Ah, the Rain Refreshing
It’s been hot here in the Northwest. It was a pleasure to receive rain and have the temperatures cool down a bit. I hope everyone experiences such refreshing. Continue reading Ah, the Rain Refreshing
Month: June 2015
Memory Triggers Week Two
Please click here to see my home page for Memory Triggers. From Coach: • Skin So Soft • Lavender • Springy frogs • Dogwood blossoms From classmates: • Watermelons • Constant moving • Needed Roots • Existing vs. living • The Bed La Pete Club (What??? Say, I merely type these up. Sounds like some sort of interesting contest going on. 🙂 ) • The Merry 5 (We all want to read more about these things! Hoping you –whoever you are– share!) • Karl & the stroller • Roy Rogers (Trigger, Bullet, and of course, Dale Evans. Happy Trails!) • … Continue reading Memory Triggers Week Two
Memory Triggers Week One
Please click here to see my home page for Memory Triggers From instructor: • Abandonment • Memorable camp-out/hunting trip • Issues at school (one in particular: the teacher you hates, the time you were sent to the principal’s office, classmates bullying or teasing.) How many rode a horse to school or had to walk real far? School locker room or PE memory • Family reunions when you were a kid • Farming in the early morning From classmates: • Rabbit with pink eyes • Kindergarten • Baby brother • Age 3: falling asleep on the steps • Bedrooms were upstairs … Continue reading Memory Triggers Week One
Photographing the Mysterious
Photographing the Mysterious Attempting to capture mystery within a photo is fun. Please leave a comment and let me know how close I am. Continue reading Photographing the Mysterious
Writing Life Stories Session II: Demonstrate Your Understanding by Showing
June 16, 2015; second revision–As I mentioned in this post, We are Characters within Our Tales, I spent time this session speaking about the storyteller as a character. Some other subjects covered included vulnerability, understanding, embarrassing moments, and writing from an age perspective. When we allow ourselves to become vulnerable within our life stories, by showing and not telling, our readers gain a better understanding of our experiences. How important is this? To me, it is extremely important. I don’t want my readers, be they children, grandchildren, great grandchildren or someone in the general public to get the idea I’m … Continue reading Writing Life Stories Session II: Demonstrate Your Understanding by Showing
Warmth & the Quality of Light
Day Nine: Warmth & the Quality of Light Here are some photos from days gone by. Continue reading Warmth & the Quality of Light
Let’s Get Small: Part 1
I do remember Steve Martins comedy routine. What about you? But we’re on the subject of nature here, so take hold of my hand as we shrink down to peer into the “other” world. Continue reading Let’s Get Small: Part 1
Perspectives of a Place Called Clallam: Part 1
Clallam County is located on the far northwest corner of the lower 48 states of America on the northern third of the Olympic Peninsula within Washington State. I’m titling this Part 1 because there’s a lot more to Clallam County. Day Eight: Natural World & Leading Lines A good photographer is a constant observer: always watching and studying a scene, from patterns in city traffic to movements in nature. A photographer notices big, sweeping changes — like the sky at dusk — but also the tiniest details, like the subtle bends in bare branches in the Nevada desert: Capture the … Continue reading Perspectives of a Place Called Clallam: Part 1
We are Characters within Our Tales
I’m feeling a little mischievous. I arrived home from teaching my Life Stories class, took the dog for a “break,” ate lunch, and sat down here to scope out what assignments come next and what other bloggers might have said and done in my absence. Here on WordPress, a lot can happen in a short amount of time and this afternoon was no exception. Maybe it was the sandwich I ate or the breeze that’s cooling things down but I’m feeling feisty. Yet, if I’m honest, I suspect my attitude comes from giving the Life Stories class. Today I spoke … Continue reading We are Characters within Our Tales
The Nanapush or Little People
The Little People of the Olympics are called the Nanapush. Root systems are massive in the valleys of the Olympic Mountains. In the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula, we are all little people. I keep wanting to put fairy wings on my mom. The assignment was: Day Seven: Big & Point of View Today, let’s go big. Whether inside or outside, photograph something of massive size. Feel free to interpret big in your own way, and get creative with your shot. I couldn’t resist using a couple of my favorite pictures, even if one was taken with a cheap old … Continue reading The Nanapush or Little People
Scribbles to Compositions 