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Photo Blogging Challenge (April 2025): Sidewalks and roads

May 4, 2025

A lot of my life is spent on sidewalks and roads.

It could be driving to work or somewhere else. Or just getting from point A to point B. But, a lot of my time is spent on them with Harper. We walk. A lot.

And it’s not just sidewalks.

There are some streets in my village where Harper would rather walk the street rather than a sidewalk. And then there’s hiking on back roads/trails. So I mean, I’m on these a lot.

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You can guess which direction this post is going!

Getting those feet on the ground are important. And with as much walking as I do with Harper, sometimes I look at sidewalks and roads a bit more to see what I might be able to do differently in regard to photos.

That’s what I tried to do this month. Though I have done photos like this in the past, I played around hoping I could do something just a bit different, be it an angle or the way Harper is etc.

Hopefully, I succeeded.

So here we go. Another month down. I hope you all had fun with the theme!

Anyway, onward. Here’s my five for April!

1. Color ahead

I’ve gotten to calling this street in the Village “Harper’s Street” because it’s rare she uses the sidewalk. We basically go to the street and mosey. Some mornings we will get this view and it’s pretty amazing.

2. Shadows

It’s not something I share or talk about often, but I’m not the biggest fan of going over bridges. Which, honestly, is funny as I love covered bridges. But this includes walking over, or driving over many bridges — especially long ones. This is a bridge in the village and my pace is usually quicker when we go over it, but I loved the sky and the shadows and everything else… so a quick call for her and she peeked her head around for a quick snap.

3. The square

I love the sidewalk that goes through our courthouse square. Such an old-school feel and look.

4. Please walk the line

At the local college, there’s one spot where we will walk the road. And it’s funny because she usually ends up walking the center line. If it works for her, right?

5. Quick stop

This is on a one-way street that curls around some county and state offices and then comes out into our courthouse square. I got her to actually stop with Lamb Chop in her mouth and not go crazy when I pulled the phone out for a photo!

There’s my five being out and about on sidewalks and roads! Let’s see what you came up with! If you took part in this month’s challenge, make sure to link up below.

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people’s blogs and comment (here, too!).

Let’s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE: We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I’ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here.

** CHALLENGE CHANGE **

From this point forward, I am going to do the next theme at the bottom of each linkup. Also, the posting date will now be the first of each month, thus giving you the entire month to take the photos etc.

That means it’s a one-stop shop! Hopefully this helps out with everybody.

So, below is the linkup for February. Make sure you drop your link there.

OK, so it’s time to keep on moving! And our theme for the month? Explore the World. Have some fun! Remember to come back on (hopefully) May 1 to link up and check out the theme for that month! I’ve set a calendar reminder for me, so let’s see if that works!

Photo Blogging Challenge: April 2025 results

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  1. Linda says

    May 5, 2025

    Just dropping by to check in. That photo of Harper and her lamb chop is so adorable. She’s being the perfect model.

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  2. Lisa says

    May 6, 2025

    That first photo with the sky on fire is definitely amazing! I love brick sidewalks and streets as long as I don’t have to walk on them in heels! Cabo and I need to get out and walk more often. Hopefully once my semester is finished, we can go. I love that Harper luvs her luvies. Cabo just tears them up!

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  3. Tamara says

    May 7, 2025

    PJ, I always appreciate the peaceful rhythm you and Harper bring to these posts—it’s like a monthly exhale. That first shot with the vibrant sky stopped me in my tracks—what beautiful colors, and such a sense of calm to start your series. I also really liked the courthouse square image; it has that old-school charm that feels grounding. Thanks for continuing to host and create space for this community—looking forward to seeing what May brings!

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  4. Mike Davis says

    May 8, 2025

    Love the Lamb Chop and love seeing Harper out and about!

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  5. Mrs GeoK / Denise says

    May 12, 2025

    I read your personal reveal about not liking to cross bridges twice. And then got thinking about a trip we have planned that will include driving across Canada’s Confederation Bridge, which is 12.9 km (8 miles) long. Maybe you’d be looking for a ferry instead?

    Fun photos of Harper on a good mix of roads and sidewalks. The crew that installed that brick walkway by the courthouse got pretty fancy with it…all those cut bricks and diagonal lines between the edge stones.

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