Month: August 2020
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Sunday Stills – Winter Snow – nonexistent
Since I live in Florida, Winter and Snow are not in my vocabulary. In Jacksonville, it will get chilly and we will even have freezing temperatures on some nights from January-March. It’s rare we have a hard freeze. A hard freeze is temperatures that dip below 28-30 degrees fahrenheit for several days. That never happens…
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Water Water Everywhere – Willet in the Surf
Photos by Jez is the new host of WWE that is a weekly challenge posted on Monday. Willet and it’s reflection in the surf at Little Talbot Island State Park in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Six Word Story – Judge
Shweta Suresh Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #50 – August 29, 2020 Judge Don’t judge me for loving cheesecake! This is my homemade cheesecake with strawberry freezer jam. Fresh blueberries and strawberries top this tasty treat! I make this about every 3 months or so.
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Song Lyric Sunday – “Marie Laveau” & More
Marie Catherine Laveau was a free woman of color of African, Native American and French descent. She was born on September 10, 1801 in colonial New Orleans, Louisiana (French Quarter). Well known in New Orleans, she practiced Voodoo, was an herbalist & midwife.
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Sunday Stills – Nature – East vs. West
Nature is a broad realm of the natural, physical and material things existing in our world and/or universe. It is a wide spectrum of living and non-living entities. For me, it is all about wildlife and the planet we call home. There is so much to explore that we can’t see it all in a…
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Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Seagulls
I think everyone has seen a seagull at some point in their lives. They are not just a coastal species, they are inland as well. Generally, they don’t venture out to sea, except the kittiwakes. They are closely related to the terns and distantly related to auks, skimmers and other waders. They range is size…
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Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #11
I have to make mention of one of the coolest things this week and that is the Snowy Owl. The bird in my photo and in Beth’s photo is the same bird. I mean…the exact same bird. Mine taken in Jacksonville and her’s taken in Georgia at the end of 2013, beginning of 2014. We…
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Photo prompt round-up: Crescent #writephoto
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: A world too busy Days and nights run together Electric lights glare A crescent moon guards the dawn Peace clad in gold and silver * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on my doorstep at dawn as the year turns. Time seems to be running…
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CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Made of Wood
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge
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FOTD – Night Blooming Cereus
It has been 2 years since we have seen a flower, but we haven’t stayed up all night to wait for one either. This one was still in full bloom by the morning 2 years ago, making it the last flower we have seen from this plant. Rare capture!
Our Eyes Open 