Thursday Challenge: Spring -

"Spring 2012"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... the birds and the bees
and the flowers and the trees ..."
- Dean Martin

Thursday Challenge: Hands -

"Hands"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

"... take my hand ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Three -

"Three"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom ..."
- Anais Nin

Thursday Challenge: Green -

"Green"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... all things share the same breath ..."
- Chief Seattle

Thursday Challenge: Pink -

"Pink Curtains"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

"... the very pink of perfection ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Two -

"Two"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... the trees, like Narcissus,
spent days like these,
admiring themselves ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Love -

"The Girl Behind the Glass"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... walk on by ..."
- Bacharach & David

Thursday Challenge: Red -

"Red"
photo collage by Mick Mather
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"... when in doubt, wear red ..."
- Bill Blass

Thursday Challenge: One -

"One"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... Interviewer: 'Why, you're a fatalist!'
Yogi Berra: 'You mean I save postage stamps? Not me!' ..."

Thursday Challenge: New -

"New"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... whoa! they're in the original package ..."
- an Avid Collector

Thursday Challenge: Toys -

"Toys II"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... be it jewel or toy,
not the prize gives the joy,
but the striving to win the prize ..."
- Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Thursday Challenge: Best of 2011 -

"Old Forge Cabin"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... a cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle ... "
- Old Irish Saying

Thursday Challenge: Light -

"Christmas Light 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... better to light one candle
than to curse the darkness ..."
- The Christopher Society

Thursday Challenge: Shoes -

"Shoes"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... see, we could've been called 'The Shoes'
for all you know ..."
- Paul McCartney

Thursday Challenge: Communication -

"Communication 2011"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... the trouble with talking too fast is
you may say something you haven't thought of yet ..."
- Ann Landers

Thursday Challenge: Door -

"The Green Door"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... green door, what's that secret you're keepin' ..."
- from "The Green Door" by Jim Lowe

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011

"Soft, Fluffy Clouds in Hard Water"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... all of us have a place in history; mine is clouds ..."
- Richard Brautigan

Thursday Challenge: Books -

"Artists' Book and Fluxus Bookmark"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... always read something that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it ..."
- P.J. O'Rourke

Thursday Challenge: Hard -

"Hard, Having Survived A Frost"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes ..."
- Bible Quote

Thursday Challenge: Creative -

"Creative"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet
and the winds long to play with your hair ..."
- Khalil Gibran