Project 52: Week 3 {Shades of Grey}

Alphabet Photography {Letter C}

Project 52: Week 2 {Illustrate a Song}

"Catch A Wave" by The Beach Boys

When I first saw the weekly theme I had no idea what to do.  I tried asking my family what their favorite songs were and they were just being goofy.  I got a little frustrated.

Then while driving near Milwaukee's lakefront we came across 4 guys doing a little surfing and it came to me!  Though I never expected to be illustrating this particular song with a photo taken in Wisconsin in the middle of January!!  The temperature that day was 22 degrees with a wind chill of 7 degrees.  I have no idea what the water temperature was but I'm sure it was way too cold for me!

Scavenger Hunt 101 {#22 Your Bed}

For some reason this was harder than I expected.  Took me awhile to get something I liked.  

Scavenger Hunt 101 {Master List}

Here is the list for the Scavenger Hunt 101.  As I complete items on it I will update this post.  Any ones that I have completed will be clickable so you can see the photo I submitted.  


1. Boat without a motor
2. Home of a non-human creature
3. A flag other than your native country's
4. Waterfall
5. Rain
6. Winter
7. A puddle
8. An abandoned building/ruin
9. A junk car
10. An extravagant food
11. A handmade for sale sign
12. A cliche
13. Someone wearing polka dots
14. A locally owned store (non-chain)
15. A toy
16. A cat
17. Fire
18. A child laughing
19. Inside a foreign food restaurant
20. A beach
21. A flying machine
22. Your bed
23. A flower
24. A map
25. An extravagant drink
26. A car with a flat tire
27. A live performance
28. An absurd predicament
29. A motorcycle
30. A person having a bad hair day
31. Sunset
32. Spring
33. A locally owned restaurant (non-chain)
34. A police car
35. Your Vacuum or Broom
36. Someone meditating or praying
37. A work of art
38. A national holiday celebration (a holiday that celebrates a nation, such as 4th of July or Canada Day)
39. Your favorite food
40. Fall/Autumn
41. Someone you love
42. A tattoo
43. A sporting event
44. A knick-knack / bric-a-brac
45. A fish
46. An ambulance
47. A place of worship
48. The tallest building in your town/village/city
49. Your favorite color
50. Somewhere you feel uncomfortable
51. A commercial truck
52. Graffiti
53. An insect or arachnid
54. A stamp
55. Someone with bare feet
56. A bookshelf
57. Something that represents your country or region
58. Money
59. A billboard/sign
60. A bridge
61. The utilization of an alternative energy source
62. A public display of affection
63. A kitchen appliance
64. A water source
65. A bicycle
66. A dog
67. Barbequed or grilled food
68. Something rusty
69. A beast of burden
70. Construction equipment
71. Summer
72. A fire engine
73. Sunrise
74. Food growing
75. Your most comfortable place to sit
76. Wind
77. Wrinkles
78. A musical instrument
79. An exotic animal (use your judgment)
80. Your favorite shade-tree
81. The place where you bathe
82. A statue
83. Your camera
84. The place where you eat most your meals
85. Your favorite pastime/hobby/interest
86. A shadow
87. An interesting sky
88. A license plate
89. A tool
90. A road sign
91. Something dirty (as in a "white horse fell in the mud" not sexual)
92. Something clean (as in "it got washed off again" not sexual)
93. A train
94. An interesting or unusual rock
95. A traffic signal/a traffic control device
96. An interesting view
97. A method of communication
98. Your favorite article of clothing
99. A child crying
100. A funny hat
101. A self portrait (must be final submission)

Scavenger Hunt 101 {#82 A Statue}

I have also joined the Scavenger Hunt 101 group on flickr.  It provides a list of 101 items for you to find and photograph.  There is no time limit so I can work at my own pace which is perfect for me!  Though I'm hoping to finish it within the year.  We shall see.

The first photograph I submitted is  #82 A Statue

Brigadier General Erastus B Wolcott

This stands in a park near the lakefront in Milwaukee.  

Colored Windows

Found this building with all the windows painted a different color while driving around in Milwaukee.  Turns out my husband used to work in this building when he was a teen.  A family member owned a restaurant that he worked in.

Project 52: Week 1 {Around the House}

Like I said, since the project 365 last year was a bit too much for me I've decided to scale it down for this year.  So I joined the MCP Project 52: Photo a Week group on flickr.  Each week will have a theme that you can follow.  Or not.  This week I went with it.

Our bedroom hallway is pretty much a family photo wall.  At the top are these two photos of my maternal grandparents or "Babci & Dziadziu" as we called them.  My grandfather was polish.

They met while serving in the army.  She was a mechanic and he was a driver and would bring vehicles in to be serviced.  

Back to Blogging

*Sigh*  I took another unintentional bit of a break from blogging here.  I've barely touched my camera in the past few months and I hate it!  I'm itching to get in the groove again and post some photos.  


I will not be attempting a 365 project again like last year.  That was a bit way too ambitious for me!  So I have some others that I've been tossing around in my head and with a friend.  I'll post about them as I get them going.


To start I've wanted to do some alphabet photography and see how many letters I can find.  I don't mean photographing the actual letter on a sign or anything though.  I'm looking to see how many I can find in nature or can be seen in part of another object or structure.


Here's my first example.  Though I took this photo over 2 years ago!  One letter down, 25 to go!

This is part of an iron fence that forms the Letter E.

iPad Speck Case Design contest at Zazzle.com

I entered the iPad case design contest at Zazzle

Feathered Frenzy iPad Speck Case by lynnsphotos
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I'd appreciate any votes.  The contest is on facebook and runs through December 19 and you can vote once per day!  Click the following link to go directly to my design for voting.  Thanks!!
http://apps.facebook.com/designandvote/item.php?id=158