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Capture the Colour…
TravelSupermaket.com has posted a Photo Challenge, with a deadline of August 29th. The challenge is called Capture the Colour. Entrants are to post travel photos showing Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red, following the rules at: http://www.travelsupermarket.com/c/holidays/capture-the-colour/ Entrants are also asked to invite … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Urban
The WordPress Weekly Photo challenge is Urban. I usually don’t snap city shots, except to capture landmarks, but I found a few images that show a sense of urban life… just click on a photo to see it larger. A favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged Beijing, Chinatown San Francisco, Cities, Paris, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, San Francisco, Urban
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Travel Theme: Silhouette
This week’s Travel Theme from Ailsa at wheresmybackpack is Silhouette. There’s something romantic about a silhouette – the recognizable outlined shape of something, or someone, familiar. A shadow with form. The play of dark against light is always so dramatic … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged Big Ben, Hawaii, photography, photos, Silhouette, Weekly Travel Theme
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The Call of the Free Weights – Can You Hear the Voices?
Two purple hand weights sit beside me on my end table. They are being scrupulously ignored as they wait for me to pick them up. They should be enjoying happy lifts into the air over my head, feeling the sweep … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Writing Challenges
Tagged DPchallenge, Free Weights, Grammar, lifestyle, Passive Voice, Physical exercise, Senior Health
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Send the Bat(wing) Signal! Time for Toning!
I’m getting older, and like many Americans, I weigh more than I should. My hubby is in this boat with me. We didn’t get this way all at once, but if you gain even one or two pounds each year … Continue reading
Posted in Health Issues, Health-Diet, Information
Tagged arthritis, asthma, body toning, Diet, lifestyle, Physical exercise, resistance training, Weight loss, weight training
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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
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