December 2019 – Beautiful Photographs

Cee’s Fun Foto Challange: Opposing colors

Published on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Russell Smith2 Comments

Berries 3

Red/Green

Purple/Yellow

Blue/Orange

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My entries for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Opposing Colors

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stellar

Published on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

Max 1 c Monica put down the bags of groceries with a grunt of exhaustion. Too many cans and frozen items, nodded Maxwell sagaciously.

“Thank you for that thoughtful insight, Max!” Monica snapped at him. “I’ve about had it up to hear with you and your…” She paused to think of the right word. “Er… Your observations. That it! Your catty observations .” Her arm waved vaguely at the brown paper bags on her new table from Sears.

Your abilities as a witch have grown to stellar proportions. Everybody in Hell is talking about it. Maxwell allowed the hint of a smile to cross his face. And I mean everybody!

Butterfly, December 31, 2019

Published on December 31, 2019 by Russell Smith3 Comments

Butterfly 1

Another tattered friend. Photographed on September 18, 2019.

Butterfly 2 - Copy Butterfly 3

Cee’s FOTD Challenge: December 31, 2019

Published on December 31, 2019 by Russell Smith2 Comments

Red 8 rose Zinnia purple Zinnia purple macro

Happy New Year!

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.

Sunshine’s Macro Monday #22

Published on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Russell Smith4 Comments

Zinnia purple Not bad for Sunshine’s Macro Monday challenge. Since this is my first contribution, I think I should try to submit something that will really wow them!

Moss This is something that I might not feel is quite suitable for some challenges, but it’s found a good home here. This is simply green moss from the floor of the forest. Up close, it looks a lot like an other-worldly forest. And now for something really special…

Now THAT’S a macro!

Jez’s WWE Challenge: December 30, 2019

Published on December 30, 2019 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

WWE 1 WWE 2 Taken on a dreary morning, December 23, 2019. Bay Ridge, Annapolis. Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere challenge.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Pastel

Published on December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

GarGar 1 King GarGar the Beloved looked at his wife, Queen Pirouette with a benign smile on his lips. The words he spoke next were soft, but they conveyed great passion.

“I’ve loved you since I first set eyes upon you. I bless the day you were born. I bless the day we were. With you by my side, every day is a blessing!” His eyes glistened with tears.

Smiling back at GarGar, Pirouette lifted a hand to wipe his furrowed brow. As sleeves were very wide at the cuff, according to the fashion of the time, the pastel fabric of her dress rolled down her arm, revealing fingers and wrist bathed in jewels.

Hydrangea 1a Desperate to meet fully the criteria for this Prompt, I post the above photograph of some seriously pastel blossoms.