Although Stephen Chapman put Five on the 5th on hiatus last December, he resurrected the posting once again for this Summer special. He offered the assignment as "Take 5 photographs on the days leading up to the 5th and publish those on your own blog and then add the link to my blog so that others can find your images. You can either take 5 random pictures or follow this months theme: SUMMER." So I decided to look at the pictures I've taken this summer, and make this happen.
Shot at a Dance Recital for Miss Heather's School of Dance.
A biker who loves her bears, I think.
Bikers.
Robin washing in a puddle.
Motorcycle helmet on a cloudy day...
Hope you enjoy the shots, and be sure to check out others participating in Five on the 5th at Stephen's official site.
Tomorrow, Sunday August 5, 2012, Stephen Chapman is planning a special Five on the Fifth post, with the theme being "Summer". For those who might not remember, Five on the Fifth was launched to give people an opportunity all over the world a chance to share their photographs, and a little bit of their lives every month. This will be the first posting since Stephen took the international posts to hiatus last December. I am planning to participate, and this is a picture I almost used, but instead will use it for this teaser...
Chickenhawk in Smyrna, Delaware.
If you have any questions, check in with Stephen on his official website.
It is the 5th of the month, time for Stephen Chapman's 5 on the Fifth posts. This month, Stephen announced the theme is MESS. I decided to take on the challenge of the theme, in my own way. Luckily, over the Labor Day Weekend I went to the beach for a brief trip with my sister and her grandchildren. Kathy and I took Reed and Bryce on the rides in Playland Arcade in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We went on some rides, played a little Skee Ball, before driving back home. Well walking into Playland is like walking into a lesson on a mess. All of my senses were inundated, as the bright colors of the rides were jammed into a small space. There was loud piped in carnival music coming from many of the rides, and people everywhere, chatting, yelling, screaming and laughing. There was food being made. Well, no healthy food, but fried dough, popcorn, sour gummy worms. And that blasted music...
So, this was my idea of a mess.
The Paratrooper ride had people living up.
The Free-Fall ride and the Helicopter were in the same tight frame.
People were flipping, spinning, swinging and climbing on all kinds of rides.
The Sea Dragon was a swinging pirate ship!
The Merry-Go-Round was quite ornate.
Don't forget to check in to Stephen's blog here, and see other sets of great pictures. And I look forward to the next installment of Five on the 5th next month!
It is the 5th of the month, time for Stephen Chapman's 5 on the Fifth posts. This month, Stephen announced the theme is MY TOWN. I decided to take on the challenge of the theme. First, however, I thought a bit of information would be appropriate now. Clayton is located centrally in the state of Delaware, on the East Coast of the US. The actual town is about 1 square mile in area, but there is plenty of surrounding farmland that is considered to be in the mailing zone of Clayton. In 2010, the official census put the population of the town just under 3,000 people. While I live on the outskirts of a rather small town, we do have a Clayton mailing address. And to set the mood a bit more, I thought I would post Simon & Garfunkel's My Little Town, and you can hit play and listen while you are looking at the pictures.
The Town of Clayton's flag flying.
The public drinking fountain. I will be honest, I have never had a drink from it, and never will. But it is nice that they continue to take care of it.
Looking down the sidewalk of Main Street is like looking down the sidewalk of any small town in the country.
The old train depot, which has been long closed. The tracks are used by freight trains, and can be heard running at night. For a long time, the depot was an antique shop. I am not sure what is in it now.
The water tower with the town emblazoned on it. Every town has one, don't they?
Well, that is the quick tour of my town, Clayton, Delaware. I have some more pictures I loaded into the folder here. To see the collections of others who are participating, visit here.
