273/365 Picture Today Post

273/365 | Saturday, September 30, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Safe

Picture Color | Rose

I saw these flowers in Ohiopyle State Park earlier this month and started taking pictures of them.   Then I noticed all of the bees.  So I took a few pictures of them too.

 

 

272/365 Picture Today Post

272/365 | Friday, September 29, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Zip

Picture Color | Rose

I saw this mural when I was in town yesterday, but I forgot to take a picture of it.  So I made sure to stop today and get a picture of it.

 

 

 

271/365 Picture Today Post

271/365 | Thursday, September 28, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Outlook

Picture Color | Rose 

One of the ladies at bowling has this pretty rosy ball with butterflies on it.  She let me take a picture of it on Wednesday.

 

 

 

270/365 Picture Today Post

270/365 | Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Quench

Picture Color | Rose

We visited the Christian W, Klay Winery store that was just down the road from the cottage where we stayed in Pennsylvania and bought a few bottles of wine.  We drank one bottle before we left and brought two bottles of raspberry frost home.  We recently finished one bottle of the raspberry frost, and this is the last bottle.

 

 

 

269/365 Picture Today Post

269/365 | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Mirthful

Picture Color | Rose 

These flowers made me feel happy when I found them.

 

 

 

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268/365 | Monday, September 25, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Splendor

Picture Color | Rose

I found this pumpkin in a local store and thought it was cute.

 

 

 

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267/365 | Sunday, September 24, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Occasion

Picture Color | Rose 

Today was Homecoming at church, and some of the banners were hanging to decorate the church.  The words on this one looked rosy to me.  "You are salt for the earth, O people, salt for the kingdom of God!  Share the flavor of life, O people: life in the kingdom of God!" ~Marty Haugen

 

 

 

264/365 Picture Today Post

264/365 | Thursday, September 21, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Power

Picture Basic | Rule of Thirds 

The siting of Kentuck Knob into the side of the hill, rather than atop it, is a powerful design.  This is a view from the walking path at the top of the knob.

 

263/365 Picture Today Post

263/365 | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Quiet

Picture Basic | Rule of Thirds 

When I was at the library, I realized it was the perfect spot for this photo.  After all, what's quieter than a library?  This is our local library to the left and the former train station, currently used for special programs, to the right.

 

 

 

262/365 Picture Today Post

262/365 | Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Quantity

Guest Prompt | Rule of Thirds 

There is a great quantity of water coming over Cucumber Falls, as seen on our recent trip to the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

261/365 Picture Today Post

261/365 | Monday, September 18, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Niche

Picture Basic | Rule of Thirds 

This door at the Christian school affiliated with our church is set back into its own niche.

 

 

 

260/365 Picture Today Post

260/365 | Sunday, September 17, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Learn

Picture Basic | Rule of Thirds 

It was a joy to learn more about Kentuck Knob, and I happened to take this picture of the light post on the third.

 

 

 

258/365 Picture Today Post

258/365 | Friday, September 15, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Fondness

Picture Life | Superpowers

I have a fondness for going to the gym, but it can be difficult to get a good and interesting picture there.  This is my attempt at a different POV on the hip abductor machine.

 

 

 

257/365 Picture Today Post

257/365 | Thursday, September 14, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Enthuse

Picture Life | Superpowers | Where I Stand | 9 O'Clock 

I was enthused to discover that whether it is either 9:00 a.m. or 9:00 p. m. I am often either getting ready for the day or getting ready for bed.

 

 

 

256/365 Picture Today Post

256/365 | Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Endear

Picture Life | Superpowers

This is Ripley.  Her superpower seems to be to lie as close to me as she can.  I've taken several pictures of her recently, and unless she's sleeping, she always seems to move around while I try to take her picture.

 

255/365 Picture Today Post

255/365 | Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Develop

Picture Life | Superpowers 

A skill I have developed is putting together Lego projects.  While we were at Kentuck Knob I found some Atom brick Frank Lloyd Wright buildings.  I haven't seen Unity Temple in regular Lego so I picked up an Atom Brick set to try it out.  I recently read an article about Adam Reed Tucker, the founder of Atom Brick.  He previously worked for Lego and says that the three-quarter size blocks allow for the models to be more detailed while also allowing them to be easily handled.  Additionally, he derived the name from the idea that the atom is the building block of life.  After I build it, I'll give you a review.

 

254/365 Picture Today Post

254/365 | Monday, September 11, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Feel

Picture Life | Superpowers | Macro Monday

In the woods near Jumonville Glen, I found these ferns.

 

 

 

253/365 Picture Today Post

253/365 | Sunday, September 10, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Entertain

Picture Life | Superpowers | Picture Me 

One of my superpowers seems to be finding somewhat obscure places to visit on trips.  Today we visited Polymath Park in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.  Polymath Park was originally home to the Balter and Blum Houses, designed by Wright apprentice Peter Berndston. Wright's Duncan and Lindholm (or Mantyla) Houses have been moved there after being threatened with demolition due to development. Now Lloyd Wright's Birdwing has been deconstructed and will be rebuilt there too.  On our visit we saw the Balter House, the Duncan House, and the Lindholm (Mantyla) House.  Very much worth a visit if you are into architecture or Frank Lloyd Wright.

 

 

Mantyla living room 

 

 

Balter House exterior

Lindholm (Mantyla) House exterior

Duncan House exterior

252/365 Picture Today Post

252/365 | Saturday, September 9, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Elevate

Picture Style | Golden Hour | Picture My World 

I was finally able to take my photo down my driveway for the quarterly picture and get the collage created.  I was even able to take it during the golden hour.

 

 

 

251/365 Picture Today Post

251/365 | Friday, September 8, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Daydream

Picture Style | Golden Hour

This little nook in the house we're renting looks like it would be a great place to get lost in a book and daydream for a bit.

 

Crossing Sideling Hill Mountain

 Traveling from our home in Virginia to the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, we crossed the Allegheny Mountains at Sideling Hill on Interstate 68.  Upon viewing the terrain and geology of the site, it isn't that difficult to believe that this road didn't open until 1985.

250/365 Picture Today Post

250/365 | Thursday, September 7, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Prompt Free

Picture Style | Golden Hour

We traveled to the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania for a vacation to celebrate our anniversary.  We stayed at the Mountain Clay Hideaway.  Here is a picture from the evening that we arrived.

 

 

 

249/365 Picture Today Post

249/365 | Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Off Prompt

Today my fall bowling league started up again.  Since I bowled in another facility during the summer, it was exciting to see some of the updates that occurred while I was gone.

 

247/365 Picture Today Post

247/365 | Monday, September 4, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Encourage

Picture Style | Golden Hour

The evening that I took this picture of our church (from a different perspective than usual) there were many different meetings happening.  Several different groups were busy making plans to encourage one another.

 

 

 

246/365 Picture Today Post

246/365 | Sunday, September 3, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Focus

Picture Style | Golden Hour 

Golden Hour photos are difficult for me.  I'm not a morning person, and in the evening when I'm driving home, I'm generally hungry and in a rush to get home to eat dinner.  Additionally, our house is surrounded by woods so by the time it's the golden hour, not much sunlight is getting through.  This is my attempt for the first day of golden hour pictures, a piece of stained glass art that hangs in our kitchen window year round. "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it." ~Matthew 16:25 NIV

 

 

 

245/365 Picture Today Post

245/365 | Saturday, September 2, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Delight

Picture Color | Primary 

I was delighted to find some red and yellow flowers at the store.

 

 

 

244/365 Picture Today Post

244/365 | Friday, September 1, 2023 | #365PictureToday

Phenomenal

Picture Color | Primary 

I found this color-by-number bird coloring book in a closet today.