Photo Challenge: HELLO FRIEND

Is it time for another photo challenge post already? This is what happens when one leaves town for nearly the entire challenge period. We have a new member this time around, too! It's getting to be a trend. Who will join next time? Anyone? Come on. You know you wanna.

You also know the drill: Click on the photog's name to see their Flickr stream (do it!). Check out our pool to see the offerings that we didn't have room for here. Comment, comment, comment, it's good for a shutterbug's soul. Scroll down for the next prompt!

I see a new Pixar movie in the making using this snap by fondofsnape as inspiration.

herm007 has cultivated some serious brotherly love in her boys. At the time of this shot they'd been separated for nearly a month.

Lack of appropriate sandwich fixin's is but one of the many hardships facing New England girl, lshykula, now that she lives in the Rockies.

New Member Alert!: erika4bz is raising a serious ham, here. I have giggled every time I've looked at this picture. I am powerless in the face of his full commitment to the cheesy.

What are the odds that we'd have two beautifully similarly themed photos in this challenge? What's even cooler is that Auntiechili2 lives only about an hour from fondofsnape. I kind of want to make a diptych of them but I think I need some form of photoshop for that.

Here's my friend, Elephant Soap, pointing out just how friendly you have to be with your fellow enlisted folk if you plan to live on an aircraft carrier. Pretty freaking cozy.

Recently the aforementioned Elephant Soap and I spent some time in San Diego. While we were there we rubbed elbows with this beauty, and friend to 117 Hudson, Sueb0b. Also her fancy red stapler.

For our next round please ruminate on the concept of RETURN. So many of us are returning from vacation or are returning to school and work or, as in my case, have overshopped a little and are wishing we could return some things. Do with it as you will. Go as far outside that box as you like. Then RETURN to the Flickr Pool to submit your shots.

Please enter your photos by 9am on Tuesday August 30 for posting on Wednesday August 31. Please tag them with PhotoChallenge and RETURN. Any questions can be directed to me here in the comments or using isabeau6 at hotmail dot com.

Thanks!