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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge
Photos sometimes merge two or more things that don’t normally belong together, yet sometimes, oddly, they fit. Our WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is to find merged images. On a walk today, my hubby and I passed this dead tree, which … Continue reading
Travel Theme: Sunsets
Sunsets are such a universally intriguing phenomena. Historically, sailors used the characteristics of sunsets to anticipate the coming weather. Scientists explain the way the light is broken up at the horizon, spilling brilliant colors across the landscape or water. Artists … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged Honolulu, photography, photos, postaweek, San Francisco, Sunsets, Weekly Travel Theme
65 Comments
Mind the Gap – Olympic Coverage
The question of how social media affected my enjoyment of the 2012 Olympics is easy to answer: Not much at all. I’m on Facebook because that’s how our family shares photos and generic news, and I use LinkedIn to stay in … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Challenges
Tagged DPchallenge, Olympics, photos, postaday, postaweek, Social Media
15 Comments
Travel Theme: Signs
This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack is Signs. There are signs that direct our thoughts and lives, but many of those are difficult to capture on film… Posted signs are a little easier to capture. I loved … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself
Tagged photography, photos, Signage, signs, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme
32 Comments
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, courtesy of Sara Rosso, is Wrong. There are many ways a photo can capture something that feels, well, wrong. Sometimes you look at something quickly, and it registers as something very different from what it is. … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged choices, Perspective, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Wrong
35 Comments
From Mundane to Meaningful – Everyday and Special Times with Grandkids
Most of our grandchildren live about an hour from us in one direction or another, making it relatively easy to take part in their lives. We’ve gone to aquariums and libraries with them. We’ve gone to their parades, school fairs, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Ruminations, Writing Challenges
Tagged Books, DPchallenge, Grandchildren, Jungle Book, lifestyle, Memories, postaday, postaweek, Reading to children, Secret Garden
42 Comments
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