I don’t have a favorite team in the Super Bowl, but I’m watching, which will keep me from adding much text to the photos I’m trying to gather for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. According to Cee:

This week our topic is Things People Grow. People grow up children and pets, they also grow plants, vegetables and fruit. And as Elke pointed out you can grow beards, hair and nails too. Use your imagine and see what you can come up with. I so hope you have some fun with this topic.

Let’s see what I can find.

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68 responses to “We Grow – CFFC”

  1. Baby bunnies are adorable, and young Maddie can melt your heart. Love the toad, too. They always make me smile when I see them!

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    1. My wife calls the toad her handsome prince. He makes us smile whenever he pops up.

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    2. HI Mae, I really like your new picture.

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  2. Lovely to see some spring blooms, those are a long way off for us.
    And double bunnies? Perfect way to start the week!

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    1. Blooms are a long way off for us, too. I did notice some Hyacinth shoots popping up. Of course, the bunny will nibble those to the ground in no time.

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  3. Quite the game, wasn’t it? I was in and out of the viewing commotion, but it certainly grabbed my attention. You’ve many beautiful “growing” photos. Including Maddie in the collection made it perfect.

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    1. Thanks Gwen. It was a good game. Not my teams, but they both played well. I have so many pictures of Maddie, it’s hard to ignore her.

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  4. How good to see green things growing, most especially that white lilac again! That’s so gorgeous. Though I know spring will come, I needed this reminder of how everything will change — that is, if the rabbits permit!

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    1. Yesterday, I took a picture of some Hyacinth shoots popping up. Of course, the bunny will treat those like an unlimited salad bar. It’s too early for buds and shoots, but I expect we’ll see some this week as the temps climb too high for February.

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  5. You had my full attention with the flowers, veggies, and rabbit until you got to the Maddie puppy photo. Oh my, that is a keeper for sure. Thank you for the smile to go with my coffee this Monday morning. Go Chiefs!

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    1. Our yard was never as clean as it was when Maddie was a puppy. She tried to eat every stick and twig. We were picking up things we always used to leave as building material for the birds. It will be a while before we see blooms, but we are moving toward spring. Chiefs won – we’re good.

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  6. Very creative for this challenge, Dan.
    Too bad all I grow these days is Fat! 😏

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    1. Haha – I’m sorry to be laughing, GP.

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      1. No problem – I’ve learned to laugh about it!

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  7. Hi Dan – sadly I grow older! Lovely to see the bulbs which are ready to come forth this year … our crocuses and daffs are out. Children too grow – as well as dogs … fun to see Faith with Maddie! Love the pup one – cheers Hilary

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    1. Thanks Hilary. I fear spring will start early, but will be met with an unfortunate cold snap.

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  8. Beautiful photos ☺️

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  9. Dan, your photos range from great to greater! The close-up of those two green tomatoes (?) is something. :-)

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    1. Thanks Dave. This time of year we dream of green tomatoes ;-)

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  10. Interesting topic. I enjoyed your collection.

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    1. Thanks Sherry. Cee does a good job of keeping it interesting.

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  11. Great to see those past spring blooms. Love the toad! You chose a great selection of things growing and developing. The cycle of life goes on. I just keep growing older!

    But those crab apples. I think they’re crying because someone told them they looked like old crabs! But they were probably talking about me! 🥴

    Then there’s puppy Maddie. Made me tear up and smile at the same time. Our beautiful redhead had the opportunity to grow and develop because of you, the Editor and Faith. You all loved her unconditionally and she loved you all right back.

    Can’t wait to see your beautiful lilacs again this year.

    It’s still 20 degrees, but dry and sunny. I agree with you Dan. Spring will arrive and just when we’re getting used to the glorious warm temperatures a cold snap is going to stick its ugly head in. Sigh..
    Ginger

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    1. We love our toad(s), Ginger. We don’t see them very often and they always make us smile.

      The crab apples are drinking up moisture and I think they’re smiling inside.

      Puppy Maddie was already a handful. She was going to eat that little stick. We scoured the yard, picking up every tiny twig. Our yard was never as clean as it was when she was little. She required a lot of love and care, but she returned love.

      I am hoping those lilacs don’t push out too soon. It’s going to be 64 here in Thursday. That’s scary.

      I hope you have a wonderful week.

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  12. Lovely images for a Monday morning Dan !

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  13. The game was great–as was Mahomes! I figured you’d be rooting for Philly.
    Puppy Maddie was so darn cute! I love the photo of Maddie and Faith–with a bag of peanuts nearby. And the frog–what a chunky one he is. I had no idea the damage rabbits do. What a shame.

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    1. Highly unusual for a person from Pittsburgh to root for Philly. The bunnies do some serious damage. I wish they would let thongs grow and then eat them – there would be enough fo rall of us. But I guess the sight and smell of fresh green stuff is too hard to resist after winter.

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      1. How little I know about teams/opposing teams. I just thought PA–Dan lived there so he’ll be ‘Go Eagles!’ 🙄😏

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        1. Nope. We’re partial to our own teams.

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  14. Super examples of growing, Dan. Loved the Maddie photos. I really enjoyed the game.

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    1. That was a good game, John. I’m glad you liked these photos.

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  15. Who knew tulips would such a meal for bunnies?!
    You met this challenge really well with all the lovely growing things. The Lilacs were my favorites. It’ll be a while before I see any flowers blooming yet.

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    1. Last year, the only tulips they didn’t eat were the yellow ones. I have no idea why. At least they let some bloom before gobbling them up. I hope we don’t see things blooming too soon around here. February and March can’t be trusted.

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      1. Exactly, here too it’s not to be trusted. We having another cold snap and possibly more snow today.

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  16. You can grow a thick skin, patience and wisdom. Some people do a lot of one and not so much of the others. Your pictures make me want spring even more.

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    1. I hope spring comes at a normal pace, Pam. I don’t want things popping up and out too soon.

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  17. I so adore you opened up with tulips. I’m staring at my first tulip of the year right now. Dan, you have wonderful things that you grow. Thanks so much for joining in the fun again this week :D

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    1. I enjoy this challenge, Cee. It’s the perfect reason for me to post on Monday. I hope we get to see some of our tulips.

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  18. What great photos! I love them all and would be hard-pressed to pick a gave. Maybe either the toad or green tomato. :)

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    1. We love our toad(s), Jan. They always make us smile. My wife calls him her “handsome prince.” Stiff competition for me ;-)

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  19. That’s an interesting photo challenge. Of course my favorite was Maddie… such a cute munchkin she was. I watched a bit of the game but couldn’t really get into it. The ads weren’t enough to keep me around either.

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    1. I wasn’t impressed with the ads this year. At $7 million a minute, you’d think they’d do better.

      Cee’s challenges are all fun. I enjoy this one.

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  20. Great photos Dan, love the sunflowers, oh and the rabbits although maybe they’re a pest.

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    1. They are pests, Wayne, but they’re so darn cute, we can’t complain too much.

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  21. I love looking at spring flowers, puppy Maddie is, of course, adorable, and I love the water drops on the crab apples. Rabbits and chipmunks, cute in the wild, are pests in the garden. :-(

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    1. Thansk Janet. We adore the pests, but they do some damage, that’s for sure.

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  22. Ohhhhh…. Puppy Maddie.🥰 I hope I can get in on this prompt in time.

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    1. We worked hard to keep her from eating those twigs.

      You have grown all kinds of remarkable things and people, Cheryl. I hope you can slide in.

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  23. Such a sweet post – love that little frog! We have little lizards. Sorry about the tulips but the bunny – aw!

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    1. I’m glad you like these photos, Jan. We wish the bunny wouldn’t eat the tulips, but we’re not going to ask him to move.

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  24. You’re killin me with that puppy photo❤️

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    1. I’m sorry – up until a couple months ago I was too sad to include one. Now I just try to remember her good traits.

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  25. A lovely montage of photos that seem perfect for Valentine’s Day even if they’re meant to be yesterday’s post.

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    1. Thanks Ally. Growing things lean toward lovely.

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  26. Such a sweet post love the sunflowers,and the rabbits although maybe they’re a pest.

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  27. Beautiful photos, except for the sad scenes of lapine devastation. Thank you for the Maddie puppy picture! So cute!!

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    1. Thanks. The bunnies eat so much of what we plant. We’ve tried telling them that, if they let them grow for a while, we can all enjoy them. Nope – nom nom nom

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  28. I don’t think I’ve seen a puppy Maddie photo before. ❤️

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    1. That’s probably from before we were connected. It’s still sad for me to include her puppy pictures, but I’m trying to focus on the good times we had with her. She was a lot of work, but I try not to think about that.

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      1. Well said, Dan. From a dog-lover whose pets have crossed the rainbow bridge, I felt the same way.

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  29. Hi Dan, I love the sunflowers and the toad. We had sunflowers for our wedding and they are central to the giant birthday cake I’m making for hubby’s 50th in May.

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    1. That’s a very cool use of sunflowers, Robbie.

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