Gearing up for a challenge

The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Gears and Engines. This series I call Odd Twists meaning we are looking for the bizarre and the common things we don’t always take photos of.  This week the topic is Gears and Engines.  Cars and the gears of a clock are obvious for this week’s topic.  Let’s see how creative you can get […]

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Memory Monday, Week 17

Hearst Castle, near the central coast, is one of the most amazing spots in California. It was created by William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan and completed in the mid 1940s. One could wander the house and gardens almost endlessly and never tire of the experience. I’ve been lucky enough to visit twice, but it remains near the top of […]

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Memory Monday, Week 14

June 1978 — We spent two very full days in Victoria, and I’m certain we still missed a lot of great sights there.  The Rolls Royce shown above was parked near the Royal London Wax Museum (which sadly, I just learned, was closed in September 2010); we didn’t pay to go inside, but I was entranced by the figure of […]

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Jump Rope

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Jump Rope. Your photos this week can have anything to do with jumping or ropes or anything that hops or leaves the ground works in my book too. Things that might make you Jump: Plenty of Rope to be found aboard the C.A. Thayer and the Balclutha in San Francisco:

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