Photo Challenge #4 / Lost and Found

“The Brave Little Mitten” / Theme: Lost and Found

A little about this photo…

There’s something sad about a single mitten. But there’s something even sadder about a single mitten with a face that’s lost! Just look at this little guy. I wonder if it will ever find home again. I hope so! #foundonahike

 

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THIS 2024 MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SEVEN of doing a photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos on the last Saturday of each month with #2024picofthemonth

Photo Challenge #3 / Just Right

“Crossing the Bridge” / Theme: Just Right

A little about this photo…

This is our local lighthouse, and I’ve taken countless shots of it. So, I’m always looking for a new angle. As we crested this footbridge, I found my opportunity. It was just right!

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THIS 2024 MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SEVEN of doing a photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos on the last Saturday of each month with #2024picofthemonth

Photo Challenge #2 / Nowhere

“In the Middle Of …” / Theme: Nowhere

A little about this photo…

Took this shot on a winter’s hike. As soon as I saw this little island with a tree, I knew I had to take this photo!

 

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THIS 2023 MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SEVEN of doing a photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos on the last Saturday of each month with #2024picofthemonth

Photo Challenge #1 / Quiet Time

“Snowfall” / Theme: Quiet Time

A little about this photo…

This was the first big snowfall of the new year! There’s something so quiet and peaceful about when it’s snowing. And so I complete my first photo of the year. (It’s all melted again, but it was beautiful while it lasted.)

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THIS 2023 MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SEVEN of doing a photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos on the last Saturday of each month with #2024picofthemonth

 

Photo Challenge #52 / Time Out

“Foggy Christmas” / Theme: Time Out

A little about this photo…

It’s been a foggy Christmas this year. We went down to the pier, and we could barely see the lighthouse as we passed. This is a shot looking out onto the beach and lake. If was so foggy, you can’t really see where the sand ends and the water begins. 

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THIS 2023 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SIX of doing this photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos every Saturday with #2023picoftheweek

P.S. The 2024 Photography Challenge Bingo will be a monthly challenge. Post your photo on the final Saturday of the month with #2024picofthemonth

2024 Photo Challenge Bingo!

This new year will be bringing changes to my photography challenge. Instead of a weekly challenge, I’m going with a monthly one. One bingo card for the whole year!

At the end of each month, on the last Saturday, we will post our best photo of the month. Please use the #2024picofthemonth so I can find your photos and leave a comment⁠.  There is no “Choose Your Own Prompt” this time. And if you look carefully, each prompt is alphabetical. (A & B are kind of special.) You have a WHOLE YEAR to get your bingo!

Happy New Year!

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PROMPTS FOR 2024

Above / Below
Cheeky
Dappled Light
Expression
Flower Power
Golden Hour
Heads Up
Interior
Just Right
Keep Up
Lost and Found
Mirrored
Nowhere
Open Wide
Possibility
Quiet Time
Read Me
Something Scary
Thankful
Ultra-Wide Shot
Vintage
Water
X Marks the Spot
Yellow
Zounds!

Photo Challenge #51 / Patterns

“Elephant Spotting” / Theme: Patterns

A little about this photo…

I was talking to my dad about the title of my upcoming picture book, The Christmas Elephant. About how there are no Christmas elephants, except the elephant in my own book. And then my mom showed me this wrapping paper. I saw, right there in the pattern of the wrapping paper, a jaunty Christmas elephant. Apparently, there are Christmas elephants!

Happy Christmas!

P.S. In this year leading up to my book release, I’m hoping to post any elephants that I spot. If you see any elephants out there, take a photo and tag me on Instagram or Twitter/X! Use the hashtag: #elephantspotting

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THIS 2023 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SIX of doing this photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos every Saturday with #2023picoftheweek

P.S. The 2024 Photography Challenge Bingo is in the works. There will be a few changes in the new year. Stay tuned!

Photo Challenge #50 / Entry Way

“For the Birds” / Theme: Entry Way

A little about this photo…

Saw this birdhouse. I liked it. I took a photo.

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THIS 2023 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SIX of doing this photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos every Saturday with #2023picoftheweek

P.S. The 2024 Photography Challenge Bingo is in the works. There will be a few changes in the new year. Stay tuned!

Photo Challenge #49 / Merry and Bright

“Christmas Rose” / Theme: Merry and Bright

A little about this photo…

This is one of the final roses left in the garden. It’s trying so hard to be a Christmas Rose!

 

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THIS 2023 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SIX of doing this photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos every Saturday with #2023picoftheweek

P.S. The 2024 Photography Challenge Bingo is in the works. There will be a few changes in the new year. Stay tuned!

Photo Challenge #48 / Dawn or Dusk

“A Visit From St. Nicholas” / Theme: Dawn or Dusk

A little about this photo…

St. Nicholas Day is coming up on December 6th! The tradition is to put out shoes on the evening before (December 5th)… And you’ll get candy!

Aren’t these the cutest St. Nicholas slippers? I created them (and a pattern to go with them) for my newsletter subscribers. I also have a short story I’m giving away as a freebie as well. (Which also has the history of St. Nicholas Day, because I love learning about the history of things. Don’t you?)

Sign up for my newsletter. You’ll get a free welcome PDF. And when my newsletter goes live (early next week) you’ll get the pattern for this craft and the story/history of St. Nicholas. Go to my website at http://mariaantoniawrites.com 

Question: Do you celebrate St. Nicholas Day? Did you do it as a kid?

#stnicholasday #shoesforstnicholas

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THIS 2023 WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – This year is YEAR SIX of doing this photography challenge! (I began in 2018.) For more information about the list of prompts for this year, click on this link. And join me in posting your own photos every Saturday with #2023picoftheweek

P.S. This week gave me a bingo!