Monthly Archives: April 2012

Weekly Photo Challenge – Together

Posted on April 29, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This gallery was originally submitted in response to a WordPress photo challenge on the theme Together – two people or other things together. It has also been entered in response to a Weekly Travel Challenge by Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack on the theme of … Continue reading →

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What the Heck is Homeostasis – And Where Do I Find It?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

I think I was about ten years old the first time I walked through the model of the human heart at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, and started to understand how things inside the body fit together – my next … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Sun

Posted on April 21, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

In the WordPress weekly photo challenge  this week’s topic is the Sun, “in all its glory” as part of the photo composition. (Sunsets were a previous challenge.) Because I have no lens filters, these entries show mostly raw white sunlight, but they … Continue reading →

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Diet, Diet, Who’s Got the Diet?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

One of my retirement resolutions is to get better control of my health.  This includes sleep, diet, exercise – the whole shootin’ match.  The sleep is better already, now that I don’t wake up several times each night, thinking I’ve … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects

Posted on April 16, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Word Press has a weekly photo challenge – this week’s topic is “Two Subjects,” meaning two subjects are part of the photo composition.  This is my first time trying this, but I came up with a few entries. Today, while … Continue reading →

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Delaware River Sojourn Travelogue

Posted on April 15, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

My beloved is always looking for a new river to paddle.  I tend to be a still-water kind of gal myself, but I’m game for a river paddle when I’m in experienced company.  We grew up near the Delaware River, yet … Continue reading →

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