Hello August 2025!


I don’t know whether you can feel it but July, at least for me, is one of the toughest months to get through next to, of course, December and January. So what the days are long, it’s hot to the point that going outside means getting charred by the sun’s UV rays no matter how thick of a layer of sunscreen I lather on my skin.

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CFFC: Dawn #WordlessWednesday


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Share Your World – Week of July 28, 2025


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Monday Thoughts – Oops


In my post on Saturday, I posted this picture at the top of the post.

Sadly, tragedy struck that day. I went to Evanston, Wyoming and left the humidity dome on the large seedling tray. I was supposed to put the seedlings under the shade cloth but instead, I left it on the table. 🫣When I returned home that day, it finally crossed my mind that I had forgotten to move the seedling trays, I went out and saw there was nothing left. The seedlings have been fried to a crisp. I imagine that’s how vampires would self-combust when they come in contact with the sun.

Thankfully, the seedlings in the smaller tray did not get fried. Still, I lost 72 seedlings because of my negligence and it sucks. I now have to start all over again and lost 3 weeks of progress.

What makes this worse than a simple mistake on my part is my mom, there was zero sympathy and she kind of told me, “who cares?”

The thing is it wasn’t my idea to go to Evanston. We were supposed to go the weekend before to claim a lottery winning of $4 but my mom changed her mind in the last minute to this weekend. Add on the fact that I haven’t been sleeping well, not to mention being haunted by good dream and uncomfortable bed cover on a night basis, I ought to forget something.

Please note: I am not trying to blame anybody here. I know it’s my fault but should she had reacted this way?

Sunday Poser #244 – Surgeries


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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #358 – Live and Learn


Happy Sunday! Tina from Travels and Trifles is the host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and it is time to reflect on some of the things I have learned about photography over the years with the theme – Live and Learn.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – End of July 2025 Garden


Happy Saturday! A big thanks to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting WeekendCoffeeShare each weekend.

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CFFC: Alongside #WordlessWednesday


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Sunday Poser #243 – Recalling Names


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Share Your World – Week of July 21, 2025


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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #357 – Into the Woods


Happy Sunday! Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes is the host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and the topic he’s chosen is also one of my many favorites – Into the Woods.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Summer Garden Coming to Fruition


Happy Saturday! A big thanks to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting WeekendCoffeeShare each weekend.

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CFFC: Up Close and Personal #WordlessWednesday


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Sunday Poser #242 – Expectations in Blogging


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Share Your World – Week of July 14, 2025


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Monday Thoughts – On Punishing Thyself


Do you believe in unconsciously punishing yourself?

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #356 – Quiet Hours


Happy Sunday! SH is the guest-host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge with the theme Quiet Hours. Hope you enjoy my take on this theme.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Festival, Day Trip, and Summer Garden Update


Happy Saturday! A big thanks to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting WeekendCoffeeShare each weekend.

It was a strange week, in my opinion, being back at work on Monday after a 3-day weekend. I felt like my mind struggled to concentrate and needed time to get back into work mode. One of the reason of why I felt this way was probably because the long weekend was a busy weekend. My mom and I attended the Colonial Heritage Festival on Saturday and I got my day trip on Sunday.

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CFFC: Vanishing Point #WordlessWednesday


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Sunday Poser #241 – WP Trouble


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My Wish Came True – A drive into the Mountain


I mentioned in a couple of posts since the beginning of the month that I want to do a day trip into the mountain. There’s a road I want to drive again since I never made it to the destination last time when I drove it 4 years ago in April 2021.

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Share Your World – Week of July 7, 2025


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#WeekendCoffeeShare – 4th of July Weekend


Happy Saturday! A big thanks to Natalie of Natalie the Explorer for hosting WeekendCoffeeShare.

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