Philadelphia Zoo Bridge

Last October we passed this rhinoceros painting under the bridge next to the Philadelphia Zoo.

Here is the outside of the bridge with animal paintings.

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Sky at Stratton, Vermont

This is the sky early Monday morning at the bottom of Stratton Mountain in Vermont. At the top, it was about -30°F – frigid, frost-bite weather.

Here you can see some of the Stratton Mountain condos.

In the top photo, do you see the large, black bird swooping by? The bird (is it a hawk?) swooped and swooped all around, but I only managed to capture him in that one photo before he flew away. I wonder why this bird chose to stay in cold Vermont?

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Thursday Challenge: COLD

We had a nice time skiing at Stratton Mountain in Vermont. Today it was about 40 degrees warmer than it was on Monday, and it was about 34° today. I snapped this picture with my daughter’s Canon PowerShot Elph, and believe me, when you are up there on the mountain, you just snap and look to see what you’ve got much later.

Today’s Thursday Challenge is COLD. Next Week: RED (Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers, Clothing, Hair, Makeup, Wine, Toys,…)

Pied Piper of Highland Park

Unlike the original story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin, in which many children may have died of the plague, the Pied Piper of Highland Park is the story of a girl who likes to put on a show. And her mother who likes to play with Photoshop.

Her mother took all the background out of the original photo, except for a little on the right, after converting to sepia. Except for the red ribbon and the girl’s face.

A Photoshop brush of a star helped create a vibrant background. No rats were involved in this Highland Park project. And no children died of the plague. Thank goodness!

Multi-colored Markers

It’s fun to photograph magic markers. There is even a red one in there, so I can use this for Ruby Tuesday.

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