A Walk in the Garden

A Photo a Week Challenge: ATTITUDE

Posted on August 16, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill has challenged us this week to share a subject showing off an “attitude.” Attitude, in this context, usually means something like, “Don’t mess with me. I have my opinion and that’s it.”

I think most folks will look for a person exhibiting such an attitude. I found a photo of a critter, standing in my garden, facing me down. This four-legged young lady definitely had an “attitude.” (I apologise for the screen between us; I had to take the shot when I could.)

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/a-photo-a-week-challenge-attitude-3/ to see her sweet subject.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Natural Lighting

Posted on August 10, 2021 by johnvic8

The challenge this week from Nancy Merrill is to share a photograph taken with natural light.

During a visit to the Atlanta Botanic Garden several years ago, I was privileged to view a number of Chihuly masterpieces in the garden. This one in particular almost defies adjectives. At a minimum, they must be superlatives.

Please vist Nancy this week at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/a-photo-a-week-challenge-natural-lighting/ to see her contribution and those of others who share in this weekly meme.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: REFLECTION

Posted on July 27, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill’s challenge this week is to share a photo that reflects the word “reflection.”

I had two choices, so decided to include them both.

This is a photo of a painting by Richard Estes, in the Atlanta Art Gallery. I love the way the artist has included reflections in the windows of the stores along the street.

“Supreme Hardware,” 1974. Oil and acrylic on canvas

A scene from a garden in Charlotte, NC. A sunny afternoon, with reflections in a pond.

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/07/26/a-photo-a-week-challenge-reflection-3/ to her reflection this week.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: FROM THE SIDE

Posted on July 19, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill has given us a real challenge this week: to view a subject from the side.

I saw this rooster casually reclining in garden bathtub at a recent Home and Gardening Show here in Charlotte. I hope this view from the side captures the intent of Nancy’s challenge and shows just how relaxing an afternoon scrub can be for a lonely rooster.

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/a-photo-a-week-challenge-from-the-side/ to see her offering this week.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: REALLY BIG TOYS

Posted on July 8, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill’s photo challenge this week could send me in several directions. My Dad’s big toys included antique automobiles. I loved his maroon Model A roadster, with rag top, rumble seat, and yellow wheels. Alas, that is ancient history now, so I remembered this photo I took of my wife in front of a REALLY BIG TOY.

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/a-photo-a-week-challenge-really-big-toys/ to see her offering this week and the responses of other phtographers.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: UNEDITED

Posted on June 29, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill has once again given us worthy photographic challenge to share this week. Offer a photo that has been unedited. And so we present a photograph in the raw, as it were.

This is a look out the back door of President James Monroe’s home in Oak Hill, VA. If I had edited the photograph, I most certainly would have excluded the large column on the left. It still is a lovely view of the garden and Virginia countryside.

Visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/06/28/a-photo-a-week-challenge-unedited/ to see her offering this week.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: WEATHERED

Posted on June 25, 2021 by johnvic8

The topic for this week’s photo challenge from Nancy Merrill Photography is WEATHERED.

During a garden trip to northern Virginia in 2004 I spied this rock formation. It shows centuries of weathering in the stones and growth of moss.

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/a-photo-a-week-challenge-weathered/ to see her offering this week.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: LAYERS

Posted on June 7, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill has given us another interesting challenge this week–to share a photo of something in layers.

I first thought of a cake, but don’t have one available. She suggested roses, and that caused me to think of other flowers. I looked through my archives and considered roses, peonies and camellias. I chose the latter because they may not be as well known outside the south.

Here are three of my favorites:

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/a-photo-a-week-chlenge-layers/ to see her offering for this week. Others will join her in sharing their interpretations.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Circles on Circles

Posted on May 31, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill has presented her followers with a particularly interesting challenge this week. Share a photograph of “Circles on Circles.”

I had to scratch my brain for a while to imagine how that challenge might be met. However, I searched my files and discovered what I hope Nancy will accept as an appropriate response to her challenge.

Here is a work by American artist Judy Pfaff. I saw it on display several years ago in the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA.