Fading
by vawendy

Comment:
Poignant, but I think the watch is a bit distracting.

The cousins Red and Green Anjou
by clickodak

Comment:
Travesty. This is by far the best photo.

The Emptiness of Space
by darnok

Comment:
Possibly better for the Infinity challenge.

Fountains Abbey
by DistantColours

Comment:
If you get a chance to visit over Christmas, they sometimes light this area with coloured lights.

Kandel Summit
by Ubersteiny

Comment:

My corner of freedom
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
"I'm in the money..." Kevin could not believe his luck.Just 2 weeks after losing his job and a month after his divorce was completed he'd hit the jackpot. He had no idea he even had an uncle in Africa and to find out by email he'd been left $32m had truly changed his life. All he had to do now was send the solicitor $15,000 to cover the legal expenses and wait for his big fat cheque to arrive next week. He didn't have $15,000, but a short-term loan from Joey the local loan-shark seemed like a great way to get the funds, even if Joey had a strict 'pay-up-or-die' policy. "I'm in the money..."

Art for the People
by Bensted

Comment:
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
Then they started taking the pets and the children and men called Kevin
After that, it was the badgers and the wild dogs, the kestrels and the tulips
Placed in a special 'wild things' exhibit for an extra $4
Nobody knew why the aliens did it, but people were too scared to complain
In case they were next to be 'museumed'

Timeless Simplicity
by jagar

Comment:
Doris used to go shoplifting in dark colours to help her blend into the background, but over time she got more and more of a thrill from 'lifting in increasingly garish outfits. Today she had acquired a copy of Vogue Magazine, a kitchen clock and some laptop batteries. She didn't need any of it but she couldn't resist the rush of adrenalin she felt whenever a shop assistant turned their back. Tomorrow she'd return for another 'shopping' spree in an even more colourful outfit with a matching cowboy hat and boots. If they didn't catch her soon her small flat would be completely full of things she didn't need or want.

Forgotten
by pamb

Comment:
David Blaine's '57 naked years in an empty box' was set to be his epic career-defining stunt. The first 3 years were the hardest; waving to spectators and trying to keep his morale high by humming show tunes to himself. But the massed crowds got bored and slowly wandered off, the TV crews found other events to cover and the newspapers found more interesting and more important stories to cover. After 6 years Blaine started to cheat by leaving the box at night and occasionally sleeping in a nearby hotel, booked under a pseudonym, from where he stole soap and shampoo. He slowly realised that all his 'stunts' were actually pointless and after 7 years never went back to the box and took a job at Amazon, ironically, boxing presents.

Grumpy Cat
by Lydia

Comment:
The only entry in the top 10 that meets the challenge.