52 Photos Project: Starts With a C

COW

Doesn't it have great eyelashes?

My sister & I were on a photo daytrip, when we saw some cattle in a pasture.

If I walked up to the fence, they just stared at me.

Whenever she walked up, they turned & trotted away!

Ouch!  Dissed by the cows.

"C" more great photos

at the 52 Photos Project Gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project: In My Hands

Preparing to do the frog stitch.

Check out other hands

in the Gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project: On The {Fire} Line

This week's prompt at 52 Photos Project is

On The Line.

These are on the fire line,

taken in June 2012

in Glendora, CA.

Thanks to the fast response by the firefighters,

no homes were damaged and the fire was quickly contained.

Right now, my cousin & his wife have been evacuated from their home near the Rim fire near Yosemite National Park.

That fire is currently only 20% contained & has burned over 184,000 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

My thoughts & prayers are with the over 4,000 firefighters on site fighting the Rim fire, and all the other firefighters working fires elsewhere.

Stay safe.

To see more photos, check out the Gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project, week 18: Light & Dark

Full moon from December 2013.

I love the soft focus of this one ~

sort of like how I see someone across the room when I have my "computer" glasses on!

See the Gallery for more great photos!

sue

52 Photos Project: Unusual & Uncommon

Unusual & Uncommon

This was somewhere, between Texas & Arkansas

I think.

(Please excuse the roadtrip bugs on the windshield!)

Not every day you see an airplane parked on the side of the highway, no airport in sight.

See more Unusual & Uncommon photos

in the Gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project: Fresh

This week's 52 Photos Project prompt is

 

FRESH.

 

 

I'm calling this one

 

"Fresh Peeled".

 

This is another Eucalyptus tree in Claremont, CA.

A while back I showed a different tree that had layers of bark lifting up.  You can see that one here.

To see more FRESH photos,
click over to the 52 Photos Project Gallery.


sue

 

52 Photos Project: Down Below

This week's 52 Photos Project prompt is

Down Below.

A new little tree

photographed on New Year's Day 2012.

Amazing the things you can see

if only you adjust your

point of view.

See more in this week's gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project: Layers/Stacks

Our prompt this week for

the 52 Photos Project

is

Layers/Stacks.

 

This is what came to my mind

immediately:

 

 

 

I think that stacked stone walls are so beautiful.

And the thought of the care and artistry

that went into the making of the wall

is inspiring.

This wall is in the historic gold mining town of Downieville,

in the Sierra mountains of California.

 

Enjoy some more stacks & layers in the gallery.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: This Is What I Found

 

I've never seen the inside of a cactus before,

have you?

 

There are more interesting finds

in the 52 Photos Project Gallery!

 

sue

52 Photos Project: Red, White, Blue

I couldn't pick just one color.

Our prompt for this week of the 52 Photos Project is

Red, White, Blue.

I could have picked any one of the colors,

but I remembered that my friends Juline & Tom

always participate in their town's

patriotic decorated home contest.

I wish there wasn't such a glare today,

but there you have it.

Congratulations on your 3rd place award Tom & Juline!!

See more great photos in the gallery.

Happy Independence Day!

sue

52 Photos Project: Neon Color

This week's prompt at

52 Photos Project is

 

Neon Color.

 

 

 

It wasn't easy to find something neon colored.

I drove through the Old Packing House area in Claremont,

last night, and of all the shops that are there,

only ONE had actual neon!  Of course, it wasn't in an easily accessible area for me.

I decided I would come home & go online to see if there was a neon shop anywhere nearby.

Before I made it all the way home, I thought I would check out a small strip mall close by.

And look what I found!

 

An actual neon sign!

 

Check out the

52 Photos Gallery

for more neon colors.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: Chopped

For week 9 of the 52 Photos Project, our prompt is

Chopped.

 

 

 

Check out more things

Chopped

at the gallery.

 

 

sue

 

52 Photos Project: Stripes

This week's prompt is

 

STRIPES.

 

 

10 windows with mini-blinds =

LOTS of stripes!

 

 

Check out the gallery

for more stripes.

 

 

sue

 

52 Photos Project: Crimson

This week's prompt from the

52 Photos Project

is

Crimson.

 

 

See more Crimson

in the

Gallery.

 

 

sue





52 Photos Project: Waterdrops

 

 

Just the frozen water

and water drops of condensation,

that's all that is left.

 

 

 

See more in the Gallery.

52:1 - Conversation

Here it is,

Week One

of the new 52 Photos Project year.

 

Our first prompt is:  Conversation.

 

 

 

Max is schooling his new "sister" Gracie

in the proper way to play ball.

I couldn't post the video with sound -

Max wasn't using very "delicate" language.

 

Check out more conversations at

52 Photos Project.

 

 

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At about 11 weeks old, Grace tends to annoy the heck out of 9-year-old Max, but he's beginning to get used to her.

 

 

 

 

Even if she does wear him out sometimes.

 

 

 

But, honestly, who could resist this?

 

 

 

Max & Gracie own my friend Marilyn, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

 

 

 

sue

 

 

 



52 Photos Project: Self Portrait

It's Week 52

and our prompt is

Self Portrait

 

 

This is my Nikon Coolpix.

I carry it nearly everywhere.

Since I take a lot of my photos while driving,

I thought this would be apropos.

 

 

Check out the 52 Photos Project Gallery

for more Self Portraits!

 

 

sue

 

 



 

 



52 Photos Project: My Favorite Place

There are many, many places that I favor, but I couldn't pick a favorite one.

 

This was taken in one of the places I love.

Generally I refer to these as

the local mountains.

 

 

On the map, though,

they are the

San Gabriel Mountains.

And these, more specifically,

were on Mt. Baldy.

 

For more favorites,

check out the gallery

at the 52 Photo Project.

 

 

sue

 

 

52 Photos Project: Layers

This week's prompt for the

52 Photos Project is

 

LAYERS.

 

 

My first thought was to take a picture of some

chickens,

but that didn't work out for me this time.

So here is my next thought:

 

 

This is one of the Eucalyptus trees

that line the streets of

Claremont, California.

 

I've long been fascinated by their peeling bark,

so yesterday I stopped & snapped some shots.

This is a Blue Gum.

Blue Gum Eucalypts are one of the major sources of eucalyptus oil which can be used as an essential oil, in herbal teas & medications for a few examples.

However, it can also cause contact dermatitus, headaches & convulsions, and even be fatal if ingested. 

(Kew Royal Botanic Gardens)

 

 

To see many more layers,

click over to the Gallery at the 52 Photos Project.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: Distance

This week's prompt is

 

Distance.

 

 

On average, the moon is 238,857 miles from the earth.

 

I think that is quite a distance.

 

 

For more distances, check out the gallery

at 52 Photos Project.

 

 

Happy Spring!

sue