Tag Archives: Daily Post

I’m ready for my closeup!

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Ali

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Close Up.” A macro prompt? Fantastic! As we know, macro is my very favorite type of photography, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what everyone posts this week 🙂 For … Continue reading →

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Perfect Day Off

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ali

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sparkling or Still.” Depending on when my day off happens, my ideal plan varies a bit, but it generally involves making something.  One of my favorite ideal days is as follows: Sleep … Continue reading →

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Climb Down the Castle

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Ali

As soon as I saw that this week’s Daily Post photo challenge was “descent” I knew exactly which picture to use.  Here’s the view from the walkway about half way up to the top of Bishop’s Castle in Colorado.  It’s … Continue reading →

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The Dreamy Pier on Isla Mujeres

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ali

  I took this dreamy shot at the edge of the ocean during a trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico a number of years ago.  The pier was right outside the hotel room and one of my favorite photo subjects during … Continue reading →

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Book Snobbish, Tension Edition

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Ali

My husband teases me about books.  The other day, after I read Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth, he said, “I think that’s the first book I’ve ever seen you read to the end.”  While it was an exaggeration, there’s … Continue reading →

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All the Important Information: Colorado Renaissance Festival

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Ali

This week’s photo challenge is about signs, so I wanted to share my favorite.  This sign was at the Colorado Renaissance Festival and it proved very helpful.  Knowing where to get the steak on a stake is a vital part … Continue reading →

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Blackbird at Twilight

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Ali

This week’s photo challenge is a cool one, but I was lucky to have something at all for it.  Silhouettes aren’t a type of photo I do often.  I should change that, really.  Silhouettes are pretty dang cool. The photo … Continue reading →

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A Bookish Choice – To Sell Out, or Not To Sell Out?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Ali

Today’s Daily Prompt made me chuckle: A literary-minded witch gives you a choice: with a flick of the wand, you can become either an obscure novelist whose work will be admired and studied by a select few for decades, or … Continue reading →

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I’m Not to My Ideal Age Yet

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Ali

A group of us from my undergraduate cohort used to go on camping trips in the summer and one year, I remember sitting around the campfire and someone asked the question, “If you could be one age for the rest … Continue reading →

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Holding the Bonsai

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Ali

Things that hold other things is this week’s photo challenge prompt.  I like the potential for playfulness and it made me think of a photo from one of my favorite places, the Denver Botanic Gardens. There is a bonsai tree … Continue reading →

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