Tag Archives: photography

Zooming In!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Well folks, I’ve finally done it. I’ve gotten a new camera. It was my Mother’s Day gift from my husband.  I think he grew tired of me looking at them incessantly which I’ve been doing for about two years.  There … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

  Snow  provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. - Andy  Goldsworthy We have been blessed with a winter’s wonderland.  It didn’t make bad driving conditions because temperatures had been in the seventies right before the sudden plummet.  This is … Continue reading →

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Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington.  Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park, in South Carolina, it is a great place to spend … Continue reading →

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What are you doing Memorial Day?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Memorial Day in the United States is held on the last Monday of May to honor the men and women who have died in service to our country.  We traditionally place American flags on the graves of the deceased and … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone’s Amazing Sites and History

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

A pair of moose were our official greeters to Yellowstone National Park upon our arrival.  I thought it fitting that they should be yours as well. What followed though, seemed to be as far from this green and serene landscape … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Snow Storm

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Happy snow covered President’s Day! It’s the perfect snowstorm! Lovely and fluffy – cotton batting. It caps off the lanterns and shrubs around the deck. And drips like royal icing off feathery tips of the evergreens. The rosemary bush becomes … Continue reading →

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Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire.  If you have been following then you know that I participated in the novel writing … Continue reading →

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7 x 7 Awards Go To…

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7×7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the pleasure of reading.  So I thank you Arindam Mohapatra most … Continue reading →

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The Year That Changed My Life

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

“Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know…say yes quickly, if you know, if you’ve known it from before the beginning of the universe.”   – Rumi The holiday that I am celebrating today isn’t just Columbus Day.  It is my … Continue reading →

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Someone Like You

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

I received a post from a blog I subscribe to entitled Someone Like You. It is accompanied by the new release video of Adele’s song by that name. Not only is the melody hauntingly beautiful, but the words are poetic … Continue reading →

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