New Year – This is Another Story

WeekendCoffeeShare – Last Weekend of January 2025

Published on January 25, 2025January 24, 2025 by Yinglan2 Comments

Happy Saturday! Welcome to WeekendCoffeeShare! Come on in from the cold and let’s get you something hot or cold (your choice). As always, thank you to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting our weekly Saturday shindig.

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WeekendCoffeeShare – Long Gray 3-Day Weekend

Published on January 18, 2025January 17, 2025 by Yinglan8 Comments

Happy Saturday! Welcome to another WeekendCoffeeShare on this gray, cold January day. Come on in, get warm, and have a drink – coffee or tea doesn’t matter. As always, thank you to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting.

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WeekendCoffeeShare – Couldn’t Help Myself

Published on January 11, 2025January 10, 2025 by Yinglan9 Comments

Happy Saturday! Welcome to another week of #WeekendCoffeeShare, the host – Natalie the Explorer is taking a break, therefore, there’s no link-up this week but it doesn’t mean we can still have our fun.

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WeekendCoffeeShare – First Weekend of 2025

Published on January 4, 2025January 3, 2025 by Yinglan18 Comments

Happy Saturday! Welcome to the first weekend and first #weekendcoffeeshare of 2025! As always, thank you for joining me and the lovely Natalie the Explorer for hosting.

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Hello January 2025!

Published on January 1, 2025December 31, 2024 by Yinglan5 Comments

Happy New Year, everybody!

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2024 in Review

Published on December 31, 2024December 29, 2024 by Yinglan7 Comments

As I mentioned in a previous post, 2024 will go down as the year of least travels. As of today – December 31, 2024 – there are less than 1,200 photos in my Lightroom library taken in 2024. That’s a over 50% in reduction from 2023, so that should tell you something.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 22-25

Published on January 26, 2024January 25, 2024 by Yinglan6 Comments

Here are my answers to prompts #22-25.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 18-21

Published on January 24, 2024January 23, 2024 by Yinglan2 Comments

Here are my answers to prompts #18-21.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 14-17

Published on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by Yinglan4 Comments

Here are my answers to prompts #14-17.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 13

Published on January 17, 2024January 16, 2024 by Yinglan2 Comments

Think back on your most memorable road trip.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 10-12

Published on January 12, 2024January 11, 2024 by Yinglan4 Comments

Here are my answers to prompts #10-12.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 6-9

Published on January 10, 2024January 9, 2024 by Yinglan11 Comments

Here is my answers to prompts #6-10.

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#Bloganuary 2024 Prompt Day 1-5

Published on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by Yinglan2 Comments

I have participated in Bloganuary the last 2 years. I originally wasn’t sure whether I want to do it again this year but in the last minute, I figured why not?

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Hello January 2024!

Published on January 1, 2024December 31, 2023 by Yinglan6 Comments

I have been writing a post to welcome each new month since 2022 and will continue this tradition in 2024.

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Sunday Poser #114 – Criticize or Praise?

Published on January 10, 2023January 4, 2024 by Yinglan8 Comments

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Share Your World – Week of January 9, 2023

Published on January 10, 2023January 9, 2023 by Yinglan3 Comments

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #231: Favorite Images of 2022

Published on January 8, 2023January 7, 2023 by Yinglan15 Comments

Happy 2023! John from Journey with Johnbo is leading off 2023’s first Lens-Artist Photo Challenge, reflecting on our favorite photos from 2022.

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Sunday Poser #113 – New Year Goals #Bloganuary Day 1

Published on January 3, 2023January 4, 2024 by Yinglan9 Comments

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Share Your World – Week of January 2, 2023

Published on January 3, 2023January 2, 2023 by Yinglan9 Comments

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#SundayStills: Reflection on 2022 (Part 2)

Published on January 2, 2023January 1, 2023 by Yinglan14 Comments

I thought about linking this week’s SundayStills with the post I published on December 30 but then I suddenly there was an entire portion I completely forgot happened in 2022 – the garden.

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Welcome 2023!

Published on January 1, 2023December 31, 2022 by Yinglan17 Comments

I welcomed each month in 2022 and I will continue doing the same in 2023 but first, let’s give a nice warm welcome to 2023! May you be brighter than your predecessor.

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Final Thoughts of 2022

Published on December 31, 2022December 29, 2022 by Yinglan9 Comments

I’m pretty sure these won’t be my last thoughts on 2022 as I have a few posts pending to be posted in the upcoming days but these will be pretty darn close to being my last 2022 thoughts as I’m writing this on the 29th of December, 2022.

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WQW 50: Reflection on 2022

Published on December 30, 2022December 28, 2022 by Yinglan19 Comments

I am participating in Writer’s Quote Wednesday (WQW) or it’ll be known as Wednesday Quotes in the new year. This week’s prompt: to reflect on the year 2022.

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