Monthly Archives: December 2013
Travel theme: Birds
When Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack? posted this week’s travel theme, I knew I was in trouble. The title of the challenge is Travel theme: Birds, and I rarely photograph our feathered friends. I guess I could point my camera … Continue reading
Fab Christmas at The Shop in Micanopy. But, oh my. Who does take-down?
Consider it said right here. Christmas doesn’t get any further “over the top” than it does at The Shop in Micanopy, Florida. Micanopy (pronounced Mic′-a-no-pee) is the second oldest town in the state, and this little hamlet oozes with charm. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
As all of you grandparents know, there is nothing more joyful than a grandchild having fun! Here’s a picture of my granddaughter right after she pulled on an old dance outfit over her clothes, transforming herself into a jubilant princess … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, 2013
May the Blessings of the Season be yours today and always. Merry Christmas, Bert and Rusha Sams
Finally on Pinterest: Christmas Red & White!
Friends of mine have been encouraging me to try Pinterest, so I’ve finally looked into it, loved all the boards I’ve seen, and developed a couple of my own. Since there are only a few days left ’til Christmas, I … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: One
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: One already has outstanding entries (Click here to see them all), but I wanted to add another to the list: the idea that you may be able to save one sea turtle if you can … Continue reading
Travel Theme: Winter
Since I was traveling in Florida when Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Winter challenge arrived, I was taken by the irony of where I was and what I usually perceive as winter scenes: blankets of snow on rooftops, cars chugging slowly over … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand
Nothing we saw on our trip to India was more grand than the grandest site of all — the Taj Mahal! Perhaps it was the anticipation as people funneled themselves through the opening in anticipation of that first view that … Continue reading
Done: NaBloPoMo 2013! 30 posts, 30 days!
When I first read of the National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) challenge of writing one blog per day, I wasn’t sure I could keep up the pace. But I did, and I’m better for it. The positives of writing every … Continue reading
