Daily Prompt: What was your favorite plaything as a child? Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood toy? I really had to think about this, as I don’t remember having any specific toy that I would consider my “favorite.” I remember collecting Troll Dolls and making different outfits for […]
My favorite place to visit to sit and take in nature, just a short walk from my home Lost In Translation
Living in close proximity to New York City made this an easy challenge
During month of June, Jude wants to see photos with some post-processing – she says we should use our imagination, it can be subtle or bold as long as it includes a bench or even part of a bench! I used two different processing effects, using a spotlight effect to shed some light on the […]
Are we who we are because of genetics? environment? a combination of both? As I have grown older I have to come to realize I am my father’s daughter most certainly. So much of who I am, the things that make me tick, are so because of him. I was always closer with my father […]
Cee wants to see Ground: sand, dirt, paths, walks, trails
Some photos of Roy G Biv accompanied by me on the piano as Over the Rainbow is one of the songs I am learning to play right now.
Daily Prompt: Describe the last time you were moved to tears by something beautiful. I will share with you a moment that occurred last week with one of my first grade students, that moved me to tears. There is a student in my class who has had great difficulty in learning to read and spell. He […]
New York City lends itself to street portraits
It was a bad hair day for me and my Aunt as we posed for this photo on a windy day Jennifer Nichole Wells Challenge
This week’s challenge is to get at least two or more types of flowers in a single picture
Jude at Travel Words wants to see photos with some post-processing – use your imagination, it can be subtle or bold as long as it includes a bench or even part of a bench! This week I used a cartoon effect for my bench photo. I liked how it changed the reflections in the water […]
The never ending winter of 2015 is just a fading memory as I sit here in the 86 degree heat (which I am not complaining about , I like it hot) in the Northeastern United States. WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge-Off Season
I saw a squirrel scamper up a a very tall tree this morning and watched to see where he was going. He emerged at the top on one of the stumps of a cut off limb, and I laughed out loud when I realized he was looking down at me, the same way as I […]
This morning when I logged onto WordPress to catch up on the blogs that came in from all over the world over night while I slept, I was linked to two other blogs, having been “chosen” to participate in a challenge. This has occurred before, and I have participated on days when I have time, […]
This is the underpass in town that allows you to cross the train tracks by going under them. I grew up in a house across the street from here, but back then there was no fence so we would just look both ways and run across those tracks. Once across my friends and I would […]
Daily Prompt: A Dog Named Bob You have 20 minutes to write a post that includes the words mailbox, bluejay, plate, syrup, and ink. And one more detail… the story must include a dog named Bob I awoke to the smell of something good, and found my way to the kitchen, only to find my […]
The view through my garden window yesterday morning when the skies opened up and unleashed a torrent of rain Jennifer Nichole Wells
I caught the final brilliance of the sun setting just a minute before it disappeared
Weekly Photo Challenge Vivid
Jude at Travel Words wants to see photos with some post-processing – use your imagination, it can be subtle or bold as long as it includes a bench or even part of a bench! I played around with highlighting the spots of sun that were really not visible in the original, and then added some rain. […]
My husband started learning how to play the violin six months ago. He has been taking piano lessons for 6 years and continues to do so, but after attending a violin concert decided he wanted to learn to play the violin too. He never learned to read music as a child, his foray into the […]
Daily Prompt: Happily Ever After “And they lived happily ever after.” Think about this line for a few minutes. Are you living happily ever after? If not, what will it take for you to get there? This month is our Anniversary. 24 years. Hard to believe it as it feels like yesterday but also feels like […]
The school I work in is having a book fair this week and I have been manning the table where people pay for their books. My first customer, a 5th grade student, gave me a $20 bill for a $5.98 purchase. I handed him back 2 pennies, and started counting, saying 6, then gave him […]
Sammy & Max Gone now, but forever in our hearts
A Day In The Life 
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