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Defying Gravity
Weight(less) I am traveling home after a nice long vacation in Baja Sur, Mexico. For my Leisurely Thursday post, I could not resist including another set of photos for the Weekly Photo Challenge. I took these photos on my last day in La Ventana. The warm desert air combined with the 72 degree water of the Sea…
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Windy Weightlessness
The theme of the weekly photo challenge asks us to show the effects of gravity. Wind is the name of the game for windsurfers and kiteboarders. On a low wind day, the windsurf sail can feel like a heavy weight to push up and out of the water. Kite boarders can still fly on much…
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Circling to Now
As another year cycles around to begin anew, I share three photos depicting two themes from the weekly photo challenges of Circle and Now. If you have been following my blog lately, you know I am travelling in San Diego and Baja Sur, Mexico. We spent Christmas in San Diego with family. The day after Christmas, was…
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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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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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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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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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Bench Series: Dogs and Leaves
I recently discovered another wonderful photo challenge called Bench Series hosted by Jude at Travel Words. After coming across this photo challenge last week, I had planned this post for today, and literally posed my two dogs on this bench. My talented, carpenter hubby built and re-purposed wood planks from old softball diamond backstops into a…
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Waiting Can be (Extra) Ordinary
(Extra)ordinary The weekly photo challenge asked us to focus on the mundane, the every day things we may find beautiful. As I took these photos, a theme emerged: waiting. My fall tealight candle holders are patiently waiting for a match to strike so that they may illuminate the fireplace mantle. Conversely, as we continue the…
