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Which Way

19 Wednesday Jan 2022

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Fall, home, leaves, nature, nature photography, path, photography, walk, Weekly Photo Challenge, which way, Wilderness Wednesday, winter


Sometimes the journey is more imporant than the destination…

Sometimes you have to forge your way ahead alone…
…and sometimes a friend will walk with you.
There may be lots of colour…
…or darkness ahead.
The path isn’t always clear…
…other times it’s wide open!
Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
So whether you are walking…uphill all the way…
…or riding in style…

…whichever way you are going, may it always lead you HOME.

This is my post for Cee Neuner’s Fun Foto Challenge: Which Way, part of the Which Way Challenge by Alive and Trekking.

Wilderness Wednesday: Autumn Walk

17 Wednesday Nov 2021

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berries, Fall, leaves, nature, nature photography, photography, trees, Wilderness Wednesday


I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happy Wednesday!

Wilderness Wednesday: A Walk in the Park

06 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Fall, leaves, nature, photography, red, technology, Wilderness Wednesday


Red 1

Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still
and watch the leaves turn. – Elizabeth Lawrence

Red 2

In every walk in nature, one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

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An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. – Henry David Thoreau

Happy Wednesday!

What’s In My Cup: Baked Apple Chai

14 Monday Oct 2019

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#whatsinmycup, Fall, food, food photography, leaves, photography, tea, teacup, what's in my cup


Baked Apple Chai (formerly Spiced Apple) is a potpourri for all the senses. It starts with the  aroma of rich spices long associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas: cinnamon, chicory, cardamom and star anise. It filled the kitchen where it was steeping, and it made my mouth water.

Star anise is often used as an exotic spice in Indian and Chinese cooking. It is rich in antioxidants, and vitamins A and C, all of which help with coughs and colds, and a number of digestive issues.

 The colour is a rich amber, like apple cider. The tea itself is quite chunky with dehydrated apple and figs, whole star anise, and cardamom pods. The flavour was sweet with deep tangy notes from the fruit, followed by the heat of cinnamon and clove, and the slightly bitter and herbaceous zing of the star anise.

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
– Mother Theresa

This caffeine-free fruit infusion steeps for a minimum of 5 minutes in water that is 95C. If you tend to “eyeball” the amount of tea by judging the height of the leaves in your infuser, be generous. Since the tea is comprised of chunky pieces, it will fill the infuser quickly. I didn’t use enough at first and I was left with a weak apple tea with mild spice. Also, use an infuser that will allow the fruit to expand as it steeps in order to extract the most flavour! As with many teas that use cinnamon, you may have some residue settle at the bottom of your cup. I figure, that’s just part of the experience of loose tea.

Apple Chai-ed

Otherwise, this was a mildly spicy “hug in a mug”, perfect for a crisp Fall afternoon.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cee’s B&W Photo: In/On Water

17 Wednesday Apr 2019

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birds, black&white Photography, canoe, leaves, nature, Photo Challenge, photography


Canoe_ed (26)

The day, water, sun, moon, night
– I do not have to purchase these things with money. – Plautus

Canadian Geese (B/W)

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. – Plautus

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Persevere in virtue and diligence. – Plautus

This post is for Cee Neuner’s Black & White Photo Challenge : In/On the Water

Happy Wednesday!

 

WPC: Shine

26 Wednesday Oct 2016

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black&white Photography, Fall, leaves, nature, Photo Challenge, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge


Sunset
Sunset
Oak
Oak
Red Maple
Red Maple
Grapevine
Grapevine

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

-Robert Frost

 

To see more “Shine” photos, click here.

Happy Thanksgiving

10 Monday Oct 2016

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Fall, leaves, photography


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“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” -William Arthur Ward

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wilderness Wednesday: Tears

09 Wednesday Mar 2016

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leaves, nature, photography, Wilderness Wednesday


I had already prepared and scheduled this post, not knowing just how appropriate it would be today, in our lives. I came home from dance class last night to 2 very sad men. One of our guinea pigs was dying. Guinea and Rock Star are Little Guy’s first pets so there will be many tears in the next several weeks. DSC_0283 (779x800)

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” – Washington Irving

Wilderness Wednesdays: A Walk in the Park

07 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Fall, leaves, photography, River scenes, Wilderness Wednesday


Fall scene

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a lustre in the sky, which through the Summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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