Smiles
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Smiles! People and animals smile, but you can also get creative and photos that make you smile or laugh. A smile is contagious so hopefully we will all be smiling by the end of the week.
WPC: Admiration
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of April 29, 2016. In your response, depict something or someone you admire. Bonus points if you share a paragraph or two on the source of your admiration. My first thought was of my father-in-law, Hollis, partly because we’ve been spending this week with the in-laws at Clear Lake in California. […]
And now for something completely different…
I’m getting back to knitting after wrist surgery. The weather is gradually warming up here in Northern California, so I want to wear shorts, but inside the house it’s still too cool, especially in the mornings. So I had the bright, if belated, idea to knit myself a pair of leg warmers, using (discontinued) Louet Gems Opal in Sage Green. However, […]
A Snail’s-Eye View, Part 1
Two of my very favorite books growing up, and even to this day, have been Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice was always shrinking and growing and being forced to examine her world in completely new ways. I liked to play at being Alice: peering toward the edges of mirrors and pretending that backward […]
WPC: Weight(less)
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge for the week of January 8, 2016 This enormous granite core is displayed in Folsom’s Pioneer Village just off Sutter Street. Here’s a close-up of the attached information card: And for contrast, here’s a feather I spotted as it seemed to levitate near the edge of one of my favorite portions of the Pioneer Express Trail at Negro Bar State Park.
Red Flowers
Well, now that my somewhat crazy December is finally over, I hope to return to the habit of posting on a regular basis. I definitely have a lot of new photos to share, and maybe even a few interesting things to write about. First, I want to jump back into some photo challenges! Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Red Flowers. I’m very lucky that in my neighborhood there are always a few bright and colorful gardens I can’t resist pointing my camera at. This heart-shaped crape myrtle always reminds me of Valentine’s Day. For this beautiful red rose I played with some of the photo effects available on Flickr. Here’s a bright accent at the edge of this corner lot. I’m not sure what this flower is, but it’s a real beauty.
WPC: The Ice Rink
The Daily Post Photo Challenge for the week of November 27 — just a little bit late. Transition Before: After:
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Graffiti & Murals
When I first caught sight of this inscription, I was filled with curiosity and hope; but as I drew closer, I realized there were no answers for me here. Perhaps the key to every endeavor is to make sure you stay above the waterline.
Mind those boundaries!
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Boundaries.” Apparently, there are some strict guidelines about which side of the lake you’re allowed to row on. And when you ignore those rules, especially when “you’re old enough to know better!” you’re going to get an earful from the coach.