Day: August 26, 2026

Jez’s WWE Challenge #42

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Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere Challenge

I took this photograph in the Spring before it was turned on. I promise to go back and shoot it again. Keep your eye on this space!

Having fun at Jonas and Catherine Green Park where Annapolitans love to fish.

That’s the Severn River, home of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. That’s the Academy Bridge in the distance.

Dragonfly, August 26, 2026 - Master of Camouflage

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This was a very difficult shot between the glare against the viewer and the dragonfly’s masterful camouflage, I had to send up big prayers with each shot.
Just a little closer…it’s still a challenge to distinguish leaf from dragonfly.
This dragonfly’s ability to blend in with the grass is stunning.
That’s it for today’s dragonfly! Thank you Lord for sending them my way!

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Instinct

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King GarGar and Queen Pirouette stood before the House of Common in full regalia. They looked quite regal in their ermine furs and golden crowns. Whenever they opened Parliament, Queen Pirouette did all the talking. As far as public speaking went, she was GarGar’s superior. She possessed a natural instinct for playing to an audience, knowing when to raise her voice for effect, and then lowering it so that the listeners hung on every word.

“Loyal Commons, it is with great personal pride that I introduce my husband, your king, who has vanquished every foe in the field of battle. Let us not forget, however, the blessings of peace.”