Now that my children are grown and gone, I really don’t celebrate the day much except for a few mild decorations, which I shared last week. Since Sunday Stills landed on Halloween today, I was inspired for this week’s theme, “Eerie,” by the Google Chrome theme “Eerie Autumn” which cycles wallpaper images to my desktop. … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Eerie Sights and Sounds
Sunday Stills: #Sports and #Hobbies
Hello October! As spring ramps up in the Southern Hemisphere, I’m sure many folks can’t wait to get back to their favorite outdoor activities and hobbies. Here in the cold north, most of our outdoor sports and pastimes are ending or adjusting as the changing weather and cooler temps of Autumn close in. A hobby … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Sports and #Hobbies
Sunday Stills Moves on Sunday, Dec 13
Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com Most of you know I am moving out of Northern California to Eastern Washington state. Our move-out date fluctuates with what still needs to be packed and the weather forecast. We now expect to leave on Saturday, December 12. As the host of Sunday Stills, I like to be … Continue reading Sunday Stills Moves on Sunday, Dec 13
Sunday Stills: Wishing for Water, But #Droplets Will Do
My return to blogging was fun and satisfying after a tumultuous break! Thank you for welcoming me back last week. It was great to catch up with you! If you are confused by this week’s Sunday Stills post, we are examining the world of water droplets. In my dry, still excessively warm part of the … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Wishing for Water, But #Droplets Will Do
Sunday Stills: #Wild and #Weird Perspectives
This week’s theme of “wild and weird” offers photobloggers a chance to share your random photos for Sunday Stills. You know, the ones you take that you can’t classify or end up in the miscellaneous file? I have quite the collection, but will share just a few with you today. Take Your Medicine… ...If you … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Wild and #Weird Perspectives
My Guest Post About Photo Challenges
I was proud to be featured on Marsha's blog yesterday! If you enjoy photo and writing challenges, visit Always Write for more. Here is an excerpt from her interview: Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Terri. When I started this series on hosting challenges, the intent was to focus just on writing challenges. … Continue reading My Guest Post About Photo Challenges
Sunday Stills: #Perspectives on …
Don’t you love photo challenges? Even if you are not a photographer yourself, I’m sure you appreciate the lovely images your fellow bloggers share. Over the years, I’ve been inspired by the perspectives and stories of their images. This week’s Sunday Stills theme is “perspective.” Yes, I borrowed the theme from Becky B’s Squares July … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Perspectives on …
Sunday Stills: Reflections of a Mother’s #Giving
Today is Mother’s Day in the US. In our current state of the world, many mothers will not see their families in person today. This is the first Mother’s Day I am without my own mother. Many of you know she passed away on March 3rd, thankfully before the coronavirus prevented folks from spending time … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Reflections of a Mother’s #Giving
Sunday Stills: Photographing #Near and #Far
This week, our Sunday Stills photo challenge is to photograph something from afar, then get close to the object or scene and take a close-up or image from a reasonable distance to show more details. Reach into your archives or take some new photos for the challenge. This week’s challenge was inspired by the following … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Photographing #Near and #Far
Sunday Stills: For the #Birds
What’s up with the expression “for the birds?” Easy enough to google…it’s an expression that “became army slang for anything that was pointless, ridiculous, or simply without value to any but the most pathetic or least capable.” Someone who announces, “that idea is for the birds” is saying the idea is useless or meaningless. A … Continue reading Sunday Stills: For the #Birds
Sunday Stills: #Sweet Deals Ahead
Before we begin with this week’s photo challenge, last week our theme was “shadows” and there were many fine examples of shadows. There was also debate and suggestions that some images were really reflections or better yet, projections, rather than a true shadow as the absence of light. As an amateur photographer, I am still … Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Sweet Deals Ahead
Sunday Stills: What Do the #Shadows Have to Say?
Shadows. This was a theme I had been considering from my long list for Sunday Stills, then realized I instinctively chose it for Groundhog Day. This seems to be an East Coast tradition, as Punxsutawney Phil, the long-lived groundhog, makes his annual weather prediction of when we can expect spring to unofficially begin. Although we … Continue reading Sunday Stills: What Do the #Shadows Have to Say?
Sunday Stills: Living in Shades of #Gray
The end of January in the dead of winter is, well, just that…dead. Here in the Central Valley where Sacramento is situated between the snowy Sierra Nevada Mountain range to the East and the Coast range to the West, gray seems to be the predominant color. Most everything is colored in shades of gray and … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Living in Shades of #Gray
Wordless Wednesday: Afternoon De-Light
I'm sharing three photos for Becky B's January Squares Challenge today for Wordless Wednesday. The theme for these images is "Afternoon Delight" taken while on our winter road trip. Before dinner on Christmas Eve, we walked along the Sail Bay side of Pacific Beach in San Diego. The light was amazing! Afternoon Light on Pacific … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday: Afternoon De-Light
Winter Road Trip Preview: Walking in the Desert Light
Join me today as I share a preview of my winter road trip and where some of my walks took me. With a camera and phone in hand, I took loads of photos on my daily walks. I managed to walk over 10,000 steps a day as recorded by my Fitbit. I needed to with … Continue reading Winter Road Trip Preview: Walking in the Desert Light
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