The Remains of the Peas
by Bear_Music

Comment:
The brightish green stems and tendrils against the light gray stone are a wonderful idea, and so well handled. A playground for the imagination. Oh, whimsical heraldry, a Hobbit town map, the head of a cow ... Happily arranged. A fine adventure.
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.

The Last Pumpkin
by grahamgator

Comment:
This all squares up nicely, colors, mood, stillness. The modest squash, and its elegant stem, brings much bang for the buck, set off against the green and brown surround. Fun and unpretentious.
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.

Winter Gathering
by nam

Comment:
Personal favorite of the challenge.

sweet dreams
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Dang. My comment didn't make it through. Must be something wrong with my keyboard.
Fascinating in twenty-three ways, though I haven't the freedom to enumerate them at the moment. Okay, here are a few : mood, light, textures, seemingly arbitrary hints, quirky balance, fleeting glimpse of everyday wonder, lines, lines, lines, timelessness, which collides with the challenge injunction, but so what, wondrous tone, the jettisoning of fastidious focus, dreaminess (as noted), what the h-e-double hockey sticks is going on?, etc.. But my original comment was about two short sentences.
Ratings need not apply. You're well along a marvelous journey.
Talked myself up two cherries to ten.

On a cold winter's night that was so deep...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Lovely, mysterious and spooky, even. Looks like a choir raising silent voices into the forest. The black and white treatment is perfect. Do I detect a blue cast? Moonlight.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Still Life in Pastel
by kasaba

Comment:
Underappreciated, in my opinion. One of my favorites.

Sweet Pomegranate
by grahamgator

Comment:
Lovely still life. Very nice how the roundness of the pomegranate is echoed by the bowl. In the spirit of friendly criticism, here are two subjective comments. As MaryO wrote, the echoing of the pomegranate red in the greenery lends the image a comfortable balance. However, the two shiny, bright clusters on the left seem out of character with the subdued mood of the background. Also, the metal spoon feels extraneous, not adding much to the photo. To reiterate, subjective. Perhaps you felt that something was needed for bottom weight, I don't know.

late night
by PennyStreet

Comment:
This is one of my favorites. I love the crisp detail and contrast. The scene thereby becomes a momentary insight, unbidden, powerful.

110 Hz
by Nowhere_Man

Comment:
Perfect evidence of that note. Enchanting lines, shapes and colors.

If you are really quiet, you can hear the wind whistling
by Mona

Comment:
Yes, among the intimacy. Thanks for giving us this.
Second personal favorite of the challenge.