July 11, 2021 at 7:06 am (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Sayings, Sundays)
Tags: advice, Gardens, photo challenge, summer, wisdom
The host of the #TreeSquare challenge is Becky over at The Life of B. For July, the theme is TREES.
Self is sharing photos from Filoli, a beautiful estate less than 10 minutes drive from self’s house, which she visited in July 2020
The estate belonged to the owner of the Empire Gold Mine, William Bourn. Mansion and gardens together comprise 18 acres. The name ‘Filoli’ is an acronym for: “Fight for a just cause, Love your fellow man, Live a good life.”
The big tree is a Camperdown Elm:
June 25, 2021 at 12:10 am (destinations, Food and Drink, Links, Lists, Places, postaday, Sayings, Surprises, Traveling)
Tags: Avila Beach, California, coffee, happiness, humor, summer, vacation
This is the first time self has joined this writing challenge.
Here’s the logo, from Marsha Ingrao’s Always Write blog:
She’s pretty excited to join because the theme this week is VACATION. And self is currently on the last leg of a short (several days long) break she took on the central coast, site of some of the fondest memories of her life.
This morning, she was on Avila Beach, where the sound of the surf was loud in her ears, and the sun and the beach and the strollers were unbelievably normal. One could almost forget about the last 16 months. Corona? What’s that?
But before waxing too joyful, let self focus on some pretty fabulous signage. Because this challenge is about words, right? Well, Avila Beach was just hopping with memorable words. For instance, on Front Street, this:
Was there ever a sign more emblematic of our times?
Inside the coffee shop, further surprises:
Honestly, what was she thinking? How could she have walked out of that coffeeshop without buying some of that House Blend?
Avila Beach is THE place.
Stay cool, dear blog readers. Stay cool.
May 29, 2021 at 11:01 pm (Sayings, Surprises)
Tags: advice, humor, Saturday, wisdom
April 9, 2021 at 6:05 am (Links, Places, postaday, Sayings)
Tags: history, humor, Redwood City
The host of this challenge is The Life of B.
Love her A bright evening.
For her 9th picture of BRIGHT SQUARES, self chose (1) a picture of another of her buttons, and (2) an umbrella on Courthouse Square, Redwood City, directly across from the historic Fox Theatre, sadly still closed due to the pandemic.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
April 2, 2021 at 7:21 pm (Artists and Writers, Family, Links, postaday, Recommended, Sayings)
Tags: art, Fridays, Irish artists
Self will try to post a bright square (or two) a day through April. Thank you, The Life of B, for hosting this very interesting photo challenge!
Square # 1: Bruce Lee Postcard in son’s room
Square # 2: Variations on a Field, by Irish print artist Pam de Brie
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