For most of my adult life, I have been a lover of classical music, and especially chamber music. I got my first taste of playing chamber music in the sixth grade in school, as my string quartet played for other classes of students. I remember being awfully proud of being able to play beautiful music …
When walking down any beach anywhere, I often keep my eyes on my feet, so as not to miss any pretty rocks or tiny animals. Through the years, I have taken numerous photos of what I find by looking down. So, what is this? I'd love to get a mineral analysis of this blue stone …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #202: Minimalism/Maximalism
This one was just too good to pass up. Hubby and I have been on two cruises, where we saw many different aspects of the Pacific Ocean. Nautical blue? Of course! These are the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Hawaii. I had never seen the ocean that blue before. These are from our trip …
Continue reading Nautical Blue: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge
Pollinate our flowers, that is. I caught this big guy busily gathering pollen from some flowers at my feet, at a local strip mall.
I always find a snow-covered landscape peaceful. This photo I took in front of our house in January of 2012 epitomizes "peaceful" for me. Also, it's surprising how little change happened between color and black-and-white in this particular picture. There's very little more peaceful than a sleeping kitty. Finally, the Colorado sky at sunset. Here's …
Back in August of 2013, I wrote a post on this blog entitled "I do not understand "gay pride". Below is the entire post. Why would you be proud of being perverted? Why would you be proud of engaging in behavior that is antithetical to the survival of the human race? I stand by that …
Continue reading Repost with updates: Now, there’s an entire month: “Pride Month”?
Some of my most relaxing times have been on cruises, sitting on my balcony with a book, or on the rail on the aft Promenade deck, watching and listening to the water go by. North Pacific Ocean, 2018 Sea and Sky, off Mexico 2018 Honolulu, 2018 Wake, North Pacific, 2018 Between Canada and the Pacific …
Continue reading Wordless Wednesday, on Thursday: Traveling back to Ocean-cruise time
When I bought my house in June of 2000, my real estate agent gave me a nice azalea plant. I planted it outside my front door. Today, that azalea is 22 years old. Here's just a taste of what it looks like today. Stay tuned for more photos of this bush in the coming days. …
In our yard, we have some Japanese Maple trees. The one that came first, when I bought my house in June of 2000, started out small. When we got married and my husband moved in with me in 2003, he dubbed it "Fluffy". Here is Fluffy in three seasons. In Spring and Summer, its leaves …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #201: Three of a Kind
Two bad it couldn't be Tuesday. Friday will have to do. First of all, two mushrooms in the back yard. Next, inside. Two special teacups. We had our wedding dinner at Izumi Japanese Restaurant, and the owners gave us these teacups, which we cherish. The letters in the open space center say the name of …
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