Last Tuesday, my husband and I had a long day of travel. We were up at 3:30 a.m. to catch our first flight of three to reach our destination of Santa Fe, New Mexico. For various unexpected reasons, we spent all day Tuesday en route, finally reaching the hotel at 8:30 p.m., not having had…
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Silent Sunday: Some of Santa Fe & Surrounding Area of New Mexico
An Icy Morning Made Me Photo Obsessed
Today’s been busy. Although I really did not have time this morning, I took to the yard to photograph the stunning scenery brought about by a very cold night and high humidity in the air. (I know this seems like an oxymoron and maybe, it is!) After waking around 6:30, having breakfast and cuddling with…
Silent Sunday: No Theme, Just the Miscellaneous, the Weird, & the Yummy!
The Science of February
There are several things that I really like about the month of February and they do not have anything at all to do with Valentine’s Day! First, it is a short month. Even with leap year this year, it is still much shorter than January. This means fewer days of anticipated cold, snow, and general…
Appropriateness of Photography
With interest, I just read this article about how placing limits on photographs could deter over-tourism. Since I have an avid interest in photography and love to travel, it made me think about this potential barrier. And, you know what?! I would be all for it! My reasons are based on my own experience. Very…
Silent Sunday: Water
Slice of Life Tuesday: Gray Winter Days
Today has been a day of creating. I finished a necklace, bracelet, and pair of earrings all out of semi-precious gemstones featuring the color gray. It took some work to get the pieces just right but I am now satisfied with how they turned out. There’s labradorite, hematite, imperial jasper, and zebra jasper beads featured,…
Silent Sunday: International Travel
Lens-Artists Challenge #80: Leading Lines
Every so often I like to participate in photography the challenges offered by other bloggers on WordPress. Today, I found an interesting one on Travels and Trifles through a blog I follow by P.A. Moed. One of the reasons I was particularly interested in this theme is that it opens itself to wide interpretation. I…










