Category Archives: Vacation

Weekly Photo Challenge – Wall

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Beth W.

“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 →

Posted in Just Me, postaday, Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged graffiti, postaday, Rio de Janeiro, street art, Wall, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 9 Comments

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Nature, Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged contrasts, Disney, Epcot, Flower and Garden Festival, postaday, topiary, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Nature, Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Cancun, horizon, Mount Vesuvius, Oregon Coast, Pompeii, postaday, San Diego, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 9 Comments

Two Cents Tuesday Challenge: Size

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Two Cents Tuesday Challenge, Vacation | Tagged CA, CA Vacation, Hollywood Bowl, Las Vegas, Lego, Legoland, Two Cents Tuesday Challenge, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Window

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Learning, Vacation | Tagged France, Les Baux de Provence, Roman window | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colosseum, Inside, postaday, Rome, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 14 Comments

Backs of Things – Sunday Stills Photo Challenge

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Just Me, living life to the fullest, Vacation | Tagged backs of things, San Diego, simple pleasures, Sunday Stills Photo Challenge | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in living life to the fullest, Nature, Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged carefree, Oregon, postaday, Vacation, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge, Yaquina Head Lighthouse | 20 Comments

WordPress Daily Prompt: Hands

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in happiness, Nature, Vacation | Tagged hands, postaday, San Diego, Sea World, starfish, Vacation, WordPress Daily Post | 3 Comments

Curses!

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in persevere, Vacation | Tagged curse, family vacation, siblings, Wisconsin Dells | 2 Comments

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Beth W.

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 →

Posted in Nature, Vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Amalfi, Emerald Grotto, Italy, postaday, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 19 Comments

Memories…

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Beth W.

“There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.” ― Brian Andreas Life would definitely not be the same without my kids. It would, no doubt be much quieter, but a lot … Continue reading →