I had a marvelous response from all of you on last week theme of nature animals. Thanks everyone you always amaze and delight me. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers this week. Their posts really grabbed my attention. Please check out their posts and congratulate them. Maybe you will be chosen next week.
Featured Bloggers
These are featured because they had turtles among their photos. There is a story behind it (see below featured this list of featured bloggers).
This next series of featured bloggers have water animals and birds which I simply adore.
Jaspa’s Journal – An orca whale.
Nola Roberts, Texas Heart – Seal and birds.
Katarina Wohlfart – Pelicans.
Me and Turtles: First you have to know that I am a total animal lover. I will walk up to most anything and get nose to nose with it. Reindeer, llamas, alpacas, cats, dogs, lizards are all friends of mine. Let me set the scene. We just moved to our 35-acre ranch on the desert plains of Colorado, US. We had scrub brush and yuccas galore. In the summer our land was alive with quail and small cute little turtles. Unfortunately, I was unable to see our ranch come to life int he spring because I was in the hospital for over 4 months. I had just gotten home and was still unable to move. I could move my arms and sit up by myself somewhat, but standing and walking was only a dream. Chris was so excited to show me these cute little turtles. She found one and put it in a casserole dish so I could get up close to it. I saw this harmless little turtle try to climb out of the dish and it scared me. I felt helpless because I couldn’t get away. Chris was in shock that she had to take the poor little thing away from me. I need to make peace with turtles. I would love to spend some time with them now. I’ve not a turtle seen since then.
Mother Earth Series
This current series is all about our glorious mother earth and nature. I hope you have a lot of fun finding nature animals for this week. I’m anxious to see what you all come up with. You may have noticed that I added Floral Macros to this series, it was suggested by Serendipty. I’m also writing a two part series on my Tips and Tricks specifically for floral macros, my first post was last Friday.
- Flowers
- Leaves and Trees
- Nature Animals
- Ground: rocks, sand, dirt, paths, walks, trails
- Water: puddles, rivers, lakes
- Floral Macros
The Next Series – Geometry
- Things with Edges
- Cooked & Squiggly Lines
- Straight Lines
- Squares and Angles
- Circles and Curves
How It Works?
Most weeks I will come up with a topic. Feel free to write me with things you want to learn about.
Go through you photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better yet grab you camera and take a new photo!
ENJOY and have FUN.
Create a Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge Post
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- I usually will respond to your entry on your blog, rather than on my page.
Please check out my Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge to check out more of what this challenge is about.
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My Entry for the Week
Qi (energy) hugs
Cee
mmmm! interesting theme! 🙂
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This week I’m taking a hike on a trail.
http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2014/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground.html
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Loved the first photo, beautiful! Here’s my entry: http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-paths-and-rocks/
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I love those steps! 🙂
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I love all three photos!! Your Lyme Disease story is remarkable – both in how frightening it is and inspiring in your will and courage!! I wish you good health and growing strength in the months and years ahead.
This is my contribution to the Foto Challenge:
http://mylifelivedfull.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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very nice:)
http://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-6/
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Ah, the sands of time slipping through your fingers. I always like all the photos but this one talks to me. !!(+_+)!!
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I really like this one too….it seems classic and timeless.
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Timeless, huh? Classic for sure but it’s all s.l.i.p.p.in.g. through your fingers… ❤
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Great photos, Cee! Love this theme!
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My friend took some pix of me in the hospital and she has them, but refuses to show them to me. How bad DID I look? Nice we are both HERE and not on that other plane!
You hit a good nerve with this topic. Favorites all!
Some turtles are not so cute. We have LOTS of snappers around here and they are mean. Just as soon take off one of your fingers or toes as not. It’s one of many things that makes dipping toes in our local waters not the best idea. Some snappers grow to hundreds of pounds (no kidding) and every April, the river is lined with thousands of babies sunning themselves on the rocks. I wish I had some decent pictures of it, but the pictures are old and the camera wan’t very good.
My enthusiasm for turtles seriously diminished when I had to herd one from one side of the road back to the river. Oy.
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I remember you telling that story. I can understand your hesitation. The little turtles in our ranch were only about 4 to maybe 6 inches long. So they were cute and adorable. But they sure did freak me out. I actually didn’t look to bad in the hospital aside from all the lines going in me, because I was being pumped with oxygen so my sink was nice and pink. 🙂
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Beautiful photos, Cee. Love the last one…
Thanks for featuring my post 🙂
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gorgeous images Cee…I love the sand and the hands.
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Thanks for picking me as a Featured Blogger this week, Cee! I hope you like my latest contibution… http://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/englands-white-horses/
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http://mcwilson1956.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-rocks/
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Beautiful photos as always and a great theme! Here is my entry – http://justbeverity.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-%e2%97%beground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Wish you good health and strength. Lovely photos Cee.
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Here’s my first entry for your challenge. Thanks for hosting.
http://jennysotherstuff.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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Raeski and I are fortunate to have our health when many our age don’t. For this we are thankful which allows us to explore and hike the world. Enjoy our entry.
http://woolyandraeski.com/2014/05/20/hiking-the-catalinas/
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Beautiful photos Cee. Your photo with the sand running trough your hand remembered me at this video. If you like sand and art, watch it. It’s amazing what this girl can do with her fingers. http://blog.petflow.com/she-walked-out-on-stage-and-blew-everyone-away-i-never-expected-this-astonishing/#UB09csUyzkTvyaXb.01
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That video is remarkable. WOW! Thanks for sharing it.
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Beautiful photos Cee! Here is my path with a rock underpass…..http://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/paths-rocks-cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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your turtle story is sweet Cee! and I hope you can encounter some soon. I have some video footage of a giant turtle crossing the road – slowly – and if I ever get the chance to go into my archives – I will have to share a snippet with you. anyhow, fun theme – and cheers to turtles and tortoises – and to nature. and your photos are really awesome – I like the steps one the most – 🙂
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http://shyraven23.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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http://janiceheck.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-paths-and-surprises/ Great place to visit in NJ: Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ. Photogenic place.
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Beautiful shots, especially the first one. Let me go and look through my pictures to find something for this challenge 🙂
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My contribution. Thanks for letting us all play together 🙂 You run a great sandbox!
http://teepee12.com/2014/05/21/from-rock-bound-coast-to-desert-high/
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Good thing I stopped by the beach the other day! 🙂
http://underthemonkeytree.com/2014/05/20/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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And here comes mine. Lots of desert! :):) http://katarinawohlfart.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Beautiful beach scenes! And that is one gigantic rock! I love the colorful leaves on the rock stairs.
Linking in – http://thirtysevenandcounting.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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I absolutely loved those pics. Thanks for sharing, Cee.
Here’s mine
http://worldwidesoulmate.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Your pics are so beautiful! Thank you Cee!
Here is my entry:
http://travellerstree.net/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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Cee, what a remarkable story about your illness and months of sickness. Thanks for telling me.
I’m a cancer survivor myself, I hope. To be sick is not about being a hero or being strong – it’s only about surviving and the love to life. At least that is how I see it – and it change my views on many things. It’s not many of us that gets a second chance to life and so happy that you got one too.
Please, stay healthy.!!!
Fantastic gallery this week again that you share with us – my pick is beach image.
Here is my entry, in the last minute before holiday take off. http://wp.me/p293Pw-97d
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It is fun to have a second chance…. thanks for commenting.
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My entry http://imexcited.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-etc/
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What an impressive picture of you at the hospital! I’m glad that that image belong to the past and you are doing well now, full of activity. I wish you the best. Your pictures this week are so beautiful. I love them. My favourite is the first one, because I love colours, but all of them are gorgeous.
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Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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I chose an old picture for this week challenge I hope it will work http://lifeisgreat0.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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Here is my choice for this week. http://wp.me/p3gqMf-5I
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What a wonderful story Cee.. You’ve been through so much, but what really struck me with your story is that, like the turtle, you also were encased in a shell of immobility at the time. I wonder if that had something to do with your fear?
Easter
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Here is my entry for this awesome challenge: http://godthroughmyeyes.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Never thought of that. Hmmmm… Thanks for commenting.
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My pleasure, as always.
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Great photos Cee, I love the colours in the top one. Here’s mine
http://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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I love your pictures. I also want to thank you for the tip on how to hold the camera steadily 😉 it works great! Here is mine:
http://helenchen.ws/
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I love the stairs with the leaves!
Here is my hike: http://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/hiking/
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Great photos, Cee. I really love the light in the beach photo.
mamacormier.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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mamacormier.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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As usual Cee, a gorgeous array of photos. Love the first three. The green foliage, the enormity and colours of the rock and the beach and rocks are beautiful. Handling sand though…I’m not a fan of sand, sorry. You won’t be the first to think/say I’m mad.
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I’m not sure if I like it either especially as a serious photo. I just thought it was fun. You know me I don’t really take people photos. 🙂
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Here’s my first entry to your challenge.
http://getawayjournal.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/petra-jordan-cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Love all your pictures, especially the beach with the huge rock
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Love the beach, sand, and the marvelous fact that you are OK, I’ve read yourstory previously. Marvelous recovery. here is my contribution to this week http://sillarit.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Love love the shots… Here’s my contribution:
http://lumar1298.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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My entry ……… Sand at the Bay…
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/05/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Hello Cee! The last photo is for you 🙂 Here’s my contribution http://funfamilyfeats.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Here’s my muddy entry 🙂
http://paintedwords1.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-mud-sand-paths/
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Hi Cee, here is my participation to the challenge : http://catjographies.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
I found your photos beautiful especially the first one 😀
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Love them all, but the first one, the steps, is my absolute favourite!
This challenge is wonderful, but difficult to pick only one or two with that many choices…Here’s mine! http://wp.me/p1hCI2-3tN
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Hi Cee, my contribution for this weeks challenge
http://compassphotographyblog.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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You are a truly brave and inspiring person Cee. Thanks so much for this wonderful challenge. Love your photos. Here’s my response. http://artifactsandfictions.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/the-earth-beneath-me/
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Your entries are beautiful Cee.
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The colors in your first picture blew me away. The picture is so bright and full of energy!
This is my entry for the week.
http://treerabold.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-and-trails/
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I’m in this week – http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/ground-rules/
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love the first photo, Cee 🙂
my entry please: http://alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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I send my pray for you Cee, better soon, I hope the pingback helpful for my participation, because changed setting at my blog.
http://campanulladellaanna.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-sand/
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http://amforte66.wordpress.com/category/random-moments-of-delight/
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Such a fun theme for this week. Really enjoyed your photos, especially the rock!
Here is my entry: http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-rocks-sand/
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thanks for the challenge really enjoyed it, here is my entry http://wp.me/p3FrDU-pA
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Love your rustic stairs with the leaves! I really like the subjects of your challenge this week Cee! Here is my entry: http://irisgreenwald.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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I love the colours in the leaves on the steps – beautiful 🙂 Great images of the rock formations too – the tiny humans in the second shot really gives the impressive scale!
This is my entry for this week’s challenge:
http://oaktreesstudio.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/old-rail-trails-and-a-bear-hunt-for-cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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Hopefully I will be able to participate for this one since I love the topic. As always you photos are the best. I am going to look at some others entries now.
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A happy capture from the West Coast – please have a look at
http://acrossthebored.com/2014/05/24/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground/
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http://yarnspinnerr.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
🙂
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Gorgeous photo’s Cee!
http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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Another great challenge, Cee!
Here’s my entry this week 🙂
http://18millionpixels.com/2014/05/25/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails/
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My last link didn’t work so here is another, http://wp.me/p4Fhsg-17
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Cee – What beautiful photos you have. Mine pales in comparison, but here it is: http://points-of-view.com/2014/05/26/cees-fun-foto-challenge-ground-rocks-sand-dirt-paths-walks-trails-and-an-ocean-too/
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hi cee, great series my favorit is no. 1 and 4.
here is my entry for this week
http://wp.me/p2AvI7-Tf
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Loved your blog. Though its late , am posting my contribution to your challenge here. Looking forward to more fun challenges.
http://ripplesnreflectiontimes.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/balance/
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