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Sing!
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Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. (Psalms 96:2 KJV)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) by Robert Scanlon
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Tag Archives: Challenge
Lee’s Seven-Word Sunday – 1/24/16
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Yea, the sparrow hath found an house
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Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. (Psalms 84:3 KJV)
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Sandra’s New Kooky Experiment
Guira Cuckoo by Dan
My friend, Sandra Conner, over at The Right Word Makes All The Difference, has come up with a new kooky experiment. Instead of, or in addition to, her Six Word Saturday posts, she came up with this schedule:
Now, this week, I got a really kooky idea. Why not do a post every day of the week — each day receiving its own number of words?
Monday = One-Word Post
Tuesday = Two-Word Post
Wednesday = Three-Word Post
Thursday = Four-Word Post
Friday = Five-Word Post
Saturday = Six-Word Post
Sunday = Seven-Word PostSo that’s what I’m going to do for the next three weeks. Now, I will be posting other regular posts as well, as the mood strikes me, but I’m going to challenge myself to say something relevant — or at least that means something to me — in the restricted number of words for each day.
Here is her Seven-Word Sunday – 1/24/16
She has challenged us to try to do the same for three weeks. Many times she inserts a picture along with six words on Saturdays. I think I will take the challenge, except the photos or videos here will be, you guessed it, birds. Also, something honoring the Lord.
Since it’s late Sunday evening, I’ll give it a try. Watch for the next post.
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Three-Word Wednesday – 1/27/16
Three-Word Wednesday – 2/10/16
End of Challenge
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge #5 – Happy Bird
Inca Tern at Lowry Park Zoo by Lee
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. (Proverbs 3:13 KJV)
There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.
My fifth nomination is Talainsphotography, because he has a variety of photos, most of them from nature. He “likes birds, bees, trees and flowers with sunsets, rainbows, and with rocky towers thrown in. But don’t be surprised if I throw in something else that is not nature oriented occasionally. If it catches my eye, I’ll put it in and try to give you some background on the photo’s subject matter!”
Again, I was nominated by Our Rumbling Ocean, and I nominated AussieBirder, Sukanya Ramanujan, Through Open Lens, B is for Blessed and now Talainsphotography. Please check out all of these fine sites.
This is the fifth and final one in the 5-day challenge. I trust you have enjoyed them and checking out the sites of the ones nominated. There are many more of you that I could have nominated, but I could only choose five. Maybe another challenge will come along that interests me and I will pick you.
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My photos so far for this challenge:
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge #4 – Shore Friends
Tern with Skimmer Friends at MacDill AFB Shore 2015 by Lee
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. (Matthew 13:2 KJV)
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. (John 21:4 KJV)
There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.
My fourth nomination is B is for Blessed, “Receive God’s Grace Every Day,” because Lilkah is a Christian who likes to encourage others with her photos, verses and enjoyable stories.
Again, I was nominated by Our Rumbling Ocean, and I nominated AussieBirder and Sukanya Ramanujan, Through Open Lens and now B is for Blessed. Please check out all of these fine sites.
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My photos so far for this challenge:
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge #3 – Galah
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) and Dan at Brevard Zoo BW
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; (1 Peter 4:12 NASB)
There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.
My third nomination is Through Open Lens, because he is a great photographer and has some stunning photos. The articles are short, but informative. An all around variety of nature.
Again, I was nominated by Our Rumbling Ocean, and I nominated AussieBirder, Sukanya Ramanujan and now Through Open Lens. Please check out all of these fine sites.
(Couldn’t resist turning my favorite photo of Dan into Black and White)
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge #2 – Woody
Wood Duck Brevard Zoo 120913 by Lee BW
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. (Matthew 5:36 KJV)
There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.
My second nomination is Sukanya Ramanujan, because she accepted the challenge and she has great photos. She is from Chennai, India (Same town a j mithra was from) She is a “multi-lingual professional with varied interests such as reading, travelling, music and photography.” Also check out her photos.
Again, I was nominated by Our Rumbling Ocean, and I nominated AussieBirder and now Sukanya Rananujan. Please check out both of these fine sites.
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My photos so far for this challenge:
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge #1 – Drying Out
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) Female at Vierra Wetlands By Dan’sPix B-W
There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.
My first nomination is AussieBirder, because their purpose is for “the appreciation of Australian birds and the love of birdwatching, sharing bird sightings, photographs, personal experiences and helpful information.” That pretty well sums up their purpose and feel they are up to the challenge.
I am thankful to Our Rumbling Ocean for nominating me. They live on the East Coast of South Africa and have lots of nature photos, plus an adorable son, Boeta. I enjoy following their adventures.
Like the heat of summer in a dry land, the angry shouts of those foreigners brought us to our knees. But like a thick cloud that blocks the summer heat, you answered their challenge. (Isaiah 25:5 ERV)
(I converted one of Dan’s great Anhinga photos)
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The Hodge-Podge Writing Challenge
Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus orbitatus) ©WikiC
Leave it to my friend Sandra Connor, over at “In Love With Words” to start a weird challenge. Her The Hodge-Podge Writing Challenge caught my interest.
The challenge is to find three words, one on page one, one on page 50 (51 in my case-50 had a photo) and one from page 100. See her challenge for the exact rules. Then you are to make three sentences using those three words in each one.
So I am going to use “Naming the Birds at a Glace” to find 3 words. (Drum roll) My words are “Color” “Dark” and “Whitish”
Sentence #1
The color of the bird had a very dark head with a whitish ring around the eye.
Sentence #2
As the color of the sky lightened with the sunrise, the dark looking bird I had been watching became more whitish.
Sentence #3
The term “whitish” does not mean that the object is white, but more dark like a milky or creamy color.
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) by Ian
I think I will stick with writing about my birds and leave the fancy writing to Sandra and those of you who enjoy “thinking.”
By the way, I found the photos AFTER I wrote the sentences. Just so you will know. And of course I used birds because I am a “bird brained.”
If you would like to try this Challenge, go to The Hodge-Podge Writing Challenge and see what you come up with.
(PS Just thought of another sentence:)
No matter what color of skin you have, whether dark or whitish, it makes no matter, because the Lord loves us all.
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. (John 12:35-36 NKJV)
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; (2 Peter 1:19 NKJV)
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