A Photo A Week Challenge: The Devil is in the Details

Posted by pausesandclicks on 09/05/2018
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Okay, so this challenge stumped me.  I have to admit I went down a rabbit hole with it and got stuck in the fact that the devil was in the details instead of focusing on the details themselves.

I just couldn’t wrap my head around the Devil being in them.

So I looked up the origin of the phrase and this is what Wikipedia has to say about it.

“The devil is in the detail” is an idiom that refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, meaning that something might seem simple at a first look but will take more time and effort to complete than expected and derives from the earlier phrase, “God is in the detail” expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.

So there you have it. I like the original phrase better and as far as I’m concerned, if you keep God in the details of your life, there isn’t any room for the Devil to be there. If you keep God in the details then that catch or mysterious element that will divert you is more likely to be avoided.

Take that….Devil!

Do me a favor and stay out of my details.  There’s no room for you there.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Delicate

Posted by pausesandclicks on 08/29/2018
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Last year, quite by accident, I planted a few flowers that attracted hummingbirds.  Watching them was so enjoyable I took out some bushes this past spring in order to utilize a much bigger area, with more intention as to what I planted.  I was also inspired by the trellis my husband gave me for a Christmas gift.  Best gift ever, by the way!

Here’s how things progressed throughout the summer:

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I have marveled at the many delicate aspects of my hummingbird garden….the fine tendrils, not to mention the blossoms of the passion flower, the beautiful swirl of the moonflower bud and it’s subsequent bloom that prefers the dark, the very center of the hibiscus with its intricate stamen and stigma, the ever so small flower of the candy corn plant, dragonfly wings, the fine silk on the milkweed seeds, tiny frogs no bigger than my thumbnail nestled into leaves and yes, the tiny hummingbirds that dive bomb me, their wings a literal blur as they feed.  All of it has fascinated and delighted me.

What I didn’t expect was butterflies and although the hummingbirds have mostly been camera shy this year, the butterflies don’t seem to mind the sound of my shutter.

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Is there anything more delicate that those legs and antenna?

 

Although the Monarch has eluded me, I have caterpillars happily munching on milkweed leaves in my home so stay tuned for what I hope will be a post about them in the future.

It could be I have a bit of an obsession with this.

And I obviously am incapable of posting just one picture in response to this weekly photo challenge!

A Photo a Week Challenge: Street Lights

Posted by pausesandclicks on 08/22/2018
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I was in DC this past week watching this little guy.


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As a result, I wasn’t out much past dark with thoughts of street lights on my mind.

Instead, these are the shadows that street lights cast through the window shades of my Airbnb. Lovely designs that undulated with the passing of car lights.

For this challenge, that’s going to have to be enough.

A week’s worth of snuggles, smiles and slobbery, open-mouth kisses was worth not spending much time on this week’s blog post!

A Photo a Week Challenge: Attitude

Posted by pausesandclicks on 08/15/2018
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He’s a middle child.

Not the firstborn, a wickedly smart and full of caring son who holds his own special place in the family.  Not the youngest, a captivating daughter who also happens to be the first girl on either side of the family since her own mother was born.

He’s had to carve out his place and make that in-between position special.

And he’s done it all with attitude, an attitude that makes him shine.

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He’s been with us for three weeks this summer and I’ve probably heard this a thousand times but it always makes me stop and listen.

Because sometimes, when you’re a middle child and the family cacophony is loud,  you just have to stop people and let them know you have something to say!

 

A Photo a Week Challenge: Live Music

Posted by pausesandclicks on 08/08/2018
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One evening last week I took my grandsons to a downtown Shreveport event called Hot Diggity Dog, an outreach from Central Art Station to it’s neighbors and a kickoff for a very exciting development that’s about to happen in an area adjacent to the art center called Shreveport Common.

Besides a delicious free dinner we were delighted to be treated to and included in, some amazing street music.

Six-year-old Xander was an eager participate, and the musicians willingly shared their enthusiasm and instruments with him.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Neglected

Posted by pausesandclicks on 08/01/2018
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I’m fascinated with neglected places and often gravitate to alleyways and old buildings to photograph them.

I find beauty in seeing how nature takes over abandoned buildings and objects but also end up feeling a bit of melancholy about such places and things.  In each situation I envision what it was like when they were new and held seeds of hope and expectation.

 

This next set of photos is from a few months ago.  I currently have two young grandsons in my care so taking them to this kind of place for new photos might not be the best idea, in fact, might even be considered as being a bit neglectful of my grandmotherly duties and responsibilities.

That would be unacceptable so I’ve headed to my archives instead.

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While the sounds of little voices fill my home, I’m looking at these photos and I’m remembering “hearing” the voices of the people who were once-upon-a-time riders on this bus and wondering how this vehicle ended up here, in these silent woods, neglected by people and claimed by nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Photo a Week Challenge: From Above

Posted by pausesandclicks on 07/25/2018
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I never really learned to swim as a kid.  I can keep myself alive and I can move forward in a reasonable fashion but have never felt completely at home in the water.  I certainly never learned to dive, but despite that, every summer I would venture up onto the high dive and summon the courage to jump off.

I dreaded it every year.  I have no idea why I continued to do it, even into my adult years. My sons probably dared me.

To my great relief, most pools no longer have diving boards, much less high dives, and I’ve somehow gained enough sense as I’ve aged to no longer feel the need to do things I’m afraid of….recovery takes way too long after an injury.

Enter my grandsons!  They love this slide at our neighborhood pool so yesterday I climbed to the top of the steps and photographed what they see from the top.

Followed by this sequence as Judah entered the pool!

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