Category Archives: Vacation

Ailssa’s Travel Theme: Gleaming

San Francisco gleaming from a distance when seen at night from above. My entry to Ailssa’s challenge for the week. To join and see more, go here.

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The Daily Post Challenge: Creepy

Nothing creeps me more than a cemetery, whether old or new, in ground or whatever. Death is not a favorite subject matter for me. Above is the National Geologic Park in Montana as a result of an earthquake in 1959. … Continue reading

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Teal or turquoise

Here’s my entry to Cee’s Foto Challenge: Teal or turquoise. As teal or turquoise are hard to define somehow here is a description of Teal taken from O’Teal.com. Teal is the color of the ocean under a sunlit sky, and … Continue reading

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Travel Theme: Land meets water

My entry to Ailsa’s challenge for the week: Land meets water. Go here for more photos. I am with her because I too, am fascinated with scenes of water meeting land or vice versa. My dream is to live as … Continue reading

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: More than five items

This is my entry to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for the week. We were on our way out of Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove when we bumped into this big family of deer. They must be foraging for food; … Continue reading

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Historical homes in Pacific Grove, CA

My entry to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letters and numbers. Pacific Grove is known for their Victorian homes and is also called the last hometown. Maybe because of their small town vibe but don’t be fooled, homes are very expensive … Continue reading

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Daily Post Weekly Challenge: Muse

The challenge for this week is to identify our muse in our photography. There is no doubt that I am drawn to landscapes and food. Years ago when I still had a house here, my inspiration were the flowers in … Continue reading

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: One item or the number 1

Hardly do I find numbers interesting so I am going to have one item in my entry to Cee’s Challenge: One Item. My cousin caught this fish while we were fishing in their backyard pond. I was so thrilled but … Continue reading

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Travel Theme: Handmade

My entry to Ailsa’s challenge for the week: Handmade. I love a good virgin olive oil especially for salads. Not all olive oils are the same and one needs to be careful at what they are getting. Some olive oil … Continue reading

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A touch of purple in Monticello

My entry to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for the Week: Purple. Thomas Jefferson, the fifth president of the country, has been known as an avid gardener. He once proclaimed, “no occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of … Continue reading

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