Category: Travel
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Afternoon Dose of Vitamin D
Breaking free from cabin fever seems to have been the theme this month with some of my fellow northern bloggers. Earlier this month, Heather from “Our Adventures Up North” expressed the frustration of these often gray winter days, in this post, while Kathy of “Lake Superior Spirit” shared deep-winter thoughts from her side of the Big Lake, here, along…
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Sometimes You Need to Hear the Waves
A photo is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the picture is not complete without engagement of the other senses. Photographs are wonderful for capturing a serene sunset, or for trying to convey the beauty of Lake Superior’s icy shore as the sky turns that soft purple hue in the moments between sunset and darkness. I have…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth
It has been over seven years since my last visit to Yellowstone National Park, and I hope to return again some day to this fascinating place. The diversity of geologic features, wildlife, and beauty is amazing; and each trip only begins to scratch the surface of what the Park has to offer. Yellowstone National Park…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity
Spanish moss hanging overhead, lush foliage creeping into the nooks and crannies of a wooden bridge, water so still that each peaceful detail is mirrored with precision … Charleston’s Magnolia Plantation has many spots of serenity. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”Serenity” was this week’s theme. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth
The cats of Old San Juan invoke warm feelings — gratitude toward their caretakers and the amazing Save a Gato organization, and delight with the welcoming love of these felines. Warmth is not only a reference to temperature, but as defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary, also refers to “the quality or state of being kind or…
