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Picture a Day #350 – Running Out of Steam
Just like Old Faithful, the infamous and predictable geyser at Yellowstone National Park, sometimes I run out of steam. I paused for breath this month, and have fallen so far behind in my daily posts that I have decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged geyser, new year, Old Faithful, photography, postaday, thoughts, Yellowstone
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Picture a Day #349 – O Christmas Tree!
This year, our Christmas tree is a petite Mediterranean pine. It was purchased at a hardware store with a nursery, and it is alive! We decided that it was better to have something that would last. Bigger isn’t necessarily better. … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, home, nature, photography, picture a day, sustainable living
Tagged Christmas tree, holiday, nature, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #348 – A Christmas Puzzle
The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to return to childhood. For many of us that is a mixed blessing. Buy it’s still fun to play games and act like a kid. Puzzles can be an entertaining way to spend a rainy … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, family, hobbies, holiday, home, photography, postaday, puzzle
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Picture a Day #347 – Merry Christmas!
The holidays are a time for family and friends, good conversation, and enjoying the company of those you care about. It’s getting harder to collect all of my family in the same place at the same time these days, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, family, holiday, home, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #346 – Gingerbread Bears
One of our favorite family recipes for Christmas is Gingerbread Cookies. Sometimes I make larger Gingerbread Men, but this year I made smaller Gingerbread Bears. I added the zest of an orange for a little something extra. Gingerbread Bears Preheat … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, food, gingerbread cookies, holiday, home, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #345 – Christmas Tulips
The flower gardens at home are a mess, and I was thinking about cleaning them out when the rain stops. Two weeks ago there were still flowers blooming in them. Now the skeletal remains stand guard over the drowned remnants … Continue reading
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Tagged bulbs, Christmas, rain, tulips
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Picture a Day #344 – Solstice Storm
I love to watch a storm approach. Friday morning the sky had an ominous red glow on the horizon at dawn, before the clouds turned pinkish orange and the world refused to end. The wind blew for hours, until the clouds were … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photography, picture a day, travel
Tagged clouds, rain, sky, solstice, storm, swans, winter
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Picture a Day #343 – Home for the Holidays
It’s hard to believe the winter holidays are almost here, especially when I have marigolds blooming in the planter box on my porch. I’m cleaning and packing, preparing to go home for a two week break. It’s true that teachers … Continue reading
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Tagged family, holiday, home, marigolds, nature, photography, postaday, starting over, teaching
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Picture a Day #342 – Holiday Travel
I caught sight of this jet passing overhead in the afternoon, and it reminded me of my traveling son. He is flying through the midwestern storm today, on his way to New York. I can close my eyes and see a … Continue reading
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Tagged family, holiday, jet, photography, postaday, storm, travel
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