Birds in fall migration are a joy and can provide exciting rarities as well. Some, like Dark-eyed Juncos, may come to spend the winter with us.

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Rae @bcgal00 yes, please share if you can. @AK_Tracy glad your dental was good, so was mine. I don't like to go, but do enjoy the feeling of nice shiny teeth when done. Today is another bright sunny day and fairly warm. Great for October 1. Which reminds me that October is Family History...

@AK_Tracy thanks for starting the Daily Os! Yes, anyone can start them. I think Chris may be getting the kind of weather she wants for the shore. Hope so. I'm off shortly to the dentist for teeth cleaning. Oh Joy.

So happy to finally get to an AnnaLift again. Hope my colors are vivid enough.

Oak tree bits and pieces probably courtesy of a squirrel that my DH saved for me to see and photograph. They do seem like little treasures.

What a handsome cover it will be! Love the quiet but textured back and all the goodies on the front, especially that red vehicle.

Thanks for this lovely challenge!

I love fields of goldenrod in bloom but it is also sad, signaling that summer is ending. This photo was on 9/13 when we were birding and had LOTS of goldenrod about.

The O recently had a designer using AI in background creation, but I don't see her in the store now. I do have some of those papers and rather liked them. No people in what I saw, more flowery.

Great challenge! Using PSP there is an Effect menu item. Under it I used Art Media Effects, Black Pencil as a bottom layer. Next I used Artistic Effects, Typography with a soft light blend mode. On top I put the original (used in grayscale) with 15% opacity. This created lots of nice linear...

This photo is more interesting with some artistic effects but not liking looking at a winter scene with snow.

Thanks for the fun challenge.

Art is always a part of my life but this August I got some super positive feedback on my mixed media collage work. Happy to celebrate with this letter A.

My subject is also Swan with nine circles.

It amazes me how the introduction of Trumpeter Swans has given Ohio a new, big, beautiful nesting bird.

Wow! Thanks so much. I do enjoy your ATC challenges.

Oh my, you just keep finding new ways to display photos of the marshes. Love the framing, vibrant leaves, and other little bits. The colors make a lovely background for them.

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Meant to use this photo all month and finally got it done. The background photo got and Edge>Find all effect with a darken blend mode at 62% opacity. Lovely challenge.