Living By Numbers

Living By Numbers

Odds & Ends

For those who drive these numbers are to look at everyday.

The sign of the Hudson's Bay Company, a famous Canadian company, proudly displays the date it was incorporated. It is interesting that the company history is longer than the history of Canada (which was established on July 1, 1867).

A significant event in the history of the town of Stonington CT is marked by the numbers engraved on this old cannonball.

Numbers mark the year and day of death as well as the age of the long-deceased citizen buried at this gravesite.

Numbers on an old Seth Thomas mantel clock mark the passage of minutes and hours.

You can find here chocolate New Year numbers, kiwi, strawberries and more!

Cloks display us 12 numbers. That are Roman!

That is a place which we can call "The Heart of Russia" - The Red Square and Spasskaya Tower with the Main Clock of Russia.The Spasskaya Tower was built in 1491 by an Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari. The tower's name comes from the icon of Spas Nerukotvorny (Divine Savior), which was placed above the gates in 1658. The Spasskaya Tower was the first one to be crowned with the hipped roof in 1624-1625. The clock on the Spasskaya Tower appeared between 1491 and 1585. It is usually referred to as the Kremlin clock (Kremlin Kurants).

18 hitting over 328!!

Relogio da Cidade Velha, Obra do pintor Checo Josef Manes

This hand-knitting version of what the Chinese call a '10,000 Year Calender' is fascinating. The top row contains seven Chinese characters (from left to right): Sunday, Monday,... and the last one is Saturday. In the rows below, numbers are arranged to make the calender flexible enough to fit for any known year/month combination. Here is how it works: you only need to slide the top row left or right to match the day with the first date of the month. The rest will be taken care of by the magic arrangement of the numbers (note that the left and right boarder of the calender block is defined by the left and right positions of the top row). This shot was taken in September, 2006. Therefore the position of the top row was adjusted to match that month. Coincidentally this position is also a fit for the current month, i.e., February, 2008! Try adjusting the top row to match a month/year combination that is of interest to you. See how the magic numbers work out!

Thoughts to live by

Dorval, Quebec, Canada Nov.18 2006 Photoplo

Parc Belle-Riviere, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Photoplo 2008

Jalisco, MX, Photoplo 2000

So how do I do text on this thing

Above the front door of a local downtown diner in Sioux Falls is this unique clock telling us it is time to dine.

All tugs have a number and a name of an nation (I Apologize. I cant give tanks to all who comment my shots in this challenge. I'm in travel, now. Tankyou very much to all my friends. Monica)

R.A.F. Museum Hendon

Taken with Challenge in mind

Just outside my front door !

From the invention of the first computer to the birth of the interstate road system, the decade of the 1950s more closely resembled the century to come rather than the century before.

All I could think of was my two Daughters' starting their Baseball Season, this is my eldest's Braves Shirt

All I could think of was my two Daughters' starting their Baseball Season, this is my youngest's Pirates Shirt

My third entry for the Number Challenge

by police370 that the Georgia Lotto was responsible for the recent demise of a distant cousin of Penelope. Apparently they thought it was cute to put a poor little piggy bank in a microwave and blow her up! They also led people to believe that in doing so a microwaved piggy would spew THOUSANDS of dollars out of the microwave!? Penelope knows that there is safety in NUMBERS and when they can FIGURE out which way Georgia is...Support P.O.O. enlarge the photo to check out Penelope's protest! Please be advised that some of the sentiments of P.O.O. are not supported by the photographer...

I HAVE 3 ENTRIES FOR THE NUMBERS CHALLENGE..ALL ARE THE ONE DOLLAR BILL OF THE UNITED STATES CURRENCY. The ONE-DOLLAR bill has a great history! It has had the exact same design since 1957. It's materials are made from cotton and linen. It has red and blue silk fibers running through it to keep it from falling apart. On the front of the bill, you can see scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the key to the United States Treasury. It is mostly the backside of the ONE-DOLLAR bill that is most interesting. On the backside, you see 2 circles. Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The 1st Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a seal. It took them 4 years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved. If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a pyramid. (Go to next photo in the challenge)

My 3rd entry is the 2nd circle on the backside of the ONE-Dollar bill. If you look at it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean. The bald eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons.1st he is not afraid of a storm, he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. 2nd, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on it's own. At the top of the shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as a nation. In the eagle's beak you will read, 'E PLURIBUS UNUM' meaning 'One nation from many people' Above the eagle, you have 13 stars representing the 13 original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Notice what the eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to to fight to preserve peace. The eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows. THey say 13 is an unlucky number. This is a worldwide belief. But in the case of the ONE-DOLLAR bill, ....*13original colonies * 13 signers of the declaration of independence * 13 stripes on our flag * *13 steps on the pyramid * 13 letters in the latin above the eagle * 13 letters in 'E PlURIBUS UNUM' * 13 stars above the eagle, * 13 bars on that shield * 13 leaves on the olive branch * 13 fruits * 13 arrows * and for minorities, the 13th ammendment. So my 3 entries are for the ONE-DOLLAR BILL. Now you know the meaning of the symbols on the ONE DOllAR currency of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the west or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, and ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of GOd, could do anything. IN GOD WE TRUST is on this one dollar bill currency. THe latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means 'God has favored our undertaking' The latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means 'A new order has begun' At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.(MDCCLXXVI) Go to 3rd entry.

I originally took this for the red challenge but decided to save it for this one.

Whether winter or summer, the 1,000 Islands abound with natural beauty along the St. Lawrence Seaway, dividing the United States and Canada.

My grandson displaying his school spirit at a "Football Friday" event this past fall {doesn't he look excited}!

The PowerBall jackpot of $74,000,000 on 2.13.08 ... by Marv (BerryMan)

When he's not playing with his lilies, this is his next best thing.

by Marv (BerryMan)

The four most "Challenging" numbers in the U. S. of A. ... by Marv (BerryMan)

Numbers have taken over our lives. Clocks, temperature, calendars, cell phones, calculators, remotes, social security, banks, credit cards, driver's license, numbers on microwaves, stoves, houses, cars, highways, money, report cards, the list is endless. Numbers have been around for a long time, but they used to work for us. Now they control us.

Thirteen is regarded as an unlucky number in many cultures. Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia. In Christianity some people believe that this double-digit represents Judas, who was the guest at the Last Supper who betrayed Jesus. As a result of this there is a superstition that should thirteen sit at a table to dine, one will die in the next year. According to another interpretation, the number 13 is unlucky because of how the ancients viewed the phases of the moon. Normally there would be 12 cycles of the moon during the year, but there would be years where there were 13 phases of the moon. The 13th moon was considered foreign and symbolic of things not normal. Couples avoid getting married on this date, many buildings (hotels in particular) don't have floor 13, some airplanes skip a row 13, some streets don't contain a house number 13 and even F1 race drivers avoid this number.... People in Porto Fino, Italy don't seem to have fear of the unlucky number. One of the streets had three house with number 13!

Sparkling Wine Marquis De La Tour

Original photo art.

...I still... can... do it...

Especially for the number challenge I created , what I will call : a PIXUDOKU. A worldwide popular ( from origin Japanese) sudoku combined with 9 of my pictures. In a sudoku all digits 1 up to and including 9 must be in every column,in every row and in each block of 3*3 squares. In this case also in both diagonals. It's best seen in full size.

As a chemist, when i think of numbers, i think of the lab codes i write on these sample bottles...These bottles are used to contain geothermal water samples, filtered prior to metal analysis....

When i think of numbers, i think of my watch... This bug looks like he is reading the time, he is 'time conscious'...

When I think of numbers, I see those tiny ones printed on micro chips and ICs..

Creative challenge numbers - - The Pyramid of mumbers

How better to display numbers than many clocks with numbers.

A young German couple sit under the darkening sky. The park is very popular with Europeans, particularly those not enamoured of package tours and the usual touristy destinations.

When I went to California in December of 07 this was a view I saw near the bay in SanFrancisco, It was awesome since I am very intrigued with boats.

Tuesday when I was taking a picture of my house number for this weeks challenge, I saw and heard this awesome sight.

In this page are both numbers and letters.

Lunch hour

Big fall... or a long day?

One busy bee at work solo.

Funny days of millennium - 0 and 2 are in multiple of 2

Hiding in the shadows is the number 1872, the year this lighthouse was built

2litre VW Polo &1.8litre MGZR in the 'Tin Top' race

1958 6.6litre Chevolet corvette spun off the track

Soon all will have numbers like me.!!

Old railway junkyard...I wonder....

All parts present and correct.!!

The list of tolls makes interesting reading. For those not familier with old currency, s = shilling, 20 to a pound & d = penny, 240 to the pound & therefor 12 in a shilling

On my sculpture walk for weekend walk 12 I spotted this unique look at the front window of a local bistro.

It started with a handful searching for freedom from religious persecution. That handful grew and became 13 small colonies. Those 13 colonies grew into 50 States and those states became 1 nation.

A great restaurant and pub next door to Bunratty Castle.

The entrance to 221 b Baker Street is between the two lights to the left of the museum sign.

This was taken at Cong County Clare, Ireland, better known as Inisfree in the movie The Quiet Man. The only sign here I really understood was the one just above my hear.

Get your kicks, on Route 66-Albuquerque, NM

Time elasped photo,representing number 8

I shoot part from this banknote only, because not wanted to see its running number :)

I thought that growing tomatoes is difficult. - But putting a few tiny seeds in plastic cups and ending up with 104 plants........... That's what I call a result!

My scale is not always friendly.

When the sunlight creeps in through your bedroom window, it is time to get up.

1916 Heisler Locomotive

Sagrada Familia. Antoni Gaudi. The Passion facade. The magic square were all the rows (and diagonal lines) add up to 33.

Wishing it was my driveway...

College football at its best

Throw ball game

House number

Slot machine

4 sided Roman Numeral clock tower

City Hall, 4 sided roman numeral clock tower

She has two different numbers. 1 ear registration number. the other is a name ( spirando ) and farmers number.

From the Central California Coast Danish community of Solvang-Clock tower numbers

A number we wish we didn't have to remember

Visual representation of "two" as a concept. "As I was walking all alane,/ I heard twa corbies making a mane;/ The tane unto the t’ other did say,/ “Where sall we gang and dine to-day?” (traditional Scottish ballad) Please view full size if possible.

Monroe County Fair Demo Derby 2007

Hey look my persimmon tree is budding out too.

Seconds, minutes, hours, all important in our lives.

Numerology can be a fascinating subject.

Give it a little shake and it will choose your numbers for the lottery.

To collect easier taxes in 1749, these porcelain tiles were set counting all "blocks/manzanas" of Madrid... Result was: 557 blocks & 7.049 houses...

These Forty Steps are famous, part of the Cliff Walk, Newport Rhode Island. They were first built in the late 1800s and were wooden. [my next photo in this album is a postcard showing this] At the end of Narragansett Ave., about 3/4ths of a mile south from Memorial Boulevard, are the Forty Steps ... a dramatic stone staircase that drops about 2/3rds of the way down the side of the cliff to a balcony over the sea.

Having fun with the floating sphere's display at the art gallery

You can never have too many quilting pins

Can I get the right number to win the prize at the show?

This is cow #610 from the Joseph Cattle Ranch, however, I prefer to call her Angus. Angus ruffles a few pieces of hay off his head then takes a second to look me over.

NY Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks 10.31.2006

Figure 8 Fire

This number has not been put on the butterfly by any digital means on my part. I was photographing butterflies at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri, and happened to notice that several of the Postman Butterflies had numbers on their wings. See the Postman Butterfly No. 154 for further explanation. P1150580

Late this fall, we went hiking at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. At the entrance to one of the trails is this art piece of Enamel on Fiberglass by Jonathon Borofsky dated 1986. I have not digitally added this number; it is standing there for all to see. For more details on this piece of art, read my guestbook entry below. P1200095

My Grandparents wedding ring (1911) and my parents wedding ring (1952)...

Cinquecento means 500 in Italian

old buoy

Old bouys

Our cats resting at shade in a hot summer day.

Four cabbage form a border for other vegetables at the Market.

Annual car show.

positive and negative

Although the dances are very athletic, they must be danced with seeming ease, with no signs of strain and free of elaborate showiness.

Landmark restaurant and bar on Broadway

This is an image made in chaoscope that I made to look like a car. I then added foreground, background and various bit and pieces to complete the effect. The final image has the font of the plate look more natural and I added shadow to it and made it look a little grubby at the edges. Finished!

Bench at the University Of Redlands

Do you see the little boxes inside the 7? I made a sweep of my Little Box of Lights. Search for it on YouTube.

Ten Toes making an impression.

Can you see the 01 = the ferris wheel plus the Column. You can also see a number of cars, people, lights and clouds

2 Dogs + 2 Men + 1 Boat = 1 great picture

A sundial.

Jumping spiders are usually less than 2 cm (less than 0.8 in) in length with females generally larger than males. They are among the most ornate of spiders; many species are brightly colored and strikingly patterned, with stout bodies, short legs, and a very large pair of eyes on the front of the face. The jumping spider has four pairs of eyes, with the large principal eyes giving it sharper vision than any other animal of similar size. It can identify prey, predators, and mates from up to 30 cm (up to 12 in) away.

Coke really pushing the zero coke to the over 45 age group..so they won't look like sissy's --don't want to be seen drinking a diet coke!! What a gimmick!!

Photo taken in the Sierra National Forest just outside Yosemite National Park. I wish I could have captured the roar of the engine's heartbeat in this photograph!

This one is blank in case you want to solve it. ;-)

Mural on New York Av & Woodland Blvd..done by Courtney Canova and he got his inspiration from the murals he saw in Chaminus in Grizz neck of the woods http://muraltown.com/more.htm

Ice & Rain

Happy 4th of July 2005 - what a great way to celebrate - riding a piece of history of the USA

Its my Birthday (-:

I love this old Mailbox, special the green colors and the nice traditional Uleboard on the roof, with little Fishes.

this is the flagpole next to the World Trade center tribute in our town. I have a whole album dedicated to that memorial. This entry is to honor the huge number of people who perished on or because of 9-11-01

2:09 to Kinburn numbers on a weathered mailbox

Our "baby" is 37!!

Wido's new inside hood

This is a song we sing with our little ones in school - Numbers are all around us, they're everywhere we go. You count them on your fingers, you count them on your toes AND when the number grows, you count them with your nose!! They love to sing it and as a result they now have a real 'interest' in numbers... Gaining their enthusiasm at an early age is so very important. Learning nowadays is so much more fun for children.

The game facts are all here.

Lucca

Shop window in Salon

Varese Ligure

Menton, France, on the beach

As Roman numerals were introduced centuries before Arabic numerals (the ones we use today) and are still in current use, I am hoping that they will be considered in this week's challenge.

Ducks heading for better weather.

Olympus E500. Lens 14-45. 1/125s; f/7.1; ISO 100.

Olympus E500. Lens 14-45. 1/80s; f/5.0; ISO 100.

Time has stopped here long long time ago...

Oil stained nose of the 2705 at the B&O Railroad Museum. Photograph posted under the approval of the B&O Railroad Museum.

Engineer Having Lunch on Durango & Silverton

#484 getting a wash at Antonito, Colorado

Here's my handmade "headline collage" with events dating back to the invention of the printing press. Took me awhile, as each headline was composed, printed and applied separately - then the entire creation was photographed (this is not digital art). The research was fun, though. Please view full size.

The only phones with the letter Q are cell phones!

Ray sure enjoyed his ride at Disney's Magic Kingdom.

I loved the angles formed by the line and the boat. The afternoon light on the water gave extra dimension to it all.

Mink Cove, NS - please view full size in order to understand my title!

Does it look like '88' to you?

Most flowerheads on a field of blooming sunflowers are turned towards the east, where the sun rises each morning. Immature sunflowers in the bud stage exhibit heliotropism and on sunny days track the sun on its journey along the sky from east to west, while at night or at dawn they return to its eastward orientation. The stem of the flower can grow up to 3m tall, with the flower head reaching 30cm in diameter. (Source: Wikipedia).

The doppa, a square or round skullcap originating in the Caucasus and worn by Kazan Tatars, Uzbeks and Uyghurs, is a Muslim skullcap, similar to the Jewish kippah. The doppa is derived from a Turkic, more pointed, ancestral cap, which can be seen in some of the portraits of Jalaleddin Mingburnu. It is possible that the doppa had influence on the development of the kippa when Jewish communities interacted with Muslim Turks in Central Asia. (Source: Wikipedia). The doppa can be folded flat (see upper left) for ease of carrying.

There's nothing stodgy in this small town, though; Ferndale loves to have fun! Explore the old-fashioned mercantiles, antique stores, art galleries, and specialty shops, hear the ringing of the blacksmith's hammer, and talk with the friendly people. Watch fresh candy being dipped by hand to whet your appetite for a fine dinner and an evening of theatre.

Although it's been suggested that the Victorian village is a fairytale setting, Ferndale is a working, all-American town which takes pride in its beautiful community and cultural heritage. In the late 1800s Ferndale was an agricultural and transportation center, a melting pot for Scandinavian, Swiss-Italian, and Portuguese immigrants. The entire village is California Historical Landmark No. 883.

A bustling commercial district and ornate Victorians rose in proximity to the waterfront, reflecting the great prosperity experienced during this era. Hundreds of these Victorian homes remain today, of which many are totally restored and a few have always remained in their original elegance and splendor. (wikipedia)

One of the famous BVLGAR clocks for sale in the Tower gift shop. Around 1978, American born designer Walter Gluck who had changed his name to ViktorIV/Bulgar became enthusiastically involved with clocks. He thought that it was time to end the age-old way in which we indicate and read the time from our clocks and watches. It started with the face of a clock in a bar, from which he had removed the 6 and regularly divided the other numbers, so that at first sight everything seemed normal. But visitors of the café who had a few drinks after work became strangely confused when it came to establishing the time to go home. Viktor called his new activity Bulgar Time. The next step was to design (in 1980) a clock where the hands turned in the opposite direction. Clockfaces emerged in rapid succession, the 6 reappeared, but the clockface was, for example, turned 180 degrees, so that the 6 appeared at the top and the 12 at the bottom. In September 1981, after many trips to Switzerland, the first prototype of the first Bulgar Time Swiss Quartz wristwatch was manufactured. A long series of different models, including watches running at double or triple speed even, was to appear over the years. First they were sold by Viktor himself, but finally (in 1986, shortly before his death), the four models he considered as definitive were put on the market by Art Expo, Odense, Denmark, in a limited edition, in a black box with accompanying book.

Facing the west end of the cathedral is the Gustavianum, built in 1625 to be the main building of the University, and served as such through most of the 19th century. It contains the Museum of Nordic Antiquities, the Victoria Museum (of Egyptian antiquities) and the University's cultural history collections. It also houses a perfectly preserved 17th-century Anatomical Theatre (used in its time for public dissections). The cupola on top of the Gustavianum is a landmark in Uppsala and is crowned by a working sundial.

When my daughter was playing club volleyball we spent a weekend in Yakima for tournaments. I was able to gather the girls of the team for a fun team picture. They looked so cute laying on the floor and I had to take a few shots before I got the one I like the best.

A moment of silence before the big PowderPuff game. Junior girls vs Senior girls. The Seniors won the game.

we all feel the tax time clock ticking!

Hours of calculations to crunch the numbers.

it's all about the numbers.

A tribute to my dad, that introduced me to the magic of photography! The timeless beauty of his M3 Leica!

Vibrant colors and contrasts at the gas station.

I guess I own this picture from the beginning. Being retired where time is unimportant, I made this clock for something to do one day. Then gave it to my Grandsons Pre-School as a fundraiser item for their auction night. His Mom bought it and now has it at home.

December 1982, during the hot days of the expulsions of Ghanan immigrants. A bus is connecting downtown Lagos with the Suburb of Ebute Metta.

Enjoying a summer afternoon on the S.F. bay. The bay can make a 28 foot sailboat feel like a dingy. If one can sail this bay, they can sail just about anywhere.

What better picture captures zero?

The Shepherd Gate Clock is mounted in the wall outside the Greenwich Observatory. It was the first clock to show Greenwich Mean Time to the public. It is a slave clock that keeps time by recieving electric (galvano-magnetic, as it was then called) pulses from a master clock in the Observatory. It has a twenty-four hour analogue dial with Roman Numerals and the addition of a zero (Romans did not use Zero)to mark midnight. With the coming of the railway, Sir George Airy wanted to standardise the many local times that were in use in the country at the time. In 1849, Charles Shepherd of 53 Leadenhall Street, London, had patented a system for controlling a network of Master and slave clocks using electricity. He had installed the Master, Slave Clocks and Time Ball at Greenwich by August 1852. The Slaves here worked with pulses received every second. Pulses were also sent to another Master at London Bridge which then passed them on at a lesser frequency to clocks all around the country. By 1866, time signals were being sent to Harvard University, USA, via transatlantic cable.

Taxi 276 - This is the taxi of the love. The taxi of Caterina, that free, every day handed the children to the Institute of the Tumors of Florence and, to make less dramatic the suffering, she has prepared her taxi as a great room from games and herself is dressed in eccentric way.

Don't lose that number

The entrance to Hershey's Chocolate World Really Big 3D Show is filled with numbers, prices, and showtimes (enlarge to see all of the numbers). This is quite an entertaining show - don't miss it if you're at Hersheypark.

One BIG bubble!

Run, boys, run!

Western people are very use to Arabic and Roman numbers but those aren't the only ones, Can you mach each Chinese number with its Arabic/Roman pair? Roman numerals came originally from Etruscan numerals, but they changed the symbols. The Roman system came into use from the 4th century BC, but the symbols we know today were not fixed until about the 1st century AD. About 100 BC the Indian digits reach Europe in Arabic manuscripts, becoming known as Arabic numerals. But several more centuries must pass before the ten Arabic numerals gradually replace the system inherited in Europe from the Roman Empire.

Every character in the Braille code is based on an arrangement of one to six raised dots. Each dot has a numbered position in the Braille cell. These characters make up the letters of the alphabet, punctuation marks, numbers, and everything else you can do in print. Braille numbers are made using the first ten letters of the alphabet, "a" through "j", and a special number sign which I've represented as white dots. The ten first letters of the alphabet have been represented as coloured dots. I followed the same pattern than before so it's easy to recognise the number.

These are some of the numbers I see when I enter my building and there are lots more

Here it is again.. Been sick and have nothing else... Sorry...

This is the menu printed on the glass of a coffee wagon in down town, Victoria with the reflection of the "British Columbia Legislative Buildings" in the glass...

All fishing boats in the UK bear a registration number large enough to be identified at sea as with this small boat at Hallsands,the DH stands for Dartmouth,it's home port.

The small fishing boats at Sidmouth in Devon are hauled onto the shingled beach when not in use.

The first hologram,3d,stamps to made.1985

These numbers cast a shadow to reflect the towers and precious life that was lost on that terrible day.

-made by a friend from a piece of yellow Cedar retrieved from the bottom of Lake Cowichan

are all programmed into the phone - they are no longer in my head!!!!

- it's NOT very long.....

Do I have to go up to bat

yep I am up next.

Digital Technology of time gone by.

These poor guys from Hong Kong were about to face the New Zealand Sevens Rugby side. Their bonding was trepidacious. The stigmata on the screen were a curious feature in this primary colours-dominated shot.

A Sign of the Times. The old pumps didn't even have a place for a dollar. All gas was measured in cents!

Paying attention to numbers is crucial in a speed round of bingo, but remember not to tip the dauber over, it leaves a bit of a mess.

Lucky number 7 is what we hope for when we play games.

This is a the wall of a parking garage. It seems to have been numbered for assembly. Could you imagine if they put the wrong part in the wrong place?

See how the curve of his neck and the reflection in the water gives you a perfect 3?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1991

I had to find my inner child to create this and had pleasure in doing so,my inner child is always popping up when it comes to Art :-D

Well the inner child in me popped out creating this!:-)less is better,at least from a child's vision point of view.

Myself coming from Holland and my Husband from Germany it's been soccer ever since I met my husband on the Soccer Field when I was 14 yrs. old. Although I played on a girl's soccer team when I was young in Holland in the 50's,now it's our grandsons and granddaughters today. I love Soccer!!My husbands number though was always 13,that was his lucky number.

Sorry you can't see it solved, than it would no longer be a challenge for you. Tjebbe, took the opportunity and solved it using photo shop! It looks great! Thanks for sending it to me, Tjebbe.(p4625-320k)

This photo was taken in Berlin, Vermont. If you are visiting Vermont and want to go to church on Sunday morning, let me know and I will be there. (p3850-395k)

Historical sight, and an old castle on this property......my sister, Chris, took these pictures. Hopefully she will get some of the inside one of these days.

Oh well......ha ha !! These are the backs of the shirts I had made that year for all the girls, with all their numbers on them.

The numbers on the graves signify the order in which the bodies were recovered. Sadly, like this one, many were never identified.

Lock at all the numbers of horses here and now...

How many horses in this photo? Lets us know...

The two thousand and height number yes

Venice, Piazza San Marco

Oh for the days of muscle

Conerback -vs- Quarterback

...........yes it is.

this is not a photo manipulation. i made this out of paper punches and had it professionally photographed. it took several hours to draw but over 90 hours to punch out the punches and glue them on the paper. bruce harper was a special teams man who was used as a running back and for kick off returns and punt returns. he was a small man and my favorite jet. but he has not played in years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Harper

An antique gas pump displays the gas price back in the good old days!

lets get them guys

When we arrived at our daughters house 7-1-07 she presented us with this tribute. Family faces on the 40 shaped cupcakes.

Rose bush at the Portland Rose Garden. We'll see how "In the Moods" looks later when in bloom.

100 years of Rose Festival in Portland OR - see http://www.rosefestival.org/events/centennial/ also see my rose garden album with queens walk

Brookline MA

Tour of California Solvang time trial at the half-way mark in Los Olivos. Number 1 and tour winner, Levi Leipheimer

Caught this image at football game that my daughter where my daughter was a cheerleader.

Barnegat Jr Bengals football players.

Such a nice way of forming a map on a Carmel shop window.

This clockwith hot peppers, wheat, corn and other ingredients is so lovely.

creative-challenge-numbers

How many Zeros can you spot!

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From my Easter album "A Week to Remember."

A maritime archaeological pavilion has been built by the Batavia Yard. This pavilion houses the impressive wreck of a late 16th century marketboat found in Lelystad in 1980. This wreck will be central to a dynamic presentation about shipping on the former Zuyderzee. The Netherlands

Dashboard of a Dutch army vehicle from the years 1952

A maritime archaeological pavilion has been built by the Batavia Yard. This pavilion houses the impressive wreck of a late 16th century marketboat found in Lelystad in 1980. This wreck will be central to a dynamic presentation about shipping on the former Zuyderzee. The Netherlands

Metabetchouane-Lac-a-la-Croix, Quebec, Canada

Murias, Spain

Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

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kinda fun on full size!! My most sincere thanks to andrei_sky for his lessons on DOF and lighting and the importance of the (dreaded) tripod!!!

Ode to a wonderful weekend:Room 37 Ivory Tree Game Lodge South Africa

The bright colors of the peeling paint captured my eye. (Hoi An, Vietnam)

There was a wall of phone booths with clocks over them showing the time at various spots around the world. This was taken in the post office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

morning fly out

Shiny, Tools and Macro

My grandson's birthday

This is how they tag fish on sportfishing boats so you can ID your fish when to get back to the docks. Very importane numbers to the fisherman not the fish..

Bulgaria was founded in 681 by khan Asparuh. In 1018 the country was conquered by Byzantines. During the reign of tsar Simeon I Bulgaria became one of the most powerful countries in Europe extending on three seas: the Egean Sea, the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea. After 167 years of domination, the brothers Asen and Petar created the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Our country was extended on three seas again during the reign of tsar Ivan Asen II. In 1396 Bulgaria fell under Ottoman domination for 5 centuries till 1878, when Bulgaria was liberated with the help of the Russian army and Third Bulgarian country was found. Till 1946 the country was a monarchy.

Photo taken at Red Earth Indian Festival in Oklahoma City

This is a shot of the New Mexico State Aggies in their season opener this year. The picture is not a composite, but has been processed to look like a Dave Hill shot, with the extreme contrasty look. This is similiar to HDR, but doesn't strive to have the levels blend.

This is a money drop box at a rundown parking lot in downtown. The shot was at the end of the day which allowed me to capture the orange and blue hues.

The good old days when gas was a little bit (maybe a whole lot) cheaper. Today average is about 3.15 in town. They even had full service where they pumped the gas for you, Checked your oil, and cleaned your windows for this price. Needless to say, this station went out of business a few years ago and the sign is still there today in Ellijay, GA.

Remember when the numbers were on a rotary dial and calls cost a dime. I used to fix these back in the 60's. Found in downtown Ellijay in Trevor's General Store still in the old phone booth. And, yes it has dialtone.

Stanford Dole, backed by other prominent sugar planters, proclaimed the overthrow of the Hawai'ian monarchy and establishment of a provisional government on the steps of this building on January 17, 1893. The clock hasn't worked in years because it is old and broken. The parts to fix it are evidently no longer manufactured. Time stands still for both this long exposure shot and for the Hawai'ian people.

This shot was taken at sunrise from a tripod on Ford Island.

Delores Did Each Stitch By Hand, A Present for our Aunt & Uncle on 50th. Anniv. We lost Delores too Early, about 5 years ago.

Picasso type ashtray set, attractive

A big ol'ladybug lives on this wimsical mailbox post.For the Ladybug from Florida, Ms Judy.

a carpet shop sign in Marsala

Lots of slippin' & slidin' on any road you choose on this icy February day!~(Photo taken in Grafton,VT.)

When the Giants wore red at this November 11th home game,they had not yet become the team that would make history on their drive to the championship.11 straight road wins trumped the Patriots attempt for perfection.

Little town of Ellijay, GA where I live. This is the old clock in the middle of the traffic circle in downtown Ellijay, GA.

Come visit Vancouver, BC, for the 2010 Winter Olympics! (vehicle license plate)

Most tourists take the ascending cars during the morning ride.

Do you want to be in this car no. 101?

A February thaw that felt like a spring day. Then back to reality~

Turkey footprints in the snow- Together moving to & fro- Where they end up I just don't know.

People will put numbers just about anywhere!

Three pretty ladies at Yorkmont Farm.(Aug.2007)

A snowy February day in Killington,Vermont where Rte 4 and Rte 100 split.~Rte 4 heads west toward Rutland,while 100 winds its way north toward Canada.

Up we go! 114 steps.

That ended up as a figure 8

has been disconnected. . .the victim of some ill-planned trenching!

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Unleaven Dough

Go on Squeeze it in

OH how comfortable!

Symbol of peace, painted on ceramic by a local artist in Brittany, France

Stylized sailing ship on high wave, painted on ceramic by a local artist in Brittany, France

Painted on ceramic by a local artist in Brittany, France

Fun With Light & Shadow

Not competitive march in Milan.

at Disney MGM Studios, 2006

The Sheer Numbers of those that have served and paid the price for freedom around the world is immense. I'm thankful for those men and women of every country who have fought for freedom and justice...both for their countrymen and for those that they have never and will never meet. God Bless those all who serve and protect the freedom that all people should enjoy.

Snakes and Ladders with an inverted glow look. For creative challenge numbers.

Snakes and Ladders in black and white - for Creative challenge, numbers

Snakes and ladders in a bubble with neon glow.

In John 3:16, the Bible says we can have eternal life by believing on Jesus.

The path from numbers through fractions and angles when done with precision leads to Beauty.

How can this possibly be. We fight these stubborn numbers all our adult lives. Yes, Brian, it must be the shoes.

The month of February, 2008.

My wonderful 84 year old neighbor, Lorene, gave me this clock for my birthday last year (2007).

I created a Bible Bingo game to be played during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This is one of the Bingo cards.

Any direction you choose is good from here...

3 feet above sea level...

Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Numbers from my past. Some LPs I had with numbers on them.

I painted this address sign on metal ... oh, and there's my '51 International pick up down by the gate & county road ~ 1/4 mile from the house

January 16, 2008

January 28, 2008 ~ today is March 1st, and I've still got 10-12 inches of snow on the ground & the tractor stuck

31 long and weary years with a lot of laughs and memories along the way

Work hard and all can win.

From my "Another Day At The Races" album, this image was taken last weekend, With his number so clearly displayed on his head and jacket, I thought it a fitting entry to this challenge.

But this IS a common name, in Cleveland, and finally my younger brother has a jersey with his name on it.

When we saw this bank we all started laughing. The Fifth Third Bank...What? Notice the 5/3 over the numbers written in words.

Strength In Numbers. All Our Family Together

Go Number 21!

They flocked to the convention is huge numbers!

Few things say New York like 5th Avenue!

Lots of numbers, part of equations for the structure of an Arch Dam ,, This one is for my husband, he loves numbers, anything mathematical

I loved the gauges. They were custom made, and fit the look of the car perfectly. I'll bet it will do 160 when it's finished, too! (Challenge note; I was going to skip this one, but we visited a car my brother-in-law is having restored, took some pictures for him, and this one seemed to fit.)

St Mary's the Virgin Anglican Church was designed by Edmund Blacket. The church was built in 1860 & the steeple constructed 1880.

The destination board located at Maitland Railway Station

Another example of the ornate architecture of Maitand Post Office.

More golf carts in Avalon. You can rent them and drive around the island.

It was hot in Las Vegas on August 22, 2007

Exit on the I-40 for Devil Dog Road in Arizona.

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These are graves in La Grave in the French Alps. These young men lost their young lives during World War 2 for France. What better place to rest in peace - with this beautiful view of the Alps - every changing from season to season!

what number's at the top?

Scoreboard at a Panthers Game

Remembering the numbers (2,388 killed, 1,178 wounded) on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor.

Trying to score!

May not be the luckiest number

A time to be on...a time to be off.

I had to find out just how much snow had fallen over the weekend.

A clock to celebrate the French Revolution, certaining an exciting time to live through!

Old Missouri Liscense Plate still shows up well on this vehical.