I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous ~ Edward Abbey

I’d one free day on a work trip to Dublin last May so we took a spontaneous trip to the cliffs of Moher and Galway.

Sometimes not having a plan is the best sort of plans to have

thanks for modeling Elyas.

No phones, no computers, just the pleasure that children enjoy playing together. Such a refreshing experience!

Oculus, NYC

Thank you for the photo, Smoothy.

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As a curiosity - she was on stilts. Warsaw, Poland

Finian's Dream

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First Street window reflection, Old Town, Seattle,Washington State, USA.

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Leaves from a fabulous, huge, old Ornamental Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Ornatum') at Smith College's Botanical Garden earlier this morning.

Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

"Life flows on within you and without you."

During the windsurfing competition, these two dogs had their own fun playing in the surf!

DAZED - Freedom Chest Tattoo - BOM

DAZED - Bizarre Earrings in Onyx

ROULY :: Summer Denim Jacket - Goth

[[2Love]] 💟 *New* thank you ❤

Philippa mini dress

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[BREATHE]-Lenora Heels-Black

DOUX - Ara Hairstyle

Pose - Versuta - Xenia

***LeLUTKA Ceylon Head 3.0

Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.0.1

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O sweet spontaneous

earth how often have

the

doting

fingers of

prurient philosophers pinched

and

poked

thee

has the naughty thumb

of science prodded

thy

beauty .how

often have religions taken

thee upon their scraggy knees

squeezing and

buffeting thee that thou mightest conceive

gods

(but

true

to the incomparable

couch of death thy

rhythmic

lover

thou answerest

them only with

spring)

e.e. cummings

Khodovarikha

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found at World War II Era Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, Marin County, Northern California, USA.

Alyssum maritima

Alisso bianco

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I no longer watch a sunset alone..though I had seen many amazing sunsets from the other hemisphere I still dont know how to take them..here is a sunset light for the Queen of Adelaide sunsets..I watch them with you

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King Street, Newtown

June, 2019

Panasonic DC-LX 100 II

Panasonic Leica DC Vario-Summilux 1.7-2.8/10.9-34

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A spontaneous street portrait from Edinburgh, Scotland.

Colour graded re-edit of a shot captured during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2017. I failed in my candid portrait attempt but got such a fabulous spontaneous smile that it remains one of my favourite shots from the last few years.

Of course, this image works wonderfully in black and white. but for a colour edit I opted to crop square in order to remove a couple of distracting background colours - it felt like the better option than editing or fading those colours out. Enjoy!

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Seen at the Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland racecourse....This jockey was just hanging out near the weigh-in room when I spotted him, and he just naturally posed like we'd arranged the whole meet-up. We never said a word to each other... I guess he's used to attention, as he seemed so comfortable with it. I know nothing about horse racing, so perhaps he's famous, or just friendly and photogenic.

I shall never forget the enchantment, the heart’s ease, the spiritual relish I discovered this morning floating upon these waters. Little by little, as our small boat stood out into the lake, the first light of dawn lent color to the water, the houses and then the surrounding hills. We did not speak, but our hearts were stirred. It was as though we could see Jesus crossing this lake in Peter’s boat. Jesus was before us and we could see him; unworthy though we were, we sailed towards him and our prayer, silent though it was, was eloquent and spontaneous.

-THE GOOD POPE The Making of a Saint

and the Remaking of the Church—

The Story of John XXIII and Vatican II, GREG TOBIN

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Weathered fencing, near 1/2 Moon Bay, Northern California, USA.

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Mosaic Montage Monday: Freestyle and/or Best of 2025

As we say goodbye to 2025, please select your favorite images to reflect on this past year. What inspired you the most? What will you continue on with into the new year? What will you leave behind? What themes would you like to see for next year?

My favourites are simply taken from my album of images invited to Explore during the past year. Otherwise I would be 'dithering' among too many from which to choose.

Rarely without a camera when out and about, I like to be spontaneous in my photography. I particularly like shooting nature, especially flowers, food (in moderation), plus any subject which seems to me to be unusual. My participation in Flickr weekly-themed groups has possibly been a little too enthusiastic and I intend to moderate this in future to leave time for my own choices. But I have particularly enjoyed, and will continue with, macro challenges.

Indulgence in strangers' portraiture is rare for me now: with a background of bipolar disorder, albeit in full remission (one sufferer described the condition as 'the stalking beast') it represents too much emotional investment. I may succumb to the occasional portrait.

Although colour will always be my first love, I have dabbled in monochrome recently with some success and hope to learn and enjoy it more.

No particular suggestions for themes from me, sorry - the surprise to find a new one each Monday is good!

I hope to have answered Carrie's brief for this theme which for me has been both interesting and illuminating - if you have followed my meanderings thus far - well done and thank you!

Any comments/critique very welcome

p.s. all photos in the collage taken with my Sony DSC RX100M6 apart from the breakfast fruit (iPhone 12 mini) and the lake (Sony a6000 + 50mm lens)

Wishing you a happy and serene Christmas Day...........