A Day In The Life

People, Places, Nature, LIFE!

04/02/2015
DailyMusings

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Denial

I recently found out my friend’s cancer returned. It had been three years of clear scans so we all felt she was doing well, and life would continue that way. Then a report came back last month saying there was evidence of something lurking, and treatment would be necessary once again. She was told to […]

03/29/2015
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Spring Is In The Air

The day started out only in the 20’s, and did not get very warm but the sky was a brilliant blue so I just had to get out of the house and take it in. I went to take a walk and saw some seagulls also enjoying the sunI spotted some buds on a treeand […]

03/29/2015
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Sunday Stills, the next challenge: 100+

This is my Uncle Jacob. These photos were taken when he was 106 He lived independently until he died, doing his own laundry and shopping and cooking. Breakfast was his specialty Two months before he died he took a trip to Israel. He had relatives he wanted to see. This was also 3 months before his […]

03/29/2015
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Bench Series

Jude at Travel Words asks for Wooden Benches for the month of March While going through my photos looking for benches, I realized I had amassed a collection of my husband sitting on wooden benches in various parks we have visited. So to end the month of March I decided to use them all.  

03/26/2015
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Tilted

On a snowy day this winter, my BFF and I walked to the main street in town to have lunch. We documented our trip for our old neighborhood friends to see, posting on Facebook. In order to get the Main Street in the background I needed to tilt the camera. Once inside the restaurant I […]

03/22/2015
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Travel Theme: Spring

The date for the first day of Spring is March 20th, but here in the Northeast we were blanketed with close to 5 inches of snow as our welcome to the season. Fortunately the temperature rose the next day and it melted, but today it is back in the 30’s with the wind blowing something […]

03/22/2015
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The Changing Seasons 03

This is the third installment in the photo blogging event prompted by Cardinal Guzman, in which he asked us to find a location near your home, take somewhere between 5-20 photos and post them in a gallery in your blog. Continue to do this every month. Choose an area like a park or a building a field […]

03/21/2015
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The Daily Prompt: Twilight Zone Moment

This is a re post for me – but I felt it fit in with the Daily Prompt today, which asked: What’s the most surreal experience you’ve ever had? Six degrees of separation is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world. A chain […]

03/20/2015
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Abstract Photography

This week Cee tells us: abstract photography concentrates on shape, form, colour, pattern and texture. The viewer is often unable to see the whole object. The subject of the photo is often only a small part of the idea of the image. I looked to my backyard for my abstract contributions to the challenge. An oak […]

03/16/2015
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Share Your World – 2015 Week #11

List 2 things you have to be happy about My husband and my friends. Do you prefer ketchup or mustard or mayonnaise? Mayonnaise hands down. I love the stuff. I can eat it straight from the jar, on bread by itself, with just about anything. Only the real mayo- never “lite”- why bother? My father was […]

03/16/2015
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March Bench Series

Jude at Travel Words asks for Wooden Benches for the month of March After Hurricane Sandy, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden decided to use the trees that fell to create a Tree House. It was designed by tree house architect Roderick Romero, and serves as an open-air classroom for children’s workshops. The tree house is more […]