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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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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
Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth
Our weekly photo challenge from Sara Rosso at WordPress.com’s Daily Post is Growth. Growth is a funny thing. We may notice it all at once, like an aunt who hasn’t seen a small child in months, but we all know … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged Hydrangea, lifestyle, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge - Growth
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
The theme for this week’s WordPress.com Weekly Photo Challenge is Inside. The topic made me think about things we usually admire from the outside, but normally don’t see on the inside. When I was nine or ten, I went to the … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreaming
The Daily Post at WordPress.com has posted its new weekly photo challenge: Dreaming. What carries us into dreams? What prompted an inventor, poet, or artist to visualize a now realized dream? What inspires your dreams and daydreams? When you see a … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation, Ruminations
Tagged Daydreams, Dreaming, Dreams, Frank Sinatra, Imagination, lifestyle, Memories, music, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Roy Orbison
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Travel Theme: Food
Ailsa at wheresmyback posted her Travel theme for this week: Food. This one makes me wish I were at home where I have some other great photos – but since I’m not, I will make do with files I have with me! … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues
Tagged Beijing, China, Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, food, lifestyle, Peking Duck, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, San Francisco, Travel
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