December Photo Challenge

Oh, goody! The December Photo Hunt Challenge has been posted. Anyone want to give it a try with me!? October was a blast. I learned a lot and I think it made me pay much more attention to my surroundings than I normally would have. Here's the list:

1. Holiday Lights
2. Holiday Spirit
3. A Holiday Treat
4. An Ornament
5. A Gift-Wrapped Package
6. A Window Display
7. A Winter/Holiday Icon
8. A Tree
9. A Tradition
10.Something that says Noel
11. Something Precious
12. Something Peaceful
13. Something Hot
14. Something Cold
15. Something Red
16. Something Green
17. Motion blur
18. Black & White Photo (with selective coloring)
19. Any photo using an Infrared Photography Technique (in-camera OR post-process)
20. A Macro Shot

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October Photohunt Challenge: All of 'em together!

Whew! Got the October Photohunt Challenge done just in the nick of time! What fun it was to look for these photos. It made me look at the world around me with much more observant eyes. And what a wonderful Creation we live in...

Thanks to K at Prone to Wander for letting me know about this challenge. You can see her entries here.

Bear with me, bloggy friends. I know I've posted these all individually (...except the "Texture" entry...I picked a new one for that category tonight) but looking at the rules for the Challenge, I need them all in one post. Ack!

1. A Fall Activity: An afternoon nap at the train station in the cool fall air.


2. A Fall Treat: Mary munching down on carmel covered marshmallows.


3. A Harvest: A "harvest" of golden leaves.


4. Leaves: Beautiful orange leaves against an overcast sky.


5. Fall Colors: The coloring of these leaves fascinated me. They look like flowers, but they're not!


6. Something Orange: Blurry orange pumpkins behind yellow straw and green grass at a church pumpkin sale.


7. Something Spooky: Bizarre bikini-clad sun-bathing skeleton in Society Hill, South Carolina! Note the wig and rings.


8. A Cemetery: Annual graveyard display at a house in town.


9. A Costume: Ok, it's two. But they go together. The bad fairy and the good fairy. :-)


10. A Black and White Photo: Not ALL the way black and white, but I like it the emphasis of the door and pumpkins!


11. A Critter: This is Charley and she's adorable. She needs a home!


12. Symmetry: This is an old gate in a brick fence along a road I walk. I thought it was charming and...well...it is symmetrical!


13. Contrast: I caught this contrast of the sparkling green pine needles against an astonishing Carolina blue sky one day as I was leaving work.

14. Texture: Oh, dear. I had a "texture" photo of hay bales but then I took this one today and I think I like it better. So - here's an old pine tree trunk along the road I walk.


15. A Logo/Mascot: The Sparkling Goat Cafe in Thomasville, Georgia. Really.


16. Something Neon: Whew. This one was hard. It was the last one on my list and just as Mary was going out the door tonight for Trick or Treat, she popped in these "teeth" and gave me a "neon smile"!


17. Something Inspiring: I loved this lone little persimmon hanging on it's bare, bare tree. "Determination," I thought. Matt said, "Stubborn." :-)


18. Something Entertaining: The cast of the Missoula production of Jack & the Beanstalk! What a great arts program!


19. Something Fast: My dear hubby dashing home on his last mile of a TWENTY mile run this morning. Note his feet are both off the ground. And his socks don't match!!!! Run, George, run!


20. Something Slow: This was my first photo of the month. It was just an elderly man walking down a quiet road with his cane. He paused every few minutes to rest and look around. I doctored it up a bit in Photoshop. I like the way the shadows stripe across the road.

All done! I think I'll do this again. It was good for me.

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A Costume

Ok, so it's TWO costumes....But aren't they cute? The good fairy (my M) and the bad fairy (her friend M.)

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Something Entertaining

The cast for the production of Jack and the Beanstalk! VERY entertaining!!

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October Photohunt: Symmetry

I noticed this gate while we were walking today and liked it. And it's symmetrical. So there.

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October Photohunt: Something Neon

Mary's "neon" smile...

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October Photohunt: Fall Harvest

There's a lot of these beautiful yellow trees around town with their leaves shed on the rust-colored pine straw. I think this is a lovely "Fall Harvest" of leaves! If nothing else, doing this photohunt has made me enjoy the turning of the leaves more than ever this year.

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October Photohunt: A Cemetary

:-) This is a front yard in town that has its very own graveyard every year! More tastefully done than most, I'll add. (See the Something Spooky photohunt entry from last week!)

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October Photohunt: Fall Colors

These are leaves, not flowers! I thought they were beautiful with the bit of green left at the stem.

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October Photohunt: Fall Activity

:-) Napping on a bench at the train station! It's a beautiful day here in NC.

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October Photohunt: Something Fast

Matt, running, of course! As we were taking the persimmon shot, who but Curious came running by on the LAST MILE of his twenty mile run this morning. Note his feet not touching the ground AND the mismatched socks! :-) Run, George, run!

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October Photohunt: Something Inspiring

Ack! The last day of October and I have ALOT of photos left to find. During my loooooong walk this morning I found a few and then Mary and I went back and grabbed the shots before heading off to lunch. This one we're calling "Something Inspiring." It was one little persimmon hanging on to its tree all by itself. All the others were long gone along with the leaves.

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October Photohunt: Leaves

Caught a glimpse of this spectacular tree while driving through town this afternoon...

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October Photohunt: Something Spooky

This is from a front yard of a home in Society Hill, South Carolina. Yes, it's a skeleton in a bikini and wig sunbathing on a lounge chair. Bizarre? Yes. A little concerning? Yes. Spooky? Definitely! This yard not only had the sunbathing skeleton, but a mini graveyard, gobs of lights, and even music. I don't get the draw to demonize your home but at least I got my shot for "Something Spooky!" Thanks to Sondie for hopping out of the car, running up into the yard, and snapping the picture!

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October Photohunt: Logo/Mascot

I took this today while walking around downtown Thomasville, Georgia with a few friends. I mean, how cool of a name is the Sparkle Goat Cafe? Makes you want to run right in and order a burger, doesn't it? Mmmm.... Seriously, it looked pretty cute!

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October Photohunt: A Black & White Photo

The last week or so I've been noticing all the beautiful doors in our town....especially in the older areas. This house is just down the road from the school where Mary has been practicing for her upcoming play. I stopped today and snapped this picture from my car. Playing with Photoshop, I've figured out how to leave some elements of the photo in color while making the rest of it black and white. So - I'll use this as my "black-and-white" entry for the October Photohunt even though it may not really meet the full intentions of the contest with the yellow door and orange pumpkins. Anyway - I've learned a new skill in Photoshop and I like the shot.

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