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5 Day Black and White Photograph Challenge: Day Three

All right, I could not play for 2 days because I worked for 40 hours straight… I am back with my entry for day 3. Tranquil sea at Vieques, Puerto Rico

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #6

Here are my entries for my favorite challenge-All roads lead to the sea- in a resort at Hamilton, Bermuda Walking beside Niagara Falls, New York The desert sun beating down, Las Vegas, Nevada Corridor through a Hindu temple in New Jersey

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Fly away, at the end of the string Fly away, at the start of spring Up, up, up and away In the cool breeze you may sway Feel the freedom of a lie Though you soar in the sky Your fate is linked to my skill With one tug of the string I can killContinue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Let’s Go Fly a Kite”

The prize

“You have the right to perform your actions but do not let the fruit be the purpose of your actions, and therefore you won’t be attached to not doing your duty.” -Bhagwad GitaWhen I was young I was taught To go on working without a thought Wasted on the fruits of my labor Fortune, IContinue reading “The prize”

5 Day Black and White Photograph Challenge: Day Two

Here’s my entry for today: Reflection in a tranquil lake

Fate

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it. -French proverb My fate with you was intertwined To be with you I was destined Try as I did to fight my fate Tempting time to stand still and wait While I dabbled in waters new Swimming aimlessly, without a clue Waiting forContinue reading “Fate”

One Word Photo Challenge: Seafoam

Stalactites and stalagmites in a sea cave, BermudaFountain outside Caesar’s Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada Pacific ocean at Monterey, California

5 Day Black and White Photograph Challenge: Day One

Thanks to Cee Neuner for inviting me for this challenge! Please check out her blog for amazing photography and fun contests. My entry for today is a vista of the city of Florence, Italy. I now invite Retiree’s Diary to participate in the challenge. I admire photographs curated from all over the world on this blog.

Change

Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. –George Bernard Shaw Patterns of behavior tend to recur Behavior of others and mine Our responses to stress may differ But in known molds they always align. Life, it seems, for the most part Is lived in a fluid chain OfContinue reading “Change”

Action and Reaction

In this universe every action Has an equal and opposite reaction Centuries ago did Newton claim One of the laws that brought him fame… I feel the truth of this dictum Navigating through life’s humdrum, Where every action that I take Provokes a reaction in its wake Setting in motion a cascade Of consequences hard toContinue reading “Action and Reaction”

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #6

They compete with each other For your fleeting attention Knowing worthy of a second look they are Even as they stand without pretension. These oddballs represent The spirit of freedom Not conforming to present Norms of expression. A photographer’s delight Oddballs interest us For they bring to light Absurdities humorous. Continue reading “Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #6”

Travel theme: Details

The devil, they said Is in the detail I countered, saying instead God’s presence should prevail- God has blessed his creations With subtle details embedded Within clever compilations, Like cloth with a pattern threaded. Tulips, Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia Glass fruits, Corning Museum ofContinue reading “Travel theme: Details”