Valfal's photos

Saturday Self-Challenge: Tell a story creating a collage that uses 2, 3 or 4 images. This week is the Black-Eyed Susan's turn to bloom. The timeline is as follows: On Monday the 29th of June the bud is ready to open; on Thursday the 2nd of July the bud is opening; on Saturday the 4th the bud becomes a flower (Happy Independence Day!). Have a beautiful and safe week, my friends!

Chestnut trees along Skyline Drive in Virginia destroyed by Chestnut blight over seventy years ago. Chestnut trees used to be among the most common trees in the Shenandoah valley. Now only their skeletons remain. Unfortunately, foreign insect invaders are continuing to decimate certain species of trees in this region. www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/deadly-imports-one-us-forest-25-tree-deaths-caused-foreign-pests-and-disease

Saturday Self-Challenge: Something from the Garden My garden has provided me with so much beauty this year. One of the prettiest things in it is my calla lily. It came from from the garden of a dear friend who passed away a couple of years ago. Have a beautiful week, my friends!

Saturday Self-Challenge: Favorite mementos This little doll was made by a dear neighbor from my childhood who was like a grandmother to me. It is the only memento I have of her. Have a safe and healthy weekend, everyone!

Macro Mondays: Photograph something which is tied Have a good week, everyone!

Saturday Self-Challenge: Bright, bold colours filling the frame, abstract or real My garden this year has been especially bold and bright! It helps keep me sane during this insane year. Have a beautiful weekend full of bright color!

Macro Mondays: Color Key (Red) A photo I took last year and processed it for this challenge. It took an unbelievably long time to isolate every detail of the leaf. Have a great week ahead, my friends!

Saturday Self-Challenge:Reflections I would have liked to travel to the waterfront to take my submission for the challenge, but time and energy eluded me. I thought I would try something a bit closer to home. I used a simple bowl of water under a dried rose I had displayed near the living room window. I took several photos from different angles but decided to go with the very first shot I took. There was just something interesting about the composition, I guess. Have a wonderful weekend, Ipernity friends! Huggs to Pam!

I found this beautiful lily blooming in my garden today. Thankfully the garden pests have not eaten it before it had a chance to grow!

Macro Mondays: Brushes A very tiny, thin bottle brush used for cleaning glass tubes and bottles with narrow openings. Have a great week ahead, Everyone!

Saturday Self-Challenge: An image containing a subject you like and a subject you dislike I don't think it will be too hard to guess what I like and what I dislike in this image, lol! Have a happy and healthy weekend, everyone!!

Catching the last rays of sunshine on a beautiful day. Have a Wonderful day, my friends!

Macro Monday: Ears

Saturday Self-Challenge: Toolboxes My Husband's much used toolbox containing some of his many tools acquired through the years. Have a wonderful week, everyone! :-))

Macro Mondays: Numbers The year my baby sister was born. This image was taken from a 4"x6" copy of a page from my mother's photo album. See note for an image taken of the photo I used for this challenge.