Even the memories
Died with those who held them
Only the stone
And perhaps some words
Which may yet outlive the stone
From electrons dancing on copper
Then pen to paper
And now perhaps
To electrons dancing on silicon
A record for eternity
Gregory Highway
Queensland, Australia
Taken during travels, 1994
Pic and a Word Challenge
Last week we found the softness in Stone.
This week, let’s occupy something Vacant. Or find something else to inspire you in this photograph of an abandoned stone telegraph building somewhere alongside Queensland’s Gregory Highway, in Australia.
The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt offered Mondays.
With each challenge I provide a photograph of mine along with a single word. The challenge? Use the pic and/or word as inspiration to create something — a photograph, a painting, podcast, 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: Stone

The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #387 was Stone, along with this photograph of Pukaskwa National Park’s spectacular granite landscape on Lake Superior’s north shore in Ontario, Canada.
Three bloggers chiseled something into the Stone this week. Thanks everyone! 🙂
View all the Pic and a Word Challenges, including the current challenge, on the Pic and a Word Challenge tag page.
Happy Creating! ❤