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Category Archives: summer
#5: Go to the city’s farmers market
I only recently realized how much of an impact physical place can have on a person. Some environments feel very comfortable to me, while others feel foreign and awkward. I grew up in Indiana, a state that is in a … Continue reading
Posted in 101 in 1001, city, day zero project, food, nature, pictures, postaday, smile, summer
Tagged 101 in 1001, city, day zero project, food, nature, pictures, postaday, smile, summer
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The J’s have it
In Outlook, sometimes symbols get mis-translated as a message is sent from one user to another. In particular, the smile emoticon [ :) ] sometimes gets changed into the letter “J”. I therefore find it fitting that over the course … Continue reading
Natural Sightings
On my walk this afternoon, I had three different encounters with nature that resulted in my mouth grinning and my heart lifting: 1) I instinctively read everything that my eyes see. Stop signs, cereal boxes, text on the sides of … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – kind of
A few blogs that I follow do a “Wordless Wednesday” post each week. These authors post an image (ideally one they have taken themselves) – but nothing more. As I have been sitting in front of a computer, staring at … Continue reading
Posted in art, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer, surprise, walking
Tagged art, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer, surprise, walking
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Hi there.
The weather today was stunning. The morning air was crisp and light, the sky was beautifully blue and decorated with puffy white clouds, the grass and trees were a dark summer green, and the sun illuminated the whole works under … Continue reading
Posted in neighbors, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer, toys, walking
Tagged neighbors, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer, toys, walking
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Oh don’t mind me…
A white greyhound lives two doors down the street from us. He is the skinniest dog I have ever seen. Greyhounds are very fast, but they are also very delicate; after they race for 30 seconds, they have to rest. … Continue reading
Posted in animals, dance, neighbors, postaday2011, smile, summer
Tagged animals, dance, neighbors, postaday2011, smile, summer
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A gentle sigh
This evening I took a slightly different route on my post-work walk, and passed by a rather inviting swing: Though I was only halfway finished with my exercise, I simply couldn’t resist the lure of the suspended seat. So I … Continue reading
Posted in comfort, pause, pictures, postaday2011, relief, summer, swing
Tagged comfort, pause, pictures, postaday2011, relief, summer, swing
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Monster veggie, magnificent view
This morning a former coworker (now friend) appeared in the entry way of my cubicle, a giddy smile on her face. After exchanging our “Good morning”s, the woman asked me if I remembered that she started a garden this past … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, colleagues, food, friends, garden, generosity, gratitude, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer
Tagged awareness, colleagues, food, friends, garden, generosity, gratitude, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer
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Connective cords
Today was a warm, bright, dry, quintessential summer day. On my walk after work this evening, I passed by a clothes line – and saw an assortment of freshly laundered garments drying under the August sun: As I noticed the … Continue reading
Posted in connection, family, fresh air, memories, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer
Tagged connection, family, fresh air, memories, pictures, postaday2011, smile, summer
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“And we helped!”
I live in a perfectly happy middle-class community where people work to live the American dream. Part of that dream entails a reasonably nice home, and an equally reasonably nice yard. We have had a scorching hot summer where I … Continue reading
Posted in city, interpretation, laugh, memories, postaday2011, summer
Tagged city, interpretation, laugh, memories, postaday2011, summer
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