Willy Nilly Friday Five - March 4, 2016

Welcome!

It's Friday and time to join Tanya (Around Roanoke) for some
WILLY-NILLY FRIDAY FIVE randoms.

1.  I'm out taking a walk the other day and as I walked past the steps to a church I happened to notice this copper kettle sitting on the stoop below the stairs.  I just thought it was really an odd place for the kettle to be sitting so I snapped a photo of it (just because).  It made me think of Soup Kitchens for some reason.  If you click on the link you can read about the history of soup kitchens.  It's quite interesting especially since Al Capone even set up a soup kitchen.

2.  Huh? - Coleen and I spotted this graffiti on our walk yesterday.  Does anyone have a clue what kind of a statement they were trying to make?

For some fun check out this link (Art Crimes:City Walls) which will take you to various links for Graffiti around the world.

3.  I took another walk around the Whitman College campus the other day and happened upon another sculpture that I was not familiar with.  I snapped this photo of it.  It's called "Moongate" and you can read more about it by clicking on the link.

They certainly have some interesting pieces of art on the campus.

4. We've had some really nice days lately with temps in the mid-60's.  The sun was shining through the kitchen window the other day and I happened to snap this cute shot of our cat, Bandit enjoying the sunshine.

 

So for fun I decided to do a little editing and share with FELINE ART FRIDAY

 

 

Here is the edited version:

 

 

5.  Finally since spring is just around the corner (16 more days) I thought I'd share a fun little Fairy that Coleen and I spotted hanging from a tree while on one of our walks.

 

 

 

Have a beautiful day!  Thanks for stopping by.





Scavenger Hunt Sunday - January 31, 2016

Hip, Hip Hooray - I am "finally" joining the fun of:
SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY hosted by Ashley Sisk (Ramblings and Photos)

The prompts this week were:

Favorite, Angled, Curved, Cropped and Texture.



Click to Enlarge Photos

My first photo also serves as the last of the 3 Day Quote Challenge I was nominated to participate in.

I'm foregoing nominating people today. If you feel you'd like to give this a try go ahead and post to your blog and let me know you took up the challenge.

 

FAVORITE:

 I took this shot of Coleen at Bennington lake recently and just loved the way it turned out.  It's one of my "favorite" photos of her.

ANGLED:

I did an "angled" shot of Bandit sleeping on the couch.  You will also notice the odd angle that he's sleeping at.  I don't know how cats manage to be comfortable in such weird positions.

 

CURVED:

 

 



I loved the "curved" roof/porch on this house.  It's so different.

CROPPED:

I took this picture of a crow in some tree branches and then "cropped" it to show the details of the crow better.

TEXTURE:

I'm loving the  "texture"of the moss, grass and Ivy in this shot.

It was fun finally finding all the prompts for the week and joining in. I hope to do so more often this year.

For those who might want to participate next week here are the prompts:

1. Frosty

2. Folded

3. Rocky

4. Soft

5. Dual or Two

Have a wonderful start to your week.