Category Archives: Lens-Artists

~ Lens-Artists Challenge #358: Live and Learn ~

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Tina reminds us that “as we age it’s important to maintain our social lives, to stay mentally and physically healthy and to challenge ourselves to learn new things.” This week she invites us to showcase things we’ve learned about any … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge # 351: Into the Woods ~

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

As I write this post, I am in a small cabin at the summit of Willamette Pass in central Oregon State (USA) 5,000 ft. above sea level and surrounded by the Deschutes National Forest. Nearby, the cold sparkling water of … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #356: Quiet Hour ~

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Quiet Hour – a welcome break in often fast and furious days. Since I’m retired, I can make time for quietness whenever I choose to – one of the many blessings of this phase in my life. My blog is … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #355: Creativity ~

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne-Christine begins a new series from the Lens-Artists hosts which, now and again, will feature challenges from the past. She has selected challenge #42: Creativity which was originally published on April 20, 2019. It was spring so I focused on … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #354: Reflections ~

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Such a wonderful challenge Anne presents this week, as she invites us to show photos featuring reflections. There are many shiny surfaces that reflect the world around us, and the one that resonates with me is water, so this post … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #353: Stormy ~

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

A warm welcome to Beth, as she joins the Lens-Artists Challenge hosts with the challenge Stormy. Indeed, these are turbulent times in the USA and in many countries throughout the world. However, my post this week will focus on blustery … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #352: Mellow ~

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Sofia invites us to continue our break from the harshness of everyday life with the theme Mellow. In the northern hemisphere it’s late spring/early summer. It’s time to relax in soft tones and shapes, to enjoy the season’s … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #351: Books ~

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s challenge, Ritva invites us to “share our most creative photographic interpretation of anything related to books.” Her post is gorgeous, and you can find it here. Creighton and I love to read. Our bookshelf sometimes gets stacked … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #449: The first thing I thought of when I saw this photo! ~

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

With so much ongoing turmoil in our world, Tina invites us to continue to find pockets of serenity and share some humor through our photography. The challenge is to choose amusing/interesting photos, and caption them with what the photo brought … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #348: Serenity ~

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

This week, Egídio asks us how we find serenity, and invites us to bring it into our photography. Serenity comes to me when my mind and body are in equilibrium, creating a state of being at peace with myself in … Continue reading →

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