After a busy, stressful week at work (made more stressful than ever since my boss left the company this week), it is an absolute necessity to find something to recharge your internal soul-battery. When I am at home, my recharge area is my bedroom. I am making a dent in our mattress from sitting on …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #267: Recharge
How do you capture time? How do you even describe time? That's a brain-breaker indeed. One of my favorite things to photograph is the wake of a boat or a ship. The boat cleaves through the water, and always leaves behind evidence of its passing. If the boat is turning, it shows you where the …
I'm sure everyone has heard about the wildfires on Maui, which totally destroyed the old town of Lahaina, and killed many people (the death toll keeps rising). But I'm betting that not so many have heard what really happened. The mainstream media, which I am coming to believe is a greater withholder of news that …
For a long time, I have pondered how companies treat their employees. Often, I think to myself that I want to work at a company which treats its employees like valuable assets, instead of just labor costs to be minimized. Well, last week I learned something that just blew me away, and confirmed what I …
So, let's have some serious Feline Fun. First off, some cute cat cartoons. It's really easy to make all sorts of jokes about cat behavior, and what they would say if they could talk. What cat owner hasn't encountered this sort of situation? Remember the saying? "Dogs have owners, cats have staff". And they are …
This afternoon, I dashed off a long letter to the editors of the Wall Street Journal, of which I have been a subscriber since 1991. I am angry at them for all the news they have been ignoring, news that is extremely alarming for this country. I would love to hear the thoughts of my …
I have always liked to take photos of simple scenes, since I do most of my photography outdoors. On our way out to dinner this evening, I looked up and found the most beautiful sky, covered with the puffy white clouds you often see in stock photos. Right above our heads! And the tree in …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #257: Simplicity
As we usually do, Hubby and I headed over to the Bellevue Downtown Park for the Independence Day fireworks show. The park was wall-to-wall people, blankets, and tents. And that was only in one direction! People, dogs, kids, and vendors made themselves comfortable with their picnics and drinks, waiting for the big show to start …
Continue reading Fantastic Fourth-Fireworks on Independence Day 2023
Today is American Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, America with its Declaration Of Independence, marked its separation from England, and the initiation of the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth. In addition to becoming a country of its own, America became the first in all of human history. What First, you ask? America became …
And tourist trap. We are here for the International Accordion Celebration. Here are some highlights. Flowers in window box at our hotel Main Street at twilight Accordions at the Gazebo We had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, which was a welcome break in the heat. We drive home today. But we will be back soon.
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