Done for the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #6 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/march-challenge-6-tic-tac-toe.41662/ I love to see the daffodils when they appear at our church…it means Spring is close at hand!

Done for the Letter Art Challenge #5 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/march-challenge-5-letter-art-challenge.41687/

Done for the Border Challenge #3 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/march-challenge-3-border-only.41708/ A surprise catch photo 3/25 This bluebird was trying to get inside the tree birdhouse but failed because the hole is too small for him. I snapped this photo just as he...

All at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils From the poem, “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, 1804

Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it. –John Muir (1838–1914)

My son goes on a fishing trip to Florida in February of each year with some of his friends. Looks like he caught some nice-sized fish this year! Feb. 2025

My son goes on a fishing trip to Florida in February of each year with some of his friends. Looks like he caught some nice-sized fish this year! Feb. 2025

My son goes on a fishing trip to Florida in February of each year with some of his friends. Looks like he caught some nice-sized fish this year! Feb. 2025

Done for the Anna Lift Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/annalift-challenge-01-17-25-01-31-25.41478/ Journaling reads: This white- throated sparrow is new to my feeders this year. But he mostly gleans the seeds that have fallen to the ground rather than the...

Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast In a field I looked into going past. And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, But a few weeds and stubble showing last. –Robert Frost (1874–1963), American poet

Identifying Characteristics: Both sexes’ colors can vary; some can be more grayish or tannish on their chunky body. Head is typically black and white striped with a yellow spot between the eyes. White throat patch, gray face, and small bill. Look for these sparrows in the woods on the forest...

If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. —Charles A. Lindbergh, American aviator (1902-1974)

Journaling reads: Thanksgiving week is spent in WV and some deer hunting is mandatory. Ryan got his buck on Monday, November 25, 2024.

#3 Artist Inspiration found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-challenge-3-artist-inspiration.40749/ My inspiration was the landscape painting, Wheat Field with Cypress. I used Deep Dream Generator on my photo. Journaling reads: When we visit my son in Alabama we enjoy...

Done for Challenge #1 Color Play Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-challenge-1-color-play.40742/ November, month of mornings, misty-bright With golden light— Month when the many-tinted leaf Lies thick upon the moss below, While to and fro The breezes moan, as...

Done for the Collaborations Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-1-collaborations.40594/ Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves! —Humbert Wolfe (1886-1940)

Done for the Quote It Challenge #7 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/september-challenge-7-quote-it.40359/ Journaling reads: Each moment of the year has it's own beauty. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson In this moment, the weather is beautiful! Earlier today we had tons of rain from...

Done for the September Art Journal Challenge Week 3 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/september-art-journaling-challenge-week-3-focus.40523/ Journaling reads: There are days when I seem to be lost and without purpose. On those days I try to FOCUS on the GOOD things God has...

Done for the Seasonal Challenge #3 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/september-challenge-3-seasonal.40415/ Journaling reads: Autumn is my favorite time of the year! I love the heat of summer turning into the cooler temperatures of Autumn! Here in NC the maple trees seem to...