I had a perfect picture for this photo challenge, but for the life of me, I could not find it in my photo archives. Maybe I'm just getting old! I knew I had it on my computer at work, though, but we were off the last week of December. Finally, today, I managed to find …
Continue reading Better late than never! Dec. 23 Photo Challenge: Path
Much to my surprise and delight, when I awoke this mid-morning (off work, so slept really late), it was snowing, hard. Big flakes were falling, making our back yard white and fluffy. Shortly after this, I hung our brand new bird feeder, and filled the suet feeder. I hope the birds come back (we took …
The first night of our 11-day cruise to Alaska showed us a beautiful sunset. Anticipation? We knew that when we awoke the next morning, we would be well on our way to Alaska. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/anticipation/
I am at the stage in my life (age 67) where New Years resolutions don't fit. This year, I have something wonderful to look forward to for the next few years-Liberty! With a new Republican Administration taking over in January, instead of worrying constantly about the tightening of the strait-jacket of Government constantly hemming in …
Continue reading This Week’s Photo Challenge: New Horizon, and Liberty
And the Seattle Humane Society is offering free black cats for Black Friday. It is said that black cats are less-readily adopted from shelters than are cats of other colors. I just had to smile when I read the story on the KOMO Seattle news site. Click over to the story and see the cute …
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
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/
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 …
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 …
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