For Christmas Eve, a sampling of December photos from my library. A Merry Christmas to all! This year, in my own neighborhood. Found at a local market last week. Seen near Silver Lake, about a mile from our house. Seen at our local Asian market. It's a wonder that these exotic fruits are grown right …
I've had a pretty long life, at age 71. I've been through two marriages, multiple careers, dozens of jobs, many layoffs, a fair amount of therapy, and years of education. This year, the Plague Year, has had its share of precious moments, especially, for me, those moments when I chose to defy the first actual …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #127: Precious Moments
Is this not the most beautiful family you have seen in a while? Funny, you can actually see their faces. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Louis, Charlotte, and George More power to Prince William and Princess Kate and their beautiful children. Oh, yes, here's a bit of their bailiwick, Cambridge. A peaceful River Cam …
This week's challenge turns out to be more difficult than I had anticipated. I had lots of subjects in mind, but then thought a little harder. With all the very upsetting things happening in our Nation this year, I have decided that, for me, the most important "A" subject must be, America. At age 71, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #126: Alphabet, Subjects beginning with the Letter “A”
As long as I get to pick my subjects, I will post some of what I consider to be the best photos I have taken for this blog. Most have been spur-of-the-moment captures that just said "take my picture". This picture of the LaConner Marina just says "tranquillity" to me, and I remember thinking that …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #125: You Pick It
This afternoon, Hubby and I drove up to the Skagit Valley, just to get out of the house. The weather was cool and crisp, and the clouds were ominous sometimes. When we got there, we took our favorite road through the fields. A little farther on, as the sun was just setting: Around the next …
It should be well-known by now that every single government infectious-disease expert in the Universe has described the traditional Thanksgiving holiday as a potential "super-spreader" event. Most governments have strongly warned citizens against visiting their relatives and sitting in their numbers around the groaning table. Every one demands that you stay home this Thanksgiving, eating …
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Finally, I'm getting around to doing the last big post from our trip to South Dakota in September. The last time we were in Montana, in 2017, the sky was filled with smoke from multiple wildfires, and all our plans to explore Glacier Park with our Ricochet friends had to be cancelled. Both ends of …
With the New Lockdown of the State of Washington, how many Businesses and Restaurants have you RUINED today? How many Families have you torn apart? How many Suicides have you initiated today? How much State Tax Revenue have you destroyed today? How much additional drug use have you initiated today? And, tell me, Who Gave …
Continue reading Damn You, Jay Inslee, Part Three. Damn You to Hell.
I wondered what to do for Milestone Post Number 800 on my blog, and shortly thereafter was presented with the perfect answer! Now, my readers know that I live in the Pacific Northwest, Everett, Washington to be exact. Our immediate neighborhood is nothing unusual-just a pretty normal subdivision. However, our yard is not like the …
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