Day 6 Photo Challenge, Day 5 Elimination Challenge

I should be ashamed of myself, taking so long to post the results from yesterday, but "see, what had happened was," (LOL) I got everything ready and got distracted. When I got back to the computer, I turned it off and went to bed. When I remembered that I hadn't posted my challenge information, I decided I wasn't getting back up to turn on the computer, so ... here we are.

I'm going to start with the elimination challenge today. I tossed out old phone books, from as long as five years ago. Now, for the record, it was only two books and if you have seen the phone books from this area, you know they are very thin. The reason they are so old is that I simply don't like phone books and most years refuse to let them leave them at my house. So, out the old ones go.

I took a lot of photos today. I can't recall any that I didn't take. So there isn't anything for that category. But here is what I did take.

Fish at School

 As I was sitting by the river, I noticed this disturbance in the waves, that was moving towards me. In the sunshine I could not make out what it was ... I squinted and leaned, trying to get closer, but it looked like a bunch of tiny black dots. I thought perhaps it was a bunch of baby eels or some tiny minnows, but I couldn't be sure. So, I used my camera, which at times can be better than binoculars or a telescope. When I was able to look at the photo, full size, I was amazed at what was really there. Fish, big fish, swimming along together near the surface.

Hideaway Motel for Birds

I wandered under the bridge -- looking for lines. I love taking pictures of lines. But I looked up as I walked under and there they were, comfy, cozy in the little hole, preparing to head out to their next destination.

Day 5 Photo Challenge, Day 4 Elimination Challenge

I carried the camera around with me today and it was fun. But again, there is only one photo that I didn't take -- the selfie of me when I finished getting my license renewed. I think, more than normal, I regret that today. The license photo is okay, but nothing I can get a copy of, so without the selfie, that particular moment in time has been lost. Oh well, I took every other picture and really need to decide on those rules because I took some wonderful stuff today that I want to share. But I can only pick one (well, I might give you two).

I took this photo as I walked the bridge this morning. I took it as a symbol of all the trash and debris people leave on the fishing pier. It is really disappointing that so many people come there to enjoy it, but won't take their trash with them when they leave. The bridge is littered with paper, broken and discarded fishing wire, cups, cans, plastic, just anything you can think of. But this was a symbol.

Debris

Because it's a symbol, I thought the title should make that connection. Also, this was probably one of the more graphic pieces of debris on the bridge.

The fish is asking, "Couldn't you have ended this some other way?"

Here's another photos of one of the extreme ends of the trash and mess left on the fishing pier. This one, however, contains evidence. I thought of naming it Proof or Evidence, but made a different decision.

Forensics

Oh yeah, what did I discard. My old driver's license. Okay, so I took the easy way out today, but I ran out of time doing other stuff. But it was something.

Day 4 Photo Challenge; Day 3 Elimination Challenge

Today the camera was with me all day. There were no photos I didn't take. That was interesting. There are some photos that I would like to show, so I am going to have to evaluate the rules a little and decide how to handle it. Do I want to be able to use them on other days ...? Have to decide.
I noticed the flag again this morning. I stopped to take more photos of it. In the morning light, it looks different, not lonely and abandoned as it did at dusk, but strong and resilient. Then it caught a breeze and looked proud and defiant.
So the photo today is the flag again ...

Resilient, Defiant

Now, what to toss away today? There is so much to choose from that I am having a hard time picking one thing. It's too soon to fail at this challenge ... not already. Oh, I know, the defunct iPod. Wait, not ready. I have to wipe it first of any personal information. No time to make the deadline. I know, a shirt I no longer wear. Out it goes. Phew, made it through another day on this one.

I like lines.

Day 3 Photo Challenge

There were a lot of photo opportunities today. This morning on my walk, I missed the first good photo because I couldn't get my camera together in time. There was an older gentleman, with a cane looped acoss his arm, taking a picture of the sail over the visitor's center. I was going to get a photo of him taking a photo. But he was done before I was ready.

Then there was a lady on the bridge headed to the porta-potty, staggering. She was in pain from a bad back that was exacerbated from sleeping on the bridge overnight with her husband, who came here to fish off the pier. I thought about a photo of her walking and then one of her in her top-of-the-line chair on the bridge.

I thought of grabbing a selfie when I finished setting my hair, with all the curlers still in, but nixed it. Of course, when the curlers come out, I will probably revisit this again.

I went out to take photos and did take a few of the bridge and the carnival from across the water, but the selected photo, below, was found as I sat on the front step, enjoying the last few moments of daylight.

Abandoned Patriotism

I am still trying to decide what to call this one. The flag was put up in front of an abandoned school building about a month ago, to give the impression that progress was taking place with the building.

This evening, it was gently moving in a very slight breeze, but seemed so lost and forgotten there. That's it, Abandoned Patriotism.

I really like this photo, a lot.

Possession offloaded today: an old pair of ankle boots.