This week’s Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday prompt is “Beach Reading.” Since I rarely go to the beach at all, and I do most of my reading indoors, I’m mixing things up a little… On a related note, I’m in the process of “beaching” a whole lot of books–in the “beached whale” sense. I’m winnowing the “to be read” collection of books that are probably not to be read after all, and clearing out the ones that […]
The official wording of our Wordless Wednesday theme for this week is “Spruce Up,” and if I’m being honest, I have to admit it did provide part of the inspiration for the housecleaning tear I went on this past Sunday. And since I am being honest, I’ll also admit that the top left-hand corner of this collage shows what the mop picked up from my tile floors. I humbly request that you not judge me… […]
I grew up on the Southern New England coast, and I remember the “triple-H”–hazy, hot, and humid–summers there. (I suppose they were good preparation for my family’s move to Florida when I was almost thirteen–the Sunshine State wasn’t as “hazy,” but its summers were even more hot and humid…and felt like they lasted about three times longer.) What I didn’t remember so well were the softness of the hills, the shore breeze, and the varied, […]
There’s a pretty slim chance you’d get me to do this, but ziplining was one of the activities that the rest of the family really wanted to try during our vacation. Unfortunately, we were on Loon Mountain in New Hampshire at exactly the wrong, between-seasons time–the summer activities wouldn’t be open on weekdays until the week after our visit. But we drove by this place on Route 1 in Maine a few days later, and stopped off with […]
The 237th anniversary of this country’s birth seems like the perfect day to share some of the historical sites we photographed in Boston last month. One of the remarkable things about the Boston cityscape is the juxtaposition of old and new architecture. The Old State House wasn’t old–or surrounded by glass-walled skyscrapers–in 1776, but it was already the center of Massachusetts colonial politics, and of revolutionary ideas. In one of the first acts of colonial […]
The 13-star “Betsy Ross” flag, first flown in 1777, as seen in Boston, Massachusetts in June 2013 Happy Fourth of July (a day early!) my photo, edited with Snapseed An InLinkz Link-up Posted with Blogsy Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
Tall Paul got some decent pictures of me as we wandered around New England, so I thought I’d share a few with you. All photos by Paul Vasquez; collage made with PicFrame Top left: On the steps of the Rauner Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New HampshireTop right: Off the Kancamagus Scenic Highway near Lincoln, New HampshireBottom left: Outside the New England Aquarium and Simons IMAX Theater, Long Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts (and yes, we did see […]
The red-haired girl is off to college in New Hampshire this fall. We took a family trip to get acquainted with her new locale, and we saw a lot to love. Top left: father and son; Botton left: granddaughter and grandmother; Right: sister and brother My photos, edited with Snapseed and collaged with PicFrame; text by Phonto Posted with Blogsy document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog […]
I’m on a plane back to the West Coast today, leaving you the first of what will probably be several photoblogs from my trip back East. These “postcards” were created with the Postale app for iPad. It wasn’t a big vacation for reading, sadly, but it was a pretty good one for taking pictures, and there will be more to come… Posted with Blogsy Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe […]
We’re on vacation in New England this week, and Tall Paul is getting lots of chances to indulge in his photography hobby. (And in our various travels, I’ve gotten lots of pictures of him taking pictures.) Clockwise from top left: Central Park, New York City; Memphis Zoo, Memphis, Tennessee; Bridgeport, California; Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California My photos, edited with Snapseed and collaged with PicFrame Posted with Blogsy document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter […]
The women of Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday are turning to the Dads in our lives for our photo themes this month. Today, we’re picturing “Those Proud Moments as a Dad.” Here’s a dad who’s proud of a couple of grads! L. Commencement, University of Tennessee May 2007R. Graduation, High School at Moorpark College May 2012 Photos edited with Snapseed and collaged with PicFrame Posted with Blogsy document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this […]
Since the Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday crew solicited our May photo themes from the Moms in our lives, we’ve gone to the Dads for our June prompts. Today’s is “Sports (playing, watching, talking about..you know, guy stuff)” When it comes to spectator sports, I think minor-league baseball is major-league fun. Before I moved to Southern California, my home team was the Memphis Redbirds, AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Rooting for the home team: the […]
