Tag Archives: PostADay

Quotidian (WP Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Today — more than most days — was not a day to take pictures.  Sure I was busy.  Who isn’t?   It doesn’t matter what you do, we always try to squeeze more activities into less time.    I don’t … Continue reading →

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Other Bricks in the Wall (Weekly Photo Challenge)

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge was to get Lost in the Details.    I love seeing the details that  can  be so easily missed in a larger image.   I think that is why I love macro photography and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Year-in-Review Photos

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

I reviewed my photos of the past year, but found I  had a difficult time narrowing my selection of  ”favorites”.   Finally, I decided that my criteria needed to be not which ones I liked the best, but which ones … Continue reading →

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Sunday Quote (St. Augustine) 2012, Week the Last

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  ~ Saint Augustine.

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On The Fifth Day of Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

I snapped golden-colored photos of ornaments on the tree.  No partridges in a pear tree. The more I use it, the more I like the Lensbaby. Taken with Lensbaby Composer Plus with Double Glass Optic.

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Cactus Bud (Travel Theme: New)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Here is another photo “experiment” with my new Lensbaby.   Added a texture of my own, and one by Kim Klaussen, with lots of layering in-between to achieve the right feel to the background while keeping — I hope — … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Festive

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

I almost didn’t get this one in this week.   Ever since Ailsa posted her theme for the week last Friday, I’ve tried to come up with something “festive”.   It isn’t that I haven’t taken any seasonal photos during the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Oratio by W.H. Auden

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Christmas Oratio by W. H. Auden Well, so that is that.  Now we must dismantle the tree, Putting the decorations back into their cardboard boxes – Some have got broken — and carrying them up to the attic. The holly … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Story

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

If you’ve never read Paul Auster’s Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story, or seen the movie Smoke, you should take a few minutes and do that today. It’s a Christmas story without Christmas trees or Santa Clauses or silly pop songs, but … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

I know Christmas isn’t until tomorrow, but for many reasons — including that we’ve done it for years so it is a “tradition” — my family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve. A few more packages to wrap, dinner to cook, … Continue reading →

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