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March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge

Day 24: Court, suggested by @rom

I want to say that I didn’t get to the court today because I was sick. However, while the latter is true, I actually never get to the court. 😔

Pickle ball rackets in their covers sitting at home

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Day 23: Chance, suggested by @V_

You take a chance walking under a Kiawe tree that’s growing on a beach in Maui. A Kiawe’s branches have nasty thorns on them. Those branches can break off and lie buried in the sand, waiting for unsuspecting bare feet.

Kiawe tree on a beach in Maui

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Day 21: Tiny, suggested by @jasonmcfadden

A tiny Buddha, who my grandson refers to as “Baby Buddha.”

A small Buddha statue or rupa

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Day 20: Houseplant, suggested by @jensands

The only houseplant currently in our house are these dried seed heads.

Dried prickly seed heads in vase surrounded by three small and large pots, one made out of wood

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Day 19: Analog, suggested by @skarjune

My current note book.

My current note book from Fieldnotes with a pen from Virgin Atlantic

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Day 18: Portico, suggested by @annahavron

A portico in Bath, England.

A portico lit up at night in Bath, England

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Day 17: Early, suggested by @krisfredrick

Early this morning.

Dawn just before sunrise with a corner of our house

It’s a shame that there isn’t a March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge prompt along the lines of hanging around, or feet first.

I have a photo for them.

Looking through a window and seeing only the legs of a man sitting on a horizontal ladder

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Day 16: Road, suggested by @dejus

The remote road on Haleakala’s south flanks, looking towards Kaupō.

The road on Haleakala’s south flanks on Maui, looking towards Kaupo

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Day 15: Patience, suggested by @amit

On the reception desk at a hotel in Siena, Italy.

Two little squeaky toys and a sign to say squeeze me if you want help on a hotel reception desk in Siena Italy

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Day 14: Horizon, suggested by @crossingthethreshold (me)

The horizon from my front door this morning.

Looking to the Pacific Ocean and the horizon from my front door in Maui

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App icon options for Video For Ants iOS app

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Day 13: Connection, suggested by @agilelisa

Since my first visit to the Himalayas in 1989, I have felt a connection to Tibet and its people. This photo, of a projected slide, is of me on the roof of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, in the 1990s.

Me on the roof of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in the 1990s

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Day 12: Shiny, suggested by @odd

This shiny store reminded me of a fairground ride. It is situated in Lisbon airport and sells sardines.

A brightly lit sardine store in Lisbon airport

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Day 11: Gimcrack, suggested by @Josh

I had not heard of a gimcrack before today’s challenge. After looking up the word, I settled on this little farmyard in a corner of our kitchen.

Two small china pigs and a hen on a shelf in a corner of our kitchen

280 piece puzzle completed. Portuguese tiles. 🧩

A completed 280 piece jigsaw puzzle of Portuguese tiles

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Day 10: Ritual, suggested by @drewbelf

A daily ritual of meditation.

A black and white photograph of my old mala (rosary) on a blanket

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Day 9: Together, suggested by @sherif

Two mannequins standing side by side as the market is set up. Lisbon, Portugal.

Two mannequin’s standing together as the market is setup in Lisbon, Portugal

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Day 8: Walk, suggested by @lwdupon

A photo of a projected slide from my time in India in 1989. I’m unsure where I took this, but I think that it was in Bihar State.

Groups of people, one with a people, and cows in India walking across a dry river bed with a few puddles

Your windy morning, double rainbow 🌈 A double rainbow above our garden as a Kona (westerly) storm blows through

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Day : Whole, suggested by @val

I’m always grateful for the whole bean coffee that I buy from Sterling Coffee Roasters in Portland. I’ve made sure to write to them to let them know. Here is their always available, general blend - Blendo Stupendo.

Sterling Coffee from Portland Oregon, Blendo Stupendo coffee beans 10 ounce bag

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Day 6: Engineering, suggested by @ridwan

For all the advancements in digital technology, I am fascinated by the precision engineering that goes into analog clocks and watches. This photo is the back of a clock hanging in my mother’s apartment.

Looking sideways into the inner workings of a clock

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Day 5: Tile, suggested by @thedimpause

After our recent visits to Portugal, I feel spoiled for choice for tiles to share today. These were taken in Porto.

Tiles in Porto Portugal

This morning’s rainbow 🌈

Morning rainbow over the garden after a brief shower, with the sun coming out

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Day 4: Zip, suggested by @Miraz

This car, sitting in front of our hotel in Florence, Italy last year, looked as though it had some zip to it.

A sporty racing car sitting in front of our hotel in Florence, Italy

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Day 3: Solitude, suggested by @circustiger

At dusk on a cold evening, a lone fisherman sits waiting on the beach in Comporta, Portugal.

A lone fisherman on the beach in Comporta, Portugal, at sunset

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Day 2: Weather, suggested by @pcora

We’ve been having terrible weather of late. Continual wind and rain, with the occasional glimpse of sun. Cold as well.

Heavy grey clouds approaching over the garden as the next wave of rain comes in

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Day 1: Secure, suggested by @mandaris

A plant behind a secure window in Florence, Italy.

A plant in a window which has a metal mesh stopping anything from falling out or getting in

A few views of the TWA Hotel at JFK early this morning. There are always people walking around taking pictures here. The retro sixties look is so well done.

The sunken lounge. Sunken lounge at TWA Hotel at JFK

The old checkin desks that are now used for hotel checkin. The bag conveyor belt is running behind the desks, though they carry nothing. Old checkin desks now used for hotel checkin

The walk way connecting the hotel to Terminal 5. The walk way connecting the hotel to Terminal 5

Tonight’s layover, TWA Hotel at JFK.

Abstract image of New York City for the TWA Hotel, modeled on the 1960’s