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About lifelessons

My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

August 17 is “National I Love My Feet Day”

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And this is why I had to bring her home..the morning after I adopted her in her new collar just woven for her on the beach.

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I nearly missed out on the fact that today is “National I Love My Feet” day!!!! Above are some of my favorite foot shots. Just couldn’t confine my photos to my own feet, although there are are few of them in there. Anybody recognize any of the other feet?

In case that hasn’t satisfied your foot fetish, here is another post on the subject: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2015/08/06/hands-feet-paws-cees-black-white-photo-challenge/

 

Thanks to Carol Cormier for pointing out that it is National I Love My Feet Day!!!! Have a look at her link to see her family’s feet. 

The Rest of the Story for Cee’s FOTD Aug 17, 2023

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Here is the state of the banana cluster for Cee’s FOTD. The flower was already shown HERE.
as a “What flower is this?” post. Two folks guessed immediately. Guess there are more banana growers in the world than simply me! The bananas are presently just 5 inches long. The red part of the flower is 10 inches. I think the fluffy part at the top of the flower is actually little aborted bananas. Is that as much as you wanted to hear about bananas today? I’m fascinated, looking forward to another crop as there wasn’t one last year and bananas mean banana bread. And calories. Hmmm.

 

Through the Window

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Cee’s response to the Lens Artists Challenge inspired me to do three quickie shots through my living room/office windows. See her window shots HERE.

Banana Bloom FOTD Aug 17, 2023

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This was a surprise find in my garden the other day. I know what it is. Do you? I’ll tell after five guesses!!!! It is huge, by the way.  At least a foot long.  Actually, the second two people guessed correctly. It is a banana bloom! I’m going to have bananas this year!!!

 

For Cee’s FOTD.  See her beautiful echinacea HERE.

Newborn Hibiscus: FOTD Aug 16, 2023

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Here today, gone tomorrow.

For Cee’s FOTD

Kids Art Camp Aug 16, 2023

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Today we made earrings and bracelets. Each item unique. It is amazing how handy and creative they are. This is my last day of camp. They have one day more.  

“Framed!” for Lens-Artists Challenge #162

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Guess who?

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Other than my art objects, (I know, that first one is cheating)I think my most frequent way to frame a shot is through trees or  with surrounding plants. The telephone wires overhead in the hummingbird shot give a contrast in frames to the plants below–like the two extremes. The bright orange swatch framed by beach litter is less contrived than the shots through plane and car and house windows. Zoe, about to be released from jail, says she didn’t do it. She was framed!!! This is my third go at trying to find photos for this prompt. The first two groups were erased before I could save them. This one I saved after every photo. Tedious, but I’m finally posting four hours later!! Don’t fail to see the photos in the link below. They are much more inspiring than mine:
For Lens-Artists Challenge 

Chock Full of Sedum: FOTD, Aug 15, 2023

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For Cee’s FOTD

Mellow Yellow!!!!

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For Sunday Stills: Yellow

Kids Art Camp, Aug 14, 2023

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Click on photos to see larger views of these budding jewelry artists!  All total, 30 kids took part in my jewelry making group today, 8 at a time. Each person’s work was so unique that I just had to take a picture of each one with his or her bracelet. I put out the beads and cut the stringing material, and the kids worked with utter concentration. So much fun.  On Wednesday, we make earrings!!!! I love working with kids here. They are so creative and each one does entirely their own thing.