Still Life Thursday – Feathers

Feathers, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. I collect feathers…not the kind you buy in souvenir shops…the kind you find. This is a view into my feather bowl that sits on my bookshelf…I always look for feathers in my yard, at the park and anywhere else I go. Sometimes, friends and family even bring [...]

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Sunset Tree Revisited 1

Sunset Tree Revisited 1, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. This is basically the same shot as the one from my Thursday walk posted last week (Aug. 6). Only this one was taken with my OM-1 a few minutes before the one I posted which was taken with my Canon AS570IS. I love the [...]

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Thursday Walk – Sunset Tree

Sunset Tree, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. I went out walking this evening looking for the neighborhood Tom cat and hoping to snap his picture…but his cat sense must have told him I was coming because he was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, I spent long enough looking that the sun started going [...]

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Thursday Walk – After the Rain

After the Rain, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. I was awakened this morning by a spectacular thunderstorm. It passed right over us, lightening flashing, wind blowing, rain pouring. It even knocked out the power for awhile…who needs an alarm clock when you have thunder? The storm passed quickly, but we had beautiful clouds [...]

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100 Word Wednesday

PB&J!  Is there a better snack than a peanut butter & jelly sandwich?  Of course it’s best when accompanied by an icy glass of milk.  I think what I like best about PB&J is that it can be eaten not only as a snack but as any meal—somehow this simple sandwich is always appropriate in [...]

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Summer Laze

Those of you who know me know that I’m the type to rarely crawl back into bed in the morning once I’m up.  I wake up chipper and happy and especially once I have coffee in me I’m ready to go.  But today seems to be an exception.  It’s Father’s Day and Miss M and [...]

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Letting Go of Fear

  I caught this little guy dipping into the trumpet vine flowers as I was taking a walk my first evening down at Mo-Ranch on a recent trip.  I am fortunate enough to make a trek down there for a retreat each year.  For those of you who don’t know, Mo is just outside of [...]

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