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For so many reasons, I felt that hope quotes were the best thing to focus on today. Quotes from three women paired with three of my bird pictures. “Hope” is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all— And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—... Continue Reading →
I suppose by now it's no secret that I'm a teeny, tiny bit obsessed with the feathered creatures that visit my yard. Since a few people have asked me recently what I put out for the birds, I thought I'd do a short post about what goes into the Avian Eatery. Here's a picture of... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my Quote Challenge Week Two results! If you missed my post on the 16th, this is what I decided to do for National Photography Month – So, this is my challenge for myself, and I need your help. Please leave me one of your favorite quotes, and I’ll pair it with a picture... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my Quote Challenge Week One results! If you missed my post last Monday, this is what I decided to do for National Photography Month - So, this is my challenge for myself, and I need your help. Please leave me one of your favorite quotes, and I'll pair it with a picture I've... Continue Reading →
Last week, I did a post featuring visual quotes from three of my favorite authors (my pictures, their words). Two of my readers kindly left their favorite quotes, and a light bulb went off over my head. I asked myself, "Hey, how about doing a Quote Challenge as the thing for National Photography Month?" I... Continue Reading →
Mel, the creative genius behind #MicroblogMondays, asked the question today, "What would be your top three books to wear, not read?" The three that immediately sprang to my mind (even before my coffee kicked in) were - Storm Front by Jim Butcher Illusions by Richard Bach Stardust by Neil Gaiman It then occurred to me... Continue Reading →
May has officially been National Photography Month since 1987. Here's a blurb from the sadly-quiet-since-2014 official website, The American Photography Association. Did you know that May is National Photography Month (NPM) in the United States? NPM was officially recognized by Congress in 1987 as a month-long event. It was first introduced by President Ronald Reagan... Continue Reading →
Happy Moon Day! Thursday night, about 4 hours before the moon turned completely full, I snapped a picture and posted it to Facebook (also had it as a "bonus shot" on my Foto Friday post). A short time later, one of my Facebook friends commented, and said she wanted to buy a copy of it.... Continue Reading →
This Friday is Earth Day 2016, and marks the 46th year of the Earth Day movement. What exactly is it? Here's a tiny blurb from the official site - The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental... Continue Reading →
Today is National Pet Day! From the official site - National Pet Day was founded in 2006 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Welfare Advocate Colleen Paige, to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home... Continue Reading →
Last month we had Pi Day. Now April brings us another gloriously geeky holiday in the form of Square Root Day. From the official Facebook event page - Things for folks to do on Square Root Day: It's a good day to.......get things squared away, try to fit a square peg into a round hole,... Continue Reading →
First, a hat tip to Bonnie Raitt for the post title (although I replaced "talk" with crow) and apologies to everyone for the unintentional ear worm. *grin* I think by now everyone knows that I love crows (as evidenced here, and here, as well as here, and not forgetting here). I've spent the past year... Continue Reading →
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