Attitude… my mother was known to have one on occasion… Ahhhhh, but the apple does not fall far from the tree sometimes too…. ATTITUDE
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Feet and Shoes
I have forever loved shoes. Shoes, sneakers, booties… anything for the feet. Feet & Shoes
Out for Walk with Mr. Blue
Last week I visited a beautiful nature center that abuts the New Jersey Turnpike, with views of New York City in the distance. It is easy to forget the surrounds along the periphery of what is called the Meadowlands, when you begin to walk the paths and take in the sounds and sights, the nature […]
Sunday Stills: Bugging Out
This week Terri invites us to share what bugs us.. which in my case is pretty much a dislike of bugs. There are exceptions though, and Dragonflies are one of them. They can be seen in abundance on the local ponds this time of year in my area, and here are a few of the […]
RDP Thursday-Marathon-5K Finish Line!
Three years ago I participated in my first 5K run sponsored by the school I work in. A 5K is 3.1 miles in length. We got our entire class involved, some of the kids would participate in the 5K, others in the 1 mile fun run. I have been running for the last few years, […]
RDP Sunday: Poignant
Poignant: Something that is moving or touching but also slightly painful. Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.A reminder of the passing of time. Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;The little waves, with their soft, white hands,Efface the footprints in the sands,And the tide rises, the […]
CBWC: Reflections and Mirrors
Reflections & Mirrors
CFFC: Pink
Think Pink! My favorite color! Here are some pinks from a challenge a few years back. And these new ones… PINK
A Photo a Week Challenge: From the Side
From the Side
Summer Thoughts
I went to the beach yesterday. Some days when I am there memories of my childhood summers drift into my consciousness, brought on by the smell of the wet early morning sand, a child playing in the surf, the feel of the spray coming off the ocean. As a child my family vacationed at the […]
The Weekly Smile
Trent invites us to share our smiles once again this week. It is summer, so what’s not to smile about? The heat was on last week, day after day of either 90 degree weather, or rain and drizzle. Did it matter? Not really, as I always found something to do. Run an errand, take care […]
CFFC: White
A snowy morning at sunrise The white duck I made friends with a few years back, who thought he was a Mallard Egret Queen Anne’s Lace White
Weekend Sky
The skies darkened as a storm moved in over Ocean Grove, NJ last week. The clouds covered the sky as the winds whipped around and then came the rain, lightning and thunder. Quite a sky, quite a sight. Weekend Sky
Pay to Play on the Beach
Last week I wrote about my trips to the beach and how I pay $12.00 to get on to the beach. Many of my readers were appalled. Pay to sit on the beach? What? I have no problem with paying, there are lifeguards, the beach is clean, a large tractor type truck comes every morning […]
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Sign
Spotted this attached to a fence A bumper sticker I just had to capture Weekly Prompt-Sign
Bird Weekly: Birds beginning with “H”
Hooded Merganser Female Heron (Great Blue) Hermit Thrush Birds Beginning With H
July 4th: America the Beautiful
Beautiful version of America the Beautiful by Anthem Lights Acapella. Photos by me. Song Lyric Sunday https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/07/04/song-lyric-sunday-7-4-2021/
CFFC: Water found in Nature
The ocean in motion at sunrise. Water
Last on the Card: June 2021
Where did the month of June go? July always makes it feel like it is officially summer. Brian invites us to share our last on the card, asking us to post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 30th June. No editing – who cares if it […]
Wordless Wednesday
School’s Out For Summer
Done. We made it. A year like no other. We did it. It’s over. Can you believe it. These were the words heard throughout the halls on that last day of school this year. A year unlike any other. A year in which a pandemic gripped our lives, changed the world we had known, struck […]
Bird Weekly: Different Species Hanging Together
Bird Weekly Red Wing Blackbird & Grackle House Finch & Chipping Sparrow Red Bellied Woodpecker & White Throated Sparrow Duck, Duck, Goose
CFFC: Green Foliage
Green Foliage
Last on the Card: May 2021
Brian invites us to share our last photo of the month, whatever we took with camera or cell phone, no edits. It was a very rainy weekend here in New Jersey, which gave me the opportunity to watch the poor, drenched birds coming to my feeders for sustenance. I took these with my Nikon through […]
A Photo A Week Challenge: Mothers
Mother’s day is upon us once again, and this week’s challenge pays tribute to her. Always a day with mixed emotions for me, as my relationship with my mother was less than perfect. You can read about it here. As an adult I was better able to understand how she may have come to be […]
A Day In The Life 
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