Daily Post Photo Challenge – Blur

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For my fiftieth birthday, my husband planned a small get together in the city with six of our closest friends. We started the night out at a mixology bar with an outdoor garden then stayed overnight at The Inn At Irving Place, a true oasis in the lovely Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan.  The next morning, I snapped this photo from the window of my taxi as we pulled away. The trees were captured in a blur, much like the fleeting night – but I still love this photograph for the memory of my celebration and the beauty of my favorite city neighborhood.

 

Nothing quite like the fun of “Extreme Dodge ball” among brothers, played at an indoor gym/trampoline park. That is, until someone gets hit with just a little too much force.

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                                              A forward somersault executed “en blur”

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One word photo challenge “Shamrock”

O, the red rose may be fair,
And the lily statelier;
But my shamrock, one in three
Takes the very heart of me!
~Katherine Tynan

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Green (shamrock) is my favorite color. Vibrant yet equally soothing. My entire life contains touches of this lovely hue. The first photo (upper left) is a hand-carved tombstone compliments of my husband, in memory of our little hamster that passed away. The C is for “Cookie.” We buried her in our back yard directly among the daffodils that bloom each spring. I scattered the stone with what else? shamrocks..

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Daily Post Photo A Week Challenge – “Dead Center”

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My oldest son diving at a summer meet.

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Daily Post WordPress Challenge “Fresh”


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Bring the tulips and the rose

While their brilliant beauty glows…

Eliza Cook

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My fresh-faced boys while on vacation in Disneyland, Fl.

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Gone Fishin – Daily Post Photo Challenge “Reward”

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There is nothing quite like the feeling of catching your first fish as displayed in my son’s expression. Feeling that little tug and then the exhilaration of reeling it in is indeed a great reward.  This little fish was released after our quick photo op.fish

Daily Photo Challenge Symmetry- “Reflections of a Frog”

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“Up high, the flies are playing,symmetry

And frolicking, and swaying.

The frog thinks: Dance! I know

You’ll end up here below.”

Wilhelm Busch- (1832-1908)

Daily Post Challenge – “Scale”

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I discovered our Toy Fox Terrier one morning perched on this side table. I had to do a double take as at first glance, I thought she was a statue.
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A tiny tree frog perched on finger-tip.
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My daring son going down “Leap of Faith” (indeed) at Atlantis Resort Bahamas.

Merritt Parkway Overpass – Bayberry Lane, Westport, CT

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Daily Post Photo Challenge “Serenity”

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Serenity in Nature

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 Snow Angel

Weekly Photo Challenge – Sh

peacockLooking out my back yard one afternoon, I stared in amazement, rubbed my eyes, then looked again. 

A peacock! In full bloom, slowly strutting by.  Grabbing my camera in a flurry I took this shot. Although blurry, you can get an idea of the brilliance of the plume. 

I imagine the bird escaped from some neighboring estate as wild peacocks are not native to our region.

A moment to remember.

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