Daily Picture Challenge!

[Truvelo]

New year, so I'll come up with a new challenge - how about photos with stationary traffic in both directions. I suspect those living in certain parts of California may find this an easy challenge eh

January 1, 2018: Post a picture showing congestion in both directions

I'll start with three photos near me I've taken over the years.

[kphoger]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

Truck tire street sign
69th Street North, rural Sedgwick County, Kansas

[US71]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

How about a wooden shield?


Rusk, TX


Litchfield, MO

[formulanone]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

Many residential streets in Coral Gables, Florida use these L-shaped concrete markers:

Street sign in Coral Gables by Jen, on Flickr


Street name sign @ Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables by Robert Zijlstra, on Flickr

[MNHighwayMan]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

Corner of Pine St (US-71) and E Third St in Auburn, Iowa

[empirestate]

I just found out about the "monthly recap" rule, which lets me backtrack to some challenges I missed.

Well, it's not a rule so much as a convention. A couple of times, other Challenges have gotten posted before I got around to the monthly recap, so those aren't technically illegitimate–they're just kind of overshadowed (and they don't make it into the next month's recap, either). I've thought about actually setting it down as a rule, but with interest in the game apparently dwindling, I haven't seen it as a priority.

[US71]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

Corner of Pine St (US-71) and E Third St in Auburn, Iowa

I missed that, somehow

[jmd41280]

January 2, 2018 – Post a street sign that's something other than a blade or wall plaque.

This is a combination street sign/state line marker along the old National Road between West Alexander, PA and Valley Grove, WV...


State Line Marker by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[empirestate]

Since we need a last-minute Challenge, and we're still within the twelve days of Christmas...

January 3, 2018
Challenge: Post road photos that also contain impressive Christmas lights displays.

[paulthemapguy]

January 4, 2018:  Post a pair of end markers indicating two routes terminating at the same point.

I'm not the boss or anything, so I can only suggest things...so I suggest we keep yesterday's challenge open because nobody got to submit anything for it.  We'll let this thread's admin make a final verdict though.


WI-070-US2EJ by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[hotdogPi]

I'm not the boss or anything, so I can only suggest things...so I suggest we keep yesterday's challenge open because nobody got to submit anything for it.  We'll let this thread's admin make a final verdict though.

A challenge with no valid photos stays open until a valid photo is posted, even if it passes midnight.

[MNHighwayMan]

January 4, 2018:  Post a pair of end markers two routes terminating at the same point.

End of Bus. US-18/IA-122, Clear Lake, IA

[US71]

January 4, 2018:  Post a pair of end markers two routes terminating at the same point.

Do they both have to have END markers?

End MO 171 / BL I-49 at Carthage, MO

[paulthemapguy]

January 4, 2018:  Post a pair of end markers two routes terminating at the same point.

Do they both have to have END markers?

Nah this counts perfectly fine. ^

[empirestate]

I'm not the boss or anything, so I can only suggest things...so I suggest we keep yesterday's challenge open because nobody got to submit anything for it.  We'll let this thread's admin make a final verdict though.

A challenge with no valid photos stays open until a valid photo is posted, even if it passes midnight.

That's right, and it will also be eligible for the next monthly recap. (It's even possible there's some Challenge out there from long ago that's still open under this rule...)

[adventurernumber1]

Are there anymore empty days from months ago that still haven't had a challenge produced for them at all yet? And if so, and somebody makes a challenge for them, if they were quite a while ago, then what monthly recap would they fit into? I ask this because I just remember some days that never had a challenge at all, at least not yet, but it was just a few of them.

[US71]

Are there anymore empty days from months ago that still haven't had a challenge produced for them at all yet? And if so, and somebody makes a challenge for them, if they were quite a while ago, then what monthly recap would they fit into? I ask this because I just remember some days that never had a challenge at all, at least not yet, but it was just a few of them.

IMO, if we miss a day, just leave it. We can fix it during the recaps, but why go back if we miss it? Just keep going forward.  Just my 2 pfennigs.

[empirestate]

Are there anymore empty days from months ago that still haven't had a challenge produced for them at all yet? And if so, and somebody makes a challenge for them, if they were quite a while ago, then what monthly recap would they fit into? I ask this because I just remember some days that never had a challenge at all, at least not yet, but it was just a few of them.

Yeah, tons. They get listed in the monthly recap–if anyone gets around to making a list, that is. If the Challenge is from months ago, then it misses being eligible for the recap and just becomes a one-off; basically a wild card.

IMO, if we miss a day, just leave it. We can fix it during the recaps, but why go back if we miss it? Just keep going forward.  Just my 2 pfennigs.

Then your best option is to simply not use any of them, if you don't like the idea of going backwards. It's certainly not required that they be used, but they're there if needed. And the game is arranged so that there's always a new Challenge with each new day, because I agree that always moving forward is a good idea.

[US71]

Are there anymore empty days from months ago that still haven't had a challenge produced for them at all yet? And if so, and somebody makes a challenge for them, if they were quite a while ago, then what monthly recap would they fit into? I ask this because I just remember some days that never had a challenge at all, at least not yet, but it was just a few of them.

Yeah, tons. They get listed in the monthly recap–if anyone gets around to making a list, that is. If the Challenge is from months ago, then it misses being eligible for the recap and just becomes a one-off; basically a wild card.

IMO, if we miss a day, just leave it. We can fix it during the recaps, but why go back if we miss it? Just keep going forward.  Just my 2 pfennigs.

Then your best option is to simply not use any of them, if you don't like the idea of going backwards. It's certainly not required that they be used, but they're there if needed. And the game is arranged so that there's always a new Challenge with each new day, because I agree that always moving forward is a good idea.

Works for me.

[adventurernumber1]

That is a good point. I'm glad it's in place if we ever need it, but I guess it is isn't the most efficient option to go backwards, so moving forward is something I am okay with as well. There are a lot of those empty days that never had a challenge posted for them, so most of them will probably never be fulfilled.


Speaking of moving forward, as of just a few minutes ago, at least in my time zone, it is now a new day, and someone can post another new challenge, though I myself don't have one on hand at this moment. 

[Jim]

January 5, 2018: We have some nasty wind chills today following the blizzard in the northeastern U.S.  Post signs containing "wind" or "chill" (including as substrings of words).

Chillicothe, Missouri, from US 36.  June 28, 2012. (Incidentally, a day that was not chilly at all.  The temperatures were into the 105 range when this was taken.)



Trans Canada 2 near Fredericton, New Brunswick.  With bonus French translation of "wind".  August 7, 2014.



Windham, New York, from county roads in Greene County.  March 16, 2010.  This chosen in recognition of my excellent ski day yesterday at Windham Mountain during the storm.

[paulthemapguy]

January 5, 2018: We have some nasty wind chills today following the blizzard in the northeastern U.S.  Post signs containing "wind" or "chill" (including as substrings of words).

Chillicothe, OH


OH-US23-US35NNJ by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[Eth]

January 5, 2018: We have some nasty wind chills today following the blizzard in the northeastern U.S.  Post signs containing "wind" or "chill" (including as substrings of words).

Even along Windy Hill Rd in Marietta, GA, wind chills have fallen into the single digits.

[empirestate]

January 6, 2018
Challenge: Today is the twelfth day of Christmas. Post photos relating in any way to the gifts mentioned in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

[oscar]

January 6, 2018
Challenge: Today is the twelfth day of Christmas. Post photos relating in any way to the gifts mentioned in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

Goose Bay NL (close enough to "Six geese a-laying"):