Love Texas oaks and how gnarly & twisted they get each one has its on character.

Blue

High lines

I haven't been out to take all of these shots but already had them in my archives! I took the leaves and sky this morning..

 Lighthouse and flag.JPG  The Needles lighthouse..

 Hovercraft.JPG  The business end of a hovercraft..

 World cup winners.1966. England..JPG  The two Bobbies..  Tussauds waxworks.. Blackpool..

 Contrast. Red Challenge..jpg  Leaves and sky..

 Where The Blues Meet 

Taken in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Acadia is a smallish national park compared to others, but the beauty is unparalleled. If you happen to stay in east coast, don't forget to pay a visit.Best time is during falls .. but as you see in this photo, you won't be disappointed even if you travel during the oddest season (I traveled there in December!).

Tree Swallow (M) 

When I saw the challenge, I thought it was cool because just saying a colour leaves a lot of room for inspiration. However, I've been having a hard time getting inspired. >.< But today I went around my yard and did my best to take pictures of blue things.

Chair1  Chair2 

Pipe1  Pipe2 (I'm not sure what the blue stuff is. Just paint? Glue? Something else?)

 blue5 (Can I get a "what is it?")  Brush (Why, it's a brush thing, of course.)

 Recycling1  Recycling2

 Reflection (Of a blue sky on a blue car.)

 Play structure1  Play structure2

 Car thing1  Car thing2  Car thing3 (Things on the back of my mom's car.)

 Eastern Bluebird (M) 

 Eastern Bluebird (F) 

Hi, ya'll. I got to thinking about the present challenge yesterday, and found a couple blue items to photograph. They aren't what you'd normally think of as "blue," but blue they are. Here are my blue astrological cat piggy bank, and my blue jeweled spider. Thanks for lookin', and c&c welcome...and TGIF!!! :)

7759 blue cat   7775 blue cat   7781 cat face   7818 jeweled spider

Blue?  We can post any blue, right?

Meet Blue; my horse (the one on the right).  Not just his name but old Blue is -- blue.  I know he looks white but  a "blue" horse is a horse with white hair and black skin.  Somehow that equals blue.

Spring has sprung in my backyard!

   Eastern Bluebird Female 

   Eastern Bluebird Male  

Sure, after I post the park pics the challenge becomes nature. Nevertheless, this morning I took up my camera and headed outside; rumor has it that's where nature can most likely be found. I did the stalk-the-yard thing for a while, taking pictures here and there, scaring the bejeez&s outta our neighbors again, when they didn't see me stalking the lone wild strawberry in our yard over by the wood fence, hee hee hahaha!!! (Hubby wasn't home, and our yard was the most natural I could get this morning, you see) So I found a few interesting items, including a slight growthy of something in the bark of one of our trees that looks to me like an open-winged bat. Then again, I could just be thinking of Halloween waaay early...hmmn. Anyhoo, here are the first three. Comments and critiques are most welcome, and thank you for looking. :)

seedy    growthy in bark   blue flower

Got together with LeeAnn (Bugaboo) after trying for 3 years or so.  And finally getting some photos posted.  lol  LeeAnn had lots of great tips.  She was so much fun to hang out with!  I had such a great time and I hope we can do it again soon.  We have several ideas of photo outings, hope they work out. 

 Little Buck
 Monarch flower
 Big Blue
 Flying Big Blue

Thanks, LeeAnn!  Can't wait till we can hang out again!

Happy Fourth to Everyone!  Be safe, have fun, take lots of photos! :o)

 toy blue 1 

 toy blue 2 

 toy blue 3 

I took photos from several angles and distances of Hawk's beautiful, pale blue eyes.

I think this one combines both challenge basics - fill the frame, and thirds.

                    HAWKEYE

While

waiting 

for

fireworks

Jersey Blue - Barnegat Inlet Jetty 

Jersey Blue - Fishing Boat 

Obviously, blue was abundant at the Boatyard , where a Sailboat or a Fishing Boat fit the bill.

I found a  Rivulet of blue in the midst of the mud flats, a bit of blue decorating this year's Sage,

And, of course, I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill