and your opportunity to vote for the winning photo caption! And now for the caption contest. Here is the photograph and below it are the captions. Please vote, either for one or, if you can’t decide, for your two favorites!
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“The longest walk starts with a single step” — Lao Tzu It’s never too late to be the person you want to be, whether that means finding your magical castle, performing on a big stage, or discovering the power of your own body. It may take a little more effort or some added motivation, but
This is my little lion friend. I really had fun drawing his portrait in colored pencils! My lion friend likes hanging out with the bears who live in my room, but they are sad because they don’t have a tiger friend. They want me to say, “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” And then,
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Today, I went to the library to read to a dog. I brought a book of poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and I read to a very sweet golden retriever and her very sweet human. This golden retriever is a therapy dog, and she was calm and relaxed. I sat on the floor with her
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A few days ago, I talked about dealing with writer’s block. It’s that internal editor that acts as judge, jury, and executioner when you’re writing pretty much anything. It has no value when you’re composing a first draft because it blocks you and gives you nothing but frustration. That internal editor will have value later
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What could be more fun than a caption contest? Everyone is eligible to participate! And I will even send a prize. It will be a fun refrigerator magnet, with your choice of design. So here goes!!! Please write a caption for this photograph. You have until Monday night to post it. I will announce the
caption contest time!!! Read More »
A group of 24 Buddhist monks started a 2,300 mile walking journey on October 26th, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Their goal is to arrive in Washington, D.C., some time in February. The monks average twenty to thirty miles a day, and they walk every day. To me, that seems astounding. I’ve been on a
Today, I’m sharing recent photographs of wintry scenes. I have always struggled with winter because I don’t like being cold. At the same time, I recognize the beauty of winter. The bare branches show off the amazing detail of the tree. They show off how complicated the tree’s form really is. As an aspiring visual
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Today’s prompt has me giving advice about a topic that I have a lot of knowledge about. Today, that advice will be about defeating writer’s block… or, at the very least, pushing writer’s block aside. It may come back, but not yet. One of the reasons that people have writer’s block is the fear that
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When I was a kid, one thing that I believed was that I would never be a bird watcher. I couldn’t think of anything that was a bigger waste of time than walking around and looking at birds, who flew away as soon as you pointed them out. I was very determined to ensure that
Four seasons of birds Read More »