Short and sweet post to share the weekly photo challenge theme Serene.
With one more week of classes for which to prepare final grades, a birthday to celebrate (mine), and the inevitable push of the holiday season now here, finding moments of serenity will be good for my soul. Sometimes I have to stop what I’m doing and get my second wind!
Last October, we spent a long weekend with good friends in Helendale, California, in the Mohave Desert. We stayed in a vacation home and woke up to this incredible golden sunrise.The rising sun illuminated the homes across the lake (made up by the Mohave river aqua-fir). Hundreds of “mud ducks” serenely floated on the calm water.
Not shown in the photo is the lovely deck where we could just sit quietly and take it all in.
I hope you can find some serene moments as the holiday season approaches.
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Amazing photo Terri!! It’s almost like you put two photos together!!
Have a fabulous weekend,
XOOX
Jodie
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Thank you, Jodie, I wouldn’t even know how to do that 😁
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This photo is gorgeous, Terri. I wish I was there now.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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The ducks, indeed look serene… and I can imagine the serenity you felt sitting on the deck enjoying the view. Take time to breath… it sounds like you have a lot on your plate.
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Thank you, Janis, can’t wait to officially be on vacation!
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Beautiful golden glow! Happy Birthday week! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Beautiful picture. And happy birthday!🎉🎉🎉
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful, Terri! Enjoy your Christmas vacation and your birthday! ~ Lynn
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Thank yiu, Lynn!
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Amazing colors and caption, Terri. I hope you will be able to relax a bit soon! Happy upcoming birthday. I hope you have a terrific day with lots of spoils from the hubby and the pups. 🙂
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Thanks so much Liesbet!
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This was definitely a great way to begin the day! A quiet early morning on the deck with the spectacular sunrise.
Happy birthday, Terri. I love your new profile picture.
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Thank you, Aixa!
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Happy Birthday for this coming Monday! Enjoy your final week of classes!!
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Thanks so much, Donna!
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Hi Terri! Yes, I think that it is very important that all of us find a way to find serenity during the month ahead. And I so agree that nature is a perfect place to find it. Thanks for sharing your photo and reminding us of things to look for in the days ahead. ~Kathy
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Thank you, Kathy!
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[…] Second Wind Leisure Perspectives Finding Serenity in a Desert Sunrise […]
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I hope that you have a wonderful birthday, Terri xx What a beautiful scene. We certainly all need some serenity at this time of year. x
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Thank you, Toni, much appreciated!
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Lovely capture Terri-though not very desert-like!! Have a great birthday 🙂
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Thanks, Tina!
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I adore the desert, and this photo is absolutely incredible. Mother Nature is exquisite in her bounty. Such a gift ❤
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Thanks, Tina, this area right on the lake is really beautiful. Great stand-up paddling right out the back door!
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Omg, I’m there!!!
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I love sunrise and you captured it beautifully.
Happy Birthday.
How a peace-filled holiday
Laura
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Thanks, Laura!
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It’s getting busy, isn’t it, Terri? I’m sure it won’t be long before the blogging world slows down for the holidays. Then, hopefully, we can all find some serenity. Love your festive signature at the end of the post. Care to share how you did it? 😀
Happy Birthday (when it arrives). 🎂
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Thanks, Hugh! Its’ here (my b-day)–quiet since today is Monday and I teach my last classes for the semester! We celebrated in style on Saturday at a jingle bell walk for the SPCA, AKA, the PUP Crawl! One of my students coordinated the event with the SPCA for her class , so we thought it would be fun to participate. I know you are passionate about your pups. Here is the link if you want to see the event. http://www.sspca.org/post/1st-annual-pup-crawl
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Well, happy belated birthday, Terri. I hope you had a great day. Sounds like the weekend was fantastic. A great cause and thanks for the link to the pup crawl. We would have loved to have joined you guys. 😀 I hope you and the pups get to go on many more. Looks great fun.
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Also, Hugh, I used Picmonkey to make the signature. I should write a post about it!
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Yes, please. 😀 I don’t use Picmonkey, but I should give it a try. I thought you may have done it with using an app.
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Thanks for sharing this brief moment of serenity Terri. 🙂 x
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I crave serenity and look for my serene moments in every day.
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Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often.
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It’s very beautiful!
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