Monthly Archives: July 2017

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge – 07/30/17

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Joe Owens

The oddball challenge is one of my favorites because I have an eye for the unusual and try to snap photos when I see it. In my region there is a connection to the idea of hillbillies and a local … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – 07/28/17

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Joe Owens

I really have grown to love the various photo challenges that pop up in my WordPress Reader. Perhaps it has something to do with the proliferation of photos as a result of the improvement of the camera functions associated with Smartphones and the fact it is usually always at my arm’s reach. Cee Neuner has […]

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Three Things Thursday – July 27, 2017

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Joe Owens

Here is another Three Things Thursday where it is your goal to share three happy things you experienced in the seven days past. There is a new host for this weekly collection of happy, Natalie @ There She Goes just picked … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything with numbers – 07/27/17

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Joe Owens

This week the topic is Anything with numbers. I went back through my recent pictures from our Washington, D.C. trip to find these4 offerings for this theme. There was a folk life festival on the National Mall while we were … Continue reading →

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Satisfaction – Weekly Photo Challenge – 07/26/17

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Joe Owens

This week, share a photo of something that brings you satisfaction. Now more than a year and a half into the model railroading hobby I seek out places where model train layouts fill spaces, hoping to learn more about how … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire Trucks, Fire Houses, Fire Hydrant – 07/25/17

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Joe Owens

This week the topic is Fire Trucks, Fire Houses, Fire Hydrant basically anything to do with putting fires out.  I saw our local bucket fire truck parked with an array of antique tractors in the days before an annual farm show. I … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge – 07/23/17

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Joe Owens

The oddball challenge is one of my favorites because I have an eye for the unusual and try to snap photos when I see it. I saw this bumper stick right before the landmark, yes that is what it is … Continue reading →

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Through – One Word Sunday

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Joe Owens

This is a one lance pass through under a railroad line of the Norfolk Southern less than a stone’s throw from my home. Added to the One Word Sunday theme. One Word Sunday – 07/23/17

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Questions I Think My Dog Would Ask – Chapter 4 – Who Left Us a Kitten?

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Joe Owens

It has been a distinct pleasure to enjoy the company of a canine in my life for greater than half my years and trust me those years have begun to pile up! Over those years I have had a few different breeds and a variety in size, temperament and lifespan of my “man’s best friends”. […]

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Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – 07/21/17

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Joe Owens

I really have grown to love the various photo challenges that pop up in my WordPress Reader. Perhaps it has something to do with the proliferation of photos as a result of the improvement of the camera functions associated with Smartphones and the fact it is usually always at my arm’s reach. Cee Neuner has […]

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Three Things Thursday – July 20, 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Joe Owens

My fourth run in Three Things Thursday where it is your goal to share three happy things you experienced in the seven days past. There is a new host for this weekly collection of happy, Natalie @ There She Goes … Continue reading →

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Unusual – Weekly Photo Challenge – 7/19/17

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Joe Owens

  I don’t post about my love of railroads and model railroading too much on this blog since I have a model railroad specific one, but I happened across this old sign by chance while snapping a photo for another … Continue reading →

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Black & White Sunday: After & Before – July 2017

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Joe Owens

Regular visitors to Lost in Translation can enjoy a chance once a month on a Sunday to try a combined photo challenge theme for Black&White Sunday. It is called AFTER and BEFORE and it invites you to post the same  image both in black … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge – 07/16/17

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Joe Owens

The oddball challenge is one of my favorites because I have an eye for the unusual and try to snap photos when I see it. We got this photo sitting beside a small café near the Lincoln Memorial on July … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – 07/14/17

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Joe Owens

I really have grown to love the various photo challenges that pop up in my WordPress Reader. Perhaps it has something to do with the proliferation of photos as a result of the improvement of the camera functions associated with Smartphones and the fact it is usually always at my arm’s reach. Cee Neuner has […]

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