by Robin | Jul 11, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Beach, Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, God's Country, Kiawah Island, Personal, Photos, Poetry
Inspired by the picture below, I offer you a song for this week’s edition of Friday’s 40-or-less Photo Challenge. {Sung to the tune of "Oh, Where Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone"} Oh, where, oh, where have our bike riders gone?They’re such...
by Robin | Jul 10, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos
The other day I noticed an odd piece of black "trash" in our driveway; when I walked over to pick it up, I realized it was a beautiful–but very dead–black swallowtail butterfly. Carefully, I picked her up, a) to take a closer look...
by Robin | Jul 10, 2008 | 15 Words or Less Poems, Poetry
Some days I can feel "it" coming. A blog binge…poems and pictures and posts, OH!MY!! Consider this a friendly warning advance notice. It begins with Laura’s "15 Words or Less" weekly poetry challenge; I’ve written three and...
by Robin | Jul 9, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Blog Carnivals, Kiawah Island, Photos
Come on…what are your thoughts when you see a herd of bicycles on the beach? You’ve got 40 words (or less, hence the title) to describe the scene, suggest a caption, wax poetic, or tell a VERY short story based on the photo above. Write your...
by Robin | Jul 8, 2008 | Beach, Favorite things, God's Country, Kiawah Island, Photos, Thematic Photographic, Wordless Wednesday
Kiawah Island pond, early morning. July 2008. When my SLR was returned to the manufacturer BEFORE we went to the beach, I was crushed; this was the first year I was going to be able to take "good" beach photos–I couldn’t wait to use...