Author: kanniduba

Sad News Today

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I parked outside a little white house on Saturday to take this photo.

This morning it was reported that this home burned in the night, killing the woman who lived inside it.  I could smell the smoke from my home 7 miles away.  Very sad indeed, and my heart goes out to her family.

Allies in Life’s Battlefield

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Boy it seems like everyone is struggling these days in one way or another.  Financial difficulties, lost jobs, sick family members, injuries.  I’m sure others are struggling other ways and privately. 

So dang it all!!  We all could use a little distraction, don’tcha think?! 

Today is “Get-to-know-your-blog-friends Day!

Answer the following questions in the comments in any way you wish to…with words, or links to photos, music or video.  Take several days if you must…but I’d love to see everyone’s responses.  Could be a fun mid-winter distraction, no?

So, here we go…

You’re stranded on a deserted island…(doesn’t that sound lovely right about now???)

You’re hungry…you wish you had _______________.

You’re thirsty…you wish you had_______________.

It’s dark…you wish you had ________________.

You’re lonely…you wish you had _______________.

You’re bored…you wish you had _______________.

You miss reading…you wish you had _______________.

You miss TV…you wish you could watch ______________.

Have fun!!!  Be creative!  Share yourself.

And here’s to better times.  *raising glass* 

“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield but to my own strength. Let me not cave in.”  -Rabindranath Tagore

Scott’s Assignment

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So, I was all excited about this month’s assignment.  I was also excited about Shrew’s assignment…and about my homework assignments…so I took hundreds of photos throughout the week(s.)  Quite ironically, I managed to get a lot of shots that I liked, but very few good ones that fit my assignments!  Those photos lacked in quality.  Exasperating, really! 

So, here I share with you some that will have to do.  The one thing I will say is that these are as they are…no postprocessing.  I am working very hard to get the photo “in the camera.”  I have a looong way to go, but I am learning.

On to the storytelling…

My husband and I choose to raise our family in the town where I grew up.  It is fifteen minutes from his hometown, and his parents still live in the home where he was raised.  The road between our homes highlights one of the prettiest views in our area.  Although barren in winter, it becomes a stunning sight in the warmer months.  Different crops lay in each of the flat fields, creating a quilt-like effect.  In the first photo, you can see the local ski “resort” in the distance.

Also along this route are fields upon fields that are just waiting for the local snowmobile enthusiasts to create their tracks over them.  Amazingly, there really is power in those little “Posted” signs.

And of course, I couldn’t resist a drive by my favorite driveway.  Remember this photo from way back in the pre-snow months?

Well, here it is now.

Although that photo  is not “storytelling” I shift to the right and….

A *bit* closer to the concept. 

Looking forward to reading everyone else’s posts!