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#Number 1 Cell Pics for Sunday Stills

Terri had so many inspiring examples of numbers in her photos for Sunday Stills this week. Fortunately, Vince and I had an extreme Numbers weekend and my numbers are focused […]

Weekend Coffee Share, Doors, and Windows

Thanks to Natalie the Explorer for giving us this time to tell about our week. Debbie of Travel with Intent inspires me to use six words in my title. It’s […]

Sunday Stills: Basic Elements – Air, Fire, Water, and Earth

Terri Webster Schrandt gives us lots to ponder as we […]

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

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

#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, […]

#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, […]

Three Easy Steps to Make Your Garden a Work of Art

Plan, Plant, and Purchase sums up the three easy steps to turn your garden into a work of art.

Lessons Learned from Sheltering at Home

I’ve learned to appreciate you – and what you do. Some of you have been doing creative things on the computer with Zoom and other communicating programs. I love the […]

Winter Garden in Central California

Evening comes early now in Elderwood, CA. Mornings are chilly, yet the sun is still hot in the afternoon. It seems to be the perfect time of year to enjoy […]

Gourdeous Works of Art

I have long admired the work of Toni Best, a retired teacher. A couple of years ago my husband and I toured her house and studio where she does all […]

What to Do in April – Best of the Valley Quilt Show

Beyond the Average Tourist Stop To enjoy the Best of […]

What Could You Give for Valentine’s Day?

Paper Engineering Six of us learned the art of making fancy boxes at an eat-and-craft pre-Super Bowl party. We stuffed dainty portions of cookies or candy in them to make […]

Two Ideas to Create Gifts or Products from Your Great Photos

You’ve all taken iconic pictures of your vacations, family, friends, […]

New Adventure – Puzzle Me

“This Was So Much Fun.” Ever wonder what to do when you have company and it gets dark, and everyone’s on their cell phone except you? Our son and his […]

Creative Gardening Ideas You Can Steal from the Experts

Garden in the Morning In the Central Valley of California […]

8 BENEFITS TO BECOMING A TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER

Dennis Scott Carruthers contacted me by email asking to do a guest post on Always Write. I checked out his website, http://www.carruthersphoto.com/. Even though I’m a bit envious, I loved his […]

Why Do Sunflowers Have Necks?

The Annual Day of the Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) at the Woodlake Botanical Gardens started at 7:00 am to compensate for the July 1st heat in California’s Central Valley. Journey Through […]

Never Smile at a Crocodile

I met Barb Taub through the Happy Meerkatreviews who gave permission to publish their review of Barb Taub’s book, Do Not Wash Hands in Plates, on my other blog, Always Write. After […]

Thursday Doors: Painted Ladies

Featured Guest Blogger K.L. Allendoerfer K.L is a neuroscientist, educator, geocacher, Unitarian-Universalist, amateur violinist, and parent. She has always been fascinated by how people’s brains learn, and especially why this process […]

Rejection: the Ultimate Teacher – Guest Post by author Tina Frisco…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Image courtesy of Lucie Stastkova LuSt 4 ART Rejection comes in many forms, from many places,…

Relax the Old Fashioned Way with Musical Chairs

#NaBloPoMo Day 29 Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Musical Chairs Did […]

What Makes a Cottage Magical?

#NaBloPoMo #Winterthur#3 #Delawaretrip The odd-shaped thatched roof? Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Week 46 Roofs It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky […]

How Simple Can a Cockpit Be and Still Fly A Plane?

#NaBloPoMo Day 14, Cee’s Oddball Challenge More simple than this? […]

How Old Were You When You Started Driving?

#noblopomo Day 12, WordPress Photo Challenge: Tiny Most men started driving when they were tiny. Maybe women do too, but in my world cars were a way to get somewhere, […]

How to Window Shop Like an Expert

#NaBloPoMo Day 6 First, you have to look at the windows! And don’t bring your pets! For that matter, you never know what animals you are going to find in […]

Documenting Chaos Like an Expert

Delaware First Catholic Church #2 #NaBloPoMo Day 5 #chaos #dailyphotochallenge Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.” ― Chuck […]

Visalia Taste of the Arts: How to Turn a Profit

#Ultimate Blog Challenge #blogboost, Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge Paint on […]

Local Artist Renews Chamber of Commerce Membership

#blogboost #Woodlakevalleychamber Day 26 Ultimate Blog Challenge Do you belong to […]

Visalia Taste of the Arts: How to Create a Veggie Masterpiece

Day 24 Ultimate Blog Challenge #blogboost #oddballphotochallenge Visalia Taste of […]

First Catholic Church in DE Under Reconstruction

#Travel Theme: Dried #Delawarechurch #1 Day 21 Ultimate Blog Challenge #blogboost […]

Where to Find Odd Walls that Get Noticed

Oddly enough, these walls don’t talk. #blogboost, Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge What’s real and what is painted? Is the arch in the bricks real? This odd wall is in Exeter, […]

Oddball with a Twist of the Old West

Woodlake is a rodeo town. We have a rodeo parade on Mother’s Day. That’s how western we are. Forget the apple pie. And that’s no bull! (pun intended) So I’ll […]

Shoes Speak Louder Than Words

“If the Shoe Fits…” #blogboost, Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge “It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out. It’s the grain of sand.” Robert W. Service “It’s great to be […]

September Garden Challenge

#Delaware trip Longwood Gardens #2 Flower portraiture – capturing the beauty of a single bloom Yesterday Woodlake and Hockessin temperatures both registered 84 degrees. Don’t be confused. In Woodlake that temperature is […]

How to Make Sense of Art

WAIT, this is Cee’s Oddball Challenge. “How dare you? Art is art. It’s not oddball!” “Are you talking to me, Radio Man?” It was a beautiful September day outside in […]

How I Framed Hal and Manny

#WP Photo Challenge Frame I’m on my way on Thursday to visit Philadelphia and Delaware to see my mother’s only cousin, Hal. He’s 91 now, and he’s planning our trip […]

Oddball Solutions When The Pressures of Life Get Overwhelming

What’s Odd Today at Cee’s Oddball Challenge? We remodeled our kitchen […]

A Must See Oddball Shop Right on the Highway

What’s Odd Today at Cee’s Oddball Challenge? Have you ever opened the door to a shop and it took your breath away, it was so …. odd? My friend Sally Pace […]

Ways to Use Random Pictures Like the Experts

Life is random and a little oddball. Don’t you think? That’s why I love Cee’s Oddball Challenge. Where else would you use this? No, Farrell’s not shy. Neither is Steven, […]

7 Cherry on the Sundae Moments in 2016 – So Far!

#WP Photo Challenge Cherries, sweet goodness, the joys and best […]

Three Reasons for Entering Cee’s Oddball Challenge

Why I love Cee’s Oddball Challenge Because there is no theme […]

5 Things You Need to Know About Freezing Peaches

I Know Why My Day Job Was NOT Domestic Engineer! […]

I Beat the Birds to SOME of the Peaches

My Six Word Saturday One peach cobler done – now what?

Flower of the Day – Bearded Iris

#Flower of the Day Porterville, CA has an iris festival each year. I took these pictures mid-day, so I tried cropping them and changing the contrast in Photoshop. They had […]

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