Cold: Dock Over Frigid Connoquenessing Creek

Cold: Snowy Country Gravel Roads

Cold: Paws

New Theme: Cold

Brrr! Depending on what part of the world you're in, you may be as cold as we are here in southwestern Pennsylvania. (If you're further north, you are likely colder and thus have our sympathies!) This week, we'll put all of this snow and ice to use as we shoot for our new theme, cold. Please share your cold photos with us too, by providing links to them in the comments section of any of this week's posts. In the mean time, stay warm!

Alphabet: Big Ms, Little Vs

Alphabet: little r

Alphabet: A

Alphabet: Q

Alphabet: Capital A

Alphabet: Capital T, little r?

Alphabet: L

Alphabet: X

Alphabet: S

Alphabet: L

Alphabet: Os. Lots of Os.

New Theme: Alphabet

We hope you enjoyed your holiday break as much as we did ours! Time to get back to our weekly themes. This week, we'll be looking for letters of the alphabet in our surroundings. Feel free to play along and post the link to your alphabet images in the comments section of any of this week's posts.

Free For All: Gifties

Free For All: Reindeer Buddy

Free-For-All: Gifts Under the Tree

Free For All: Favorite Christmas Books

Free-For-All: Bowl of Decorations

Free-For-All: Is it Christmas?

Free-for-All: George's Back Porch View

Free-for-All: Mt. Vernon

Free-for-All: Early Spinning

Free-for-All: Quinoa Porridge

Free-for-All: Snowshoeing, January 2009

For the rest of the year...

Being a busy time of year, we've decided that from now through the holiday season, we'll be doing a theme free-for-all. Essentially, we'll be posting whatever shots strike our fancy. We'll also be posting images we've previously taken that we'd like to share. So, for us and for you, it's the gift of freedom! Please join in and share your own favorite images now through the end of the year. Just link in the comments section of any post. Then plan to join us again for regularly scheduled themes in January. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit Variations on a Theme. We wish you the merriest of Christmases and many blessings for the coming year!

Black and White: Knives Anyone? Anyone?

Black and White: Kettle

Black and White: Spherical Knick-Knacks

Black and White: Just Your Typical, Cliche Piano Shot

Black & White: Pier at Emerald Isle

Black and White: Shelf of Sociology Books

Black & White: Beach at Emerald Isle

Black and White: Chocolate Covered Almonds

Black & White: Great-Grandfather's Pocket Watch

New Theme: Black and White

This week's theme is a little bit different from our others. Instead of a specific topic, we'll be focusing on creating images without color. The subjects will range, but they'll all be in black and white (and shades of gray, of course!) Want to play along? Please do! Post links to your own B&W images in the comments of any post this week.

Thankful: ...for this fuzzy face

Thankful: ...for time to make family memories

Thankful: ...for traditions

Thankful: ...for moody morning skies

New Theme: Thankful

A fitting one for this week, our new theme will be thankful. After all, we have much to be thankful for every day. Please feel free to share your thankful images in the comments of this week's posts.

Ground: Pepper

Ground: Where the Fairies Live?

Ground: Centerline, Rt. 31, Laurel Summit

Ground: Seasonal Detritus

Ground: Cinnamon

Ground: Stones on the Path

Ground: Soybean Field, Post-Harvest

Ground: Anti-Erosion Logs

Ground: Corn Stalks and Ready For Next Year

Ground: Mushrooms and Moss

Ground: Seed Pods and Berries Strewn About

Ground: Gravel Road

New Theme: Ground

This week, our theme will be ground. Noun or past-tense verb? Either one works! Please share your ground photos with us by leaving a link in the comments area of any of this week's posts.