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Marsha

Hi, I'm Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince's sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.

Photo Challenges

LAPC #151 Large to Small

The challenge today This week, we’re thinking about size–from large to small. For this challenge, pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big […]

CMMC: Closeup Arizona Flowers

Prescott Walk # 14 Blooming Hills Drive with Sony Since I’ve been blogging for nearly ten years and I bought my camera before that, I have been wanting to get […]

CBWC: Uncomfortable Seating

Cee Neuner writes photo challenges for every day of the week. For this week’s CBWC, seating, I’ve chosen several different types of seats. This little bench made a model home […]

Denyse Whelan’s Women of Courage Series

I met Denyse while I was substituting for Terri Webster Schrandt on Sunday Stills. We chatted a bit and found out that we were both retired from years in education. […]

#WQWWC #27: Writer’s Choice: Have a Wild Life at Kings Canyon National Park

Since today’s choice of #WQWWC is Writer’s Choice, I’m going […]

Challenge Host Interview Series: How Amanda and Sandy; Challenge Make Fridays Friendlier

Always Write Challenge Interview Series #16 Welcome to Always Write. […]

Bird Weekly: Dipping Birds in the Selective Color Processing Bath Using PS Elements

Today Lisa from Bird Weekly challenge truly challenges our skills […]

#WQWWC #26: Hope We Can Make It Up Thumb Butte Trail

Welcome to Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writer’s Challenge. It’s been rewarding […]

May Story Chat Summary: “Nailing It!”

Hi Anne, Welcome to Story Chat. Come on in, do […]

Sunday Stills, LAPC #149: Las Vegas Vacation in Green and Blue

“No man needs a vacation so much as the man […]

“Nailing It!” Comment Section Explodes!

Do you belong to a book club? Do you love […]

LAPC #148: Seeing Dots in the Las Vegas Strip Hot Spots

Las Vegas Building Walk #2 “The success of a holiday […]

#WQWWC #25: Healing

Over the past few weeks we’ve explored health, diet, exercise. But our bodies often fall prey to illness and disease anyway or because we’ve ignored basic healthy principles. This week […]

Sunday Stills: May Gray Vacay

Happy Sunday! My friend Terri Webster Schrandt chose gray as her May color for Sunday Stills. Online Miriam Webster is not too kind about gray. She calls it, “dull, uninteresting, […]

CBWC: Las Vegas Buildings in Shades of Black and White

Las Vegas Building Walk #1 Cee Neuner’s topic this week […]

CMWM: Purple Butterflies in the Bellagio Gardens

Las Vegas Bellagio Gardens Walk #2 In the Las Vegas […]

#WQWWC #24: Beauty/Mother’s Day Revisited

This week Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays takes a look back at beauty and Mother’s Day. Remember you can take this beautiful topic anywhere you want to take it. I’m also participating […]

#LAPC #147: Bellagio Gardens in Las Vegas

Amy challenged Lens-Artists participants on Saturday to display photos of gardens, and showed some spectacular gardens, especially one I loved in Portland, OR. Check out more Garden Entries by clicking […]

May Story Chat: “Nailing It” by Anne Stormont

Welcome to Story Chat Friends, I want to welcome both […]

#Sunday Stills: Weathering the Weather in Prescott, AZ

My good friend, Terri Webster Schrandt opened up the safest […]

#Bird Weekly Challenge #46: Australian Birds Perched

When I read Lisa’s theme for this week, birds perched, […]

#CMWM: #Prescott Walk #12

I know it’s Sunday, and I’m late with Cee’s Mid-Week Madness post, but I’ll tell you, she’s very forgiving. I’m trying to work smarter not harder as I blog, so […]

John Steiner Travel Blogger – Challenge Player

#15 of the Challenge Interview Series Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao […]

#WQWWC #23 Writer’s Choice: Blogging Challenges and Tips

#WQWWC #23 Writer’s Choice -My Choices Sunday Stills- Water Details, […]

Tanka Tuesday: Constellation Trail #Haibun

Tanka Tuesday #224 Poet’s Choice; #Haibun #Prescott Walk #11 Constellation Trail Wide trails, narrow trails, Missed trail? Never lost --- for long, Perfect wandering On a perfect February day, we […]

#Tanka Tuesday: #223 Pick a Flower

This Sunday morning I wanted to welcome you to the week through Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday theme prompt – pick a flower! Precious Poppies Traditional Haibun © 2021 Marsha Ingrao Golden […]

Embarrassing and Dangerous Falls and Five Tips to Avoid Them

Three Challenges Sunday Poser: What Embarrasses You? Friendly Friday: Hands […]

#BrightSquare 30: Bright Destination – Seven Sacred Pools

#BrightSquare #30, Restless Jo’s Monday Walk This is it! We […]

#BrightSquare: Bright Spot in Hike – Miracle Marker

#BrightSquare#29, Restless Jo’s Monday Walks, Cee’s FOTD By the way […]

#BrightSquare: What’s Older Than Red Dirt?

#BrightSquare #28 By the way there is now less than […]

#WQWWC #22: Balance

Balance We have been talking about eating nutritious meals and exercising. The topic of this week’s Writer’s Quotes Wednesday challenge is balance. Balance has many meanings and is broad enough […]

#BrightSquare:Old Soldier Pass Trail

#BrightSquare#27, Restless Jo’s Monday Walks “ All I ask is that your image has 4 equal sides, and that it reflects the theme of bright.” Becky B. Only four more days of #BrightSquare […]

April Story Chat Summary

Welcome to Story Chat where the authors come right into your living room to chat with you and your friends about their short story. You can ask them any questions […]

#BrightSquare: Four Tips to Take and Create Better Car Show Photos

#BrightSquare Day #26 And if you have not yet joined […]

Sunday Stills: Celebrating Past Pets

Lens-Artist Challenge # 145 Getting to Know You Thank you to Terri Webster Schrandt of Sunday Stills and to ScillaGrace the guest host of LAPC for their wonderful topics. They […]

#BrightSquare: Bright Black Beauties

#BrightSquare Day 25 I have been sharing squares daily this month, and would love it if you did the same as we enter the final week. However if daily sounds […]

#BrightSquare: Even Dark Cars Can Be Bright at the 2021 Prescott Car Show

#BrightSquare#24 “ All I ask is that your image has 4 equal sides, […]

Why World Travel Blogger Sarah Wilkie Loves Photo Challenges

#14 of the Challenge Interview Series Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao […]

#BrightSquare: Go Green at the Prescott Car Show

#BrightSquare Day 23 “ All I ask is that your image […]

#BrightSquare: You Might Leave Seeing Red

#BrightSquare Day # 22, Thursday Trios Entering Becky B’s #BrightSquares this month is easy. Find something bright and make you picture square! Prescott Car Show #3: Red Cars and Trucks […]

Cee’s Midweek Madness: Unrestored Caboose at Mooney Grove Park, Visalia, CA

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge The topic is Pick Your Topic from […]

#BrightSquares: Bright Blue Cars Come in All Shades

#BrightSquare Day 21 “As usual for a Squares Challenge month I will […]

#WQWWC #21: Nutrition or Nourishment

Components of Nutrition Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are our gardeners. William Shakespeare Every morning for the past few years, I walked around my garden collecting […]

#BrightSquares: Bright Prescott Antique Cars

#BrightSquare Day 20 “As usual for a Squares Challenge month I will be sharing squares daily, and I would love it if you did the same. However if daily sounds too daunting, […]

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