Photos of the Week: February 12, 2022

Another fun week of prompts from the I Spy Challenge.  I'm pretty proud of myself this week because all 5 photos were taken using my "real" camera.  That's something I can't always manage to achieve each week. 


 – Spot in Town – The falls in town; the town is a mill town and it all started with the river and the falls.  

Look closely and you'll see three read hearts over the main falls; they light up red at night!


– Starts with Y-- Yellow bananas




– Spent-- Hiking is time well spent. 



– Stacked-- We start our school day with whatever books I stacked on the table the night before. 



– Your Choice-- 


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  1. Tamar SBFebruary 12, 2022 at 7:45 AM

    The falls are so cool!

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    1. Joanne February 13, 2022 at 7:18 PM

      Thank you; they were running so high this week too with all the snowmelt.

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  2. Kim CarberryFebruary 12, 2022 at 4:23 PM

    Oh wow! The falls in your town are amazing!
    Fab photos. The snowy, icy one's are so good x

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  3. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasFebruary 12, 2022 at 11:00 PM

    Beautiful pictures of the falls...So pretty with the snow and ice...Thanks so much for stopping by!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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  4. onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.comFebruary 13, 2022 at 12:03 AM

    Hiking is indeed time well spent.

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  5. MicaFebruary 13, 2022 at 5:53 AM

    The falls look lovely, how nice the hearts light up! That looks like an interesting place to hike too :) Great photos for the themes!

    Hope you're having a great weekend. I spent a lot of time this weekend at playgrounds with the kids! :)

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Joanne February 13, 2022 at 7:19 PM

      It is so fun; growing up we only ever had a Santa in his sleigh with reindeer and a spotlight at Christmas but they are trying to incorporate more things for more seasons.

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  6. JayneFebruary 13, 2022 at 11:59 AM

    I agree hiking is time well spent. Love getting outdoors. Fab pics again Joanne! :)

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  7. Amy JohnsonFebruary 13, 2022 at 3:14 PM

    What stunning falls in your town.

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  8. the next best thing to mummyFebruary 14, 2022 at 5:38 AM

    Fantasticphotos#anythinggoes

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  9. Carol @Comfort Spring StationFebruary 14, 2022 at 7:01 AM

    I love water falls - great shot. #MMBC

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  10. Michele MorinFebruary 14, 2022 at 7:33 AM

    I remembered that homeschool stack-of-the-day! Good memory!

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    1. Joanne February 14, 2022 at 6:53 PM

      It sure is; it's going to be so weird when I don't have any of them anymore.

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  11. Dara @ Not In JerseyFebruary 14, 2022 at 9:39 AM

    I like the falls a lot!

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  12. bamauthor.meFebruary 14, 2022 at 10:57 AM

    The photo of the mill town reminds me of my own. Love to visit and reimagine my self in the past.

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  13. creationsnzFebruary 15, 2022 at 12:47 AM

    Hi Joanne. Your town is so pretty with those fantastic waterfalls. I always love your nature photos, and specially that melty icy one. CarolG

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  14. NatashaFebruary 22, 2022 at 8:50 PM

    Yes, hiking is definitely time well spent! And I love the photo of the bananas.

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  15. Kym February 25, 2022 at 12:31 AM

    What a gorgeous spot in town!

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  16. LyshaApril 8, 2022 at 10:31 AM

    I love the banana shot!

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