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October Sunrise

The season of beautiful sunrises is beginning. I so love this time of year.

Friendly Friday: Up Close and Macro

Things have been extremely dry here in California this year, so I was excited on Monday to wake up to a wet city and the beautiful scent of fresh rain. Here’s my photo, an attempt to capture the droplets of water on one of the plants in my front yard.

Finding Calm, Redwood Regional Park, Oakland

The scent of the redwoods…. one of my favorite things. This is my happy place…

Holiday Highlights

One of my favorite things from this holiday season? My daily hikes and walks with my son. These are from our New Year’s Day hike. Happy New Year!

Yosemite Retreat

Do to the events of 2020, we haven’t taken many trips this year, making our time in Yosemite last week feel extra special. Feeling thankful…

Unwinding…

As with everyone else these days, I’ve been feeling stressed. The months of pandemic, the wildfire smoke here in California, adjusting to online teaching, political strife, healing from an injury that has kept me from hiking, combined with worries over the health of close family members… I’ve been feeling, well, stressed and overwhelmed. I’m puttingContinue reading “Unwinding…”

Freewriting Fun: Take it Outside

Walking and writing… this is our writing focus this week. We’ve been experiencing beautiful, warm fall weather, an ideal time to head outdoors for some writing. The assignment? The daily focus may vary, but every day, my son is to take a walk and then complete a 10-20 minute freewrite about the experience. What isContinue reading “Freewriting Fun: Take it Outside”

Photography 101: Treasure

While drinking my morning tea, just a few minutes after I looked up the photography theme for today, my son ran in from the backyard and excitedly said, “look at these treasures I just found!” Perfect! The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Treasure

Rainy Day: Angles

More images of plants in my front yard… Sunlight: After the Rain Photography 101: The Natural World *** The challenge? WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Angles

Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular

For more photos from this trip to Devils Postpile National Monument, see Photography 101: Experimenting with Composition *** The challenge? WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular

Swarm: Ladybug Clusters

It’s that time of year, when the ladybugs return to Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, California. I haven’t hiked out to see them yet this season, but I’ve heard from others that the clusters are back (I’ll head out next week to see for myself and take more photos). Until then, here are a twoContinue reading “Swarm: Ladybug Clusters”

Photography 101: Moment

To capture a fleeting moment….. but aren’t they all? The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Moment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement

Reaching the intended destination of any hike is an achievement. The best reward? Gorgeous views all to ourselves. Interested in going? You’ll find info here…. Yosemite Hikes: Gaylor Lakes *** The challenge? Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement

Autumn: A Pop of Color (Yellow)

The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: A Pop of Color

Photography 101: A Pop of Color (Red)

Playing with background color… A pop of red on this finch… The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: A Pop of Color

Sunlight: After the Rain

Just as I hit the publish button on my last post (Photography 101: Warmth), the sun burned through the clouds and lit up the plants in my front yard, giving me an opportunity to capture the sunlight on this overcast day. The challenge? WordPress Photography 101: Warmth

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