We build
Ever higher
To breach the sky
This city in the clouds
City of privilege
Where feet rarely
Touch the ground
And hearts
Rarely
Touch each other
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Pic and a Word Challenge
Bit of a milestone today, eh? Three hundred. Who’d a thunk? š
Last week we basked in Amber warmth. This week, we’ll head on out to the City. Or seek something else to inspire you in this photograph of a fog shrouded Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Pic and a Word Challenge is (usually) a weekly creativity prompt offered (also, usually) Mondays.
With each challenge I provide a photograph of mine along with a single word. The challenge? Use the pic and/or word asĀ inspiration to create something — a photograph, a painting, video, prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, longread or just a few words. You are welcome to use these two elements (photograph and word) literally, thematically or metaphorically. If you create both images and words, all the better.
To participate:
- Use any title you like
- Your response can be words and/or images
- You may use my image to illustrate your post, or any images you have created
- Mention that you are responding to the Pic and a Word Challenge
- Add a link to this post in your response
To help us find your response — whether on WordPress, Instagram, Flicker, Tumblr, etc. — you can also:
- Add a comment on this post to announce your response
- Apply the tag/hashtag “Pic and a Word Challenge” or “#picandawordchallenge” to your post
Each week, I’ll list the previous week’s responses at the end of the new challenge. I may also share some on my social media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.
The previous challenge was: Divine

The word for last time’s Pic and a Word Challenge #299Ā was Amber, along with this sunset photograph of Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada.
- Amber man, by An Embarrassment of Riches
- Trapped in Amber, by Defying Atrophy
- Raise and Look, by Mellow Curmudgeon
- Amber, by WoollyMuses
View all the Pic and a Word Challenges, including the current challenge, on the Pic and a Word Challenge tag page.
Happy Creating! ā¤