October 2013
-
Travel theme: Stone
This week’s travel theme made me do some extra research – are rocks and stones the same thing? Apparently the consensus is that stone is rock which has been worked with – hewn, polished, chiseled, etc. So perhaps I am cheating a bit here… since my post is going to be about the gorgeous red… Continue reading
-
Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon
Three Different Horizons 🙂 and a fourth bonus one 😉 An untouched horizon in the bayous of Louisiana, with mirror-like water… A horizon with rolling hills, tilled farmland, and evidence of people about… A nocturnal horizon, showing the huge metropolis of LA at night from the Getty Observatory… And finally, the elusive Vertical Horizon: This… Continue reading
-
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You
It’s a grey, rainy day here on my day off – the perfect kind of day for sleeping in and just lounging around the house. Unfortunately I was rudely awakened at 8:30 by my hubby on his way to work! Still, let the lounging commence! That is, after yardwork, laundry, and ironing/hanging curtains. One of… Continue reading
-
Travel theme: Brown
As a color, brown seems to get a bad rep – it looks dirty, or boring, etc etc. But brown is great! It’s earthy, natural, and has a full spectrum of hues from light tan to deep chocolate-brown. And as chef Anne Burrell would say, “Brown food tastes good!” And I definitely agree there… browned… Continue reading
-
Travel theme: Deep
After last week’s travel theme of Heights, it’s time to get down and dirty with this week’s theme of Deep at Where’s my backpack! There are a lot of ways to interpret this theme… one can be literally deep inside something, or deep in thought, or reading a deeper meaning in something… so here are… Continue reading
-
Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
“She says nothing at all, but simply stares upward into the dark sky and watches, with sad eyes, the slow dance of the infinite stars.” -Neil Gaiman, Stardust And with a quote like that, you would think you’d see a gorgeous night shot with a blanket of glowing stars! But alas, I have not mastered… Continue reading
-
Travel theme: Height
This week at Where’s my backpack?, the travel theme is about all things high and mighty! I’ve always had a bit of an obsession with height – perhaps because I’m so lacking in it myself! My whole life I have been referred to has “travel-sized”, petite, magical midget, etc etc. Not that I mind overmuch… Continue reading
-
Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning!
The best mornings are the ones where you wake up naturally, willingly opening your eyes to start your day… which happens rather infrequently due to my work schedule and my hubby’s propensity to sleep late. Most days I’m awakened by my song alarm and head to the shower, bleary eyed. The rest of my morning… Continue reading
-
Travel theme: Relaxing
“How beautiful it is to rest, and then do nothing afterwards.” This is exactly how I feel after a long or particularly grueling week of work! Those days off are best spent curled up in front of a good movie (I’m in a Jane Austen mood recently) and just cross-stitch the day away. I have… Continue reading
-
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated
When it comes to colors, I love rich jewel tones – glowing ruby reds, rich sapphire-blues, and almost every other color in an intense shade. Maybe that’s why my living room is a vivid turquoise and my bridesmaids wore bright teal dresses (totally re-wearable, I swear!). Color is so appealing to me – my camera… Continue reading