Monthly Archives: April 2016
Daily Post Photo Challenge – Admiration
There are a lot of traits that inspire admiration from us and a lot of other people. Loyalty, courage, self-sacrifice, and humility are just a few. So, when we think of the people we admire, our first thoughts go to … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, firemen, honor, military, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, police, service
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Fountain Photo Challenge – Urban Fountains
Here is another photo for the urban fountain photo challenge. This is a photo of the Swann Memorial Fountain in Logan Square Philadelphia. Designed by Alexander Calder in 1924, the figures are of Native Americans meant to symbolize the three … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fountain, fountain series, NativeAmerican, Philadelphia, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, travel
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Attending Cultural Shows
When travelling, we try to go to a show that depicts the history and culture of the people where we are visiting. They can be a little bit hokey at times, but they are also pretty informative. When we were in … Continue reading
Breaking Through Barriers
There are plenty of obstacles to travelling. Time and money are the most obvious obstacles, but there are language barriers, accessibility constraints, conflicts and wars, and sometimes simply our own fears. Sometimes the best way to overcome these obstacles is … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Post Discover Challenge, discover challenge, India, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, travel
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Baked Manicotti – Simple and Delicious
Manicotti is one of those meals that is perfect for any occasion and, best of all, it is even better the next day. When we’re looking for a meal that can satisfy our tastes as well as offer multiple dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged cheese, comfort food, dinner, food, italian, manicotti, pasta, recipe
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From Flowers to Clowns
This week, for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Red and Yellow, we decided to use this photograph of a flower from our backyard taken by our youngest daughter several years ago. Red and yellow are such complimentary colors that you … Continue reading
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Tagged cffc, explore your own backyard, nature, nature photography, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, travel
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Some Hikes are Worth the Effort
When you go hiking in the mountains of Colorado, you expect the hikes to be fairly strenuous. Unless you’re going on a relatively short hike, there is most likely going to be a significant change in elevation. After all, you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado
Tagged adventure, Breckenridge, colorado, Hiking, mountains, nature, nature photography, photography, travel
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Daily Post Photo Challenge – Abstract
We had a couple of ideas for this week’s photo challenge, abstract, but ultimately we decided on this photo that was taken from our yard several years ago. We actually get skies like that from time to time here in … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds, colorado, nature, nature photography, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, travel
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Our First Blog Award – THE LIEBSTER AWARD
We were very pleased to be nominated by Roxanne and Dimitri from Travelize.me for nominating us for the Liebster Award! The Liebster Award is an award that exists only on the internet, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. This … Continue reading
