Impermanence

Bread Pudding

WordPress Patterns – A tale of fading glory When I asked Google about the meaning of the word impermanence I got: DictionaryDefinitions from Oxford Languagesim·per·ma·nence/imˈpərmənən(t)s/nounthe state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time.” “Lasting for only a limited period of time” – So what brings me to this? The year is…… Continue reading Impermanence

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December 2025

Mt Carmel United Methodist Church, Norcross, Georgia

This was December 2025 This is my first post for The Changing Seasons challenge. Since I might meet a few new blogging friends with this challenge, allow me to tell a little bit about myself. It has been more than seventy-five years since I got interested in photography. As you can imagine I have seen…… Continue reading December 2025

Happy New Year!

Streaking toward the New Year

May the New Year be happy, healthy, and prosperous.

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Cafe Windows

Cafe Windows Wishing everyone a prosperous, healthy, and peaceful New Year! Enjoy a quiet cup of coffee, like me here (on the left) with good friends in my favorite cafe. See what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

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Mt Carmel United Methodist Church, Norcross, Georgia

Church Windows – 5 Continuing my series (-1– –2– –3–4-) here is Mt Carmel United Methodist Church, in Norcross, Georgia. See what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! May your holiday season be filled with cheer and happiness and may the new year be happy, prosperous and healthy!

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Happy Holidays!

‘Tis the Season! Happy Holidays to all my friends and followers and to all Monday Window fans! Happy Holidays! See what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

Holiday Fun

Holiday Fun

Lens-Artists Challenge #377 – Holiday Fun Thank you Leya for this delightful Lens-Artists challenge. Leya’s challenge post can be viewed Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #377 – Holiday Fun. Here are a few of my holiday fun and joy photos from my archives.

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Norcross First Global Methodist Church

Church Windows – 4 To continue the series started in July 2025 (-1- -2- -3-) here is the Norcross First Global Methodist Church in Norcross, Georgia. See what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

Wings

Wings

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #376 – Wings Beth has set this week’s Lens-Artist Challenge with the theme “wings”. Beths original post can be viewed Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #376 – Wings Thank you to Beth for hosting this challenge. For information on how to join the Lens-Artists Challenge please click here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving - Justin

Happy Thanksgiving – Justin Thanksgiving art by Justin Thanksgiving Diner

The Numbers Game – 251117

Numbers Game 221

Today’s Number is 221 Today’s number is 221 – see Judy’s post – The Numbers Game #99. The game is played by going to your photos archive and typing that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you found. See Judy’s post for more information. Enjoy my collection and then…… Continue reading The Numbers Game – 251117

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All Aboard!

Railroad Windows – 3 Continuing on the railroad, here are railcar windows. Gotto hurry, ours is the last car. Now let’s see what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

The Numbers Game – 251110

It was slim-pickens today. Just twelve this week. The Numbers Game by Judy Dykstra-Brown #98 – Today’s number is 220. Today a mere dozen from my past. The game is played by going to your photos archive and typing that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you found. See Judy’s post for…… Continue reading The Numbers Game – 251110

Monday Window – 251110

Railroad Windows – 2 As promised last week, here are railcar windows. Please not that there is even a transom window, although no door below it. Now let’s see what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday Window post for today.

The Numbers Game – 251104

The Numbers Game

The Numbers Game by Judy Dykstra-Brown #97 – Today’s number is 219. The game is played by going to your photos file folder and typing that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you found. See Judy’s post for more information. As I have said before, it always amazes me when I look…… Continue reading The Numbers Game – 251104

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Peachtree Corners Festival 2025

Food Trucks Turns out that there were just two food trucks at this year’s Peachtree Corners Festival. So I took several photos of each one. Plenty of food booths were there, but they don’t have windows. Now let’s see what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official Monday…… Continue reading Monday Window – 251027

Chicken Etouffee 2

A simple chicken etouffee This is simpler than my usual chicken etouffee. It uses Tony Chachere’s Roux to make it easier and faster. The roux mix has spices and salt – adding only about 240 g salt, to the salt in the chicken, per serving. Ingredients 2 Tsp olive oil 1 onion – finely diced…… Continue reading Chicken Etouffee 2

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The Numbers Game by Judy Dykstra-Brown #95 – Today’s number is 217. The game is played by going to your photos file folder and typing that number into the search bar. Then a selection of the photos you find are posted. See Judy’s post for more information. Search does not work as it should on my computer. Some…… Continue reading The Numbers Game – 251020

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Peachtree Corners Festival 2017

Food Truck Windows What would festivals be without food trucks? These are essential parts that make festivals fun. Here are three examples from the 2017 Peachtree Corners Festival. This year the festival was on September 21, 22. Do we have some new food truck windows to look forward to? Stay connected. Peachtree Corners Festival 2017…… Continue reading Monday Window – 251013

One-to-Three – 251001

Here we go. The original: The first manipulation was done in Silver Efex – one of my favorite black-and-white conversion tools. Next a simplification with Topaz Labs Simplify. And lastly here is one that is a bit over the top. This uses PaintShop Pro – Artistic Effects. Inspired by  XingfuMama‘s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge

Gumbo

Gumbo

Every corner of the world seems to have its own kink of stew. From Louisiana we get gumbo. As with other recipes every cook has a personal version. Mine is offered as seven versions. But first the definition of gumbo: It starts with a dark roux, uses the “trinity” – onion, green pepper, and celery…… Continue reading Gumbo

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Monday Window – 250929

Restaurant Windows We interrupt my nostalgia series today for a photo that was taken recently. It was taken with Monday Window in mind but actually this photo already has seen the light of day, or should I see the light of the internet. I had toyed with this photo when the One-to-Three challenge came around…… Continue reading Monday Window – 250929

Monday WIndow – 250922

Toys by a Window A decade ago I was doing a lot of photography for a real estate company. This is one of my photos from those days. Now let’s see what other Monday Window fans have today. Find their windows in the comments of the official  Monday Window post for today.