A Photo a Week Challenge: Clouds
Yesterday and this morning, while other places in the country were able to get good shots of the super blue moon and lunar eclipse, here in the Salt Lake Valley, we had clouds. Beautiful clouds, but...
View ArticleDaily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of This World
This is the Na Pali Coast on Kauai, Hawaii. These cliffs were used for the opening shots of Jurassic Park. For more from this challenge, visit the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of This World.
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Green
I might make this an annual challenge. St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, and I will of course be wearing green. And eating corned beef and cabbage. I am Irish on both sides, and I love green. I don’t...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: The Great Outdoors
Living in Utah, I’m surrounded by amazing nature. It is less than 30 minutes to several major sky resorts. The Rocky and Uinta Mountain Ranges dominate the landscape in northern Utah, and the amazing...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Meme-worthy Photos
My Facebook feed is always filled with memes. Most use quotes from religious or government leaders. And even though I’ve been know to make a few memes myself, I’m usually more interested in the photo...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Shimmer
It is so much fun to play with light, especially natural light. When shooting outdoors, the sun can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I love taking photos of the sun and water. This shot was...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Beauty
One of the places we wanted to visit while in Scotland is called the Queen’s View. When Queen Victoria visited it in the 1800s, legend has it that she believed it was named for her, but in reality,...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: View
As photographers, we get the chance to take a lot of pictures of many things: scenery, family, scenery, buildings, scenery, pets, scenery. You get the picture (pun intended). I can’t think of anywhere...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Twisted
My husband and I like to take excursions into the mountains that surround the Salt Lake Valley. It is amazing to view the power of nature. We came across this tree that had been twisted by the snow...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Sun & Water
I don’t know what it is about mixing the sun and water that always creates such beauty, but I’m really glad it does. This beautiful sunrise was taken at our beach resort in Cancun, Mexico last...
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Thankful November 2nd: The Beauties of the Earth
Oberhofen Castle, SwitzerlandQueen’s View, ScotlandPink dahliaBig Sur coveWhat a wonderful world For the beauty of the earth,For the beauty of the skies,For the love which from our birthOver and...
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Thankful November 6th: Utah
Earlier I posted about how I’m thankful for the beauty of our wonderful earth. Today, I wanted to focus on my home state of Utah. Utah has amazing diversity in nature, from lush forests to desert to...
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Thankful November 13th: My Home Town
City and County BuildingUtah Symphony under the stars To be honest, I haven’t moved very far from where I grew up. It’s a five to ten minute drive from our current home to my childhood home. As such,...
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Thankful November 21st: My Heritage
I have a very diverse heritage. English, Irish, Danish, Swiss, Italian, Jewish, Spanish, French, Scottish. And we don’t know if that’s all. One of the biggest influences on my life was my mother’s...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Opposite Weather
Here in Utah, we are heading deep into winter. Cold temperatures, a lot of snow, overcast skies, and ugly inversions. While I do enjoy some snow, by the first week of January, I’m usually longing for...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Landscape
I was driving to a job site the other day, and this is the view I found at the top of a hill. Taking landscape photos in Utah is surprisingly easy, or maybe it’s not that surprising. We have a wide...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Vacation Memories
This summer, we were supposed to go to Europe. We had tickets to the Passion Play at Oberammergau with plans to travel around Switzerland, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Ah, the best laid plans of...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: The Road Not Taken
I love this road. I love this road in every season (even though I’ve only been here in winter a couple of times). This road is truly less traveled by, because our cabin is in a gated community in the...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: The Street Where You Live
Lately, we’ve had several rain and snow storms blow through the Salt Lake Valley. They’ve cleared the air and left the mountains surrounding the valley all snow-capped and beautiful. I took this shot...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Unedited
A long, long time ago, I can still remember how the photos used to look. It used to be that photo editing was limited to the professionals and people who could afford a really cool dark room in their...
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