ImaginOn is home to a wonderful children’s library located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Throughout the year, educational events for children of all ages are scheduled, including spectacular performances at their Children’s Theatre. Each summer, ImaginOn hosts a special themed exhibit for children to explore. This summer they are featuring “Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites.”Continue reading “Seated in Children’s Stories”
Category Archives: Photograph
Yellow Machines
Yellow sun lightensupon sandy soft coastlinemaintained by machines Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Yellow by Sue W & Gerry C
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
New world perennial found in swamps and marshes. Most common in eastern North America. Also known as a “duck potato” due to it being a tuber producing plant. Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD). Welcome back, Cee!
On the Water
While we destroy nature’s habitats, nature is working toward ridding precarious human habitations. We continue to flock toward manmade playgrounds that consume limited water supplies, taxing desert reservoirs that are already drying up from rising temperatures. We build mini-mansions on cleared mountainside cliffs that can no longer absorb the water from torrential downpours, contributing toContinue reading “On the Water”
Redhead
I photographed these North American diving ducks while they were wintering at a natural pond in the Miami zoo. Redheads tend to winter in the southern and eastern regions of the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Spring migration brings them further north and west in the U.S. and into Canada to breed. The maleContinue reading “Redhead”
Garden
I enjoy a bit of time gardening, but don’t like to have to “work” in the garden. I prefer to plant perennials that come up year after year, require little maintenance and attract wildlife. This allows me to spend more time enjoying my garden and less time obsessing over it. I just wish the weedsContinue reading “Garden”
Two Rectangles
Double doors containing double rectangular windows and bonus matching rectangles within: A colonial kitchen window with rectangular glass shutters: Lifted draw bridge reveals identical rectangular patterns for each side of the street: A colonial house models a small vertical rectangle and long horizontal rectangle: Rectangular perspectives of train bridge above and covered bridge below: Lens-ArtistsContinue reading “Two Rectangles”
Urban Seats
Sometimesthe city callsJust a spoonful I needto bring forth a fresh perspective A change Off to the urban streetsFreed from suburban boxfor some lively city bustleI watch Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Perspective by Gerry C. and Sue W. Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #369 – Spoonful. “This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece ofContinue reading “Urban Seats”
Laughing Gull
A groggy early morning stroll on the beach Roused by a cacophony of maniacal laughterAlmost as good as a cup of morning coffee I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXIX. Photos taken at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during spring season.
Sunrise to Sunset
I rise with sun… And play in the garden… Sniffing a flower or two… I picnic with a goose… Then rest among the trees… Before sailing off into the sunset… For Terri’s Sunday Stills: Your Daily Dose of Sunrise and Sunset