Thanks to all for the nice comments about my starter picture.  You have all done such marvelous variations!

Mario, Very cool!  I love the half circles of color and the double vortexes.  The tree on the left seems to be rushing toward the viewer.  

Randy, Wondeful sun flares! I like the way they are of various colors and some are inside others.  There is even one on the tiny preacher's house. ;)  And the second one, Wow! that's really cool.  It reminds me of Escher.  Thanks for the kind words too.   I'm thrilled to have a part in inspiring this beautiful work!

Bill, My first thought when I saw your pic, was 'Little House on the Prairie' which is set in Kansas.  Very 'wide open spaces' feel about it.  I like the addition of the fences. (Glad you saw the serving dish in my pic.  I can't say I planned that, but once I saw it, I tried to emphasize that look.)

Tom, your image made me grin, and of course, I did the game and wiggled my fingers.  It looks like the people are about to head, in mass, over the opened side wall.  Very creative and fun image. 

Feliciti, great to see you here!  I love the strong contrasts, and the way the light seems to come both from behind the church and from the church itself.  It makes me think of a dream.