Today's Tranquil Thursday is a video instead of a still picture. Not far from where I live, there is a wetland park, with walking trails over and around the ponds and marsh. Enjoy a quiet wetland interlude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WApE7wXUlYM
Category: Nature
Weekly Photo Challenge-Chaos
The roisterous waters of the Inside Passage between Canada and Alaska, with the wake of a cruise ship added. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/chaos/
Weekly Photo Challenge__Local
I am very fond of my car. I love driving, and look forward to freeway miles when I go out of town. I also live in the Seattle area, known, perhaps unfairly, for its rain. One day at work, there was a brief, heavy rainstorm. Before the storm, the sky was partly cloudy and pleasantly …
Weekly Photo Challenge: H2O
Our cruise to Alaska this year involved traveling over about 1,000 miles of water. Needless to say, the water (average temperature 50F) surrounded our ship. The waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Alaska, and the Gulf Islands of Canada changed with the weather and the outflows of rivers and glaciated bays. In Yakutat …
NOT this week’s photo challenge: Just the Sea and Sky
These pictures were taken from the veranda of our Starboard Side stateroom aboard the Crystal Serenity on the way to and from Alaska. The sea is never the same from one moment to the next, and neither is the sky. We sailed through a variety of conditions, from bright and sunny to foggy. I enjoyed …
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Quote of the Day
This was the "Opening Shot" in today's Daily Shot newsletter from Ricochet. “Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” ― Mark Twain …
Visions of Victoria (B.C.)
When we got married, in October of 2003, my husband and I decided to go to Victoria, British Columbia, for our short honeymoon. Hubby had lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1980, and he had never been to Victoria, which is just a few hours away, north of us. So I contacted Clipper Vacations, who …
At The Edge: The Sea…Photo Challenge
Over the edge of the Promenade Deck on the Crystal Serenity is the Sea. The Inside Passage from Canada to Alaska. The water temperature is a pretty steady 50 degrees Fahrenheit, so you don't want to fall overboard. But watching the water go by is hypnotic, and very relaxing. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/edge/
What I did on my Summer Vacation
Hubby and I went on the Hillsdale College 10-day cruise to Alaska, aboard the Crystal Serenity. We spent about three years' worth of travel budget, but we sure got our money's worth, and more. Hillsdale does a big cruise every summer, and this was our first time. There were "Seminars at Sea", with noted speakers, including …
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