Category Archives: Travel

Looking Up

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

I laughed when I read Ailsa’s travel theme for this week:  UP.   I love taking pictures of structures while looking upward.    And, of course, I had a photo — one that I’ve taken within the last week — … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

 I have found landscapes in Morocco exactly as they are described in Delacroix’s paintings.  ~   Henri Matisse This week’s WP Photo Challenge was Foreign.   I’ve been fortunate to travel to several countries.  Technically, they are all foreign to … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: On Display

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

This week, Ailsa’s Travel theme is On Display. I’ve never been one for buying lots of souvenirs when I travel, but I love visiting what I call everyday stores — grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores — when I am in … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Sunset

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Ailsa’s travel theme this week is Sunset. How can I resist participating? I have been searching for the perfect photograph of a sunset since I first picked up a camera and I know that I will never capture it. But … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Signs

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

A few years ago I was driving along the coast of Northern Wales when I saw the most amazing sign.   Abundant along the road where nothing else was, were signs with a stern warning:  Beware Badgers!   My camera, … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Secret Places

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is Secret Places. She wrote about a secret place in the midst of Time Square. How fascinating! I’ve been to Times Square too many times to count and tend to avoid it if I can … Continue reading →

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TRAVEL THEME: OCEANS

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

Ailsa @ Where’s my Backpack has another travel photo challenge. This week, in commemoration of World Oceans Day, the theme is Oceans I’ve been fortunate enough to see two oceans and a few seas. I’ve been on the Pacific coast … Continue reading →

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At least 17 stories

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

When we began to plan our recent trip to Florida, I told my husband that I wanted to drive, rather than fly. I argued that it would be more economical than flying and renting a car. Of course, I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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>Holy Water

Posted on February 8, 2009 by

>A guest post, by David J. Marsh Knowing how nearby Walden slept, I had gone to bed the previous evening like a grade schooler – hopped up on the stimulant of an impending field trip – the pillow proving an … Continue reading →

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>This week’s To-Do List, with pictures

Posted on October 17, 2008 by

>To Do List: * Get to airport on time. [Just barely.] a * Make difficult decisions, such as: Walk North a Walk South a * Take lots of naps.a * Hug some trees. [metaphorically] a Palm trees… Swamp fig on … Continue reading →

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