I thought I was just going to play with Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for the summer, But I enjoy sharing photos from the archives, so I’m going to keep going. Also, I might be sharing some promotion posts for “The Evil You Choose” so maybe less writing from me is a good thing. In fact, I’ve edited this post to include a link to Sally G. Cronin’s Smorgasbord Blog Magazine.

This week, Cee gave us an interesting prompt:

“This week our topic is celebrating Walk 50 steps or less and take a new photo(s). Have fun.”

I’m staying within 50 steps of home, office and where I parked my car (like in Great River Park).

74 responses to “50 Steps – New Photo – CFFC”

  1. I miss the Maddie pics❤️

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    1. I miss her. I’ve been skipping them because they are hard to handle at the moment.

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  2. Beautiful photos… thought you’d have the Rose of Sharon in there, and you did! Love that flower!

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    1. They start less than 50 steps away from the back door. They are beautiful.

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  3. It’s a beautiful day in your neighborhood. :-) Happy Monday, Dan.

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    1. Happy Monday, Judy. I hope you have a great week.

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  4. Great gallery! The close up of the Rose of Sharon is really beautiful. Maddie walked you to some of your best pictures!

    The Blue Heron taking flight is a great shot. Nice photo. The expression on the squirrels face having finally reached the peanut is priceless.

    The “field of daisies” is quite eye-catching.

    Old Glory still paying our respects to Queen Elizabth II…Our Grand Old Flag and England’s Grand Old Girl…friends to the end.

    Then there are the “tulips that were”! How nice of you and the Editor to provide your bunnies with a gourmet meal! Lol!
    Ginger

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    1. I’m glad you like these, Ginger. Maddie took me to many great photo opportunities. She found leaves for Pam, sniffed out interesting things in the yard and she seems to have known when the squirrels wanted to be fed. She would take us out, for no apparent reason, and we’d have a yard full of squirrels. The squirrel count in the yard dropped after she passed.

      The flower patch outside our office was one of the nice things to see. The last nice thing on the way in, the first on the way home.

      Seeing how happy the squirrels are when they get a peanut is why we keep buying bags of them.

      England’s Grand Old Girl will be laid to rest today. May she rest in peace.

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    1. Thanks GP. You’ve been here for a long time, so most were reruns for you. Still, I think they’re good to see again.

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      1. Always. You do good work!

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  5. The time you’ve spent on writing your books can take a lot out of you without you even knowing it, so it doesn’t surprise me at all that you’re changing how you handle your blog. Is there a 3rd book in your future?

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    1. There is a third book in this series. The first was the backstory. The second and third are coupled as story and sequel. All three were written in the past 2 and a half years. I was advised not to publish them before they were all written. It was good advice, as many changes were introduced as the story grew. I am editing the 3rd book now. Proof copies will head out to beta readers and proofreaders this week. I hope to release it in late November. I know three books in 9 months seems like a lot, but I will have had them for three years by then, and I’m ready to move on.

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      1. By saying you’ll be moving on, will you write another novel? Just curious.

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  6. Great photos and lovely to have such amazing nature on the doorstep and thanks for the boost for the post this morning..

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    1. Thanks Sally. I will reblog your post tomorrow. Thanks so much for your support.

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  7. These photos are so good, Dan, especially the bird/animal photos. I love the heron, but then the blue jay with the nut in its mouth–great snaps, both.
    Congratulations on book #2! Promote the heck out of it–I think it’s wonderful!

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    1. Thanks Lois! “Promote the heck out of it…” I love that. Makes me want to get a sandwich sign and walk around the neighborhood ;-)

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      1. haha! I would be the one following you saying, “I know this guy!!!” 😆

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  8. A bunny to start and a bunny to end. The perfect bookends to a post.
    😉

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    1. I knew you’d like that :)

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  9. I like the toadstool in the grass. Until last week I’d never heard of Smorgasbord Blog Magazine. Suddenly it’s everywhere– and there you are. See, I’ve been telling you for years that you’re a cool kid.

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  10. I love your menagerie!

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    1. Aren’t they the best!

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  11. As always, great photos, Dan. Congrats on your spotlight at Sally’s place!

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    1. Thanks Jan! I like being able to give these photos a second day in the spotlight. Sally is great.

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  12. Terrific photos, Dan. Loved that bluejay with the peanut.

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    1. I wish I had some video of them pecking them open. They lodge the peanut on a branch and peck at it until it breaks open.

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      1. That would be an excellent video.

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  13. Yes! Keep sharing your photos because they make great posts
    Like that lead one lying in the metal grip thing

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    1. Thanks Yvette. I love seeing all the drops on that screen.

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      1. And the flower (hibiscus ?) stood out today
        And it reminds me that different photos speak to us In different ways depending on the day and the collage they are set in!

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        1. That’s true. Those are Rose of Sharon but I think they’re kissing cousins with hibiscus.

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  14. Oh Dan, I so enjoyed viewing your gallery for this week. Love the bluebird. I could view these photos forever :D :D

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    1. Thanks Cee, and thanks for keeping this challenge so interesting.

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  15. There’s a lot of beauty within 50 steps of you! I loved the daisy image…great perspective!

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    1. I took a little liberty with the 50 steps. I figured 50 steps from wherever I started 😏

      The daisies were outside our office when I was still working.

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  16. Delightful critters, beautiful flowers, and that cloud-scape! How wonderful to have all these things close to home, Dan. And that you are able to recognize the beauty of your surroundings, as many people never do. Hugs on the wing.

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    1. I’m glad you find these scenes as nice as I do, Teagan. There is a lot of beauty around us. Occasionally, I remember to slow down and look.

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  17. All those wonderful shots in just 50 steps. What a great prompt to get us out and noticing the world at our feet. And congrats on the second book. Wow, Dan. That’s a feat. Thanks for the link to Sally’s. I’m heading over. :-)

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    1. Thanks Diana. I stretched the 50 steps to include the area around certain regular destinations of mine, but it shows how much is right around us.

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  18. Beautiful photos Dan! All of them. That bluejay. Some prompt. I CAN’T walk 50 steps without stopping to take a photo. Nice job on the AC cage. 👍🏻

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    1. Thanks Cheryl. You could fill an album in 50 steps.

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  19. So much diversity and beauty of nature within 50 steps from just a few places, Dan. I love the snowscape at the Great River Park.

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    1. Thank you, Gift. I love seeing ice and snow on the river.

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  20. Lovely gallery, Dan. I love that jay!

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    1. Thanks Janet. They are pretty.

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  21. Hi Dan – I too miss Maddie as I imagine you all do each day. Beautiful images … and interesting your flag was lowered to half-mast for our Queen … strange to think we’ve moved from the New Elizabethan Age to the Third Carolean age: a mammoth change … interesting times – the thought of winter, even worse! Cheers Hilary

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    1. I was happy to see us lower the flag for your Queen. A sign of respect that has sometimes been missing.

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  22. I am reminded of an especially dumb song from my childhood: “Found a peanut.” Boy, was that a great one to sing on family vacations, when the whole purpose of life was to annoy each other in a small space. I do applaud the idea of seeing what there is within 50 steps, and that’s often what’s so good about your photos: seeing the daily. There’s a lot to be said for the ability to see what’s there.

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    1. Haha – I remember that song (just now). I like Cee’s challenges. They make us think.

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  23. Amazing detail, especially in the blud jay and the ? chipmunk? I like the colors in the blue heron photo.

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    1. That is a chipmunk. We don’t often see them up close, the scurry away too fast.

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  24. How wonderful to have so many beautiful sights so close to home!

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    1. I cheated a bit. Some are close to home, others are close to places I go often. Still, within 50 steps of my starting point.

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  25. You really have capture some lovely pictures here, DAn.

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    1. Thanks Robbie. I’m glad you think so.

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  26. Great photos, Dan. You captured nature at it’s best- animals, flowers, and sunsets.

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      1. You’re welcome, Dan!

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    1. Thanks Dale! I enjoy Cee’s challenge.

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