Fun, Fitness & Photography
The last week in June finds the Sunday Stills Photo Challenge exploring the theme "tourist." Summer in the Northern Hemisphere sees an abundance of tourists. We all think we know who tourists are, but did you know that YOU are a tourist? Any time you step out of your locale, you become a tourist. “Stop …
The future, the Sunday Stills theme this week, asks us to think about what this means to us. Nothing says “future” like a commencement ceremony. Recently I had the pleasure of attending the college graduation of one of my students (who was also a long-time employee of mine and one of my daughter’s best friends). …
Has the preparation for the holidays taken its toll on you? Take a page out of this student's life and Relax! While walking from my morning class back to my office, I came across this student who had strung up his hammock in the trees between two buildings. He definitely found a portable way to …
Teaching at a university certainly gives me interesting perspectives. Recently, as part of one of my classes in the recreation and parks major, we got to spend the day team-building and climbing. On our university campus, Peak Adventures Challenge Center offers a high-ropes course, open to students, staff and the public. Students are required to …
Vibrant is the theme of this week's WordPress photo challenge. What could be more welcome on a cold, gray winter day than pops of color in the landscape? After teaching my Friday morning class today, having just seen "vibrant" as the theme, I saw the colorful tents on campus lined up for Greek week activities. Seeing these …
I recently discovered a fun, weekly photography event called "Thursday Doors" hosted by Norm 2.0. This is my first post and I am excited to present: ...the art room door at Sacramento State University. The campus has a variety of interesting doors, but many are of the "government-issue" variety, complete with the double glass doors. …
I get to see amazing art work every day on the campus at which I teach. Lassen Hall, which houses the administration center on the Sacramento State University campus, sports this incredible mural, depicting the Aztec ruler, Montezuma. This mural, celebrating the culture of the Mexican people, was painted in October, 1978 by Ed Rivera, a …
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