# photo challenge (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover photo challenge. Page: Feed: --- ## [WITH A MIDDLING “N”](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/26/with-a-middling-n-2/) _2026-08-26 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CMMC – August Alphabet Letter N in the middle of the word “N” was an easy letter. I’m just grateful I wasn’t searching for a “Q” in the middle. That could get dicey. ## [MOUNTAINS HIGH](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/26/mountains-high-2/) _2026-08-26 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ WQW #31: Mountains – Nature’s Peace I grew up in low rolling hills, spent a decade atop a mountain on which Jerusalem sits, and now am back in the low rolling hills of south-central Massachusetts. I’ve spent vacations in many places around this country and the world. If I had a choice, the mountains are my … Continue reading MOUNTAINS HIGH ## [COVERING R&B MUSIC](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/26/covering-rb-music-3/) _2026-08-26 · Rich Paschall · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Black artists and white singers, Rich Paschall At the dawn of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and even into the early 1960s, it was not uncommon for white singers to cover African-American singers. Black artists did not receive airplay on white radio stations. That shut them out of many markets and kept much of … Continue reading COVERING R&B MUSIC ## [PROVOCATIVE VACATIONS](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/26/provocative-vacations-2/) _2026-08-26 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Fandango’s Provocative Question #179 What a great opportunity to show off the pictures from Kennebunkport and Northfield — our last two vacations. First, the question: Have you been on a vacation/holiday in the past three months? If so, did you take any precautions against contracting COVID? If you haven’t been on a vacation/holiday in the most … Continue reading PROVOCATIVE VACATIONS ## [WE SEE YOU](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/25/we-see-you/) _2026-08-25 · Rich Paschall · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CFFC: Where/What/When We Watch We are always watching something. What are you watching? Where are you doing it? We like to go on a trip to the park to watch the people and animals. Of course, we like to watch baseball live at the park. Sometimes what you watch is a good reflection on you. … Continue reading WE SEE YOU ## [DO YOU NEED A NEW ALUMINUM FOIL CAP? YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/25/do-you-need-a-new-aluminum-foil-cap-youve-come-to-the-right-place/) _2026-08-25 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Editor’s note: The comments below about the government and other strange individuals are just as true now as they were four years ago. Perhaps, more so. Once upon a time, we thought this kind of thing was confined to the nutcases you met in regular life. You think you know someone. You hang out, exchange … Continue reading DO YOU NEED A NEW ALUMINUM FOIL CAP? YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. ## [WHY I’M A BAD FRIEND](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/25/why-im-a-bad-friend-2/) _2026-08-25 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Coffee Morning Question Time Here are the questions: Are you easily irritated by people? If so, what annoys or irks you the most? This is like asking why we can’t be friends. Easily irritated? Let us count the ways! As a start, you live too far away. There isn’t even a bus or train in this … Continue reading WHY I’M A BAD FRIEND ## [TWO COLORS (BASICALLY)](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/24/two-colors-basically-2/) _2026-08-24 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CFFC: Basically two colors in your photo(s) I assumed that a background color, when almost all of the picture is two colors, would be okay? Anyway, that’s what I did. It rained again today. Isn’t that wonderful? ## [WATCHING BIRDS WHILE THEY WATCH YOU](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/24/watching-birds-while-they-watch-you-2/) _2026-08-24 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CFFC: Where/What/When We Watch Editor’s Note: This post from 2021 seems to fit this week’s challenge perfectly. It was maybe a month ago. Garry and I were watching Colbert, and his guest was a big star — whose name I’ve forgotten. I’m not good at remembering names, so that’s not unusual, but I remember the … Continue reading WATCHING BIRDS WHILE THEY WATCH YOU ## [Share Your World!](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/24/share-your-world/) _2026-08-24 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Share Your World – 24th of August 2022 Pensitivity101 is continuing to fill in for (I hope) a recuperating Melanie. Get well, Melanie. We miss you! It rained today. It’s not the end of the drought, but it was a big help. It was a whole day of slow, steady rain — the kind of rain … Continue reading Share Your World! ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/T9mmQLtok5AB) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [IRISES – THINKING OF SPRING](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/23/irises-thinking-of-spring-2/) _2026-08-23 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 23 – IRIS In the course of trying to delete the many duplicate photographs in my files, I found files I knew were there but couldn’t find, including my irises. I knew I had them. I just couldn’t find them! ## [THE DOWN STAIRCASE](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/22/the-down-staircase/) _2026-08-22 · Rich Paschall · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CWWC: Indoor Steps, Stairs, and/or Escalators Whether you are going Up the Down Staircase or reading the book of the same name, you need to watch your step. Sometimes you need to go with the flow and go down when you want to go up. Sometimes there are stair monitors, however. Sometimes you may not … Continue reading THE DOWN STAIRCASE ## [WYATT AND BAT](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/22/wyatt-and-bat/) _2026-08-22 · Rich Paschall · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Their theme songs, by Rich Paschall Perhaps you did not know it, but Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson had their own theme songs. OK, they were from the highly fictionalized TV series of the 1950s. It still counts as far as I am concerned. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ran from September 1955 … Continue reading WYATT AND BAT ## [TRUTH & MYTH: EARP, HOLLIDAY & BAT](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/22/truth-myth-earp-holliday-bat-2/) _2026-08-22 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Everyone knows the story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the OK Corral. It’s possibly the most iconic story out of the “Wild West.” But there are many more stories yet untold. I’ve been following the trail of this one for a while. Doc Holliday. Wyatt Earp. Bat Masterson. Where did they meet? How did Doc Holliday — … Continue reading TRUTH & MYTH: EARP, HOLLIDAY & BAT ## [NUTHATCHES OUT ON A LIMB](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/22/nuthatches-out-on-a-limb/) _2026-08-22 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Nuthatches are funny, crazy birds. They always seem to be upside down. I think they are the only birds who can run head downward on trees. Mostly, they apparently prefer being upside down. They certainly prefer eating upside down. ## [KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/21/keep-your-sunny-side-up-2/) _2026-08-21 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 21 – Sunnyside Up! We had nearly 10 minutes of rain today. I heard the thunder rolling, and I thought, “Rain maybe?” I have learned through the bitter experience of this long dry summer that all the symptoms of rain don’t necessarily mean rain will actually fall. But there was a second … Continue reading KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP ## [FLOWERS OF THE SUN](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/21/flowers-of-the-sun-2/) _2026-08-21 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 21 – Sunflowers I took my sunflowers out to the sun yesterday. I despaired of ever having enough light inside to photograph them. They loved the sun, not to mention the extra water and shower they got while outside. ## [BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MAKE YOU A RACIST – GARRY ARMSTRONG](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/21/being-against-forced-busing-doesnt-make-you-a-racist-garry-armstrong-2/) _2026-08-21 · Garry Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ I was in the middle of what I honestly call the Boston busing fiasco. On center stage, it played as a racial divide between Boston’s white and minority communities. It played well in the media – especially national and international media, where they didn’t understand the local sentiments. The local news stations did a little … Continue reading BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MAKE YOU A RACIST… ## [FLOWERS IN BOXES](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/21/flowers-in-boxes-2/) _2026-08-21 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 21 – More from the flower boxes It’s too dry to water, so all my watering is of the same five flower boxes and pots on the deck. I want to believe that watering five plants is not going to finish off our water, but as the season rolls on, endlessly sunny, … Continue reading FLOWERS IN BOXES ## [At Trinity](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/20/at-trinity-2/) _2026-08-20 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Note: The Trinity College photo for “Throwback Thursday” was originally posted on March 31, 2013. ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/trqKmM1iAWUi) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Weekly Writing Challenge: Iconic — The Woodstove](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/20/weekly-writing-challenge-iconic-the-woodstove/) _2026-08-20 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ The woodstove had been in the family a long time. No one really knew how long, but a few generations for sure. It had heated the family home for years. Now the house had real central heating, so the woodstove had been relegated to a corner in the basement for a dozen years or more. … Continue reading Weekly Writing Challenge: Iconic — The Woodstove ## [BEAUTIFUL](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/20/beautiful-2/) _2026-08-20 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ All photos: Garry Armstrong I have often joked that when Garry and I go out with cameras, he stalks me. If I turn around, I am sure Garry and his camera will be there. The other night, Garry asked me if I minded him taking my picture, and I said I don’t, though it can … Continue reading BEAUTIFUL ## [WHEN DID “TIME” BEGIN?](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/19/when-did-time-begin-2/) _2026-08-19 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Fandango’s Provocative Question #178 When did time actually begin? I have a secondary question: are you asking when “keeping time” began or when “dealing with time” began? Long before we had sundials or clocks, time was always part of our world. There was a time to sow crops and to harvest. Everyone recognized when days would … Continue reading WHEN DID “TIME” BEGIN? ## [SHIPS AT CEE IN MIDWEEK MADNESS](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/19/ships-at-cee-in-midweek-madness-2/) _2026-08-19 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CMMC – Aug ust Pick a Topic from my Photo Cee’s photograph (and isn’t it a honey!): Powered boats from Boston to Gloucester. I have a lot of sailboats too, but somehow this challenge seemed to call for something with an engine. ## [PEOPLE MOVERS](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/19/people-movers-2/) _2026-08-19 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CBWC: People Movers This is one of the areas where I don’t have as many pictures as others. I’m not even sure why I don’t, but there it is. ## [RED FLOWERS BACK AGAIN](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/18/red-flowers-back-again-2/) _2026-08-18 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 18 – Red Flowers Back – Encore Performance They bloomed like crazy all through June, then went dormant through July. But now, they are back — and so are the hummingbirds. We don’t have hummingbird feeders because of the 🐜 problems that come with that sweet stuff — and because the deck is … Continue reading RED FLOWERS BACK AGAIN ## [READ THIS!](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/18/read-this/) _2026-08-18 · Rich Paschall · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ CFFC: Where/What/When We Read When I was in school, I did a lot of my reading in the library. That was true at all grade levels. It just seemed much easier to read somewhere quiet than to read at home. In the summer, I would read at home. I can only recall one or two … Continue reading READ THIS! ## [A ROSE IS A ROSE, OR IS IT?](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/18/a-rose-is-a-rose-or-is-it-2/) _2026-08-18 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ FOTD – August 17 – Rose Some roses are definitely rosier than others. Some are romantic, some are exciting, others smell like heaven. So when is a rose not a rose? ## [WHAT DOES “SEO” MEAN?](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/17/what-does-seo-mean/) _2026-08-17 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ Blogging Insights NF #50 “Conversation is King” TODAY’S QUOTE: Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about. ~ Cory Doctorow So there I was at the start of this post and realized — I don’t know what SEO means. I don’t think I ever knew what it meant. Ouch. What a stunning admission! … Continue reading WHAT DOES “SEO” MEAN? ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JAotdkPaNatL) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [SPAM, SCAM, WHAM](https://teepee12.com/2026/08/17/spam-scam-wham-2/) _2026-08-17 · Marilyn Armstrong · Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth_ It used to be that you only got spam on your computer. It was annoying and could be dangerous to the health and well-being of your computer and, potentially, your life savings. These days, wherever there is any type of communication, there are spammers and scammers waiting for a chance to steal everything you’ve got … Continue reading SPAM, SCAM, WHAM