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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Weekly Photo Challenge – Together
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
Posted in Photo Challenges
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What the Heck is Homeostasis – And Where Do I Find It?
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
Weekly Photo Challenge – Sun
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
Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation
Tagged lifestyle, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Sun, Weekly Photo Challenge - Sun
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Diet, Diet, Who’s Got the Diet?
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
Posted in Family, Health Issues, Health-Diet, Information, Ruminations
Tagged 24 Day Challenge, aging, arthritis, asthma, change, choices, Diet, Exercise, Health, lifestyle, Physical exercise, Senior Health, stress, Weight loss
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects
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
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged photography, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects
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Delaware River Sojourn Travelogue
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
Posted in Family, Health Issues, Recreation, Travelogues
Tagged Boat, canoe, Delaware River, ecology, kayak, Lenape, lifestyle, nature, paddlie sports, photography, photos, recreation, river, rivers, Senior Health, State Parks, Travel, travelogue, vacation
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