This is the beautiful bouquet of flowers my husband had for me when I got home from work yesterday. He said he chose something that would look nice on my desk, and it really does! Aren't they gorgeous? Here's a link to Cee's Original Post.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light
Since most of my photos these days are taken with my iPhone 13 Pro, I am quite proud of how well it takes photos in low-light conditions. However, even my old iPhone XR took excellent low-light pictures. Last year, on July 4, we went to downtown Bellevue to watch the fireworks (that had been canceled …
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Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: Amethyst foretells Spring
I'm very fond of purple, and have clothing and jewelry I love that are purple. But I didn't think I'd have any purple living things in my photos. But I was wrong! Growing right in my own backyard, I have this little hydrangea. It's a small bush right now, but I expect it to grow …
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Leafless Winter Trees
This afternoon, I went to a local park, where I had not visited in many years. The lake is mostly surrounded by private homes, but there's a small park, with a couple of docks, around the south end of the lake. None of the deciduous trees had leaves yet, and I think that many of …
Students and Parents in Washington State welcome medical tyranny, don’t want to quit wearing masks
I admit, I was just flabbergasted when I read the comments of various Washington State students and parents, regarding the possible end to state-mandated wearing of face coverings in schools. Since the fall of 2020, when some schools went back to in-person instruction, the State has mandated that all students, staff, and teachers wear face …
Washington State Health Nazis to the People: Abandon Hope
Democratic governors of multiple states, including California and New York, have indicated this week that they will be abandoning mask mandates within a few days or weeks. CCP Virus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been decreasing rather dramatically lately, and some governments are announcing the lifting of restrictions on their residents. However, the Health Nazis …
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #185: Change
My backyard changes rather dramatically with the seasons. For the past three or four years, we have had snow every winter. I have to say, I really love what the snow does with the various features in the yard. The heap in the front is our birdbath, with an ornamental grass plant, and a concrete …
Sunday Stills: Am I a #Bird Feeder?
Let's see, am I a Bird Feeder? The photos and video below should give the answer. Pine Siskin. Downy Woodpecker. Blurry since I took the picture through a glass door. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Various birds at the seed and suet feeders, in the snow. Red-shafted Flicker. Top: Townsend's Warbler. This is one of my very favorite …
How the mighty have fallen. Rogue cruise ships?
Hubby and I have been on two cruises, on the luxury line Crystal Cruises. Both were Hillsdale College cruises, one to Alaska and one to Hawaii. The fact that both cruises left from the West Coast was a deciding factor. We took the Crystal Serenity to Alaska in 2016, and the Crystal Symphony to Hawaii …
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My thoughts on a Wall Street Journal article about loneliness.
In the paper dated Tuesday, February 1, 2022, writer Julie Jargon does a big story on how to deal with loneliness. In the paragraphs below, I will add my thoughts after sentences that made me thoughtful, or laugh out loud. My comments will be in blue. Following will be the first paragraph of the article …
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