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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 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?!?

 

 

 

a NEW miracle and a short Sunday sermon

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It’s a miracle!!!  I just returned from traveling for the last 8 days or so and went out in the garden and found this big, beautiful blossom.  It’s a miracle because I thought for sure the plant was dead! My plan was to buy a replacement – same variety of clematis and try again this year. Wow, what a surprise!

So, today’s theme for a short Sunday sermon is: Miracles!  Here’s an excellent talk entitled “Has the Day of Miracles Ceased?”

I know, just from my limited experiences that NO!, miracles happen all the time. It’s hard to know whether they’re just coincidences, or miracles.  But I choose to have faith and believe in miracles.

Have a beautiful day! Do or learn something NEW!