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World Through My Lens, 12.2019

Shutterbugs and Photography Friends, welcome to a very belated World Through My Lens, 12.2019.  The photos below were taken during December for the 2 photography challenges in which I participated last year.  One challenge is the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives.  And the other was The Everyday Eye Candy Project […]

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World Through My Lens, 11.2019

Shutterbugs and Photographer Friends, Welcome to the World Through My Lens, 11.2019.  The photos below were, for the most part, taken during November for the 2 photography challenges in which I am participating.  One challenge is the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives.  And the other is The Everyday Eye Candy […]

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World Through My Lens, 10.2019

Shutterbugs and Photographer Friends, Welcome to the World Through My Lens, 10.2019.  The photos below were, for the most part, taken during October for the 2 photography challenges in which I am participating.  One challenge is the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives.  And the other is The Everyday Eye […]

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World Through My Lens, 09.2019

Shutterbugs and Photographer Friends, Welcome to the World Through My Lens, 09.2019.  This is a collection of photos I took during September for the 2 photography challenges in which I am participating.  There’s the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives and The Everyday Eye Candy Project 52 with LaShawn at Everyday Eye […]

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World Through My Lens, 08.2019

Shutterbugs and Photographer Friends, Welcome to the World Through My Lens, 08.2019.  This is a collection of photos I took during the month for the 2 photography challenges in which I am participating.  There’s the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives and The Everyday Eye Candy Project 52 with LaShawn at Everyday […]

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World Through My Lens 07.2019

Shutterbugs and Photographer Friends, Welcome to the World Through My Lens, 07.2019.  Running a little late with this round-up of the photos I took during the month for the 2 photography challenges in which I am participating.  There’s the Sunday Stills series hosted by Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives and The Everyday Eye Candy Project […]

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