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Weekly Photo Challenge – Wall

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher When I saw the topic for this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, I immediately thought of the impressive street art … Continue reading

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge this week is Contrasts.  To meet this week’s challenge, I chose photos that I took in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Epcot and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. The first photo could be considered a study in contrasts … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon.  The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when … Continue reading

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Two Cents Tuesday Challenge: Size

The Two Cents Tuesday Challenge this time around is “size”.  When I read that, the first thing that came to mind was Legoland, CA where there is an entire segment of the park with model Lego replicas of famous cities and landscapes. … Continue reading

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Window

Here is a photo I took of an ancient Roman window still standing in Les Baux de Provence, France.  The writing on the window says “After Darkness, Light”  I found a few other window quotes to go along with it. … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is “Inside”.  The most impressive structure I’ve ever been inside is the Colosseum in Rome.  One can almost imagine while walking around how loud it must have been when filled with gladiators fighting lions or … Continue reading

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Backs of Things – Sunday Stills Photo Challenge

It is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. – Mary Anne Radmacher Here’s my submission for the Sunday Stills Challenge, “Backs of Things”.  Obviously the photo shows people, not things.   … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

My entry this week in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree    These photos were taken in June, 2012 at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, OR.  It was a fun, relaxing, carefree vacation.  The dark rocks are basalt pebbles and when … Continue reading

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WordPress Daily Prompt: Hands

My submission to the WordPress Daily Prompt: Hands These photos were taken this June at SeaWorld San Diego.  My daughter, Aurora, was having a ball playing with the starfish and letting them curl around her hand. See other great interpretations … Continue reading

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Curses!

I think my family vacations are cursed.  I seem to have no problem when it is my own immediate family of everything falling into place and running smoothly while on vacation.  When I was married, our family took many vacations … Continue reading

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

                  My submission for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge this week.  The challenge is to submit photos taken at the same time, of the same place, but of a different angle.  I seem … Continue reading

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