When I lived in a “sticks and bricks” house, I kept a wooden bowl on the counter where I’d drop ticket stubs, boarding passes, and other trivia of life as the year progressed. During the last week of the year, then, I’d empty it out onto the dining room table and see what to make of that year. Now my memories are more digital: photos of places, people, flowers, trees, and everything I see as I travel around the continent. I’m ending 2018 with a countdown series of posts that looks back at different aspects of my year. This is…
Month: December 2018
Weekly Update: Dec 19, 2018
It’s been a quiet week but strolling around Gainesville provides a lot of photo ops, so this week features the strange and wonderful city that is my recently adopted home. Gainesville has a ton of trees, of all sizes and shapes, and when the sun is out, it pays to look up at the treetops. The local utility has a plant in town and this week I finally went down there to take some shots. It has great potential for future photo sessions. Another day, I stumbled across Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, the home of the oldest black congregation…
Ode to Monterey Bay
I spent last week hanging out in my old hometown of Aptos, a quick visit sans trailer to catch up with some friends and celebrate the birthday of one newly-minted teenager. And get some beach time along the shores of Monterey Bay. It’s beautiful in the morning, when few but the wanderers and runners are out on the sand at low tide. And it’s lovely in the middle of the day, especially when the surf’s up a bit. It really is best at sunset. Crowds gathered almost every time to enjoy the show. Can you blame them? The beach is…
Sunday Serenity: The Book
Staying in one place for a while has already begun to reap benefits. I’ve had the time the past week to work on a book of my favorite Sunday Serenity posts. Topics include Time, Focus, Passion, Loss, Memories, and and four more. Click on the graphic below to jump over to Shutterfly where you can buy a copy. I don’t make any money on Shutterfly books. If the price is too high for your budget, try waiting till they have a sale or a deal; they have been running deals since Cyber Monday and probably will most of December. (It’s not…