Author: Terri Webster Schrandt

  • Sunday Stills: The Lonely #Playground

    Sunday Stills: The Lonely #Playground

    In my world, a lonely playground is just wrong! Together, we can fix this serious problem. Kids, you work hard every day. It’s time to show your parents just how hard you work. After all, your primary job is to play, and the third Sunday in May is “National Take Your Parents to the Playground…

  • Sunday Stills: Seeking #Warmth

    Sunday Stills: Seeking #Warmth

    The theme “warmth” for this week’s Sunday Stills photo challenge conjures a variety of ideas. For many, it has been a cold, harsh winter. I spent last weekend in South Lake Tahoe for our Ladies Retreat. The Sierra Nevada mountains in May can be warm, cold or both! This time, although the nights and early…

  • Sunday Stills: Revenge of the #Fifth and More

    Sunday Stills: Revenge of the #Fifth and More

    I have said this before that when I create Sunday Stills photo challenge themes, they are meant to challenge me, too. This is definitely true today, May 5th, as I use “fifth” as this week’s theme. As you read today’s post, I am finishing my weekend in Lake Tahoe with our Women’s Retreat. Our retreats…

  • Sunday Stills: It’s a #Dog’s Life

    Sunday Stills: It’s a #Dog’s Life

    Did you know the last Sunday of April is National Pet Parents Day? Hooray, because I am one and I bet you are, too…or maybe so in the pawst! For this week’s Sunday Stills photography challenge, let’s celebrate the pets that make our lives so much richer! We make a lot of sacrifices for our…

  • Sunday Stills: The #Spirit Moves Us

    Sunday Stills: The #Spirit Moves Us

    There is much we can do with this week’s Sunday Stills theme: SPIRIT. Humankind yearns for spiritual connections, whether to nature, to other people, to the God of the Bible or to an un-named higher being. I want to take a moment to acknowledge this week’s devasting news about the horrific fire that all but…

  • Sunday Stills: #Gates to Fun

    Sunday Stills: #Gates to Fun

    Today’s photo challenge is that indeed, at least for me. I had a whopping total of five gates in my vast digital photo file, including one I had posted over 4 years ago! I found lots of doors, windows, fences, and marinas with ramps, but few gates. To assist with inspiration for this week’s Sunday…

  • Sunday Stills: For the Love of #Reading and #Books

    Sunday Stills: For the Love of #Reading and #Books

    Today, April 7 marks the beginning of National Library Week! This week’s Sunday Stills theme is “For the Love of Reading and Books.”

  • Can You Dedicate Three Hours a Week to Physical Activity?

    Can You Dedicate Three Hours a Week to Physical Activity?

    As I continue writing my No Excuses Fitness book, my goal on this blog is to post an article about fitness at least once a month. Did you know that there are 168 hours in a week? Your challenge is to find three hours a week for physical activity.

  • Sunday Stills: A #Tropical Garden Vacation

    Sunday Stills: A #Tropical Garden Vacation

    Spring is here, but if you live in a tropical locale, warm temps and flowers are everywhere. This week’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge theme is “tropical.” Show us your tropical images!

  • Sunday Stills: A Spiky #Spring Has Sprung

    Sunday Stills: A Spiky #Spring Has Sprung

    For those of us in the northern hemisphere, spring officially sprung on March 20…also known as the vernal equinox. Show and tell us what puts the spring in your step for the Sunday Stills Photo Challenge!

  • Thursday’s Hilo #Doors with a View

    Thursday’s Hilo #Doors with a View

    While on the Big island of Hawaii this week, I looked for a variety of interesting subjects to photograph. I hadn’t posted a Thursday Doors post in quite a while and hoped to find some special doors here in Hilo. Not so much but the views from those doors are amazing!

  • Sunday Stills: Show Us Something #Green

    Sunday Stills: Show Us Something #Green

    Tis the season for showing us something green, if you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Even if you don’t, the color green is all around us. If you want to get creative, you can use and interpret green idioms as in “green with envy,” or “going green” (environmental). Show us your version of green!

  • Sunday Stills: #Daylight Hours

    Sunday Stills: #Daylight Hours

    Today marks Daylight Saving Time in North America and 81 other countries in the world. Daylight is this week’s theme for Sunday Stills.

  • #Jagged Edges–Signs of Spring

    #Jagged Edges–Signs of Spring

    Sharing images today for two photo challenges! Come check them out.

  • Sunday Stills: Walk on the #Wildlife Side

    Sunday Stills: Walk on the #Wildlife Side

    Today is World Wildlife Day! We have had some great photos of wildlife, birds, and other critters featured on Sunday Stills just last week with “flight” and in “fur and feathers” last June. The Sunday Stills theme this week is Wildlife. Desert Wildlife While we were on our winter road trip to Arizona and Nevada…