Thankfully I have several adorable photos to share this week to help distract from my pessimism. Just like those old days when I loved to double down while playing blackjack in Las Vegas, I could double down on my pessimism this week, but, oh look, another adorable moment in nature. Oh, this year it feels…
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It was a somewhat painful week on the nature trails with many close calls. Amazingly I performed moves I didn’t know my body was capable of saving myself from falling to the ground after losing my balance on a hill while capturing my first flower photos of the season. Another red-winged blackbird bounced off my…
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After blogging for over seven years and recently finishing my first 365 days of blogging challenge, I’ve noticed that I may need to hire a ghost writer if Harper doesn’t start coming up with some new material. I knew I was in trouble once I started using winter and spring in many weekly titles. I’m…
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It’s wonderful to see the family stubbornness trait going strong in the next generation, but after months of my niece saying she would not join me for a morning walk at the park until the temperature was higher than her age, I was thrilled this week to have the stars align. I still have no…
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During the week I randomly find myself meditating on something insightful to share, but for the life of me somehow I occasionally forget the deep thoughts by the time I write about the week. It’s that time of year to hope that Santa has received my Christmas letter wishing for a cool Yellowstone T-shirt from…
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Wandering around one day this week I briefly thought I should express my love of life more often and was shocked to discover the first two things that popped into my head was that I love the pizza deliveryman and living my life on shuffle some days. Yes, I’ve reached that point in middle age…
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There have been moments lately when I feel like the universe is quietly laughing at me. As a curious soul, I’m always looking for more information and new thoughts, but things have gone in an extremely strange direction since the pandemic began. I’ve discovered that some days I’m very close to being a vegetarian and…
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As I’ve been wandering around this week my thoughts have drifted back to my journey over the last two decades to simplify life and the simple truth of the matter is that life often likes to make itself very difficult to simplify. One would think after the years of work and a blog dedicated to…
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Lately as I’ve been reflecting on a few things, I’ve often thought that it’s total malarky that the 50s are the new 30s. As I find myself debating between taking the very heavy Tamron lens or my new adorable tiny lens for my iPhone on photography outings, my inner 30s voice has been saying definitely…
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Trust me when I tell you that when I began this series I never envisioned a pair of Crocs being the feature image of the week after years of making fun of the them (ok, it was downright ridicule). I was amazed when my niece told me she was ordering pair of Crocs after hearing…
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CIMPLE - A Curious Introvert's Musings & Photos about Life and Enjoyment 