This week, we take a look at the elements in nature and beyond. Consider these four main elements: water, air, fire, and earth, substances formerly believed to compose the physical universe. Within each element are versions, for example, earth--which includes rocks, stones, soil, wood, etc. Water takes three forms: ice, vapor (clouds, steam), and liquid. … Continue reading Sunday Stills: The Power of the #Elements
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: Water, #Water Everywhere, My #Paddleboard Can Shrink
How do you typically spend your last Sunday in August? For lots of folks, August is still a hot month in the Northern hemisphere, so the beach fronts of rivers, lakes, and oceans see huge crowds spending their last summer weekend around the water. Water is our “over-arching” theme this week for Sunday Stills. Since … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Water, #Water Everywhere, My #Paddleboard Can Shrink
And Fire, Our Spirit
Four elements captured in a Baja sunrise. “Earth, water, fire, and wind. Where there is energy there is life.” ― Suzy Kassem Submitted for the Weekly Photo Challenge Elemental.
Unexpected Beauty of a Dying Rose
Spring is still in the air with crazy weather in the form of hot temps one day and cold rain two days later. With big changes, spring flowers are abundant. I just love smelling the fragrant air as I walk through my neighborhood, especially with the star jasmines and roses blooming! For Musin' with Susan's … Continue reading Unexpected Beauty of a Dying Rose
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 … Continue reading Defying Gravity
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 … Continue reading Waiting Can be (Extra) Ordinary
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 … Continue reading Turquoise Waters and Sky
Wind and Water: Muses from Leisure
Muse 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 … Continue reading Wind and Water: Muses from Leisure
Water Envelops Us
Enveloped Water, in its three forms, ice, liquid and vapor, envelops us and our surroundings. These two photos show how water in liquid form envelops its users, either on purpose, like the little girl under the swimming pool mushroom.... or ... ...the big girl (me), gracefully (ha!) falling off my paddle-board. The next photo shows … Continue reading Water Envelops Us
Natural Intricacies: Weekly Photo Challenge
Intricate Intricacies abound in the natural world, whether it is in the beauty of a leafy carpet, in the falling splashes of water from a swimming pool play structure, or high above us inside an arboretum. Take the time to stops and notice the details today.
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