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A slightly unusual capture || Weekly photo challenge: Unusual
A camping visit with family and friends to Lake Berryessa, northeast of San Francisco and west of Sacramento, last year resulted in this picture. I was taking photos of birds when I noticed this lizard stock still and quite camouflaged on the rough bark of a tree. So what’s so unusual about this picture- there’s … Continue reading
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As part of the Weekly Photo Challenge blogging community, I confess to having missed a few topics since I committed to the ‘post a week’ frequency. Feeling equal parts guilty (aside to myself: bad dog, no biscuit!) and inspired by the first topic of 2012, I decided to submit my second post for ‘Launch’. This … Continue reading
A short neighborhood walk on a beautiful, sunny winter afternoon. Red bows decorate trees. It’s January yet a little holiday season cheer and goodwill remains. The bows are a plastic reminder to be joyous, cheerful and happy. The bright red is eyecatching and memorable. As I walk further, more flashes of red catch my eye. … Continue reading
This is California! Always different, always something for everyone. Even the seasons follow the pattern. Winter comes softly to some parts and with a roar in others. For scoffers about the snowy winters, look no further than that symbolization of cold, inhospitable weather than the Donner Pass. Of course, the incident which gave it its … Continue reading
A road trip, between one place and another, anticipation of arrival at our destination. Short or long, don’t forget to enjoy the trip between your start and the end. Enclosed in a smallish metal box for hours, there are yet compensations. Look out the window and you’ll see sights, some similar and some very different … Continue reading
Patience. Searching. Sometimes little vignettes of beauty are found by these two totally different ways, one passive and one active. Oftentimes by a combination, getting out and opening your eyes to look for beauty and patiently waiting for it to appear. And, of course, serendipity, lady luck, the perfect moment captured for all time. When … Continue reading
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting- Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s quote embodies my endeavor to actively seek beauty in every possible aspect of life. Jaded as we are, Beauty can become commonplace, something we take for granted. Every minute is an opportunity- a regular walk in the park, … Continue reading
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On a hike in the famous redwood forests of Northern California, a random turn led me to weathered wooden stairs set in the path. Golden light filtered in though vibrant green leaves. The depths below the trees were dark and shadowed. A sense of deep, spiritual peace, of primeval nature lay hushed across the forest. … Continue reading
Summer flowers dance by the roadside Labor Day just passed, the official end of summer! These flowers I saw while stopped at a traffic light don’t seem to have got the message. A colorful feast to the eyes, they were joyously dancing in the breeze, delighting my eyes and my camera. Looking around to share … Continue reading
Do you eat 22 packets of sugar in 1 sitting? No, you say, horrified at the thought. Well, get ready to be surprised … for you probably drink a soda now and then, if not everyday. That’s almost the same as eating those 22 packets in one shot because that’s what a 20 ounce can of soda has- … Continue reading
A boat sails away into the sunset “WHAT is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?” Lines from W.H. Davies’ poem strike a chord in this hurried, harried rat race that we live in. With demands galore, responsibilities aplenty and time at a premium, we’re always racing to … Continue reading
It’s July 28, the anniversary of one of the worst earthquakes in modern times: the Tangshan earthquake of 1976 whose estimated casualties range from 242, 000 (official) to 500, 000 (rumored). What better day to serve as a reminder to ‘Be Prepared’ and to keep ready a Disaster Supplies Kit for your home, workplace and … Continue reading
Beachside fun- is getting wet & salt encrusted! Have fun in the water but keep safety in mind! Things to remember: 1) Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for people 5- 24 years. Children are the most at risk. NEVER let a child play near water or swim unattended. “Buddy up” is … Continue reading
Children have not lost the capacity for wonder that as jaded adults we have. Perhaps, it’s something we can re-learn from them. A yellow ladybird wandered into my garden evoking happiness (in my oh-so cool 9+ ) and wonder (in the happy go-lucky 2 yr.old). It’s yellow … not red, Mommy! A small thing, maybe but wondrous indeed … Continue reading
