Monthly Archives: November 2010

Let there be sparkle and stars and glowing fish!

In an attempt to ease computer angst on Saturday night, Barry suggested a trip to the attic to retrieve the Christmas decorations.  Eleven months of the year they sit in three boxes above Kiah’s bedroom. It’s a cold trip to … Continue reading

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Rant. (You are forewarned.)

Please pour yourself a glass of wine. I am going to rant. You usually won’t hear me ranting and carrying on over here at Lake Superior Spirit. Usually I am “turning things around” to see everything in a more positive … Continue reading

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Don’t you wish Thanksgiving lasted another 364 days?

Don’t you wish Thanksgiving stretched for an entire year?  Three hundred sixty-four more days? Not the feasting part of Thanksgiving.  Not the eating part.  Not the traveling part.  Not the family get-together part.  (Although all those can be good parts!) … Continue reading

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A million sparkling angels

Monday night: first real snow of any accumulation.  Three inches of silvery shining shimmering icy wet snow. As we slumbered at midnight, the soft cold snow tumbled from the heavens toward earth, a million sparkling angels blessing the frozen earth.  … Continue reading

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Losing my photographic innocence

I have been grieving this week. Missing that which is slowly disappearing. Missing my photographic innocence. What’s that? you ask.  What are you talking about now?  What is photographic innocence?  Photographic innocence happens when you first start taking photographs. You start snapping … Continue reading

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Old Man Winter wears a beard of snow.

Old Man Winter wears a beard of snow. You can ice-skate in the frozen pools of his eyes.  You can sled down his snowy chest.  You can drink hot cocoa against his slow beating heart. Old Man Winter takes a bride each December.  You … Continue reading

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Ha! Fooled ya, didn’t I?

Ha!  You thought we were done with Florida, didn’t you? You thought we were going to be viewing SNOW photos tonight, didn’t you?  (Because snow photos are what greeted Ms. Rebel this morning when she snapped her lens outside the door.) However, … Continue reading

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When the air conditioning unit of your airplane malfunctions…

 I may become a Permanent Traveler. I may leave home and travel forever. Do you want to know why?  It’s because when I am traveling I often get in the “Zone”.  You know what the Zone is, don’t you?  The … Continue reading

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“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” ~~Dr. Seuss

Happy trails to you, until we meet again. Some trails are happy ones, Others are blue. It’s the way you ride the trail that counts, Here’s a happy one for you. ~~Dale Evans   “Why can’t we get all the … Continue reading

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The fin we’ve all been waiting for!

Yes, indeed, here is the dolphin photograph we’ve all anticipated! I’m sorry that it’s not jumping out of the water.  I’m sorry it doesn’t look like Flipper.  We tried.  We truly tried to lure it skyward.  We requested jumps and … Continue reading

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