tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075255946382697822024-03-05T02:43:51.519-05:00The Road is MineAlexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-63398335446163120842017-12-31T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-31T09:11:07.594-05:00All I want in 2018 . . .<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">is this bright yellow vintage 2CV—and I don't even </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">drive!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">(And yet, the road is still mine—go figure.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">In case you missed </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">it, I recently retired. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">That means </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I have more time to travel and I plan to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">do</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> just </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">that. Which means that I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">need to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">back off </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">this blog a bit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I've been </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">doing it for </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">nine and a half </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">years now and it's </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">been </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">a total labor of love. But I think we're all </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">a bit </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">"blogged out" at this point. So for now</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I'll </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">blog </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">when I have something to blog about and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I hope you'll come by from time to time (<i> please</i> do!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">{Meanwhile, I'll also be around on Instagram—</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">can't lie, I'm a bit addicted. Find me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">@brooklynalexa, and on Facebook as well.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">And Happy New Year to all of my wonderful blog pals!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">[Today I'm linking back to <a href="http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/">Shadow Shot Sunday</a>.]</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-33631005625392417232017-12-30T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-30T00:01:25.984-05:00The Weekend in Black and White<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSZksRDJ6V-dnm0SA_haaMWbtcENP13wjA-r7gcU8_E3O3_hzuGsA7SD5i6SaOnUoLXuRU5lcuPVIeKC27jcZ4EHD2bRVSZKlHi-xGob3mLGmJ1gyJiYj5oXjLJp4NB5rj8xBh7fAaSo/s1600/IMG_0227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSZksRDJ6V-dnm0SA_haaMWbtcENP13wjA-r7gcU8_E3O3_hzuGsA7SD5i6SaOnUoLXuRU5lcuPVIeKC27jcZ4EHD2bRVSZKlHi-xGob3mLGmJ1gyJiYj5oXjLJp4NB5rj8xBh7fAaSo/s640/IMG_0227.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Downtown buildings are reflected in </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">the outer walls of the "oculus"—part PATH </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">station and part high-end shopping mall.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more b/w images, <br />visit <a href="https://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/">Dragonstar's meme</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-75888586211728255582017-12-29T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-29T08:11:23.461-05:00Skywatch Friday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Came up out of the subway on Christmas </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Eve (annual pilgrimage to Zabar's </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">on the Upper West Side for</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">overpriced but delicious holiday treats)</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">and saw this fluffy sky. Anyone </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">know if there's a name for these clouds?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more skies from around<br />the world, go <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-16163304176003469342017-12-28T10:42:00.000-05:002017-12-28T10:42:13.100-05:00Make mine neon<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Part of the vast Fulton Street transit </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">station, where you have access to</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">—count 'em—11 different subway lines</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">(except that the 2 & 3 and the</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">4 & 5 are mostly the same thing).</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://signs2.blogspot.com/">signs, signs</a>.]</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-89036417564589660132017-12-27T00:10:00.000-05:002017-12-27T00:11:03.222-05:00ABC Wednesday—Y is for "yellow ornament"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">And also for "yuletide." Happy holidays to</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">the ABC team and all its contributors!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more ABC posts, go <a href="https://abcwednesday.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-44863035429811353572017-12-26T11:00:00.000-05:002017-12-28T22:15:52.196-05:00Happy Boxing Day!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">. . . to everyone celebrating today.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World Tuesday</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-76814751949727213292017-12-25T10:59:00.000-05:002017-12-25T10:59:07.593-05:00A very Merry Christmas . . .<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">from the heart of Times Square!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/">Blue Monday</a><br />at <i>Magical Mystery Teacher</i>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-41258148886694337042017-12-24T09:45:00.000-05:002017-12-24T09:45:07.812-05:00inSPIREd Sunday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is St. Patrick's Cathedral<br />in midtown Manhattan—</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">and the statue of Atlas directly<br />across the street.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more churches from<br />around the world, go <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-36264393412944495722017-12-23T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-23T00:01:24.041-05:00mwah!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas kisses to all from this boutique</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">in Buenos Aires' über-hip Palermo</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">neighborhood—can't wait to be back there</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">some day very soon (I hope).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday</a> <br />at <i>How Sweet the Sound</i>.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">]</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-30289961881681103422017-12-22T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-22T00:01:21.387-05:00Antarctic skies . . .<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBYmlhOUuB2ayAqWXBdtTRUnHEC3kv2ZxbRkv1VuS8UmyG3bA49zq95w8IB1rPx0afzIqCn1dii83h3M9kJjReOhuJGzBw4iRkBR4PQ4L2Qllf6KZ0T2kKpYRiusDzCT2qDiIoouP-Zc/s1600/2017-11-15+06.44.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1600" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBYmlhOUuB2ayAqWXBdtTRUnHEC3kv2ZxbRkv1VuS8UmyG3bA49zq95w8IB1rPx0afzIqCn1dii83h3M9kJjReOhuJGzBw4iRkBR4PQ4L2Qllf6KZ0T2kKpYRiusDzCT2qDiIoouP-Zc/s640/2017-11-15+06.44.49.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">are SO dramatic—like pretty much <br /><i>every</i></span> <span style="font-size: small;">part of this incredible <br />corner of</span> <span style="font-size: small;">the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Skywatch Friday</a> and <br /><a href="https://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/">The Weekend in Black and White</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-12313201586304413912017-12-21T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-21T00:02:30.095-05:00seems like good advice<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z7U9Iv2YuqFw8PWcVQ74CresbjY4bwBzdyjx1FTwazHXoXImPPT4P6i8pnU431WBd0G1sHX9bdHuWb6j4ncFAthW8oCmXOdHr8oAdlqsJOcFfnaxuW97hVoyz0LVXQ19wru30vVO0SU/s1600/IMG_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1293" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z7U9Iv2YuqFw8PWcVQ74CresbjY4bwBzdyjx1FTwazHXoXImPPT4P6i8pnU431WBd0G1sHX9bdHuWb6j4ncFAthW8oCmXOdHr8oAdlqsJOcFfnaxuW97hVoyz0LVXQ19wru30vVO0SU/s640/IMG_0013.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Actually, this is Hen Quarter, a "bourbon bar"</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">(46 different kinds—who even knew there </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">were that many?) in Old Town, Alexandria. I went</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">for the good food—but, yes, I did have <br />one</span> <span style="font-size: small;">of the 46 different kinds (and still kept calm).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://signs2.blogspot.com/">signs, signs</a>.]</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-21220500049722720342017-12-20T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-20T00:01:04.429-05:00ABC Wednesday—X is for "Xmas"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnygwoa2rzAfEaIVmMqSzGoU1EZ52ymKTUGfJ6op0-ZEgCSkuJVRsUVnabDxPVLlHleq05SZgKskR7ytB4KCZq9rtmr1nBNMW48BqLJq7hMxlbe4TMLyUv1Zi0R1SFXsT6wA6Ied4ae0A/s1600/IMG_0213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnygwoa2rzAfEaIVmMqSzGoU1EZ52ymKTUGfJ6op0-ZEgCSkuJVRsUVnabDxPVLlHleq05SZgKskR7ytB4KCZq9rtmr1nBNMW48BqLJq7hMxlbe4TMLyUv1Zi0R1SFXsT6wA6Ied4ae0A/s640/IMG_0213.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I love to walk around my "brownstone</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Brooklyn" neighborhood and see </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">how people have decorated for the holidays.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I like all the white lights on this house </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">(and even the random leftover pumpkin)!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more ABC posts, go <a href="https://abcwednesday.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-54654816442158017952017-12-19T13:42:00.000-05:002017-12-19T13:42:01.353-05:00trimming the tree<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69wpfRUisWp0D19DLaIpvyMMm7xC4ENqheWMIH0PS5fyRCzMzhQzBAfT8Xq2Wkd57GqYIxhszVt6q0VDUsiHgOUud82NoSRowDxzJ20gQNuu4Ez0Ex923FcIPZfNvu8GUALhuqQcercg/s1600/IMG_0179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69wpfRUisWp0D19DLaIpvyMMm7xC4ENqheWMIH0PS5fyRCzMzhQzBAfT8Xq2Wkd57GqYIxhszVt6q0VDUsiHgOUud82NoSRowDxzJ20gQNuu4Ez0Ex923FcIPZfNvu8GUALhuqQcercg/s640/IMG_0179.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Finally got the tree up (thanks, Katie!) and </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">decorated with all my favorite ornaments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">{Also finally got this post up after</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">the Internet decided to disappear yesterday.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Too many people shopping online?</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The end of net neutrality?</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Who knows?}</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://rubytuesdaytoo.blogspot.com/">Ruby Tuesday</a><br />and <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World Tuesday</a>.]</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-13241087752046765112017-12-18T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-18T00:01:01.384-05:00Home for the Holidays<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhR3S9i0ApTYceYOHhgbEpPAhATpqrFQ1-OaZnfHaMq1_3Rw__9XQaudahN974FvMxaITz1hLWlI3ZYOY09C8sJ-3Xq0yZREVw_7p_VyqAqbOZVzgvuVwn2r7TFLcuw0jv6vQZhYFMwQ/s1600/IMG_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1600" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhR3S9i0ApTYceYOHhgbEpPAhATpqrFQ1-OaZnfHaMq1_3Rw__9XQaudahN974FvMxaITz1hLWlI3ZYOY09C8sJ-3Xq0yZREVw_7p_VyqAqbOZVzgvuVwn2r7TFLcuw0jv6vQZhYFMwQ/s640/IMG_0017.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The mood is festive at Penn Station in </span><span style="font-size: small;">New York, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">as the decorations </span><span style="font-size: small;">welcome visitors </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(and those of us </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">returning </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">home) to the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">city during </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">the holiday season.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/">Blue Monday</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> at <i>Magical Mystery Teacher</i>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-4608237472466484592017-12-17T01:52:00.000-05:002017-12-17T01:52:55.316-05:00Antarctic shadows<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe6F9_Mrz0955EnlJs5_Q94k4rFs-sX7SZBtLjgyTUec9G6crWUgPE-QYctZW-41i0AZJA69_aHoMwY-XK5uAit4fXPUDo0nFuN3XlJtx3R1saRC_SnM34Opk9xL2Tp_yHw5Ch0-elVc/s1600/IMG_1468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe6F9_Mrz0955EnlJs5_Q94k4rFs-sX7SZBtLjgyTUec9G6crWUgPE-QYctZW-41i0AZJA69_aHoMwY-XK5uAit4fXPUDo0nFuN3XlJtx3R1saRC_SnM34Opk9xL2Tp_yHw5Ch0-elVc/s640/IMG_1468.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br />This is Half Moon Bay, on the Antarctic Peninsula.<br />The thing we're all so fascinated with<br />out there in the snow . . .</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">is the only leopard seal we spotted<br />on the whole trip. Looks like it's smiling<br />doesn't it? (It's not.)<br /><br />[Linking back to <a href="http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/">Shadow Shot Sunday</a>.]</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-6482768474381490282017-12-16T01:21:00.000-05:002017-12-16T01:48:31.004-05:00The Weekend in Black and White<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzYPkEUNk8BHKV-_5yNb_SF_QAL8U1bVac3VSkqQM2MPtaNzlQZ5syrRHXeA_cBkdK6z0h-geXU-Fc1MmvaDpLo-Rl2jJt9zCJiILfQ-ay-6uAINb2yVlPBqGJ4keeLFF-kDA_qePHqI/s1600/IMG_0079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzYPkEUNk8BHKV-_5yNb_SF_QAL8U1bVac3VSkqQM2MPtaNzlQZ5syrRHXeA_cBkdK6z0h-geXU-Fc1MmvaDpLo-Rl2jJt9zCJiILfQ-ay-6uAINb2yVlPBqGJ4keeLFF-kDA_qePHqI/s640/IMG_0079.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I spent this past week in the 'burbs of </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">northern Virginia, helping to take </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">care of a couple of toddlers. I took this </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">picture one morning when they </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">woke me up with hugs at 6:30. Toddler hugs </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">are so </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">worth getting up early for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more b/w images, visit <a href="https://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/">Dragonstar's meme</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-24297912827524994792017-12-15T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-15T00:01:58.945-05:00Weekend Reflections<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This one is on the island of South Georgia, </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">in a place I was </span><i style="font-size: medium;">very</i><span style="font-size: small;"> lucky to visit</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">—because the seas around it are usually </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">too rough to allow a landing.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">More than half a million king penguins </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">live here; you can see some in </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">the background (and their feathers </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">littering the foreground).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more Weekend Reflections, <br />visit <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/">James's meme</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-24659508173265433592017-12-14T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-14T00:01:07.640-05:00their hero<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br />The people of Buenos Aires are justifiably <br />proud of their former archbishop.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is a part of the cathedral</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">that was his "home" church</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">(and where that sign is found).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://signs2.blogspot.com/">signs, signs</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-84251711709552794772017-12-13T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-13T00:01:05.999-05:00ABC Wednesday—W is for "waterfall"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QDC1GuwFjH7vKEHHSfpA_OfBIWlbmCfSQepvIpqr-EEGWSQYZhlZrlha_WDqDIN94Jm9nCXoYvTn8e8r-a7-JIxHrm9yLeRUlQg7PQ9w6rJ2kIkvDpmWzov3w_G-t5vkig_mii1NbUM/s1600/_DSC0296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1600" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QDC1GuwFjH7vKEHHSfpA_OfBIWlbmCfSQepvIpqr-EEGWSQYZhlZrlha_WDqDIN94Jm9nCXoYvTn8e8r-a7-JIxHrm9yLeRUlQg7PQ9w6rJ2kIkvDpmWzov3w_G-t5vkig_mii1NbUM/s640/_DSC0296.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is Shackleton Falls, on South Georgia. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">It's named for Sir Ernest Shackleton,<br />the Antarctic explorer. </span><span style="font-size: small;">He came <br />over this mountain to the whaling </span><span style="font-size: small;">station <br />of Strömness and was able to </span><span style="font-size: small;">rescue <br />his entire crew after they had to abandon </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">their ship when it was trapped in (and </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">ultimately destroyed by) pack ice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more ABC posts, go <a href="https://abcwednesday.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-5497039296639273352017-12-12T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-12T00:01:02.598-05:00He's making a list . . .<div style="text-align: left;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br />Did you think Santa was hard at work <br />at the North Pole? Me, too—but <br />apparently he prefers to do his list-checking <br />(twice) at the local Starbucks, with a <br />venti latte by his side.<br /><br />[Linking back to <a href="http://rubytuesdaytoo.blogspot.com/">Ruby Tuesday</a><br />and <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World Tuesday</a>.]<br /></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-70968331350092990362017-12-11T07:37:00.000-05:002017-12-11T14:58:43.627-05:00angel on my shoulder<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Buenos Aires is full of fabulous</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">murals like this one.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Monday Mural</a> <br />at Oakland Daily Photo.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-4136375791572276062017-12-10T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-10T00:01:18.362-05:00inSPIREd Sunday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is the Whaler's Church, in Grytviken,</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">in South Georgia. Grytviken was</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">a whaling station that has now been shut</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">down. There's a museum here, but, </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">really, the whole town is a museum. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more churches from<br />around the world, go <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-60257952410662558452017-12-09T00:01:00.000-05:002017-12-09T00:01:10.984-05:00The Weekend in Black and White<div style="text-align: left;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This king penguin was actually one of <u>many</u></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I saw on a stretch of beach in</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">South Georgia, the Antarctic Islands due east</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">of the Antarctic Peninsula. There were </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">also fur seals—but those we avoided (pretty</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">nasty and faster than you'd think).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more b/w images, visit<br /><a href="https://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/">Dragonstar's meme</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-70945071386246622392017-12-08T08:54:00.000-05:002017-12-08T08:54:05.837-05:00Skywatch Friday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Everything was over-the-top in South Georgia:</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">the landscape, the wildlife, even the clouds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">[To see more Skywatch pics, go <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-38506862428124588052017-12-07T07:55:00.000-05:002017-12-07T07:55:46.174-05:00Don't even think about it<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br />This is the old whaling station of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Strömness, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">on South Georgia.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br />Even the penguins have enough sense </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">keep (relatively) clear of this place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Linking back to <a href="http://signs2.blogspot.com/">signs, signs</a>.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com2