A happy consequence of Covid confinement is more people blogging and increased participation in blog challenges. A not so happy consequence is that it’s getting harder to come up with unique challenges. In the past few weeks I’ve seen similar topics pop up independently from different challenge hosts. I even caught myself writing a challenge that I’d already used last year.

For the next two weeks the Friendly Friday Challenge is SOMETHING DIFFERENT! Try something different and share a post telling us about it.
How different is DIFFERENT? It’s entirely up to you. Look at what you’ve been posting in the last four weeks, see what’s your norm and consider posting something outside the norm. No need to go crazy. It could be as simple as changing your photographic style: monochrome instead of color; macro instead of landscape; portraiture instead of flowers.
In my case it’d be flowers instead of portraiture.
Or you could take a break from photos and feature a recipe that you’ve recently tried. Like the Feta Pasta dish made famous on TikTok. Have you heard of it? It’s an easy dish of feta, pasta, cherry tomatoes, oil and garlic. It’s so simple that thousands have made it. The recipe can be traced back to Finnish blogger Jenny Hayrinen who said it was so popular that all the stores in Finland ran out of feta! Learn more by following this link on Cnet.com or Googling Tik Tok feta pasta.

If you’re up for something completely different … how about making a video? I’ve been having loads of fun making videos from old photos and recordings. I’ve learned new techniques using old tools like Canva and Movavi and gotten familiar with YouTube Studo. I’ve shared a few videos, with the latest being Bloggers With a View on Market Days.
I look forward to seeing your post on SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Remember that you have two weeks to post your response to this challenge. Full instructions on Friendly Friday can be found here.
Toronto, Canada. February 2021
Thanks for sending me back here, Sandy, to view that delicious feta & tomato magic!
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I actually have something very different for your challenge this week. Enjoy.
https://ceenphotography.com/2021/03/02/friendly-friday-challenge-something-different/
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Your photo just about made my day! LOL funny.
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Amanda sent me this way with her current blog post. I’ve seen bloggers doing the Friendly Friday Challenge and am glad I now know what it’s about. I’ve always been a blogger who likes to try different approaches to sharing my thoughts, so this particular challenge reinforces my approach. I look forward to seeing a lot of “something different” in the blogosphere thanks to this challenge. 😊
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Glad to have you drop by Ally. More is merrier with participants in the Challenge. I look forward to seeing what you have to say 🙂
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I was struggling to come up with something different, but finally found something completely left of field. A glass reindeer, art and business marketing stuff all rolled up together.
https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2021/02/28/friendly-friday-blogging-challenge-something-different/
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You really took the challenge to heart. That’s quite different. A very interesting exercise too!
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Thank you, Sandy. My blog is very close to my heart so I guess it is natural. And the theme so very important!
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This got me thinking! I didn’t want to stray from my preferred blogging themes of photography and travel, so instead I looked at how I could present my photos differently and came up with this: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/video-flying-to-the-okavango-delta/. I hope you like it!
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That’s fantastic Sarah. I’m glad that you found a way to keep to your interests but present it differently. Your video was perfect. Is this your first time doing so?
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It’s my first time doing anything quite like this. I’ve used video editing software to trim, combine and title video footage that I’ve shot, but I’d not made one of the photo sequences before, nor had I attempted to add a sound-track!
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Slightly different..remembering the Bats of Houston frozen in the present Texas snow storm https://travtrails.com/2021/02/27/716/
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Great challenge, I really had to think about how to reply. But you’re not getting any cooking out of me yet…!
Here is mine:
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/friendly-friday-something-different/
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I love your take on the challenge. I don’t miss your cooking at all!
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I don’t think any one does 😀
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Oh I love something different! Thank you for sharing that feta pasta dish from Tiktok- it looks delicious and I’m going to try making it in the next few weeks.
I love taking pictures of “different” and found some on my phone of the not so expected.
https://lingointransit.com/2021/02/27/friendly-friday-something-different/
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IT’s one the easiest pasta dishes I’ve ever tried and very customizable too. Welcome to the challenge !
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As far as I can tell you’re suggesting the dead fish principle. For your approval; one of my favorite photos taken when I was much younger (2017) https://photographyocd.com/2017/02/17/something-in-the-way/
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I see that in your youth you experimented with color and still llife (or only slightly dead). Quite different from your current style. But funny, especially the comments.
I don’t get the dead fish principle but maybe I’d have to listen to Kurt Cobain.
Nice to you joining in Mike!
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I’ve noticed the same thing! I wasn’t really ready to go public with my private project (or if ever) but it is different alright so I thought I give it a shot: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/i-bet-it-will-rip-bad/
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I love your project! It’s perfectly different and everyone should try it 🙂
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I’m glad you like it.
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Good idea to examine the recent posts for patterns, Sandy. I will come up with something, I am sure.
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I know you will Amanda. Looking forward to it!
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I completely agree! I go through ‘runs’ on my blog of doing very similar stuff — and then switching that up completely for a brand new run. Thank you for the reminder to shake things up again!
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🙂 Looking forward to see!
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Sandy comes up with great themes.
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Lets see…
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I hope to see as well …
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Putting my thinking cap on now!
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… and you being such a quick thinker I see your post now. Nicely done Sheree!
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Thanks Sandy
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A very different challenge here Sandy ..I’ll have to think about this one
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I’ve achieved half my goal Alison. When you post I’ll have the other half 🙂 See you then!
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The pressure is on!
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