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May 22, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / ~ FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ~ NEW FEATURES – MAY 22, 2013~ Our new features are posted and they are terrific! Your beautiful work is always a joy to see:>) We also posted the First Place co-winners’ images (June Avatar challenge) and the mini-gallery of Tamas Bakos. Lots to see so do try to make a moment to visit. Click here for the group home page. Intertidal. by Bette Devine Naturally Framed by Debbie Oppermann colorful nature by Manon Boily Nowhere to go… by EbyArts Fern by marens Green lichen at Waldheim, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp Still Winter In The Shire….Sister's Oregon by trueblvr Water Baby by Arla M. Ruggles Fotunate Lighting by Lynn Gedeon Reflections of Sunset. by Julie White The moss by NatureBeauty El Junque Fern Fronds by Rosemary Sobiera CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR WORK IS MARVELOUS:>)

May 21, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / CHALLENGE WINNER'S SIX FAVORITE IMAGES ~ FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ~ JUNE AVATAR CHALLENGE Tamas Bakos is the first of our FIRST PLACE co-winners to have their mini-gallery posted. His choice of prize is to have the mini-gallery posted to our group home page. I’m delighted; his talent as a photographer had me saying “WOW!” with each new image. CONGRATULATIONS,TAMAS! Springtime in Texas by Tamas Bakos Sierra Foothills, California by Tamas Bakos Ponderosa by Tamas Bakos Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming by Tamas Bakos Red Hoodoo, Utah by Tamas Bakos Middle Blue Lake, Colorado by Tamas Bakos I love them all but confess to having a favorite – “Ponderosa”. CLICK HERE to be effortlessly shifted to our group home page where you can view the gallery, our features, and newest work in the gallery. It’s a joy to share such beautiful art! Carol

May 21, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / JUNE AVATAR CHALLENGE - FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD We have a tie for first place. This means one of our winners will be our June Avatar, and one of our winners will claim July. I feel each should, in fairness, get their full time. Each will also receive their choice of a gallery of six images (any subject) from their personal gallery or the opportunity to be a temporary host and choose 12 features for the group. I’ll be contacting the winners shortly. First to the business at hand – congratulating our winners and the runners up. We are fortunate and have beautiful entries for you to see. FIRST PLACE: (2-way tie) Gently Curving by Debbie Oppermann Mushroom Still Life by Tamas Bakos RUNNERS UP COMPLETING THE TOP 10 FIELD: Light Through the Fronds by Michael John Mossy Fern Bark by KimSha verdant by Jan Stead JEMproductions Tiny World by WildestArt Fern Triad by RVogler Riverside. by Bette Devine Mossy Water by Cathy Cale Untitled by Elias Martinez Wonderful work! To view the challenge page, CLICK HERE. Many thanks to all of you who participated and that means entering and/or voting:>) Have a terrific week, Carol

May 19, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / JUNE AVATAR CHALLENGE - Ferns and Mosses Around The World Just a quick FYI to everyone – I’ll be away until tomorrow night so the challenge will end some hours before I can announce the winners. If you’re anxious to see what’s what before I can get it done, click here Have a great Monday! Carol

May 9, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Brief Hiatus I won’t be around Friday and most of Saturday (May 10 & 11) so your images will languish in the pending file until late Saturday or Sunday. Not to worry, keep posting – I’ll catch up:>) Carol

May 3, 2013 Bette Devine 74 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / CHALLENGE WINNER'S SIX FAVORITE IMAGES ~ FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ~ MAY AVATAR CHALLENGE Your work is heart-stoppingly beautiful, Iris! Congratulations -they are well-deserved!

May 2, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / CHALLENGE WINNER'S SIX FAVORITE IMAGES ~ FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ~ MAY AVATAR CHALLENGE Iris MacKenzie won our May Avatar challenge and her choice of prizes is the mini-gallery of six of her favorite images from her personal gallery. These are posted to the group home page and will remain there until the next challenge winner comes along. These announcements are then archived in our Challenge Winners Gallery where you can still go to view them and comment, if you wish. CONGRATULATIONS, IRIS! Your work is superb:>) unruly / ruly by Iris Mackenzie spring splendour by Iris Mackenzie circles of life by Iris Mackenzie vibrant by Iris Mackenzie flight by Iris Mackenzie sunflower by Iris Mackenzie

May 1, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD – NEW FEATURES – MAY 1, 2013 It’s the start of a new month; we have a new avatar; now let’s have some new features:>) These are posted to our group home page, and you can visit if you Click Here Moss in water by CADavis Purling Stream. by Bette Devine lichens on graves 1 by Heather Crough On Friendly Ground by Marilyn Cornwell Royal Colours by Michael Matthews Gondwanaland by Cameron B Beautiful Day at Boat Harbour, Northern Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp Fern Triad by RVogler Seed pod by relayer51 twilight zone 4 by Bruce Dickson Salmon River , far nor west Tasmania , Australia by phillip wise Sunlit Ferns by Jess Meacham CONGRATULATION ON YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK!

Apr 23, 2013 Michael Matthews 36 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / NEW FEATURES – APRIL 22, 2013 – FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD Thanks very much for the praise Carol. The features look even better on larger view !

Apr 23, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / NEW FEATURES – APRIL 22, 2013 – FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD Michael Matthews is one of our four winners in the “By Invitation Only” challenge, and part of his First Prize win was a choice of a 6 image mini-gallery or the chance to pick 12 images from the group to be our features. He, like Manon, went to a great deal of effort to design a personal, exclusive banner for the images chosen. He did a terrific job! Many, many thanks, Michael, for dressing up our group home page! We had half the winners choose to pick features and the other half wished a mini-gallery. Nice balance, I’d say:>) Here, in large size, are the features: Hanging Lichen,Cradle mountain, Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp Gently Curving by Debbie Oppermann april moss by Manon Boily Mossy Rocks. by Bette Devine twilight zone 2 by Bruce Dickson Emerald Descent by RVogler Mossy Magic by Melinda Potter Sylvia Creek Again. by Bette Devine the two of us by Manon Boily The Unseen World by Thomas Eggert By Whitehouse Creek. by Bette Devine Micro World by Thomas Eggert CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FEATURED ARTISTS! HAPPY EARTH DAY

Apr 17, 2013 Lynn Gedeon 540 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / MAY AVATAR - FRUITING BODIES OF MOSS - FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD Congratulations to the winner and runner’s up! Love these fantastic images!

Apr 17, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / MAY AVATAR - FRUITING BODIES OF MOSS - FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD Our challenge is done and we have our winners. Although we only had eight images entered, we had GREAT voting numbers! The group is still small, in the sense that we have limited varieties of subjects to choose from with big numbers of images that fit a focused subject. Fruiting moss is so beautiful, and all these pictures show us exactly that. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! Everyone got a generous amount of votes – no one got zero votes and that tells me you impressed the voters:>). You certainly impressed me:>) FIRST PLACE: and out avatar for May is cabizbajo / downcast… by Iris Mackenzie RUNNERS UP: Mossy Magic by Melinda Potter Moss by Morag Anderson april moss by Manon Boily Along the Fence by Jess Meacham Cladonia ochrochlora by Charles & Patricia Harkins ~ Picture Oregon Moss Macro, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp Moss flower by João Figueiredo Thanks for your participation:>) You are a wonderful group. Carol

Apr 9, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / MAY AVATAR - FRUITING BODIES OF MOSS - FERNS AND MOSSES AROUND THE WORLD Hello to all of you:>) Our avatar contest has six entries and I’d love to see at least 10. If you haven’t entered the challenge and you do have an image that shows the fruiting bodies of moss, please consider entering the image in the contest. It goes to voting tomorrow:>) To visit the challenge, click here Have a wonderful day, Carol

Apr 8, 2013 Manon Boily 1426 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / NEW FEATURES POSTED - CHOSEN BY MANON BOILY - FIRST PLACE WINNER IN CHALLENGE - APRIL 8, 2013 thank you so very much for the nice words MotherNature. it was a real pleasure to create a special banner for my winner privilege. thank you for the good idea about options we had. no more vouchers so as hosts, we have to think about things that will give some entertainment in our groups. congratulations to all the featured members. it was fun to do features in a different group ;)

Apr 8, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / NEW FEATURES POSTED - CHOSEN BY MANON BOILY - FIRST PLACE WINNER IN CHALLENGE - APRIL 8, 2013 THIS BEAUTIFUL GALLERY OF FEATURES IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MANON BOILY, FIRST PRIZE WINNER IN THE “INVITATION ONLY” CHALLENGE. Manon even took the trouble to design a special banner and it is BEAUTIFUL:>). I think you’ll agree her choices are magnificent and I thank her for sticking one of mine among these beauties:>) There are 3 more winners in the challenge – one member will have a mini-gallery posted to the group home page and the other two will be choosing their option soon. My thanks to all who participated:>) Now to Manon’s features: Stone and Moss by kalaryder The Colours of Lichen, Binalong Bay,Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp The Way Home by Thomas Eggert Gold Glory by KatiesCorner Beauty around by EbyArts Spirals – fern frond by Jenny Dean Elabana Falls with rocks by Michael Matthews Lichen # 2 by Frederick James Norman Along the Fence by Jess Meacham Mount Erica Stream. by Bette Devine detention river in flood #3 by phillip wise I Love Your Hat! by MotherNature YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing it with the group.

Apr 7, 2013 Roger Vaara 4 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / BY INVITATION ONLY CHALLENGE - Ferns and Mosses Around the World - April 6, 2013 Splendid collection here. /Roger

Apr 7, 2013 Manon Boily 1426 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / BY INVITATION ONLY CHALLENGE - Ferns and Mosses Around the World - April 6, 2013 great work here! congratulations to all and thanks for adding by moss in the bunch ;)

Apr 6, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / BY INVITATION ONLY CHALLENGE - Ferns and Mosses Around the World - April 6, 2013 The challenge is finished and the images were all great. Many thanks for your participation:>) There is a 4 way tie for first place – all wonderful images – and that means each winner will have the opportunity to choose the features. If a winner prefers not to choose 12 features but would rather have 6 of their personal images posted to a mini-gallery on the home page for a week, I’m offering that option. Each winner will get an email from me and you can tell me what you prefer. All First Place winners will be featured artists on the group home page, and all 1st place artists will have their image placed on the page. FIRST PLACE: (4 way tie) Manon Boily moss by Manon Boily GerryMac A Swirl of Light by GerryMac Michael Matthews Magic Rainforest by Michael Matthews PKGPhotography Love by PKGPhotography RUNNERS UP: Yellow Fern by EdsMum White Lichen and Shining Coprosma,Cradle Mountain,Tasmania, Australia. by kaysharp Tree fern by phillip wise Sargassum by Tamas Bakos Sea Moss on the Beach… by 242Digital Ocean with Ortan Effect by Doty Have a wonderful week:>) Carol

Mar 23, 2013 Bette Devine 74 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 Thanks very much Jenny for choosing my photos to mingle with all the other beauties!

Mar 22, 2013 Warren Patten 62 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 Many thanks to Jenny & MotherNature for the feature & congrats to all..cheers.

Mar 22, 2013 phillip wise 187 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 Hey Jenny ..thankyou very much for my selection amongst a truck load of fantastic images ;-)

Mar 22, 2013 Donovan wilson 4 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 Thanks Jenny For selecting my photo also.

Mar 22, 2013 Iris Mackenzie 490 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 wow! thanks so much for including me in this amazing collection of beauties!!!

Mar 22, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 What a lovely array of images! Thanks, Jenny!

Mar 22, 2013 MotherNature 2927 posts	Topic: Group Messages - News In General / Ferns and Mosses Around the World - Winner's Favorites Features - New Avatar for April Challenge ~ March 22, 2013 WOW – Long title:>) This is the result of me trying to bring a little something extra to our membership since vouchers are gone. When a winner of a challenge is chosen, I’ll email them and tell them they have temporary hosting privileges and they can go pick ANY 12 images to be featured (even if they’ve been featured before). This is a chance to see a different person’s favorites, and a banner will be given to those images specially chosen. If you don’t want the banner, please just delete it from your image. I won’t be able to keep a list, make exceptions, etc. Here is the banner: This announcement will be archived in the Challenges Forum where it can be viewed at any time. My gratitude to Jenny Dean for her beautiful choices and for helping me get this special feature idea focused and operational:>). Her insight and experience were extraordinarily helpful. Now to Jenny’s fantastic choices! Triplet Falls. by Bette Devine Woodland Ferns by BlueShift forest pixie by phillip wise reflective heart by Iris Mackenzie Fern in Blue by Sandy Keeton Untitled by Elias Martinez Fog,n Fern. Dicksonia Antarctica. by Donovan wilson Sunday Morning 3-1-13 by Warren Patten Oh!!!! by EbyArts Mushroom Still Life by Tamas Bakos Tiny little fungi by ienemien Whirling Water. by Bette Devine THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ARTIST IN OUR GROUP Your work is exceptional!