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Photo Challenge: Resilient
The countdown clock is ticking on 2016. It has been a year to learn about resilience. When Ben Huberman proffered the challenge to, “…share a photo of something that says ‘resilient’ to you,” I immediately thought of an old tree … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Daly City, Image, images, Pacifica, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Resilient, Photography
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Photo Challenge: Anticipation
Carly Simon sang about Anticipation saying, “We can never know about days to come, but we think about them anyway.” If you were my daughter posing in front of a seawall in Pacifica, California you would have been anticipating the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anticipation, California, Coastside, Northern California, Pacifica, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Anticipation
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Local
Home is where the heart is, or so says Jen H. in her challenge to show “Local.” She goes on to say: “Home is what and who is local — the places and people we know by heart.” I live … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, Landscape, Local, Nikon, Pacifica, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Local
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Photo Challenge: H2O
Water, two parts hydrogen one part oxygen, steam, vapor, mist, rain, dew, moisture, wet. We have many names for the stuff of life. With a challenge from Lignum Draco to… “show H2O in a photograph” I had to go to … Continue reading
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Tagged California, cloud, clouds, D7000, Landscape, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: H2O, Photography, water
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Edge
As my week stumbles to a close… Ben Huberman lays down a challenge to interpret Edge. Recently my daily routine has taken on an edge. I know I can find more than a few examples of my view on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, California, Edge, Image, Northern California, Photo Challenge: Edge, Photography
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Rare
Where did Friday come from? Wasn’t it just Tuesday? My weeks have been like that lately. It’s rare to have a slow day. No summer slowdown this year so when Ben Huberman laid down the challenge to show something rare … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, California, carousel, grandkitty, Pacifica, Photo Challenge: Rare, rare, Rockaway, San Francisco
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Opposites
Welcome to the second half of 2016! Where did the first half go??? A new photo challenge from Ben Huberman seeks to, “…show how opposites can tell a story about people, places, or objects.” Here are some examples that include … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Bridge, California, D7000, flag, Nikon, opposites, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Opposites, Photography, Postaday, still life
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Pure
Quickly the week does proceed… Jen Hooks asks us – this week – to visualize pure. I equate pure to simple… everyone has something that comes to mind. Gladly, we all think differently and the outcome is an interesting world … Continue reading
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Tagged #postaday, California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, ocean, Olympus, Pacific Ocean, Pacifica, Photography, Postaday, pure, Rockaway Beach, Weekly Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Pure
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Data Dump!
See updated SF Bay Area April 2016 labor market info here and updated SF Bay Area March 2016 housing price trends here.
One Love
A Friday diversion into the definition of: One Love: refers to the universal love and respect expressed by all people for all people, regardless of race, creed, or color. —The Urban Dictionary A couple of years ago I ventured out … Continue reading
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Tagged #onelove, California, Columbus Street, D7000, fair, festival, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, North Beach, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco, Weekly Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love
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