Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Smooth. I figured I could dig through the archives and find some smooth photos, but I need to add two other thoughts about the word smooth.

The first is the classic insult delivered after a klutzy action – “smooth move…” There was always something appropriate added to the end, but I’ll leave that to your imagination.

The second smooth reference is a line I remember from Star Trek – Next Generation. During the episode, “Pen Pals,” Chief O’Brien is being asked to beam Commander Data back to the ship if something goes wrong on the planet below. First Officer Riker asks Chief O’Brien if he knows what to do. O’Brien says: “No problem. I’ll have him out of there as smooth as ice.”

Now, for some images of smooth.

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56 responses to “Smooth as Ice – CFFC”

  1. Some good quotes, Dan, and excellent pictures too.

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    1. Thanks Robbie. I hope you are off to a very nice week.

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      1. Fifty bonus points to you for a smooth Star Trek reference and 100 bonus points to Faith for her beer selections.

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        1. Thanks. I’m glad you didn’t take any away for my selections. I don’t know why that line sticks with me.

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  2. “… Ex-lax.” — that has always been my dad’s preferred ending to that phrase. 😄

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    1. Haha – yes, I can almost hear him,

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  3. 7 ounce beer flights? That’s my kind of smooth.
    👍

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    1. Easy does it. That was a very good day.

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  4. Are you sure you’re not pulling a smooth one over on us by saying those glasses were 6 or 7 oz? :-) Have a great Monday, Dan.

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    1. Nope, that’s the truth, Judy. I’m not saying if we had more than one flight…

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  5. Ya know, I remember the last time you tried to convince us those glasses were smaller than they looked! Smooth try Dan, but I still don’t believe it. Lol!

    Love the duck hauling the light behind him, and the reflection in the frozen raindrop.

    Dan, don’t be laughing at me, but I thought that one photo was of two hunks of cooked roast beef! Until I read ‘waterlox finishing oil’! 🤪

    Old Glory against that smooth blue sky is stunning.

    Happy Monday with a terrific week to follow. Happy Columbus Day.

    Ginger

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    1. The roast beef are bookends, Ginger, but now I’m hungry. It’s a little early for roast beef and flights of beer, but…

      The hardest thing about Cee’s challenge is finding a flag that fits. I thought it was a smooth scene, and I like seeing it on Monday morning.

      And the flight of beers were 6-7 oz. Really.

      I hope you have a great week.

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  6. Nice! It’s fun to see what Word People come up with when thinking about a single word. I’m with Ginger on that duck pulling light — that’s a great shot!

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    1. That’s one of my favorite photos. Cee’s challenges make me think. “What’s smooth? What would be smooth?” I’m not sure how I found the duck.

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  7. Excellent post, Dan! What a great flag picture today.

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    1. Thanks GP. I was hoping to find one that looked smooth.

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  8. The night before last was our first experience waking up to frost this year. Nothing like what you show in the photo about your Saturday though. Here on the plateau in the Cumberland Mountains the threat of hazardous ice on roads and everywhere else with be rearing its head soon. It’s pretty to look at, but treacherous to deal with.

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    1. Ice is so dangerous, especially when there are patches of it hiding in the shadows.

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  9. I remember Chief O’Brian saying that! I like ice in my drinks, but in the winter black ice on the front sidewalk scares me. Still it is a cool thing [pun intended].

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    1. It’ funny how some lines stick with us. I have fallen too many times on that ice. Soon to be on the lookout for it.

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  10. Very nice reflection in the puddle of water. I always seem to catch something I didn’t plan in the reflection. I really enjoyed your take on smooth.

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    1. Thanks. I love looking into puddles. It’s like a glimpse into a different world.

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  11. The ‘otherwordly’ photo is a good one, Dan. So are the rails along the levee. I love playing with light and reflections in photos. Lotta good ones here. Smooth. Very smooth. 😉

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    1. I’m glad you like those, Lois. Ice and water give such interesting reflections.

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  12. Puddles and raindrops and beer — oh, my! I hope and trust Faith got something dark for me.

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    1. If you look close, I count three dark beers. My guess, Porters and Stouts. I tend to stick with lagers and ales.

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  13. I think of debonaire man has being smooth and then of course there is the whiskey. I love it when somebody whispers deeply that the whiskey they have just tasted was smooooth. As always, I love your pictures.

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    1. Those are good examples.

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  14. Many years ago I slipped on ice when I lived in Denver and broke two bones in my foot. Ouch :D I can guarantee ice is smooth. You have some marvelous photos for this week :D :D

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    1. Both my wife and I have broken bones in a foot. That’s an awful feeling. Ours wasn’t on ice, but…

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      1. I totally understand……..

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  15. Okay I have to finish that for you and it is PG rated. My sister and best friend used it so much it is branded into my brain! “Smooth move, Ex Lax.” I may never get over that one. 🥴 So many wonderful images denoting the challenge. And I thin 6 or 7 oz is a nice size for a flight glass. That one does look enticing, BTW. Those wood pieces look familiar. I’d say the bar top is only half as smooth as the bottle sitting in the corner. 😉And the flagpole shot is just brilliant. Could we not talk about ice and snow just yet? I’m already shivering empathetically for you guys. 🥶

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    1. I knew someone would complete that phrase 😂Those are bookends, but not the same one you have 🙂 Same process. Those were great glasses for flights. Sorry, but we had our first hard frost yesterday.

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      1. No man… you just got your new AC in a few weeks ago. Weather is so brutal. Love my bookends.

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        1. I’m glad. My wife uses the AC late into the season.

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  16. A smooth way to describe 28 oz of beer (Only 6 or 7oz) The other photos captured the prompt perfectly. Well done, Dan

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    1. Haha. I’m not allowed to do math on Monday’s John, but yeah.

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  17. Those are really good examples of smooth. I really like the one image with the sunlight on the river.

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    1. Thanks Deborah. The challenge here was thinking about things that might appear smooth.

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  18. Gosh that drop of rain is truly spectacular!

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    1. I’m glad you liked that.

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  19. Water/ice drop the face but the flag is unusual and very cool

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    1. Thanks! I’m glad you liked these.

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  20. A fabulous post Dan and amazing photos 💜💜

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    1. Thank you very much, Willow. Cee’s challenges make me think sometimes.

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      1. She really sets some thought provoking posts

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  21. Nice reflections and an unusual POV for the flag (which I like) but I’ll take a smooth beer. Bad news on that front as my favorite beer (Cashmere Hammer by 3 Sheeps Brewing of Wisconsin) has been retired. I was planning to stock up when I get back to Naperville in a couple of weeks. Guess I’ll just have to enjoy researching my next favorite dark beer. :-)

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    1. Oh no! It’s sad to lose a favorite. I hope you enjoy the selection process.

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  22. Ooo, great responses for “Smooth,” Dan. Cool, often unexpected photos. Well done. Here’s one from me in return. Hugs.

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    1. That’s great! Love that song.

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  23. The ice photo drop of water with the tree inside. Lovely

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  24. Well done! Love the cool flag pole photo.

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