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Sight and Sound: Pictures & Music Tuck and Patti - "Love is the Key" www.youtube.com/watch?v=46g53IgqUq8 On Tuesday I solved two problems regarding keys. In the morning I bought a new mailbox lock for my renter and installed it since he had lost his keys and there was only one mailbox key (the other was also lost). We had been at the lake cottage a day before and my wife left her pile of keys (enough to choke a horse) at the lake. Since she was busy and it was a nice day, I drove back the hour to the lake and the hour back to retrieve them. There they were, right on the front step where she left them. If "Love is the Key" retrieving this many keys might make me the most loved person anywhere.

An Oriental Poppy about to spill out of its pod in the garden.

It looks like I should cut the grass but this grass was intentionally planted in our garden. Happy Fence Friday 20160715.

For Not The Sunday Challenge. I used the Dutch Tilt for this one. The first reason was to get as much of the backhoe in the frame. The other was to give a feeling of discombobulation at the demolition of the house next door. Please let me know if it worked.

For the Sunday Challenge. A place you love. This is the fire pit and view from the recreation property my wife's family owns at Pigeon Lake, Alberta. In the foreground is my chair where I spend most of my time reading, waiting for the birds to arrive in the late afternoon and in this case, get the wieners out and have a roast. I would have had a photo of Corsica or Florence but I could not arrange a trip there within the week.

The Sunday Challenge: Transitions Our leaves are beginning to turn as evidenced by the leaves turning from deep green to yellow. We had an unexpected transition that has come far too early (two days before autumn began) in the year, snowfall. Fortunately, it was just white rain as it only lasted a moment.This photo was taken from my doorstep.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Silhouette. The sun is setting in the northwest at 2130 hrs as our backyard faces north. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aae_RHRptRg

The back-lighting is offset by a welcome reflected fill light from the house window across the street.

In my backyard.

An unusually early snowfall comes to our backyard. The peonies are long gone but the remaining leaves caught the snow beautifully.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Looking up. This is the skylight in our home frosted over from the abnormally cold weather we have been experiencing. Fortunately it warmed up this week to 20C one day, a welcome relief for all but especially our farmers who were able to get back out to harvesting after snow, cold and rain.

Saturday Self-challenge: A previous challenge. This week I am mixing the challenges of selective colour and foreground bokeh. Buffalo Berries with Mountain Ash berries creating the orange in the foreground.

For the Saturday Self-challenge: Starbursts. We did not see the sun all week.

Saturday Self-challenge. Use manual controls The cat was waiting patiently to come back inside. This is what he left behind.