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Weekend Coffee Share: That’s What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown.”
If we were having coffee on this fourth and final Sunday of Advent, in which we celebrate love, we would sip a hot beverage while our choir performs. Traditionally the Advent candles are lit, one each Sunday, commemorating Hope, Peace, and Joy. Today the fourth candle, representing Love, is lit. In the middle of the…
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The Gatherings of Creatures Great and Small
Gathering As we prepare to gather around our holiday tables with our loved ones, lets reflect on the gatherings of our creatures great and small. Whether it is dogs gathering with their “pets,” a herd of cows gathering for lunch or possibly to play with the dogs, they all love to be with their friends. At the…
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Monthly Photo Challenge: Deceptive December
After one year of posting photographs of my little Chinese Maple tree for the monthly feature The Changing Seasons, this is the final post. The above photo was not edited other than to crop, frame and watermark it. My title “Deceptive December” intends to show how quickly the maple tree flamed into its Fall glory,…
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Oops, What IS That?
Oops! is the theme for this week’s photo challenge. “What IS that?” the lifeguard seems to ask as his focus is drawn away from the pool by the weird shape in the foreground. I took this photo a few summers ago and I must have caught the plant life in the foreground. But that does not…
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Weekend Coffee Share: Waiting for Peace during Advent Season
If we were having coffee, I would ask you to sit with me for a moment and chat about our difficulties in waiting. How do you like your coffee or tea? Do you like to wait? I don’t. To me it is time wasted. I usually multi-task while waiting, by reading, doodling, deleting stuff from…
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Eyes Confess Secrets of the Heart
“The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.” St. Jerome The Weekly Photo Challenge focuses on eyes this week. Our animal and insect friends convey so many “words” and emotions with their eyes. My Cocker-terrier mix, Aero, reacts with a wide-eyed knowing look when I utter…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall Transition
As we quickly move into winter, autumn colors peak at all times of the day. These photos show how natural daylight and night time light enhance the transition of the maple tree in my yard. Transition is the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge. Transition
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Weekend Coffee Share: In the Middle
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that here, in the middle of November, I am smack-dab in the middle of several different projects. How would you like your hot beverage today? I’m still all about the pumpkin spice-flavored coffee. What am I in the middle of, you ask? First, the master bedroom…
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Surprise Victory
Victory …the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge! So many interpretations! This was taken in August 2013 a week before my wedding. My windsurf buddies threw me a surprise wedding shower at the delta and it felt like a victory for not only having my valued friendships, but the victory of a wonderful relationship culminating…
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Leisurely Thursdays: Winter Cycling Tips
As winter draws near in the Northern Hemisphere, avid cyclists and even recreational bicyclists still enjoy their rides, whether for fitness, fun, or transportation. For my Leisurely Thursday post, I share tips to help you with your fall and winter cycling experience. In temperate climates like California or Florida, where cycling can be enjoyed almost year…
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Weekend Coffee Share: Autumn Has FINALLY Arrived
If we were having coffee I would tell you that the peak of autumn colors in Sacramento begins now through Thanksgiving unless a major winter storm comes through. Ski resorts are already opening in Lake Tahoe just 90 miles from here. Are you feeling cold yet? How about a nice, hot cup of Colombian medium…
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Ornate Coastal Culture
The Weekly Photo Challenge invites us to post a photo of something that can be described as “Ornate.” The word ornate conjures up the synonym, “elaborate,” marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; Ornate. In the Palomar Hotel in downtown San Diego, as I walked around the lobby, filled with surf and coastal culture…
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One Word Photo Challenge: Winter
Although winter seems like a distant season away, Winter is the theme for the One Word Photo Challenge. November is here and brought some rain to Northern California and we can look forward to cooler days and (finally!) cold nights. In this photo taken in South Lake Tahoe in early December 2009 near the Heavenly…
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Zombie Plants Attack!
As this is the week before Halloween, let’s play with some black and white photography of spooky objects made of wood. The community garden planters at the local school appear as tombstones laid side by side. Zombie-like plant life comes alive as they appear to crawl out of their coffins. Living in the old mulberry…
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An Autumn Moment Captured
This photo was our view in Lake Tahoe as we rode our bicycles. I have more photos to share in later posts, but for now, please enjoy this Sierra Nevada autumn moment brought to you by John Muir.
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