Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. ~Neil Armstrong Back when I started these Mystery Photo Games several years ago, I had no idea that I would continue them on. But I’ve had fun straining my brain to come up with the mystery photos and many of you have said how much you’ve enjoyed …
Creeks, Puddles, Splashes and More
“Life’s beautiful when you learn to see the good in everything instead of seeing the flaws.” ~Jr. Ronaldo Thank you all for playing my mystery photo game in July. I hope you had as much fun as I did. I’m already seeing mystery photos of the future. I knew last Wednesday’s mystery photo would be an easier one than that …
Some Mysteries Are Harder to Solve that Others
Don’t insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery. -Peggy Kopman-Owens Far be it from me to question the extent of your imaginations. I’m seeing it at work with these mystery photos. And what fun imaginations you have. I love the way you give these mystery photos your …
Mystery Plus Imagination Equals Fun
“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” – Neil Armstrong. I had fun reading all your guesses for Sunday’s mystery photo. Seems food ruled the day and actually food was a sort of right guess. But the photo wasn’t pancakes or waffles with blueberries and strawberries, but after reading your guesses, I was ready …
Blackberries and Yet Another Mystery Photo
“What we could consider magic, may just be science that we don’t understand yet.” ― Patricia Robin Woodruff, Strange Tales of Floyd County, VA Thank you all for playing my Mystery Photo Game. Some of you are really hard to trick into thinking something different than what it is. But I guess some people are simply better at solving mysteries …
The Wonder of Mystery
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. Neil Armstrong I love mysteries. I give mysteries some credit for me starting to dream of becoming a writer when I was a kid of nine or ten. That’s because some of the stories I loved then were Hardy Boy mysteries and I had the great idea …
Mysteries Abound
“Sometimes the closer you are to the truth, the harder it is to see.” ― Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Circle of Trust Lots of guesses on my first mystery photo that I posted on Sunday. Love that you didn’t all get it right. Was a bit worried when the second person and then the fifth knew what it was. I’m groaning …
One More Mystery Photo
“I love to see the sunshine on the wings of the Dragonflies… there is magic in it.” ~Ama H. Vanniarachchy And so we are down to our last mystery photo for this Mystery Photo Game. We’ll play again but I have to have time to gather up some more mysterious photos. You people are sometimes hard to trick with my …
Mysteries Solved – Winners Chosen
Do you know what this is? It’s a hedge apple and this has been a banner year for them. The hedge apple is the fruit of the Osage Orange tree and is a native tree in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas where the Osage Indians lived and thus the name. Ranchers once planted the trees as hedges that served …
Last Mystery Picture until Next Time
Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window with its wing. ~Christopher Fry I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? ~Zhuangzi I’ve …