MOLLYS C

I posted this photo to one of the online photo sites I frequent, with the caption:  "Just a little slice-of-life. I drive by this spot about 1/month, had a little time to wander this time. I don't know why I like this sign so much, but I do. Once upon a time there was a convenience store here, but it has been an empty lot for ages."  I received a comment I especially like, enough to share here:

"I know what you mean. I think we like these seemingly ordinary things because maybe they act as reminders of happy times, or they just serve to ground us when we’re living busy lives. I get that."

That made my day.  But I'm easily amused, I guess.

 

A Good Crop - 2024

 Regular readers should know that I usually do a post of my favorite images from the previous year.  Titled "A Good Crop", after Amsel Adam's quote "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop".  

In the spirit of Ansel Adams' quote, I've tried to pick my 12 favorite photos from last year (2024). I don't claim anything I've done to be "significant", especially by Ansel Adams standards.  So we'll stick with favorites)...

Meanwhile, I never got around to finishing / posting my selection for 2023, so that's next on my to-do list.

A Good Crop 2024 (chronological)

Leftovers

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Alton Slough

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Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Horses, Dogwood

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Sparrow Mother and Fledgling

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Bluebird Display

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Straight Lines

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Against The Odds

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Driftwood

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Carolina Chickadee

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Leaves On Picnic Table

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Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Click the TAG to see previous editions.

 

Album Cover Challenge #118

 On 12/31/24, I posted my entry into the Album Cover Challenge #158.  It got me thinking, then checking...  It had been a rather long time since I had posted an Album Cover entry;  10 entries over 40+ rounds of the contest.  I figured to post those entries over the next few weeks, filling in the backlog

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 One of my favorite challenges over at 365project.  Check out the TAG to see the associated blog posts.

Here's my entry to Album Cover Challenge #118, way back in early August 2020:

The explanation:  Album Cover Challenge

Haiku for a New Year

 A new year starting

The weather turns cold again

Soon the snow will come 

November Winners, BetterPhoto.com

  Better Photo has announced the winners of their November contest, and I had a second place, along with 3x Finalists.  Always fun to get some recognition!

2nd Place winner:

Pittsburgh, PA, USA - Travel / Places

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Finalists:

Lunch Break

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Do Not Enter

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Driftwood

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So, that's 1x Second Place, 3x Finalist and 0x Staff Favorite.  I also had 15x Editor's Picks, too many to post here.  So everything received some recognition.

Check out my photos HERE.  

More Mary

  Part of the "Trail Critters" collection of sculptures placed around the rails-to-trails paths in our area.  "Located in, where else, Maryville. Along the MCT Schoolhouse Trail near Drost Park, nests this striking 9-foot-tall red cardinal."

Very different kind of day than my previous photos of this critter...  Taken 12/29/24.

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