Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Guessing Games, Imagination, and Shaker Book Winners


"Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are." ~Mason Cooley

I love games that take imagination. Guessing games can be fun too. So thank all of you who have played along with my mystery photos to enter my giveaway for Orchard of Hope. I'll be drawing for the two winners on Saturday, November 2, so you can get in an extra entry by commenting on this post or one of the other mystery photo posts before Saturday. Each guess or comment on a new post gets you another entry. Do you know what this one is? Remember, it's more fun if you make your guess before you read everybody else's.

I'm not quite as mysterious as I'd hoped to be with these photos.
I thought the one last Wednesday would be a real puzzler and what did all of you say? Flower. And all of you were right! However, only a few of you knew what KIND of flower. It is a passion flower. They are strange little blooms. One of Mom's sitters brought it show Mom one night this summer. I'm totally amazed by the bloom from its strange little skinny petals to its merry-go-round center.The amazing gifts of nature.

I really didn't plan to do any more mystery pictures, but since I'm not drawing for the winners of Orchard of Hope until Saturday, I said why not. You may be bored with the game, but I'm determined to stump some of you!! I probably won't. You guys are just too smart and good at figuring things out.  

I did finally contact the winners of the Shaker books which was the bonus prize I offered during the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt. I hope if you took part in that you had fun and maybe won a prize on one of the posts. My winners are Pam of CA and Katie of FL who both chose The Believer. The third winner was Linda of CA who picked The Gifted. I do appreciate all of you telling me what you liked about the scavenger hunt and leaving comments on Lyn's guest post here on the 18th. I read every comment, but was unable to answer every one after the 400 plus message started giving my computer a headache. :) Computers with headaches are not nice to be around. 

"I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me." ~Ellie Goulding

So let's see how observant you are. And I promise. This is the last mystery photo for a while.
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32 comments:

  1. Bonnie RoofOctober 30, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    A cow's face!


    bonnieroof60(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:10 AM

      Good guess, Bonnie. Not saying whether it's right or wrong, but you'll find out Sunday. Thanks for joining in with my mystery picture fun.

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  2. Melanie BackusOctober 31, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    I am going with the face of a cow. Nothing like that big wet nose!

    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:01 PM

      You forgot about their very long tongue, Melanie. But we will see on Sunday if you're right or wrong.

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  3. Amy BatemanOctober 31, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    It's got to be a face of some sort, I'd say a dog or a cow. I suppose it could be a pig, too.

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:02 PM

      You're really narrowing in down, Amy. What about a panda bear? :)

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  4. AnonymousOctober 31, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Doggy face

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:02 PM

      Thanks for guessing. Check back late Sunday or Monday to see the "rest of the picture."

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  5. Susan POctober 31, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    It definitely looks like a cow's snout - but I'm not so sure it's not a dog too. I can't decide between the two! What fun this has been the past week or so. Thanks for doing it! :)

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM

      Glad you've had fun with my guessing games, Susan. Now when I see something I'm going can I make that a mystery photo. Some of my pictures blue too much when I try to zero in on it.

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    2. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:05 PM

      Not blue too much. Blur too much!! I think my mind must be in a blue.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Looks like a pigs face to me ! xstitchgranny2000@yahoo.com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:05 PM

      There are black and white pigs, stitchgranny. We will see next week. :)

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  7. UnknownOctober 31, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    Raised on a farm im going with pig face
    Shirley B jcisforme@aol.com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:06 PM

      Lots of us farm girls out here, Shirley. Glad to have you guessing.

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  8. JudyOctober 31, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    This is a photo of a big old sow!!

    Blessings!
    Judy B
    judyjohn2004(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:13 PM

      You sound pretty sure of yourself, Judy. Guess we'll see next week. I do have to say that I was scared to death of the big old sows when I was a kid. One chased me once when I was about little. I jumped in the car to escape. I thought it was going to eat me!! Guess I showed it when we had sausage that winter.

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  9. Lane Hill HouseOctober 31, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    dog's nose/face
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:07 PM

      Hi, Kathleen. Glad you dropped by to join in with my guessing game fun. We'll see who's right next week.

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  10. UnknownOctober 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    I have to go with a cow's face.
    bemiown@yahoo.com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:08 PM

      Thanks for guessing, Gayle. Makes it fun when several join in. I'm still waiting for that panda bear guess. I guess bear noses don't look like cow noses. Of course, I'm not saying cow is right. We will see next week.

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  11. sharon mOctober 31, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    I think it's a cow face. sharon, CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:09 PM

      Thanks for guessing, Sharon. One thing for sure all the guesses have been out on old McDonald's farm. Now to see who is right - if anybody is.

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  12. Annette NaishOctober 31, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    I agree - Pig face - Hampshire?

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    1. Ann H GabhartOctober 31, 2013 at 8:09 PM

      Annette, I like that you're getting specific with your guess. Whether you're right or not remains to be seen. But you must know your pigs.

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  13. UnknownOctober 31, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    I believe it's a cow face.

    Barbara Thompson
    barbmaci61(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Ann H GabhartNovember 1, 2013 at 10:53 PM

      Thanks for guessing, Barbara. You're in good company with your guess. A lot of people are agreeing with you. But I'm not saying whether I do or not until next week. :)

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  14. lorettaNovember 1, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    A dog's face

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    1. Ann H GabhartNovember 1, 2013 at 10:54 PM

      Glad you stopped by to guess, Loretta. We'll see who's right and who's wrong come Sunday night or Monday morning.

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  15. Linda D. McFarlandNovember 1, 2013 at 10:49 PM

    Hi Ann, I think it's a calf's face. You must have so much fun laughing at all our silly guesses. I don't know about anyone else but I am having fun & can't wait to click over to your post to see what's next. Fun, fun, fun! Thanks, Ann, for the smiles....Linda
    dmcfarl101(at)juno(dot)com

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    1. Ann H GabhartNovember 1, 2013 at 10:56 PM

      I would never laugh at your guesses, Linda! Smile a little, maybe. The guesses so far have been fairly consistent. Cow, calf, pig or dog. I keep waiting for somebody to guess panda bear. The colors are right, aren't they? :)

      Glad you've enjoyed the mystery photos. What in the world am I going to write about next?

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  16. Britney AdamsNovember 3, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    Hi Ann! I am guessing a calf. Can't wait for the reveal!!

    texaggs2000 at gmail dot com

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