As far back as I can remember, I've loved numbers. The number four, in particular, has a lot of character: - Four is the only cardinal numeral in the English language that has the same number of letters as its number value. - The fourth finger (ring finger) of a human hand automatically bends when the little finger bends (trying is believing). - In Tetris, a game named for the Greek word for four, every shape in the game is formed of four square blocks. Herein are five photographic interpretations of four.
Tag: spring
30 Days of Nature: Repeat Monthly
Canada's 30x30 Nature Challenge, organized by the David Suzuki Foundation, runs every year for the month of May. Not that I need a reason for getting outside every day, but I have diligently applied the appropriate hashtags to my month of May nature photos for the past three years, about the same length of time …
Nearby Nature – June 2015
Calgary has been blessed with fantastic conditions this month: warm temperatures and sunshine, very few mosquitoes, daylight from early morning to late in the evening and not much rain (a little more rain to help natural vegetation and farm crops would actually be welcome). I took full advantage of Mother Nature's open door policy. I …
Photo Blogging Challenge – Spring (May 2015)
My first instinct when I saw this month's theme was to photograph mechanical springs - different types, in a range of applications and sizes. But the spring season has been so beautiful in Calgary this year that I ended up with a mix of seasonal and mechanical images. 1. Spring Snow - The second Monday …
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Nearby Nature – May 2015
I attribute my higher than usual dosage of vitamin N* this month to three things: I added Mr. GeoK as a FitBit friend and the step competition between us this first month has been pretty fierce! I joined the 30x30 nature challenge, which encourages participants to spend 30 minutes outside for 30 days this month. …