Round Robin Challenge: Crafty

Hi, Robins! It was great to see such a nice turnout for yesterday's Challenge. Thanks! I had a great idea for the next one, but I don't remember what it was. Instead let's go with this one. The topic for Saturday, February 11th is

    CRAFTY    

To be honest, I'm absolutely hopeless at crafts, but I'm certain that many of you are very good at them! Whether you knit, embroider, quilt, weave baskets, carve wood, decoupage, bead, and do any other kind of craft work, or even just know someone else who does, I'd like to see the result! Better still, let's see a bit of before-and-after, not just the finished product but also the raw materials or work in progress.

As usual, here's a reminder of the guidelines for participating:

1. Please RSVP in the comments below with your name, the blog name, and your blog URL. If you're new to the Round Robin Photo Challenges or if you've played before but using a different blog, please let me know so I can promote you properly.

2. Please post your picture(s) on your blog on the Challenge date, Saturday, February 11th, or within a day or two afterward. The blog entry should link back to this blog so people can find all of the Challenge entries. Please do not post early! I will post a list of participants on this entry starting around midnight on the 11th.

3. Please visit other participants' blogs, and leave a comment if so moved.

That's it! Go be photographers!

Karen

Round Robin Challenge: Branches

Hi, Robins! The next Challenge should be a fun one. The topic for Saturday, January 28th is

Branches

We had a Challenge years ago for photographing tree roots, but this time let's go higher on the tree! Or you can photograph a branch library, branches of your family tree, the branching of railroad tracks or anything else you can apply the word "branches" to, literally or figuratively. The usual guidelines apply:

1. Please RSVP below with your name, blog name and URL.

2. Please WAIT until Saturday, January 28th to post your entry. If you're a day late, that's okay; better a little late than way early! On the day is best, though, so people can find your post!

3. Please INCLUDE a link back here in your entry, so people can find the other Robins' entries. A list of participants will be posted here, which you're welcome to add to your own post.

4. Please VISIT the other entries, and leave a comment if you can.

Thanks for playing along in our most recent Challenge; I'll be making the rounds as soon as I've posted this. Go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of Sunday, 1/29/12, 6:20 PM MST

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Freda - Posted!
Day One
http://fredamans.blogspot.com

Jama - Posted!
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Kara **Welcome!**
notes from the tiny napping house
http://notesfromthetinynappinghouse.blogspot.com/

Mary Tomaselli - Posted!
Mary Tomaselli's Photos
http://marytomaselli.blogspot.com

Tina - Posted!
Tina´s PicStory
http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/

Twiggy **Welcome!** - Posted!
Shoot By Twiggy
http://imbehindthecamera.blogspot.com/

Round Robin Challenge: Home

Hi, Robins! (Hello? Is this thing on?) I hope everyone's having a great New Year so far.

The next Round Robin Photo Challenge topic is a simple, four-letter word.

Home

On Saturday, January 14th, show us your home, or someone else's home, or something that means home to you. It could be as simple as a shot of your front door or your favorite chair, or as elaborate as a montage like my attempt above (only better). The usual guidelines apply:

1. Please RSVP below with your name, blog name and URL. If you are new to the Robins or using a new blog, please let us know.

2. Please post your entry on the Challenge date, Saturday, January 14th, or within a couple of days afterward. Your entry should contain a link back here to the Round Robin blog so people can find everyone's entries. Please don't forget to post!

3. Please visit other Robins' blogs, and comment if so moved.

That's it! Go be photographers, and have a happy new year!

K.

Linking List
as of 7:18 PM MST
Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Jama - Posted!
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Sherrie - Posted!
Food for Thought
http://100sweets.blogspot.com/

Mary Tomaselli - Posted!
Mary Tomaselli's Photography
http://marytomaselli.blogspot.com

Gattina - Posted!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

A quick note: I have to work on Saturday and I'm at work right now too (after midnight!), so I will probably be posting my entry and making the rounds Saturday evening. Sorry about that! - Karen

Round Robin Challenge: The Times They Are a Changin'

Hi, Robins! The next date for the Round Robin Photo Challenge falls of New Year's Eve, and on that day we'll all probably have other things on our minds besides photo memes. Let's work those very distractions into our next topic, shall we? The Challenge for Saturday, December 31st is

The Times They Are a Changin'

The idea is simple: just show us something that represents the passage of time. It could be a clock at midnight, or decorations for a New Year's Eve party, or a bit of time lapse photography. Maybe it's before and after photos of a puppy that's now a dog, or a building completed or demolished, or a relic of times gone by. By way of example, the photo above is of the It's a Small World clock tower at Disneyland, taken December 25th, 2005. If you were to go to Disneyland today, you'd find that clock still ticking - but the 50th Anniversary mouse ears logo is long gone. Times have changed!

Here are the usual guidelines on how this Challenge works, with one minor variation:

1. Please RSVP in the comments below with your name, blog name and blog URL. Let me know if you're new to the Challenge, or using a new blog for it.

2. Please wait for Saturday, December 31st to post your blog entry. Because you may want to capture the times changing from 2011 to 2012, it's also perfectly all right to wait until January 1st to post your photo(s).

3. Please link back to this blog in your entry.

4. Please visit the other participating blogs if you can, and leave a comment if so moved. A list of links will be posted around midnight MST on the Challenge date, and updated over the next day or two.

That's it! Go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of 2 AM MST
Monday, January 2, 2012

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Jama
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Sherrie
Food for Thought
http://100sweets.blogspot.com/

Terri
Ways I See the World
http://teelgeephotos.blogspot.com/

Round Robin Challenge: Evergreen

Hi, Robins! Christmas is coming, and with it comes a familiar sight (and smell) - and I don't mean cookies! The topic for Saturday, December 17th is

Evergreen

Maybe it's a Christmas tree, or a wreath. Maybe it's a tree on top of a mountain. Or maybe it's a plant with leaves instead of needles, that's green all year round because that's how it is for that particular species in your corner of the world, or because it gets the right amount of sun and you water it every day. If it's a green plant, and doesn't lose its leaves when winter comes on, I want to see it!

You know how this works, right?

1. Please RSVP in the comments below with your name, blog name and blog URL. Let me know if you're new to the Challenge, or using a new blog for it.

2. Please wait for Saturday, December 3rd to post your entry. A day or two late is okay but not ideal.

3. Please link back to this blog in your entry.

4. Please visit the other participating blogs if you can, and leave a comment if so moved. A list of links will be posted around midnight MST on the Challenge date;

That's it! Go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of Saturday, December 17th
at 7:53 PM MST

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Gattina
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Freda - Posted!
Day One
http://fredamans.blogspot.com

Jama - Posted!
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Pamela **Welcome, new participant!** - Posted!
Words Can't Express How Beautiful It Is
http://www.jdskids.blogspot.com/

Round Robin Challenge: Family

We're coming to a time of year when one subject is on the minds of many people, more than at any other time of year. The Round Robin topic for Saturday, December 3rd is

Family

For those of us who celebrate the various November and December holidays, this is a time for family reunions and get-togethers - but not always. Some people gather only with their immediate family, and others with a family of choice, none of whom may be actually related. And if no family is available, this is the time of year when we tend to miss them the most.

So that's your Challenge: show us a family, or members of a family. Your family would be best, but any family will do: your friend's family, your surrogate family, or even a family of strangers. It can even be a picture of something that symbolizes the concept of family. Just show us something - someone - that means family to you!

Here are the usual rules, in brief:

1. Please RSVP in the comments below with your name, blog name and blog URL. Let me know if you're new to the Challenge, or using a new blog for it.

2. Please wait for Saturday, December 3rd to post your entry. A day or two late is okay but not ideal.

3. Please link back to this blog in your entry.

4. Please visit the other participating blogs if you can, and leave a comment if so moved. A list of links will be posted around midnight MST on the Challenge date;

That's it! Go be photographers!

Karen

Photo: Eva Osburn with her daughter and granddaughter, ten days before her 100th birthday, 2005.

Linking List
as of 3 AM MST Saturday
December 3rd, 2011

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Jama - Posted!
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Freda - Posted!
Day One
http://fredamans.blogspot.com

Dave Richards - Posted!
daves(old short legs)photo blog
http://davesoldshortlegsphotoblog.blogspot.com/

Gattina - Posted!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Round Robin Challenge: Gone

Hi, Robins! Let's get right to it, shall we? The topic for Saturday, November 19th is

Gone

The idea is simple. Show us a place or an object where there's evidence that something used to be there, but isn't there any more. It can be a closed business, an empty lot, a schoolyard closed for the weekend, or something much smaller and happier, like last year's birds' nest, or a cake plate on which there's nothing left but crumbs. Maybe it's a package of something, but you've used up whatever the product was. Or perhaps it's your own head, and you've managed to get rid of every last gray hair! A set of before-and-after photos will also work for this. Just find something that isn't there any more, and show us its absence. Get it?

Here are the guidelines. Please take a moment to read them, especially if you haven't been playing with us very long:

1. PLEASE RSVP in the comments below, preferably before the Challenge date (Saturday, November 19th). It should include your name, blog name and URL, thus:

My hesitation is Gone - I'm gonna play!

Margaret
Tomorrow Is Another Day
http://taraforever.blogspot.com

2. PLEASE WAIT until November 19th to post your entry. This makes it easier for people to see all the posts, including yours!

3. PLEASE INCLUDE a link back here in your entry, so people can find the other Robins, and maybe play along themselves. This is something some people haven't been doing. As a result I can't always tell whether you've played along at all!

4. PLEASE TELL US if this is your first time participating, or if you've changed blogs.

5. PLEASE VISIT other people's entries, and comment if so moved.

That's it! Thanks, and go be photographers!

Karen

P.S. This meme is called The Round Robin Photo Challenges because originally, each of us took a turn coming up with the Challenge topic. Later, Carly and I kept a topic pool of suggestions, but that pool is stale now and running dry. (I hesitate to use a topic suggestion from someone who isn't even blogging anymore.) Please help me refill the pool with topic ideas! If I use it, you'll get full credit in the topic announcement. Thanks!

Linking List
as of Sunday, 11/20/2011

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Jama - Posted!
Sweet Memories
http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Terri ** Welcome back!** - Posted! (Sun)
Ways I See the World
http://teelgeephotos.blogspot.com

Sherrie
Food for Thought
http://100sweets.blogspot.com/

Dave ** Welcome, new participant!** - Posted!
Dave's(old short legs) photo blog
http://davesoldshortlegsphotoblog.blogspot.com/

Georgia ** Welcome, new participant!**
Mimi's Place
http://georgiamacdonald.blogspot.com

Tina - Posted!
Tina's PicStory
http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/