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Foggy Sunrise
Foggy is the theme for Jennifer Nichole Wells’ One Word Photo Challenge. The fog rises slowly in Malibu in August, creating an ethereal quality in the air. Off camera were lines of morning surfers eagerly awaiting the waves. In a similar photo taken a couple of years later in December, a foggy winter sunrise brings…
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Peachy Sunset
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, the theme is Peach or Apricot. Here is a peachy sunset for your pleasure today! This is a photo of the sunset over the Sacramento River delta looking northwest. After a fun day windsurfing, exhausted sailors enjoy an adult beverage with a spectacular view!
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Inspiration
Inspiration The weekly photo challenge asks us “What inspires you?” What a loaded question! Is it a beautiful sunset? Is it your family? Is it your leisure pastimes? Is it a stunning image you took with your own camera? Is it your passion? Is it the opportunity for education? Yes to all! What inspires you?
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Blue Light Special
Close Up The weekly photo challenge is all about the close-up. Ordinarily, I am a landscape photographer looking for the grand, sweeping view. Taking close-up shots with my Samsung phone was fun and interesting. We still have party lights and festive paper lanterns hanging from our redwoods in our backyard. I hope you enjoy the…
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Rosy Sunset
This un-retouched photo (except for cropping) depicts a sunset with a rosy glow. I took this photo at the Sacramento delta late last summer as a storm front moved through, which gave us a beautiful show! I am posting this photo today for two photo link-ups: Julia’s Red Page: Camera Lucida and Lucile de Godoy’…
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Turquoise Waters and Sky
Turquoise is the theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. While the photos themselves are full of turquoise and other hues of blue, the fun they exude is in the eye of the beholder. I love how the kites from the nearby kite boarders are juxtaposed over the area where the windsurfers enter the water. Of…
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Face and Backside of Half-Dome
Half and Half If you have ever been to Yosemite National Park in California, you will see the massive granite dome standing majestically at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley. This iconic glacier-carved monolith is the most iconic and recognizable symbol of Yosemite. For the Weekly Photo Challenge, this week’s theme is half-and-half. Here are…
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Symbols of Leisure
Symbol Human beings love their symbols. Creating symbols is how we deal with the abstract concepts that can’t always be explained in simple terms or words. Leisure is one of those theoretical concepts that defy only one definition. For the weekly photo challenge, here are two symbols of leisure. This first one of me shown…
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Mt. Shasta: Sunday Stills
White is the theme for Ed’s Sunday Stills. The challenge? No clouds! Bummer. Here is a photo of Mt.Shasta as seen from Highway 5 in Northern California, taken in late November.
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Wind and Water: Muses from Leisure
What inspires you? What gets your blood pumping? Is it great food, good company or a task well-done? If you are a photographer or writer, amateur or pro, what is your muse for a beautiful photo or an insightful blog post or story? The Weekly Photo Challenge asks us this question. If you follow my…
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15 Summer Cycling Safety Tips
Summer is upon us and outdoor leisure activities abound! What is better than a bike ride on a beautiful summer day? Despite the heat and humidity, we still want to ride for fitness and leisure. Don’t let this stop you, but take some time to read through these summer cycling safety tips that will take…
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Cylindrical Rainbows
My creative and talented best friend painted each of these rocks and cement cylinders and displayed them in her front yard in Southern California. Neighbors and people from all over would stop and admire her artwork. This is a close-up to demonstrate the artwork involved so it does not show the magnitude and how many…
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Swimming Lessons: Helpful Hints for Parents
Summer is here and this is the time for families to register their children for swimming lessons. After 20+ years spent as an aquatics director and swim lesson instructor-trainer, let me share some ideas and tips to assist you with this important learning activity. Regardless of your child’s swimming ability, you can play a critical…
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Got Wind? One Word Photo Challenge
For this week’s One Word Photo Challenge, the theme is WIND! No self-respecting windsurfer would be without a plethora of photos of the sport! I am going to dial it back and give you this one shot… in a collage. I went out earlier when the wind was blowing about 30 mph. First time on…
Second Wind Leisure Perspectives 