Monthly Archives: January 2023

photos of our NEW fresh coat of snow

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Happy Monday!

I’m a sucker for reflections, so I think this is the favorite of my shots from today’s photo walk. Reflection in life is important too. I like to reflect on my lifestyle, choices, and accomplishments from last year before l list out my goal for the upcoming year. Yes, I’ve made my 23 for 2023 list. I’m excited to progress, but I know I’ll mess up at times. I’ve learned that’s just how it is…year after year after year! I’m not going to let that get me down. I’m just going to keep on keeping on and try to improve each day. I loved getting out in the snow today. Here are some other shots:

Have a great day! I hope you do or learn something NEW!

UPDATE: Per Terri’s suggestion in the comments, I’m linking to Sunday Stills “White & Gray”. Go take a peek at the other entries.

a NEW photo challenge entry

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Happy Saturday!

Thanks to Cee, I became aware of the RDP (Ragtag Daily Prompt) photo challenge. Yesterday’s challenge was LIMIT, as in, The Sky’s the Limit. So, I had to go see if the shot I took on my phone as I was running errands yesterday turned out.

These contrails, or condensation trails, caught my attention. But the best thing is, I learned something NEW. There are LIMITS to when a jet will leave contrails and there are LIMITS to how long they’ll linger in the sky etc. If you are as curious as I was, you can read the BBC article “Why do aircraft leave contrails in the sky?”

Back in 2016, I posted this quote. Look at all those contrails!

Have a great day! I hope you do or learn something NEW!

Miscellaneous Monday…NEW stuff i gotta share

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Monday eh? No, I know it’s Tuesday. But I just can’t figure out where the entire day of Monday went, haha!

Here’s some of the miscellany from the last few weeks:

I’ll share a nice little didactic story I read recently. A family member was commenting on certain personality traits of some people in his life a few days before I read this, so I think that’s why I paid attention to this story.

The Parable of the Hedgehogs: In the winter, the hedgehogs were cold, so they gathered together to stay warm. But they kept poking each other with their quills. They decided to separate, and all went their own way. But then they got cold again. They came back of course. ‘Tis better to suffer the occasional pokes and pricks of others than live a lonely existence without the warmth and companionship of friends.

Miscellaneous photos of sea lions, seagulls, and pelicans from our December trip to San Diego. A local woman we chatted with said she’s never seen so many pelicans there before:

I thought this plant was so interesting. We have nothing like it where I live. Let me know if anyone knows the name of it!

And lastly, I learned some NEW Latin words: Nulla dies sine linea.

At the university where I work, we get a monthly newsletter-type email. This month it introduced me to this phrase, which inspired me to keep up on my 23 for 2023 list I made, and the many other NEW things or goals I want to do this year. I think I’ll make myself a “Don’t break the chain” chart with Nulla dies sine linea as the title.

That’s it for this week’s miscellany. Have a great day and go do or learn something NEW!