Photos of the Week: December 18th

 Another fun week of prompts! I am pretty proud of myself that only photo this week was taken using my phone camera and the rest were taken with my Nikon.  I just had to snap a photo of the sunrise and all it's pretty colors and the phone was the only thing I had in the car with me.  


– color: pink-- We have had such beautiful sunrises in all shades of pink and red, purple and yellow this week.



– package-- All our packages.. tied up with "string". 



– starts with S---- The swamp near where we were hiking.



– the end-- The end of the waterfall was a bit of a disappointment; it was so small for the noise it was making.  



– your choice



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Comments

  1. Tamar SBDecember 18, 2021 at 7:33 AM

    The sky is so gorgeous! What great wrapping skills you have, too!

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    1. Joanne December 18, 2021 at 4:10 PM

      Thank you! My grandmother taught me to wrap gifts and I really enjoy it (as long as it's a nice square or rectangle box).

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  2. Amy JohnsonDecember 18, 2021 at 11:11 AM

    What a beautiful sky photo.

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  3. Kim CarberryDecember 18, 2021 at 2:58 PM

    These are fantastic photos. The sunrise is just beautiful, the colours really are so pretty. x

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  4. RostroseDecember 19, 2021 at 11:07 AM

    What a breathtaking sunrise, dear Joanne! And your packages look very loving. I wish you and your loved ones cozy Christmas days and a pleasant change into a hopefully great New Year!
    All the best, Traude ✨🕯️❣️
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/12/advent-2021-bei-den-rostrosen.html

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  5. JayneDecember 19, 2021 at 12:22 PM

    Wow that sky is stunning! Fab photos again Joanne. Have a lovely Christmas. :)

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  6. creationsnzDecember 20, 2021 at 5:31 AM

    A wonderful painted sky! I love your choice too of the winter creek. CarolG

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  7. Carol @Comfort Spring StationDecember 20, 2021 at 6:19 AM

    I love your capture of the layers of sky in pink. Gorgeous! #MMBC

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  8. Dara @ Not In JerseyDecember 20, 2021 at 8:22 AM

    I love waterfalls no matter how small!

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  9. Lindsay's Sweet WorldDecember 20, 2021 at 10:36 AM

    That first picture is PERFECTION. The clouds, the colors. Just gorgeous.

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  10. Kym December 20, 2021 at 11:51 PM

    All very beautiful photos - even the swamp is pretty!

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  11. Denyse Whelan.December 22, 2021 at 10:08 PM

    Grabbing the phone to capture that sky was a great idea. What a great way to end the Monday Link Up Life This Week with your post! Thanks so much for joining in and I look forward to starting 2022 Life This Week on Monday 3 January 2022. Warm wishes and stay well! Denyse.

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  12. LyshaDecember 25, 2021 at 9:54 PM

    What a gorgeous sky!

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  13. NatashaJanuary 1, 2022 at 9:46 PM

    Oh I love the sunrise and the 'your choice' photo. Very nice!

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