I stood outside, embraced by the cool fog rolling up from Big Sur. Every bird and beast had grown invisible in the evening twilight; save a lone turkey vulture silently circling the canyon before gliding east into the mountains.
Tag: carmelvalley
Back in Flight
I put my DSLR away in 2019. 2019 was bad. The loss of my godmother and father, frightening family trauma, and the end of 10 years of employment sent me into a mental and emotional tailspin. Soon my physical health faced the same fate. A small pain in my shoulder that started in late 2018…
July Photo Challenge: 1-15
The challenge this month with Fat Mum Slim’s Photo a Day brought a bit more of my creative nature. It’s A through Z and 1 through 5. At first I thought “Hey, this will be easy!” But then those weird letters started, or the subject that I thought would work … well, it simply didn’t. One of…
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 29, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino –nun se contano mai.” Years, lovers, and glasses of wine; these things should never be counted. —Anthony Capella, The Food of Love
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 22, 2016
“A hangover is the wrath of grapes.” –Dorothy Parker (satirist, short story writer)
#JunePhotoChallenge: 1-15
Another month Fat Mum Slim‘s Photo a Day. I also joined the Facebook group– FMS Photo a Day–which quickly made me realize that I need to step up my game. This month I learned that I often have a great idea for a photo, but finding time to actually take the picture has been my downfall. I…
#May Photo Challenge 1-31
It was a fun month of following Fat Mum Slim‘s photo challenge. I discovered a lot about the importance of paying attention to the time of day. Lounging around in the morning, put my shots between noon and 4 o’clock. Beautiful blue skies became white glares. Shadows blocked out beautiful faces. Colors simply didn’t read…
Wine Wednesday: May 11, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life.” –Charles Dickens (author of some reknown)
#AprilPhotoChallenge: 16-30
It has been a great month for photography. And I think that my photo skills are growing. My most frequent limitations have been when I have great ideas for a shot, but my time is limited or the weather is uncooperative. #16. Glass Mid-April brought 80 degree weather and blue skies to the peninsula. Burgers and brews…
Wine Wednesday: April 27, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “There can never be any substitute for your own palate nor any better education than tasting the wine yourself.” –Robert Parker (wine critic, Baltimore native)
Holman Ranch, Carmel Valley: Oct. 2015
A bit of paradise hidden in the valley. And the great wine definitely doesn’t hurt.
Wine Wednesday: Aug. 5, 2015
“There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.” –Bette Davis (actor, author, did it the hard way)
Living Life Forté 