July 1, 2023

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #255 Telling A Story

“Story telling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” – Robert McAfee Brown This week Patti’s topic is Telling a Story.  She says, “the story you tell is totally up to you. Document an event like a birthday, a meal you enjoyed or a visit to a favorite place. Share a photo that conveys an emotion–happiness, sadness, awe, humor–to name a few. Show us a memory of a place, time or person.”  I decided to tell story from a few years ago that I will probably never forget.  It is about rewarding random acts of kindness toward strangers. I wrote about this a few years…

February 10, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #83 FUTURE

Ann-Christine choose the word Future for our photo challenge this week.  After considering a few options, I decided to feature a recent event when a stranger’s Future outlook on life was changed.    “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery   A friend observed her eightieth birthday not too long ago and decided to celebrate this memorable occasion by helping others.  The first step she took to put her plan into motion was to purchase twelve blue envelopes and place $80 in each.  Next, she asked a few people if they would be willing to take an envelope and give her money…