CBWC: Fences and Gates
Nurturing Thursday
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
RDP Tuesday: Mask
My friend makes masks for her family and me, so I will send her a pic when I am wearing one of the ones she has made for me. Here are some of them.
And this is life as we know it now… in school, out of school….
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Bus Riding
I commuted to my job in New York City for close to 30 years. When I began working there I walked to the bus stop a block away, boarding the bus around 7:30am with the hopes of arriving by 8:30 or 8:45 and then walking from the bus station to my office which took 15 minutes. Many days I waited for the bus for 15 or 20 minutes, throwing the time off, or if the bus arrived on time we then encountered traffic making my arrival closer to 9 or 9:30. This was back in the days before cell phones. Upon my arrival in Port Authority I would race to the pay phone and call my boss to let him know I was late and would be there in 15. The commute home was often no better, I would arrive in Port Authority to find the line snaking down the escalator and into the hallway, stretching on and on. Usually I would fall asleep on the ride home. Years later when I changed jobs I commuted in with a carpool, one person always drove and it was a much more relaxing way to get into the city. I worked only until 1:00pm and because it was no where near rush hour was home in a 1/2 hour.
Eventually I began working in New Jersey, not missing the commute at all, enjoying my 8 minute drive to work. Riding the bus into the city for a visit became a novelty which I enjoyed when I’d go in.
I took these photos from the bus I was riding in alongside another bus as we chugged along in stop and go traffic.
In the Lincoln Tunnel, I captured the reflection of the person in the seat in front of me.
Sometimes this is how I felt waiting in line. Unmoving, set in plaster.
Wordless Wednesday
Thursday’s Special: Pick A Word
Here are Paula’s Pick A Word this week….
ACCESSIBLE
AMBER
AMBROSIAL
CRAGGY
HALLUCINOGENIC
Last photo for November 2020
Where did November go? I can’t believe we are beginning December. Brian invites us to share our last photo of the month, either from our phone or camera, just as they are.
The last photo I took was in my car, right before going into school, of me in a mask my friend made for me. I told her I was either channeling my inner beast, or taming it as the week began.
Bird Weekly: Birds in Color and Mono
This week we are invited to showcase our choice of birds in both color and monochrome. You can click on each photo to enlarge it.
This beautiful Bald Eagle was perched in a tree directly under where I was standing. He was busy looking for fish in the pond instead of being bothered by some lady with her camera. What a wonderful opportunity to see this majestic bird so close, his feathers, his eye, and that unmistakable beak. His beauty apparent in both color and black and white.
This Great Blue Heron was also fishing, in a brook in a park when I happened upon him. He patiently watched the water below, and as I stood there holding my breath, the wait paid off. For both of us… he had lunch and I witnessed a great moment in nature.
Gratitude in Six Words from Readers of the N Y Times
The NY Times invited readers to send in six words describing what made them thankful in 2020. It’s a form of writing — the six-word memoir — popularized by the author Larry Smith. Some of the responses were published in the Thanksgiving edition of the Times today, and I wanted to share some of the ones I liked best. To read the entire list go here
The crinkling eye above the mask.
Saved a lot of lipstick money.
Sunny mornings, a window facing east.
Windows have never been so important.
Postcards crossing the country — real mail.
I’m just thankful for indoor plumbing.
I am thankful to be thankful.
Never been social; now I’m good.
I am bored, but not dead.
Ambulance took him. He came home.
Got sober during 2020, stayed sober.
Wasn’t too late to say sorry.
Dr. Fauci and all truth-speakers.
Faith, family, friends, dedicated medical professionals.
Volunteers who take experimental vaccines.
Thankful for learning, in my pajamas.
Teachers’ patience. “ … Reminder: no fart machines.”
Tried. Failed. Failed worse. Kept going.
Americans waited in line to vote.
The first female Vice President, baby.
There’s really more kindness than hate.
The many people who deliver food.
Zoom Thanksgiving beats an ICU Christmas.
Nurturing Thursday
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge:Words With R &S
The topic is use a Word that contains R and S
Chrysler Building Spire
The Chrysler Building is a classic example of Art Deco architecture and considered by many contemporary architects to be one of the finest buildings in New York City. Built in 1930, its design remains timeless, standing out and holding its own in contrast to the buildings built long after it.
Nurturing Thursday
I read an interview with Michael J. Fox, talking about his new book “No Time Like the Future,” which is where I took this quote from. It stuck with me, thinking about gratitude, what it means to have gratitude and how it can allow one to be optimistic in the face of the challenges life presents us with. I took the photograph on the one and only trip I made to the beach this past summer, because of Covid I did not return to the place I usually frequent 3 times a week in summer. That day I was grateful to be there though, it boosted my spirits and allowed me to be optimistic about life returning to normal at some point in time. How does the quote read to you? To read the article click here
CFFC: White or Cream Colors
Wordless Wednesday
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dark Red
Nurturing Thursday
Wordless Wednesday
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word
Bird Weekly: Shorebirds
As most of you know my favorite place is the beach, and with that comes watching the gulls and other shore birds. Here are some of them.
Laughing Gull
Sanderlings running at warp speed! They keep pace with the ebb and flow of each wave.
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Oyster Catcher
Herring Gull
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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Street People
Having worked in New York City for close to 30 years I came upon my share of “street people.” There was the man who stood on 43rd Street off 8th Avenue who I brought a sandwich for everyday. There was a young man from the south who traveled north to NY, who took in a dog with home and they sat together in front of Rockefeller Center. I came to know him not as a “street person” but as a person who had fallen down on his luck. I always gave him money, or food, and one day when I saw him he handed me a bracelet he had made from pieces of leather as a gift. I never thought to take a photo(granted this was years ago before cell phones) of any of the people who lived on the streets in NYC. I would not intrude on whatever hard times had befallen them which landed them on the street. I thought it disrespectful. None of us know the reasons why someone ends up on the street, and it is in my opinion, not for us to judge. This prompt rubbed me the wrong way, and so I choose to post photos of people on the street, all taken in New York.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purples and Violets
Wordless Wednesday
A Day In The Life 
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