"Bonnie Prudden was an American physical fitness pioneer, expert rock climber and mountaineer, and author. Her report to Eisenhower on the unfitness of American children as compared with their European counterparts led to the formation of the President's Council on Youth Fitness."
Sunday Stills: Fabulous Seasonal #Florals
Are flowers blooming in your neighborhood? Visit Sunday Stills this week to check out all the fabulous florals!
Sunday Stills: Another #Fresh Look At…
Are you getting fresh with me? Please do! February’s last Sunday Stills challenge finds us exploring “fresh.” Although the northern hemisphere temperatures have been downright cold of late, the cold air feels and smells fresh and clean. “Breathing fresh outdoor air is a known detoxification protocol.”― Steven Magee Fresh Air Just before our “warm” weather … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Another #Fresh Look At…
Fitness Friday: Five Fixes To Save Your Workouts
Now that February is almost behind us, perhaps you have been working diligently during these past few weeks to achieve your fitness goals. Perhaps you have been swimming, strength training, practicing yoga, or just walking or jogging in the fresh air. If you made New Year’s resolutions to be more fit or to work out … Continue reading Fitness Friday: Five Fixes To Save Your Workouts
Fitness Friday: Forget These Four New Year’s Resolutions
Over the years, I have seen too often how New Year’s resolutions are abandoned. Raise your hand if you have resolved to change something in 2022 and have already broken it…c’mon raise your hand higher. I know mine is raised! We make New Year’s resolutions out of good intentions motivated in part by guilt, media … Continue reading Fitness Friday: Forget These Four New Year’s Resolutions
Sunday Stills: #Light the Night
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”Ann Frank Depending on where you live geographically, the holidays invoke a variety of emotions and feelings. Some of us enjoy a white Christmas or festive winter holiday while others are celebrating the holidays in the warmth of full summer. Not only are … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Light the Night
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #Metallic Taste
This is our last color challenge for 2021 and we’re going out with a bang—metallic! Just in time for holiday decorating. Nothing says festive like silver bells, gold stars, and coppery tree ornaments. If you decorate a Christmas tree, I imagine you’ll find a few metallic objects readily available to photograph. As for “metallic taste” … Continue reading Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #Metallic Taste
Sunday Stills: Christmas #Song Lyric Photo Challenge
Welcome to the holiday version of the Sunday Stills Song Lyric Photo Challenge! The idea of this challenge is to match images related to your favorite song lyrics. If this is unclear, it might be best to think of your favorite song(s) and highlight some lyrics with your new or existing photos that help tell … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Christmas #Song Lyric Photo Challenge
Sunday Stills: Getting #Cozy
In our rushed world, now filled with fears of viruses, etc, many of us have forgotten what it's like to be cozy. The last two years have hopefully taught us that being safe in our own homes and neighborhoods provides contentment and that feeling of coziness if we can't be close to our loved ones. … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Getting #Cozy
Sunday Stills: Indoor/Outdoor #Décor
This might seem like a strange theme this week, but between Halloween and Autumn (or Spring) decorations, I thought it would be fun to see what everyone else sees. I like to surround myself with the colors and signs of the season. As the holidays approach, seems like indoor and outdoor décor is all around … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Indoor/Outdoor #Décor
Sunday Stills: The #Pink Side of October
I know, I know, another color challenge, well, kinda… I enjoyed all of your fabulous oranges last week for the monthly color challenge. But Elle Woods would argue... "Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed."Elle Woods, Legally Blonde These "pretty in pink" adorable twins enjoyed riding the harvest train and frolicking all … Continue reading Sunday Stills: The #Pink Side of October
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Burnt or Blood #Orange
Beware! This post has something for everyone today, including cute dogs, pumpkins, and lots of orange! I don’t know what it is about October that it seems to represent the various shades of orange. Perhaps it's the variety of the fall leaves, pumpkins and Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Hence our color challenge this month, focusing … Continue reading Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Burnt or Blood #Orange
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: All that is #Gold
September's Sunday Stills color challenge is harvest gold. “All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost."JRR Tolkein, The Fellowship of the Ring As I enjoy an Eastern Washington Autumn with all the golden colors so typical … Continue reading Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: All that is #Gold
Sunday Stills: Going #Back … ?
I’m back…as this week’s title might suggest. I can’t thank Natalie enough for hosting Sunday Stills in my absence and with her amazing themes, no less! Thank you to all my fellow bloggers who continued to participate in Sunday Stills and support Natalie while I was on my three-week break. That is if you can … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Going #Back … ?
I’m a Guest on Denyse Whelan’s Blog in her “Women of Courage” Series
I am pleased to be a guest on Denyse Whelan’s blog this week in her series, “Women of Courage.” Denyse and I “met online” through blogging when she discovered my Sunday Stills photo challenge that I have hosted for over three years. Denyse is a resident of Eastern Australia and survivor of head and neck … Continue reading I’m a Guest on Denyse Whelan’s Blog in her “Women of Courage” Series
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