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Friday’s Fresh Five! (11/16/12)
Photos by Linnell Chang “No two are alike,” I think to myself as I study a trio of Bartlett pears sitting on my kitchen counter. Their rosy-hued coloration, their skin texture, and even their stems are...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (12/21/12)
Eleven years ago my husband and I took our kids for their annual holiday portrait. Getting them attired for this event was never an easy task, especially the older they got. As we sat and waited for...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/4/13)
photo by Linnell Chang In the movie Forrest Gump, the main character repeatedly tells people that his mother always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” In...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/11/13)
Photo by Linnell Chang Do you long for the bright sunny days of spring? Winter doldrums affect many of us and require us to find ways to recharge our batteries and to uplift our moods. When you find...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/8/13)
Romeo by Linnell Chang “Romeo may be old, but he still has a big dog mentality,” I mused as I watched my 14-year-old cockapoo struggle up the stairs with a large rawhide chew in his mouth. At the top...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/8/13)
Photo by Linnell Chang Spring promises hope with its mix of weather. Rain washes away dusty days and dim outlooks. The sun hastens growth and invigorates. Renewal and rebirth for all – inside and out....
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/22/13)
Photo by Linnell Chang The breeze swirls around the daffodils and makes them nod their heads in unison. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” they seem to say with their up and down movement. For a moment I wonder, if the...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (4/19/13)
Peace Rose by Linnell Chang My high school photography teacher used to say that black and white photography was an art form that required a fair amount of skill, whereas, color photography required...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/7/13)
What’s stuck to your stucco? Possibly, a lot more than you think. My stucco patio overhang has been a pit stop for praying mantises, dragon flies, pipevine swallowtail caterpillars and their...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/28/13)
The lyrics “Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath . . . ” played in my head as I watched a Mourning Dove and a Lesser Goldfinch shake and shimmy while bathing in the cool waters of my backyard fountain....
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (7/5/13)
Small tufts of hair sticking out over his eyes resemble the white bushy eyebrows of an old man. Only a thin isthmus of hair prevents two bald spots on his face from becoming one large one and deep...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (8/2/13)
Oh! Hello, young praying mantis. Would you mind holding that pose while I run inside to get my camera and tripod? Minutes later, I came out to find my new garden friend still sitting there on a leaf by...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! 9/20/13
Purple flowers with yellow centers pose against a golden summer backdrop. These two colors sit on opposite sides of a color wheel making them complementary colors. In the world of color theory, they...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/10/14)
With his Santa’s hat askew, Buster, a black Lab, looks warily over at Ruca, his playful Corgi cousin from New York. “Is she still there?” one could only imagine him thinking as he tries to avoid eye...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/14/14)
Stamped with words, but made with love. I know this, because I made these cookies. No other day of the year combines words with love as well as Valentine’s Day. It seems tragic to me that some people...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (4/11/14)
Posturing and positioning themselves, two blue belly lizards eye each other contemptuously. Using my deck as their battlefield, they crawl around in a strategic circle formation. In a flash the battle...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/23/14)
The sun gives off a golden glow as it lowers itself in the sky. This glow creates a striking contrast to the mountains, turning them into a dark amorphous shape. With bright light reflecting off...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/30/14)
The juxtaposition of adjacent buildings creates an invitation to admire the scenery. The angles of the walls tease me to look beyond the structures, to scan the snow-dusted mountains. After a moment...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (9/19/14)
Sleeping next to her leash, my son’s dog Ruca dreams of going for a walk. There is much we can learn from dogs. One thing my dog taught me about life is that if you set your mind on something and work...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (11/7/14)
Breaking free from the safety of their branches, the autumn leaves gently tumble to the ground. Their slow fall to earth resembles a graceful dance as they float and swirl effortlessly in the air....
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