Tag: friends

WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL?

What if you could travel anywhere? by Rich Paschall If you could go anywhere at all, where would you go? Where would your sense of adventure lead you?  Would it be around the world or around town? Perhaps for you, it would have to be domestic. You could go to St. Louis and see the … Continue reading WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL?

A GRADUAL CONGREGATION: FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM 2/11/19

FLASHBACK FRIDAY - FANDANGO'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY It turns out, there are a lot of variations of congregate meaning "to get together, join together, group together, party hearty." With some fish, it also means collaboration to make baby fish. Or is that conjugation? But there is no singular -- at least none I can find -- … Continue reading A GRADUAL CONGREGATION: FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM 2/11/19

THE MORNING DAWDLER

The Morning Dawdler: Questions for you to answer in your own time over your favourite cuppa. It's easier to make friends when you're young. There are fewer years of personal history to cover. Is it easier or harder for you to make friends online rather than offline and why do you think this is? The … Continue reading THE MORNING DAWDLER

TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

Being truthful about one's blog is not a big challenge for any of us. It's kind of like talking about ourselves because -- Our blogs are us more than any other writing we do. Whether they are all photographs or poetry or writing or some of everything, they are us -- maybe more than any … Continue reading TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

CHANGING WORLD: AUGUST 2025

This is August 2025 Photos by Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Notes: If I am IN the picture, figure someone else (not me) took it. If Garry's name is the signature, HE took the picture. The ones in the restaurant and at the light show? Some talented passing stranger and thanks, whoever you are! A strange month … Continue reading CHANGING WORLD: AUGUST 2025

HELLO, WE’RE HERE! – Rich Paschall

Now What? by Rich Paschall What do you do when friends come to visit?  Do you plan a nice dinner?  Do you stay in and cook or do you go out?  Do you plan some activities or do you go for spontaneity? Do you bring out old photo albums or run pictures on a computer … Continue reading HELLO, WE’RE HERE! – Rich Paschall

HOT HOT HOT 🔥

Sharing my World 16th July It's hot. Each day I get up and hope it has cooled off, but mostly, it's the same. Some "cool" days the temperature drops into the 80s, but mostly, it's very hot, humid and hazy. I was outside this morning feeding the birds and watering the plants as well as emptying … Continue reading HOT HOT HOT 🔥

TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

Being truthful about ones blog is not a big challenge for any of us. It's kind of like talking about ourselves because -- Our blogs are us more than any other writing we do. Whether they are all photographs or poetry or writing or some of everything, they are us -- maybe more than any … Continue reading TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

A PHOTOGRAPHICALLY FREE CHOICE

WQ #30: July 26: /WRITER’S CHOICE/DOUBLE DIP CHALLENGES “A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed.” – Richard Avedon In the course of our vacation -- all three days of it -- I brought my friend all my spare lenses and two spare cameras. Because I hate giving gifts … Continue reading A PHOTOGRAPHICALLY FREE CHOICE

A LOST & FOUND WEEKEND

Fandango’s Provocative Question #224 Allow me to begin this by saying no matter how smart we usually are, sometimes, we are all morons. We went to visit friends. They don't live terribly far away -- less than a 2-hour drive assuming traffic isn't awful -- but we haven't seen each other in almost four years. Two … Continue reading A LOST & FOUND WEEKEND