There are a number of photo challenges today. Rather than overwhelm you with multiple blog postings today, I thought I’d put them all in one location. Some of you may have seen these shots before. First up, I Heart Faces’ theme this week is “purple.” I actually didn’t think I had anything for this challenge…then I recalled that Maddie (my friend Jenny’s daughter) was wearing an outfit with purple in it the day we all met up at the Rose Garden. I love this particular shot. Although most of the day she was all smiles, this shot seems to suggest she was...

This weekend was HOT…too hot to be outside between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm taking pictures in downtown Durham, but Natalie and I were troopers and toughed it out with the big boys for Scott Kelby’s Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. Actually, we had quite a good time – in between wiping the sweat off our faces of course. I still have a number of photos to process, but I wanted to start sharing some of my favorites. First off, here is Natalie focusing on her subject – I honestly don’t know what she’s photographing.We stopped by this old truck yard to...

For those of you that have been waiting on the edge of your seats for my big announcement, I decided I wouldn’t keep you hanging any longer. And NO, I’m not pregnant. Last week, Chelsea at In a Yellow House announced that her weekly photo challenge would be taking the month of August off while she was on vacation in Europe. If you’re like me…you were a little disappointed. Then, just last week, Chelsea and I decided that I would host the challenge for the month of August…starting this week! I’ve already set up the In a Yellow House photo challenge button...