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PPAC #47: Hot Art in Palm Desert

Does your town have lots of public art? Do you look for it as you travel?

#WQW

WQW #18: Transportation: Trains, Planes, and Working Machines

If you love long posts, then you’ll love this one. […]

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PPAC # 46: Danger in Lake Havasu City

Danger, danger! Watch out for dangerous PPAC at Lake Havasu. You should be safe if you stay on your side of the blogosphere. :)

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My Coffee Bounced into the Street

Happy Saturday and almost Mother’s Day, everyone. Anyone want coffee? I have a good excuse for not offering you any. I have lots of MD flowers, though! Six words describe […]

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Cell Pic Sunday Stills of Emerging FOTDs in the Mountains of Sunny Cal.

Don't you love the bright colors as they emerge in the spring?

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Take a Coffee Break in Nevada City, CA

What is your favorite flavor of coffee?

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FOTD: Tulip Show at California Commune

Our son and his girlfriend planned a fabulous day trip near Nevada City, CA. Each year the residents and volunteers plant 17,000 tulips. They buy fresh bulbs from Holland according […]

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FOTD & Sunday Stills: Spring Florals Out West

Greetings from sunny California. The trip out here from Prescott […]

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“Life is Boring Except for… Coffee…

in the morning” – unknown author, and someone to share […]

#PPAC

PPAC #45: Prescott Downtown Series #2 Anything with Wheels

Do you love black and white photography? Why not combine two challenges in one? Do you have favorite challenges you love to combine?

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Thursday Doors: Prescott Downtown Series #1

This is the first of my new series on Prescott Downtown. You are all going to want to come visit me here as we take a little tour of this historic western town.

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WQW #16: Which Is Which Hope or Faith?

What are you hoping for this April? A diamond, a new job, a happier marriage? All of those are worthy goals. What is your WOTY and how is it going so far?

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Coffee Share and Digital Bread Crumbs

Natalie the Explorer invites us each week to join her for coffee to share our weeks together. It's a privilege to share food and drink - virtually or IRL. - to share our lives and to trust.

#PPAC

PPAC #44: What Do Big Cats in a Scottsdale Shopping Center Eat?

Does your town have lots of public art? Do you look for it as you travel?

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LAPC: Bokeh – How to Blurry in a Hurry

Learn a new word today, brokeh, license to have blurry photos, or at least partly blurry. What do you think of the technique?

#PPAC

PPAC #43: National Library Week

Where have you found the best public art in your travels at home and abroad? Downtown? In residential neighborhoods? In parks? In forests? Inside public buildings? I look forward to exploring them virtually.

Personal Stories

#Thursday Doors, Trios, and #Monday Windows at Taliesin West

Why should Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ be on your bucket list? What is the charm of organic architecture? What photo shows you the most interesting aspect of his architectural style?

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The Connecting Power of Coffee Shares

Do you like to read monthly wrap-ups? Even more, do you enjoy reminiscing and writing your own wrap up? Three challenges that I found allow you to do that.

#PPAC

PPAC #42: Looking at Sedona Sculptures from Different Perspectives

How do you get different perspectives when taking shots of public art? Do you ever lie on the ground and shoot up? Do you climb and shoot down? How do you bring your unique perspective to the photograph?

#WQW

WQW #12: Rain Has the Edge

Why is rain so important? Why do we love it and hate it? What songs have been inspired by the rain? What does rain symbolize? These might be topics for your WQW post this week.

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PPAC #41: Women in Public Art

Good Friday Morning! Happy PPAC Day, photographers! Sorry, this is late. I scheduled it for 8:00 am, and somehow it slipped into 8:00 pm. Since I had surgery this morning, […]

#WQW

WQW #12: “You Cannot Stop Spring from Coming.”

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot stop […]

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How Do You Make Green Coffee?

This has been such a bloggy week. By that I mean, everywhere I go, I see blog opportunities with my camera. I’m getting better at finding natural groups of threes. […]

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PPAC #40: Prescott Downtown Art Mural

Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, […]

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PPAC # 39: Old Boats

Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, […]

#WQW

WQW: Five Senses: Taste, Food, Recipes

Featured Bloggers for … Your friendships mean so much. Thank you all for joining in. CATH’S CAMERA LADY LEE MANILA LADY SIGHS LOVING LIFE LIFE AFTER 50 FOR WOMEN NEW […]

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February Challenge Wrap-up: Photos, Reading, Fun

Greetings this windy, cold Saturday morning in Prescott, AZ, When […]

#PPAC

PPAC #38: Prescott Courthouse Square #1

Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, […]

Photo Challenges

Sunday Stills and Lens-Artists: Home a Fresh and Special Place

For Sunday Stills this week, Terri challenged us to all […]

#WQW

WQW #9 Women in History

Why have a month honoring women? “Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President […]

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WQW #8: Transportation Moving Along

The schedule for WQW this week is Taste or Writer’s Choice, but for some reason I have it written down in my paper calendar as Transportation. So I’m going with […]

Photo Challenges

Square Odds #21: Different Times

A trip to ColonialWilliamsburg and Jamestown, VA opens your eyes to what it was like living in the 1600s to 1700s. Unfortunately, while I was there, we were so busy […]

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Sunday Stills Coffee Share Squares: Pets Are Forever

SUNDAY STILLS CELL PIC SUNDAY WEEKEND SKIES SQUAREODDS NATALIE’S COFFEE […]

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LAPC #187: Water Fun in Maui

New Lens Artist, Anne, of Slow Shutter Speed picked a topic – WATER – that if you don’t love, you might be my cat, Moji instead of a human. She […]

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PPAC #36: Wild Animals in Williams

Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, […]

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Thursday Trios, Doors and More: Prescott Home Tour#1

Our neighbors bought a home in downtown Prescott and plan […]

#WQW

WQW #6: Dream Travel Plans for 2022

IT’S EASY TO PLAY ALONG WITH #WQW This weekly writing challenge runs from Wednesday through Tuesday. The only rule is to use a quote. If you want to participate, create […]

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Amethyst Sunday Stills and other Colorful Photo Challenges

First things first – Happy Valentine’s Day if I get […]

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Coffee Share Catch Up: Square Odds, Doors, Trios, LAPC #185 Change

Today I’m using Natalie’s Coffee Share to help me catch […]

#PPAC

PPAC #35: Prescott Public Library

Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, […]

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Square Odds #11: Playing with a New App

What’s #SquareOdds About? Square, of course Differing from the usual or not happening often (ie oddballs, the exceptions and follies) Separated from its set or mate (eg odds and ends […]

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WQW #6: Romance and Love

IT’S EASY TO PLAY ALONG WITH #WQW This weekly writing challenge runs from Wednesday through Tuesday. The only rule is to use a quote. If you want to participate, create […]

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Square Odds #8: Oddly Anti-Social

Anything odd in your collections? Square them up for Square Odds. My Choices for this Week: Oddly Anti-social Museums and antique stores are great places to find odd items. Below […]

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Sunday Stills: Odd, It’s Bird Feeding Time

Terri Webster Schrandt invites us to celebrate Feed the Birds […]

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Marsha Ingrao – Always Write

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PPAC #47: Hot Art in Palm Desert

WQW #18: Transportation: Trains, Planes, and Working Machines

PPAC # 46: Danger in Lake Havasu City

My Coffee Bounced into the Street

Cell Pic Sunday Stills of Emerging FOTDs in the Mountains of Sunny Cal.

FOTD: Tulip Show at California Commune

FOTD & Sunday Stills: Spring Florals Out West

PPAC #45: Prescott Downtown Series #2 Anything with Wheels

Thursday Doors: Prescott Downtown Series #1

WQW #16: Which Is Which Hope or Faith?

Coffee Share and Digital Bread Crumbs

PPAC #44: What Do Big Cats in a Scottsdale Shopping Center Eat?

LAPC: Bokeh – How to Blurry in a Hurry

PPAC #43: National Library Week

#Thursday Doors, Trios, and #Monday Windows at Taliesin West

PPAC #42: Looking at Sedona Sculptures from Different Perspectives

WQW #12: Rain Has the Edge

PPAC #41: Women in Public Art

WQW #12: “You Cannot Stop Spring from Coming.”

PPAC #40: Prescott Downtown Art Mural

PPAC # 39: Old Boats

WQW: Five Senses: Taste, Food, Recipes

PPAC #38: Prescott Courthouse Square #1

Sunday Stills and Lens-Artists: Home a Fresh and Special Place

WQW #9 Women in History

WQW #8: Transportation Moving Along

Square Odds #21: Different Times

LAPC #187: Water Fun in Maui

PPAC #36: Wild Animals in Williams

Thursday Trios, Doors and More: Prescott Home Tour#1

WQW #6: Dream Travel Plans for 2022

Amethyst Sunday Stills and other Colorful Photo Challenges

PPAC #35: Prescott Public Library

Square Odds #11: Playing with a New App

WQW #6: Romance and Love

Square Odds #8: Oddly Anti-Social

Sunday Stills: Odd, It’s Bird Feeding Time