WPC: Scale – BONSAI! Nature’s giant trees grown in small containers
There will undoubtedly be great photos for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge and the theme, Scale. Like many, I am in awe of majestic and giant trees in nature, especially redwoods and oak trees....
View ArticleTrash and Trends: The single-cup coffee brewing system
Coffee is a beverage enjoyed by people all over the world, and like most coffee lovers, it is part of my morning ritual. When I started seeing single cup coffee makers like the Keurig® brewing systems,...
View ArticleUNLESS…Earth-Friendly Friday: Book Recommendation – Plastic, A Toxic Love Story
This post is in support of a brand new weekly WordPress blogging event created and hosted by JustAnotherNatureEnthusiast.org. The theme for the first challenge is Plastic, and I’m submitting a book...
View ArticleWPC: Symmetry in nature and rice fields
This week, the theme for the WordPress Photo Challenge is… Symmetry (noun): the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position; the...
View ArticleA Day to Celebrate Love
Today is Valentine’s Day, and although celebrated by many as a day about romantic love, I think it should be a day to think about and celebrate love…in general. Bloggers sometimes include a favorite...
View ArticleUNLESS…Earth Friendly Friday PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION – Ideas to reduce...
This post is in support of the new weekly WordPress event inspired by prophetic words written in 1971 by Dr. Seuss in his book – The Lorax … ” UNLESS . . . someone like you cares a whole awful lot,...
View ArticleFrom hunting whales to celebrating whales in Monterey Bay
Among the photographs posted the year I began my blog in 2011 were images from a beach walk that turned out to be remnants of an old pier in Moss Landing, California. We were still new to the area so …...
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Grandsons handsome in pink for the Korean New Year
Is there a large Asian community near where you live celebrating the Chinese New Year today? Here in the Monterey Peninsula, there is a large Korean community and they also celebrate the Chinese or...
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WPC: Rule of Thirds – The frog and a sand dollar
I think these photos capture the WordPress Photo Challenge this week… This little frog (about the size of a thumb) is a Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra), formerly called Pacific Treefrog or Pacific...
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UNLESS…Severe Weather and Wildlife Well-being: Jellyfish Blooms
This post is in support of the new weekly WordPress blogging challenge Unless…Earth-Friendly Friday. This week’s topic is about severe weather and wildlife well-being. Severe weather — from climate...
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WPC – Martial Arts Black Belt Reward
The theme for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge from Krista is Reward.… Reward is filthy with possibility: it could be your third grader’s beaming smile after reading her first chapter book, a...
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WPC Reward: The longevity of author John Steinbeck – photos from his hometown
Yesterday. February 27, was the author John Steinbeck’s birthday (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) — a good occasion to post my Oldtown Salinas photos and submit my 2nd WordPress Photo Challenge...
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UNLESS… Earth-Friendly Friday: My Watershed – The Salinas River Watershed
There are several beaches on the California Central coast named after the Salinas river. We visit these beaches often, but I did not think about the name, or about the Salinas River or its source,...
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WPC: What’s not to love about the color ORANGE?
The theme for the WordPress Photo Challenge this week is orange. From Michelle W… What’s not to love about orange? It’s vibrant. It’s cheerful. It makes a statement. It’s the perfect punctuation for a...
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Controlling seagull population explotion with falcons
Seagull populations have exploded in Northern California, causing problems for local business, especially at waste management operations and landfills — where seagulls congregate en masse for free...
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WPC Orange 2: California’s First Brick House
California’s first “fired brick” house — part of the Monterey State Historic Park’s buildings in downtown old Monterey — also fits right in the WordPress Photo Challenge theme of orange. The house was...
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Unless… Earth-Friendly Friday: My Water Footprint and about the Filipino “tabo”
This week’s Earth-Friendly challenge continues on the theme of water (last week was about our watersheds – and our watershed in Monterey County is the Salinas River Watershed). The challenge this week...
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Rural Philippines Clothes Washing
I posted an article about water use (and water saving tips), and about Filipinos — as well as Filipino-Americans using a “tabo” for the weekly WordPress Earth-Friendly challenge. Photo via Mom Bloggers...
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Historic Monterey – Photos for the Monthly Photo Challenge The Changing Seasons
I’m participating in a monthly photo challenge called “The Changing Seasons” to practice my photography. My first entry were photos from author John Steinbeck’s hometown, of Oldtown Salinas. This...
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WPC Wall: Cherished personal artwork on our walls
This week, the WordPress Photo Challenge theme from Cheri Lucas Rowlands is WALL… From the interior walls of our home, to our book club’s Facebook wall, to the community bulletin board at the local...
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