March 30, 2021 – Beautiful Photographs

CFFC: Rusty or Decayed

Published on March 30, 2021 by Russell Smith7 Comments

Here are my contributions to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Rusty or Decayed.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stealthy

Published on March 30, 2021 by Russell Smith8 Comments

Monsieur le Premier Ministre sat brooding over the mountain of paperwork that lay before him on his desk. Ever since the old King’s last illness, which had shaken him to the core, he felt little motivation in doing any work. Normally a taciturn man, he found himself looking for any excuse to chatter away at any living soul within spitting distance. As a result, the work just piled up. Nobody was going to do the work for him. That’s for sure. He thought to himself.

With a stealthy flick of the wrist, he peered at a document in the middle of the pile. It was another dispute over property lines sent to him by a judge from one of the lower courts of law. When will this tedium ever end? He quickly removed his hand and let the pile resume its original shape.

“Excuse me, my lord, you have a visitor,” said one of his secretaries from the doorway. “It’s Monsieur le Comte GarGar.”

Cee’s FOTD Challenge: March 30, 2021

Published on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Russell Smith2 Comments

Here is my contribution to Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge. Yet another orchid!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #141: Geometry

Published on March 30, 2021 by Russell Smith10 Comments

Here is my contribution to Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Geometry.

The Maryland Statehouse is a stunning masterpiece of interior and…

…architectural design.

There’s an overload of geometrical shapes in the images above- lots of rectangles with a few perfect squares thrown in, and some lovely straight, A to B lines. In fact, if you look closely at near center, you will see a jet engine trail, again A to B!