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Photo Challenge – One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge/August 2025

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I haven’t taken part in Xingfu Mama’s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge for a few months and thought this rather drab background behind my sunflowers might be worth perking up a bit.

I processed the photo three ways with an end vision in mind. I first cropped a bit and then used Ribbet to create a focal color with black and white.

I wondered if the original would look better boosted and posterized in Ribbet, but decided against using the brighter version for the final version. I might use this for another project. I like the chunkiness of the color blocks in the leaves and petals.

I next loaded my tweaked photos into Adobe Express and created a background of blue sky to really make the sunflowers stand out. I downloaded a flipped version of the image and removed the background, adding a second layer of the same sunflowers to the composition. I was happy with the finished product and decided it was perfect to use for a poster for my Signposts blog. Thank you to Xingfu Mama for this fun challenge.

HEAVENLY SUNLIGHT

BY

Henry J. Zelley

Walking in sunlight, all of my journey,
over the mountains, through the deep vale;
Jesus has said, “I’ll never forsake thee,”
promise divine that never can fail.

Refrain:
Heavenly sunlight, heavenly sunlight,
flooding my soul with glory divine:
hallelujah, I am rejoicing,
singing His praises, Jesus is mine.

Shadows around me, shadows above me,
never conceal my Savior and Guide;
He is the light, in Him is no darkness;
ever I’m walking close to His side. [Refrain]

Shadows around me, shadows above me,
Never conceal my Savior and Guide;
He is the Light, in Him is no darkness;
Ever I’m walking close to His side.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Enthusaism

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I love the enthusiasm of children. Even strips of paper thrown in the air are great fun. My grandsons are all older now, and I miss the fun of their young years, but they have grown into wonderful young men. I am blessed.

This post is part of The Life of B blog, Simply Red Squares.

I had a great deal of fun and was filled with enthusiasm myself as I participated in this wonderful square challenge. Thank you so much Becky for hosting.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Rick’s Cafe

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Everything in Jamaica has more color. The fenceposts are brilliant, half coral/half red. The pigeons have rosy feet, and one seems to have red eyes. My photograph of a fence at Rick’s Cafe in Negril, Jamaica, is part of The Life of B’s Simply Red Challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Square/Sunday Morning Solitude

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The joy of fishing. This post is part of The Life of B blog, Simply Red Squares.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Hulk Hogan

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Both of my sons are now in their mid-forties. No longer boys, but grown men with families of their own. This photo is a reminder of how they loved to mimic boxers and wrestlers when they were young. They would set up rings in the backyard, gather friends, and put on their own wrestling matches. Oh, of course, there were sometimes bumps and scuffles, and perhaps some hurt feelings amid defeat, but I am so glad they spent a good portion of their childhood outside, rather than being glued to a screen.

I was sorry to hear that Hulk Hogan passed away on Thursday. He brought a lot of joy to many little boys, as well as just as many grown men and women. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hogan.

My wrestler with his pop of red gloves is my choice for today’s Simply Red Squares.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Zinnias

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A parasol of zinnia petals, illuminated by sunbeams, glow like stained glass. A different perspective on what we usually view from above. The beautiful zinnia is part of today’s Simply Red Squares and Skywatch Friday.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Bivalve and Shellpile

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The towns of Bivalve and Shellpile are located along the Delaware Bay. This Simply Red photo was taken on one of the docks.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Dolly in Red

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She’s almost a teenager now. I love this photo of her with a few of my old dollies, one in red for today’s Simply Red Squares Challenge. Thank you to Becky, of The Life of B blog, for hosting the challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Gladiolus

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I have cut and vased almost every stem of Gladiolus so far. Only one or two have lived out their bloom time in the garden. My Glads are always floppy. I found out a week or two ago that this happens if you don’t plant them deep enough. I am already imagining where I will fit in the new Gladiolus bulbs next year. I love the bright, long-lasting bouquets I can create with them.

This post is part of the Life of B blog, Simply Red Squares challenge. Thanks to the host, Becky, for the challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Fire Engine with Peanuts

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Are you like me and remember when these rides cost a dime? I wonder if you now need a credit/debit card to take a ride on this Fire Truck with Snoopy and Charlie Brown as companions. The fire truck is part of The Life of B’s blog Simply Red challenge. Thank you to Becky for hosting.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/On the Banks of the Chesapeake Bay

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The Elk Neck State Park has a beach area for visitors on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. My family has had many camping trips to Elk Neck State Park. I love this photo of the grandgirls looking for rocks and treasure and my family relaxing. My son is wearing the shirt that is my pop of Simply Red for The Life of B blog’s photo challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red/East Point Lighthouse

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The beautiful red roof of the East Point Lighthouse is just one of the charms of this beautiful building. Built in 1849 on the Delaware Bay in Heislerville, New Jersey, the lighthouse is still an active lighthouse.

The pop of red of the lighthouse roof is my choice today for the Life of B blog, Simply Red photo challenge and Skywatch Friday.

Photo Challenge – Nature’s Art

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I wasn’t sure what to call this small red fungus for today’s #Simply Red challenge. When I used the photo in a Google search, it showed me several possibilities. Since I’m not entirely sure, I’ll label it a simple red fungus on a green, mossy log. I find the contrast of colors lovely, and the delicate fronds of moss always amaze me. The hand of our Creator, revealed through nature’s beauty, always lifts my spirits.

Thank you to Becky and The Life of B for hosting the challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Square/Red Cardinal Flower

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It’s not too often my husband admires a garden plant enough that it will prompt him to ask me to plant more next year. This gorgeous Red cardinal flower is a type of lobelia. I purchased it at a nursery this Spring, and it must love the location near the milkweed because it has shot up like an arrow. From a distance, when the sun lights up the red, it glows like a torch.

My Red Cardinal flower is part of Life of B‘s Simply Red Square challenge. Thanks to Becky for hosting.

The photo below, while not square, gives a different look at the plant. You can see little fronds of new flowers shooting out of the top.  The four foot plus height is perfect for drawing in hummingbirds. 

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Bicycle Built for Two

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It seems I find most of my reds on the boardwalks of New Jersey. I only seem to see bicycles built for two at the seashore. This boardwalk photo was taken in Ocean City, NJ.

Thank you to Becky of Life of B for hosting the Simply Red Square Challenge for July.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/The Coleus

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Gardening can be very rewarding at times, but it can also feel like you’re just slogging through an endless onslaught of weeds. In the high heat we’ve been having in New Jersey, even weeding in the early morning has been oppressively hot. Recently, I was near the end of my task and about to move my knee pad further along the border when, out of the blue, I spied a colorful volunteer coleus growing in the grass outside of the garden bed. Oh my goodness! Joy immediately flooded me. I once had hundreds of coleus seeds, but somehow, over the years, I now have only one specimen left from all the many different colors I once grew. Even sadder, I have none of the seeds I saved so faithfully for over a decade.

I felt like God had shown me the small coleus before I squashed it beyond repair with a knee pad. In fact, I was sure he caused that volunteer to grow for me. Finding it will allow me to grow it over the next year or two to a point where it might produce seeds. All the colors of my previous coleus plants might be in the DNA of this small plant, and I might get many of my old varieties back.

The Joy was so great in me over the gift God gave me that I began to sing. I Think He Loves Me, I Think He Loves Me, I Think He Loves Me, to the tune of the old Partridge Family song, I Think I Love You. That joyful singing has lodged within me since I found the coleus, and I will find myself singing the phrase again. I think he loves me, and that’s a good thing because, more than I think, I know God loves me. My personal burning bush could be the burning reds, pinks, and greens of the small coleus plant.

As you can see from the photo, I wasn’t taking any chances, and I transplanted it into a terracotta pot where it will be nurtured through the winter. I hope to propagate it into a whole new series of coleus seeds. This rather long explanation is part of Becky’s Life of B, Simply Red challenge.

Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/SWAK

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SWAK

How many remember what SWAK means? Sealed with a Kiss! This signage was photographed this week on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk. It’s been a HOT summer so far in Jersey. Stay cool my blogging friends.

Thanks to Becky of Life of B blog for hosting this Simply Red Square challenge.