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a NEW photo and Friday challenge accountability

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Happy Friday!

The photo above is of Boston Common. It is the oldest public park in the country – dating back to 1634! It was fun to watch all the people take advantage of nature’s beauty!

It’s Friday, so I’ve gotta take note of how I’m doing on a couple of my challenges. So, I’m pluggin’ along on my 12 Classics challenge.  I’m working on #11 (the scary one)…the book is just so, so, SO long!

On my Photo Challenges, I’ve completed photograph a stranger and want to do the ‘frame worthy street photograph’ next.

I’ve just started training for a century bike ride, so that challenge is on track.  I plan to ride 3-4 times a week and increase the mileage by 5 miles each week. The ride date is the middle of August. I did this…oh, about a decade ago.  It takes time to train…a summer with relatively few travel plans or other distractions.  I think this summer will be good.

Lastly, after hearing of all the benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar, I think I want to challenge myself to start incorporating that into my day. I really don’t like the taste, so I’m sure there are tricks on Pinterest I’ll have to check out.

That’s it.  Let me know of any fun challenges I should be aware of! Have a great day.  Do something NEW!

 

another NEW lighthouse photo

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Happy Tuesday!

So photographers sometimes use ‘leading lines’ in their photo composition. I wonder if slightly crooked leading lines count as ‘good composition’??? :o)  ha ha!

Here’s the same lighthouse, but in B/W and shot at a different angle. Totally different scene, right?

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Have a great day! Do something NEW and different!

 

a NEW photo and short Sunday sermon

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Happy Sunday!

Last week as we traveled from Boston up to Montreal, we stopped in at this monument in Sharon, Vermont. This monument was put in place in the year 1905 to commemorate the 1805 birthplace of a boy who would, later in life at the age of 14, see God the Father and Jesus Christ, who would, at the age of 17, have an angel appear to him and instruct him of an ancient record that was buried near his home, would later be instructed of exactly where is was buried and still later, would translate the ancient scriptural text and publish it as the Book of Mormon, and to ultimately establish Jesus Christ’s church again on the earth.

It all began with Joseph reading this scripture in the New Testament – James 1:5 and then going to the woods near his home to pray:

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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Last week’s short Sunday sermon’s theme was miracles. Well, the people at this monument told us about many miracles that came to pass just to erect this monument – from finding a large enough piece of granite, to having the mucky-muddy ground freeze up just in time to allow the workers to get the heavy monument up the hill.

We stopped by this monument on a beautiful spring day.  So glad we took the time to visit! Here’s more about The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Have a great day.  Do or learn something NEW!

a NEW photo and a NEW Friday challenge

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Happy Friday!

Are you tired of my travel photos yet?  Here’s one of the Maine coastline.  I’m a sucker for water photos!

Well, Fridays tend to be my ‘challenge’ post days. I’ve been wanting to tackle a 365 photo challenge, but that’s too scary at the moment (I’d probably fail before I got to day 3!).  So, I’ve decided I’d start with some sort of photography challenge – but one that doesn’t mean you fail if you miss a day.  I’ve decided to do this one (I found it here):

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Actually, this might take me decades to complete…because I don’t have any travel plans to the Great Wall of China…yet. But as I look through the list, I think I’ve already got some completed.  Baseball game = check! Slow SS waterfall = check! Bee on a flower = check!

I hope this will be a kick in the rear to go out and shoot more often!

Have a great Friday!  Do or learn something NEW!

a NEW lighthouse photo

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Happy Wednesday!

Here’s my take of the Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.  I understand it’s probably the most photographed lighthouse in America. Someday, I’d love to get there at sunrise and try and get some sky-color shots, but I’m happy that I was able to get this one.  Since I live so far away from lighthouses, it will take me quite a while to make  progress on any sizable lighthouse collection at all! But I want to!  I think I need to visit Michigan.  They have the most lighthouses, plus I think they have quite a few waterfalls too!  Win!

Have a great day! Do something NEW today!

 

NEW photos of random cuties

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Happy Tuesday! I had to share these cute children with you today!

Don’t you love it when you can get pics of cute little random kidlets but don’t have to worry about posting them because they aren’t recognizable?  And you don’t have to worry about getting their parent’s permission to share their cuteness with others? I still remember the thrill of getting {this pic} of these sisters a few years ago.

This top pic is my favorite…randomly taken at the tulip festival in Ottawa, Canada.

These cute twins below are a bit more recognizable.  So, if any of you know them, I’ll take this one down if necessary. :o)

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Have a great day!  Do something NEW!

Miscellaneous Monday…NEW stuff i gotta share

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Happy Monday!

We’ve just returned from a week or so of traveling and now it’s time to update my “100 Waterfall Bucket List“! The photo above is of Hog’s Back Falls in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  We also saw Rideau Falls in Ottawa and Montmorency Falls near Quebec City. I really LOVE waterfalls!

AND…funny thing…I recently read this article “The Most Jaw Dropping Waterfalls in all 50 states”  and it lists the waterfall in front of the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada as that state’s best waterfall!  I understand that Nevada is the driest state and they probably don’t have any natural waterfalls.  I’ve been to the Mirage Hotel’s waterfall.  Can I count it?….Should I count it as one of my 100?  Let me know what you think! :o)

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{Rideau Falls, Ottawa, Canada}

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{Montmorency Falls, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada}

Have a great day!  Do something NEW…maybe work on a NEW bucket list?!?