For Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #176, Leya invites not just to post one photo, but to tell a short story about it, the essence of photo blogging. As I understand the prompt, the theme is up to us.
Prescott has its best weather in the fall. Visitors leave their sunny 80-degree weather in Phoenix/Scottsdale or their 32-degree and raining weather in Detroit, Michigan to walk the fresh autumn Prescott trails.
We walk Peavine Trail, a former railroad bed because it is not only beautiful but a safe, flat, easy walking surface perfect for running, biking, walking, and photographing. As we began the trail we spotted our pastor running towards us. Even though he was jogging in preparation for a marathon, he had stopped to take a picture of this tree on the side of Watson Lake. Because he told us about the beautiful tree, we kept our eyes open and took a snapshot too.
The more we walk a trail, or drive a road, the more it becomes a routine – something we do for a reason, not just to enjoy. I appreciated that our pastor took the time to mention this tree. Otherwise, I would have kept my eyes down scouring the path for jutting rocks that might trip me. I might have hurried past a beautiful photo opportunity without taking the time to enjoy my surroundings.
Blogging is wonderful because it provides each of us a forum or platform to highlight what inspires us. Our readers take note and aspire to see and experience places and events they would never have known about before we mentioned them. As we chat and read each other’s blogs, we also notice similarities in our own experiences and relate stories about our lives in response.
Blogging takes the mundane out of every day.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
55 responses to “Lens-Artist Photo Challenge # 176 One Photo One Story”
Beautiful!
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Thanks, John.
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Lovely shot.
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Thank you Rupali.
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The photo of the tree is incredible. I love the color of the leaves juxtaposed against the blue sky. We all blog for our own reasons, but for me it is to share truth, have fun, and make friends along the way. Love it when I find other bloggers who have the same attitude.
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I agree with you 100%, Ally. Blogging takes a lot of thought and time and gives a forum for sharing ourselves. It develops solid relationships that last years and it keeps our photographs from sitting alone and dusty in a box in our closets.
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Beautiful tree, and I’m sure it’s just as nice in the green of summer.
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It’s just as nice, but not as stunning because everything is green. Now there is a mixture of bare limbs, green and yellow.
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what a wonderful way to desribe blogging… and that is quite the tree…
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Thank you, Jim. It’s true for me and I’m sure a lot of people. It’s very hard to explain to people who don’t blog. 🙂
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and my blog puts the mundane right back into people’s lives!
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You are so funny – never mundane!
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🙂
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That is a really beautiful tree, Marsha – and a good story with it! Beautifully captured.
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Thank you. My cell phone does a pretty good job. I don’t usually carry my Sony on a walk but I probably should. 🙂
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Thanks so much Leya.
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Its good to have a story where a tree is a hero. And that’s a really good looking tree
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Thanks so much IJ. My iPhone does a pretty good job, I think.
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It really is, isn’t it? I love that you called it a hero! 🙂
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Very true Marsha, I’m always blogging in my head but never seem to get it written down. I love the blogging community and it keeps me very busy when I do make a post.
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I can see that. You put a lot of effort into it. 🙂 I enjoyed reading your post very much.
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Thanks Marsha ,
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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I love your photo. And I have learned a lot from blogging. Well to be precise I have learned a lot reading the blog posts of others. (just as an aside : I got out what we call an ‘oh…….!” strap to attach to the saddle for Manny to hold onto when he comes to ride Biasini in January.I have put it with the Florida things ready to go .)
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He’s very excited. He got out his sun screen and beach ball today and sat in the sun on the back porch.
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I loved your beautiful tree Marsha, and I especially loved your closing paragraph. It expresses perfectly why we blog and the return we get for our efforts. Perfect!!
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Thank you, Tina. There are so many returns.
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beautiful capture shared and love you sharing dear Marsha!💖
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Thank you, Cindy. You are so kind! 🙂
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You’re so welcome!! 💕
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I have been watching your video and stretching along with it in between phone calls this morning. I love it. It is something I can watch over and over until I get really good at it.
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oh that is sooooo awesome to hear Marsha! 💖🙏
Thank you for letting me know. Now if I can get my clients to do that, it will be great. They say they prefer in person but we’re still on Zoom but they like doing it as a class. 🤷♀️
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We have classes here, but it is so hard to get to them. We have to register each time, and if we miss there is a fee. So, I wait till the last minute to register, and like today, I’m still not done with my phone chores, and it’s almost 2:00. So there goes another day with no gym stuff. 🙂
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I know that’s what some people say too. It’s soooo true you save money this way. Some of my clients want me to do a subscription.. it’s a thought. Oh my … here too.. clients still coming poor hunter got skunked and has an infection in his ear.. life!!!! 💖🤷♀️
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You are so busy! I don’t know how you fit it all in, but then I am REALLY GOOD at wasting time. 🙂
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hahahhaaha. I know how we both do it is beyond me.. PLEASE remember all those pics you did.. that wore me out hearing about it!!!💖
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I can’t possibly wear you out, my friend. 🙂
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hahahahaahahaahaha maybe not… challenge accepted.. 🤣🤣🤣
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks so much, Dawn. 🙂
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Gorgeous photo. Wish I was there. Our leaves are all gone 😀 😀
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We still have lots – not much rain or wind to knock them down. Only the weakest are gone, and that means most of the red trees are bare. This is definitely fall country.
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Very inviting!
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I like the idea of a platform and what we view as we stand there.
Each of us has a different perspective.
If I stand looking out my kitchen window and call my husband to see a bird, a deer, a flower or another human ….. we see it just a bit differently. Sometimes he doesn’t see what I am seeing. And I get a little irritated trying to explain what I mean.
When viewing bloggers’ posted pics I used to scroll through fairly quickly. Now I try to look more closely at some and evaluate what I see from my platform. Of course we can’t write about everything we see. But sometimes it’s a good exercise for the imagination. Something brilliant might just pop up. 🙂
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Exactly. That’s the kind of morning I’ve had today. It’s fun to take the time to really examine and go back and reread.
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Beautiful tree – how lovely that it was pointed out by your pastor so that you could not only enjoy it but also share it with us!
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Thank you Sarah. I have a decent eye for pictures, but not necessarily the vision. I like hearing and seeing what others find that makes a good picture.
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I think we all do that – I know I often look at what someone else is photographing and see if maybe I can create a good image from the same subject 🙂
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Yes, I’m sure most of us do. 🙂
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I like the tree, and the story
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Gorgeous. Is it a palo verde tree?
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I don’t know. I assumed it was a cottonwood, but it looks like a palo verde that I looked up. Those are common in Tucson about four hours south of here by car. I’ll have to go back and look at the leaves and bark.
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They were all in full bloom when I was in Phoenix in April and May. Beautiful.
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I agree, Judy. Scottsdale and Phoenix have the most beautiful plants. The summer monsoons keep them so green and healthy looking. I was shocked really knowing how scarce water is here. Everything seems more rustic up here in Prescott. Autumn is our best look, and this tree is perfect for fall colors! 🙂
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