Welcome to another installment of my challenge and reminder to myself to take photos somewhat regularly. I'm not a photographer, but I enjoy taking everyday photos of things I find interesting or want to remember later, and I find that I notice interesting things when I'm intentionally watching for them. Having some prompts that are open to interpretation has helped me pay a little more attention to what's around me. Every two weeks I have a few words and phrases that I'm focusing on, and I try to find opportunities to take pictures of these things each week.
May Prompts - Everyday Images #62
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at home (monthly)
kitchen
chocolate
reflection
park
spiral
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at home (monthly)
kitchen
chocolate - I had a craving for hot chocolate one evening
reflection - seen at Taylor Farm Park
park - the new sunshades were installed over the playground equipment recently
spiral - spotted in a playground at Tipp City
And a few bonus photos:
On Mother's Day weekend we walked at Charleston Falls Preserve near Tipp City.
We went into Tipp City for dinner and walked around town a bit. One shop had a whole window full of the little solar-powered dancing figures.
I was super proud of myself for spotting a Lustron home as we were leaving the park and playground. These nifty houses were prefabricated in the late 1940s, with porcelain enameled steel siding and featuring built in appliances. Turns out they were fabricated in Columbus. To be honest, I'd never heard of them (that I remembered anyway) until a few weeks ago when my husband was watching a YouTube or some such about interesting American architecture and I happened to catch a little bit of it. The Lustron homes were really interesting to both of us, but we thought nothing more of it until we were driving down a quiet residential street in Tipp City and this little gem caught my eye, and we pulled over to get a better look. I hope the owners don't mind - we tried to play it cool and didn't get out of the car or anything. I guess it's possible they are used to people taking note of their unusual vintage bungalow. I love it.
This past weekend we walked at Taylor Farm Park, and did a little birdwatching as we went. We heard a whole lot more birds than we saw, but our patience in watching for the orioles we kept hearing finally paid off and I got a reasonably good photo.
I am sharing my photos every other Thursday, along with my prompts for the next two weeks. You can use all or some of the prompts for your own photo posts, or none of the prompts and just link up a post featuring your photos. Simple rules: Your posts must be family-friendly; the photos must be your own; and the post must be mostly photos. If you do share I'd appreciate a mention and link to A Fresh Cup of Coffee on your post.
Everyday Images will continue in 2025, every other Thursday, and the link-up is open for two weeks.
May/June Prompts - Everyday Images #63
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blue
neighborhood spot (quarterly)
family
repeat
brick
in the dark
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Are these pictures from tTpp City, Ohio? My mother-in-law and brother-in-law live there. Well, my brother-in-law lives in. Troy. Both are cute little towns. I'm going to look up the Lustron homes. Need to check to see if I spelled that right. Very interesting. Love the ducks in the pond and the lily pads. And your photo for reflection is gorgeous. Need to get busy on my month of photos. Will try to join you soon.
ReplyDeleteYes, the playground photo and the first six photos in "a few bonus photos" are from Tipp City. How interesting that you have a family connection there. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, and I look forward to seeing your photos!
DeleteGreat pictures! I love Charleston Falls. It's maybe 45 minutes north of us and have been there several times. We went there on Mother's Day a few years ago :). It's always nice to see the falls full- spring is definitely the best time for that. Have you been to other great hiking spots in the area? I think that Greene County (it's to the east of us) has amazing places including Glen Helen Nature Preserve and my favorite which is Clifton Gorge. Both are near Yellow Springs. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteA few months ago we went to Yellow Springs and hiked at Glen Helen. We plan to go back and see more of the area too. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
DeleteI love this reminder to take photos more often! I always forget! The last photos a took were a before and after of our recent carpet cleaning haha. The waterfall is beautiful! What a fun hike. Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm forgetful about taking photos as well, which is why I started this challenge. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
DeleteI've never heard of Lustron homes . . .I'm headed to the link now.
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