Our owl trips to Amherst Island in 1979 were amazing and we've never forgotten the special feel of going through the woods and roads finding the owls, particularly Great Gray and this intense-gazed Northern Hawk Owl. Hard to believe it was so long ago.

Knew what I wanted for this month's ATC but took me this long to get to it. Thanks as always for a fun challenge.

This was possibly our most memorable birding event in the month of August. We learned of the presence of the Wood Storks while in Kentucky and got to see them in southern Ohio by detouring from our usual route home. It was so special.

Though not my usual style, it seemed easier this time.

DH gave me this orchid in Feb. 2019 and cares for it such that it blooms every year though not always at the same time each year. This year it was a little later with only three blooms, but it is always a joy.

Lovely use of the template to showcase your guys and your cats.

Wow! That's a stunning view. Makes the cold almost appealing. Love the icy feel of the gems.

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Oh my, what a powerful and dramatic image for her quotes. Love how you've captured the darkness..

I have this exhibit in mind as next month I'm putting a piece in the current members' exhibit. And Monday I'm taking two pieces to a juried exhibit that I got into last year. So, art shows are on my mind.

We didn't do much in 2022 so putting a piece in the members' exhibit of a local arts group may have been my highlight of the year. This is one of my mixed media collage pieces called "Surrounding".

Thanks so much for the Neil deGrasse Tyson quote. It really seems to express what I wanted with the trees and all.

I used trees as symbols of the natural world, the plants, animals, weather, and all. Also for family trees and the connections to family now and past and to others finding their way through the trees.

The inspiration photo is stunning with nice rich colors. I went with flowers, bud/berry shapes and those colors.

Colors, flowers, and bud or berry shapes were in a web inspiration challenge. I added a photo of my DH at the most recent place H&S played.

Woo-hoo! Thanks for the prize and congrats to the other winners.

As always, enjoy your ATC challenge!

Free Bird is a song that never lost it's appeal for many people. The lyrics don't necessarily all carry my feelings but the free bird does.

I love macro photography. Back when I needed separate lenses, I often used a macro lens. Now my little camera makes it easy with a macro setting.

My DH saves things like this branch for me to see, admire and photograph. The lichens always amaze me.