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Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:53 AM Jun 2025

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Announcing the Winners of the June Photo Contest: Spring

Here are the winners of our June 2025 seasonal contest. The theme is Spring.

The second- and third-place entries were only three votes apart when the poll closed!

First Place: "Brushstrokes" by yours truly, Mousetoescamper

Second Place: "Nurturing new life" by Grumpy Old Guy

Third Place: "A visitor" by Dyedinthewoolliberal

Congratulations!

Thanks to all who submitted photos, voted, commented and kept the contest threads kicked!

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***Announcing the Winners of the June Photo Contest: Spring*** (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 OP

all 3 are great but the winner... like a beautiful Monet! CurtEastPoint Jun 2025 #1

Klimt did a similar one as well. Just lovely. CTyankee Jun 2025 #14

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #18

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #17

Mousetoescamper.............. Upthevibe Jun 2025 #2

You are most welcome! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #19

Congrats to winners & thanks to all who entered! SheltieLover Jun 2025 #3

Wonderful contest, as usual. brer cat Jun 2025 #4

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #20

Congrats all! Solly Mack Jun 2025 #5

Congratulations to all. LoisB Jun 2025 #6

Congrats to the Winners! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2025 #7

Congratulations to the winners MustLoveBeagles Jun 2025 #8

I love the fox mommy Trueblue1968 Jun 2025 #9

Me, too! 🩵🦊 ShazzieB Jun 2025 #15

Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2025 #24

Thanks everyone! KT2000 Jun 2025 #10

Great pictures. Some of the best I've seen! Fla Dem Jun 2025 #11

Great selection, hard to choose. Congratulations all. Walleye Jun 2025 #12

Congratulations to the winners, and my thanks to all who entered. You niyad Jun 2025 #13

Yup.....great photos..... a kennedy Jun 2025 #16

All three of these are just gorgeous. Diamond_Dog Jun 2025 #21

Thanks! Another poster compared it to a Klimt. Good company! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #26

Wonderful! Akacia Jun 2025 #22

Beautiful Beringia Jun 2025 #23

Congrats to Mousetoescamper & Dyedinthewoolliberal! Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2025 #25

Thanks! Congrats to you for your splendid photo of the foxes! Mousetoescamper Jun 2025 #27

CurtEastPoint

(19,852 posts)

1. all 3 are great but the winner... like a beautiful Monet!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:04 AM

Jun 2025

CTyankee

(67,796 posts)

14. Klimt did a similar one as well. Just lovely.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 01:51 PM

Jun 2025

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

18. Thanks!

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:50 AM

Jun 2025

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

17. Thanks!

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:50 AM

Jun 2025

Upthevibe

(10,031 posts)

2. Mousetoescamper..............

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:05 AM

Jun 2025

Thank you!

These are amazing!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

19. You are most welcome!

Reply to Upthevibe (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:51 AM

Jun 2025

Thanks!

SheltieLover

(76,859 posts)

3. Congrats to winners & thanks to all who entered!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:13 AM

Jun 2025

brer cat

(27,360 posts)

4. Wonderful contest, as usual.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:17 AM

Jun 2025

Congratulations, Mousetoes! That was spectacular!!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

20. Thanks!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:52 AM

Jun 2025

Solly Mack

(96,359 posts)

5. Congrats all!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:36 AM

Jun 2025

LoisB

(12,369 posts)

6. Congratulations to all.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:37 AM

Jun 2025

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,145 posts)

7. Congrats to the Winners!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:08 PM

Jun 2025

It was a perfect contest. Brilliant entries, enthusiastic voters and plenty of time to make up, or change your mind!

MustLoveBeagles

(14,799 posts)

8. Congratulations to the winners

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:27 PM

Jun 2025

All of the pictures were great.

Trueblue1968

(19,081 posts)

9. I love the fox mommy

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:28 PM

Jun 2025

ShazzieB

(22,220 posts)

15. Me, too! 🩵🦊

Reply to Trueblue1968 (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 02:05 PM

Jun 2025

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,220 posts)

24. Thank you!

Reply to Trueblue1968 (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 06:26 AM

Jun 2025

KT2000

(21,950 posts)

10. Thanks everyone!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:53 PM

Jun 2025

They area all beautiful!

Fla Dem

(27,427 posts)

11. Great pictures. Some of the best I've seen!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:55 PM

Jun 2025

Walleye

(43,834 posts)

12. Great selection, hard to choose. Congratulations all.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:55 PM

Jun 2025

niyad

(129,586 posts)

13. Congratulations to the winners, and my thanks to all who entered. You

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:59 PM

Jun 2025

were all just wonderful.

a kennedy

(35,305 posts)

16. Yup.....great photos.....

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 02:57 PM

Jun 2025

Congratulations to all who entered……winners all.

Diamond_Dog

(39,770 posts)

21. All three of these are just gorgeous.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 11:35 AM

Jun 2025

Mousetoescamper, I agree with the poster who said your photo looks like a Monet. Congratulations on your first place win!! It is well deserved!!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

26. Thanks! Another poster compared it to a Klimt. Good company!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #21)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:28 PM

Jun 2025

Akacia

(651 posts)

22. Wonderful!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 11:41 AM

Jun 2025

I always look forwards to voting on the lovely photos and seeing the winners! They are so hard to chose from sometimes so many creative works. When I get stuck and have trouble deciding which one to vote for I always reread the topic of all the photos. Keep them coming!

Beringia

(5,344 posts)

23. Beautiful

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 02:30 PM

Jun 2025

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,220 posts)

25. Congrats to Mousetoescamper & Dyedinthewoolliberal!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 06:30 AM

Jun 2025

This was a great competition! Thanks to Mousetoescamper for running it!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

27. Thanks! Congrats to you for your splendid photo of the foxes!

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #25)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:36 PM

Jun 2025

You are most welcome!

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