The Mystery of Imagination

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“Imagination thrives on mystery”―Patrick Harpur Well, this had been an extra fun Mystery Photo Game, but tonight we come down to our last mystery photo for this time. I’ve strained my brain enough coming up with five mystery photos. And I didn’t do too bad with the first ones. I managed to get some tricky ones in there for some …

Getting Our Imaginations in Focus

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“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ―Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court The same as every time I post this game, I am having a great time and enjoying all your guesses. Probably a little better because you aren’t all guessing the same thing. That means not all of you …

The Marvelous Adventure of Reading

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  “Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” ~Lloyd Alexander Thank all of you for playing my Caption Game. It seemed to get over really quickly, but maybe that was just because the captions you suggested were so fun. I think you had the most fun with my friend showing up at the Shaker …

Mysteries and Stories Can Be Surprising

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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. ~Julia Cameron Another mystery has come and been solved – by some of you. When I posted Sunday’s mystery photo, I wasn’t sure whether it would be easy or hard. Whichever it was for you, I loved the guesses. Some were very fun. Ann threw up her hands and gave …

What’s Next in the Caption Game?

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If we want our kids to have happy, productive, moral lives, we must allow more time for play, not less. ~Peter Gray, professor in psychology Thank you all for joining in my fun with this caption game and leaving your ideas for a caption for Wednesday’s photo. It’s fun to do a little playing and using our imaginations even after …

Blackberry Season – Photo Caption Game

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Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. ~Dr. Seuss It’s blackberry season out here on the farm. I’ve been over in the field fighting the briars, the weeds, and the bugs for some wild blackberries. Made a pie and some blackberry jam. Now I’m picking the tame thornless blackberries we have out by the garden. They’ve gotten …

A Girl in a Meadow – Caption Game Picture #5

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  “Love must be as beautiful as spring flowers and as bright as the morning sun.” ― Debasish Mridha Thanks to all of your who have been playing my Caption Game. You always make these games I have on my blog such fun. And you have been really exercising your imaginations. That’s a good thing. Sometimes we get too settled in …