, I decided to put a few red things together to see how it would work...having tried and failed with red before. Each year I add to my collection of Christmas mugs. You may well see the outside of this one in another 365 shot as I really love it. I bought the tiny heart dish from Granville Market, Vancouver while visiting there with Flickr friend Charlotte...using it brought back lovely memories.