What have I been doing? Why I haven’t written?


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Can you believe we’re already at the end of July? Continue reading “What have I been doing? Why I haven’t written?”

Tell Me a Lie


I got a haircut at a professional salon recently. When I got home a few hours later, my mom began to pick at my hair. I shooed her away. “What are you doing?” Continue reading “Tell Me a Lie”

Sunshine’s Macro Monday


Playing with Lightroom after watching a few videos on YouTube on how to make a subject pop. This is one of my favorite macros and I think with the adjustment, I achieved my goal of making my subject pop.

Sunshine’s Macro Monday

Sunshine’s Macro Monday


This is my first time participating in this challenge, hope you will enjoy this close-up photo of some strange looking flowers I shot during my solo hike last summer. Continue reading “Sunshine’s Macro Monday”

Lens-Artists Challenge #81: Find Something Red


This week on the Lens-Artist Challenge, we were challenged to “find something red”, which reminded me that it was Chinese New Year this past Saturday and just about everyone I know knows the color red is seen just about everywhere during Chinese New Year – red lantern, lights, red envelopes…

Therefore, I think it’s fitting to see and relive the experience of seeing these colorful lanterns from when I celebrated this holiday in China three years ago.

Location: Zhongshan, China

Lens-Artist Challenge

Tuesday Photo Challenge – Trees


Tuesday Photo Challenge

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Summer


It’s only in summer one can Continue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Summer”

Share Your World – Week of January 20, 2020


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Where do you get your news?

Google, either that or from a friend on Facebook. Google news is taiilored to the type of news I want to read so I’m only getting news in the areas I want to read, i.e. finance, entertainment, no politics mumbo jumbo.

When was the coldest you’ve ever been?   The warmest?

By coldest, do you mean temperature as in what is the coldest place I’ve ever been? Because the coldest place I’ve ever been would be where I live now which is the frozen tundra of northern Utah. It’s been pretty chilly since September and these days, the temperature hardly moves above 32-degrees-Fahrenheit or 0-degrees-Celsius and when it does, I’d be sweating like crazy.

On the other hand, the warmest place I’ve ever been is Las Vegas and vicinity. That heat was so unbearable when I visited last summer. I felt like I somehow got put into a giant oven with a temperature setting of “bake until charred.”

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What ‘old person’ thing do you do?

I like to talk on the phone instead of text or tweet or snapchat because by the time I type all I need to say on my phone, I would’ve already spoken it and received a reply. I am very impatient when it comes to waiting for a reply.

Do you eat food that’s past its expiration date if it still smells and looks fine?

I have admit, yes, I do do that. In fact, I did that last week when I used a bottle of rice vinegar that was expired in 2017 to make some salad dressing. I don’t think vinegar goes bad and that rice vinegar didn’t taste funky to me.

Share Your World Challenge

Lens-Artists Challenge #80: Leading Lines


 

Location: Somewhere in or near Yellowstone National Park

Lens-Artist Challenge

A Photo a Week Challenge: Work


Photo shot with Sony Nex-5T at ISO 160, f/4.5, 1/100 second.

Location: Union Station, Ogden, Utah.

A Photo A Week Challenge

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter


A typical wintry scene here – snowy mountains and an almost-full moon. Continue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter”

A Photo a Week Challenge: Opposite Weather


I think this photo is a wonderful example of opposite weather.

Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Opposite Weather”

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Where I’ve been…


Good morning, it’s been a long while since I’ve done this. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Where I’ve been…”

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Opposing Colors


Intentionally out-of-focus red and green Christmas lights forming wonderful bokeh, f/1.8, ISO 200, 1/80 second

Gorgeous yellow sunset against a purplish sky backdrop, f/2.4, ISO 50, 1/16000 second

Orange rock formations against a cloudless blue sky at Arches National Park, f/10.0, ISO 100, 1/80 second

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Goals and Hopes for 2020


Happy New Year everyone! Continue reading “Goals and Hopes for 2020”

Favorite Photos of 2019


Of course, I have to wrap 2019 with my top favorite photos taken in 2019. Continue reading “Favorite Photos of 2019”

2019 at the glimpse


How do I describe 2019? Continue reading “2019 at the glimpse”

The Meaning of Christmas


I spent this Christmas Eve sitting in my car in a near-empty mall parking lot, calling the only person that would understand my situation while listening to the rain peter-patter on the roof of my car. Continue reading “The Meaning of Christmas”

Autumn Colors Panorama


180-degree of autumn colors
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As we venture into October, my aunt and I were adamant to search for some fall colors around us. Therefore, we spent one weekend hiking from one mountain range to the next. We finally found it in a beautiful scenic area near the Snowbasin Ski Resort near Morgan, Utah. Continue reading “Autumn Colors Panorama”

Cool People and High School Reunions


It seems like only cool people attend high school reunions, but that’s just my opinion.  Continue reading “Cool People and High School Reunions”

#WeekendCoffeeShare: One Month Later…


Good Sunday afternoon or evening wherever you are, it’s been a while since I’ve done this coffee-sharing-thing. Yeah, I know it’s only been a month but to me, it feels like an eternity since I’ve written anything beside work emails and my personal diary. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: One Month Later…”

Thought of the Day!


This describes how I feel at the moment. More to come in follow-up posts.

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Thought of the Day!


Here is my thought for this Monday:

Be patient, when it seems things are not going right and may never be right again. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment – Lyanla Vanzant