Later in the evening

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Glow

I know this is second go. I had this idea and I love the song but…..you know….tangents. Well I hope you give the song a listen. It’s one of The Small Faces best

Welcome to pick-a-post

Terri’s Sunday Stills: What did YOU do in #2022

I intended to do a selection of YOUR favourite photos over the year. Graham from Hawaii had a great idea so I am going to steal his idea for my 2022 wrap up. Grab a photo from a post and add the post link in case you would like to see more of what is in that post.

It appears my home page and my photo challenge, Last on the Card, are the two most popular pages on my blog every month. So I have selected the most popular post for the month. Let me know if your favourite photo appears.

JANUARY

As seen in My last post for 2021

FEBRUARY

The Seagull was part of Finding Gold

MARCH

In the Peaceful evening post

APRIL

A selection of wet fluffy birds in After the bath but these three little Thornbills stole hearts

MAY

The bees were popular as much as the flowers in Life of a Blue Ginger

JUNE

A mix of fireside photos and poetry in Tonight is the Winter Solstice

JULY

Monday Portraits always drew comments and likes. A female Satin Bowerbird in Monday Portrait – 18 July

AUGUST

Kangaroos enjoying the sunshine in my Some of my favourite sun photos

SEPTEMBER

A little Red-necked Wallaby Joey Taking a peek

OCTOBER

The prompt was “Birds” hence the title Where do I begin The Royal Spoonbill individually drew the most comments

NOVEMBER

Everyone wanted this T-Shirt I found at the markets for Becky’s Square photo challenge for the month Walking Squares#5 – Bubbles, Fun and Nudity

DECEMBER

In Parrot patterns you didn’t have a favourite, you seemed to enjoy the whole post, photos of a female King Parrot and the silly story

So to 2022…..

Last on the card – August 2022

Last Photo for August 2022

How wonderful to have thirty-six people show us their last photos for July. There was one hundred and ninety-four views, with sixty-eight likes and many thanks to those thirty-six people who contributed their good and not so good photos.

Like a lot of people I forget and am surprised at what was the last photo on the four devices I use to take photos. I went from –

  • you wonder why
  • to an accidental image
  • getting ready for a post
  • to careful framing would be better

So let’s see what you have for August 2022. There isn’t a time limit so you can post your last photos anytime. The last photo for the month will always be the last photo

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st August.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Tag “The Last Photo”

Here’s mine

From my Samsung Galaxy S9

From my Canon PowerShot A1200

From my Canon PowerShot SX70HS

From my Canon EOS 1300D

Tonight is the Winter Solstice

Terri’s Sunday Stills: A Wildflower #Solstice

The fire was lit
to celebrate
the Winter Solstice
the warming glow
smoke drifting
into the trees

The sun was setting
casting a stillness
over the bush
birds at roost
silence
only broken by
sounds of cars
in the distance
on the highway
heading home
from working in town

A car drives
down my road
the crunch of gravel
another coming
home for dinner
Here’s cheers
to the Winter Solstice
a wine and snacks
crackers
cheese
olives
sopressa
the warmth of
the fire

The sky darkens
the bush is quiet
all are home
the faint sound
music from
down the road
the faint reverse beeping
of the final
truck to
leave the quarry
silence at last
darkness decends

The final embers
the final glow
of a winters day
Winter Solstice
goodbye my friend
until next year
when a fire
will be lit
to celebrate
the Winter Solstice

Pick a Word – April 2022

Lost in Translation’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word April 2022

A bit of thinking to be done with Paula’s words this month. Here they are, let’s see what I can conjure up this month to match a photo with her words.

ABLAZE

BASTION

FLAMING

SALIENT

SKYLINE

It’s in the elements

Terri’s Sunday Stills: The Power of the #Elements

Quotes about Earth element (27 quotes)

Water“All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.” Kabir

Air“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Fire“Set your life on fire, seek those who fan your flames. ” Rumi

Earth“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” Mahatma Gandhi

“A great silent space holds all of nature in its embrace. It also holds you” – Eckhart Tolle