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Morning Rain
How Ya’ll Doin’?
Forgive me, Word Press Friends, for I have sinned. It has been 6 months since I last posted.
Okay, so it’s not really a sin, but it sure has been awhile! I also realized that I never finished posting about our Pacific Coast Highway Tour … someday I’ll get to it!
I’ve managed to keep up with some of you through Monochromia and others of you through Zoom.
The rest of you, I have missed, and I assume you’ve all been posting regularly. How ARE you? What are you doing to keep occupied during this CoVid Crisis?Please share a link in the comments of a post that you would like me to read that will let me catch up on your life and health!
Here in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the East Coast of North America, we have had tons of rain, and unlike many who have suffered in drought, the rain has allowed the ferns, flowers, and trees to bloom in abundance! While I still see patients everyday in my Women’s Health / OB / Gyn Office, I am no longer traveling. This time at home has given me opportunity to photograph some of the beauty right in my own backyard.
The flowers and trees are not rare varietals, but they sure make me happy.
Japanese Maple
Red Bud
Of course, Daffodils
Dogwood – the first photo in this post is a Dogwood as well
Gerbera Daisy
Rhododendron
And … some grocery store Tulips
As I told Joe, this time with my camera has started me thinking about upgrading my gear. Time to do some research!
Our May wedding has been postponed to September. Fingers crossed we can proceed.
And I have found time for the bike, although not near enough!
Thus far, family and friends are healthy. Living in a less than dense area has kept those that I love free from CoVid-19.
Again, please share in the comments how you are doing or link to a recent blog post that would update me on how you are doing!
Cruising: Bird and Flowers
If you had time to read my last post, you’ll know that I recently went on my first cruise. Despite a few misgivings, I found much to enjoy about the experience: time off from work, a whole week with friends that I only see a few times yearly, and fun with photography.
Clearly I am not a wildlife photographer but it wasn’t hard to photograph these colorful birds.
I attempted to capture a pelican taking off from the water, but I just didn’t have the right lens with me.
One of my favorite images from the trip is this next one, which I am posting again even though I shared it in the previous post.
The flowers and trees were stunning as well.
Such vivid colors!
These shadows made the photographer in me quite happy.
While I would have loved to have done some hiking or to have learned about the local flora and fauna, I sure enjoyed the color of that water.
I was so inspired by it that I waded right in even though I didn’t have my bathing suit on! Is anyone surprised by that? Yes, that is a margarita in my hand 🙂
Next Cruising Post – The Ship
Dusk
Friday evening, and for the first time in awhile, I had my camera in hand.
Love
Hope you’ve shared some love and been shown some love today.
#nohate #lovetrumpshate
Farmers Market Flowers
Just a few more shots from the Flower Seller at the Farmers Market.
Visit Monochromia to see this first image in B&W. Do you have a preference?
#cellphonephotography
Next time I’ll bring my camera!
Choices
Life is full of them.
Work. Volunteer. Chores. Play.
And then there is WordPress. Posting our own blogs and visiting others.
After visiting as many of you as possible, it’s time to move on for the night.
I’ll be back soon with photos from time on the water and time on the bike.
Seeking Solace
On the way to work this morning, I pulled over to find solace behind the lens.
The news out of America, each and every day this week, has been devastating. Frankly, it’s been this way for much longer than a week.
We are a terribly divided nation.
I’ve seen people asking for prayers for Police Officers, without mention of the victims of racial, gender, and sexual violence.
I’ve seen people asking for prayers for the vicims of racial, gender, and sexual violence, without mention of the Police Officers.
We cannot let violence divide us any more than it already has.
I wish the rain could wash away the hate and the violence, but since it can’t we must unite to Stop the Violence!
As I sit here, listening to the pouring rain, I am horrified by the violence. I grieve for the families.
I am saddened and frightened by the divisiveness and hate, and I am angry that we can’t seem to find any solutions to the violence.
Stand Up
Amidst the sadness, the anger, and all of the awful wrongs in this world, there is still beauty to be found … in nature, in good people doing great things, and in the heroes who stand up and do what is right.
Thanks to the two heroes in California for STANDING UP!
We must all STAND UP! I’m too angry about the injustice to write more right now, nor am I eloquent enough to do so ever. But I will keep standing up and trying to do right.
Life on the Bike and other Fab Things 