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Fun for Friday: Tower Images

| August 12, 2022

This week’s image prompts are based on a keyword of tower and some interesting images that pulled up! The first image shows a few towers with rustic stone bases but ornate upper portions. One is in the foreground, with a couple more in the background. The sky above them is blue with a few clouds, […]

Fun for Friday: Space Images!

| July 22, 2022

Today’s image prompts are images from space, some with imagined elements. The first image shows a golden corona of light around a planet or moon, with a dark background with hints of blues and purples. The second image shows a saucer style UFO above a rugged mountain range, and the entire images is in shades […]

Fun for Friday: Three Image Prompts

| July 8, 2022

I didn’t have a theme picked out when I started putting these image prompts together, but one seems to have developed anyway. The first image shows a person standing in shallow water with a boat that is comparatively larger than them, but still a smaller boat. In the background, the sun is rising and painting […]

Fun for Friday: Gardening Images

| June 10, 2022

I’ve got gardening on my mind, so here’s some interesting gardening images for this week’s Fun for Friday! The first image is some brilliant blue anemones with a sepia-toned background. The second images is a heart-shaped gap in a vivid green hedge, with an out of focus scene in the background. The third image is […]

Fun for Friday: Merfolk Inspired Images

| May 13, 2022

For this week’s Fun for Friday, it’s image prompts, all on a merfolk-related theme without being just about merfolk! The first image is a forest scene with a lightbulb-shaped vessel holding water and a very small merfolk, along with a ladybug perched atop the bulb and an ant to the left. The second image is […]

Fun for Friday: Images for Hidden Treasure!

| April 22, 2022

This week’s Fun for Friday images are all related to hidden treasure! The first image depicts a simple treasure map with a person’s hands visible holding the map. The second image depicts a person with very dark hair on their arms wearing a button-up shirt, which they are holding unbuttoned and separated at the chest […]

Fun for Friday: A Few Random Images

| April 8, 2022

This week, I’ve got three somewhat random images, but which I think might fit together for an interesting story. The first image shows an unusual rock formation above placid water, with a cloudy sky and mountains, and a single, unforking lighting bolt in the background. The second image shows about a dozen lit tea lights […]

Fun for Friday: A Trio of Images

| March 11, 2022

It’s time for more image prompts! The first image is a partial view of a cat’s paw. The cat is orange and white, and the paw pads are pink. There’s a blue blanket or towel covering part of the cat’s paw. The second image is a hilly terrain covered with fog and trees, primarily conifers. […]

Fun for Friday: Dragon Images

| February 11, 2022

This week, I’m using the awesome search on Unsplash to find Creative Commons licensed images for inspiration. I decided to see what sort of options they had for dragons, and the options did not disappoint! The first dragon is a white dragon with blue eyes. The whole of the dragon is not visible, but the […]

Fun for Friday: Sci-Fi and Post-Apocalyptic Images

| January 21, 2022

This week’s Fun for Friday is sci-fi and post-apocalyptic images! The first image is an illustration from the mid-twentieth century speculating on what space travel would be like. It depicts three men, two of whom are seated at a table and one of whom is floating horizontally toward the table. They appear to be engaged […]