Archive for January, 2011

That Certain Smile

Jan 30th, 11 / 19 Comments

I have that certain smile, a smile to celebrate my second anniversary of blogging. I give credit to Zee and her “tech” friends, who encouraged me to start a blog in January,  2009. After weekly posts, I gradually increased at a rate of one post a day.  To date, this is my 709th post.

But this is not my smile

not these eyes either

Guess whose? An artist’s mural of Mona Lisa at the Los Angeles Art District

How about this jigsaw puzzle!

That’s My World

Klaus, Sandy, Wren, and Sylvia

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Art, Los Angeles, Meme, Mural, That's My World Tuesday

A Dream Catcher Mosaic

Jan 30th, 11 / 22 Comments

Native Americans hung “Dream Catchers” over the bed. The bad dreams were caught in the web and were destroyed in the first rays of sunlight.

The good dreams went through the web and the center of the loop and back into the dreamer.

Many dream catchers have stones or artifacts weaved into the web and bring the dream good fortune or good health.

These were found in an antique store in Big Bear, CA

This post is linked to

Mosaic Monday


Hosted by Mary at the Little Red House

and

Sunday Stills

This is a photo challenge themed meme. Hosted by Ed of Sunday Stills, the challenge for this week is CIRCLES.

Join Us!

Big Bear, California, Meme, Mosaic Monday, Photo Challenge, Sunday Stills

Firehole Bridge

Jan 29th, 11 / 13 Comments

This is the Firehole Bridge crossing the Firehole River to a walkway leading to the steaming Excelsior Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Taken on one gloomy yet cloudy day in October, 2010.

The river is surrounded by geothermal features which empty water into it.

This post is linked to:

Hosted by Louis La Vache of San Francisco Bay Daily Photo

Meme, National Parks, Sunday Bridges, Yellowstone National Park

Freeway Daisy

Jan 28th, 11 / 16 Comments

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Osteospermum

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The daisy-like flowers consists of disc florets and ray florets.

The disc florets are pseudo-bisexual and come in several colors such as blue, yellow and purple.

The ray florets are female. They come in different colors like white, cream, pink, purple, mauve to yellow.

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This post is linked to :

Today’s Flowers

and

Macro Flowers Saturday hosted by MaiaT

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The disc florets are pseudo-bisexual and come in several colors such as blue, yellow and purple.

Flowers, Gardens, Macro Flowers Saturday, Meme, South Coast Botanic Gardens, Today's Flowers

Arrow ↑

Jan 27th, 11 / 29 Comments

17:05:51:40

I shot an ↑ in the air
It fell to earth and land in Big Bear
Tangled in the sun’s light,
cast a warm reflection in sight.

The Arrow and the Song ♫
Ebie’s adaptation of
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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17:18:40:60

This post is linked to Weekend Reflections
hosted by
James of Newtown Area Photo.
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Big Bear, Meme, Stanfield Marsh Preserve, Sunset, Weekend Reflections
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