Round Robin Challenge: Keys

Hi, Robins! The next Challenge is based on a word that has several common meanings. I hope it will strike the right note with you, unlock your creativity, and not leave you stranded on the beach! The topic for Saturday, June 30th is

KEYS

To play along, simply follow these guidelines:

1. Grab your camera and photograph any kind of keys: piano keys, typewriter keys (rare, these days), hotel key cards, Florida Keys, or whatever other keys come to hand. 


2. RSVP in the comments below with your name and the name and URL of the place you plan to post your photo(s).


3. On the Challenge date, Saturday, June 30th, post the results on any blog, social media site or online photo album. Don't forget to link back to here in your entry, so your readers can check out the other Robins' contributions.


4. Please visit the other Robins' entries, and comment if so moved. The list of entries will be posted at the bottom of this entry starting around midnight MST on the Challenge date, and updated through the day.

That's all there is to it! Have fun, and go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of Saturday, June 30, 2012
1:30 AM

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/mavarin
@mavarin


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


Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com


Sue - Posted!
A picture is worth 1000 words
http://susiesphotospace.blogspot.it/

RRPC2: Clouds

Hi, Robins! I have a suspicion that we may have done this next topic before, but if so it must have been at least five years ago. All I found was a Monday Photo Shoot and some related subjects. So let's go with it! The Round Robin Challenge for Saturday, June 16th is

Clouds

Simple, right? Show us thin, wispy clouds, dark, heavy ones or anything in between. Virtual and metaphorical clouds are also fair game.

Here's a reminder of the current posting guidelines:

1. RSVP in the comments below, with your name, blog name if applicable, and a link to wherever you plan to post your picture(s). This can be in a blog, on Facebook, on Twitpic or YFrog or on any other photo or social media site.

2. Post your entry or entries on Saturday, June 16. It's a good idea to come back here and leave the specific link(s) in the comments. The entry should be tagged #clouds and/or #RRPC2 to help us find it.

Thanks, everyone! See you on Saturday, June 16th!

Karen

Linking List
as of Saturday, June 16th, 1:57 AM

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/mavarin
http://mavarin.tumblr.com/
@mavarin

Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/#!/ondinemonet

Sue **Welcome, new participant!**
A Picture is Worth 1000 words
http://susiesphotospace.blogspot.it/

Freda
Day One
http://fredamans.blogspot.ca

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

Tina - Posted!
Tina's PicStory
http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.de/2012/06/wordless-beautiful-piece-of-heaven.html

(We had one other comment, but the link didn't go to a blog, photo site or other social media.)

RRPC2: Variety Show

Hi. Robins! Sorry I'm late with this announcement. Wonderful as they are, iPhones aren't very practical for conventional blogging, especially while sitting in a restaurant at Disneyland. And since getting home last night I've been both swamped and exhausted. I'll catch up with everyone's posts tomorrow night.

Meanwhile, let's announce the next Challenge! The topic for Saturday, June 2nd is

Variety Show

Show us something that comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and/or colors. It could be anything from dogs to socks, vegetables to paper clips, pens to people! Be sure to show us more than one of whatever it is so we can see some of the variation.

You know how this works, right?

1. RSVP in the comments below, with your name, blog name if applicable, and a link to wherever you plan to post your picture(s). This can be in a blog, on Facebook, on Twitpic or YFrog or on any other photo or social media site.

2. Post your entry or entries on Saturday, June 2. It's a good idea to come back here and leave the specific link(s) in the comments. The entry should be tagged #varietyshow and/or #RRPC2 to help us find it.

Thanks, everyone! A special thanks to Carly for posting the Linking List.

Karen

Linking List
as of Saturday, June 2nd, 12:41 PM

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/mavarin
http://mavarin.tumblr.com/
@mavarin

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

Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/#!/ondinemonet

Kat
In My Dreams I Can Fly
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/

Please note that my stepmother died Friday morning, and I'm rather distracted, to say the least, getting ready to fly east and pondering life and death, illness and family. Nevertheless, I hope to be an active participant this time, and do a better job of meeting my blogging obligations. Thanks for your patience! - KFB

A Quick Note

Folks, I just got back from Disneyland and I'm kind of exhausted. I will post the new Challenge tomorrow night, and make the rounds of this past weekend's participants. Thanks for your patience!

K.

RRPC2: Fun Fun Fun!

Hi, Robins! Our next Challenge is a simple one, but with lots of opportunity to use your imagination. The topic for Saturday, May 19th is

Fun Fun Fun!

How do you have fun? How do your kids have fun? Are there fun places you like to go, and fun things you especially enjoy doing? Show them to us! Your picture of fun can be of something as exciting as a roller coaster ride, or as low key as curling up with a good book. Show us your idea of fun, whatever it may be!

Like last time, you're welcome to play along in any of several ways:

1. Post your picture or pictures on your blog, with a link back here. Be sure to sell us about it in the comment thread below.

2. Post your picture or pictures on Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, YFrog, TwitPic or any other social media site. Be sure you tag it #RRPC2 so we can find it. Leaving a comment with the link would also help!

3. Post your picture or pictures to Flickr, Photobucket or any other online gallergy. Tag it RRPC2, and leave a comment below with the link so that we're sure to find it.

Remember, the Challenge date is Saturday, May 19th, any time from midnight on in your time zone. I personally will be out of town on that day (our 33rd wedding anniversary) but I'll check in when I can. I've taken moderation off the comments, so be sure to check the comment thread for entries to visit!

I will retweet anything I find on Twitter, reblog any entries on Tumbler, etc. And of course I'll post a linking list on this entry on the Challenge date.

Special thanks to all who posted their "Flowers for Steven." Your pictures and reminiscences made for a wonderful tribute! Now let's go have some fun with our cameras. Steve would want us to do that!

Karen

It turns out that it is really hard to copy, paste and format the linking list with an iPhone, so please check the comments to visit your fellow Robins. Thanks!

Linking List (as of 10:51 PM PDT) (C)

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

Freda
Day One
http://fredamans.blogspot.ca

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

Teri - Posted!
Teri H Hoover Photography
http://terihoover-crystal-iris-images.blogspot.com/

Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com

Tina - Posted!
Tina's Picstory
http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.de/2012/05/stuttgarter-fruhlingsfest.html

Kim, USA - Posted!
Lifes Journey in Focus
http://www.kissess4u.com

Kat - Posted!
In My Dreams I Can Fly
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/round-robin-challenge-fun-fun-fun.html

RRPC2.0: Flowers for Steven

Hi, Robins, all past and future participants!

We have two announcements to make tonight: one about the new topic and the reason for it, and one about a major change to the ways people can participate in this meme moving forward. Stay tuned for the latter, because I think it's really going to shake things up, and make it more fun for everyone. First though, let's announce the topic for Saturday, May 5th:

Quince Blossom by Carly (OndineMonet)

Flowers for Steven

Anyone who played along on the Round Robin Photo Challenges in its early years, anyone who loves blogging pictures of cats and anyone who appreciates really great floral photography will probably remember Steven, aka sepintx of (sometimes)photoblog. Steven used to co-host the RRPC with Carly and me, but took a break from blogging after the death of his beloved cat, Pickle. Carly and I lost track of him after this, so we never learned until very recently that he died on October 10, 2009. Steve's contribution to this meme and others, and photoblogging in general, is immense, and his friendship was much valued as well. So it's fitting that we should offer this belated tribute to him, gathering photographic flowers in his name. Flowers were one of Steven's favorite subjects, so let's honor his memory with flower shots of our own!

Now for the second announcement: how to participate:

Starting with this Challenge, there will be a variety of ways you can play along in the RRPC:

Option One: The Traditional Method. Post one or more flower pictures in your blog on May 5th, link back to this blog, and leave a comment to this entry with your name and URL to let us know to come see your work. It will be helpful if you tag your entry "RRPC2" and "FlowersForSteven".

Option Two: The Twitter Method. Post one or more flower pictures to YFROG, TwitPic or some other microblogging photo service on May 5th, and Tweet a link with the hashtags "#RRPC2" and "#FlowersForSteven". People can follow the result with a hashtag search in Twitter, and I will retweet every entry I find.

Option Three: The Pure Photoblog Method. Post your flower photo(s) directly to your Photobucket, Flickr, Picasa, Tumblr or even Facebook (etc.) on May 5th with the tags "RRPC2" and "FlowersForSteven". Just to be extra sure people find you, please either tweet the result or leave a comment below.

Many thanks to Carly this week for the info on Steven and the great idea for transitioning RRPC to the age of microblogging. Feel free to email me with any questions, and we'll have a fun "treasure hunt" looking for your entries on Saturday, May 5th! Go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of Saturday, May 5th
@ 10:57 PM MST
(Please note: my cable connection is down at home so I have no internet access there until Sunday evening. Sorry for the delays in posting comments and links! --Karen)


Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com
https://plus.google.com/106386157515816723953/posts/Q9nTwu6xifJ 
http://www.facebook.com/mavarin
http://mavarin.tumblr.com/
@mavarin  


Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/2012/05/round-robin-challenge-flowers-for.html
https://twitter.com/#!/ondinemonet 


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


Kara
Notes from the tiny napping house
http://notesfromthetinynappinghouse.blogspot.com/


Julie - Posted!
Julie's Journal
http://www.barrettmanor.com/julie/journal.aspx

Shelly - Posted!
Creative Endeavors
http://shellysphotos.blogspot.com/2012/05/flowers-for-steven.html


Kat - Posted!
In My Dreams I Can Fly
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/flowers-for-steven.html


Duane - Posted!
Visualizations
http://fotofrenzy.blogspot.com

Teri - **Welcome new participant!** - Posted May 9th
Teri H Hoover Photography
http://terihoover-crystal-iris-images.blogspot.com/

P.S. For Steven's online obituary and places to leave your own (non-floral) tributes, check out the following pages:

Steven's obit on Philly.com

Steven's obit on Tributes.com

Steven's last photo on Flickr, with comments

Round Robin Challenge: Back to the Egg

Yes, I'm late in posting this. Frankly, I started a post just now announcing that the next Round Robin Photo Challenge would be the last one, at least as coordinated by me. But a survey of recent Challenges reveals that most of them had at least three participants, and some had four or more. And this weekend was Easter, after all. People were busy! So let's continue for now. Easter provides the inspiration for this next one. The Challenge for Saturday, April 21st is

Back to the Egg

Chocolate eggs. Cadbury Creme Eggs. Hand-blown decorated eggs used as ornaments. Ostrich eggs. Fish eggs. Cartons of chicken eggs. Fried, over easy, hard-boiled or scrambled eggs. Plastic eggs containing candy or panty hose. Show me your eggs!

You know how this works, right?

1. Please RSVP below with your name, blog name and blog URL. Let me know if you and/or your blog are new to the RRPC.

2. Please post your entry on Saturday, April 21st. I'll post a list of participants on that date.

3. Please visit other enties, and comment if so moved.

That's it! Please, go be photographers!

Karen

Linking List
as of 7:55 AM MST
Saturday, April 21, 2012

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

Carly **Welcome back!** --Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Kara - Posted!
Notes from the tiny napping house
http://notesfromthetinynappinghouse.blogspot.com/

And watch for a revolutionary announcement Sunday night about the NEW Round Robin Challenges!