Sunday Trees – 186

…..thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

Now that trees in the neighbour are blooming like crazy I actually had to choose one photo over another. This tree looks beautiful but the smell from the blossoms is nauseating. After some investigation I believe this tree is called the Callery pear tree. If anyone thinks it’s something else I would appreciate knowing.

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A Blue Woman and Coffins

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge 2015 – Week 23

……an impromptu visit to the museum earlier this week furnished me with some very odd ball photos for Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge

The nice thing about having a membership to the museum or the art gallery is that you can walk in at anytime and spend as much or as little time as you want and not worry about getting your money’s worth. Last Monday after my husband’s procedure at a downtown hospital we met our oldest daughter and enjoyed a nice lunch with her and then proceeded to walk to the museum to see if there were any new exhibits. We checked out an exhibit of Mexican textiles and then discovered a floor with African and South American masks, tools, sculptures, paintings and other artefacts. The blue woman sculpture and the  specialty designed coffins from Ghana, I thought, made excellent photo subjects for this week’s odd ball challenge.

A south Asian sculpture using teak and indigo to represent the region.

A south Asian sculpture using teak and indigo to represent the region.

Coffins in Ghana are specifically designed to honour the deceased's past  while alive.

Coffins in Ghana are specifically designed to honour the deceased’s past while alive.

The owner of this coffin may have been a car dealer or used a car to earn his living.

The owner of this coffin may have been a car dealer or used a car to earn his living.

This coffin was designed for a fisherman. My husband said that his coffin would be a guitar case.

This coffin was designed for a fisherman. My husband said that his coffin would be a guitar case.

Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge 2015 – Week 22

…..I’ve wanted to shoot pictures of this store front for awhile

It started out with one mannequin out front and then quickly morphed to more, usually dressed in some hockey gear, plus a collection of sundry items like windmills and old chairs. I thought this was a perfect collection for Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge.

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Take a New Photo

….Cee instructed us to upload some new photos taken in the last week or so

So on my daily walk tonight I searched out some interesting shots for this challenge. I only found one I was happy with in black and white but I really liked my last flower photo when I converted it to black and white.

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