tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53499478999839907622024-03-18T19:47:38.023-06:00 Standing Into DangerFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger758125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-42439766501650584452024-03-14T22:49:00.007-06:002024-03-15T16:17:34.746-06:00Kitty Heaven<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The first time I walked into the International Market Place in Waikiki this year,<br /></span><span>I stumbled upon Kitty Heaven.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU9wzv5zs51GPFPgEUt3VmpmIE5vMfqLK8nRHRxSGD4nMKjPEGc4ncKJG2sOskqUSbR9zd8hB8zXxFGf06yO074aH49zqGlVhigrOwoxsVTyP_QR9ahEAnM0wdO3uS2IC8CgNXmSwNh6EH0HkKvoSd9_L1so7t6wqFyA9Mhy28JYTHBwAuS1oTnmibx6Q/s1468/IMG_5071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU9wzv5zs51GPFPgEUt3VmpmIE5vMfqLK8nRHRxSGD4nMKjPEGc4ncKJG2sOskqUSbR9zd8hB8zXxFGf06yO074aH49zqGlVhigrOwoxsVTyP_QR9ahEAnM0wdO3uS2IC8CgNXmSwNh6EH0HkKvoSd9_L1so7t6wqFyA9Mhy28JYTHBwAuS1oTnmibx6Q/w640-h640/IMG_5071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Pretty Kitty Through</span> the Window</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NAO ~ Ragamuffin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Cat Café MOFF</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">International Market Place, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 29, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpfCSh98zPc37-gzciIEYvgZiomu0hFYyHXtSDu6Y29yje5VCTN5mu-WrrNkyVNbMojLS-v59dYdO85Dw_D7bn5NAVSwG6wzIDOKjTgebFrE7herHB0ceU7J1L0ImWQsrvwVbkZTJJHdbq7KD5hW1QlB21yfPy2KU4oRSs1PnyQ-6t4ItnZVuOCLaJUyE/s966/IMG_5079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="966" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpfCSh98zPc37-gzciIEYvgZiomu0hFYyHXtSDu6Y29yje5VCTN5mu-WrrNkyVNbMojLS-v59dYdO85Dw_D7bn5NAVSwG6wzIDOKjTgebFrE7herHB0ceU7J1L0ImWQsrvwVbkZTJJHdbq7KD5hW1QlB21yfPy2KU4oRSs1PnyQ-6t4ItnZVuOCLaJUyE/w640-h512/IMG_5079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pretty Kitties in the Windows</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cat Café MOFF</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">International Market Place, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 29, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvosXhaodqZhVbZlzfI0kGFKkHHcR6Vg2Ja4w9Xds5mhk4oz6daV_IhRsU7zaoM3YR9DqUTwuF0cIXGBDcWSRPzREQoa8lOBK0kR1O7k3fA-ZVnyF2jvJZA-6nnlCy8D2OaE-YPCf8haW_x1Rt2tliJ5DfijxfewwMFq-mVqmoFGxqcYRtpRiQ8atilkhi/s3024/IMG_5772.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvosXhaodqZhVbZlzfI0kGFKkHHcR6Vg2Ja4w9Xds5mhk4oz6daV_IhRsU7zaoM3YR9DqUTwuF0cIXGBDcWSRPzREQoa8lOBK0kR1O7k3fA-ZVnyF2jvJZA-6nnlCy8D2OaE-YPCf8haW_x1Rt2tliJ5DfijxfewwMFq-mVqmoFGxqcYRtpRiQ8atilkhi/w640-h640/IMG_5772.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>LAKI ~ </span><span>Scottish Fold</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cat Café MoFF</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 5, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">There was a new business on the second level of the IMP: Cat Café MOFF.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">I had never heard of such a thing before, and I was delighted!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE6wB5UcJ3SBxhBmpzTpxwdkGn5Q93wii5C5KvJvEI4NDWfe7CQUSQZypCvKYPKjWaYaMwXGoFGOuFg7Q4O9jtFJXaGKC9j4xCLFQ5IOP6nYDXdeiagqMv_RG6NYRKzy26ACC9BEXJrcG9X3uappbeGE8CBakihk32y79mwguQXxxWOXRP2dwquf_Q30Y/s2106/IMG_5698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="2106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE6wB5UcJ3SBxhBmpzTpxwdkGn5Q93wii5C5KvJvEI4NDWfe7CQUSQZypCvKYPKjWaYaMwXGoFGOuFg7Q4O9jtFJXaGKC9j4xCLFQ5IOP6nYDXdeiagqMv_RG6NYRKzy26ACC9BEXJrcG9X3uappbeGE8CBakihk32y79mwguQXxxWOXRP2dwquf_Q30Y/w640-h640/IMG_5698.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>ULU ~ </span><span>Scottish Fold</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cat Café MoFF</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 5, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35Q9xoOXBCW-tNmDC8jwbyiyAPhJ2fn9L96DkWRUpLkand27wZKJLuKvKa1DisCztM6rWQrlzFijaF3OY5VkSl2YYg_QuRVMcdWxOgK0tmaffZTYh_5JngTEuhb5MWUnx0MkWALlL5VzVjr1MmqiaCMTch8s2ZR9tCtAMMqB782yGIIwM-RYKd8FidPe0/s2769/IMG_5710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="2769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35Q9xoOXBCW-tNmDC8jwbyiyAPhJ2fn9L96DkWRUpLkand27wZKJLuKvKa1DisCztM6rWQrlzFijaF3OY5VkSl2YYg_QuRVMcdWxOgK0tmaffZTYh_5JngTEuhb5MWUnx0MkWALlL5VzVjr1MmqiaCMTch8s2ZR9tCtAMMqB782yGIIwM-RYKd8FidPe0/w640-h640/IMG_5710.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>AO ~ </span><span>Russian Blue</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL4yw3iG4MR2AidhSLFDRUGpfqKfxcb8_zU0CBS2VcH6oBZInQgHD1diml6Xi3Ht6pnMVHmoHsNmdN5zdJByilazVJB2jvln1aoC_ozuvrtcKng_D_C5XmYSzBxg3jRxHsBuwpSUkbPqr3kedJHpHf-I3jdN4vplUDjHXwfZ9_AVACjcCrHVYDLljZFPH/s3398/IMG_5646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3398" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL4yw3iG4MR2AidhSLFDRUGpfqKfxcb8_zU0CBS2VcH6oBZInQgHD1diml6Xi3Ht6pnMVHmoHsNmdN5zdJByilazVJB2jvln1aoC_ozuvrtcKng_D_C5XmYSzBxg3jRxHsBuwpSUkbPqr3kedJHpHf-I3jdN4vplUDjHXwfZ9_AVACjcCrHVYDLljZFPH/w640-h512/IMG_5646.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>LULU ~ </span><span>Ragdoll</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62rWLCwrLAA-KUDf1rjQXTdUbsYV3WwNNLR1_zUjBBg3HLd4wKBg0XC_Y-D679-GXfOZ-r4eeTlJGOhWHYQ9SnwRjSaRrXgbESGzUFRitAU-UfyLSh5KZ5AssGB5XJ5t8q2ISPltgghaXuYd8iZdqorw1aRqVxUy1cN7H7SL1USLIeCw8PwnaEWQnwkFS/s2200/IMG_5680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="2200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62rWLCwrLAA-KUDf1rjQXTdUbsYV3WwNNLR1_zUjBBg3HLd4wKBg0XC_Y-D679-GXfOZ-r4eeTlJGOhWHYQ9SnwRjSaRrXgbESGzUFRitAU-UfyLSh5KZ5AssGB5XJ5t8q2ISPltgghaXuYd8iZdqorw1aRqVxUy1cN7H7SL1USLIeCw8PwnaEWQnwkFS/w640-h640/IMG_5680.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Customers and Staff</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kitties: Anela <span style="font-size: x-small;">(top), </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Ao </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(middle) and </span>Piko<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (bottom)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I dearly love cats, but Terry doesn't like them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, cats love him and run to him purring!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here was a place I could spend some quality time with kitties.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3byn1wgkAmf0yrMAADpuZZt-Hu6VYLyeIY6SIbjelejG8u8IxtPN0DzXaKIytGcUkZi5jNUdcxOHIJTVQCDUmOvxKbLEB_2O1x7yqojdlOyZ_0gjqPjSp5eF3xfVrl0UXfVNH8TLRUn1jheUYQAqx2_jBdVi5O77iNuGXRlALSwat9ADlY3Ilv-_khvRt/s3407/IMG_5779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="2555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3byn1wgkAmf0yrMAADpuZZt-Hu6VYLyeIY6SIbjelejG8u8IxtPN0DzXaKIytGcUkZi5jNUdcxOHIJTVQCDUmOvxKbLEB_2O1x7yqojdlOyZ_0gjqPjSp5eF3xfVrl0UXfVNH8TLRUn1jheUYQAqx2_jBdVi5O77iNuGXRlALSwat9ADlY3Ilv-_khvRt/w480-h640/IMG_5779.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">$23.00 for 30 Minutes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a Drink (pop, juice, or water)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>What a Deal!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnU0f4K1D-bXBURNrbgPjXiHA8795mhx-AYzLEY70Vqa4kUDUQ7oM6NywDUJYglwdOz8f77Mhf4dRu_PbjDdJpVJXzYeONIkQxxrE9E-sV0NJ9acU5U-oy-PqNAwZDFgmgjszZUjbJxgdeRgMQaye-x59xMmKZ6xmK1PcBAvuy5cj8q2MkQQ0qCEAgjdL/s2410/IMG_5065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="1928" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnU0f4K1D-bXBURNrbgPjXiHA8795mhx-AYzLEY70Vqa4kUDUQ7oM6NywDUJYglwdOz8f77Mhf4dRu_PbjDdJpVJXzYeONIkQxxrE9E-sV0NJ9acU5U-oy-PqNAwZDFgmgjszZUjbJxgdeRgMQaye-x59xMmKZ6xmK1PcBAvuy5cj8q2MkQQ0qCEAgjdL/w512-h640/IMG_5065.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>MALU~ </span><span>Selkirk Rex</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtMDf-QFaYD-uAFH97cVbmVylVL51ZUiirfjzp-hGCxyJSX-WOisBPGpRCB-_L9f9b6GkDtTrKudk-UvAGQd3FgBUqJGR8ghsVyP9G64izQIAi8hvrfkvNWt2ntoQHYgTdu1sg7_U05fhuSNMTNFvfa8Dn_tFPO9aR2jnw6IeyuPTSPr9SmfdtLXPxqYF/s2784/IMG_5642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2784" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtMDf-QFaYD-uAFH97cVbmVylVL51ZUiirfjzp-hGCxyJSX-WOisBPGpRCB-_L9f9b6GkDtTrKudk-UvAGQd3FgBUqJGR8ghsVyP9G64izQIAi8hvrfkvNWt2ntoQHYgTdu1sg7_U05fhuSNMTNFvfa8Dn_tFPO9aR2jnw6IeyuPTSPr9SmfdtLXPxqYF/w640-h640/IMG_5642.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>PIKO~ </span><span>Minuet</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmUAQyiN3H32HuY7lsf26lpanfKvHgo-3cICeczTGnHHVNXflCYB7JpLcxEpcLSLPBptDwMvkvLn8uoAgSylKfJ-p_9Run_1q2q4O3EMDlMN1Z5jbCO9y3S7x3cRPUX9eJZQzBX_J5hfCcfVTbdCnZGsoWbMxXp-prtW8oQA_6x5vmYEgTdRpGGw6Ms6v/s2677/IMG_5718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="2677" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmUAQyiN3H32HuY7lsf26lpanfKvHgo-3cICeczTGnHHVNXflCYB7JpLcxEpcLSLPBptDwMvkvLn8uoAgSylKfJ-p_9Run_1q2q4O3EMDlMN1Z5jbCO9y3S7x3cRPUX9eJZQzBX_J5hfCcfVTbdCnZGsoWbMxXp-prtW8oQA_6x5vmYEgTdRpGGw6Ms6v/w640-h640/IMG_5718.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>PUNA ~ </span><span>Persian</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I ran to tell Terry the awesome news.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"23 bucks to sit with a bunch of cats? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just watch them through the window!" he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"That includes a drink," I offered.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"You could have a nice mai tai at the Hideout for much cheaper than that!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what I call "bait and switch" from Terry.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He tries to distract me from one thing by dangling another.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Hideout is my favorite bar and restaurant in Honolulu.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPbhCfF3N_p5KDRaEFo6h9MoDEPZrCwwAcRjD6I_Qg6iJI8OG1GMtqIurzqbnqD-Cciaka8Vsltocf3es1JEsyobifDWFKGc11jQCs3NA2nKkU50CMM3mEtU2idKIFcf1Y6FHmA2HDQMykdj1jvz8ByI-ARM3dwvok_X_cgWOd3tcZFy-6HfTBXheoGH0/s2805/IMG_4103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="2244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPbhCfF3N_p5KDRaEFo6h9MoDEPZrCwwAcRjD6I_Qg6iJI8OG1GMtqIurzqbnqD-Cciaka8Vsltocf3es1JEsyobifDWFKGc11jQCs3NA2nKkU50CMM3mEtU2idKIFcf1Y6FHmA2HDQMykdj1jvz8ByI-ARM3dwvok_X_cgWOd3tcZFy-6HfTBXheoGH0/w512-h640/IMG_4103.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Hideout Mai Tai Over Cat Café Drink?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now That's a Deal!" says Terry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bait and Switch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our Lanai, Royal Kuhio</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_KllqUi9AIWRzrgWUeapJwJAYu2ED6Fj8SXo0ueaXiQUAxht6RMdyqAH33k13Pvc-EVwKxYbD9ohZavXvX_uoK3Nqn8LVh8FXRLheaGmoDmyXooStGG7iW9d9LNN5xQUuzy_7pBZuFGk_jywI4NNl6VICmBSeeOJqBi1GP9LyA6I9IVGqmX-oo7Xl0AM/s2628/IMG_5752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="2628" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_KllqUi9AIWRzrgWUeapJwJAYu2ED6Fj8SXo0ueaXiQUAxht6RMdyqAH33k13Pvc-EVwKxYbD9ohZavXvX_uoK3Nqn8LVh8FXRLheaGmoDmyXooStGG7iW9d9LNN5xQUuzy_7pBZuFGk_jywI4NNl6VICmBSeeOJqBi1GP9LyA6I9IVGqmX-oo7Xl0AM/w640-h482/IMG_5752.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>KOA ~ </span><span>American Shorthair</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3cnA5T-BelGp-BD_D86Pm5mkLp88ohU81hHjt-lvdWZNO1za9szTtXsW4t0Yba0JKTO6-a7cv_iJcTPHRo3bauOSjRFk0Yr7wH42JDGkFea_6ccsweRiawDQn2XtCZookHvv4Pp2PKMbfwEqTFkRcLsOpgi_78mXhm5EmNoV-JNGzCMx1swbuVVyYM7V/s3760/IMG_5707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3760" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3cnA5T-BelGp-BD_D86Pm5mkLp88ohU81hHjt-lvdWZNO1za9szTtXsW4t0Yba0JKTO6-a7cv_iJcTPHRo3bauOSjRFk0Yr7wH42JDGkFea_6ccsweRiawDQn2XtCZookHvv4Pp2PKMbfwEqTFkRcLsOpgi_78mXhm5EmNoV-JNGzCMx1swbuVVyYM7V/w640-h512/IMG_5707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cats Being Cats</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kitties: Ao <span style="font-size: x-small;">(left) and </span>Lulu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD6bTdtTcHESSG1QhLQBK4JvSQ6BuR_hSLyMdDZN6Shv9O0aa8cmzwHCdUxyZseMlTL7v0rfQhSnJ09gmqLIWzsqnE0K4RlrJO_0ULDy23t-qypHSCOV4Yc0GB5ej0WZoxLso2DdWoYSY4xiZ-c4cIRRbMA8n4C_VcZYUD43S_8S-YJd9KwiBAb4kDTUD/s3664/IMG_5662.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="3664" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD6bTdtTcHESSG1QhLQBK4JvSQ6BuR_hSLyMdDZN6Shv9O0aa8cmzwHCdUxyZseMlTL7v0rfQhSnJ09gmqLIWzsqnE0K4RlrJO_0ULDy23t-qypHSCOV4Yc0GB5ej0WZoxLso2DdWoYSY4xiZ-c4cIRRbMA8n4C_VcZYUD43S_8S-YJd9KwiBAb4kDTUD/w640-h512/IMG_5662.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>MAHINA ~ </span><span>Scottish Fold</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AM_fL9Xz1FI5639E2kWKsphnEuPYwKJAPsKaVxAZ24_34ZS451VFUUhcD8j70_-GzYtYZo0oWebsq4aCgl_YMroQW0ZgyWdLi1ZUxBobSqWWkMBMG31rZJSU2aijMr9lUwuZagfAXsvfvkpk3EBze7NvZYEoOeOBwm5FctNQ2137G2BDn_umgZKSixHc/s1093/IMG_5747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1093" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AM_fL9Xz1FI5639E2kWKsphnEuPYwKJAPsKaVxAZ24_34ZS451VFUUhcD8j70_-GzYtYZo0oWebsq4aCgl_YMroQW0ZgyWdLi1ZUxBobSqWWkMBMG31rZJSU2aijMr9lUwuZagfAXsvfvkpk3EBze7NvZYEoOeOBwm5FctNQ2137G2BDn_umgZKSixHc/w640-h640/IMG_5747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Playing with the Cats</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry surveyed his pickleball friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many of his pickleball friends' wives and other players</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">had looked at the cats through the window.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Only one wife had visited the cats inside the café.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry rested his case. "Save the money and look through the window."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFijYmqqIvGO8WwpSBl8rNRspKkSPWS6Yedo-mZHRKAkx9XXNgBf4PqjV9eFBtMfRQnknVv0nKs7vMbGPLcOkams0bBpPurXfqj2R5CwT1q8AyUX_J33fsCgmOyrCEcOluuJtAqks9P6qvNN5DYjgq4KuvPMoJqyoAtSP-Qko5ZT9agygbePPR8PTbYs_5/s2865/IMG_5641.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="2865" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFijYmqqIvGO8WwpSBl8rNRspKkSPWS6Yedo-mZHRKAkx9XXNgBf4PqjV9eFBtMfRQnknVv0nKs7vMbGPLcOkams0bBpPurXfqj2R5CwT1q8AyUX_J33fsCgmOyrCEcOluuJtAqks9P6qvNN5DYjgq4KuvPMoJqyoAtSP-Qko5ZT9agygbePPR8PTbYs_5/w640-h512/IMG_5641.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hanging Out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kitties: Malu (left) and Koa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpIr_FigvQy9DL6jJGyAaWvfAAYg5HXJEih2JSLlZrSzpoVJ2n9Apuk2lUpSQ4peSqhXnREFq3JejYeO-GO9rHNFNNIxbps46RMBWaDH7xPPmPhCXMYs0ohdV3VReB_Ty4Jo8mcGz6r2tnraEtKtt9ZZrewq6z2tiERHSNVW-KUmm98gTX1JZqzk0CQ17/s2197/IMG_5749.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpIr_FigvQy9DL6jJGyAaWvfAAYg5HXJEih2JSLlZrSzpoVJ2n9Apuk2lUpSQ4peSqhXnREFq3JejYeO-GO9rHNFNNIxbps46RMBWaDH7xPPmPhCXMYs0ohdV3VReB_Ty4Jo8mcGz6r2tnraEtKtt9ZZrewq6z2tiERHSNVW-KUmm98gTX1JZqzk0CQ17/w640-h640/IMG_5749.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PIKO on the Run</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbzJKrkHzVm7MbxPT9zWBOju0Zm379aER_L6p82QKNKnWTOJcbv-fTFZP-CrQuyHwmr8P0FVuZ-jkarVc-x3N_lURVsbhWvUFj7TlPS7_9InwJ7vh0DNn9jICspu-4iddiu3adBlR9UDvjYYccnAg7Mgm-SKu9JZ-4IVB3ZmnlSkKveWbOPqEzBja7sTX/s2864/IMG_5697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="2864" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbzJKrkHzVm7MbxPT9zWBOju0Zm379aER_L6p82QKNKnWTOJcbv-fTFZP-CrQuyHwmr8P0FVuZ-jkarVc-x3N_lURVsbhWvUFj7TlPS7_9InwJ7vh0DNn9jICspu-4iddiu3adBlR9UDvjYYccnAg7Mgm-SKu9JZ-4IVB3ZmnlSkKveWbOPqEzBja7sTX/w640-h512/IMG_5697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nap Time </span>(Couldn't Find This Cat's Name)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE_88OW52S7Ya1KxX_CfpiqiIzAr4BwUTMViXtVJgmA_ZTX6NqYexjE6kCxL_T3K9Sni8aGHhhs0HMZsP7UESIZ4WxIAf2XMymns5D3XHzXZudyW36wgSjv9lHK-88Q9iDO709ZqEmonrgwbz3hZsMjtDDwdPtVx3zcqNFNfaIcRvg6mUa3eHSH3yKuxA/s3609/IMG_5627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="3609" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE_88OW52S7Ya1KxX_CfpiqiIzAr4BwUTMViXtVJgmA_ZTX6NqYexjE6kCxL_T3K9Sni8aGHhhs0HMZsP7UESIZ4WxIAf2XMymns5D3XHzXZudyW36wgSjv9lHK-88Q9iDO709ZqEmonrgwbz3hZsMjtDDwdPtVx3zcqNFNfaIcRvg6mUa3eHSH3yKuxA/w640-h512/IMG_5627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Foot Traffic and LULU in a Box</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>As you probably have figured out, Terry lost that </span>go round!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really love kitties. I had several beautiful cats when I was growing up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You could get the cats' favorite treat for $5.00.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you think: Did I spend that $5.00?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cats knew that lots of guests bought treats, and they swarmed any with them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgeakut-iAgRSDC9jbAfZODYXdtuq00EjTK_ri5gHH8in8rxqIPf9765k-Do5qgfopx5kZ3Q9YtDD0JKKE-9hmeJwcCneAy3geNyNi15sKt5yKvmHzy3lqNhnysUxEf73Q8SZhXN6VSCMXjQ9dN3V3AOHI29LIC9UEABUK_nZu4KC28AIr1tz7ybVFis-/s3645/IMG_5622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3645" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgeakut-iAgRSDC9jbAfZODYXdtuq00EjTK_ri5gHH8in8rxqIPf9765k-Do5qgfopx5kZ3Q9YtDD0JKKE-9hmeJwcCneAy3geNyNi15sKt5yKvmHzy3lqNhnysUxEf73Q8SZhXN6VSCMXjQ9dN3V3AOHI29LIC9UEABUK_nZu4KC28AIr1tz7ybVFis-/w640-h512/IMG_5622.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, please!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQK4LXJ8MrhP423nPhFKFqOImb1ySavm3YYGw8F4716Qz_zngG-aE10FB2-zVkOVo-Rk7NCU63bgJTbfD8C_hiEOcVfn1D-LjTErLLhq63FzoJS4wmaRbDNH33TQt6jdEPala1ajTJaaKZR2BriYP-jQjSh3FvZ0jddpIZUX_MX2XXi9H_tA3WzlStQ0Q/s2360/IMG_5644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="2360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQK4LXJ8MrhP423nPhFKFqOImb1ySavm3YYGw8F4716Qz_zngG-aE10FB2-zVkOVo-Rk7NCU63bgJTbfD8C_hiEOcVfn1D-LjTErLLhq63FzoJS4wmaRbDNH33TQt6jdEPala1ajTJaaKZR2BriYP-jQjSh3FvZ0jddpIZUX_MX2XXi9H_tA3WzlStQ0Q/w640-h640/IMG_5644.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Boxes are so much fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojDXJn_OwMkPasRO1OnT2gGMcv2bstDsulSOcUJDXDYDM-FQtYqNDF3B0aAWt5NAPhX8af8nCWdpywpgwTXIOEfXY319ksnExqVmyVn7lMPIxRjyTFiCP7axfIgZ5JPvfNqBEvvCBAjdtfUc3XwUW5gT-CN449KeRWvV-Jyj9jmgDcg0yvFPriW84akYg/s1746/IMG_5745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="1746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojDXJn_OwMkPasRO1OnT2gGMcv2bstDsulSOcUJDXDYDM-FQtYqNDF3B0aAWt5NAPhX8af8nCWdpywpgwTXIOEfXY319ksnExqVmyVn7lMPIxRjyTFiCP7axfIgZ5JPvfNqBEvvCBAjdtfUc3XwUW5gT-CN449KeRWvV-Jyj9jmgDcg0yvFPriW84akYg/w640-h640/IMG_5745.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kitties Galore</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-1D1l9A1cx7_QNcZ6NjZQiC9-MSDxCfvml-5SWJW5sIiPmdUK1IE29eAouxZkAcc8rHkKvagADfP9EDB9GxKsZZMptkTYPLVvESAj09snvumjRNRtYU1ALcUylCKflbLQAX1BnGR4z4RAAKI_jefBZUJ_OQYG7b2Nt_Bg_TxmJVv0xniKhdFuVohJhrY/s3780/IMG_5634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-1D1l9A1cx7_QNcZ6NjZQiC9-MSDxCfvml-5SWJW5sIiPmdUK1IE29eAouxZkAcc8rHkKvagADfP9EDB9GxKsZZMptkTYPLVvESAj09snvumjRNRtYU1ALcUylCKflbLQAX1BnGR4z4RAAKI_jefBZUJ_OQYG7b2Nt_Bg_TxmJVv0xniKhdFuVohJhrY/w640-h512/IMG_5634.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NAO ~ Ragamuffin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thirty minutes goes so fast! I loved every second!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so engrossed that I forgot to have someone take a photo of me with the kitties.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll fix that next year!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the one I'd take home?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Laki, the Scottish Fold cat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">She looks remarkably like my favorite kitty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">in a cat puzzle I completed before the Pandemic.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, I'd take any of them home!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">I don't apologize for having so many photos.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">As I said earlier in the post, I dearly love kitties!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxwHPFensPsQhPLfExm6LX89rjqqKOvd8ShpUuqQF4oLNj6c60veNjGRVruikME65ff43zOmyZpTJrK8OaifcugQSGgmrlwPrxZVsaoAFcTyQWHT09lX2Zk_RAqyqAZXmya2br2JOXHTU01WMK-Bf00KFBJQzS1JfBY4SqQ7z16j6f5E4QkXl9JIsdir7/s2509/IMG_5693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="2509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxwHPFensPsQhPLfExm6LX89rjqqKOvd8ShpUuqQF4oLNj6c60veNjGRVruikME65ff43zOmyZpTJrK8OaifcugQSGgmrlwPrxZVsaoAFcTyQWHT09lX2Zk_RAqyqAZXmya2br2JOXHTU01WMK-Bf00KFBJQzS1JfBY4SqQ7z16j6f5E4QkXl9JIsdir7/w640-h640/IMG_5693.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>LAKI</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxBPVTtQjkboGdsp4qkVFDqPclWxJpyvMO6LHdNEfv3ts7Sh_LyLvRksysUmhGbkZViTRCcTesKH4PY8gq2LsYoBCjZeTZzTDaOi_RrLzWqELUYHMqqJWQ2pJrsdPNjZF3xDQYECMXJMW_VUx0rvT4B5u51-Tss28PSTWlbXBYBxeCGS_M6AprBqFgEjx/s2997/IMG_5776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2997" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxBPVTtQjkboGdsp4qkVFDqPclWxJpyvMO6LHdNEfv3ts7Sh_LyLvRksysUmhGbkZViTRCcTesKH4PY8gq2LsYoBCjZeTZzTDaOi_RrLzWqELUYHMqqJWQ2pJrsdPNjZF3xDQYECMXJMW_VUx0rvT4B5u51-Tss28PSTWlbXBYBxeCGS_M6AprBqFgEjx/w640-h640/IMG_5776.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Inside Looking Out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a>, </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had so much fun in Hawaii!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Hawaii '21 and '22 were challenging. </span>I was so sick because of my thyroid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">This time I had lots of fun doing the things I love with the friends I love!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_JNa3j6rpYMTtccpfm2GtZ7DxUFTL_5QJXsajWKo-Il6YSUtTcg-Qg6jJ-G_pNyF7oO8p00cxZKM24PTke-tVRMUQslp7vkM2OCCyEoVCcSzxY86eMlIPz_1v5H_D9k93JMDRVjKa013PdCzMx0eSKTCbzqhz-kJB00rtjG_rv_ilDg05BxL90V-G0Nz/s2358/IMG_2729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_JNa3j6rpYMTtccpfm2GtZ7DxUFTL_5QJXsajWKo-Il6YSUtTcg-Qg6jJ-G_pNyF7oO8p00cxZKM24PTke-tVRMUQslp7vkM2OCCyEoVCcSzxY86eMlIPz_1v5H_D9k93JMDRVjKa013PdCzMx0eSKTCbzqhz-kJB00rtjG_rv_ilDg05BxL90V-G0Nz/w640-h640/IMG_2729.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry's and My Royal Grove Friend Janeth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Liliha Bakery, International Market Place</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 7, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvN8ElkBdRIRsBnraSy7RYcIUphpMOWPdjGhPvgaTqm51cbfq8OBW4EV2gKuyEOAsjKYfloT-62L-5fa84Rcc8f1Hf78eh58M6HDCHMEoS9mer9-_9KJheE8-Vlpv_KPIWHJq0igyDVk8L4SBtFeBs4irD7C_AtXrVQ1Cy78sOyFNHLjGKSkuv4u9wO-C/s3742/IMG_5873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="3742" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvN8ElkBdRIRsBnraSy7RYcIUphpMOWPdjGhPvgaTqm51cbfq8OBW4EV2gKuyEOAsjKYfloT-62L-5fa84Rcc8f1Hf78eh58M6HDCHMEoS9mer9-_9KJheE8-Vlpv_KPIWHJq0igyDVk8L4SBtFeBs4irD7C_AtXrVQ1Cy78sOyFNHLjGKSkuv4u9wO-C/w640-h360/IMG_5873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Royal Grove Hula Friends and Me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marianne, Carolyn, Me, and Cindy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First Time We Were All Together Since Before the Pandemic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Starbucks at Seaside and Kuhio, Waikiki</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 7, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-23024152184026528522024-03-08T00:00:00.001-07:002024-03-08T00:00:00.134-07:00Flying!<div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvS5_PMQWtFDblqWzGcyfP7Q3AMR5hOxYSBvz4UPv10vKcj40iAmsjyNDsWHXRR-AOC32E-GJxOYNBv53ejCztdOtoGnxiqLiaNmuZ7VGANSJy0TwMs8CcMp36SlQGn48kQljopGCqKeS8WZREwcLa4w18vyr2233VwFmdxYHdPyusb-T29bIT7Vnsvzn/s2423/IMG_9932.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="2423" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvS5_PMQWtFDblqWzGcyfP7Q3AMR5hOxYSBvz4UPv10vKcj40iAmsjyNDsWHXRR-AOC32E-GJxOYNBv53ejCztdOtoGnxiqLiaNmuZ7VGANSJy0TwMs8CcMp36SlQGn48kQljopGCqKeS8WZREwcLa4w18vyr2233VwFmdxYHdPyusb-T29bIT7Vnsvzn/w640-h512/IMG_9932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aloha!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><span>Waikiki and Diamond Head, O'ahu, Hawai'i</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 13, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today Terry and I are flying home after saying "Aloha" to the lovely island of O'ahu.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be back next Friday with a new post.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a happy, healthy, and creative week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> My next post will be March 15</span><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style="font-size: xx-large;"> </p></span></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-39236148351973080842024-03-05T21:00:00.001-07:002024-03-14T23:06:54.970-06:00IWSG: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 ~ AI and Creative Writing<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="http://kristinaseyes.com">Kristina Kelly</a>, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><a href="https://miffieseideman.com">Miffe Seideman</a>, <a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com">Jean Davis</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> and <a href="http://middlepassages-lcs.blogspot.com">Liza@Middle Passages</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Have you "played" with AI to write those nasty synopses,</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">or do you refuse to go that route? </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">How do you feel about AI's impact on creative writing?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Everyone!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that February has been good to you and that you enjoyed love and friendship.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We are flying home to Colorado on Friday after a wonderful time in Hawai'i.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not ready to leave this beautiful island; I never am!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CY_H-FK9l7Ok-8bi6v1ru0YGgvF3O7eoCY-M41GNrEDkUQdzmXVunKQdvF8uhawjJpQQU3iSO3_v4CQrOfkFp-XZTqtvENnplkJ0E1HOM5e92bZ26vDV-UbQAgxz9yrIV09qOoDjWRjUXJ4iCUVDAN20IpaqMXQkCN9h9A1FbPChA92xjtaMlEMNjy6s/s3574/IMG_5235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3574" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CY_H-FK9l7Ok-8bi6v1ru0YGgvF3O7eoCY-M41GNrEDkUQdzmXVunKQdvF8uhawjJpQQU3iSO3_v4CQrOfkFp-XZTqtvENnplkJ0E1HOM5e92bZ26vDV-UbQAgxz9yrIV09qOoDjWRjUXJ4iCUVDAN20IpaqMXQkCN9h9A1FbPChA92xjtaMlEMNjy6s/w640-h504/IMG_5235.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baby Makapu'u Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking Toward Makai Research Pier</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waimānalo, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 3, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Regarding this month's AI questions, I'm very clear about where I stand.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have not "played" with AI to help me write anything.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I've been "tempted," but I know that using AI to help me write</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">would result in something that was not my creation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">AI is a science that makes machines to think like humans,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but machines do not have souls or emotions or feelings, </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">so they can't create like humans.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They can imitate someone's writing, but they can't experience</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">the author's experiences and how they color his or her creativity.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">AI machines lack nuance. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, as I see it, machines cannot write creatively. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Only I can create my writing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yxFuDR8KrijoNNhHvTiRk39THOVVJU1J3UycDu_hDrwrenKaiD8kzU26gvsUMLsZgxVG2bmxr-Ahu4hOOA9nEjj061WRVU5RE1bfZxDytr1FpIBK9_RELZ0BHgjgCHMu6_K8xTk39iUOayqZ1AGX6hbYBS7US9m818Ps8GlGlg6EWQd1-2gJOYmswqVg/s3399/IMG_5204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="3399" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yxFuDR8KrijoNNhHvTiRk39THOVVJU1J3UycDu_hDrwrenKaiD8kzU26gvsUMLsZgxVG2bmxr-Ahu4hOOA9nEjj061WRVU5RE1bfZxDytr1FpIBK9_RELZ0BHgjgCHMu6_K8xTk39iUOayqZ1AGX6hbYBS7US9m818Ps8GlGlg6EWQd1-2gJOYmswqVg/w640-h512/IMG_5204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Polemonium </i>or Jacob's ladders </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Baby Makapu'u Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waimānalo, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 3, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">I can see some non-creative ways for AI to assist writers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For example, AI could scan a document or manuscript </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">for errors in typing, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Or, AI could be used in writing bibliographies </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">or supplementary notes that don't belong in the main text,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">especially to ensure that the format is consistent and follows conventions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These are not creative activities and are not creative writing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Some people might label me a luddite for my position on AI,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but my guiding principle is that I create my own writing, whatever the genre.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVjtgtFOsh4lMO3l_wWtwXWnMdNi8s6Z4axeFm4AA2Zit381Nrg34BKSPbfn6GHyl2utZ8T3LQE8qkFxhKcc05KHOAP1BGdJmHtpAvsKFe8AAexRRB906Xq8Ibyht2GaSIdxzgzqEyGWvjLC_Lu9l4IpJCXj43HzXTdMLjct_jnunjjnaepoh0gSVYwYo/s2703/IMG_5233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="2703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVjtgtFOsh4lMO3l_wWtwXWnMdNi8s6Z4axeFm4AA2Zit381Nrg34BKSPbfn6GHyl2utZ8T3LQE8qkFxhKcc05KHOAP1BGdJmHtpAvsKFe8AAexRRB906Xq8Ibyht2GaSIdxzgzqEyGWvjLC_Lu9l4IpJCXj43HzXTdMLjct_jnunjjnaepoh0gSVYwYo/w640-h640/IMG_5233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry with Our Friends Kathy and Bruce</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Baby Makapu'u Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waimānalo, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 3, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Sadly, I can foresee AI being used to pump out mass-market,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>plot-driven "novels" </span></span>in many genres purely to make money.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope there will always be a place for good authors to publish their creative writing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYJyoyi2pwMekIXV5rNfg5XJeQJOBFU231cMafZMcaRCSIRnEdXolcXCjl8rh7Z7fcMYpQo0eQDt0diS1ZKihuCszXnkh5bWzdOmdxVWmw1uykr8-GN6ogi96C2ctOWvSUoYDeR5I4xvpCwY91RnQjzih7f79FD4hLtrqFyUEyzQzdU90JQJR3kDrHzNb/s3504/IMG_5260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="3504" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYJyoyi2pwMekIXV5rNfg5XJeQJOBFU231cMafZMcaRCSIRnEdXolcXCjl8rh7Z7fcMYpQo0eQDt0diS1ZKihuCszXnkh5bWzdOmdxVWmw1uykr8-GN6ogi96C2ctOWvSUoYDeR5I4xvpCwY91RnQjzih7f79FD4hLtrqFyUEyzQzdU90JQJR3kDrHzNb/w640-h448/IMG_5260.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We Were Enjoying a Day on the Windward Side of O'hau ~ LOL!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Makapu'u Lookout</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waimānalo, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 3, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a creative and fulfilling February!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day! And a big thank you to the co-hosts! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s200/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fundy Blue</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next post will be on Friday, March 15th. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-50986770456715944642024-02-23T00:00:00.002-07:002024-03-02T00:10:36.154-07:00A Dozen Eggs and a Half Dozen Faces<div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm doing a short post today.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I can hear the sigh of collective relief ~ lol!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We're flying home in a week, and I am slammed!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date theme this week is "Eggs."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So, out of curiosity, I had my computer search my collection</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>of 142,156 photos and 909 videos </span>for egg and eggs</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">(count as I write this and sure to increase). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was curious to see what would turn up.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here goes!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A Delicious Lunch, Jam Cafe, Victoria, 2015:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiRSOSLHV_1D-EMO8rews-l9k4EtgsvIYA3QgbgEDHKpZ66jbrpzsQ6-lQtgj4oNjQ3NwBBgCAFAougfISf48FKPxkewzxMxfODHohDsZRfjMubOjnId4Vebx6s8YDP1mhSlhV7ouq-9sevGkPZEzutd1gy7quIilpjlHuDctc4kVIh126JDJXtI4AcRR/s3000/IMG_3847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiRSOSLHV_1D-EMO8rews-l9k4EtgsvIYA3QgbgEDHKpZ66jbrpzsQ6-lQtgj4oNjQ3NwBBgCAFAougfISf48FKPxkewzxMxfODHohDsZRfjMubOjnId4Vebx6s8YDP1mhSlhV7ouq-9sevGkPZEzutd1gy7quIilpjlHuDctc4kVIh126JDJXtI4AcRR/w640-h640/IMG_3847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry Divvying Up an Egg Dish</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Old Town, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 5, 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Alter "Egg," Fremont Street, Las Vegas, 2023:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4LVrXfrh7EIKf0p0kzASZjAbO6Smm8Vb-EFVlxbWhJl4L17EJMeEyS6CCMOzBHVeA1DdNYVK2okWtAn4tEC_Vb9IxF2gUenJaIfxuj4RQyJZZMlC15On9gR-P2nicxyTK-j9-hkFiSxUtm-MmnvtPLKzaXIazd67ANSgqkdtjo0Fg9ATFapgqU8FOMi/s3264/IMG_8288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4LVrXfrh7EIKf0p0kzASZjAbO6Smm8Vb-EFVlxbWhJl4L17EJMeEyS6CCMOzBHVeA1DdNYVK2okWtAn4tEC_Vb9IxF2gUenJaIfxuj4RQyJZZMlC15On9gR-P2nicxyTK-j9-hkFiSxUtm-MmnvtPLKzaXIazd67ANSgqkdtjo0Fg9ATFapgqU8FOMi/w640-h360/IMG_8288.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Alter Ego, a </span><span>Favorite Fremont Street Cover Band</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, USA </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 18, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pandemic Encouragement, Along Piney Creek, Aurora, 2020:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYEDU-rL7pJEW7AghQU9hf953sSKJEs2QwpCq8jLR0qaY2d5QklqyM7Ys02XF5iXHJA33GFWkm-8RtFORLxagBuqj_sm76FVA__VjJ1yZZ-wrhLu66jnrCKiZjDcPQFkfd-AtYCX9OzuJfJ7Rj291RGdk4p-IPGuTE6F1jiq1Kf7jlBIqhKfpSXThRA1f/s3527/IMG_0864.%204.9.2JPG.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3527" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYEDU-rL7pJEW7AghQU9hf953sSKJEs2QwpCq8jLR0qaY2d5QklqyM7Ys02XF5iXHJA33GFWkm-8RtFORLxagBuqj_sm76FVA__VjJ1yZZ-wrhLu66jnrCKiZjDcPQFkfd-AtYCX9OzuJfJ7Rj291RGdk4p-IPGuTE6F1jiq1Kf7jlBIqhKfpSXThRA1f/w640-h512/IMG_0864.%204.9.2JPG.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock Art, Along Piney Creek</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">April 9, 2020</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dining Options, Brighton, 2016:</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmrjrv1uW2ttVWruoAsE7QpFfxugqq8ty8H49wDjI1mVRLe3oTaQ0fovYCfN5seyHCIarWb50MKQLbrBCavFJMNp5pUQ6J6Pxwxs627ZG139qCHmG62rI6NfRw-3f5lZlE8MCEyfRlqxxwWk2x_nNV8ujloQ8QO6QFEi63v6Y8W-cgMBXhBegF_c4SHt9/s3341/IMG_0782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2673" data-original-width="3341" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmrjrv1uW2ttVWruoAsE7QpFfxugqq8ty8H49wDjI1mVRLe3oTaQ0fovYCfN5seyHCIarWb50MKQLbrBCavFJMNp5pUQ6J6Pxwxs627ZG139qCHmG62rI6NfRw-3f5lZlE8MCEyfRlqxxwWk2x_nNV8ujloQ8QO6QFEi63v6Y8W-cgMBXhBegF_c4SHt9/w640-h512/IMG_0782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">No Need to Go Hungry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brighton Beach, UK</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 27, 2016</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hard Boiled, Victoria, 2015:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMsAt12qtkYjSW0rq_PJDwZfm2QOVtyYeq9UVRzBlVZr9Pl8tNCKE0wIK7cs8ha2sociOSO6C-kxUu4ehyphenhyphenq8PJCRr5nayM1iBDfmxBsqGQy4YeMhrymDFpFiiqh8M9nD1ZrR1fYfz76oaW8fXJlYsbXE-czlYsvY0mCaVDgcmrpUqrWLD6ZEPERxN1m3c/s2706/IMG_0690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMsAt12qtkYjSW0rq_PJDwZfm2QOVtyYeq9UVRzBlVZr9Pl8tNCKE0wIK7cs8ha2sociOSO6C-kxUu4ehyphenhyphenq8PJCRr5nayM1iBDfmxBsqGQy4YeMhrymDFpFiiqh8M9nD1ZrR1fYfz76oaW8fXJlYsbXE-czlYsvY0mCaVDgcmrpUqrWLD6ZEPERxN1m3c/w640-h640/IMG_0690.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eggs of a Theropod (Carnivorous) Dinosaur</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Royal British Columbia Museum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Victoria, British Columbia, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 16, 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dim Sum, Chinatown, Honolulu 2015:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLr4jXnvT6DvXTDQCY5iL0SKN6HbYAIZM2lxds-0JsLyXB6j0Oy13ur3jWU1bQvdSwOntMGF5UT3NkMw-udSvXqWhmx_LaiO70jj4tpZ9rva8jQ9WM_u9uBv27K72sQSzjjHGbdNxym-r0OerXVkDQunqak2rt4tpLLPsghwgDzSN-QCyo0wCt9A2taeu/s2134/IMG_1077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLr4jXnvT6DvXTDQCY5iL0SKN6HbYAIZM2lxds-0JsLyXB6j0Oy13ur3jWU1bQvdSwOntMGF5UT3NkMw-udSvXqWhmx_LaiO70jj4tpZ9rva8jQ9WM_u9uBv27K72sQSzjjHGbdNxym-r0OerXVkDQunqak2rt4tpLLPsghwgDzSN-QCyo0wCt9A2taeu/w640-h640/IMG_1077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Egg Custards at Legend Seafood Restaurant</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chinatown, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 11, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An Easter Egg Crisis, Lansdowne House, 1961:</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQw1oRqKSgTq7MIQeS5mP4PRaQRkIh56cThqsgIg_3uHY4o5FL5PneMfqB-nqK_wKLIIQFrgtRNgwf-QMtMyl_q2ce7O49JN4FnoVGCaz3siRqbFjmv-9uHd21d4QQ0dTubvi-YdKDUyncvKEtnrpSWdthgxq2k8OIm3_kHxWoKVkRjThXbMgAb3ZL4Nu/s1920/easter-686135_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQw1oRqKSgTq7MIQeS5mP4PRaQRkIh56cThqsgIg_3uHY4o5FL5PneMfqB-nqK_wKLIIQFrgtRNgwf-QMtMyl_q2ce7O49JN4FnoVGCaz3siRqbFjmv-9uHd21d4QQ0dTubvi-YdKDUyncvKEtnrpSWdthgxq2k8OIm3_kHxWoKVkRjThXbMgAb3ZL4Nu/w640-h480/easter-686135_1920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No Easter Eggs for the Easter Bunny to Deliver to the Five MacBeath Children!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Letter from My Father to His Relatives </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>March 31, 1961</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/easter-eggs-chick-egg-686135/">Pixabay</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Supplying and Maintaining the Ovation of the Seas, <span style="text-align: center;"></span><span style="text-align: center;">Papeete, </span>2023:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwZzmeDJgr4sg-DO1SCDNX9Ez3viqCgoUQ4pb34paNk9fG5lE0oX2KDYplELQyi842TjepCjgN0iN_3MF5rof0PJ2vqfUjauYz4aMLbgRyeGc5oCRdJRDuPE2DbGNjmaViBHWAoHQZvl1-Zxs529rNAGBa6P5SLp0LPCe3d0ZxFGgQSiXRfkjp1avbe0L/s3197/IMG_4846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="3197" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwZzmeDJgr4sg-DO1SCDNX9Ez3viqCgoUQ4pb34paNk9fG5lE0oX2KDYplELQyi842TjepCjgN0iN_3MF5rof0PJ2vqfUjauYz4aMLbgRyeGc5oCRdJRDuPE2DbGNjmaViBHWAoHQZvl1-Zxs529rNAGBa6P5SLp0LPCe3d0ZxFGgQSiXRfkjp1avbe0L/w640-h476/IMG_4846.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pallet with Egg </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Papeete, T</span>ahiti, French Polynesia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 23, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looks Yummy! <span style="text-align: center;"></span><span style="text-align: center;">Aurora, </span>2019:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gXN31AMmnSDo6q6H43akXdZLHqW9YC9Y9BMawoswty89NJBCLKcqdMA8PJupu3mBnvx9kZMK0DntrMpgg5fVE7BrYgEoc4N__cMgSB6KsUmmeTiueYjVyWLbtu57MoLtp5YW4wT-eLNuErJDwlD13ckFx1-IIermjnnl1QGMt2KZ3bPl4C6sH82RpkV9/s3534/IMG_7027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3534" data-original-width="2827" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gXN31AMmnSDo6q6H43akXdZLHqW9YC9Y9BMawoswty89NJBCLKcqdMA8PJupu3mBnvx9kZMK0DntrMpgg5fVE7BrYgEoc4N__cMgSB6KsUmmeTiueYjVyWLbtu57MoLtp5YW4wT-eLNuErJDwlD13ckFx1-IIermjnnl1QGMt2KZ3bPl4C6sH82RpkV9/w512-h640/IMG_7027.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reading Recipes at Starbucks in Barnes & Noble</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 25, 2019</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looks Yummy! <span style="text-align: center;"></span><span style="text-align: center;">Venice, </span>2018:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNT47nNO4h_wulv9gXjSKpntIUBt7iIRlhKYncygpQ0GP2ifaRzPea3Vo009Nxg185u3qEeNkUfYEMYcbxBM6lnH0jt6iMbuOisevLpT20n6QMk81d1mEKOFW1s-rB86w79Z6yeYkVOAp6Q7A3vu4MTYjdQgK8HjcmwNSSZdGXjNkHdr2bd8wafOTzktH/s3345/IMG_3153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3345" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNT47nNO4h_wulv9gXjSKpntIUBt7iIRlhKYncygpQ0GP2ifaRzPea3Vo009Nxg185u3qEeNkUfYEMYcbxBM6lnH0jt6iMbuOisevLpT20n6QMk81d1mEKOFW1s-rB86w79Z6yeYkVOAp6Q7A3vu4MTYjdQgK8HjcmwNSSZdGXjNkHdr2bd8wafOTzktH/w640-h512/IMG_3153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Welcome Dinner at <span style="text-align: left;">Bar ae Maraveje</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Venice, Dorsoduro / Accademia, Italy</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 13, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For Rain's TADD: Eggs:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztP_P-beourWxGIo8MflhUUNCg7mTAgre6WZv_U_EwDlW9zBpUBDGHWgngIt2oq1Dos9wv7G2ZAD-qIPeYarzNMvQ6rGid_rPKtHIrHMWdL1JoAeNAVrzF-efiK_YjYNmSarhaTFfOCTCxWGc4HVNzTOutl1FzjXua8JwwOzP2fwnAg_zC-CiusyymtfN/s3402/IMG_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="2722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztP_P-beourWxGIo8MflhUUNCg7mTAgre6WZv_U_EwDlW9zBpUBDGHWgngIt2oq1Dos9wv7G2ZAD-qIPeYarzNMvQ6rGid_rPKtHIrHMWdL1JoAeNAVrzF-efiK_YjYNmSarhaTFfOCTCxWGc4HVNzTOutl1FzjXua8JwwOzP2fwnAg_zC-CiusyymtfN/w512-h640/IMG_1919.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aepyornis and Egg </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>The Largest Bird That Ever Lived</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Denver Museum of Nature and Science</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Denver, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">June 15, 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxM9N_9VuvZDRIj12umI0pTHWpK56NceS58ial0sLFcdg53iSsnKpJLlvRyygvg0GWQ3an8OyhRnGtuXGyhtyqsZ3HhFc5dGzdio7AS60U7LxDxTsgjgkZYTosR8oz96eXjpWiqzuMzc8_h7TxmBl0xkcL70OtlcZviRKX5JtLeZ5_z3qOp8GEXoVAhE_/s3162/IMG_1921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="3162" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxM9N_9VuvZDRIj12umI0pTHWpK56NceS58ial0sLFcdg53iSsnKpJLlvRyygvg0GWQ3an8OyhRnGtuXGyhtyqsZ3HhFc5dGzdio7AS60U7LxDxTsgjgkZYTosR8oz96eXjpWiqzuMzc8_h7TxmBl0xkcL70OtlcZviRKX5JtLeZ5_z3qOp8GEXoVAhE_/w640-h512/IMG_1921.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Egg of a Roc! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Denver Museum of Nature and Science</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Denver, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 15, 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aepyornis is thought to be the bird that inspired the legend of the Roc.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now extinct, it once lived on the island of Madagascar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seven hundred years ago Arab traders spoke </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">of an elephant bird living off the coast of Africa.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was so large that it could lift elephants into the sky.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Aepyornis couldn't fly or lift an elephant,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but its huge eggs fueled legends of the mythical Roc.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrpUWVe3nOIcQiDCfo_ygo-Z5IQ6i4s_z82PRj8Fj5FTpB5pRlkBUNlpvVh2nwQs61mUdabVPEbvxNla3Dt-HAllfcFl6hXfVY8uLaC2rftEeXGb-RB1OxExkV-OglvyhE2O2fqcppF8TubNGBDCZ8-qxcEpqMP6WBioGcS31nOlCUvKpS35D_9wtxaFv/s1024/Edward_Julius_Detmold49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrpUWVe3nOIcQiDCfo_ygo-Z5IQ6i4s_z82PRj8Fj5FTpB5pRlkBUNlpvVh2nwQs61mUdabVPEbvxNla3Dt-HAllfcFl6hXfVY8uLaC2rftEeXGb-RB1OxExkV-OglvyhE2O2fqcppF8TubNGBDCZ8-qxcEpqMP6WBioGcS31nOlCUvKpS35D_9wtxaFv/w476-h640/Edward_Julius_Detmold49.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Mythical Roc </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Plate from "The Arabian Nights", 'The Roc which fed its young on elephants & Rhinocerotidae', </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor" (Hodder & Stoughton)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Julius_Detmold49.jpg">Wikimedia License</a></span></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">For Tom's Aloha Friday: Mural at </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SATO </b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtuiawH9zMR0P82uyu_u4T44pjs-xaz-9rcR85PP6i0ODQ1A2DLph2WbcjV4606UoKenP4s-pmCiQtLODGJg_YvMyDLuSA79CCd7XdeCe8r7tU7Gm3atTSQgCd1pnLJEkiLw_fMC8WNAuBuHlOSg8SizQ_mQuzabr92vwvRtG_3D_jWLV_1NbGxHjsyKi/s2757/IMG_8906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="2757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtuiawH9zMR0P82uyu_u4T44pjs-xaz-9rcR85PP6i0ODQ1A2DLph2WbcjV4606UoKenP4s-pmCiQtLODGJg_YvMyDLuSA79CCd7XdeCe8r7tU7Gm3atTSQgCd1pnLJEkiLw_fMC8WNAuBuHlOSg8SizQ_mQuzabr92vwvRtG_3D_jWLV_1NbGxHjsyKi/w640-h640/IMG_8906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hawaiian Mural</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;">Sato Seafood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waikiki, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i, US</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 6, 20224</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div></b></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">For Nicoles's Friday Face Off: Bedtime Story Faces</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aufJVVO3sB3Rw7i3tvvP6NVvx0_gZKec_EwI-dmA3OC1BOpA1IvmOber9r_JaTpXsg9qoNP6w1HwdvEAdCUC53fPfIJEQu7Hg-5eUMCdkTmfltJvjaTpo6G9lD1WSLfRW9rhyphenhyphenqDs-pWFlXApQJzfUQ91Nv2zwFtL-5I9KB3iT6p1-SHFegbOmkSvCVma/s3078/IMG_4042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="3078" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aufJVVO3sB3Rw7i3tvvP6NVvx0_gZKec_EwI-dmA3OC1BOpA1IvmOber9r_JaTpXsg9qoNP6w1HwdvEAdCUC53fPfIJEQu7Hg-5eUMCdkTmfltJvjaTpo6G9lD1WSLfRW9rhyphenhyphenqDs-pWFlXApQJzfUQ91Nv2zwFtL-5I9KB3iT6p1-SHFegbOmkSvCVma/w640-h360/IMG_4042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Sister Donnie Reading a Bedtime Story</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">to Krista, Sara, Lisa, Natalie, and Gavin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Baker Creek, Alberta, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">At Least 26 Years Ago</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-88094618718366844502024-02-22T22:00:00.001-07:002024-02-22T22:00:00.413-07:00Walking Among Giants!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Last year I read Peter Wohellben's wonderful book </span><span>"The Hidden Life of Trees: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I explored the Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu with Terry the other day,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't help thinking about what its trees have experienced and perhaps communicated.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I even crossed off a bucket list item, touching a giant kapok tree! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U09sJodDGbDPLZ4ZRP4J_hatOpT9tQ7W1LRvxEMu9K-q30QZW6aDrWb2ibLoCieesmaOimVIdjtH2De7YjMMDMtV3cLgU3XdaxiOLwnDAgkrJ_9WoVx_cFG-x1vamsVILfjc-EVaHXSM1jxeANz5m09I_8orHJHzI5EjiB3Cw0N5iZHE0vKKzpNXI0eg/s3780/IMG_2910.kapokjpeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U09sJodDGbDPLZ4ZRP4J_hatOpT9tQ7W1LRvxEMu9K-q30QZW6aDrWb2ibLoCieesmaOimVIdjtH2De7YjMMDMtV3cLgU3XdaxiOLwnDAgkrJ_9WoVx_cFG-x1vamsVILfjc-EVaHXSM1jxeANz5m09I_8orHJHzI5EjiB3Cw0N5iZHE0vKKzpNXI0eg/w512-h640/IMG_2910.kapokjpeg.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Touching a Giant, a Kapok Tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Foster Botanical Garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 15, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For many years in my teaching career I shared Lynne Cherry's</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">excellent book about the kapok tree and forest conservation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuk6L-f_Mjti4qwnTP-1rIQMk_LyRup2tths2csk1DBwYRSvWeykXbJkkPXcmlJYrhAIqrANJctv3qf0KHk4Hw_lPhgyiONV2F97Ce9p-_oUEUuYGcm0TCQzPwLenuaSxTVcCZ9LMlQhMYbpv5hLGPVsWC1p1Yuygja5uikTHgVin-BKbXa2zazxHzM5t/s531/the-great-kapok-tree-lynne-cherry-book-amazon-1%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="431" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuk6L-f_Mjti4qwnTP-1rIQMk_LyRup2tths2csk1DBwYRSvWeykXbJkkPXcmlJYrhAIqrANJctv3qf0KHk4Hw_lPhgyiONV2F97Ce9p-_oUEUuYGcm0TCQzPwLenuaSxTVcCZ9LMlQhMYbpv5hLGPVsWC1p1Yuygja5uikTHgVin-BKbXa2zazxHzM5t/w261-h320/the-great-kapok-tree-lynne-cherry-book-amazon-1%202.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sadly in the thirty-four years since it was published,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">we have only worsened the plight of of our natural world. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="brightstarbedtimestories"> Amazon</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How I would have loved to share my pictures of the giant Kapok tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in Foster Botanical Garden with my students.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was magical! It's hard to imagine the scale of this giant,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">which can reach 240 feet/73 meters in height and 19 feet/5.8 meters in diameter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This giant kapok, <i>Cieba pentandra,</i> has been designated an exceptional tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and is protected by a city ordinance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti6w_vzYM6Q6ift3Gln_sICKF0ZyD4qVxsqA7d4r1jKdJm761scMgzvkt2bKMDfptpKkKNat_5Zx_AB51SBTCjLonHECd2QMFXieyDQKhKr3wb61LDkvc00D_wc0f60N9f_e7zA1bE_oovon3dOQfB5ilKhwQnsCib47MfRwTtRppMIswuMaVgyuwvtoN/s2269/IMG_2908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti6w_vzYM6Q6ift3Gln_sICKF0ZyD4qVxsqA7d4r1jKdJm761scMgzvkt2bKMDfptpKkKNat_5Zx_AB51SBTCjLonHECd2QMFXieyDQKhKr3wb61LDkvc00D_wc0f60N9f_e7zA1bE_oovon3dOQfB5ilKhwQnsCib47MfRwTtRppMIswuMaVgyuwvtoN/s320/IMG_2908.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BotbvyBbTMngy4XZTCr4AiYsydPtHSXeTBOP2jjse87U33f-twwAjaKIBu7601AzBzO6zYeoTj7vJf6_CgIbttCbduEA4r9Hxirz1c_xaiut9UKjPkrcHvkeVVswbpgA0u35LYp4xv1gx7OuOswZVjYyNoZC6e1L_tqBfzFZNqsGTR15vEwQE4K4wBD1/s3780/IMG_2906.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BotbvyBbTMngy4XZTCr4AiYsydPtHSXeTBOP2jjse87U33f-twwAjaKIBu7601AzBzO6zYeoTj7vJf6_CgIbttCbduEA4r9Hxirz1c_xaiut9UKjPkrcHvkeVVswbpgA0u35LYp4xv1gx7OuOswZVjYyNoZC6e1L_tqBfzFZNqsGTR15vEwQE4K4wBD1/w640-h512/IMG_2906.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was planted in 1850 by Dr. William Hillebrand, a physician and botanist, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>who had a cottage </span><span>in the middle terrace of the current gardens.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kapok is native to tropical America and Africa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Its wide buttresses support the tree in shallow soils</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">like the flying buttresses of Gothic cathedrals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OizVp7826sE7WIboQNyVrwxbyuqAedhnwgfAJJx8-LQb7g_qOrF6XYm_b-1SfcsJ2sq2t8mIo3lCTOacYbcdFpBu2fwXmrc8tVBlzkTyZ5Zyk405EGPpEtgv7u2jcChM6IiO7VBJCy1iSjqfnrnda8Ni9Ma09nj0X_kNV5CymDCtW0jZWGh1RBtutiwH/s3728/IMG_2905.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="3728" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OizVp7826sE7WIboQNyVrwxbyuqAedhnwgfAJJx8-LQb7g_qOrF6XYm_b-1SfcsJ2sq2t8mIo3lCTOacYbcdFpBu2fwXmrc8tVBlzkTyZ5Zyk405EGPpEtgv7u2jcChM6IiO7VBJCy1iSjqfnrnda8Ni9Ma09nj0X_kNV5CymDCtW0jZWGh1RBtutiwH/w640-h512/IMG_2905.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In its native jungles, the kapok is home to many diverse species,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">including frogs, birds and bromeliads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a deciduous tree that sprouts pink and white flowers </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that attract bats which</span> aid in pollination.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kapok produces abundant seeds that are among</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">the first to colonize open areas in the forest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kapok is useful for humans too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Its lightweight, porous wood is suitable for carving and making dugout canoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The seeds' silky fibers have been used in life preservers and bedding,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the seeds' oil in soap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Medicines have been created from other parts of this magnificent giant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNUCuy2X6-6ymwMEo707u_ANe70rDblI1YOGfvLwEQ_468OAmliWmW8Jiz4V1qljetQnLsLIeBKZ8-NBwpIFg-JUPh1iCferAq6baDTq3Nz-0xAteqhcRiDm1U4DwbKdUIR9MZgv_ZKVZEhaZuh_s7KzRCnnwyZCc9AIZUuGOrIQYp_Z8l6AUBJOyAba0/s3780/IMG_2909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNUCuy2X6-6ymwMEo707u_ANe70rDblI1YOGfvLwEQ_468OAmliWmW8Jiz4V1qljetQnLsLIeBKZ8-NBwpIFg-JUPh1iCferAq6baDTq3Nz-0xAteqhcRiDm1U4DwbKdUIR9MZgv_ZKVZEhaZuh_s7KzRCnnwyZCc9AIZUuGOrIQYp_Z8l6AUBJOyAba0/w512-h640/IMG_2909.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Foster Botanical Garden site has an interesting history.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was gifted to Queen Kalama, the wife of King Kamehameha III,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">during the Great Mahele of 1848 when the Hawaiian Islands</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">were redistributed among the government, Hawaiian royalty, nobles, and commoners.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Queen Kalama leased some of the land to Dr. William Hillebrand</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">who imported many plants and animals to the islands,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">including the ubiquitous mynah birds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He, in turn, sold the land to "Captain" Thomas R. Foster,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">a master shipbuilder from my native Nova Scotia.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">His wife Mary gifted the land to the city and county of Honolulu,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">stipulating that it be preserved as Foster Garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a result people today can wander among the beauty and peace of this special place.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqdV0ixjoAPn9N0Vhpbuz6amopaRwIDhaJyECyUuD1UzvDAAfW4z5ZdLeG7rJUuViHBiM8gG6P5zxJ99sS0QF0YU4dtxUFdeu1rrjwvSPWn81N29fvkEgmvd78gEMbMHrJGnb5CFIn3nmGAM6nIY8FwA4pWcBo4HPThnDIj6XQVbLiIBkJBmx6vX6LePq/s3024/IMG_2741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqdV0ixjoAPn9N0Vhpbuz6amopaRwIDhaJyECyUuD1UzvDAAfW4z5ZdLeG7rJUuViHBiM8gG6P5zxJ99sS0QF0YU4dtxUFdeu1rrjwvSPWn81N29fvkEgmvd78gEMbMHrJGnb5CFIn3nmGAM6nIY8FwA4pWcBo4HPThnDIj6XQVbLiIBkJBmx6vX6LePq/w640-h640/IMG_2741.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Near the Entrance to Foster Botanical Garden</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ApI5N_0E7Sw/ZdP8-aLDxXI/AAAAAAAAlhM/K31GmQ040lUe6x98gvXkZl2BywTO9VHgQCNcBGAsYHQ/s3780/IMG_2780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ApI5N_0E7Sw/ZdP8-aLDxXI/AAAAAAAAlhM/K31GmQ040lUe6x98gvXkZl2BywTO9VHgQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h512/IMG_2780.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful Orchids in the Conservatory</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are many storied trees and plants in this oasis near Chinatown.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sharing some photos of some of them:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">1. <u>Bo or Bodhi Tree</u>:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaXJJbQBvkII9ar_y2SI34UE0ZWeXckhsWjN0RFH4lLSnS78ESCTzDdR1_gZtz8esy7IN3f_xiMS60Iti5yc_NbuOkkBGECrt9eF-seIzLuVLQzU8kY0yQCAKDIlDJrycHrjZcqgOXSmwEk7YuC5Y-nk9LvuhCalp0vDqPlOIDqq7XljBNCV9l2b77ocM/s3315/IMG_2961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3315" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaXJJbQBvkII9ar_y2SI34UE0ZWeXckhsWjN0RFH4lLSnS78ESCTzDdR1_gZtz8esy7IN3f_xiMS60Iti5yc_NbuOkkBGECrt9eF-seIzLuVLQzU8kY0yQCAKDIlDJrycHrjZcqgOXSmwEk7YuC5Y-nk9LvuhCalp0vDqPlOIDqq7XljBNCV9l2b77ocM/w512-h640/IMG_2961.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry stands in front of the Garden's Bo Tree (<i>Ficus religiosa)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buddha attained enlightenment under a revered Bodhi tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">at the Mahabodhi Temple in Sri Lanka. That tree dates to 288 BC. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Buddist monk gave Mary Foster a clipping from that famous tree in 1913,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it has grown into a giant here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mary developed a passionate belief in Buddhism and became the first Hawaiian Buddhist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3jv5gejx0wJTBHNXe_v9KC0g8hIPIUK1z5nvm_RRBC_OyebzdFftihydjQVlF70TKbrf62TLn907s_14z1jCK0PTZAjEosTajsuPabW_ddvW7NT4pv6jm7d7X0sw0xJrH7GMktWBsl3X29VYtmBnqStQ_2U7br-dfyUrUcEc-u7LApiQrV-jN_r_uHEF/s2954/IMG_2798.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="2954" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3jv5gejx0wJTBHNXe_v9KC0g8hIPIUK1z5nvm_RRBC_OyebzdFftihydjQVlF70TKbrf62TLn907s_14z1jCK0PTZAjEosTajsuPabW_ddvW7NT4pv6jm7d7X0sw0xJrH7GMktWBsl3X29VYtmBnqStQ_2U7br-dfyUrUcEc-u7LApiQrV-jN_r_uHEF/w640-h512/IMG_2798.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Replica of the Great Buddha of Kamakura</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In 1968 the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan gave this statue to the City of Honolulu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to commemorate the centennial of the first Japanese immigrants arriving Hawai'i</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <u>Quipo Tree</u>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5VcObxC0QzFZ1OBRU061eMRaInN5YLR0eS5jkJyvp0ysQ-At7adyrE1ZgOER_1XXnXl0xM1ETsVKqhlI5S6pGEtW3i8HObhApYwixvk6E23anScJXtkmGv1yM_rxFnaeApuIq80GOMFifu8oflBXy-wc84Zs1wRok8_J2QgCriG9u5dbqOIm6iaoA6eO/s3580/IMG_2762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="2864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5VcObxC0QzFZ1OBRU061eMRaInN5YLR0eS5jkJyvp0ysQ-At7adyrE1ZgOER_1XXnXl0xM1ETsVKqhlI5S6pGEtW3i8HObhApYwixvk6E23anScJXtkmGv1yM_rxFnaeApuIq80GOMFifu8oflBXy-wc84Zs1wRok8_J2QgCriG9u5dbqOIm6iaoA6eO/w512-h640/IMG_2762.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quipo Tree (Cavanillesia platanifolia)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0HbupjzCyoh-KBJ_tXBdw5J4KolAGgJBnpRwgBozGXQxqXxLDBeiOZVz7MvJtwNCkk-o48q2tsrSLrqB_XDhAN3liIK8NfQ6hQ6-EhfO8dfKhW2PIk0DkiCQi2De8PCgo2ZQ5qBQdqvh0OkLzJ3qNPNriyDDQZLS9JoJZ59yuQ0XOKUhF443kY6CoWwf/s3780/IMG_2761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0HbupjzCyoh-KBJ_tXBdw5J4KolAGgJBnpRwgBozGXQxqXxLDBeiOZVz7MvJtwNCkk-o48q2tsrSLrqB_XDhAN3liIK8NfQ6hQ6-EhfO8dfKhW2PIk0DkiCQi2De8PCgo2ZQ5qBQdqvh0OkLzJ3qNPNriyDDQZLS9JoJZ59yuQ0XOKUhF443kY6CoWwf/w512-h640/IMG_2761.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quipo Tree (Cavanillesia platanifolia)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This was the first tree I spotted, and I literally ran to it!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Planted in 1930, it is one of some twenty trees designated exceptional in the garden,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and it is protected by a city ordinance. </span>It is breathtaking!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is a flowering plant related to the giant hibiscus,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and it can grow to 197 feet/60 meters in height.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Its bark has characteristic rings,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and it produces leaves near the top of the tree for only one month a year.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. <u>Cycad</u>:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGiYoUSKpv_c9VZTgeIm6PUDkSUcw97GmbH4_x_gUIvl9n0szKW541Oda_jhv4JYJtJDouc-CGP0q89yPe_tpyE6BxBbPNOBx0h27Jqh1htD1Ahkas7992kU0vLV_hzJYhNy_MYBTpX14c4E9OqnmaRHYVmpMk4r10e0kX5ablg7TgwdVDDoN47rqG329/s3780/IMG_2809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGiYoUSKpv_c9VZTgeIm6PUDkSUcw97GmbH4_x_gUIvl9n0szKW541Oda_jhv4JYJtJDouc-CGP0q89yPe_tpyE6BxBbPNOBx0h27Jqh1htD1Ahkas7992kU0vLV_hzJYhNy_MYBTpX14c4E9OqnmaRHYVmpMk4r10e0kX5ablg7TgwdVDDoN47rqG329/w512-h640/IMG_2809.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cycad: <i>Encephalartos gratis</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIJXABNJNsv-dAaRNgkn8-7zZKgOCG6ClyMmicCDszhQntAI9-rO_OZ6DuZ4N6jiTUcIizErTQNoSY6FOElsuLMWTH9HhYM3z1QuyTmekxXVbbluReEaFCNVu5SECaRnwKF4bZmzfkUdE1qDEThEJceriJei0w_yireO45luoguMUtjRmuuvlsD8Vped5/s2622/IMG_2815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIJXABNJNsv-dAaRNgkn8-7zZKgOCG6ClyMmicCDszhQntAI9-rO_OZ6DuZ4N6jiTUcIizErTQNoSY6FOElsuLMWTH9HhYM3z1QuyTmekxXVbbluReEaFCNVu5SECaRnwKF4bZmzfkUdE1qDEThEJceriJei0w_yireO45luoguMUtjRmuuvlsD8Vped5/w640-h640/IMG_2815.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Female <i>Encephalartos gratis</i> with Cones</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cycads are a very old order of tree dating back to about 280 million years ago in the Permian. They evolved long before flowering plants. Many are extinct in the wild. These two are found in Foster's Prehistoric Glen. They grow in Malawi and Mozambique. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had fun walking among the Cycads and imagining a vanished world.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. <u>Cannonball Tree</u>:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzfHTF0gBcONRrlE9t9t0sfgcRWyoxzoV-fo5zH2yOe_jBiqHl7letUGhdQaysRJvQjOiIjzG0LNzV-SMpQuwOmTTCungFa7Ae_mMgHVPKsBWVxlzCpgmW4JlC0KCUPevyJenZgQtvVx9xKvCrVd_YT0AMk9Xu87jOClK0vgU6w7NMfctnHlZsSh83kEg/s3780/IMG_2866.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzfHTF0gBcONRrlE9t9t0sfgcRWyoxzoV-fo5zH2yOe_jBiqHl7letUGhdQaysRJvQjOiIjzG0LNzV-SMpQuwOmTTCungFa7Ae_mMgHVPKsBWVxlzCpgmW4JlC0KCUPevyJenZgQtvVx9xKvCrVd_YT0AMk9Xu87jOClK0vgU6w7NMfctnHlZsSh83kEg/w640-h512/IMG_2866.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two Cannonball Trees (<i>Couroupita guianensis</i>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cannonball tree on the left is the biggest in the USA. It was planted in 1931.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmKlE3x9UpftaZRiKv_zqzNA6AkobaQp8OfkGwgZDxY6GvX56DjpJnVhUpGY-gukzOCB_vS1T0RVPdbUwG4JgFKhbh-vNE7D7RcDry6HigRreLRH_YIv96U_WbiRHeEWLqHpJClq5zDWDpN9ffTIPfcg2U4wKR4GiNI0n9ZM7Tf6LuvYSljd1sGa0NYmD/s2618/IMG_2843.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmKlE3x9UpftaZRiKv_zqzNA6AkobaQp8OfkGwgZDxY6GvX56DjpJnVhUpGY-gukzOCB_vS1T0RVPdbUwG4JgFKhbh-vNE7D7RcDry6HigRreLRH_YIv96U_WbiRHeEWLqHpJClq5zDWDpN9ffTIPfcg2U4wKR4GiNI0n9ZM7Tf6LuvYSljd1sGa0NYmD/s2618/IMG_2843.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="2618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmKlE3x9UpftaZRiKv_zqzNA6AkobaQp8OfkGwgZDxY6GvX56DjpJnVhUpGY-gukzOCB_vS1T0RVPdbUwG4JgFKhbh-vNE7D7RcDry6HigRreLRH_YIv96U_WbiRHeEWLqHpJClq5zDWDpN9ffTIPfcg2U4wKR4GiNI0n9ZM7Tf6LuvYSljd1sGa0NYmD/w400-h400/IMG_2843.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCVsAaKmjIqQRQ1bwl2TV69jlEHwR3cC_pV6DMJuIoLnmygq1U0RVEVJMMHRUjYJ6ISYpJqoLCXTdDq7_I-bcWh7CV2NjRtUUQFMwDh7KfE75ytF8qddihbFQqaCyqucEcAY-bSj8L-GHqeNrRf0ffn74rcgMPUQdFYY5LqRZ4SoW9pVa2Q1S2t3-8nOO/s2635/IMG_2836.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="2635" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCVsAaKmjIqQRQ1bwl2TV69jlEHwR3cC_pV6DMJuIoLnmygq1U0RVEVJMMHRUjYJ6ISYpJqoLCXTdDq7_I-bcWh7CV2NjRtUUQFMwDh7KfE75ytF8qddihbFQqaCyqucEcAY-bSj8L-GHqeNrRf0ffn74rcgMPUQdFYY5LqRZ4SoW9pVa2Q1S2t3-8nOO/w200-h200/IMG_2836.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRl4tvSqExe48I3Sarw2pag1CHKRzq5_tOxSvOHAkeZX9-bYASC1N6kPq4QwUu99ICc1-MeAKhdqS8O2CLWxT6AS4nJSNyovgABkPWcTYs_vHcxNftGjtiTqhJ3Rut9Y7o0vyea637CZZq4aEiTjUfYuarEkUrYqfhONVlC_EEHKN3jdUo1pGsRsKytB8/s2691/IMG_2841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="2691" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRl4tvSqExe48I3Sarw2pag1CHKRzq5_tOxSvOHAkeZX9-bYASC1N6kPq4QwUu99ICc1-MeAKhdqS8O2CLWxT6AS4nJSNyovgABkPWcTYs_vHcxNftGjtiTqhJ3Rut9Y7o0vyea637CZZq4aEiTjUfYuarEkUrYqfhONVlC_EEHKN3jdUo1pGsRsKytB8/w640-h640/IMG_2841.jpeg" width="640" /></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cannonball (Couroupita guianesis)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This tree is hard to see as a whole. Its orange </span>flowers blossom on stems</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">growing from the trunk. It sports heavy round fruit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">which could definitely give you a headache if one fell on you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">And everything is shrouded by thickets of its stems.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is another of the protected trees designated as exceptional.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. <u>Loulu Palm</u>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JwVcBrS5JbsMc4wmuVwzB5Th35zBaCDeuVmk4-XeAUek3ePFZIt2WjjVFZx5eYmv1XnAZyhN4mRIEJFJkpxtLe1RytRKSXJtTzo6_nB1vXPzmwFWPKgZFeqDQT2FpDzq9BDTo_eXJirLQK6oKJtNwIxp67CRFH-w64ERUF7E5ZNWtBjpm2mPdHHw2e5B/s494/0%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="395" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JwVcBrS5JbsMc4wmuVwzB5Th35zBaCDeuVmk4-XeAUek3ePFZIt2WjjVFZx5eYmv1XnAZyhN4mRIEJFJkpxtLe1RytRKSXJtTzo6_nB1vXPzmwFWPKgZFeqDQT2FpDzq9BDTo_eXJirLQK6oKJtNwIxp67CRFH-w64ERUF7E5ZNWtBjpm2mPdHHw2e5B/w512-h640/0%202.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Loulu Palm (Pritchardia Schattaueri)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">A tree just for me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I shouldn't make light of it, because this species of Loulu palm is critically endangered with only a dozen specimens left in the wild in 2001. Endemic to the southwestern forests of the Island of Hawai'i, it is primarily found in botanical gardens. Habitat loss along with rats, weeds, and hoofed animals were and are threatening the survival of the species. The Nature Conservancy is working with other conservation organizations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">to nurture seedlings at its Kona Hema Preserve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSYgXnSrQNGQs993H0Ce56Y9iMgcw_ift_45k1IyW4c69UeNUSnYR5wBeF_QEGNQg5g_L9B6SL9sqWoqylGgouDEX5RDYBHEz2fgej3VcDYVRDBadCaJRwufWWX2aDLoGrXF9tw1vdvAsnyqMhu8JKBv6na7gJZxBv5lzsAjqavRT8whhbWNFlMpp_iE-/s1961/IMG_2767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSYgXnSrQNGQs993H0Ce56Y9iMgcw_ift_45k1IyW4c69UeNUSnYR5wBeF_QEGNQg5g_L9B6SL9sqWoqylGgouDEX5RDYBHEz2fgej3VcDYVRDBadCaJRwufWWX2aDLoGrXF9tw1vdvAsnyqMhu8JKBv6na7gJZxBv5lzsAjqavRT8whhbWNFlMpp_iE-/w640-h640/IMG_2767.jpeg" width="640" /></a>"Beautiful Butterflies" by Bronzemen 2009</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">So many gorgeous trees and plants ~ It's hard to pick just a few.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">I loved the Foster Botanical Garden, and I will return to it!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For Rain's TADD: Ladders:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybxAZ8Eh4i7I5x4f5WfIcIJ2LaE7q8BNdiwe4Qu6RR_vlqo1vveqV8Eedkj1ABxJWS400WMTckQCtV7LsvaUA39PzAT_vN-WZps6C8HwpyX4SeO60-oKfRfSGWULBiLX1opsPskYJtUGt0R349MmczwhAKf4D6_8nN4I0WBls7nLrPsE25XXUNiKPyUb1/s1994/IMG_2417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1994" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybxAZ8Eh4i7I5x4f5WfIcIJ2LaE7q8BNdiwe4Qu6RR_vlqo1vveqV8Eedkj1ABxJWS400WMTckQCtV7LsvaUA39PzAT_vN-WZps6C8HwpyX4SeO60-oKfRfSGWULBiLX1opsPskYJtUGt0R349MmczwhAKf4D6_8nN4I0WBls7nLrPsE25XXUNiKPyUb1/w640-h512/IMG_2417.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ladders at Battery Randolph with One of its 14-inch Canons (a model)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">US Army Museum of Hawaii</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waikiki, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></span></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-63432068025188802682024-02-15T23:10:00.007-07:002024-02-16T13:54:17.351-07:00Enter the Lions!<div><span style="font-size: large;">On February 11th, I was one of the residents and visitors</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">at the Royal Kuhio who enjoyed a special treat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Dragon</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">with the Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The lion dancers welcomed in the Chinese New Year</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">by performing a traditional lion dance for us in the lobby.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH9HhlIxIJFv0ooPSHmCk9cd8EpZaSQmzqoT9dDrPBXP1kMeKXsMbtdglzuBJ0UObmQPb8yPIAB4BEwTJ2y0fNSrWYBSLCidBzviyxI7T_RNyuAbI1G02B2tdmysL-ybm3EY9Drp4-eyVsthuCej2JAEvRZPA5bIceD1w-agra5-IIkyZ8thK4FhEDOgh/s2342/IMG_1877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="2342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH9HhlIxIJFv0ooPSHmCk9cd8EpZaSQmzqoT9dDrPBXP1kMeKXsMbtdglzuBJ0UObmQPb8yPIAB4BEwTJ2y0fNSrWYBSLCidBzviyxI7T_RNyuAbI1G02B2tdmysL-ybm3EY9Drp4-eyVsthuCej2JAEvRZPA5bIceD1w-agra5-IIkyZ8thK4FhEDOgh/w640-h640/IMG_1877.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enter the Lions!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">at the Royal Kuhio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 11, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjWy7on6UkiPluOVFOYQv3FHmb5RoX5S0O5zpARxbVSq95u2HVr4Fo7s7p6EgSrShRcPoaRxrGLqJPdMGddF3Hcy0l9jIlp6pAeKWIM2c9Fv1MWF0vVgHrYhxG-CFPv8CQz4SAZc91IeeicmzeaupZdMSJoTZrWxZNfK1id8kcD4iVj-E9S6WHDQoBu1z/s3242/IMG_1804.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="2403" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjWy7on6UkiPluOVFOYQv3FHmb5RoX5S0O5zpARxbVSq95u2HVr4Fo7s7p6EgSrShRcPoaRxrGLqJPdMGddF3Hcy0l9jIlp6pAeKWIM2c9Fv1MWF0vVgHrYhxG-CFPv8CQz4SAZc91IeeicmzeaupZdMSJoTZrWxZNfK1id8kcD4iVj-E9S6WHDQoBu1z/w296-h400/IMG_1804.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">is a non-profit organization</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">formed in Honolulu in 2005. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">All members are volunteers made up of</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">students and working professionals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://wahngaihawaii.weebly.com">Website</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely love lion dances: the colorful prance of the lions,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">the continuous beat of the drum, the loud clash of the cymbals,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and the high-pitched voice of the gong.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was not disappointed with this up close performance! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhSvw4sZoY2uLSO-fX33sZWq7EWTt7p8tqUuBT7Hb_CUwbWZF0ryMth_7OjuOaNez01zBrsI6FObTvOIY-Q1xwCwpsWP-8EGa1atmKIQQCBnitoTcJ7Xxe0CthUucyukLvss1JR1EgiL-EGzUu2H3v-_hz4fQC_kKt2lNUeDQubUe6-CC-GMvHKsV2SWg/s2761/IMG_1996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhSvw4sZoY2uLSO-fX33sZWq7EWTt7p8tqUuBT7Hb_CUwbWZF0ryMth_7OjuOaNez01zBrsI6FObTvOIY-Q1xwCwpsWP-8EGa1atmKIQQCBnitoTcJ7Xxe0CthUucyukLvss1JR1EgiL-EGzUu2H3v-_hz4fQC_kKt2lNUeDQubUe6-CC-GMvHKsV2SWg/w640-h640/IMG_1996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drum and Cymbals</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">at the Royal Kuhio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">February 11, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The anticipation and excitement in the lobby built as the dancers arrived,</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">donned their costumes, and formed up to enter the Royal Kuhio lobby. </span></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJmMnfI59AObGUIu2v8GXNjmy52yNB7sUg9CoOVKX_2ZsIjl9HwIZkeG2veyujza23rpj37bTZoUrhnQGDsOldO7YKLSgh60zdH_FvO-PhVhoAuDUEpE-bvWNdr_J9HkVtzQqxN0ZJIS7sLqfj806KmnGiAzNkswTUcLs9QSxC_9HnFeRrrpWPFOTYhTO/s3753/IMG_1810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3753" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJmMnfI59AObGUIu2v8GXNjmy52yNB7sUg9CoOVKX_2ZsIjl9HwIZkeG2veyujza23rpj37bTZoUrhnQGDsOldO7YKLSgh60zdH_FvO-PhVhoAuDUEpE-bvWNdr_J9HkVtzQqxN0ZJIS7sLqfj806KmnGiAzNkswTUcLs9QSxC_9HnFeRrrpWPFOTYhTO/w640-h512/IMG_1810.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dancers and Musicians Arrive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just when the lion dance originated is not certain,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but it dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The performers of the lion dance mimic the movements of a lion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dancer at the front leads the lion, setting the direction, pace, and footwork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He also controls the head, ears, and mouth movements</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">as well as the blinking of the lion's eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dancer in the tail must follow the steps of the head dancer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and the beat of the music </span>while bent over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDaDj1tJmK49CfOkfUKvUUsUvrC4W7GboQBhVXLN2yTC71dwL1LS884bKIQffAql3yjjRLyRA5k1CXdVNH7RzTcnYj9QkU7mYQ7X_NFBY60wv_zwhLGhs-d1KLhhkD1DcwWfsCAH64YTOMDGw4bjPdmRyiqVj4mMNso8T401mkS4GRj0-JV8u3b8vn-b7/s2095/IMG_1835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="2095" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDaDj1tJmK49CfOkfUKvUUsUvrC4W7GboQBhVXLN2yTC71dwL1LS884bKIQffAql3yjjRLyRA5k1CXdVNH7RzTcnYj9QkU7mYQ7X_NFBY60wv_zwhLGhs-d1KLhhkD1DcwWfsCAH64YTOMDGw4bjPdmRyiqVj4mMNso8T401mkS4GRj0-JV8u3b8vn-b7/w640-h640/IMG_1835.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Members of the Wah Gnai Lion Dance Association </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PYXCzW9Jt7WpjWucoZq6zR4nsfanz6nfRSQkKscWU0TMKh0UKD8JgKNNVW8Xym91ne03uJUAu58KwpTZU7eLwMDwWroj7E6He4weHT816MnyYaE3fRQuA9-ujbGztZn9yrDKVs-u95_uckBGwOmCc9WQfKWrJ7IsGB6A6U9EtWRcJRFshVFK8R-illXl/s2151/IMG_1841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="2151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PYXCzW9Jt7WpjWucoZq6zR4nsfanz6nfRSQkKscWU0TMKh0UKD8JgKNNVW8Xym91ne03uJUAu58KwpTZU7eLwMDwWroj7E6He4weHT816MnyYaE3fRQuA9-ujbGztZn9yrDKVs-u95_uckBGwOmCc9WQfKWrJ7IsGB6A6U9EtWRcJRFshVFK8R-illXl/w640-h640/IMG_1841.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Forming Up to Enter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Accompany the lion dances are musicians playing the drum, cymbals, and the gong.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drum represents the heartbeat of the lion,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the cymbals and gong represent its thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The music is loud and intense to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"> </div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5MkpQTOxuuebltqokG8Ht6gVEreSh9ICznP687AWL6zqF_TRVV5cLa8MlFVgOxYtkNoa56sfwGxxQUWxB_1Hj6_RSX1sB_XdRNeQVCIIB_CZKWvbvYfradF3MbCCUROIMIA7MlUWxuVksdeSftrfr-1nZWt1N0c0r7MmGHwNCtWECzb7aKDHRrvK1Nhw/s2343/IMG_2007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5MkpQTOxuuebltqokG8Ht6gVEreSh9ICznP687AWL6zqF_TRVV5cLa8MlFVgOxYtkNoa56sfwGxxQUWxB_1Hj6_RSX1sB_XdRNeQVCIIB_CZKWvbvYfradF3MbCCUROIMIA7MlUWxuVksdeSftrfr-1nZWt1N0c0r7MmGHwNCtWECzb7aKDHRrvK1Nhw/w640-h640/IMG_2007.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Musicians</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVJGifYsq2tYAmN0ecE2iOkcsGa6QvL2RwL72-rBxC221iyKoEuqU6aMq_WDHZaCZVq075KuB1fQSA-w3cExA-Q1zAAWEPrixIr973VjhGHMYhp4r8ka-Hmd5B1K6iublm3fU67OizYwe2VXTPHZHTmKmQHLdQ29vTdeLyCOCzSJL4wAvsAgv8JaO_NDZ/s2666/IMG_1854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="2666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVJGifYsq2tYAmN0ecE2iOkcsGa6QvL2RwL72-rBxC221iyKoEuqU6aMq_WDHZaCZVq075KuB1fQSA-w3cExA-Q1zAAWEPrixIr973VjhGHMYhp4r8ka-Hmd5B1K6iublm3fU67OizYwe2VXTPHZHTmKmQHLdQ29vTdeLyCOCzSJL4wAvsAgv8JaO_NDZ/w640-h640/IMG_1854.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dancers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Rw2UyEPOQm_RufAuB82vEq-ps8EAAQDzBoJZVOY5cC8AYZHoVtyryDyTX3p9mGfGKxAHGF2-Rp_pZD-Bb9VSbXi_1NAQDj5vVTf9SHorGv9tnqJHb_9_r6I0fZMgIpe7Y_aE9VArRxPr9ZootowRBoSxj0eUMywc1ew9T6qFigzxCDvAiExpcxxWWLum/s1104/IMG_1845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Rw2UyEPOQm_RufAuB82vEq-ps8EAAQDzBoJZVOY5cC8AYZHoVtyryDyTX3p9mGfGKxAHGF2-Rp_pZD-Bb9VSbXi_1NAQDj5vVTf9SHorGv9tnqJHb_9_r6I0fZMgIpe7Y_aE9VArRxPr9ZootowRBoSxj0eUMywc1ew9T6qFigzxCDvAiExpcxxWWLum/w640-h640/IMG_1845.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dancers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lion dance is an important tradition in the Chinese community.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It brings happiness, good luck, and drives evil spirits away</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">on special occasions like the new year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chinese kung fu schools and organizations demonstrate</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">their strength and character through the lion dance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQqnD3gZJR58psdJ4RvtLFmTa397WBnj1aHazjOp6pDH3sq2QJkbocJdDGCB2XarV0-L_7l_h2-ul1h_HiJejQp7yFl7WNZW3RS1QEQiwA1b80vGFYcipUws5ZQlbhDfmsoRWuniJPgEZuONVQKs-f1IOM8VQmWtWrfNZZl9X9l78g_ueF9kQDLyrrwqt/s3016/IMG_1884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="3016" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQqnD3gZJR58psdJ4RvtLFmTa397WBnj1aHazjOp6pDH3sq2QJkbocJdDGCB2XarV0-L_7l_h2-ul1h_HiJejQp7yFl7WNZW3RS1QEQiwA1b80vGFYcipUws5ZQlbhDfmsoRWuniJPgEZuONVQKs-f1IOM8VQmWtWrfNZZl9X9l78g_ueF9kQDLyrrwqt/w640-h512/IMG_1884.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greeting the Audience</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFBFIWOYy1Uc_dyQUxsfAfYggK4habmKQQqq-gBAZKw24t_aeUmZC6FiG53usKtWlVjCpXdHV3KExjZ3-8fnOHXC5vndujJ91P2AUq4FPySXK1REK2LLggJbEWFTfHMJwCCYwRANbfGR8djYBA7inu60ZgC85NnDRN7uOt_s-fKnUGHt1deu29DwT9vJw/s1885/IMG_1909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1885" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFBFIWOYy1Uc_dyQUxsfAfYggK4habmKQQqq-gBAZKw24t_aeUmZC6FiG53usKtWlVjCpXdHV3KExjZ3-8fnOHXC5vndujJ91P2AUq4FPySXK1REK2LLggJbEWFTfHMJwCCYwRANbfGR8djYBA7inu60ZgC85NnDRN7uOt_s-fKnUGHt1deu29DwT9vJw/w640-h640/IMG_1909.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greeting the Audience</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are two different kinds of lions in the lion dance: southern and northern.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This dance featured southern lions. </span>The color of the lion is significant too. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Red lions symbolize courage, golden lions liveliness, and green lions friendship.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc7p2y7j-H6D4xIeWANd8wvphnC2qXXzHBSvMzkDEPVOXYJkJUg1twKB5p87PAuXhUgdvXnYm9x4_38ARv0bLsJ-zx-ubPI1KDQn1qD3U3znqdaFzBOYCoglF9IobfLg7VtIVmu9HWGwcqrX_YqnpjrL1feW3lTKM_0klztWSP6441glje9bAOPwWg3-X/s2645/IMG_1915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="2645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc7p2y7j-H6D4xIeWANd8wvphnC2qXXzHBSvMzkDEPVOXYJkJUg1twKB5p87PAuXhUgdvXnYm9x4_38ARv0bLsJ-zx-ubPI1KDQn1qD3U3znqdaFzBOYCoglF9IobfLg7VtIVmu9HWGwcqrX_YqnpjrL1feW3lTKM_0klztWSP6441glje9bAOPwWg3-X/w640-h640/IMG_1915.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wah Gnai Lion Dance Association Members</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-ZZIEVy7hmAXjhXvHMDshSGT0vwWVi3k4h7evhPJq2g7ElZj2QF5kHmUp_HmxjtkyZsoT34i9uiWJRNFmlWdIot_RMutGPU0DFDfISQPt07YSC5jSYhUHVWnPqCP9RNlnbzSmRU11E-fuqOZM_WPRR-th6rT1oJkPPj0CP5-KwIYiQMRkNzuhjMaM3uh/s1383/IMG_1925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-ZZIEVy7hmAXjhXvHMDshSGT0vwWVi3k4h7evhPJq2g7ElZj2QF5kHmUp_HmxjtkyZsoT34i9uiWJRNFmlWdIot_RMutGPU0DFDfISQPt07YSC5jSYhUHVWnPqCP9RNlnbzSmRU11E-fuqOZM_WPRR-th6rT1oJkPPj0CP5-KwIYiQMRkNzuhjMaM3uh/w640-h640/IMG_1925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Selfie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOkfSzJdMsK4Asabkw2PanuitToOXUXVfUs2MHFffvlJCp8JbRZaAmynqBZ6Ghhk6Hk9NQxJqhTJjAm_nfKAR8u7iom90Vga_upVSOXAtosnkYOGgo13h9nNTeBtkOg1bXUnRT1kWOEj14ef0S6bcoaoJNzlceSrgtTzcZ2hWeU_IYhRk5Tq-2seNpAcP/s1712/IMG_1950.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="1712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOkfSzJdMsK4Asabkw2PanuitToOXUXVfUs2MHFffvlJCp8JbRZaAmynqBZ6Ghhk6Hk9NQxJqhTJjAm_nfKAR8u7iom90Vga_upVSOXAtosnkYOGgo13h9nNTeBtkOg1bXUnRT1kWOEj14ef0S6bcoaoJNzlceSrgtTzcZ2hWeU_IYhRk5Tq-2seNpAcP/w640-h640/IMG_1950.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bringing Happiness</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh466dUEfUE7LhXBaD-k4vGUpJgXpfL6ONUtNE0b1j54fuUvNz82ZEXryDzHxXBryspox-OpMQv4RBaIehfXPoQWKYBkaqNQgkIgs10xgTI_V7jPx27M1jqhtYgeIxq63RDnWbHHPHCF71XZkupDAC1G-G306fB0Y8M-aMFoTDyJt5wcSffV5SoOfYX7cCU/s1242/IMG_1934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh466dUEfUE7LhXBaD-k4vGUpJgXpfL6ONUtNE0b1j54fuUvNz82ZEXryDzHxXBryspox-OpMQv4RBaIehfXPoQWKYBkaqNQgkIgs10xgTI_V7jPx27M1jqhtYgeIxq63RDnWbHHPHCF71XZkupDAC1G-G306fB0Y8M-aMFoTDyJt5wcSffV5SoOfYX7cCU/w640-h640/IMG_1934.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bringing Happiness</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">At lion dances you may see people "feeding" the lions</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">with red envelopes or folded money.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">These donations are supposed to bring good luck</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">and thank the performers doing the dance.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't resist feeding both lions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXFLLPazr0_PNhyphenhyphenN1r379AEAAnn46df3CUPd49pSZ_LRVGbfF_YpSyN0XccZEASzw1csCthelRVcsPRN7tid6wB1VM9n6-Nj7fbnEMQqElK8iWwozmzGZYes76Vp9WNGJjTVCqUfz0bDWgeyTXdeGFF8yjtFm09XeODiCBGWy3OHIpvnu4no3Q2pS64KY/s2806/IMG_2084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="2806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXFLLPazr0_PNhyphenhyphenN1r379AEAAnn46df3CUPd49pSZ_LRVGbfF_YpSyN0XccZEASzw1csCthelRVcsPRN7tid6wB1VM9n6-Nj7fbnEMQqElK8iWwozmzGZYes76Vp9WNGJjTVCqUfz0bDWgeyTXdeGFF8yjtFm09XeODiCBGWy3OHIpvnu4no3Q2pS64KY/w640-h640/IMG_2084.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and Thank You!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Next year I'll have the traditional red and gold envelopes which are a symbol of good luck.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">I don't have any Chinese ancestors in my background,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">but red has always been my favorite color.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>In Chinese culture it represents with energy, happiness and good luck, </span></span>so me!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKoApUa4RmuWUIDn6gJQ8gVF66_3BUh_pqgv3_Kr4Ntjgm4B3UEQmAbHyocu1p-3gPKfL0aqz7iZ1IBjsxPVABkMEnkMxOcQ1uG6fJ7Dxzqimk1wRoJB6lDFf7rWwG5fzVChFHcl_fC4iccvsQEiqb3pH5LItbJO6Hg3Kdaq52f4m1HQJGL-ka8m9WEFx/s2628/IMG_2001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="2628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKoApUa4RmuWUIDn6gJQ8gVF66_3BUh_pqgv3_Kr4Ntjgm4B3UEQmAbHyocu1p-3gPKfL0aqz7iZ1IBjsxPVABkMEnkMxOcQ1uG6fJ7Dxzqimk1wRoJB6lDFf7rWwG5fzVChFHcl_fC4iccvsQEiqb3pH5LItbJO6Hg3Kdaq52f4m1HQJGL-ka8m9WEFx/w640-h640/IMG_2001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Energy, Happiness and Good Luck!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-RB8KxiUzoAI-LeAXMg0tZfu8rXbAM3mMtZqTdi9MESrV-3ExhkaOCWRK8wVh9YZRjc0lXKgDsg6yhaeGy1kmXqe72vcsE9CkkGHB6nmOON4nb-gz6qo2Zm6O35CVavZhcixypHi13strHAazDygpoyRDqFm75SnJ_SkPtMA7f-YflA0K6hYwvRDuXxy/s2950/IMG_2003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="2950" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-RB8KxiUzoAI-LeAXMg0tZfu8rXbAM3mMtZqTdi9MESrV-3ExhkaOCWRK8wVh9YZRjc0lXKgDsg6yhaeGy1kmXqe72vcsE9CkkGHB6nmOON4nb-gz6qo2Zm6O35CVavZhcixypHi13strHAazDygpoyRDqFm75SnJ_SkPtMA7f-YflA0K6hYwvRDuXxy/w640-h512/IMG_2003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Two Lions</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The energy, stamina, and athleticism of the dancers is amazing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I don't envy the tail dancer who is bent over and nearly blind most of the time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzjcA372zbc1O37O6gltSlOv3SL0Rv3wdwfYTd_W32QUC4IwmuUIFccae4Qsi_BVIPV6ozEVJNk366-vKrwGwmuo3YN7rE9HlU_UnbEXTT8Rct4coYMdTPp3fqCUfmbD_GoElbg8Y89HcK6tfspfac9I25YkxyChYOw20ELhoQVmIFz30Rkt6XrjcBi01/s3102/IMG_2040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="2482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzjcA372zbc1O37O6gltSlOv3SL0Rv3wdwfYTd_W32QUC4IwmuUIFccae4Qsi_BVIPV6ozEVJNk366-vKrwGwmuo3YN7rE9HlU_UnbEXTT8Rct4coYMdTPp3fqCUfmbD_GoElbg8Y89HcK6tfspfac9I25YkxyChYOw20ELhoQVmIFz30Rkt6XrjcBi01/w512-h640/IMG_2040.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lion and Front Dancer</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fUauGIqq0TRVj-0TODtv2KuoNW4JUMegYYhs82O3F0rRgIqkrqPs8ZaGgP9Rgv0NZVGIMgH5ellZ8uG-34u0uizVc-4_Pj5gVrt-E0m-yuFBZNuRWDqezAFGOHFLCANNpmEzKBuxv_zZItU5okJR7ZnVtlWFK6O_Mohfori9aH8eAKpUiD0bIWtY7_xf/s2283/IMG_2114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="2283" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fUauGIqq0TRVj-0TODtv2KuoNW4JUMegYYhs82O3F0rRgIqkrqPs8ZaGgP9Rgv0NZVGIMgH5ellZ8uG-34u0uizVc-4_Pj5gVrt-E0m-yuFBZNuRWDqezAFGOHFLCANNpmEzKBuxv_zZItU5okJR7ZnVtlWFK6O_Mohfori9aH8eAKpUiD0bIWtY7_xf/w640-h640/IMG_2114.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lion and Front Dancer</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At first in all the excitement, movement and music, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't see the differences between the two lions, but different they were.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pL6SzKwtc2Dgref5HLNRtohXNOYnpnOiPSCeUR8IffUNYWrOSyadzVD41xm2fRpGB_Fq69ESnFR49VzzIsp-9Eklow0CiOoQekbherkI68ni6AzeiR1TkjEjpV4IioQf7amOXB3lK_OdUwk7F9xcIA6BYIX1TIPoa4xmImUFDTgAl39Q2bTmr1LGvgpY/s3143/IMG_2068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3143" data-original-width="2514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pL6SzKwtc2Dgref5HLNRtohXNOYnpnOiPSCeUR8IffUNYWrOSyadzVD41xm2fRpGB_Fq69ESnFR49VzzIsp-9Eklow0CiOoQekbherkI68ni6AzeiR1TkjEjpV4IioQf7amOXB3lK_OdUwk7F9xcIA6BYIX1TIPoa4xmImUFDTgAl39Q2bTmr1LGvgpY/w512-h640/IMG_2068.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mouth One</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2Pz_5JBhSBs1pEKYHsY6lmsK9tu9ygH4KHsiTsuc3ceS9rWct3Dty39kETWp8PiyicomdLbaAnLMXUmKYy2fuZO_HjAmcsIRCdFWjJRCkTyYq6NNLCVChm64qNsx1RlmlM004NxHYH6Xt-bCfNbkq3u_VETZwTDIVdy319pbGQ3ui7rJ_e6uENaW4N9Y/s2176/IMG_2091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2Pz_5JBhSBs1pEKYHsY6lmsK9tu9ygH4KHsiTsuc3ceS9rWct3Dty39kETWp8PiyicomdLbaAnLMXUmKYy2fuZO_HjAmcsIRCdFWjJRCkTyYq6NNLCVChm64qNsx1RlmlM004NxHYH6Xt-bCfNbkq3u_VETZwTDIVdy319pbGQ3ui7rJ_e6uENaW4N9Y/w640-h640/IMG_2091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mouth Two</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanRTxjlMNVHPmzkRDsFtB7AxmZopy2aunLUI7mpkIh_offDcyXlWfSIMPyiGTxDFpei3KuxuBILjPO9HL4Bis0hioM4T2XgqZdbS4KjpPV2uWGE7jbaiK-oxIBekmUVXGh1VV8GVH067fKt6XJxU7ydQF05xsoLpM0LP8nKgBf9ywXvu-BhC1flUSKuZ5/s2071/IMG_2109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="2071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanRTxjlMNVHPmzkRDsFtB7AxmZopy2aunLUI7mpkIh_offDcyXlWfSIMPyiGTxDFpei3KuxuBILjPO9HL4Bis0hioM4T2XgqZdbS4KjpPV2uWGE7jbaiK-oxIBekmUVXGh1VV8GVH067fKt6XJxU7ydQF05xsoLpM0LP8nKgBf9ywXvu-BhC1flUSKuZ5/w640-h640/IMG_2109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank You for the Donation!</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>As the dance wound down, the lions </span>and others gathered for a group shot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCtdyFkdskBTpgSerhVhc1B940n2AbeV-jz3RnJ6vzHCEn-sUmq-YQGYB9fQ_p8RO4EAzzaLQQn7aBssHU6ZV05Qa1_-ezbKpJiXTiYfsLXNsgLvj7R6xnjjbMGIXjcXXysPPNA8zcWOGse4FTScpM-fEN8TXTYbsK6l9XDlwzUwx_4Tqt8nKvzM9Xh8S/s2285/IMG_2161.jpeg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2285" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCtdyFkdskBTpgSerhVhc1B940n2AbeV-jz3RnJ6vzHCEn-sUmq-YQGYB9fQ_p8RO4EAzzaLQQn7aBssHU6ZV05Qa1_-ezbKpJiXTiYfsLXNsgLvj7R6xnjjbMGIXjcXXysPPNA8zcWOGse4FTScpM-fEN8TXTYbsK6l9XDlwzUwx_4Tqt8nKvzM9Xh8S/w640-h512/IMG_2161.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">A Parting Shot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">As the lions were exiting, I suddenly saw one lion biting the top of the lobby door. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">What on earth?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8iIvH6gfu98QI_-eCA9my95qNkC2d18Dv7JHOY-3AAAWPwjar4fABKuBYxfEUTI7m-Nie2EUSjSe4Vk4-glQaulQC-hZqQq-aYRkFtDi6MmbXhZ6OgV8-eYQ3T2vBETTrqOXy8wWCXrPX4Ui10AsYD7mrVUz07jXMGEFo7Q6fBQOpee_cMt1cDJ-Q5n0/s2347/IMG_2195.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8iIvH6gfu98QI_-eCA9my95qNkC2d18Dv7JHOY-3AAAWPwjar4fABKuBYxfEUTI7m-Nie2EUSjSe4Vk4-glQaulQC-hZqQq-aYRkFtDi6MmbXhZ6OgV8-eYQ3T2vBETTrqOXy8wWCXrPX4Ui10AsYD7mrVUz07jXMGEFo7Q6fBQOpee_cMt1cDJ-Q5n0/w640-h640/IMG_2195.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Biting at the Top of the Door</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span>(and a shoe in the middle ???)</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">People familiar with the traditions of the dance knew what was happening, </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">but I was perplexed.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Then I realized that the head dancer was sitting on the shoulders of the tail dancer</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">and that the lion was trying to bite off a cabbage suspended above the door.</span></span></div></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQGzaPRe1I8HP1Nj_yPP7xbLy6Jtd_Ckqpo3vEnvlHSPHAskjXyFk_Mg9alz0RhxtGScpmtkpLGFcBDtyc_B-7mLqClGPy1zh4bOAHAS5Ma5YDjcv8E-8KTlyTj1WVZkd6fhikmtPnL_jnhinc23u7LgIbHj7nGMn2RCR7RRLtq21k3CB22SQfK66oRmm/s2336/IMG_2204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="2336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQGzaPRe1I8HP1Nj_yPP7xbLy6Jtd_Ckqpo3vEnvlHSPHAskjXyFk_Mg9alz0RhxtGScpmtkpLGFcBDtyc_B-7mLqClGPy1zh4bOAHAS5Ma5YDjcv8E-8KTlyTj1WVZkd6fhikmtPnL_jnhinc23u7LgIbHj7nGMn2RCR7RRLtq21k3CB22SQfK66oRmm/w640-h640/IMG_2204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Big Stretch</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh95Wf7mwjmzJFu9x5mXXUeAMEcuEesr3c4Vc5TxIkb1l8rbE_CML8epLdgmqI9JL7lx5cQ3jwBth1ooJvtSvVKz4AvDtOhCi9r7u90TR7cbwDWmsTp27ACTuSFW7sSedI5TEm-csg5GtS6wH8h_rjWWC05XQ7f0baO91P-RvGqCj_YOwqSKZKMTnmFKLz/s1464/IMG_2202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh95Wf7mwjmzJFu9x5mXXUeAMEcuEesr3c4Vc5TxIkb1l8rbE_CML8epLdgmqI9JL7lx5cQ3jwBth1ooJvtSvVKz4AvDtOhCi9r7u90TR7cbwDWmsTp27ACTuSFW7sSedI5TEm-csg5GtS6wH8h_rjWWC05XQ7f0baO91P-RvGqCj_YOwqSKZKMTnmFKLz/w640-h640/IMG_2202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Biting the Cabbage</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xCiplk_WyQUM4TmGU9j8FueM1YPHdwHuqjSqJsZf_K-QLfTdVXxbY5WBhf2hfA8pYeZ8Baq13eO-MzVr2RgQxDi9vPAt95nDU2iPvx2BPLa5E7UkiklQzAfa8kdeoV6_zp3rHzYICOzkGKmjYTI2hFm3ELeA8TlaQhkEQkFgS8ykJhyphenhyphenqAeG21Y_7Xz5t/s2323/IMG_2207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="2323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xCiplk_WyQUM4TmGU9j8FueM1YPHdwHuqjSqJsZf_K-QLfTdVXxbY5WBhf2hfA8pYeZ8Baq13eO-MzVr2RgQxDi9vPAt95nDU2iPvx2BPLa5E7UkiklQzAfa8kdeoV6_zp3rHzYICOzkGKmjYTI2hFm3ELeA8TlaQhkEQkFgS8ykJhyphenhyphenqAeG21Y_7Xz5t/w640-h640/IMG_2207.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Got it!</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">A few moments later, after "eating" the cabbage, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">the lion started spitting it out on the floor!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81Z1x6l02G3DPcHl9xykCAMW-Ukqi80a_r3McNRaSKxOmhAeJYCk3wQlNUkK83BeDH8XT2Y3C-wsy1FYq3y1sMaA6fnAJgByN3dIT4TvySsb3Lmfzfes0wfhBG1-A1uwu8E_dVWiJ8D8EqfTz5kUjvj3_g1XH1CqWLlQSNiknY1Nc-lSa9CTKWju7jmX4/s2728/IMG_2242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81Z1x6l02G3DPcHl9xykCAMW-Ukqi80a_r3McNRaSKxOmhAeJYCk3wQlNUkK83BeDH8XT2Y3C-wsy1FYq3y1sMaA6fnAJgByN3dIT4TvySsb3Lmfzfes0wfhBG1-A1uwu8E_dVWiJ8D8EqfTz5kUjvj3_g1XH1CqWLlQSNiknY1Nc-lSa9CTKWju7jmX4/w640-h640/IMG_2242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eating and Spitting</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KfCpLtg-i4zQ3AACb85omijDwFO3PxJrSdWmb4Jnbngvl1mAl0GrD7hIkSVq9Ow4cdXLnrSIpyCSoPqaqab17lP_3FLnwelRJl7ovEVXBa4dDaJN7pRTtzFiSCy5UWomHIu-gHEdrDMhFZRbfXc3ifbjdWVQBmo4MrKUqBXYuaCbmP78nykFOh4y5u2-/s2094/IMG_2223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="2094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KfCpLtg-i4zQ3AACb85omijDwFO3PxJrSdWmb4Jnbngvl1mAl0GrD7hIkSVq9Ow4cdXLnrSIpyCSoPqaqab17lP_3FLnwelRJl7ovEVXBa4dDaJN7pRTtzFiSCy5UWomHIu-gHEdrDMhFZRbfXc3ifbjdWVQBmo4MrKUqBXYuaCbmP78nykFOh4y5u2-/w640-h640/IMG_2223.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Spitting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I learned that spitting out the cabbage represents</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">spreading wealth, prosperity, and good luck.</span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYf9OhfxoddHVUBQd1CH3YMLZwWL-oSBRGE8Oz4FHM3O_2bB2gil99QZAGUg4cl7e3lxUp2IueMtZOQWzKdW7Ma2yPu7pymI1qGmdGALjLpaUA0own1edUSWSH1UvRfg3v707e3zImtb0zqFtAF4MR2Ct1jNRqpQR4vtjqmZ1qeUZMavqsJv5dN5jRl2G/s3010/IMG_2254.jpeg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3010" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYf9OhfxoddHVUBQd1CH3YMLZwWL-oSBRGE8Oz4FHM3O_2bB2gil99QZAGUg4cl7e3lxUp2IueMtZOQWzKdW7Ma2yPu7pymI1qGmdGALjLpaUA0own1edUSWSH1UvRfg3v707e3zImtb0zqFtAF4MR2Ct1jNRqpQR4vtjqmZ1qeUZMavqsJv5dN5jRl2G/w640-h512/IMG_2254.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">Eating and <span style="text-align: left;">Spitting Done</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A member of the audience picked up a green piece of cabbage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">She told me, if I collected a piece of the green cabbage and saved it,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would have good luck throughout the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I need all the luck I can get, so I picked up a nice green piece.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the lions were shedding their skins</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association departing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A truly magic experience was over.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KTQxQBwEKKm6k_24ZEtlU5GurxizcuQE5kPbK-NLTVcIaei0Ge37dogGjnTjEH4K-XYZmiIPdZgZQ5Ct5iW-GbdscbRpMIx7ABuZ34biHAg-vuB_31p3y0XZLFLoXpgTye9ppr9oE2bIIt7RL0NJ6iV1v7cgo-ZGUDYf6RuZXMFvT_82nR-SaBvbkmvm/s2566/IMG_2272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="2566" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KTQxQBwEKKm6k_24ZEtlU5GurxizcuQE5kPbK-NLTVcIaei0Ge37dogGjnTjEH4K-XYZmiIPdZgZQ5Ct5iW-GbdscbRpMIx7ABuZ34biHAg-vuB_31p3y0XZLFLoXpgTye9ppr9oE2bIIt7RL0NJ6iV1v7cgo-ZGUDYf6RuZXMFvT_82nR-SaBvbkmvm/w640-h512/IMG_2272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Exit the Lions!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserve</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in our condo, I carefully wrapped the good luck cabbage piece in Saran wrap.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I tucked it into my purse next to my father-in-law's St. Christopher's Medal,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">which I always carry because St. Christopher is the Patron Saint of Travelers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With all this good luck surrounding me,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll make it back to the <a href="https://www.royal-kuhio.com">Royal Kuhio </a>next year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a great place to stay!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BhXeggX8e6k" width="320" youtube-src-id="BhXeggX8e6k"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Taste of the Magic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lion Dance | Happy Chinese New Year 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edinburgh St James Quarter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhXeggX8e6k">You Tube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a>, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>, </span>and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>For Rain's TADD</u>: Theme ~ Lips: The Lips of the Lions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>For Nicoles's Friday Face Off</u>: The Faces of the Lions</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>For Tom's Aloha Friday</u>: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">This afternoon I met a junior high school friend Kathy for lunch,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and then we visited the beautiful Lyon Arboretum at the back of the Mānoa Valley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFikBq5tXCKIMQXftcsy7x4xmf7StWqQ3mjvglSOyRAEzHr9Dd52wqTej-45lDY4ym3Yp1exVH_WTIpayVogWNWn0WrAyC0PdRbqsAbxqkIHPdn88oeMVmmVwukolYOkaHYkM7dmxcRNx538Qc06qNoR8o59Pd8U5zWC4wYIvhv1XLE8Gfk1oK4cr0f8U/s3763/IMG_2700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="3763" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFikBq5tXCKIMQXftcsy7x4xmf7StWqQ3mjvglSOyRAEzHr9Dd52wqTej-45lDY4ym3Yp1exVH_WTIpayVogWNWn0WrAyC0PdRbqsAbxqkIHPdn88oeMVmmVwukolYOkaHYkM7dmxcRNx538Qc06qNoR8o59Pd8U5zWC4wYIvhv1XLE8Gfk1oK4cr0f8U/w640-h512/IMG_2700.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyon Arboretum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_vzfEvDzWpKKd0xHvkJtc-ePzua97erdfxyUS8fnDYhzmIJ8ya4JmHod7TcxVA0cpeJx1eErI9YRJM8HStDxyTY79lcjj2bL4JD8EqbFqj5KP2ncxEs4HIL4yHvtZlkQhrXZWEgD9sEBj8qJbg-yVnJ9cjCjjhSbbbG16FfWJPUHBE6680rOMDQWy8nF/s3780/IMG_2712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_vzfEvDzWpKKd0xHvkJtc-ePzua97erdfxyUS8fnDYhzmIJ8ya4JmHod7TcxVA0cpeJx1eErI9YRJM8HStDxyTY79lcjj2bL4JD8EqbFqj5KP2ncxEs4HIL4yHvtZlkQhrXZWEgD9sEBj8qJbg-yVnJ9cjCjjhSbbbG16FfWJPUHBE6680rOMDQWy8nF/w640-h512/IMG_2712.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyon Arboretum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lyon Arboretum is part of the University of Hawaiʻi and is a public botanical garden.</div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/">https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.hawaiiactivities.com/travelguide/lyon-arboretum/">https://www.hawaiiactivities.com/travelguide/lyon-arboretum/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-41452235652403103362024-02-09T02:18:00.005-07:002024-02-09T15:12:48.870-07:00Aloha!<div><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I didn't plan to post today.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm still not through my Insecure Writer's Support Group rounds,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and today Terry and I spent time with our nephew Conor</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">who was passing through Honolulu for work</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and then we caught up with our friend Janeth who had just arrived from Ottawa.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdMtUkQnmdO-MSvJxv21Oezxngn8jXkjIu0Cqeug8psMU7YFZX9Xco9nFx6U0adpSctdp3k1VAxFo2N4_dRs3SyIIDxh84hfygY7Usdxb2bjusRqxzQxXzRO1cL8OG8eoNq_eSYGnsGHZ0Bu1JHB1oyMPmkpkgg9aHPNYVn2V0ShyphenhyphenO0sCh0A9EJ1qk4HK/s3693/IMG_1171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="3693" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdMtUkQnmdO-MSvJxv21Oezxngn8jXkjIu0Cqeug8psMU7YFZX9Xco9nFx6U0adpSctdp3k1VAxFo2N4_dRs3SyIIDxh84hfygY7Usdxb2bjusRqxzQxXzRO1cL8OG8eoNq_eSYGnsGHZ0Bu1JHB1oyMPmkpkgg9aHPNYVn2V0ShyphenhyphenO0sCh0A9EJ1qk4HK/w640-h512/IMG_1171.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Breakwater on Māmala Bay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by the Royal Hawaiian</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 24, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Throw in pickleball for Terry and a mani/pedi for me yesterday afternoon</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and a wonderful massage for me tomorrow morning ~</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Well I have no business trying to do a post as well!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But here I am unexpectedly with a mixture of photos to share. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Blame it on two mai tais! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9FKTWZymbH3V8x8rOKFJ6PhWv8lLs8ToQQgFGV2cbVZzciKIYPIrXUl7XkqeCT1YH4qC3GjcSccD3UoTaxQQpXKRbfVGgeJFjDDNy6EqFpEQohZmufqx8tLf-faIihnsEcufEvlqC5joORxgsTELUNJ_YRRrSD72uOM-JbB4-OfxWL0HEltCFo0LmqfJ/s2786/IMG_1234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="2786" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9FKTWZymbH3V8x8rOKFJ6PhWv8lLs8ToQQgFGV2cbVZzciKIYPIrXUl7XkqeCT1YH4qC3GjcSccD3UoTaxQQpXKRbfVGgeJFjDDNy6EqFpEQohZmufqx8tLf-faIihnsEcufEvlqC5joORxgsTELUNJ_YRRrSD72uOM-JbB4-OfxWL0HEltCFo0LmqfJ/w640-h512/IMG_1234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking for a Wave!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kuhio Beach Park, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>January 25</span>, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEfOFlDG3AomW_pkFK6kp-PSJEby-1_DWWQR-uPizRScrKY37697XQHBPUAPIwtqFkXYEnMXbrcBC7yb4eReWeFyr3f1ANgz558ssj0ylOc3hLrlugLG1Fk86jWgQlkXlp6_FqzwPNxlaQWourF_vdPxhNMgMzkFItku0wSAas43yvt_SJPZwX7EqTbf/s2492/IMG_1099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2492" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEfOFlDG3AomW_pkFK6kp-PSJEby-1_DWWQR-uPizRScrKY37697XQHBPUAPIwtqFkXYEnMXbrcBC7yb4eReWeFyr3f1ANgz558ssj0ylOc3hLrlugLG1Fk86jWgQlkXlp6_FqzwPNxlaQWourF_vdPxhNMgMzkFItku0wSAas43yvt_SJPZwX7EqTbf/w640-h512/IMG_1099.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Beautiful Outrigger Canoe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outrigger Reef Hotel, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 22, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEA0S3vBcYc0tA4x3im_zDtLN5pcoETmRlCD2zXhERgS8kkhu6sSX7A3Nm5haO79osWFZIU8Pb3kPN3PIn4ly0I-u_GYlwHfDzCHAOi96hntRG8B7BEj7KsZVJ0PaWM7ox6Cx_-iPtcuZm_mtfPHkFJqV2hd8OZ2SoXSUXFw3Bjbl4GtCakva_Tx4yzF-B/s3708/IMG_1703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="2966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEA0S3vBcYc0tA4x3im_zDtLN5pcoETmRlCD2zXhERgS8kkhu6sSX7A3Nm5haO79osWFZIU8Pb3kPN3PIn4ly0I-u_GYlwHfDzCHAOi96hntRG8B7BEj7KsZVJ0PaWM7ox6Cx_-iPtcuZm_mtfPHkFJqV2hd8OZ2SoXSUXFw3Bjbl4GtCakva_Tx4yzF-B/w512-h640/IMG_1703.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well Here's Something I Haven't Seen Before!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Target, Ala Moana Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 6, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_imTekzyeWvaxRFMYDkwlKEsIE6CdfTncS4KjHwEziAsRvPpmiKZhSTAgnNgGcKTSKQD51A1PvYrmAA0J-QYEgNfKDLy4flo56_M44dN0n8WjoKx7LL9wdRRNw9a88GgrfGNjkb5ahQhhugdA-vrACaB5U-bot8a0nH-JQEMIAS1oGz5Pq8qiCVSzpl86/s2632/IMG_1702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_imTekzyeWvaxRFMYDkwlKEsIE6CdfTncS4KjHwEziAsRvPpmiKZhSTAgnNgGcKTSKQD51A1PvYrmAA0J-QYEgNfKDLy4flo56_M44dN0n8WjoKx7LL9wdRRNw9a88GgrfGNjkb5ahQhhugdA-vrACaB5U-bot8a0nH-JQEMIAS1oGz5Pq8qiCVSzpl86/w640-h640/IMG_1702.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">An Ephemeral Rainbow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here and Gone in Seconds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 5, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XFhzkaODIwutZhYYqAyjWFiV4tC6pFe-wq9ohFh6UpMq7f_Fa5QGYFJ92a-bEijcKxRGQw5wGhRFJCZk19-Sqt1b8oxIJuVQjE2gDgiRHGQwi6lmwrKizyo0SnD3GssudhhbRzGVDCAEsBSI6NctnfB8uPFJGlpgBSc7gX9eg-qYShR31LvJDl0cZFJp/s4032/IMG_1372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XFhzkaODIwutZhYYqAyjWFiV4tC6pFe-wq9ohFh6UpMq7f_Fa5QGYFJ92a-bEijcKxRGQw5wGhRFJCZk19-Sqt1b8oxIJuVQjE2gDgiRHGQwi6lmwrKizyo0SnD3GssudhhbRzGVDCAEsBSI6NctnfB8uPFJGlpgBSc7gX9eg-qYShR31LvJDl0cZFJp/w480-h640/IMG_1372.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bridal Gown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Puealeilani Atrium Shops, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxHL4m7ruzpQ-CYGSAoRrU1m0pTemX8p0vDSff9lROh61XIX1GSHsfjCt9sJa_6fTQ6vwtb8RyfsC7z5FqN7Wg3GyaCKT8E2S41cAv9rEyzhLyIpKPPrO0wMYIv1u1lnx8dsBpw81dlErLDFx6uFsm4cI8GVI-ssRXu7BOGis0TpHpOWcDJhL6Gji5m7O/s2442/IMG_1364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxHL4m7ruzpQ-CYGSAoRrU1m0pTemX8p0vDSff9lROh61XIX1GSHsfjCt9sJa_6fTQ6vwtb8RyfsC7z5FqN7Wg3GyaCKT8E2S41cAv9rEyzhLyIpKPPrO0wMYIv1u1lnx8dsBpw81dlErLDFx6uFsm4cI8GVI-ssRXu7BOGis0TpHpOWcDJhL6Gji5m7O/w640-h640/IMG_1364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anianiau with Orange 'Ōhi'a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smallest of the Honeycreeper Birds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Jasmine Healani Christian</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hyatt Regency, Waikiki</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 26, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnXPiwOfFf7VtPLF-V-DiTlNT27qPufVDKCdl_HZkxfaz32xDFmQwZYWrACBjoMvBRYWVVsPSTJrmPK7KI3bh_2X9J8dylvVXl0Zh7r7Re6htrX584SVtedljhEfP0krr0ZlXquQpI-nhyphenhyphenxqmQgsnKrmTqW5YvavY9Ppuuaa_UsY4Sj29OqVOf_37X43D/s2325/IMG_1361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="2325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnXPiwOfFf7VtPLF-V-DiTlNT27qPufVDKCdl_HZkxfaz32xDFmQwZYWrACBjoMvBRYWVVsPSTJrmPK7KI3bh_2X9J8dylvVXl0Zh7r7Re6htrX584SVtedljhEfP0krr0ZlXquQpI-nhyphenhyphenxqmQgsnKrmTqW5YvavY9Ppuuaa_UsY4Sj29OqVOf_37X43D/w640-h640/IMG_1361.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unknown Title </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(as in I forgot to record it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Jasmine Healani Christian</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hyatt Regency, Waikiki</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 26, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylxaHzkD1G9qn6nsabmzNwxWUFyFDeQsVxlQS95sohT8CYk84rd5NwzCQ0vv5poOF6jyHkrTbV1WMC9ObDF8cEXPAyrB8VThg3QCMBWLs6RmtharsosCEtUzdwuOSqFVdi75BkfXmINs9cf6Cr0apWxvXhTywGJO5Xh45qaK9vxZKUwhoYDxuKgo6JB4P/s3765/IMG_1434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="3765" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylxaHzkD1G9qn6nsabmzNwxWUFyFDeQsVxlQS95sohT8CYk84rd5NwzCQ0vv5poOF6jyHkrTbV1WMC9ObDF8cEXPAyrB8VThg3QCMBWLs6RmtharsosCEtUzdwuOSqFVdi75BkfXmINs9cf6Cr0apWxvXhTywGJO5Xh45qaK9vxZKUwhoYDxuKgo6JB4P/w640-h512/IMG_1434.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back Again: The Fisherman and His Dog</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breakwater by the Outrigger Reef Hotel, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPv9F7ifc7IOaggtlP5qXK0dkz6zwAZ82CSBwEKGAJmcmr5s3pptkJ3nSI1h9vYSy4d15EFRsvmSIONiPWpGcGCZG1I6D4KMUz4U8xoIRMO9JZ4cDVpU6rdAFwfn4RKs2d7eMpw36yfkxZ3mDebWvOR-_gYUDqhL-hp3Xssmf6H8DsG65Dpw8BlyyOD8c/s2387/IMG_1436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="2387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPv9F7ifc7IOaggtlP5qXK0dkz6zwAZ82CSBwEKGAJmcmr5s3pptkJ3nSI1h9vYSy4d15EFRsvmSIONiPWpGcGCZG1I6D4KMUz4U8xoIRMO9JZ4cDVpU6rdAFwfn4RKs2d7eMpw36yfkxZ3mDebWvOR-_gYUDqhL-hp3Xssmf6H8DsG65Dpw8BlyyOD8c/w640-h640/IMG_1436.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Faithful Companion</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breakwater by the Outrigger Reef Hotel, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgn7uIgDdwF_ZZk_-8_AH_Ryox3Pfxmpa7V0h83YuhASSjf_DOvKA-6JfLxS4ZhFeqI6_GZvr6Nq-kfPl0eG_UJMYzpkuH70j_Xo89eosHSUQDfZ6OKRX4Q9vHcpoUzvxR6vRcvMOX-bKvKqiiIBImqoIVKUcxvfcKoce7O2CHJQAszzs4YS677q4j8i7/s3718/IMG_1718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="3718" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgn7uIgDdwF_ZZk_-8_AH_Ryox3Pfxmpa7V0h83YuhASSjf_DOvKA-6JfLxS4ZhFeqI6_GZvr6Nq-kfPl0eG_UJMYzpkuH70j_Xo89eosHSUQDfZ6OKRX4Q9vHcpoUzvxR6vRcvMOX-bKvKqiiIBImqoIVKUcxvfcKoce7O2CHJQAszzs4YS677q4j8i7/w640-h512/IMG_1718.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hawaiian Sunset from Our Lanai</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Royal Kūhiō, Waikiki</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 7, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For Rain's TADD: Far Away:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47TiOtPi0BwGd7kkHFycHGEQ1C8-Rxh-mKbwJGdjnyp30MG8XFfDfz9TsHNliOUivXCrAtfw2EuD35kFsqDgcDex9LVx0lNJab-mxuoBh1PgKY8V4pIm-LPtbtD9w6wvLIYhIRn_eqaoFNIbqUtJWG6Zk3Xs3iSQ2rEouYkp7TjseHbktE1fg3Fb3niPg/s3755/IMG_1330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="3755" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47TiOtPi0BwGd7kkHFycHGEQ1C8-Rxh-mKbwJGdjnyp30MG8XFfDfz9TsHNliOUivXCrAtfw2EuD35kFsqDgcDex9LVx0lNJab-mxuoBh1PgKY8V4pIm-LPtbtD9w6wvLIYhIRn_eqaoFNIbqUtJWG6Zk3Xs3iSQ2rEouYkp7TjseHbktE1fg3Fb3niPg/w640-h512/IMG_1330.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Far Away: Full Moon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(from Our Lanai)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Royal Kūhiō, Waikiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 26, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">For Tom's Aloha Friday: Wyland Whaling Wall #67</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0DWHikce-ZX06P9B7jFWwyEwCXeTBRiSmijdQPB1hltEiSmpGBhbusbypc45MANmrBzW7kNbS5Uyj0M9w-Fj4lyePGqylpGpv4KXdDkTlf2Xut6cVpOZJgH7GvoJ41K1rA56haa_hprDw9ASUFvABe47EmrqNkw5IVTrtYlIJhIcp4dwn3miyaH5j_1N/s2063/IMG_1421.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="2063" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0DWHikce-ZX06P9B7jFWwyEwCXeTBRiSmijdQPB1hltEiSmpGBhbusbypc45MANmrBzW7kNbS5Uyj0M9w-Fj4lyePGqylpGpv4KXdDkTlf2Xut6cVpOZJgH7GvoJ41K1rA56haa_hprDw9ASUFvABe47EmrqNkw5IVTrtYlIJhIcp4dwn3miyaH5j_1N/w200-h200/IMG_1421.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">My all-time favorite mural shot from </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">a moving bus with a dirty window.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxy1wCqcpF1F5EIsmcVXhc91s8IQEbH5AR2NlN4eohHfASlIdYUXJ3xj12aHMcNGeRoicKllYWqkEnP4rW07ddzFM2fErKVhRDrRb7JY2H0qBWVBn5nVzIpw6qNcqkY4EZ-hxQr5BA7uExTvzWT3kKOXFV7mxaP_LTWmuxaM6xoSphpPyOdOV2WBrNW3N/s1000/o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxy1wCqcpF1F5EIsmcVXhc91s8IQEbH5AR2NlN4eohHfASlIdYUXJ3xj12aHMcNGeRoicKllYWqkEnP4rW07ddzFM2fErKVhRDrRb7JY2H0qBWVBn5nVzIpw6qNcqkY4EZ-hxQr5BA7uExTvzWT3kKOXFV7mxaP_LTWmuxaM6xoSphpPyOdOV2WBrNW3N/w480-h640/o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wyland Whaling Wall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://yelp.com">yelp.com</a> ~ <a href="https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=bQCHF5rn5lMI9c5kEwCaNA">Vincent L</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">American artist Robert Wyland is known for his striking life-size murals of whales</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and other marine life in his <i>Whaling Walls </i>series. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Whaling_Walls">List in Wikipedia</a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As an artist and a conservationist, Wyland highlighted the dire circumstances</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">of whales around the world in his paintings and murals. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This 16-story mural is located on the side</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">of Royal Aloha Condominiums on Ala Wai Boulevard.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wyland originally painted this mural for Earth Day 1995,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and he repainted it for Earth Day 2018. </span><a href="https://cyclotram.blogspot.com/2018/01/waikiki-whale-mural.html">Cycletram</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYxCewxxStgnz1rvTa7nlKHgJKbAZl8JrzFgixma5piXfEWeb1xL1YPaPAtBjy3h7TRnbH-GC7QA-iu6K00giiXIpvm5WBElhwA7OpUvIvUnj8DC08s-jmZ769V9Vbxq4-OuoHZhwdmf6HrCT5annV0bHbFUAl7M8r2OsSYQnJvtd0ad0IcpnILlB9C0Q/s2732/IMG_1762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYxCewxxStgnz1rvTa7nlKHgJKbAZl8JrzFgixma5piXfEWeb1xL1YPaPAtBjy3h7TRnbH-GC7QA-iu6K00giiXIpvm5WBElhwA7OpUvIvUnj8DC08s-jmZ769V9Vbxq4-OuoHZhwdmf6HrCT5annV0bHbFUAl7M8r2OsSYQnJvtd0ad0IcpnILlB9C0Q/w640-h640/IMG_1762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Conor and Me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monkeypod, Outrigger Reef Hotel</span></div></b></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;">Fort DeRussy Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 9, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-50249719686004514392024-02-06T22:31:00.001-07:002024-02-07T12:54:13.677-07:00IWSG: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 ~ Turn Me On, Don't Turn Me Off!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="https://janetalcorn.com">Janet Alcorn</a>, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><a href="https://sewhitebooks.com">SE White</a>, <a href="https://www.victoriamarielees.com">Victoria Marie Lees</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> and <a href="http://cathrinaconstantine.blogspot.com">Cathrina Constantine</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">What turns you off when visiting an author's website/blog? Lack of information? A drone of negativity? Little mention of author's books? Constant mention of books? </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Aloha Everyone!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have had a happy, healthy, and safe January,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and if you've been hit by nasty winter weather, I hope the worst is well behind you!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We are enjoying ourselves and escaping winter in Honolulu. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EuTVga-vxOfROotvQv5hULPk2Hky9KBBzKY98mdZSCHqB8Th7Uk2Smi7-Bbo1z1LjDVqsZa_lWMbW2pmdWYxvdES13c1EW7rVfXWoW4f0b-9hfXEDG1x8kOq7qTbXZBhoqmuDU4-m7-4-kBWIWYVkLM1JMMaF26VYl8Q2IF5W05wPfPgf1QIPy-X0sAU/s2833/IMG_1013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="2833" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EuTVga-vxOfROotvQv5hULPk2Hky9KBBzKY98mdZSCHqB8Th7Uk2Smi7-Bbo1z1LjDVqsZa_lWMbW2pmdWYxvdES13c1EW7rVfXWoW4f0b-9hfXEDG1x8kOq7qTbXZBhoqmuDU4-m7-4-kBWIWYVkLM1JMMaF26VYl8Q2IF5W05wPfPgf1QIPy-X0sAU/w640-h512/IMG_1013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tropical Bliss!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>It's Hard to Believe I've sailed across the Pacific Ocean</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Māmala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 22, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIEk82Q8qmXHIuQLEnu3bLdBFDZs8HnNbAScBNcs1JtAoW2vvHjv6QuMztEEpz371AyvQkMNNVoHL78P8jOInitE-NaPkFrV33TFXO_uPow7YQO5QLy5D3-nhAY_3wV-iWu9cI_4S-j_D7g8HJ4cZASHYS990U51SK6Om8rhUqncYbPk8og31uyv8Bn6V/s3846/IMG_1304.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="3846" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIEk82Q8qmXHIuQLEnu3bLdBFDZs8HnNbAScBNcs1JtAoW2vvHjv6QuMztEEpz371AyvQkMNNVoHL78P8jOInitE-NaPkFrV33TFXO_uPow7YQO5QLy5D3-nhAY_3wV-iWu9cI_4S-j_D7g8HJ4cZASHYS990U51SK6Om8rhUqncYbPk8og31uyv8Bn6V/w640-h480/IMG_1304.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So Happy to Be Here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>It's Hard to Believe I've sailed across the Pacific Ocean</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Māmala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 25, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What turns me off when visiting an author's website?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've visited many authors' websites over the years that I've belonged to the IWSG,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I'm not just referring to the websites of fellow members.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have some definite likes and dislikes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First I like a website that is easy to access and navigate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can get frustrated quickly when I have trouble getting to a site,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">locating what I want to know, or leaving a comment.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know this can result from problems with a platform,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it can result from my lack of technical knowledge.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I'm sure that some people have been frustrated by my site over the years,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I work hard to make my website reader friendly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I appreciate it when other writers do so too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevl-5Z24rhtos3dbKLfRiHgEaxYIYP11A5KQdF5KrIo5ZI4kEpwsTEISTQl9yeLtMINcbx4E9N94G095X8TYWRnK83joVEMDzPoXjSPQKNwGd-L5Bmgx1vgCUMy6PNQy-1RvAY3ykqP7PJq5_mzX8ZeY_sv2LLaakGPJS32jmgEc3JG0HGEnX9zd3UY0p/s891/Best-Web-Design-Memes-2023_22-Hilarious-Memes-6.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="891" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevl-5Z24rhtos3dbKLfRiHgEaxYIYP11A5KQdF5KrIo5ZI4kEpwsTEISTQl9yeLtMINcbx4E9N94G095X8TYWRnK83joVEMDzPoXjSPQKNwGd-L5Bmgx1vgCUMy6PNQy-1RvAY3ykqP7PJq5_mzX8ZeY_sv2LLaakGPJS32jmgEc3JG0HGEnX9zd3UY0p/w640-h574/Best-Web-Design-Memes-2023_22-Hilarious-Memes-6.jpg.webp" width="640" /></a><a href="https://mycodelesswebsite.com/web-design-memes/">mycodelesswebsite</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I'm visiting an author's website to see something on his or her blog, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to be able to find that blog without wading through a tangle of book information</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>or navigating past popup boxes of </span><span>newsletter or post notification offers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I don't mind seeing images of an author's book's</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>or links to find out more about those books.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Rather, I want to be able to find out what I'm looking for easily.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Trust me, if I want to know more about an author's books, I will find the information.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bha0tDP1VjOHEFUDOwJEP62O9E-OzxPsqJDsEsP7WYEYB1LowWgzMwNYd7ZuKG5XwPXgNoQWBatfC2LJwjJFr6DzGLEwxg_1XYIgsv1W04KyQ-inhvcH_Lf9ub8-Ylkt4wE5zSFGkSEn-3fWh3Jukt8UvUPZymInBK-doq9LWxPpNFzAjj78re9Ngk7k/s600/pop-ups-pop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bha0tDP1VjOHEFUDOwJEP62O9E-OzxPsqJDsEsP7WYEYB1LowWgzMwNYd7ZuKG5XwPXgNoQWBatfC2LJwjJFr6DzGLEwxg_1XYIgsv1W04KyQ-inhvcH_Lf9ub8-Ylkt4wE5zSFGkSEn-3fWh3Jukt8UvUPZymInBK-doq9LWxPpNFzAjj78re9Ngk7k/w640-h348/pop-ups-pop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://makeameme.org/meme/pop-ups-pop">makeameme</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next, I like a website that is visually effective.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">By that I mean a pleasing layout, a readable font, and interesting images or graphics.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If a site looks cluttered, disjointed, or is difficult to read, it turns me off.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I find lots of mistakes in spelling and grammar off-putting, </span><span>but I can overlook some.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The internet is comprised of people all over the world, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">with different backgrounds, native languages, educations, and ages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Language norms are in flux, and new acronyms and words are created frequently.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And who hasn't been the victim of auto-correct?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I'm pretty forgiving to a point.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SQdckG9Z-4GlJWKhQvC5ySuXsQLn5JYvEJMhfi9AILgGpg4I0SyyXHDAIDkhOSfLKFC9N70ULWWfDPlSqpZlD2E-WfXIdWqeb99chalocHS_4QU-0H8EUg-j7vnEhtDNbeafqLdO3vzyKj7U5TPolAT43DaiHZ5aEszYhAnG0vi4dxy7h6OpyjGKSuv/s500/blogging-rules.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="500" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SQdckG9Z-4GlJWKhQvC5ySuXsQLn5JYvEJMhfi9AILgGpg4I0SyyXHDAIDkhOSfLKFC9N70ULWWfDPlSqpZlD2E-WfXIdWqeb99chalocHS_4QU-0H8EUg-j7vnEhtDNbeafqLdO3vzyKj7U5TPolAT43DaiHZ5aEszYhAnG0vi4dxy7h6OpyjGKSuv/w640-h436/blogging-rules.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u>munofore.com</u></span></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next, I like interesting, accurate content, either original or sourced and acknowledged.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What I really dislike is text taken word for word from another source</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and passed off as the author's own words.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I see this over and over, not just from writers, but across the blogging world.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The same text is used repeatedly and is sometimes incorrect.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I am constantly researching things in a quest for accuracy, </span>so I see a lot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am amazed at how much blatant plagiarism there is.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyaHB8IXzTIjuXcpvFnBCTY2UphwWjaiI4kYthGpDw7Snune3Yx54TJuLE_cNGpGOehbjNGt_OWwUeW3xHIfuwLQ-7jsbcU519aL0w1AEu7xPGiKHwSxflTTBGwmgyqRPhjKYUQ-Lk2QHk_aLNND0g2mDY7ipyTs_rkyRjXPxCGz9wxp0h1LObSog6m1v/s512/40-Hilarious-research-memes-that-will-make-you-smile-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyaHB8IXzTIjuXcpvFnBCTY2UphwWjaiI4kYthGpDw7Snune3Yx54TJuLE_cNGpGOehbjNGt_OWwUeW3xHIfuwLQ-7jsbcU519aL0w1AEu7xPGiKHwSxflTTBGwmgyqRPhjKYUQ-Lk2QHk_aLNND0g2mDY7ipyTs_rkyRjXPxCGz9wxp0h1LObSog6m1v/w426-h640/40-Hilarious-research-memes-that-will-make-you-smile-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forms.app/en/blog/research-memes">forms.app</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I appreciate websites with a positive tone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I don't mind reading about struggles or difficult situations,</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I don't like whining repeatedly about unimportant things.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know I've shared negative things, so I'm guilty of this,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I do try to strike a positive tone as much as possible.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h-WxDLSqtmM3UI24EUL6VK0Ox-bec3Z9UH8AvTYPYqlpsweUSrjy2cUrj4TwMLKnEeP5l72FiHE7bX0LFdpi9aupsGghtjUT-SeWR6BNDJril0yNevA4SadLYPw5KRVLAklnwRHlkuBfOmkt3lf_uEzbK6vgWZj1rd-ndZFs0cpd4pxT22S0CTcdkUjW/s503/positive-thrusday-meme-with-supportive-possum-cheering-for-you.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h-WxDLSqtmM3UI24EUL6VK0Ox-bec3Z9UH8AvTYPYqlpsweUSrjy2cUrj4TwMLKnEeP5l72FiHE7bX0LFdpi9aupsGghtjUT-SeWR6BNDJril0yNevA4SadLYPw5KRVLAklnwRHlkuBfOmkt3lf_uEzbK6vgWZj1rd-ndZFs0cpd4pxT22S0CTcdkUjW/w636-h640/positive-thrusday-meme-with-supportive-possum-cheering-for-you.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://cheeseburger.com">cheeseburger.com</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I like learning something about an author as a person,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">especially authors and writers who are IWSG members.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to connect with people and make them feel that I hear them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If it weren't for the connections and friendships I've made with people online, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would have stopped blogging years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to seeing how other IWSG members respond to this month's question,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because if I can learn something to improve my website, I will do it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMGEE5-kfTjgabrZW2F3eKP3rgwsCCbGtdWNiJRU9e2U-44nPpeyZ867tAoEuT5RJ9RakG7j-nQoYP8iPPB2W9MTG6E8lMJTaYrPiMKhB6kbeEuB_yaNCGFaH24AxjePYYf0e2hjvOxtJMJVP9YFHp-dm-aUncrdHXaaHYafN1g5w1DsHn4fh3EN9YK5_/s2227/IMG_1716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="2227" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMGEE5-kfTjgabrZW2F3eKP3rgwsCCbGtdWNiJRU9e2U-44nPpeyZ867tAoEuT5RJ9RakG7j-nQoYP8iPPB2W9MTG6E8lMJTaYrPiMKhB6kbeEuB_yaNCGFaH24AxjePYYf0e2hjvOxtJMJVP9YFHp-dm-aUncrdHXaaHYafN1g5w1DsHn4fh3EN9YK5_/w640-h640/IMG_1716.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And My Guy Who Gave Up His Afternoon to Indulge Me </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Barnes & Noble, Ala Moana Mall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 6, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a creative and fulfilling February!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day! And a big thank you to the co-hosts! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s200/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fundy Blue</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next post will be on Friday, February 15th. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-74109078637831914932024-02-01T21:21:00.007-07:002024-02-18T14:54:17.081-07:00Books I've Read in 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>My blogging buddy Jeani</span><span>e at the <a href="https://themarmeladegypsy.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-books-of-2023-annual-book-report.html#more">Marmelade Gypsy</a> just shared the books</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>she read in 2023: </span>55 books, 17,785 words. I think that's awesome!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for me, I wasn't going to share my 2023 list, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>because it's falls well short of what I usually read in a year: </span>19 books, 6245 pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also read 4 issues of the 2023 Foreign Affairs journals for about 800 pages more,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but that just pushes me over the 7000 page total.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Pretty sad, even if I have been forced to read with one eye covered with an eye patch</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each book was well worth reading, some for pleasure, some for learning, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">some for asking big questions. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've arranged my choices alphabetically. Here Goes!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCDx97Y43ZrqPLzRD-FV53dyDrbD_w3S0lFMzYDaQrKuMEQZcdsgZyKVAvLE9LuGnhhUNMl_z8WSmTd2qwvQym1w5E1-2FI5ele-GHB7w7dzM6ZW7Grs5oFPGFR2CJ2K4npBr-C2AHYzPEZS8Ras95W95yyCChULMtY8lxL7y5o2Qho8hp27w7Du4RgUF/s120/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="79" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCDx97Y43ZrqPLzRD-FV53dyDrbD_w3S0lFMzYDaQrKuMEQZcdsgZyKVAvLE9LuGnhhUNMl_z8WSmTd2qwvQym1w5E1-2FI5ele-GHB7w7dzM6ZW7Grs5oFPGFR2CJ2K4npBr-C2AHYzPEZS8Ras95W95yyCChULMtY8lxL7y5o2Qho8hp27w7Du4RgUF/w132-h200/Unknown.jpeg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>by William Shatner with Joshua Brandon. </span><span>199 pages.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60321064">Goodreads</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">William Shatner is the beloved Captain Kirk of <i>Star Trek</i> fame, so I was excited to read</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">this collection of essays in which Shatner reflects on things he is passionate about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead of looking back at his time on <i>Star Trek</i>, Shatner looks at what is important in life:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">learning, curiosity, exploration, our place in the universe,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">the meaning of family, the fragility of life, mortality, and making music.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's an easy, conversational read, but Shatner's passion for life stays with you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">long after you finish the last page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzCOkfJsoM3Cb07TJCHnp-3SmnYtcbZ6hoSP2Xfwcj_gedQE6G7gGJFJM8QDNHamJppAgLdQtDgAHObgjhpLbNZLCIc6GcAbX4sUSfq7pi_wjx4rokuK8WxL01m8HdXK-9yiYtGnE1DNA403A4HRRBB6jqCbD6jK8luzCxj5R32UmxbdgEihsRzO89Zec/s500/68099.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzCOkfJsoM3Cb07TJCHnp-3SmnYtcbZ6hoSP2Xfwcj_gedQE6G7gGJFJM8QDNHamJppAgLdQtDgAHObgjhpLbNZLCIc6GcAbX4sUSfq7pi_wjx4rokuK8WxL01m8HdXK-9yiYtGnE1DNA403A4HRRBB6jqCbD6jK8luzCxj5R32UmxbdgEihsRzO89Zec/s500/68099.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzCOkfJsoM3Cb07TJCHnp-3SmnYtcbZ6hoSP2Xfwcj_gedQE6G7gGJFJM8QDNHamJppAgLdQtDgAHObgjhpLbNZLCIc6GcAbX4sUSfq7pi_wjx4rokuK8WxL01m8HdXK-9yiYtGnE1DNA403A4HRRBB6jqCbD6jK8luzCxj5R32UmxbdgEihsRzO89Zec/w123-h200/68099.jpg" width="123" /></a><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><span><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Death at La Fenice" by Donna Leon. 288 pages.</span></div></span><div><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68099/reviews?reviewFilters=%7B%22workId%22:%22kca://work/amzn1.gr.work.v1.1kQYohqJsF9Fw1ey_Ob3YQ%22,%22languageCode%22:%22de%22,%22after%22:%22ODYyLDE2NTQ1Mjc3NzA0MTg%22%7D.">Goodreads</a></span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Venice is one of my favorite cities in the world, </span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and </span><span>some thoughtful friend recommended this first book</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">in the internationally best-selling Commissario Brunetti mystery series.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Brunetti is a </span><span>detective superintendent in the Italian State Police.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A native Venetian, he is stationed in the city and tackles the mystery of who poisoned</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">a difficult and disliked German conductor in Venice's famous La Fenice opera house.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Leon has created a shrewd, sophisticated, and charming protagonist,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and she immerses the reader in this magical city.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Her 33-book series has millions of fans around the world, and I want to read more!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPl2zVege1z1mUcUuDmdHVcg04nOqECdnWvEaH7yygZMW0UAp0oo26kc2611x1ULXKRa-a5TLT_2GXtnT8mUBXbyb6pfbc1lBuyYZyaRZMcR_CQ732sEzT4qm35VlxXv7WzzjOd_raMd0qMMV4E03LGP2vzSouXQmiPaSQRQtfu7t_tK4JZ9poQo9zEaj/s3640/IMG_4705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3640" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPl2zVege1z1mUcUuDmdHVcg04nOqECdnWvEaH7yygZMW0UAp0oo26kc2611x1ULXKRa-a5TLT_2GXtnT8mUBXbyb6pfbc1lBuyYZyaRZMcR_CQ732sEzT4qm35VlxXv7WzzjOd_raMd0qMMV4E03LGP2vzSouXQmiPaSQRQtfu7t_tK4JZ9poQo9zEaj/w640-h512/IMG_4705.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Venetian Canal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rio dei Tolentine, Venezia, Venice, Nord-Est, Italy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 23, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQXVwRa_00R-y8o_tEh6N8i8F3bI14PDvtb_j_6vLfx_HFzGTND2Rt8Cabdp2RYvcGStaEFvQTk3hVS0_PH_XVgPYAlWN56lVuzjLb0n9_KGokYoZ7-dA6K4jvQvUyVcoCBegEHtshW87gTjpWREae6IlaUrv7nGtGGnEBxvgwlujJslU-1Se7leMB5Wt/s2475/54785515.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQXVwRa_00R-y8o_tEh6N8i8F3bI14PDvtb_j_6vLfx_HFzGTND2Rt8Cabdp2RYvcGStaEFvQTk3hVS0_PH_XVgPYAlWN56lVuzjLb0n9_KGokYoZ7-dA6K4jvQvUyVcoCBegEHtshW87gTjpWREae6IlaUrv7nGtGGnEBxvgwlujJslU-1Se7leMB5Wt/w130-h200/54785515.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkman. 140 pages.</span></div></span></div></div></span></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54785515">Goodreads</a><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This book had the biggest impact of any of the books I read this year.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I'm sure I've read it entirely three times, </span>some portions even more.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It made me look at time as a finite resource, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it made me consider exactly what I want to spend my time doing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0jFd19BDpsjsdgXh3BScE52od0BYUwfUIUI7_Przn2iYcnO51OaSZ2RRiq7kppnSmFImdrI7JiEmBCQehuuYiET790BBGg5iV7FLRmwBUz6t1OeyX2yQQWhg91qHd3WuvgeTMqrYvrXleWmTKFeEOXRzrUSZCmvjrxMNX0lUQfm-Urjs8Fx3fJFLsVOG/s500/34101725.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0jFd19BDpsjsdgXh3BScE52od0BYUwfUIUI7_Przn2iYcnO51OaSZ2RRiq7kppnSmFImdrI7JiEmBCQehuuYiET790BBGg5iV7FLRmwBUz6t1OeyX2yQQWhg91qHd3WuvgeTMqrYvrXleWmTKFeEOXRzrUSZCmvjrxMNX0lUQfm-Urjs8Fx3fJFLsVOG/w132-h200/34101725.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0jFd19BDpsjsdgXh3BScE52od0BYUwfUIUI7_Przn2iYcnO51OaSZ2RRiq7kppnSmFImdrI7JiEmBCQehuuYiET790BBGg5iV7FLRmwBUz6t1OeyX2yQQWhg91qHd3WuvgeTMqrYvrXleWmTKFeEOXRzrUSZCmvjrxMNX0lUQfm-Urjs8Fx3fJFLsVOG/s500/34101725.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"God: A Human History" by Reza Aslan. 320 pages<br /></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34101725">Goodreads</a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book looks at humanity's attempt to understand God throughout history.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the earliest times, humans have thought about God as a divine version of ourselves,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">with all that is good and all that is bad in human nature.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aslan traces how deeply in human evolution this impulse is rooted </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and how it has influenced the development of our major religions. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is another thought-provoking book that I read and reread. </span></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuop1pcHt2I5kthFrP7U9bpN_fdX7uZtxEezrE6UVa8-Rcvl4e19Oy0tP92GnDw1CMA2vGL7pQY3voJLVMwnOzMpa0f_HJD2RZsOqFPmMZ4_am2jPavGXllVQOYLMVnL1Z1J5Uy2y1k0cAuN4uaJerHeOqZb-d-N-FOqWYk3a4CKeKNbDvPfWkAyH3Y73/s2835/26233572.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="1843" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuop1pcHt2I5kthFrP7U9bpN_fdX7uZtxEezrE6UVa8-Rcvl4e19Oy0tP92GnDw1CMA2vGL7pQY3voJLVMwnOzMpa0f_HJD2RZsOqFPmMZ4_am2jPavGXllVQOYLMVnL1Z1J5Uy2y1k0cAuN4uaJerHeOqZb-d-N-FOqWYk3a4CKeKNbDvPfWkAyH3Y73/w130-h200/26233572.jpg" width="130" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I See You" by Clare Mackintosh. 384 pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/26233572">Goodreads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This creepy psychological thriller kept me up late reading</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and made me uneasy about riding the subway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlEkVfOdN6QaYJz_h5amGg9FkV2nDrEnDmE2AvkMu4vGWIBmD1c8yuGIsZ45fjupzf0DzFkcp7FOPpyEx1AUkveyEsMsocYinico3DNty28V2DqeMwT9SZyadQQNJdW_w3Romyb2dxrRVbNj96QU-kBIfofN-WRCHngMjFH5cc0E6owknsOM7ZEUH9LlN/s608/bf720d078ca9ae3cf3b87e7448bf62f48105dea8-700x1064.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlEkVfOdN6QaYJz_h5amGg9FkV2nDrEnDmE2AvkMu4vGWIBmD1c8yuGIsZ45fjupzf0DzFkcp7FOPpyEx1AUkveyEsMsocYinico3DNty28V2DqeMwT9SZyadQQNJdW_w3Romyb2dxrRVbNj96QU-kBIfofN-WRCHngMjFH5cc0E6owknsOM7ZEUH9LlN/w132-h200/bf720d078ca9ae3cf3b87e7448bf62f48105dea8-700x1064.jpg.webp" width="132" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann. 352 pages. </span><br /><a href="https://www.davidgrann.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon/">davidgrann</a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grann's true-life murder mystery about a horrible and shocking series of crimes committed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">against the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s haunts me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It shows how greed can motivate people to do unspeakable things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Grann captures the passing of the Old West, wildcatting for black gold, </span>the birth of the FBI,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the callous prejudice against Native Americans</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">that enabled the cold-blooded killing of so many for so long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you read this story, you won't forget it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsRanhzFtBRQ2ZTzSoXPGBnYe3ydXLkl5eD_NXjOpcd8-XwEebb4wePOgL0Dgcnq7e3v89PlYw3L3IVP28eTnWsai7ZdXZ2rF_lUQmjoA0V5ovjEA8xIw9V6EZLf4CWe2KuHJicBbX7y3UR6VFrTyNA8lKf86wZFa53WwMUVIpoYwwGbnELqGnk5Y9L0V/s680/51f67a_4cb961be1756425ca8bab9d5a553de94~mv2.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsRanhzFtBRQ2ZTzSoXPGBnYe3ydXLkl5eD_NXjOpcd8-XwEebb4wePOgL0Dgcnq7e3v89PlYw3L3IVP28eTnWsai7ZdXZ2rF_lUQmjoA0V5ovjEA8xIw9V6EZLf4CWe2KuHJicBbX7y3UR6VFrTyNA8lKf86wZFa53WwMUVIpoYwwGbnELqGnk5Y9L0V/w133-h200/51f67a_4cb961be1756425ca8bab9d5a553de94~mv2.jpg.webp" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. 423 pages. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.bonniegarmus.com/lessons-in-chemistry">bonniegarmus</a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hilarious! Poignant, sometimes painfully true </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">for any woman who lived through the 50s and 60s,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>especially those who pursued careers in the sciences ~ </span>this is a wonderful read. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and I did both.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuKY_B3pBf-W74ZdxPwQWFq5nIJof5zq2tih-9y9uxyjMbs9sQCVqX0Y1MCq7-8VcCLLki08CSk5VDCrIzWQMo6Wz89bVzz0giCrHRqwvFdolDpoN8Up2hSM6e0FRDFiysECtdC7Pf7-nbtZONFu4sX4lKgHZqFdPIVRDqS2iQy53XHkjDfVPwMnvKYGr/s714/Screenshot%202023-05-25%20at%204.26.55%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuKY_B3pBf-W74ZdxPwQWFq5nIJof5zq2tih-9y9uxyjMbs9sQCVqX0Y1MCq7-8VcCLLki08CSk5VDCrIzWQMo6Wz89bVzz0giCrHRqwvFdolDpoN8Up2hSM6e0FRDFiysECtdC7Pf7-nbtZONFu4sX4lKgHZqFdPIVRDqS2iQy53XHkjDfVPwMnvKYGr/w640-h640/Screenshot%202023-05-25%20at%204.26.55%20PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kim Stanley Robinson is one of my favorite writers, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I have read this visionary book several times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>His story about the effects of climate change</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the near future is both frightening and hopeful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is frightening because it vividly portrays the climate disaster that we are hurtling toward,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it's hopeful because it shows how things might go right </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">if we started to take climate change seriously now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each time I read this novel, I become less hopeful, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because climate change is happening faster than we ever imagined,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and people don't understand the deadly consequences of postponing action.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHN943B7P_UiDr0mlEiPj2cx4V9v6NfqHMvVC_Y8t_DUi47bmq8-gcf2jEwe2fcTwlvIwCnXQl0OVyz_FMV7ck2Sr35tUPRfK6OwDWJeZolViOwXnvd8GoQ5T1icw1x2t2Ml0xkeWvzfygE47qxkujTMVW0jBSLdQXbiNBP6Ra4VQahrVMKDF0GBkHWvQ/s391/Personal_(novel)_bookcover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHN943B7P_UiDr0mlEiPj2cx4V9v6NfqHMvVC_Y8t_DUi47bmq8-gcf2jEwe2fcTwlvIwCnXQl0OVyz_FMV7ck2Sr35tUPRfK6OwDWJeZolViOwXnvd8GoQ5T1icw1x2t2Ml0xkeWvzfygE47qxkujTMVW0jBSLdQXbiNBP6Ra4VQahrVMKDF0GBkHWvQ/w131-h200/Personal_(novel)_bookcover.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"Personal (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child. 416 pages. </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_(novel)">Wikipedia</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Jack Reacher is so much fun as a character, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">just, honorable, willing to fight for what is right, and determined to live life on his own terms,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but Jack is also happy-go-lucky, doesn't dwell on problems, roams where life takes him,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and has an ironic, jaded perspective expressed in terse, funny, dialogue and commentary.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To date there are 28 novels in the Jack Reacher series and I hope to read them all.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Personal," written in the first person, involves Reacher investigating</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">a sniper who attempted to assassinate the President of France.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilTIaC8HWe20DiqZOV7zyOsl4UL77HP4NirQkaM2fB-jWvigLRZ4dqpn2hEaC-WaeYzAXgfrDksC6LPynzyNi4ZCmOe-NAI5frzzg8KiBEXnOdchkqquHOpmeX5zuhRd0QeLNQjWId0Ks-tYPxxi7VVsJFRWfnsf9hK13dYrdAPcF7R2tYucWTiEBaYNe/s389/Relentless_by_Dean_Koontz_cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="256" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilTIaC8HWe20DiqZOV7zyOsl4UL77HP4NirQkaM2fB-jWvigLRZ4dqpn2hEaC-WaeYzAXgfrDksC6LPynzyNi4ZCmOe-NAI5frzzg8KiBEXnOdchkqquHOpmeX5zuhRd0QeLNQjWId0Ks-tYPxxi7VVsJFRWfnsf9hK13dYrdAPcF7R2tYucWTiEBaYNe/w132-h200/Relentless_by_Dean_Koontz_cover.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Relentless" by Dean Koontz. 356 pages.</span></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Relentless_by_Dean_Koontz_cover.jpg">Wikipedia</a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can always count on Dean Koontz to give me a good read.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I never know what to expect except that his books often take an unusual slant on a topic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this book, Cullen "Cubby" Greenwich, his wife, son, and family dog, Lassie</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">are hunted by Shearman Waxx, a national book critic, who is feared and respected.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waxx writes a scathing review of Chubby's latest book</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and begins to stalk Chubby and his family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then Chubby learns that other authors</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waxx didn't like have had their families brutally murdered.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now Chubby is fighting for his family's survival.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Suspenseful and thrilling!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAZPX1ABsldYj9jB7d4ue_qpiEKYOpmH71qNEtYeWP6AXNRGmmjKMCUwDSKox9LHfGFp8_X8d4dmZsQwC8o3UWkkTQWs4A5G1_XStBdIlA7jEpnvKmibti5cdHEusEfnAmrLsrvwkNxexFXzsKDIcYf15R_OUCkTFgCBAD9m-IZOyiDIZe5PB5Dp2ArYX/s346/59431846.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="229" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAZPX1ABsldYj9jB7d4ue_qpiEKYOpmH71qNEtYeWP6AXNRGmmjKMCUwDSKox9LHfGFp8_X8d4dmZsQwC8o3UWkkTQWs4A5G1_XStBdIlA7jEpnvKmibti5cdHEusEfnAmrLsrvwkNxexFXzsKDIcYf15R_OUCkTFgCBAD9m-IZOyiDIZe5PB5Dp2ArYX/w133-h200/59431846.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Rising Tiger" by Brad Thor. 352 pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59431846">Goodreads</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love a political thriller with a crisis that threatens the world,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">especially when you can see the plot in current newspaper headlines,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">like the bitter border dispute between India and China </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">as they compete to be the top power in Southeast Asia.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With America's top spy Scott Harvath on the job to defuse tensions and protect democracy,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">you know you're in for an intense and consequential story.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My brother loves this genre as well, so it was an added bonus </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">to learn he had read "Rising Tiger" a couple of months before I did.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We had lots of fun discussing the conflict</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>between India and China and the plot of the novel.</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfq8oP0PduJgizqcQkD8sytyv_y-yDxq2gCg45LfZKtpa75VWCG4GQU8Uk3Ot8CNWFbUH7ifQqig5CmalqHiN156ds_Afhs9H7SAKSVsBbYq04JUY5U3PGUE8Jm9NjdU5fSqpw4cQ3ofSY7piVg7HreC3IIaovYZeCJhOafauP27oBJt4RYp2Cf-2deZq/s1294/61N2lTkq3aL._SL1294_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfq8oP0PduJgizqcQkD8sytyv_y-yDxq2gCg45LfZKtpa75VWCG4GQU8Uk3Ot8CNWFbUH7ifQqig5CmalqHiN156ds_Afhs9H7SAKSVsBbYq04JUY5U3PGUE8Jm9NjdU5fSqpw4cQ3ofSY7piVg7HreC3IIaovYZeCJhOafauP27oBJt4RYp2Cf-2deZq/w154-h200/61N2lTkq3aL._SL1294_.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"River and the Ms" by Pat Hatt. 35 pages. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/River-Ms-Pat-Hatt/dp/B0C87DBCH3">Amazon<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you follow author Pat Hatt on Instagram (pathatttime) like me,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">then you are familiar with the antics</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">of his westies Miles and Milo and his cats, Meadow and River.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So when Pat published this children's picture book about River joining the threesome,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to read it. And I was not disappointed with this funny tale.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can always count on Pat for a good yarn.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Yf37yFYsyvXFgeCf5aS3cHRWxI-L04UiumKWmXphpZqzQQ72hDtomlot_820fEaXgtEpo6fFKrqTmlF4aDcdxqFUewD9Qd87_Foc-JvvoKMbKrkNEfjgbRl2DU3KRS2rXuMA8yC7MSmX0P2q1Vz0nvsbV2EGLeFeMK_PFIz39QmAPp0njvCJ2aLBY6WZ/s1500/71Hhg4HfuGL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;">I've lost track of the number of books Pat Hat has published, but it's well over a hundred.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">If you know Pat, then you know he has been a wonderful uncle to his twin nephews</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">since they were born five years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>They had been hounding him </span><span>to write an adventure story about them </span><span style="text-align: center;">featuring</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">a witch, a skunk, zombies, pirates, and Lord knows what else.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Of course he was up to the challenge and last year he published this children's novel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat's free-ranging imagination spun a unique and fun-filled adventure</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">which I found a delight.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImCDOIPG1WKti7uz5jUZSgoek-5ewXajYAZlTcXDoSLql21XlInlckO5OEbVjoEbLDDrhc_nvOjtFwk3ultGdWFN6wgzEuxUVXR5jiOiQ_D-UB7DaUaprMajXOPNwDp_zasR78qWPcaPilTzmA0G5i6ZG7YEcW4noaC9IMzTfhg9naEpGFciJGpgLRoIS/s1500/81QtEVnCg5L._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImCDOIPG1WKti7uz5jUZSgoek-5ewXajYAZlTcXDoSLql21XlInlckO5OEbVjoEbLDDrhc_nvOjtFwk3ultGdWFN6wgzEuxUVXR5jiOiQ_D-UB7DaUaprMajXOPNwDp_zasR78qWPcaPilTzmA0G5i6ZG7YEcW4noaC9IMzTfhg9naEpGFciJGpgLRoIS/w133-h200/81QtEVnCg5L._SL1500_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Blue Bar" by Damyanti Biswas. 395 pages. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%22The+Blue+Bar%22+by+Damyanti+Biswas&i=stripbooks&crid=QYN99URCOJEB&sprefix=the+blue+bar+by+damyanti+biswas%2Cstripbooks%2C414&ref=nb_sb_noss">amazon</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Singapore writer Damyanti Biswas has established a reputation as a exceptional writer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">of gritty, thrilling, murder mysteries set in India (New Delhi and Mumbai).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Publishers Weekly said in a <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781662503917">review</a> of "The Blue Bar" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">"This searing portrait of marginalized people struggling for survival is unforgettable."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">And it is! Damyanti not only creates compelling plots and memorable characters, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">she writes eloquent, well-paced prose that captures her characters and Mumbai vividly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll read anything this author writes! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVInZ9o-XqupMbmosgT5QWNhoMHI5GnJ2Lq142m8UVGciBAkdDdCZxfYLf9NBG3unFfxuk7JicFO6cl80iejkxIcE8acrSzZ6vKKPTJYjGzEeaFDY1KoA86NGWmlAjmDDHxF3eRobJd1QS1fPzdkzjeb2svEVxz1X4HuK9CCZg8JIpWzWqB9nVjPRnrw_/s1500/71kTIUwVhyL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="985" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVInZ9o-XqupMbmosgT5QWNhoMHI5GnJ2Lq142m8UVGciBAkdDdCZxfYLf9NBG3unFfxuk7JicFO6cl80iejkxIcE8acrSzZ6vKKPTJYjGzEeaFDY1KoA86NGWmlAjmDDHxF3eRobJd1QS1fPzdkzjeb2svEVxz1X4HuK9CCZg8JIpWzWqB9nVjPRnrw_/w131-h200/71kTIUwVhyL._SL1500_.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br />"The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World" by Peter Wohellben. 272 pages. </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Hidden-Life-of-Trees-audiobook/dp/B01KMNFP5E#:~:text=In%20The%20Hidden%20Life%20of%20Trees%2C%20Peter%20Wohlleben%20shares%20his,which%20we%20are%20blissfully%20unaware.">amazon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are fascinated by trees, this book will deepen your fascination with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author Peter Wohlleben is a forester and has spent his life </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">working among trees in Germany's Eifel mountains. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drawing on his experience and love of trees and forests, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wohlleben opens our eyes to the life cycle of trees </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the scientific processes that sustain them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The book is controversial because Wohlleben writes that trees</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>are social beings </span>that communicate, feel, and live in social networks, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and he often uses anthropomorphic language to describe them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Some scientists are strongly critical, </span>while other readers have made the book very popular.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I'm with Wohlleben, Tolkien, Suzuki, and Simard. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a lot more to trees than meets the eye. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyDt31ldFx6iqBJbq0iIp4jQFQQxxCJaFrMXQ_v2ZMrNCAVqvLjL0haqvqL4hCzOqSsqvN47JhewYCb4YfMsdeBJZqpOgyjyh87mQ916zb0T0SUYDZUJbXOIuuXMwERWyxmXn-GhDGnR2-up22JeQGSk3bt7jb4mr1zOMAK3xayFeAYU0D5NzoXXUl7y8/s3780/IMG_1211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyDt31ldFx6iqBJbq0iIp4jQFQQxxCJaFrMXQ_v2ZMrNCAVqvLjL0haqvqL4hCzOqSsqvN47JhewYCb4YfMsdeBJZqpOgyjyh87mQ916zb0T0SUYDZUJbXOIuuXMwERWyxmXn-GhDGnR2-up22JeQGSk3bt7jb4mr1zOMAK3xayFeAYU0D5NzoXXUl7y8/w640-h512/IMG_1211.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Kuhio Beach Banyan Tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 25, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimveValVEBg1c2iplLLaZtnkKo8-quFR8F1OPN83SdhzmxLNEjx-VYxy6PwQB28CXCEsF4eZy1ujq6wY7oeY4qBniE9kOg2C3LHqZz534Cb-PfSTpTLBdwEPvek5fe5BveFUo4SqTSXHSiJSDlJhyphenhyphen3gUsMLjVZ70g1XZpaXrfZJwRDDF1htgGYOIkeml8/s400/59109077.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimveValVEBg1c2iplLLaZtnkKo8-quFR8F1OPN83SdhzmxLNEjx-VYxy6PwQB28CXCEsF4eZy1ujq6wY7oeY4qBniE9kOg2C3LHqZz534Cb-PfSTpTLBdwEPvek5fe5BveFUo4SqTSXHSiJSDlJhyphenhyphen3gUsMLjVZ70g1XZpaXrfZJwRDDF1htgGYOIkeml8/w133-h200/59109077.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. 416 pages. </span><span><a href="https://geraldinebrooks.com/horse/">geraldinebrooks</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved this book from beginning to end. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a powerful novel about a famous real-life racehorse Lexington</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the deep bond he has with his fictional, enslaved groom Jarrett.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it's much bigger than a book about horse racing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It encompasses art, history, osteology, racism, slavery, and social injustice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxgzHlezAqMrtSgtPrSql1YIopDSgEyHijtdoBdrBDfyeetDLqz4HPu8sa0T3hWfOjseqQfv29hppwfS0mgPgms51MuyT1ezX1Mq5fl2eVaeCVWW2Gd8ortKVwPlmyBLQGz4SBsr45-gCt824CxKAF8rfcFpO1a50K9lFKe1rQYjJD4Z9ul8aTz4VQRYs/s400/56221170.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxgzHlezAqMrtSgtPrSql1YIopDSgEyHijtdoBdrBDfyeetDLqz4HPu8sa0T3hWfOjseqQfv29hppwfS0mgPgms51MuyT1ezX1Mq5fl2eVaeCVWW2Gd8ortKVwPlmyBLQGz4SBsr45-gCt824CxKAF8rfcFpO1a50K9lFKe1rQYjJD4Z9ul8aTz4VQRYs/w129-h200/56221170.jpg" width="129" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Noise" by James Patterson. 432 pages. <br /></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56221170">goodreads</a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm used to reading a thrilling murder mystery when I pick up a James Patterson book,<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">but this strange and disturbing book veered into science fiction and horror.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ending was unsettling; the whole book was unsettling.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the stuff of nightmares.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uQpfJIC2ebdG2LfaHkn6Aj35KgnXx71er7nxzqpgN__d6mZkxP8pVjfpIMox2PvWMkuNeUdyD6GWD4vHmw1MstIeBl5asBvywGXbpsU0Bz4WqsCQFbVGBtQfjl-pxrvnrYMI7HFdf_m3NHsFgLMHp4AAfq_9ntFie1mDhs2E2rC83_pxeCrlD5-UPigq/s400/35969561.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uQpfJIC2ebdG2LfaHkn6Aj35KgnXx71er7nxzqpgN__d6mZkxP8pVjfpIMox2PvWMkuNeUdyD6GWD4vHmw1MstIeBl5asBvywGXbpsU0Bz4WqsCQFbVGBtQfjl-pxrvnrYMI7HFdf_m3NHsFgLMHp4AAfq_9ntFie1mDhs2E2rC83_pxeCrlD5-UPigq/w133-h200/35969561.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />"This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom" by Martin Hägglund.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">464 pages. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Life:_Secular_Faith_and_Spiritual_Freedom">Wikipedia</a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the most challenging book I read this year. <br />Swedish philosopher and atheist Martin Hägglund examines</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">fundamental existential questions and current social issues.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He analyzes religion and capitalism, concluding that we are finite beings</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">who need to focus on our physical life on earth and not on eternity</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and who need to pursue democratic socialism to improve the lives of humans.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He argues that what matters is how we treat one another </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and what we do with our finite time together in this life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiFrk6RMBv9I7o6j6XC5D0lMLTo_qcwk3hxNlruhdOTAhFtwxibDUuwE2DkXegaz_PoPS-U0lJW5BM3me75LDXOcIC3uOyNPi98FEg3DgVYZhZImhF7U8Lyfnq2UeU6FOJbZk1K0PJPWwh9PV89B-kDnaUV1J5atOeoP6ViZvLLMDbhN-aQbKEM0YIFXU/s1500/71MjjCZnysL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="985" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiFrk6RMBv9I7o6j6XC5D0lMLTo_qcwk3hxNlruhdOTAhFtwxibDUuwE2DkXegaz_PoPS-U0lJW5BM3me75LDXOcIC3uOyNPi98FEg3DgVYZhZImhF7U8Lyfnq2UeU6FOJbZk1K0PJPWwh9PV89B-kDnaUV1J5atOeoP6ViZvLLMDbhN-aQbKEM0YIFXU/w131-h200/71MjjCZnysL._SL1500_.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo. 320 pages. </span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Three-Women-Lisa-Taddeo/dp/1451642296">amazon</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book was well-received and well-reviewed by critics and readers</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and has topped bestseller lists worldwide.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lisa Taddeo spent eight years researching and conducting interviews for this book,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">focusing on the sex lives and emotions of three real American women.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been described as breathtaking, riveting, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">groundbreaking, and a dazzling achievement,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I found it disturbing and very sad.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure every woman can relate to something in Lina, Maggie, and Sloane's stories: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>the misogyny, the abuse, and the injustice</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that they and </span><span>too many women experience in their lives.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is unforgettable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A heads-up. It is sexually explicit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There, you have it, my 19 books, a good number of which I read more than once.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="https://www.rainfrancescreations.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2024/01/aloha-friday_01164589528.html">Tom's Aloha Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">For Rain: the theme "Candles"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I searched for candles in my photo collection and one of the images that came up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">did include a candle, but of more interest to me was the flaming Sambuca shot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've followed it with the photo of my two sweet and innocent nieces</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">leading their aunt (me) and their aunt and mother (Donnie) astray with delicious "candles."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOHPyXgq30aLJz_PIroPCSW-cax7ZKd13Y5xnITvfkDQZT9LtuspQ261Z2dvmrr_znwKwRW-PSkgUb2wmMX0aHSMY9c1dNvlHeSQPJl60kmAPXLrfZo41riHMzUFAHt05vxVhTjnEFwMWG396wfePUiXkNldAy9hj6TM1Tfozc9ZdEMmTAWWgeRYHKfk2/s2652/IMG_8053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOHPyXgq30aLJz_PIroPCSW-cax7ZKd13Y5xnITvfkDQZT9LtuspQ261Z2dvmrr_znwKwRW-PSkgUb2wmMX0aHSMY9c1dNvlHeSQPJl60kmAPXLrfZo41riHMzUFAHt05vxVhTjnEFwMWG396wfePUiXkNldAy9hj6TM1Tfozc9ZdEMmTAWWgeRYHKfk2/w640-h640/IMG_8053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Flaming Sambuca Shot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2016</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">For Nicole: Such Innocent Faces</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBoSWJP1Yj7GUPgzZvpkgUdYxfu61ozTgyQ33afeOYhUsK-_Pu-LCGMMk_WzurI9Sz3fqh8xBM_ishquXcVuSGKFYy5_1ZQEMRiaamgsIEl9VuVbTNELg0Uo2TWNargyZPekuvu2PatsE3T39pJ7j_nsQCP-TWqesuG6AtFFdN2zyK6pJlAkar7DOWWHJ/s2698/IMG_8051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="2698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBoSWJP1Yj7GUPgzZvpkgUdYxfu61ozTgyQ33afeOYhUsK-_Pu-LCGMMk_WzurI9Sz3fqh8xBM_ishquXcVuSGKFYy5_1ZQEMRiaamgsIEl9VuVbTNELg0Uo2TWNargyZPekuvu2PatsE3T39pJ7j_nsQCP-TWqesuG6AtFFdN2zyK6pJlAkar7DOWWHJ/w640-h640/IMG_8051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa and Sara</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2016</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For Tom: Aloha!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry and I were having coffee and goodies at <a href="https://www.lilihabakery.com">Liliha Bakery</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">a favorite of ours in the International Market Place in Waikiki.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We noticed a lot of little birds flittering and chattering above the seating area.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had great fun watching them trying to outwit the waitstaff and eat scraps on the tables.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And sometimes those sharp little birds won!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS0PLxAL70gmAVMp2glrNHSKKaQXneRd6Nj7FsucACFA5E2bbUdTvTYrY4J7wxNj6mXT5da2VJAayo8L-wSHVvLsCmBfk8Ti2IAeHsQPxCPS5JtVW2mvUP9kuX1jZPKkpFQS-vffXWYme3n7SVcemIpRGgqZUJRwPezdXo-hjrMU0I-J8EDH-Kev_1BIR/s2403/IMG_1418.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="2403" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS0PLxAL70gmAVMp2glrNHSKKaQXneRd6Nj7FsucACFA5E2bbUdTvTYrY4J7wxNj6mXT5da2VJAayo8L-wSHVvLsCmBfk8Ti2IAeHsQPxCPS5JtVW2mvUP9kuX1jZPKkpFQS-vffXWYme3n7SVcemIpRGgqZUJRwPezdXo-hjrMU0I-J8EDH-Kev_1BIR/w640-h512/IMG_1418.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Opportunistic Birds Watching and Waiting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 29, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW0rUW8lv61VsQJe0ypEkYhbMcVglYmiNcp_eXFt9fKv66DkRqx77595w5JEHjKS8tgNFRfvpWFPPVxntO998IW3Exr_63cnHDCGJKEx7P5QaWirHvTpxze9HUQvUlCw3Bi0HLNx0Azjkej4jL9gWDbWiBHcK1eaIVHTyhoOinCL9jEZfCMFb2Adg8ak2/s1125/IMG_1408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW0rUW8lv61VsQJe0ypEkYhbMcVglYmiNcp_eXFt9fKv66DkRqx77595w5JEHjKS8tgNFRfvpWFPPVxntO998IW3Exr_63cnHDCGJKEx7P5QaWirHvTpxze9HUQvUlCw3Bi0HLNx0Azjkej4jL9gWDbWiBHcK1eaIVHTyhoOinCL9jEZfCMFb2Adg8ak2/w640-h640/IMG_1408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Success and a Sweet Syrup Reward</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 29, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">And More For Nicole:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A basking monk seal enjoys the warm sunshine by the Outrigger Reef Hotel.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spoke with two people from </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (HMAR)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">who assured me that the female monk seal was fine and behaving normally.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t8n1baqjxRh7COZWowfWH1yWpcGwxxvnA2mjOb807mCLr-jB-q9I6icK4-uI2cQSnwFynJGuyR0rjUygV65anuveV9KfJE3M4urTqQhQE59Ovw6cA4jKImW3rLpXN4zIiu_l6kkO5Mqo8P3pVsFrE82d7jWDfVgewqH8eRuPRnG2Z4skA1V8OCO6KW9T/s3685/IMG_1452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="3685" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t8n1baqjxRh7COZWowfWH1yWpcGwxxvnA2mjOb807mCLr-jB-q9I6icK4-uI2cQSnwFynJGuyR0rjUygV65anuveV9KfJE3M4urTqQhQE59Ovw6cA4jKImW3rLpXN4zIiu_l6kkO5Mqo8P3pVsFrE82d7jWDfVgewqH8eRuPRnG2Z4skA1V8OCO6KW9T/w640-h512/IMG_1452.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Basking Monk Seal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Behind a Protective Perimeter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PQt_SZcZaOru77P93CEmGp4VU0qDXw0NO3YoK43eJbEAKzbSNSzvjOtlHUtqktdc9u_AzB1s9OYz3Yytp4cdmxwy1LOnfhOyqbWZvQ7He77kB8GYi3xxWP1dDNapw9q4pzbLMQEXbQnCPxdGSG6-e06tnUS5-r80GEW0LUZeAvfrWa7S07ZTI6EYEjxv/s2641/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PQt_SZcZaOru77P93CEmGp4VU0qDXw0NO3YoK43eJbEAKzbSNSzvjOtlHUtqktdc9u_AzB1s9OYz3Yytp4cdmxwy1LOnfhOyqbWZvQ7He77kB8GYi3xxWP1dDNapw9q4pzbLMQEXbQnCPxdGSG6-e06tnUS5-r80GEW0LUZeAvfrWa7S07ZTI6EYEjxv/w640-h640/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two People from HMAR</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Monitoring the Seal and Answering Questions from the Public</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm71nWELXeQnFXJscOhf2zI9RSmqeLFcXwRhJLHq_qJVjQ7DGFXBmiYUJygWvA421YCbsp0dRfACMn-Go3VD0OocMdQ_ot6aDLVNG6373I1oDLehyphenhyphen22TYor8m7a-DF8di9NcG66EUnomyBMOFFnR-nBpgJK6FOwGnzzjfQ_dk3N2ad0Dyv22GPzhffqn-/s2929/IMG_1454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2929" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm71nWELXeQnFXJscOhf2zI9RSmqeLFcXwRhJLHq_qJVjQ7DGFXBmiYUJygWvA421YCbsp0dRfACMn-Go3VD0OocMdQ_ot6aDLVNG6373I1oDLehyphenhyphen22TYor8m7a-DF8di9NcG66EUnomyBMOFFnR-nBpgJK6FOwGnzzjfQ_dk3N2ad0Dyv22GPzhffqn-/w640-h512/IMG_1454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Basking Monk Seal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p style="font-size: x-large;"> </p><p style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Work of HMR: "Thousands of times yearly, HMAR volunteers, interns, and staff respond to Hawaiian monk seals resting on Oʻahu’s shoreline. Because of their very endangered status, every animal is important so during their time on shore volunteers identify the individual seal, assess its body condition, and look for signs of injury or illness while also providing outreach to the public from behind the perimeters they set up so that the seal has a space to rest. This response activity occurs multiple times each day all around Oʻahu, which is Hawaiʻi’s most populated island." </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>Quoted from <a href="https://www.lexreception.com/blog/giving-back/meet-hawaii-marine-animal-response/">lexreception </a></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">There is a lot more information at LexReception on the link above.</span></div></span></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-52770058591924299802024-01-25T21:58:00.001-07:002024-01-25T22:03:25.983-07:00Ten Below! Time to go!<div><span style="font-size: large;">We fled Colorado on January 14th.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When we left our house at 6:15 am, it was 10 below:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-10ºF or -23ºC.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely time to go!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvtDm23LhiWfpHI9JNa7ejEVCd9YDpQHiM4yTDHbYMTqdhmhJp8mDbCAKQh1rmg20NFU2ahZd6jkgbFCLWQ6iO8f_XedOWTX1OQe_6oT6hsyfDyjgHZtJoTG1jvqct3TOigs2tYJmK80zv5nC6kkKq9cYUKNnap7fY0CiSv5h0Gsv60ZXv6D9XWHt5Ql3/s3780/DIA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvtDm23LhiWfpHI9JNa7ejEVCd9YDpQHiM4yTDHbYMTqdhmhJp8mDbCAKQh1rmg20NFU2ahZd6jkgbFCLWQ6iO8f_XedOWTX1OQe_6oT6hsyfDyjgHZtJoTG1jvqct3TOigs2tYJmK80zv5nC6kkKq9cYUKNnap7fY0CiSv5h0Gsv60ZXv6D9XWHt5Ql3/w640-h512/DIA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A frigid Dawn At DIA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Denver International Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry hates the winter cold, and I don't blame him.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Touching his hands and feet is like touching ice.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He's usually huddled under blankets or standing by the fireplace,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and he often wears fingerless gloves around the house. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Every night I put a heated rice bag under his bed covers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"I hate winter!" is his constant refrain.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So at ten below it was time to go!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz02Z2VY6ROWLkYp2TwfbXXuQ3rRho3wPS_BY88fbzMYf5efilc_PHIXbN7VxAs8RUDDARAA5SA7xqgHKoXCePEmgHfaEiWrWgcSyMaT3WHYSXISds3EoFyokE0zneTfcsbdEUKu8A2cNGFd1uvmjiXMbN6-7xeoVVdQ-ZTz2U3HYB3rSwsncTBGtFYj2/s3340/IMG_0757.j%20time%20to%20escapepeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="3340" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz02Z2VY6ROWLkYp2TwfbXXuQ3rRho3wPS_BY88fbzMYf5efilc_PHIXbN7VxAs8RUDDARAA5SA7xqgHKoXCePEmgHfaEiWrWgcSyMaT3WHYSXISds3EoFyokE0zneTfcsbdEUKu8A2cNGFd1uvmjiXMbN6-7xeoVVdQ-ZTz2U3HYB3rSwsncTBGtFYj2/w640-h512/IMG_0757.j%20time%20to%20escapepeg.jpeg" width="640" /></a>Leaving on a Jet Plane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Denver International Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our morning flight from Denver was originating in Portland, Oregon,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but a bad snowstorm was pummeling the city,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and winter weather was canceling flights and scrambling schedules all over the US.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry made a midnight decision to change our flight,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and if he hadn't, we wouldn't have made it to Hawaii on the 14th.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He chose a flight originating in Dallas, Texas,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and that was the flight that made all its connections on time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Whew!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Denver to Long Beach to Honolulu!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau7-5Fmyx-6TLSrAR-kYas2dW67riiVR58DhjJiO7vcb5xBdcOayiCV3DyYNUvsEEV7KsHASRnosmg5iThO20Gg2zCXLWKlRAjjlzt-Y8JKeA-lQhJsWGdOi_etyX5hiwGA8g7C7oYdfjC7haFs0lWghW57Wj66FyffmUHM23Ft84H79j_EAZl6CwT7xh/s3603/IMG_0786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="3603" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau7-5Fmyx-6TLSrAR-kYas2dW67riiVR58DhjJiO7vcb5xBdcOayiCV3DyYNUvsEEV7KsHASRnosmg5iThO20Gg2zCXLWKlRAjjlzt-Y8JKeA-lQhJsWGdOi_etyX5hiwGA8g7C7oYdfjC7haFs0lWghW57Wj66FyffmUHM23Ft84H79j_EAZl6CwT7xh/w640-h512/IMG_0786.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Prepping for a Long Flight</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Long beach Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long Beach, California, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><br /></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The only downside was I'd be passenger 169 out of 175</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">boarding our full flight to Hawaii.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And Southwest has open seating.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I girded myself for a hellacious seat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtUm3FamfnuoR3SWASAQltlTSoHInDzuahy5h-SpH8xjXKhr28YhasJ1v2wu7Ulx0hcmQRf3jw3dKIWMCFBHUoPVomxLxUi2eolElfz-QUwzpxHKZ-stcAJnL3qppRuCYYsFJBJcpnMmWW5prG3-Cp34N8ob6Wuu4E7WYK770fcfKYMwhbi3oliYhINUv/s3724/IMG_0793.boardingjpeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="3724" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtUm3FamfnuoR3SWASAQltlTSoHInDzuahy5h-SpH8xjXKhr28YhasJ1v2wu7Ulx0hcmQRf3jw3dKIWMCFBHUoPVomxLxUi2eolElfz-QUwzpxHKZ-stcAJnL3qppRuCYYsFJBJcpnMmWW5prG3-Cp34N8ob6Wuu4E7WYK770fcfKYMwhbi3oliYhINUv/w640-h512/IMG_0793.boardingjpeg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Snaking Aboard</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Long beach Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long Beach, California, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But luck was with us! Terry and I found two awesome seats </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">at the front of the plane that everyone else had breezed by.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I slept the whole way, after being up most of the night.</span></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKLTpOxq3SvxLm4ocZBQJghnOZvX3B3cctJ3uIhxYSo9XUkl4R6FU8gUTsZPVzuWk6PY3xBgHZwX8MdHb7wgAhi6am_9to03Va2z1CqP_8Wbnvxdq0mAkD8-WoO3XWmjj26HyrFaVo8AKTGGRGDR03oXxN43XBe1x2c26Vc5YhfqHzK62ERRbt3gIADzI/s3389/IMG_0864.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3389" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKLTpOxq3SvxLm4ocZBQJghnOZvX3B3cctJ3uIhxYSo9XUkl4R6FU8gUTsZPVzuWk6PY3xBgHZwX8MdHb7wgAhi6am_9to03Va2z1CqP_8Wbnvxdq0mAkD8-WoO3XWmjj26HyrFaVo8AKTGGRGDR03oXxN43XBe1x2c26Vc5YhfqHzK62ERRbt3gIADzI/w640-h512/IMG_0864.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Runways at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Long beach Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long Beach, California, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In no time we were settling into our condo at the Royal Kuhio on Waikiki.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We haven't killed each other yet in our 445 square feet of living space ~ lol!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PL-uUQ_lKcdrJ9Ru8pxBunGBr6M-rIZsxkJga41B5f7aZyUgJ3U-1Y8Z8AQO-qUee-shIRUBdRmqNdjmYHYmQ2m65yNC06RdyNgFf-gDK1Tj3NdaF-ucMHusCR-yvnvTSZ9GNtiwDHpPwG6DBWgZLfpDDb5Oaog1gm3dgIaYykrc79jY_VrSpD_IFdgH/s3036/IMG_0928.%20condojpeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="3036" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PL-uUQ_lKcdrJ9Ru8pxBunGBr6M-rIZsxkJga41B5f7aZyUgJ3U-1Y8Z8AQO-qUee-shIRUBdRmqNdjmYHYmQ2m65yNC06RdyNgFf-gDK1Tj3NdaF-ucMHusCR-yvnvTSZ9GNtiwDHpPwG6DBWgZLfpDDb5Oaog1gm3dgIaYykrc79jY_VrSpD_IFdgH/w640-h512/IMG_0928.%20condojpeg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Still Under a Blanket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Royal Kuhio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 14, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Since then we've been taking it easy, enjoying the warmth and sunshine.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry has been playing a lot of pickleball, and I've been lazing around.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We have a heated swimming pool at the Royal Kuhio, and that has been wonderful!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are photos of things I've enjoyed seeing.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQdqSrxUPfSyIW3wGs5YDyx1dguLfuuAjY33M4SjSLc3JJQol5BLv73VgxyCclMzbOln7yikD21f1Okb9m5clmCAEN1NzbZ50tYiFxOJSaOIhL2GlzeOLNWNooICNibD1_Sa1z-1IeT9lpQGozBeYqtSJl_NprSzwC3m5f2QHu0nFHx6Ya_XRO_3SPqUV/s3720/IMG_1%20DHead078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="3720" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQdqSrxUPfSyIW3wGs5YDyx1dguLfuuAjY33M4SjSLc3JJQol5BLv73VgxyCclMzbOln7yikD21f1Okb9m5clmCAEN1NzbZ50tYiFxOJSaOIhL2GlzeOLNWNooICNibD1_Sa1z-1IeT9lpQGozBeYqtSJl_NprSzwC3m5f2QHu0nFHx6Ya_XRO_3SPqUV/w640-h488/IMG_1%20DHead078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful Diamond Head</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 22, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQDJhHfM616JetvRQUm_bfHtCK5-H2Rie1dK8jiMf6hY-jdN-k5Fy1M940c-l4EtpOC5412s37alJCs949ddnK7QqN52MXfeEmctjx8CZfnnuOFFgGbOt3cvBB_SOAPp0AuE_btcmXhYR1YdBGHUWDhfAzF7H9_jFYBhytZAOJT3rnwArFVU4z6silciU/s3458/IMG_0952.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3458" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQDJhHfM616JetvRQUm_bfHtCK5-H2Rie1dK8jiMf6hY-jdN-k5Fy1M940c-l4EtpOC5412s37alJCs949ddnK7QqN52MXfeEmctjx8CZfnnuOFFgGbOt3cvBB_SOAPp0AuE_btcmXhYR1YdBGHUWDhfAzF7H9_jFYBhytZAOJT3rnwArFVU4z6silciU/w640-h512/IMG_0952.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Red Hawaiian Ginger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January16, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp6jSpSdj0wHXHmmxZJ4dChZUNCPHKIz8GS0OJDMelgs49LF0ddPvLbspnPHpqdHqEc-oo4Xf7CEPzvLsfrD5cDlEX-55aQHt-Aj1E6wouVCc346mbO6qU6VqoDuZpGAQFB5ag7imqqDGFVCdm8lxH62zUuf77nKQNSsSAzwetX7MSEJoCPUt9ZgiK3Jt/s3537/IMG_1046.%20heronjpeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3537" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp6jSpSdj0wHXHmmxZJ4dChZUNCPHKIz8GS0OJDMelgs49LF0ddPvLbspnPHpqdHqEc-oo4Xf7CEPzvLsfrD5cDlEX-55aQHt-Aj1E6wouVCc346mbO6qU6VqoDuZpGAQFB5ag7imqqDGFVCdm8lxH62zUuf77nKQNSsSAzwetX7MSEJoCPUt9ZgiK3Jt/w640-h512/IMG_1046.%20heronjpeg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Black-Crowned Night Heron</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 22, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmLk75kBxhSWz9qZa4DuEn-7w8BAKED9X6L-zLbZExpu73T_yi-lm4TlqBF0jWdvp-5Ler0z2URT5Fiwreff49O0M9fn4FLmSVloMiIZFEBqDIROQgs1ApRouyuHIFAbjFzVh-Ms3kdqxVsAU8qdfmGW-jlM7Bn4wJs5XGBCWqYvEUwirpJgkksCclM0g/s2044/IMG_0972.%20openjpeg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmLk75kBxhSWz9qZa4DuEn-7w8BAKED9X6L-zLbZExpu73T_yi-lm4TlqBF0jWdvp-5Ler0z2URT5Fiwreff49O0M9fn4FLmSVloMiIZFEBqDIROQgs1ApRouyuHIFAbjFzVh-Ms3kdqxVsAU8qdfmGW-jlM7Bn4wJs5XGBCWqYvEUwirpJgkksCclM0g/w640-h640/IMG_0972.%20openjpeg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Waikiki Food Hall in the Royal Hawaiian Center</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 17, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gYl9ADd2XFqfvwaYrW95Ok5tI3kZlmaVFk4jRHIU6nWSdr5sN2AoE-XW1yDRfdyOvdvRDEpXXmIdfM0ac7st1zGj8YbsyXMVebh7Gq7ZMQ2fNwLHT2bYSlewZOawbyCyEh7bRF7vWrf0XJAcZWPceFDB9X2hjS0jU1wIE-LMbBHGzTdoUklM7hru1JTe/s3780/IMG_1327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gYl9ADd2XFqfvwaYrW95Ok5tI3kZlmaVFk4jRHIU6nWSdr5sN2AoE-XW1yDRfdyOvdvRDEpXXmIdfM0ac7st1zGj8YbsyXMVebh7Gq7ZMQ2fNwLHT2bYSlewZOawbyCyEh7bRF7vWrf0XJAcZWPceFDB9X2hjS0jU1wIE-LMbBHGzTdoUklM7hru1JTe/w512-h640/IMG_1327.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoying the Afternoon at Tommy Bahamas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 25, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTfeTgfpvxlKHtemGtGuqBNNiCjcj96aTaU0B19tBuRBiWeX5NQ1oSQ86punzy9S2wxBiE0z80LH0QTEAoKu_UroQkS6_bGsdHMC2DTiSENvH3-L6PasGnGvmzrXSxhkdy7zbnXFWxdHiAdR8KRRK0e0iedp4yv000671FbUaZe-hc5omyrbh6ye7CTQh/s2303/IMG_1160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2303" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTfeTgfpvxlKHtemGtGuqBNNiCjcj96aTaU0B19tBuRBiWeX5NQ1oSQ86punzy9S2wxBiE0z80LH0QTEAoKu_UroQkS6_bGsdHMC2DTiSENvH3-L6PasGnGvmzrXSxhkdy7zbnXFWxdHiAdR8KRRK0e0iedp4yv000671FbUaZe-hc5omyrbh6ye7CTQh/w640-h512/IMG_1160.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Outrigger Canoeists</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 25, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh3O2uiS6D2wmOVJxbxs2XImpd2ADDE6vqnns84Nf5MR3JaxQI0rVqel9kc7W7-6RXhL5zIEUKzZTs-FDJSPCTa_bfB4jwonkthu06zxjvIRzBHY_xXh4TrAO7T5k5k-AWQvaKDTgzMii7ZIOqFumtuLCcyuHYZlfZCa8zpr_g-Apj9bYGJpWKhtVjetu/s3255/IMG_1179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="3255" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh3O2uiS6D2wmOVJxbxs2XImpd2ADDE6vqnns84Nf5MR3JaxQI0rVqel9kc7W7-6RXhL5zIEUKzZTs-FDJSPCTa_bfB4jwonkthu06zxjvIRzBHY_xXh4TrAO7T5k5k-AWQvaKDTgzMii7ZIOqFumtuLCcyuHYZlfZCa8zpr_g-Apj9bYGJpWKhtVjetu/w640-h360/IMG_1179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Window Shopping #1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 24, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p><br /></p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-32864361350435477532024-01-18T23:30:00.000-07:002024-01-18T23:30:18.888-07:00You're Seventy-three. You Don't Need a Platypus!<div><span style="font-size: large;">"You're seventy-three. You don't need a platypus!" </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry said as he watched me snuggling a plush puggle </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">in the Taronga Zoo's gift store in Sydney, Australia.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>He knows me too well.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj001ZiQvYexiNTaZBhlHcV6Q-hny703tO6ywLOqBGBfNp2JXk-EFn1Q-gZkuyNplFa-daOxGJYSYz5wp-ahbQfCbVhMptUL6cWNZjn9L2Fs6prNqUza9Ilvpsq6kUnC4idwWkjsfbq0G94BedoLsP5hEQHPeigDwMuWlQrZvTyvxuZ7VtSbdbte9nkjSRt/s870/Taronga-Platypus-Plush-26cm-657028_960x.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="795" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj001ZiQvYexiNTaZBhlHcV6Q-hny703tO6ywLOqBGBfNp2JXk-EFn1Q-gZkuyNplFa-daOxGJYSYz5wp-ahbQfCbVhMptUL6cWNZjn9L2Fs6prNqUza9Ilvpsq6kUnC4idwWkjsfbq0G94BedoLsP5hEQHPeigDwMuWlQrZvTyvxuZ7VtSbdbte9nkjSRt/w183-h200/Taronga-Platypus-Plush-26cm-657028_960x.jpg.webp" width="183" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://zooshop.taronga.org.au/collections/soft-toys/products/australian-made-platypus-soft-toy">Taronga</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />"But when I buy something, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>it helps </span>Taronga's work for platypuses </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and other wildlife conservation efforts." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Charity begins at home, Babe."</span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">Like I haven't heard that before!</span></i></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Less than an hour before I had experienced one of the most magical moments of my life:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had seen a real, live platypus, a puggle named Tilly.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And she captured my heart in a nanosecond!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQCWDZMfMJCEnHgT_hK3j1820zwc9iQJILxysTPw3o2QFE_Htz06u1VoRdwQUr07zBrwEqmGGArCr7gl0NfILVLZDy6rmaivjUM27UhiL0RapaUPLkHmsEc2bzwRmiN1CkjmNK5hhyphenhyphenC2FhMlOICR4onJmwdSNVBr4yYepUb_uLSl_CAMZCrcciP0eSLbw/s2680/IMG_9954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="2680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQCWDZMfMJCEnHgT_hK3j1820zwc9iQJILxysTPw3o2QFE_Htz06u1VoRdwQUr07zBrwEqmGGArCr7gl0NfILVLZDy6rmaivjUM27UhiL0RapaUPLkHmsEc2bzwRmiN1CkjmNK5hhyphenhyphenC2FhMlOICR4onJmwdSNVBr4yYepUb_uLSl_CAMZCrcciP0eSLbw/w640-h640/IMG_9954.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tilly, on the Cover of <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au"><span style="font-size: medium;">Australian Geographic</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November.December 2023</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was a dream come true, something I had promised myself I'd do</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>when I was a small girl i</span><span>n Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and my mother read to me about the duck-billed platypus.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had finally seen this perplexing creature: an egg-laying monotreme</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">that was a mixture of a duck, a beaver, and an otter.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The platypus was such a weird and improbable animal</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that the first western scientists who examined them thought they must be </span><span>a hoax.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In 1799 zoologist George Shaw was sent the pelt and the bill of a platypus from Australia, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and he became the first western to describe the strange animal. </span><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-19th-century-naturalists-didnt-believe-in-the-platypus">(atlas obscura)</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtOnws6csDg8EVrL3FJLF1pouhul7hG-OJnpbMwI5Fx86ByWlPC85zFSF9XJC0HDFDeEX0jPxSbFRUuwFgWNm0ILnhbpunDGMPdmvyAw7g1MkfOAvDkHPKQGV2I98hGMgPFlRImkG-2A-9QUjK7yi44LPGSEIlEm_2YasB-R-n2m3FhQ4S6jvNkqDpIGA/s760/df97c14e8f3065929b_nypl.digitalcollections.510d47d9-5117-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="760" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtOnws6csDg8EVrL3FJLF1pouhul7hG-OJnpbMwI5Fx86ByWlPC85zFSF9XJC0HDFDeEX0jPxSbFRUuwFgWNm0ILnhbpunDGMPdmvyAw7g1MkfOAvDkHPKQGV2I98hGMgPFlRImkG-2A-9QUjK7yi44LPGSEIlEm_2YasB-R-n2m3FhQ4S6jvNkqDpIGA/w640-h358/df97c14e8f3065929b_nypl.digitalcollections.510d47d9-5117-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">George Shaw’s Illustration of a Duck-Billed Platypus (1809)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMCSumDR9o2psGzuy13TSW0WufTY_wN82KuCoOiVaguFlMx0g2ulj7vKd986U-DIMEyuioeIxnJXo-H70Y4bB963xGGSy4gkChToq8Sb9VxM80POydTyptRexN6Wbbcd_AJOzinOzsxAaCsVuUy5KjOP4vxlinIngO-_SQ3j6hzDCvA8YFST5TdBuN-dD/s597/440px-George_Kearsley_Shaw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMCSumDR9o2psGzuy13TSW0WufTY_wN82KuCoOiVaguFlMx0g2ulj7vKd986U-DIMEyuioeIxnJXo-H70Y4bB963xGGSy4gkChToq8Sb9VxM80POydTyptRexN6Wbbcd_AJOzinOzsxAaCsVuUy5KjOP4vxlinIngO-_SQ3j6hzDCvA8YFST5TdBuN-dD/w295-h400/440px-George_Kearsley_Shaw.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">George Kearsley Shaw</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shaw_(biologist)">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Platypuses are monotremes or egg-laying mammals. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Mono" refers to single and "treme" to hole so monotreme means "single hole." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Along with four species of echidnas (spiny anteaters),</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">they are the only mammals to have a cloaca</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">or single hole for peeing, defecating, mating, and laying eggs. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>But platypuses' unusual characteristics don't end with egg-laying and cloacas.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Adult platypuses have no stomach or teeth.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Although they hatch with teeth, platypuses lose them when they start eating solid food.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The teeth are replaced by keratin discs at the back of their jaws which grind their food.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The platypus digestive track includes a small expanded pouch</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">containing Brunner's glands instead of digestive acids or enzymes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These glands produce a thick fluid to help the platypus absorb nutrients. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfsIZgrL59S5kG1G6Jra3tbOS67yU00s_mdXW2toZGGdJqQ329TNNV9Tq7fDRnWIr3ucAUukN44dClAzvRubrNIn-DnpZcjWLIrSqi8irqCFjT_xfaykoL5e1FuV_0mqnCVo4KGazq6lBY5KaUqwJ-0UcPWXpILc2uKJiszRqw0oE0h3id3NSip3XEt-t/s1599/1599px-Feeding_Platypus_(6811147158).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1599" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfsIZgrL59S5kG1G6Jra3tbOS67yU00s_mdXW2toZGGdJqQ329TNNV9Tq7fDRnWIr3ucAUukN44dClAzvRubrNIn-DnpZcjWLIrSqi8irqCFjT_xfaykoL5e1FuV_0mqnCVo4KGazq6lBY5KaUqwJ-0UcPWXpILc2uKJiszRqw0oE0h3id3NSip3XEt-t/w640-h286/1599px-Feeding_Platypus_(6811147158).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Feeding Platypus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feeding_Platypus_(6811147158).jpg">Wikimedia</a> ~ <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/50553864@N06">Brisbane City Council</a> ~<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en"> License</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Platypuses are carnivorous and hunt live prey: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">insect larvae, crayfish (yabbies), small fish, </span><span style="font-size: large;">and worms</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the bottoms of rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They eat 20-50% of their body weight in food each day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When hunting in the water, the platypus closes its eyes, ears, and nostrils,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and relies on an unusual aquatic sense, electroreception.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Platypuses are one of a very few mammals known to use electroreception to find prey.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The others are echidnas and </span><span>the Guiana dolphin.</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a platypus swims, it moves its head quickly from side to side</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and locates small electrical signals from its prey.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thousands of receptors lining its bill pick up the electrical signals. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Some platypus sources refer to electrolocation, others to electroreception.)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ12c8HfiK3YgGjlpHYb0vcnJUQ2TAGTJCrR7ZV2fdl0E8O35h_sFHB4uLdsJ8ZZ7Rp77K-42vhlRQUO44vf1j2TAhx8ZSlSdTybSsWcPwPgch-UewSkpiU-ixdepxijxI8Y-GaKjv48jMGOp9f1joAeI3zyfScb7Ma0BdeZevuqoyO_a7ITU-118nsvl/s1600/Platypus_electrolocation.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ12c8HfiK3YgGjlpHYb0vcnJUQ2TAGTJCrR7ZV2fdl0E8O35h_sFHB4uLdsJ8ZZ7Rp77K-42vhlRQUO44vf1j2TAhx8ZSlSdTybSsWcPwPgch-UewSkpiU-ixdepxijxI8Y-GaKjv48jMGOp9f1joAeI3zyfScb7Ma0BdeZevuqoyO_a7ITU-118nsvl/w640-h360/Platypus_electrolocation.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Infographic of Platypus Electrolocation</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platypus_electrolocation.svg">Wikimedia</a> ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Chiswick_Chap">Chiswick Chap</a> ~<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> License</a></span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_l_FdIuLs">National Geographic video</a> shows a platypus hunting for prey.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_l_FdIuLs"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i7_l_FdIuLs" width="320" youtube-src-id="i7_l_FdIuLs"></iframe></div></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_l_FdIuLs">YouTube</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Platypuses have other unusual characteristics.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Male platypuses are one of the few venomous mammals on earth.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The venom is produced mostly during mating season</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">in crural glands that are connected to hollow spurs on their hind legs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The venom can paralyze small animals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It won't kill a person, but it causes excruciating pain</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that doesn't respond to morphine </span>and can last days, weeks, or months.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VujftjwJxaff4OdANKnLs6e4MxvUjxDqUGICfqcBlcziT1AruRuVcKmqS2GpON2PnNfihUGxldpdchVsckw1DT9bySmoz9bN9kBiHqo7nu7tRH-gIdoqnZYvcGKQjk_31Mi_-740SzfwoSo-tGOXw4GSA7H-_D4ejPPu2_lu_sfLQH8z8XQZWLCSpYvP/s340/Platypus_spur.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="340" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VujftjwJxaff4OdANKnLs6e4MxvUjxDqUGICfqcBlcziT1AruRuVcKmqS2GpON2PnNfihUGxldpdchVsckw1DT9bySmoz9bN9kBiHqo7nu7tRH-gIdoqnZYvcGKQjk_31Mi_-740SzfwoSo-tGOXw4GSA7H-_D4ejPPu2_lu_sfLQH8z8XQZWLCSpYvP/w640-h454/Platypus_spur.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Venomous Spur on the Hind Leg of a Male Platypus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platypus_spur.JPG">Wikimedia</a> ~<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en"> License</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Females platypuses are unusual in that they lack nipples to suckle their young.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Instead, their mammary glands secrete milk which collects in grooves in the mother's skin.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Baby platypuses, or puggles, lap up the milk or suck it from tufts of the mother's fur.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Female platypuses usually don't breed until they are four years old.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">After mating the female builds a nest in a burrow located near water.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Following a three-week gestation period, the female lays 1 to 3 eggs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She will incubate the eggs for about 10 days by pressing them to her belly with her tail.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When the babies hatch, they are the size of a nickel and weigh 50 to 80 grams</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The fragile and vulnerable babies remain in the burrow for three or four months,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">until they can swim and forage on their own.</span></div><div><span><a href="http://australian.museum">australian.museum</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Tilly, the puggle who captured my heart at the Taronga Zoo, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">cannot have been on her own for very long when she was found</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">under a bush on the Central Coast of New South Wales.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She was weak, severely malnourished, and covered in ticks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This made it difficult for her to swim and survive, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">because her waterproofing was impaired.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She couldn't remain buoyant, dry, and maintain her temperature </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">properly while she was in the water.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kFwWeNIME3aZEBihoowgAlfd2RQTw2E-S4s3LpMXSvv0se8mJPEpyXA4JKZvoPUXQe1gyc7kKIokHonstO9mMcHN7cUBwpH00LvECeqXcIxL8yPjhQgNPgs6Lgzqu4GkOWvZu5gbgTBP7aTTH87FygCCpnBHmReMVdAv84siZ3QsaxuvcC9TSItYGR3U/s310/Unknown.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kFwWeNIME3aZEBihoowgAlfd2RQTw2E-S4s3LpMXSvv0se8mJPEpyXA4JKZvoPUXQe1gyc7kKIokHonstO9mMcHN7cUBwpH00LvECeqXcIxL8yPjhQgNPgs6Lgzqu4GkOWvZu5gbgTBP7aTTH87FygCCpnBHmReMVdAv84siZ3QsaxuvcC9TSItYGR3U/w640-h337/Unknown.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tilly at Taronga's Wildlife Hospital</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://taronga.org.au/news/2023-08-21/aussie-icon-named-after-aussie-icons">Taronga Conservation Society</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tilly was about four months old and weighed only 280 grams</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">when Taronga’s Wildlife Hospital admitted her in April 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She began to recover under the expert care of Taronga's platypus team</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">who fed her by hand 6 times a day for 2 months.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She was named Matilda after Australia's beloved women's soccer team,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>the Matildas, </span>which placed 4th in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When I saw Tilly in November she was about 10 months old and weighed over 700 grams.</span></div><div><span><a href="https://taronga.org.au/news/2023-08-21/aussie-icon-named-after-aussie-icons">taronga.org.au</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When Terry and I visited the Taronga Zoo on November 10, 2023,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">the first thing I did was go to the information desk and ask about the platypuses.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">An enthusiastic young volunteer told me to go see Tilly.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"She's a real show girl! And she loves people," he said.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then he told us Tilly's story and how she hunts using electrolocation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We headed her way to the Nguwing nura or Nocturnal Country exhibit,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">a place for nocturnal animals which opened in September.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuV12ysuvkP86kZR-4rW5BNt8XbrNCeHe1pDw26W16wE46PD2wAdXg_TNzOF5AgseERjeyMf5UgZhB9j8doYMxuhA0e0HE6v140LhrH3B_N6722phcUqimqufsxELhBBNjybNnoc4OGdHA55ZFuG2HT4cr22IMHl8GjbUdQYeR-MWexeTsj_u83A8JB3C/s2542/IMG_9648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2542" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuV12ysuvkP86kZR-4rW5BNt8XbrNCeHe1pDw26W16wE46PD2wAdXg_TNzOF5AgseERjeyMf5UgZhB9j8doYMxuhA0e0HE6v140LhrH3B_N6722phcUqimqufsxELhBBNjybNnoc4OGdHA55ZFuG2HT4cr22IMHl8GjbUdQYeR-MWexeTsj_u83A8JB3C/w640-h512/IMG_9648.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Spinifex Hopping Mice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nguwing nura, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tilly was the last animal in the Nocturnal Country exhibit.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At first we could see nothing, and suddenly there she was swimming in figure eights.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She was so small! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had always imagined platypuses to be about a yard in length, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but Tilly was barely over a foot long. </span>I was shocked!</span></div><div>(I later learned that adult female platypuses are 1.2-1.8 feet/37-55 cm long </div><div>and weight 1.3-3.7 pounds/0.6 -1.7 kg). <a href=" https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/">Australian Museum</a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tilly knew right where we were on the left side of her habitat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She kept swimming in figure eights, and she'd stop right in front of us</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and jump straight up and down four or five times,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">her bill and head launched perpendicular above the surface of the water.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I felt a powerful connection with Tilly which is what made the experience magical.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">After five minutes Terry literally dragged me away.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He thought Tilly was cute,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but the Seal Show was starting soon and he wanted a good seat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX9Iuw_x5KJsgmt3dDTQ-oQXcf5uYprRw_Tw2ZGW6lFtrAA_Ay52Pwnw5IE25RJ-KFb1t6W_NOf2sw71I3xZcp5107ZtHTHo7PpUA7lxCSyZEqIQyY2QH_ljYakOV8wjzUv6OOQ6AVDUsKNanBhNBSH0un7UtjYJXj5KjBo-oq0vdTxBYEgho6_4aBzYH/s3119/IMG_9659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="3119" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX9Iuw_x5KJsgmt3dDTQ-oQXcf5uYprRw_Tw2ZGW6lFtrAA_Ay52Pwnw5IE25RJ-KFb1t6W_NOf2sw71I3xZcp5107ZtHTHo7PpUA7lxCSyZEqIQyY2QH_ljYakOV8wjzUv6OOQ6AVDUsKNanBhNBSH0un7UtjYJXj5KjBo-oq0vdTxBYEgho6_4aBzYH/w640-h512/IMG_9659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tilly Starting or Finishing a Figure Eight </span><span>(Black Spot, Lower Left)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I literally could not see her fast enough to get a good picture with my iPhone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nguwing nura, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The seals were great fun, but I'll take Tilly over them any time.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarKAiNPfuVEqJd9z6rblgRipGDy1k4sS2nRmUrwny04sKr0sGR8aOO1PpmLU0LTjBmaNlU84HsOff2FInGDLXc6blXABOKqIfAHY0Cgx6_iGytQYfWRAYdrs5TLjLsSRYoxYwEFiePivGiauTwqqmWXCGJibFR7CP31ri2VGE1D73_pxuxzekY98MUsxt/s2941/IMG_9684.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="2941" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarKAiNPfuVEqJd9z6rblgRipGDy1k4sS2nRmUrwny04sKr0sGR8aOO1PpmLU0LTjBmaNlU84HsOff2FInGDLXc6blXABOKqIfAHY0Cgx6_iGytQYfWRAYdrs5TLjLsSRYoxYwEFiePivGiauTwqqmWXCGJibFR7CP31ri2VGE1D73_pxuxzekY98MUsxt/w640-h512/IMG_9684.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spectacular Tricks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will never forget those magical minutes with Tilly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">They literally were one of the highlights of my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness for all the people and organizations working to preserve</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">platypuses and the other amazing Australian animals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">For Rain's TADD, I am sharing a piece of public art in Sydney</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">known informally as "The Big Matchsticks."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The matches were sculpted by Australian artist Brett Whiteley</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">who named his creation "Almost Once."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sculpture is a reflection on life and death</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">with the burnt out match representing a life well lived.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">He gifted it to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1991,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">shortly before his death in 1992.</span> <a href="https://www.cultureshock-adventure.com/blog/the-big-matchsticks-almost-once/"> </a></span><span><a href="https://www.cultureshock-adventure.com/blog/the-big-matchsticks-almost-once/">cultureshock-adventure</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWlwJRaCrPrPxaQdnJK5P0TqpXQraP2V5aDnWzzHzVVEnDnXgFi7lE08brF4xneEycXn0Nxa-ErqvvLHWUYVVz01UgPX4rQ804qas1PjEPxZpHRo-jkhNKsZd-_LgsItih5Tz7y1N2EV5KIRuniCzTZqWZFChGaABPYibfj4h7yYBOZkKdUj7yhbQi_X1/s1710/IMG_8022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWlwJRaCrPrPxaQdnJK5P0TqpXQraP2V5aDnWzzHzVVEnDnXgFi7lE08brF4xneEycXn0Nxa-ErqvvLHWUYVVz01UgPX4rQ804qas1PjEPxZpHRo-jkhNKsZd-_LgsItih5Tz7y1N2EV5KIRuniCzTZqWZFChGaABPYibfj4h7yYBOZkKdUj7yhbQi_X1/w512-h640/IMG_8022.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Almost Once</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 9, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">For Nicole's FFO, I'm sharing the face of the animal my brother</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roy most wants to see, a Tasmanian devil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22iXC-y0OmfCS2lybnm76JerrLN5unYhSwyJUiY9Wi5hj2FxLIX7ZlBDtidtBAYyo-A2MwgqhrfeJAxCgcB6c-HM70h0QmIML2rTr1ZW8Z96b3P1V9cSrvAQcULUoCeMVOUFMuHdaS6jbz2GpMiLTocHZPVqL8zEP3qftSPmMjzj4u8O7VPANV9TSkF01/s2498/IMG_9732.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="2498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22iXC-y0OmfCS2lybnm76JerrLN5unYhSwyJUiY9Wi5hj2FxLIX7ZlBDtidtBAYyo-A2MwgqhrfeJAxCgcB6c-HM70h0QmIML2rTr1ZW8Z96b3P1V9cSrvAQcULUoCeMVOUFMuHdaS6jbz2GpMiLTocHZPVqL8zEP3qftSPmMjzj4u8O7VPANV9TSkF01/w640-h640/IMG_9732.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Tasmanian Devil</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend! 🌺 Aloha!!! 🌺</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>George Shaw’s Illustration of a Duck-Billed Platypus (1809):</b> General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Duck-billed Platypus." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5117-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99</p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-55444646461873982592024-01-05T01:00:00.007-07:002024-01-05T09:08:51.970-07:00Contemplating 74 in '24<span style="font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to 2024 with a sense of hope and optimism,</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">although I'm in a different frame of mind than I have been in the past.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I more keenly feel how fragile and fleeting life is,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and I am aware that a lot of my life is behind me and less before me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not in a morbid or anxious state of mind because of my age. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rather, I am grateful and looking toward more experiences and adventures.</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvj-RC4a4Zfc5y1Lksp6izvAYAPmWPfzPXqO-aU19NgbmHDEC9CZ4NcqwcXpd4ghGo03uxz5aX3NAb0X_vP55DtL_xPE3j8vvrrQF84PeUGqG7NpoNLrCXNf4JAogkoBKyQsFaISVDHXdeJd7-ygujRf95o3_6NA4xpmxF-z45rUEb69W75jnwpHYfgHq/s2156/IMG_8709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="2156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvj-RC4a4Zfc5y1Lksp6izvAYAPmWPfzPXqO-aU19NgbmHDEC9CZ4NcqwcXpd4ghGo03uxz5aX3NAb0X_vP55DtL_xPE3j8vvrrQF84PeUGqG7NpoNLrCXNf4JAogkoBKyQsFaISVDHXdeJd7-ygujRf95o3_6NA4xpmxF-z45rUEb69W75jnwpHYfgHq/w640-h640/IMG_8709.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Waiting to Start a Big Challenge ~ Climbing the Coathanger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 9, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week a friend asked me how can I be cheery and hopeful,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">given my age and the health issues I have faced since mid-2021.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I said every day is a gift, and I am grateful for each one.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The odds of me existing, being born, are incalculable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Restart time at the big bang and I would not be.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How can I not be cheery and hopeful? <i> I got to be.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrRzpQ0OsjqAXDiax8YR6H3djyByIOOsvZyLdf3I_nitklt3h-WXHS1Wz2gSmMVAFPKL1XurySNmRZ6dUPPMDoAyregaKcZKVtrwO3MgogdPjZwUZmfFHR_fvCP23nO7La-1LhzadMD3HkgrdI91y0xu05eBN3KfH9UdpSuZm6WuECCHTGc25O8iWjDC3/s840/Scan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="840" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrRzpQ0OsjqAXDiax8YR6H3djyByIOOsvZyLdf3I_nitklt3h-WXHS1Wz2gSmMVAFPKL1XurySNmRZ6dUPPMDoAyregaKcZKVtrwO3MgogdPjZwUZmfFHR_fvCP23nO7La-1LhzadMD3HkgrdI91y0xu05eBN3KfH9UdpSuZm6WuECCHTGc25O8iWjDC3/w640-h512/Scan.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I Get to Be!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>with My Parents, Sara and Donald MacBeath</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shorty After March 18, 1950</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><span>I think about things I'm grateful for every morning when I wake up,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">and I'm extra grateful when I go out into the kitchen and see Terry making coffee ~ lol!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYcuLisjIEeQk-x3dAmzj-wUDgMfkyZV4n33IUyQ2QHxG4Al1INUuIJ5AT93_vUIbR79xrHhqHxKUy6fQ1roAuxZ1-VQSDZdeXJeMp6c8SwQ1xn4t72Ig1yGdHtyXsCPbd9vm_KjRRU_5Qzr23_lc6HdLU2JReDeZ1vOYf3o6OQJwcJRgoqGyyDjAYqVQ/s3717/IMG_0738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="3717" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYcuLisjIEeQk-x3dAmzj-wUDgMfkyZV4n33IUyQ2QHxG4Al1INUuIJ5AT93_vUIbR79xrHhqHxKUy6fQ1roAuxZ1-VQSDZdeXJeMp6c8SwQ1xn4t72Ig1yGdHtyXsCPbd9vm_KjRRU_5Qzr23_lc6HdLU2JReDeZ1vOYf3o6OQJwcJRgoqGyyDjAYqVQ/w640-h512/IMG_0738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry's First Chore Every Morning!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Aurora, Colorado</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">January 4, 2024</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been contemplating what to focus on in 2024,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and I've chosen two words to help me </span>in my quest to stop chasing my tail ~</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely something I want to accomplish this year!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first is the German word <i>eigenzeit</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It means the "time inherent to the process itself"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">or allowing things to take the time they take.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I am always trying to do things faster, </span>and I repeatedly get frustrated</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and stressed when they take longer than I think they should.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oliver Burkeman, in his book <i>Four Thousand Weeks,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">referred to his two-year-old toddler several times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He said that, like it or not, you're going to move at that toddler's pace,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because there is no hurrying a toddler who doesn't want to hurry.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(I suppose you could toss the kiddo over your shoulder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and drag him or her away, but we all know how that ends!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7NSj5ZYTyVz6iDd_9Q0kTmxo-kJwDbNYn-FH3wtNQTKOOCrNEKHLZtzr1zJyWoy_vT4tl2fGn54mccDz3uSWXDiv_ZPrhHwAy73T80suGGSmnt9dbBZyAr879sczHQNDleNf2_Ncdb7_5fVEAGIo_HczVB5CFzDFiZ5fG-RUxQNSiC6329GdSAWyZcGN/s2715/IMG_9391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7NSj5ZYTyVz6iDd_9Q0kTmxo-kJwDbNYn-FH3wtNQTKOOCrNEKHLZtzr1zJyWoy_vT4tl2fGn54mccDz3uSWXDiv_ZPrhHwAy73T80suGGSmnt9dbBZyAr879sczHQNDleNf2_Ncdb7_5fVEAGIo_HczVB5CFzDFiZ5fG-RUxQNSiC6329GdSAWyZcGN/w640-h640/IMG_9391.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Moving at Jackson's Pace (See people waiting the background).)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Point Prim, Nova Scotia, Canada</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 29, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">My second word is incrementalism.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">It means </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span>working through a project by </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">using</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">many small steps </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span>instead of a few </span></span>large ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been a binger all my life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've spent countless all-nighters pushing to complete some assignment, paper, or project.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can I change my behavior at this point in my life?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhGYfxiJh2KjMkUkhMspkDB63mYKo5OVcicg_k7cjUmyYuLGifrmbh0SLltZduoV16mZ8kxL_6DI1HsRkIf6wGWeBCkMyfIhIJvxmakAHbOFPrwoE8ZkOHNPEYfayC9DEKEelEArFKlv0wcC6LXx1Li88jxHrh01W8mPlh98RBHAINzU_CFbXIGZ19Zsw/s218/Four_Thousand_Weeks_Time_Management_for_Mortals.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="142" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhGYfxiJh2KjMkUkhMspkDB63mYKo5OVcicg_k7cjUmyYuLGifrmbh0SLltZduoV16mZ8kxL_6DI1HsRkIf6wGWeBCkMyfIhIJvxmakAHbOFPrwoE8ZkOHNPEYfayC9DEKEelEArFKlv0wcC6LXx1Li88jxHrh01W8mPlh98RBHAINzU_CFbXIGZ19Zsw/w131-h200/Four_Thousand_Weeks_Time_Management_for_Mortals.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After reading Oliver Burkeman's book </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I believe I can do it. You're never too old to learn.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In his book, Burkeman refers to a conclusion drawn by psychology professor Robert Boice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Boice studied the writing habits of his colleagues throughout his career</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and concluded that the most productive and successful writers</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">were those academics who made writing <i>a smaller part</i> of their day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This made it easier and more convenient for them to tackle writing daily;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and over the longterm, they produced much more.</span> </span>(Burkeman, p. 181)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Boice's conclusion interests me as a writer, </span><span>but it can be applied to anything.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's incrementation at work.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG-wd9OLHVAFylYtQzYzMDfhMkJeJLF90Zi9yMOZi2o5RLzF5C45HlHQakm14OOafPSBQOUB8OpOvjcRu2TO4qBI8waAD6sXgmbxizwkjxcVIsz8xhECXa_G8Md6N2jfFBCZFWvhyLd-1rfv9oZ6_SE2mROLYMkp6JkiFsf6hT8SaY2HQ3vGTJwakrJKk/s2313/IMG_4385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2313" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG-wd9OLHVAFylYtQzYzMDfhMkJeJLF90Zi9yMOZi2o5RLzF5C45HlHQakm14OOafPSBQOUB8OpOvjcRu2TO4qBI8waAD6sXgmbxizwkjxcVIsz8xhECXa_G8Md6N2jfFBCZFWvhyLd-1rfv9oZ6_SE2mROLYMkp6JkiFsf6hT8SaY2HQ3vGTJwakrJKk/w640-h512/IMG_4385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a Binge Fueled by Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Aurora, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 15, 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Another thing I've been thinking about </span>is <i>my long walk,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">where I'm currently circumnavigating Greenland.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I started walking on June 9, 2011, three days after I retired,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and from the beginning I recorded the miles I walked and plotted them on maps.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the past 11</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">½ years, I've made adjustments in how I calculated my miles walked,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">especially when I've had to walk in the house because of bad weather</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or even in the hospital because of medical issues.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I walked 50 feet dragging an IV machine, I recorded those 50 steps!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">As of Tuesday, January 2nd, I have walked 8866.9 miles.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdZeMbvzAI8NmfCuLNZftigRxJhKSd2rU_2nr69ZapDBbrSe57Q78vRraIj7kl9ZP9eUsOLHzxEBgjcA-y2uE1dL8DEGyXzTj85aG8nG1yHNjTVznMnZJcBzJ3z-NyooZ2fWCUKQ7mLifzKAenB18ZzIEe4JdSoViR5eFT6jhY5abuKiloP0qf8ZIah87/s639/IMG_5527.JPG.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="639" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdZeMbvzAI8NmfCuLNZftigRxJhKSd2rU_2nr69ZapDBbrSe57Q78vRraIj7kl9ZP9eUsOLHzxEBgjcA-y2uE1dL8DEGyXzTj85aG8nG1yHNjTVznMnZJcBzJ3z-NyooZ2fWCUKQ7mLifzKAenB18ZzIEe4JdSoViR5eFT6jhY5abuKiloP0qf8ZIah87/w640-h548/IMG_5527.JPG.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doggedly Determined</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Aurora, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Date Unknown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked from my home in Aurora, Colorado</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">to St. Anthony on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Then I turned around and walked through Labrador </span>to Killiniq, Quebec.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I crossed the Labrador Sea in my "Jesus boots"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and hoofed it to </span><span>Prins Christianssund in Greenland.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I about-turned and started walking clockwise around coastal Greenland,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>heading for </span>Ittoqqortoormiit (an idea my friend Pat Hatt had put in my head).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I fell seriously behind recording the miles on my map.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>On Tuesday, when I finally caught up, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I discovered </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that I was 789 miles </span>past Ittoqqortoormiit and had reached Tasiilaq!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I only have 420.8 miles to go to reach Prins Christianssund again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to make it this year!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGFHtHK-XS98F_bMQ4IyQdguhsvY5SzIbcdqnned2I5iU9CPttTcrnrNMgaTSQtaxP2hZ5EvrOfzgjI07ytFghMhQ4vM9Vezuoa24VKIoQpytYa72AI-PYES4lGOzWHDExRkGoVoOoWSgUinhtnEHsSnOEBrTr7qQeWkXhXDB33C-lUhr1u6UTG_ZYBXC/s640/IMG_4965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGFHtHK-XS98F_bMQ4IyQdguhsvY5SzIbcdqnned2I5iU9CPttTcrnrNMgaTSQtaxP2hZ5EvrOfzgjI07ytFghMhQ4vM9Vezuoa24VKIoQpytYa72AI-PYES4lGOzWHDExRkGoVoOoWSgUinhtnEHsSnOEBrTr7qQeWkXhXDB33C-lUhr1u6UTG_ZYBXC/w640-h360/IMG_4965.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ittoqqortoormiit and Tasiilaq, Greenland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Prins Christianssund is just left of the SW corner of the London rectangle.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flying Home from Reykjavik, Iceland, In-flight Map</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 25, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This walking project over the years has kept me fitter </span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">and allowed me to indulge in my love of maps, geography, and learning.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">Who knows how far I'll get before I croak? </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">So, you see, I have lots of reasons to feel hopeful and optimistic in this new year!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have one funny face to share with you this week, my great niece Ella's.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her mother Jeannie captured Ella giving her best impression</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">of an inflatable Christmas yard decoration.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheVh8Q6RrXXy4eivjTaVj9HUB0MzY8m78XsekZGuQ-5HLLrX28P8D90aP4Zx_arNx3ZVmBa84e_inuD-Gnz74dN7gxuTM9XHcBGal2n5CUGisamThzYQLz3xYj0SQptmylKNDr8MiWUif825n37hGPwsgGwcf5oP7QizNfX4c3NLsfby_R2eqYz8GaSFJ/s1350/412584724_10168477459595524_7082238284332473351_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheVh8Q6RrXXy4eivjTaVj9HUB0MzY8m78XsekZGuQ-5HLLrX28P8D90aP4Zx_arNx3ZVmBa84e_inuD-Gnz74dN7gxuTM9XHcBGal2n5CUGisamThzYQLz3xYj0SQptmylKNDr8MiWUif825n37hGPwsgGwcf5oP7QizNfX4c3NLsfby_R2eqYz8GaSFJ/w512-h640/412584724_10168477459595524_7082238284332473351_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photo by Jeannie MacBeath</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved to Jeannie.</div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have a great weekend!</div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-18393803525324999682024-01-03T00:00:00.001-07:002024-01-03T00:00:00.148-07:00IWSG: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 ~ BookBub???<p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="https://joylenebutler.com">Joylene Nowell Butler</a>, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><a href="https://olgagodim.wordpress.com">Olga Godim</a>, <a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com">Diedre Knight</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> and <a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com">Natalie Aguirre</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Do you follow back your readers on </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">BookBub or do you only follow back other authors? </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year Everyone!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you enjoyed the holiday season, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and I hope that you are looking forward to the new year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>May it bring you health, happiness, fulfillment, love, </span>and an adventure or two!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGteGQJ8VovbrVXcr3swnMslJDm9V008ATdU6XWu5_BnqVh9tdeHlHxGIZozp2aJWCRgTVpu3MBeuKNsyrQ0p5140gkdzCaIfMyuUWYHY_1_-Y5YCUPWvoxrsfsVsdTI-S3NqpmBIJPGxV5UOePI6BH65Ncsea_txodEpRuXsjZ6v2rcAyIt2nZFPwGb98/s2158/IMG_0155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2158" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGteGQJ8VovbrVXcr3swnMslJDm9V008ATdU6XWu5_BnqVh9tdeHlHxGIZozp2aJWCRgTVpu3MBeuKNsyrQ0p5140gkdzCaIfMyuUWYHY_1_-Y5YCUPWvoxrsfsVsdTI-S3NqpmBIJPGxV5UOePI6BH65Ncsea_txodEpRuXsjZ6v2rcAyIt2nZFPwGb98/w640-h512/IMG_0155.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Reason for the Season</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>A Touching Manger Scene</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>(I love the donkey ears!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">La Fonda on the Plaza</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Santa Fe, New Mexico</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuFgN4ieh9JE9lEX4oVii0NpSiCQLzS-5OaitWivtx2vHIsMFlK5-M7CYE-IBWmTPKAUJd5E6qL8bqFFfIguIi4ZMnS3vsd_yyjvoO6i25fdYIW7j1yFZegrf8b29VJU87Mfztb1VoDoJdrolPInstChmCb3gThBJAjlH0hdhHBePDhPg2bSTy8EslbQ0/s3683/IMG_0156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3683" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuFgN4ieh9JE9lEX4oVii0NpSiCQLzS-5OaitWivtx2vHIsMFlK5-M7CYE-IBWmTPKAUJd5E6qL8bqFFfIguIi4ZMnS3vsd_yyjvoO6i25fdYIW7j1yFZegrf8b29VJU87Mfztb1VoDoJdrolPInstChmCb3gThBJAjlH0hdhHBePDhPg2bSTy8EslbQ0/w640-h512/IMG_0156.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jesus, Mary, and Sheep</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">La Fonda on the Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Santa Fe, New Mexico</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">As for the IWSG question this month,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to admit I know nothing about BookBub.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And I'm going to avoid falling down a a rabbit hole</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and wait until tomorrow (IWSG Day) to find out more.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl88xwcKj9COVSjwzdrDnMZ8BTg3W-kuDnI_QQ0FtAqwoUSeNTs1CCLq3cutWrnLJta9Sbe10vhzYrVKUp_GUalpLfV3atSzNNy7agF0n0XP8fyzmndl4B9ByW28vM0EALv9YgL2aCvZ1pmRTnZYltN6oOMfab0-xGoKtQeCO-i6OeTzzPhvvg7WQ7lrb/s2641/IMG_0009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl88xwcKj9COVSjwzdrDnMZ8BTg3W-kuDnI_QQ0FtAqwoUSeNTs1CCLq3cutWrnLJta9Sbe10vhzYrVKUp_GUalpLfV3atSzNNy7agF0n0XP8fyzmndl4B9ByW28vM0EALv9YgL2aCvZ1pmRTnZYltN6oOMfab0-xGoKtQeCO-i6OeTzzPhvvg7WQ7lrb/w640-h640/IMG_0009.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Usually the Photographer, Rarely Photographed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Las Fajitas Restaurant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aurora, Colorado USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 17, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRxvb9R2JVxmtY2xse7R9fyzxls6T2ksLz3kgNQhu9ey6snaHM2vdPD41WC_zs1F7ybxUpfaJFIJAroe3RypIBxTidyobA0EDndcxSOpz007giRrvvHfVxeKsK8NU3Bu-sG4AltzSKo3je2pe0nnOSF629D_n2dVYoJJHaFWm9T07KuPpAWo5EFe8DcIp/s1959/IMG_0628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="1959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRxvb9R2JVxmtY2xse7R9fyzxls6T2ksLz3kgNQhu9ey6snaHM2vdPD41WC_zs1F7ybxUpfaJFIJAroe3RypIBxTidyobA0EDndcxSOpz007giRrvvHfVxeKsK8NU3Bu-sG4AltzSKo3je2pe0nnOSF629D_n2dVYoJJHaFWm9T07KuPpAWo5EFe8DcIp/w640-h640/IMG_0628.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Usually Photographed, Rarely the Photographer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aurora, Colorado USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers! Happy New Year! </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>🥂</span>🥂 🥂</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day! And a big thank you to the co-hosts! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Stay happy, healthy, and safe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s200/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fundy Blue</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next post will be on Friday, January 5th. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35194786405075139232023-12-29T00:12:00.005-07:002023-12-29T00:33:52.989-07:00Christmas in Santa Fe<div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, Everyone! I hope Christmas was great for you and your loved ones!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you don't celebrate the holiday, I hope you had the best of weekends!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry and I had one of the best Christmases I can remember with our family in Santa Fe.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4LOEEu_rdMnUxu3m1CRz2vY3l4LEWNnRc6nqHbJgF7STdEn-e4QnRWYRlUMblX_PeI8njMOxpXilI-X6RtfvE9qZ6QMV0Szvmw7GI5xH0svNfU1DD0h6PJd77ugSrlgmMYq2-hDatVduDY_bkDO58fuGcZeClQUl6wQfaItpigyF382cVVN3qhqwUQRp/s3291/IMG_0047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3291" data-original-width="2633" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4LOEEu_rdMnUxu3m1CRz2vY3l4LEWNnRc6nqHbJgF7STdEn-e4QnRWYRlUMblX_PeI8njMOxpXilI-X6RtfvE9qZ6QMV0Szvmw7GI5xH0svNfU1DD0h6PJd77ugSrlgmMYq2-hDatVduDY_bkDO58fuGcZeClQUl6wQfaItpigyF382cVVN3qhqwUQRp/w512-h640/IMG_0047.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry and I Heading for Santa Fe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Denver International Airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Denver, Colorado USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 23, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't get to Bandelier National Monument as we had hoped,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">because of construction in the monument.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But there was so much to do and we had so much fun that we didn't mind.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYgAU_71nyhoUPAt6OHTYbtLbxJENy6qwOvyRE-q6CdFrQd7E85rlWXUFwxN8Rp4u04aZhZESiHWA5M3zOOkzco-QscqcqP9lD6EQuhfMw6sPqM7z1YLIokm_arJFsjP1pKuxuPcNeMy3GPg3tpslQC5SEJCPFnBTuN7kEbeHfUUPXMN1tW82rqbYpATf/s2663/IMG_0077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="2663" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYgAU_71nyhoUPAt6OHTYbtLbxJENy6qwOvyRE-q6CdFrQd7E85rlWXUFwxN8Rp4u04aZhZESiHWA5M3zOOkzco-QscqcqP9lD6EQuhfMw6sPqM7z1YLIokm_arJFsjP1pKuxuPcNeMy3GPg3tpslQC5SEJCPFnBTuN7kEbeHfUUPXMN1tW82rqbYpATf/w640-h512/IMG_0077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry Leaving Noreen and Cathal's to Explore Santa Fe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe, New Mexico USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAV8Tulom1ELwxw5sZoh_UcwcRwIV4Sw-4GWYXHreC-JzC8MqVeSyHsZ4uta979DzfkB5oYBBE7xNXwmgYtyd3Oi5ACEaUxaQoT73XeF8Lsvkg-KvGlxegZpG5ltyFIm4necDCz33XAoBDS8GqvSzxffp5TbfFX6yASZ2as0Eof0iDkyomaNnM1o-uk1L/s3163/IMG_0091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="3163" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAV8Tulom1ELwxw5sZoh_UcwcRwIV4Sw-4GWYXHreC-JzC8MqVeSyHsZ4uta979DzfkB5oYBBE7xNXwmgYtyd3Oi5ACEaUxaQoT73XeF8Lsvkg-KvGlxegZpG5ltyFIm4necDCz33XAoBDS8GqvSzxffp5TbfFX6yASZ2as0Eof0iDkyomaNnM1o-uk1L/w640-h512/IMG_0091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Walking Toward the Plaza</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcHG041OG1BCLQIewk8bvge5vkE9E5OK3-exSHvnqEWnZVVENxIEtOVoZ-9tr50CU74bJbedm7ldmHqsW4aiSYHH4DyLgTwFh87EBqSAXUF27DxQMudZ-atcIUJqbc_V7ONieKvRYzUKTsPm08KJ_iTl2AjxY-2Z-niJDUC9g3tzP_hjaOQIQkQ03yi0l/s3544/IMG_0112.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="2835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcHG041OG1BCLQIewk8bvge5vkE9E5OK3-exSHvnqEWnZVVENxIEtOVoZ-9tr50CU74bJbedm7ldmHqsW4aiSYHH4DyLgTwFh87EBqSAXUF27DxQMudZ-atcIUJqbc_V7ONieKvRYzUKTsPm08KJ_iTl2AjxY-2Z-niJDUC9g3tzP_hjaOQIQkQ03yi0l/w512-h640/IMG_0112.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful Shops with Beautiful Window Displays Lined the Streets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Plaza has been the heart of downtown Santa Fe for nearly 400 years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It remains the central part of the city, with Indian and Spanish markets,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">community gatherings, concerts, and other events.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IcuTB0SIEwy4J9Go3FNziMKJF6bpyv0HhqDi2CN2DW9I63_MsExDPap29fOxqF96H8ublweaGQvtbMNFtDUT8yy96zlAekCgvKgeGSzXhC0wWqjlZA4z8jSDPdichyphenhyphenof6A1cxuH6U9dxZov3mraF4tRlKbOYiACMXSMbMJZjDMWwgd9UwPbO2iN1SFsi/s2668/IMG_0123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2668" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IcuTB0SIEwy4J9Go3FNziMKJF6bpyv0HhqDi2CN2DW9I63_MsExDPap29fOxqF96H8ublweaGQvtbMNFtDUT8yy96zlAekCgvKgeGSzXhC0wWqjlZA4z8jSDPdichyphenhyphenof6A1cxuH6U9dxZov3mraF4tRlKbOYiACMXSMbMJZjDMWwgd9UwPbO2iN1SFsi/w640-h512/IMG_0123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An Indian Market on One Side of the Plaza #1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrPlARr6CVWAJAnS-EgUouhm4QiUjxCNQLVfRqiMuZqPQFwyKT1sjH_2IjJwv2tR-1zISaXoc0LG6JeQ1EKqXWOj1lt9AYDg2e79k1j6PazcH4_YTCJXYgjeTmMM9N0zi6OlQ2AKcOa3rLWGNdZgNuzTrhg3joQ9EBdWuJC_sl7M_RSr-_0KxpaSnV93u/s2444/IMG_0125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="2444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrPlARr6CVWAJAnS-EgUouhm4QiUjxCNQLVfRqiMuZqPQFwyKT1sjH_2IjJwv2tR-1zISaXoc0LG6JeQ1EKqXWOj1lt9AYDg2e79k1j6PazcH4_YTCJXYgjeTmMM9N0zi6OlQ2AKcOa3rLWGNdZgNuzTrhg3joQ9EBdWuJC_sl7M_RSr-_0KxpaSnV93u/w640-h640/IMG_0125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Filled with Christmas Spirit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Outside the Four Kachinas Inn, </span>Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-9VUlqum6u_t8448bguxDNg2CbLTh3zWAMqQ-ZTGE0ESZislhULZArBQ82lo2i-StMb56OvMn5OngUc-KxTCsg8oY5IDcXRBgedMM37Fvq62qnx0f8rnMjzkxrqj44SvCwthUOH1wCPuSawzj1Lh36FTVKEm3CK2nIVWfv0LfinglkglzKSvWTzf1zE5/s2406/IMG_0147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="2406" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-9VUlqum6u_t8448bguxDNg2CbLTh3zWAMqQ-ZTGE0ESZislhULZArBQ82lo2i-StMb56OvMn5OngUc-KxTCsg8oY5IDcXRBgedMM37Fvq62qnx0f8rnMjzkxrqj44SvCwthUOH1wCPuSawzj1Lh36FTVKEm3CK2nIVWfv0LfinglkglzKSvWTzf1zE5/w640-h640/IMG_0147.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An Adorable Display </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in La Fonda on the Plaza</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGGcIZI3NxJJIFIZNjjSs0Ysl1htE0UVud8yWpNu298WW-fsmTTmKABDChLo7v8LuBfCa1Ru8oq7_5daaH5EoLpfA1PvYn-t_OVvEBA_Js73KFLsn9laf_o-6wvFLbUwWDnLao8A_9Nbamqm5cZR6zhnA2mN2UapCNiqvuhVczDjU7BizdjdXWqImn5p9/s1971/IMG_0194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="1971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGGcIZI3NxJJIFIZNjjSs0Ysl1htE0UVud8yWpNu298WW-fsmTTmKABDChLo7v8LuBfCa1Ru8oq7_5daaH5EoLpfA1PvYn-t_OVvEBA_Js73KFLsn9laf_o-6wvFLbUwWDnLao8A_9Nbamqm5cZR6zhnA2mN2UapCNiqvuhVczDjU7BizdjdXWqImn5p9/w640-h640/IMG_0194.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWklMpG2LB5PKz6qY3LGwZxkPbA6dSiXp3CoN6jraIe5d0j9JnFxDn7sI_7nU6oaKfVqqUYZ1w3Dy50pzXW1iJxCezh7R1Dvtwyf-F-MKq3WnewemB1gFdhozn7-Udw3Jgxn3aA3-9ikHbF1tt7sV6h3nPu5sdRB5D1tygexyaTXsMIaxpZd0ZfDcHS5W/s2785/IMG_0209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="2785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWklMpG2LB5PKz6qY3LGwZxkPbA6dSiXp3CoN6jraIe5d0j9JnFxDn7sI_7nU6oaKfVqqUYZ1w3Dy50pzXW1iJxCezh7R1Dvtwyf-F-MKq3WnewemB1gFdhozn7-Udw3Jgxn3aA3-9ikHbF1tt7sV6h3nPu5sdRB5D1tygexyaTXsMIaxpZd0ZfDcHS5W/w640-h640/IMG_0209.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kateri Tekakwitha: First Native American Roman Catholic Saint</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwlqnhLdHAf507GH5kywMVOTwlzuj_KdxW7i44vrVJigL8z30mSjyTdWPxCRrtzS60hrapUOkjMnCEWhbbMVXCff7COGlmaq9R1Od7rSq3CuJXmIdRMEZx1KvLVEDRb9m9KXrqutatElLRdiILg6Doi053qnF-QvUO4EHGfDK7nrCvtLsBQ2u0ZqRugPh/s2020/IMG_0223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwlqnhLdHAf507GH5kywMVOTwlzuj_KdxW7i44vrVJigL8z30mSjyTdWPxCRrtzS60hrapUOkjMnCEWhbbMVXCff7COGlmaq9R1Od7rSq3CuJXmIdRMEZx1KvLVEDRb9m9KXrqutatElLRdiILg6Doi053qnF-QvUO4EHGfDK7nrCvtLsBQ2u0ZqRugPh/w640-h640/IMG_0223.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">St. Francis of Assisi</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The natural light in Santa Fe is beautiful!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The contrast between sunshine and shadow, sky and adobe is unforgettable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7impsNVLrO7GuKHHiS9A3tnEwOrXk1ptonXMzHOsej2vcWEUyYF8m4QeQAhs5N_7jQR4g9IyxZcH2xIazaQ1xRr9Ok32ex-d2af3W9nxsw6qYgKGEjrBQ7f7YtnYl6hOdcDuqjy0ro0OBxGIgWYENvWa_YadPP_w5eZ6oaxvfmFhmECOhBHkaUdgxC6X/s3595/IMG_0296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="3595" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7impsNVLrO7GuKHHiS9A3tnEwOrXk1ptonXMzHOsej2vcWEUyYF8m4QeQAhs5N_7jQR4g9IyxZcH2xIazaQ1xRr9Ok32ex-d2af3W9nxsw6qYgKGEjrBQ7f7YtnYl6hOdcDuqjy0ro0OBxGIgWYENvWa_YadPP_w5eZ6oaxvfmFhmECOhBHkaUdgxC6X/w640-h512/IMG_0296.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sky, Snow, Tree, and Adobe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Art and vibrant colors are everywhere you look.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w5PJxy2Mc6JGLn8uMRBLEJiv8BvrlGcxevbyFvgSEZyJRuqVvPYiqBCTHZACrM2En7QKUDXHOBLujPDPOXDM90MRCtm0E-a5F3xtQPcgWZDV8qHCNqpvd64C5AXJoRdKFF1VxzeunCg2uakUXMrJBxRmU6rm2rseetYDaP3lRfxu9kRATj7L3yhL8v0K/s2883/IMG_0275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2883" data-original-width="2883" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w5PJxy2Mc6JGLn8uMRBLEJiv8BvrlGcxevbyFvgSEZyJRuqVvPYiqBCTHZACrM2En7QKUDXHOBLujPDPOXDM90MRCtm0E-a5F3xtQPcgWZDV8qHCNqpvd64C5AXJoRdKFF1VxzeunCg2uakUXMrJBxRmU6rm2rseetYDaP3lRfxu9kRATj7L3yhL8v0K/w640-h640/IMG_0275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Burrito Company</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Make Every Day Count!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Count Your Blessings! Always Believe in Yourself!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohPVKEsHXgUd_37fWAAQYnUq8YnRiLFPjen2n3mA2_CQznwO8bIk-XVY8hUpmm-BeXyUiQFNSlgrxkEprqBO9cBe3vujfmG78Adj-MUjdL2jwH8pStMOu2wahHHzyvnKd1duvP6spgGeejh8YH8Rqp1beVlXwLVJC-Q2N07EyzieXFyG8CIE_YAGQ2gFa/s2822/IMG_0334.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohPVKEsHXgUd_37fWAAQYnUq8YnRiLFPjen2n3mA2_CQznwO8bIk-XVY8hUpmm-BeXyUiQFNSlgrxkEprqBO9cBe3vujfmG78Adj-MUjdL2jwH8pStMOu2wahHHzyvnKd1duvP6spgGeejh8YH8Rqp1beVlXwLVJC-Q2N07EyzieXFyG8CIE_YAGQ2gFa/w640-h640/IMG_0334.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Ed Natiya</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznd3Oz51TS3oYK2Ol_FN0Och4wJAab8ZN-Ejy_QqqO4btqoedqhaLDBCZi7WIr8I7rWAw9ci5OZyIAJTnuzx8Npim9b3TI_z9qCm9p7-6trIJoOJoAaSAkIfX71wJhDF-Kg90CBOS8NbOA_qdCuR1ik3_6gy83gBr5RM6tFovAvaxGIIhAqZund3doNBa/s1892/IMG_0344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznd3Oz51TS3oYK2Ol_FN0Och4wJAab8ZN-Ejy_QqqO4btqoedqhaLDBCZi7WIr8I7rWAw9ci5OZyIAJTnuzx8Npim9b3TI_z9qCm9p7-6trIJoOJoAaSAkIfX71wJhDF-Kg90CBOS8NbOA_qdCuR1ik3_6gy83gBr5RM6tFovAvaxGIIhAqZund3doNBa/w512-h640/IMG_0344.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cougar (life size)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Jim Epple</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Christmas Eve thousands participate in one of Santa Fe's </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">most loved holiday traditions, the Farolito Walk.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crowds of people walk up and down Canyon Road during the walk,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">passing world class galleries and thousands of glowing farolitos</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">or </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">little lights made out of paper bags, sand, and tea candles.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qv6p7wO8mNFzubhj65wRjZiiSC74ReWCdNDzC2a06WyyA7itptqXewlbyik6BZDmjl7TikS7jjEjjt6kS-x4E1gQ3E-tWVJAqg1p48MxW-jwkWJEZkKd23Vjqp17joVHEozi8ruOY5T37V5oJY8L6wb91nLuwYFl3yNZeF1qBKvj_sY-4WFWaY8MDob4/s3409/IMG_0484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="3409" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qv6p7wO8mNFzubhj65wRjZiiSC74ReWCdNDzC2a06WyyA7itptqXewlbyik6BZDmjl7TikS7jjEjjt6kS-x4E1gQ3E-tWVJAqg1p48MxW-jwkWJEZkKd23Vjqp17joVHEozi8ruOY5T37V5oJY8L6wb91nLuwYFl3yNZeF1qBKvj_sY-4WFWaY8MDob4/w640-h512/IMG_0484.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Farolito Walk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Canyon Road, Santa Fe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgFz_jno_vhR75I-AOEswsuMGax8vgvvLaGGewNe2_dF-D6FbOs7G8RiaI7mrQEFwkUL0xE5w9qa7GfJ4-m15MajiK_L14_0SFUHo_PfjiNQYl68TTEt1BrUt30CU_49NrKH9Jmf423T2RXWvCLMvdvOhTUo5q2NKzpl8lj7yH73j7htOFitF8k7QPowW/s3469/IMG_0399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3469" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgFz_jno_vhR75I-AOEswsuMGax8vgvvLaGGewNe2_dF-D6FbOs7G8RiaI7mrQEFwkUL0xE5w9qa7GfJ4-m15MajiK_L14_0SFUHo_PfjiNQYl68TTEt1BrUt30CU_49NrKH9Jmf423T2RXWvCLMvdvOhTUo5q2NKzpl8lj7yH73j7htOFitF8k7QPowW/w640-h512/IMG_0399.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruno in His Christmas Collar and Bow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gCux9Ne1z5AJ4uTfqo_uARsmtScduy375Ls8tiFncduZ6lAHM_LD3ZU_5Yr3RDH0V95TS-cNP4oqkV7ddGiTM2p1-e5Yy4vOTfCD1qwMRj1RQTm7h-cYtAOqlgRuTvLMyq0LuopyWcrxjP16ZceyDcY2BBg4swCV7OJIbUsznnXBbqQQqZVbWhrihAmQ/s3860/IMG_2857.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3860" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gCux9Ne1z5AJ4uTfqo_uARsmtScduy375Ls8tiFncduZ6lAHM_LD3ZU_5Yr3RDH0V95TS-cNP4oqkV7ddGiTM2p1-e5Yy4vOTfCD1qwMRj1RQTm7h-cYtAOqlgRuTvLMyq0LuopyWcrxjP16ZceyDcY2BBg4swCV7OJIbUsznnXBbqQQqZVbWhrihAmQ/w640-h480/IMG_2857.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready to Enjoy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Deirdre, Kevin, Conor, Cathal, Noreen, Me (Louise), and Terry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 25 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserve</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then it's the last few hours!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6ZENCy4-iFDZIxO77jhwRSYko2IBPTjCprxkDoU71lLgjhd33V0r4hR0-kytkP3rvRT1T2jt6boPD5M49xNw_nIgDNSgmxZbW5OuG4wUeM5TvuOkE_69X0jhiYwZZulUkCd57gF2f8A3ZrpJPIdNyI9iLTYl81JG5n2Ch_c5KB7KaAgnCr3LZoZwch9O/s1779/IMG_0545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1779" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6ZENCy4-iFDZIxO77jhwRSYko2IBPTjCprxkDoU71lLgjhd33V0r4hR0-kytkP3rvRT1T2jt6boPD5M49xNw_nIgDNSgmxZbW5OuG4wUeM5TvuOkE_69X0jhiYwZZulUkCd57gF2f8A3ZrpJPIdNyI9iLTYl81JG5n2Ch_c5KB7KaAgnCr3LZoZwch9O/w640-h640/IMG_0545.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Last Cup of Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sky Coffee at the Santa Fe Railyard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserve</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAZQ0Cd0AimawlGmGZmbNv0xJS5Z0BskLWBE0y9-3f0gzw08UmBkjH0PUBIMag8PjUKSa9WwXXrrEY1GDuO7zX4pCJ4qhONS_nfH1Gchw5BNLUU5a6XFPMCtjvNlTpW5Tpc3AnoL_h3cTEhHkx1DCDBxuWdT49YfVqx1yttChyvD5-WVFf-Yaejq9N7jf/s2442/IMG_0538.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAZQ0Cd0AimawlGmGZmbNv0xJS5Z0BskLWBE0y9-3f0gzw08UmBkjH0PUBIMag8PjUKSa9WwXXrrEY1GDuO7zX4pCJ4qhONS_nfH1Gchw5BNLUU5a6XFPMCtjvNlTpW5Tpc3AnoL_h3cTEhHkx1DCDBxuWdT49YfVqx1yttChyvD5-WVFf-Yaejq9N7jf/w640-h640/IMG_0538.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Last Mystery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sky Coffee at the Santa Fe Railyard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3RFzL0Jzo7aZosdd_fa-taUatqdjWvmkko5CUKdqzYp5A791KlkdIMwjMTPq2TEU8P5z5cwN8QdjZQcxWK9iZ5lEpQWa-T1eDAJ58Zu8PsKwMeABtI__IYTbqWAtJ1D3JZxg4avAPhyphenhyphenbmNa6966L4M9_UdALV9uyXY6fBoO9DrUX8xg1M6OteaOpyCoJ/s3590/IMG_0549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3590" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3RFzL0Jzo7aZosdd_fa-taUatqdjWvmkko5CUKdqzYp5A791KlkdIMwjMTPq2TEU8P5z5cwN8QdjZQcxWK9iZ5lEpQWa-T1eDAJ58Zu8PsKwMeABtI__IYTbqWAtJ1D3JZxg4avAPhyphenhyphenbmNa6966L4M9_UdALV9uyXY6fBoO9DrUX8xg1M6OteaOpyCoJ/w640-h512/IMG_0549.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Last Look at the Mountains</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santa Fe Railyard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrBw_BkPMZ9-Ql2Ihu4XDvAaDFVZLBAwI_3d8v9RtVtApMSF1vYN-wNbijklYVRZi9hn52j0d_VeRG1RuUVX5oKfzDh4UtO6aKKBBx9UfWB1ic6G1C3R_QlsxKqgPxHaXGh2VRkJCAMabzBh1TyruZKWmT3JzJVaq272_vGoJoCsBBklEt0h5KnUTMRiJ/s4032/IMG_0582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrBw_BkPMZ9-Ql2Ihu4XDvAaDFVZLBAwI_3d8v9RtVtApMSF1vYN-wNbijklYVRZi9hn52j0d_VeRG1RuUVX5oKfzDh4UtO6aKKBBx9UfWB1ic6G1C3R_QlsxKqgPxHaXGh2VRkJCAMabzBh1TyruZKWmT3JzJVaq272_vGoJoCsBBklEt0h5KnUTMRiJ/w640-h360/IMG_0582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Last Look at the Land of Enchantment</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Albuquerque International Sunport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy your weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span> My next post on January 3rd:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IWSG Day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span> © M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span> All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span></span></div></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-87148540902192259752023-12-22T00:00:00.004-07:002023-12-22T16:18:36.170-07:00Merry Christmas!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, Everyone! I can't believe Christmas is four days away!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even more unbelievable is that Terry and I are flying to Albuquerque</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>early Saturday afternoon </span>and catching a shuttle to Sante Fe</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">for Christmas with Terry's sister, husband, and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP6-kklcYXscGLtMOQkeTPx6yX0yoFRq9XJhiplJvwoT73i9FH8remXOC9xQu3GRuFohJDBiaP8K8AmWhUcL3QdZ-m4Ve_IeKh8YmhglBOht79X2E_z_Iv-gBD4bWAh-1jLbKdi2GBH6olRB0cKRTJU9FpECyt2-z_ziZAIlsziM-aS4jb12pyzyFpYYd/s3592/IMG_0023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="3592" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP6-kklcYXscGLtMOQkeTPx6yX0yoFRq9XJhiplJvwoT73i9FH8remXOC9xQu3GRuFohJDBiaP8K8AmWhUcL3QdZ-m4Ve_IeKh8YmhglBOht79X2E_z_Iv-gBD4bWAh-1jLbKdi2GBH6olRB0cKRTJU9FpECyt2-z_ziZAIlsziM-aS4jb12pyzyFpYYd/w640-h360/IMG_0023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Kitchen This Afternoon aka My State of Mind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Laundry to be Washed on the Floor, A Sink Full of Dishes, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Financial Papers Everywhere, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and On Hold with a Call on My Computer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">('Cause I Still Can't Hear on My iPhone)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 21, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">Need I Say More???</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've spent many Christmases with the Dalys over the last forty years</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">from Delray Beach, Florida, to Breckenridge, Colorado, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've watched our niece Deirdre and our two nephews Kevin and Conor </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>grow from new babies to amazing adults. </span>It's always a joy to be with them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOx5zZgXZBbEKqDm2NjZ1e-GhLmkSS8Z0eejBZgIZuUAQghFD3UkRyYzff4Gxe3lp3x8gNBQMkSaq16A2rJWyBohCnnI2KN0QJ5ms7sMWkM14XSTOyhOAeta7aQd9bCueO9USUzZNCoKk0LBlRgeaGNZvWfqQgYObTfeskXPINIehIDH7nvpQKZG60hwt/s2734/IMG_0129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2734" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOx5zZgXZBbEKqDm2NjZ1e-GhLmkSS8Z0eejBZgIZuUAQghFD3UkRyYzff4Gxe3lp3x8gNBQMkSaq16A2rJWyBohCnnI2KN0QJ5ms7sMWkM14XSTOyhOAeta7aQd9bCueO9USUzZNCoKk0LBlRgeaGNZvWfqQgYObTfeskXPINIehIDH7nvpQKZG60hwt/w640-h458/IMG_0129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry and Conor Playing Pool</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 25, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNfL848dEHdnqgTz19L_RmWRSEwMFeK_ZZbA0apxO42zuup_BPVvnF49LvETPIxt7Zw6jZN2o9nIVxTiKOrZS3TovYuppCwPrrAkuMPI81cRDFKjw2xb-ivUt3yc5JaY9EEdr3YQIqRslp8PwZ7QB2_xRr4G-weW4Sk6ErDbWj67RKqMwFA0VVUhiUbOT/s3031/IMG_1121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3031" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNfL848dEHdnqgTz19L_RmWRSEwMFeK_ZZbA0apxO42zuup_BPVvnF49LvETPIxt7Zw6jZN2o9nIVxTiKOrZS3TovYuppCwPrrAkuMPI81cRDFKjw2xb-ivUt3yc5JaY9EEdr3YQIqRslp8PwZ7QB2_xRr4G-weW4Sk6ErDbWj67RKqMwFA0VVUhiUbOT/w640-h512/IMG_1121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cathal and Kevin Strnging Lights on the Tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2019</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbVe8w7mkJ4Z-bVhFOEDSMspOv619vljAV_kmO77o51Qw4ZnVPCGOjDNDJMzumK2wTxDN9aoIWuBISPRreB9sY0FVw5sSrbqPgz4oy3X1wrWNCO5bQAsFkUxbMGV-vN9INcQYbLtB41U3ZCwrh02YnGWXD0w1bUMvn_ZsKfK4zoFsiOvwx7ucb8V_ldI7/s1929/IMG_1118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbVe8w7mkJ4Z-bVhFOEDSMspOv619vljAV_kmO77o51Qw4ZnVPCGOjDNDJMzumK2wTxDN9aoIWuBISPRreB9sY0FVw5sSrbqPgz4oy3X1wrWNCO5bQAsFkUxbMGV-vN9INcQYbLtB41U3ZCwrh02YnGWXD0w1bUMvn_ZsKfK4zoFsiOvwx7ucb8V_ldI7/w512-h640/IMG_1118.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deirdre Baking Goodies for Christmas Breakfast</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2019</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyxdwsehQyOC3lE0J5qAb3xcti84coqfaf6zK5dLZiJgrCpGuAfMnLRHNLD78i-_zfJki_a8KUVf-ZApFWwYuk9kyFHCyu9dmwpnEedHJGsc-rvUP8LzPZ4fxIaHXyo2TufHBbTUrvscFSJapMG_5C5U47vtdP4Q1_EaytM2fnYsdIiWz5vXxLUgMSLxn/s2551/IMG_1140%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="2551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyxdwsehQyOC3lE0J5qAb3xcti84coqfaf6zK5dLZiJgrCpGuAfMnLRHNLD78i-_zfJki_a8KUVf-ZApFWwYuk9kyFHCyu9dmwpnEedHJGsc-rvUP8LzPZ4fxIaHXyo2TufHBbTUrvscFSJapMG_5C5U47vtdP4Q1_EaytM2fnYsdIiWz5vXxLUgMSLxn/w640-h640/IMG_1140%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cathal and Noreen Preparing A Christmas Dinner Dish</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 25, 2019</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're only in Santa Fe three nights, but we're planning</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">to squeeze in Bandelier National Monument,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">a place I love and haven't seen in many years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It will be awesome to share it with our family!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb-VykYkgDbUTJfQ7b67DmQG7bsLDhdQBIIdJ5QmvQVcou8Y0aW1y_f9Lropx1_It3q9qLEpMFAGMTZUa4ahTpreOWxvY6lIhPd8SGlGGH7jkhHYSFoaKO2CwUIJ2nyYJB2vm_h3Z3NSTPqwfGu-6W5tGgDaTf4MZhi506X-jjGFiEXBsHiNBvROTwgNB/s800/A025,_Bandelier_National_Monument,_Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico,_USA,_2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb-VykYkgDbUTJfQ7b67DmQG7bsLDhdQBIIdJ5QmvQVcou8Y0aW1y_f9Lropx1_It3q9qLEpMFAGMTZUa4ahTpreOWxvY6lIhPd8SGlGGH7jkhHYSFoaKO2CwUIJ2nyYJB2vm_h3Z3NSTPqwfGu-6W5tGgDaTf4MZhi506X-jjGFiEXBsHiNBvROTwgNB/w640-h428/A025,_Bandelier_National_Monument,_Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico,_USA,_2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alcove House Kiva, Bandelier National Monument</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A025,_Bandelier_National_Monument,_Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico,_USA,_2001.jpg">Wikimedia</a> ~ <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Brian_W._Schaller">Brian W. Schaller </a>~ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">License</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sharing three of my most favorite Christmastime songs:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first is <i>Innkeeper </i>written and sung by Lennie Gallant,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and lucky people in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">heard him sing it live tonight in his <i>The Innkeeper's Christmas Tour 2023</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think Gallant is one of the finest contemporary Canadian singers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aO45XuaEgvw" width="320" youtube-src-id="aO45XuaEgvw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lenniegallant.com">Lennie Gallant</a> ~ <a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=aO45XuaEgvw">YouTube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The second is </span><span><i>Winter Song</i> written and sung by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They performed <i>Winter Song</i> for President Obama and his family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">as well as many spectators at the National Christmas Tree Lighting in December 2010.</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Michaelson"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Michaelson">(Wikipedia)</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d2WlwKmBRDU" width="320" youtube-src-id="d2WlwKmBRDU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=d2WlwKmBRDU">Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson ~ YouTube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The third is <i>Huron Carol </i>or <i>Twas in the Moon of Wintertime</i>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is Canada's oldest Christmas hymn,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and it was likely written by </span>Jean de Brébeuf in 1642.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was a Jesuit missionary at Saint-Marie among the Huron </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">near modern day Midland, Ontario.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">The English lyrics were written by Jesse Edgar Middleton in 1926. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huron_Carol">(Wikipedia)</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DgPeEvUl06Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="DgPeEvUl06Y"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DgPeEvUl06Y">Huron Carol ~ YouTube</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rain's theme is <i>Christmas Cookies,</i> so here are two pictures of</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">my mother-in-law Marie's Whiskey Cookies which I always make for Christmas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are more raisins, chopped dates, and nuts in them than batter,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I love how the Irish use whiskey and other spirits in their Christmas treats,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">unlike the proper Baptists in my background who used grape juice for Communion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyRkvppgqImdIqmGVGwD1wEAlETDkbiEBb4cBc63aBoWlStFgK91a9h5NiwKPCIHzOxCdVjubzkePG6Lh_5hP0W2SC3N_DCOqJkhDd1kfRd9v68Yqd0-vEIBWzhKXPCFO_gO5gwmS3gw1pdwcM-ey5dOHWFuva24xZ_4Do_WtQwTN9-S3r5KFXb4lD6Qm/s3780/IMG_0033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyRkvppgqImdIqmGVGwD1wEAlETDkbiEBb4cBc63aBoWlStFgK91a9h5NiwKPCIHzOxCdVjubzkePG6Lh_5hP0W2SC3N_DCOqJkhDd1kfRd9v68Yqd0-vEIBWzhKXPCFO_gO5gwmS3gw1pdwcM-ey5dOHWFuva24xZ_4Do_WtQwTN9-S3r5KFXb4lD6Qm/w640-h512/IMG_0033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Christmas Cookies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 21, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWoG03BV13nr79x9_mjS09h-meHhmYeKFdbp-JxRSbThH3RnEeqP8PoNKR6VaZmvdeF16KvbM3uDaaRe0oUtbwOF-f9-WZmucR-qRrY2a88UYO4AYj5MvsFXf7tMWyYt0OrqFQl_mwRbAvuz1DJefTa1l2smjuQpnU3jrQK2KEObSye3OjV8j8kC8EPcZ/s3452/IMG_0031%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3452" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWoG03BV13nr79x9_mjS09h-meHhmYeKFdbp-JxRSbThH3RnEeqP8PoNKR6VaZmvdeF16KvbM3uDaaRe0oUtbwOF-f9-WZmucR-qRrY2a88UYO4AYj5MvsFXf7tMWyYt0OrqFQl_mwRbAvuz1DJefTa1l2smjuQpnU3jrQK2KEObSye3OjV8j8kC8EPcZ/w640-h512/IMG_0031%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Christmas Cookies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 21, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQiuBPv6ncoak95RDKmqwSZnUNHgkpQQId3LZi9_HGrb8eBjsV8AWsUk_5RLM79aUdhlJhh30y9ry1Va-c2z5LgnrrNDzwmYk_78W_eNGpOtyITu831HL2fpdeoJCvCGdsDfouH372iiZxSQRBQxXpSTfUOG2CpRwVfLtKsmBDqEWlai1KwEXJyxTdgRm/s3655/IMG_0034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3655" data-original-width="2611" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQiuBPv6ncoak95RDKmqwSZnUNHgkpQQId3LZi9_HGrb8eBjsV8AWsUk_5RLM79aUdhlJhh30y9ry1Va-c2z5LgnrrNDzwmYk_78W_eNGpOtyITu831HL2fpdeoJCvCGdsDfouH372iiZxSQRBQxXpSTfUOG2CpRwVfLtKsmBDqEWlai1KwEXJyxTdgRm/w458-h640/IMG_0034.jpeg" width="458" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And More Christmas Cookies Friday Afternoon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 22, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></span></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for Nicole, I couldn't resist these darling Christmas faces</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I spotted </span>in a Circular Quay store in Sydney, Australia:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9dz-5giKCEzT0aLDAnj2entzbwJXtzCNq6UYfGy8d7PiM9x2KKIgTMqfnqNHkm8rQ5HFYqYcRlG0BGNmPSzE8TPcocTCBLHzx2WJCGYGZUiKeSxkPQqZWHxaSPAdMqRF7KYPtd4e8jO8GtPYzCbNYYF-kwQVPKTyfYmR96cclebwZ4rvjDpJd-d-s0jV/s4032/IMG_7748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9dz-5giKCEzT0aLDAnj2entzbwJXtzCNq6UYfGy8d7PiM9x2KKIgTMqfnqNHkm8rQ5HFYqYcRlG0BGNmPSzE8TPcocTCBLHzx2WJCGYGZUiKeSxkPQqZWHxaSPAdMqRF7KYPtd4e8jO8GtPYzCbNYYF-kwQVPKTyfYmR96cclebwZ4rvjDpJd-d-s0jV/w640-h360/IMG_7748.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koala and Kangaroo Faces</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 8, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">If you celebrate Christmas or the holiday season, have a wonderful time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you don't, have a wonderful weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><p></p></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83939827483184832672023-12-15T01:57:00.007-07:002023-12-15T13:59:23.369-07:00Here's to a Christmas Couch!<p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Hi, Everyone! I never dreamed I'd be away this long!</span><br /><span>I'm looking forward to catching up with my blogging buddies.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry and I had a wonderful time cruising on Royal Caribbean's <i>Ovation of the Seas</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">from Honolulu to Sydney </span><span style="text-align: left;">via French Polynesia and Wellington.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was the adventure of a lifetime for sure!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrivyOknFNkJqAjBto3eBZ8H4aAojZ3A1Kb8UN-KRsFoB2GIK3_wpTaoaPJxm7Ht9aXFdjzXw3gy2JV7FwalXXn_FlOHTuBFynVpPHXJiGr2KyrwgYUE-MM1-0nqX4sGC4e6Ez2CuM4U3xGGKtVvskPBfgg1gotXEQGP1_6lMX1XmXwtHGHnZtxnWzsrT8/s3892/IMG_3945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="3892" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrivyOknFNkJqAjBto3eBZ8H4aAojZ3A1Kb8UN-KRsFoB2GIK3_wpTaoaPJxm7Ht9aXFdjzXw3gy2JV7FwalXXn_FlOHTuBFynVpPHXJiGr2KyrwgYUE-MM1-0nqX4sGC4e6Ez2CuM4U3xGGKtVvskPBfgg1gotXEQGP1_6lMX1XmXwtHGHnZtxnWzsrT8/w640-h458/IMG_3945.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry and I </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Motu Ofetaro, a Public Park </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Near Raiatea, French Polynesia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 21 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU-fRqkpjaTRPaNIOrLQYTz4E4cV2jCCqRhy4OBF21jSPbTLsNIk6EiwqMXQY3XF-7YABhviEucoaTH3UAiPLE4S1gSV3Z9gI2NrPF9SUa2uDhjsCJu93W4aPA_4BEybycUYFs8gbGBu8kI2ggQIoPcSWfjbsPaevE_e-hiTiogGNKAdCzsViq-owFlTQ/s3307/IMG_4023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3307" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU-fRqkpjaTRPaNIOrLQYTz4E4cV2jCCqRhy4OBF21jSPbTLsNIk6EiwqMXQY3XF-7YABhviEucoaTH3UAiPLE4S1gSV3Z9gI2NrPF9SUa2uDhjsCJu93W4aPA_4BEybycUYFs8gbGBu8kI2ggQIoPcSWfjbsPaevE_e-hiTiogGNKAdCzsViq-owFlTQ/w640-h512/IMG_4023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Motu Ofetaro, French Polynesia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 21 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived home from Sydney with more than we bargained for: white pneumonia.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And, in my case, it spread into my ears and sinuses causing chronic infections.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I never do anything halfway ~ lol.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was stone deaf for a week, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but my hearing has been slowly recovering over the past four weeks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We left Sydney on JetStar at 5:25 pm on Monday, November 13th on a nine hour flight</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and landed in Honolulu at 6:05 am <i>on the same day!</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We were supposed to spend the day and night in Waikiki before flying home on the 14th,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but Terry discovered there was a flight boarding for Phoenix</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">in an hour and it continued on to Denver.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We joined the check-in line, and by the time we reached the counter,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry had scored tickets for the flight. I so love Southwest Airlines!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOBqYjkKJAriGt5NSvA9OwpgH2wBxxD0YPMB2Ib-trCZsPQab0NWpQmEa5KCnpD7PtyOIkkMG4uu5KRM1OzQXOOmMTtbBa3faG596n5FMQ5_7zlJcPPh9y9wQevBLlsTnn8v2K9xNq3bx2yLcJq3nLpJ85gb24_pe7eJtx9AI9hmyJO7KCuEfnJRsMVn4/s2423/IMG_9932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="2423" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOBqYjkKJAriGt5NSvA9OwpgH2wBxxD0YPMB2Ib-trCZsPQab0NWpQmEa5KCnpD7PtyOIkkMG4uu5KRM1OzQXOOmMTtbBa3faG596n5FMQ5_7zlJcPPh9y9wQevBLlsTnn8v2K9xNq3bx2yLcJq3nLpJ85gb24_pe7eJtx9AI9hmyJO7KCuEfnJRsMVn4/w640-h512/IMG_9932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heading Home on Southwest Airlines</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sand Island (left), Waikiki (middle) and Diamond Head (right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 13, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Six hours later, still on the 13th, we landed in Phoenix.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the continuing flight was nixed,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and we had to hoof it to another </span>concourse for a new plane.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two hours later we were landing at Denver International Airport!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Home!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure the passengers around me were glad to get away from me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a bad asthma attack during the flight, and my throat and ears hurt so bad</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">that I was plugging my ears and opening and shutting my mouth like a fish out of water.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The air around me reeked of the cough drops I was chowing down.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sixteen hours in the air, and it was still the 13th!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And all our bags made it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4xbETp0rPtpQukislbLXBxt4dfhfl93sxXJKZKOGxDBR_FSEkD-rH-28xhMVJVowdLerthJyF0Y0ItuZ9hnQOWB_67bTv-2TD_P_-ckOkVZ-Uuy7PHruXdpiGf_h9aiZbp4fMTPUjoNhVFHFUn6laZKLng5Pc8wUko1S324odnA-upt3Kd_374QnwOuF/s3769/IMG_9463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3769" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4xbETp0rPtpQukislbLXBxt4dfhfl93sxXJKZKOGxDBR_FSEkD-rH-28xhMVJVowdLerthJyF0Y0ItuZ9hnQOWB_67bTv-2TD_P_-ckOkVZ-Uuy7PHruXdpiGf_h9aiZbp4fMTPUjoNhVFHFUn6laZKLng5Pc8wUko1S324odnA-upt3Kd_374QnwOuF/w640-h458/IMG_9463.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denver International Airport</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>8348 miles or 13435 kilometers ~ as the crow flies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We reunited with our bags, caught the train to Gateway Park, and headed to our car.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My little white Forester looked so good in the dark and cold.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until we got closer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everything inside it was tossed, the doors were unlocked,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the steering column was badly damaged.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My beloved Subie was inoperable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The vandal(s) must have been scared off, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because a heavy cross peen hammer lay on the driver's seat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry called and reported the break-in to the Aurora police</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Like the police had time to worry about a vandalized car!).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next he called our insurance company and reported the incident.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then he called Uber, and fortunately someone picked up our ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was 11:00 pm when the Uber driver pulled up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I walked away from my Forester and never saw her again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu5MOS-SKtNVCoMVTOwLnQrMF_NE-X4MxmnVqvSAR30tPCe1SduzMnzFNC7zY3Ggeifz-Jg1CrWES7pRP0Zf8NGJgXoe9OokGZJh7U6WBY_rVZgFoP0ZEfpIcnhlqXLdh6gTFZ08gdvI-4xfwrGfacVotxKDt2-Utu5oDpIIkMAn01BlCIjgkT0AsTnTj/s3986/IMG_3824%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="3986" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu5MOS-SKtNVCoMVTOwLnQrMF_NE-X4MxmnVqvSAR30tPCe1SduzMnzFNC7zY3Ggeifz-Jg1CrWES7pRP0Zf8NGJgXoe9OokGZJh7U6WBY_rVZgFoP0ZEfpIcnhlqXLdh6gTFZ08gdvI-4xfwrGfacVotxKDt2-Utu5oDpIIkMAn01BlCIjgkT0AsTnTj/w640-h360/IMG_3824%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Forester on in Our Garage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on the Day Terry Retired</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">February 20 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We walked into our home, turned up the heat, turned on the water, and fell into bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The longest day of my life, literally, was a good 40 hours,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">compliments of the International Dateline.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't get out of bed Tuesday morning.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry crawled out very early, while dealing with pneumonia himself.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He drove to the park-and-ride, met an AAA tow truck, and followed it</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">to <a href="https://www.speedyroo.com">Speedy Roo Motorsports</a> where we've had our cars serviced for twenty years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The owner Dave made Terry an offer and bought my Subie to part it out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At twenty-one years old, my Forester wasn't worth salvaging.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dave's now keeping his eyes out for another Forester for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry came home and fell into bed beside me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know how he got through getting the car dealt with.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lord love him!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then he rallied and took such good care of me,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>bringing me food, coffee, and medicine </span><span>for three days</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">before dragging me out of bed and carting me to urgent care (more antibiotics),</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">then nine days later to my primary care doctor (back to my old friend prednisone), </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and then five days later to an </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span>otolaryngologist or ENT </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span>(almost two hours of hearing testing, but no ruptured eardrums ~ whew!).</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry cared for me until I until I got well enough to make dinner for him ~ lol!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry is the best, with me through the ups and downs, highs and lows!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgqS_w7pazzNVN4DQY52QSo9YPvxgYYSjo9cRopOT7qa0btcJUfcGaNq74qjJ50CEok-FVTmvj696RvkmWSJyb9SeXjokssXc_SFfaXpU1Big6tzG24yf9rKUyuZU314IjUUz9_LAbCc34yj_WNrBz2p60DJkt5jsF62ofEXCw13WOnIscKpzD5X-f7hP/s3299/IMG_3309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgqS_w7pazzNVN4DQY52QSo9YPvxgYYSjo9cRopOT7qa0btcJUfcGaNq74qjJ50CEok-FVTmvj696RvkmWSJyb9SeXjokssXc_SFfaXpU1Big6tzG24yf9rKUyuZU314IjUUz9_LAbCc34yj_WNrBz2p60DJkt5jsF62ofEXCw13WOnIscKpzD5X-f7hP/w512-h640/IMG_3309.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry Walks the Track, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While the NorthStar Hovers in the Air</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Ovation of the Seas</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">October 18, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UTZEsDQxKQGxmXABM4eGDFiBsnawkruvy3gdNscGnDeAws6yV8UaDetkbrDvNRIp7CQEWhCy76BsCQmGG_xOVWk66OnAf0kSFY7E179-oR_rnW8mRp5D_hgpO-QR5920NSFX0gcUd39oT4EaYQMKoIktVSlzYSsDQiu3lpZexofZXeLZzhhaH2DVZbot/s3738/IMG_3419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3738" data-original-width="2990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UTZEsDQxKQGxmXABM4eGDFiBsnawkruvy3gdNscGnDeAws6yV8UaDetkbrDvNRIp7CQEWhCy76BsCQmGG_xOVWk66OnAf0kSFY7E179-oR_rnW8mRp5D_hgpO-QR5920NSFX0gcUd39oT4EaYQMKoIktVSlzYSsDQiu3lpZexofZXeLZzhhaH2DVZbot/w512-h640/IMG_3419.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a long Way Down!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Riding the NorthStar on <i>Ovation of the Seas</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">300 Feet Above Sea Level</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February 20 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK7y-X47pXCLoRsN3zOVV2a9OMkLkywi_gcUvh7HPyiO_EBWBEgsmLFF9m0TBaQOr4jEUa37ngaMND3pZA_9DfveErGBSfQ9LhOySUpZZtTC4bn8xG0DYH25k0qYLeUxjqm8Akb4aCs8HuF5AaicmTDPSqDFPKdFPZofAF_xf_Y5lNxpqB2BGoA37R1H-/s2764/IMG_3425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="2764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK7y-X47pXCLoRsN3zOVV2a9OMkLkywi_gcUvh7HPyiO_EBWBEgsmLFF9m0TBaQOr4jEUa37ngaMND3pZA_9DfveErGBSfQ9LhOySUpZZtTC4bn8xG0DYH25k0qYLeUxjqm8Akb4aCs8HuF5AaicmTDPSqDFPKdFPZofAF_xf_Y5lNxpqB2BGoA37R1H-/w640-h640/IMG_3425.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our NorthStar Ride Included a Surprise Proposal!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Riding the NorthStar on <i>Ovation of the Seas</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October 19, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>While we were in Sydney, we stayed at Quest St Leonards, </span>a lovely apartment hotel.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our room came with a compact kitchen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Located minutes from a grocery store, restaurants, and the train station,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Quest was literally a godsend, because when Terry was too sick to get out of bed,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could run to Rôll'd for hot curry chicken soup</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">or stop at the nearby grocery store and load up on Kleenex, mandarins, and pastries.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnnaU2pWLUZiV87m1__2T3hghMut09hhEsrXDszvHB3oZkIQoHUYKGrImWgH37xFXKrJ5uq1SQ7pqSd5GGOP-dn57wE31tm7hFwc5nkhmtXgCfs3P4G6B65Wc1f7-YOB6wL1PL-90Hn894A7iZWHVYVmCLOYmxyKlwsa4PIpKpf5-ND0povJgTPIVfrAm/s2820/IMG_7573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="2820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnnaU2pWLUZiV87m1__2T3hghMut09hhEsrXDszvHB3oZkIQoHUYKGrImWgH37xFXKrJ5uq1SQ7pqSd5GGOP-dn57wE31tm7hFwc5nkhmtXgCfs3P4G6B65Wc1f7-YOB6wL1PL-90Hn894A7iZWHVYVmCLOYmxyKlwsa4PIpKpf5-ND0povJgTPIVfrAm/w640-h640/IMG_7573.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Room at Quest St Leonards</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">November 5, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaqNnRSZd848iLfIfEupY2hBXVJp2tBf-w1hYBLVEVAG7_4jflA5sl9Ef3HVMwhYnYqvVPXsYM6091hwIeL71mS3jvGtHUiymVpIkxQEj4lHD0WkksnHsVD1xwM5_UbX115F8NNuLs82XK7BA6cWmysFlxjIOD3AsdBWd4krGFZkHarrRDsniPZPYIBlK/s3024/IMG_7578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaqNnRSZd848iLfIfEupY2hBXVJp2tBf-w1hYBLVEVAG7_4jflA5sl9Ef3HVMwhYnYqvVPXsYM6091hwIeL71mS3jvGtHUiymVpIkxQEj4lHD0WkksnHsVD1xwM5_UbX115F8NNuLs82XK7BA6cWmysFlxjIOD3AsdBWd4krGFZkHarrRDsniPZPYIBlK/w640-h640/IMG_7578.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Curried Chicken for the Soul from Rôll'd</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>So Good for Soothing a Sore Throat</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November 6, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0BwS_8ElOR27RV88YzNXWTCGpIHWw_q0cY5Iof1qa5zzG4JYiehf97WDDL05coac7vC5lVG939pg4mIfDSrktOI0leBLiTsVsDeFSy7y1hunsFJJ7_FPCQPVQ290bRsBdmoeEV5ebCVDK6f0NR_lcBOMiqzlAbl8lRfu6OTBV9tvLrOG4SlIaQHr0NaF/s1284/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%209.24.56%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1284" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0BwS_8ElOR27RV88YzNXWTCGpIHWw_q0cY5Iof1qa5zzG4JYiehf97WDDL05coac7vC5lVG939pg4mIfDSrktOI0leBLiTsVsDeFSy7y1hunsFJJ7_FPCQPVQ290bRsBdmoeEV5ebCVDK6f0NR_lcBOMiqzlAbl8lRfu6OTBV9tvLrOG4SlIaQHr0NaF/w640-h382/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%209.24.56%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rôll'd in Forum Plaza </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://rolld.com.au/location/rolld-st-leonards/">Roll'd</a></span></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A kind clerk at Quest gave us the address of the medical clinic he had gone to for years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGts_hDC02VHN9td34pOTySDYaMWygojpaSmCtHN166gkkJ8rieGspH8a-D429bOHHuZ8Ry-hS6T8tzPD0RMv-BetyOySzJATpCVrgPRNaP_a7bTOG4hEo4_S72HkBBCc4IulB5P9g7m4Eg_fJqcWGtQM1qLQgtvsTYayXrgibgLYwwMICWynuVRsxgn5/s3780/IMG_7577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGts_hDC02VHN9td34pOTySDYaMWygojpaSmCtHN166gkkJ8rieGspH8a-D429bOHHuZ8Ry-hS6T8tzPD0RMv-BetyOySzJATpCVrgPRNaP_a7bTOG4hEo4_S72HkBBCc4IulB5P9g7m4Eg_fJqcWGtQM1qLQgtvsTYayXrgibgLYwwMICWynuVRsxgn5/w512-h640/IMG_7577.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had no problem getting into the clinic the next day,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and we're quickly examined by a kind Dr. Irina al Muderis ~ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">white pneumonia, both of us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We left with prescriptions which we picked up in short order.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Said the receptionist as we were getting directions to the pharmacy,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"We're a caring and giving people, and we didn't want to give you this!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">OMG, I love Aussies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWPgXXe2hjAGjylhUTxy-PsdtiE0f_ex0RD2b27zdzDkkW-vmdGwsYSvB76i8p4odVHfF6gLDh0uQKRtmisRaqQiLgstkqGq7t2N1Yxfv1klRZEzBUqsAx1wWaVQelXvp1RgMz17wWENy3wh3KX8oOq1er4aRk43mGwz9QIuk9UYWwAUZlSGwm48NEB9k/s3485/IMG_7579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3485" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWPgXXe2hjAGjylhUTxy-PsdtiE0f_ex0RD2b27zdzDkkW-vmdGwsYSvB76i8p4odVHfF6gLDh0uQKRtmisRaqQiLgstkqGq7t2N1Yxfv1klRZEzBUqsAx1wWaVQelXvp1RgMz17wWENy3wh3KX8oOq1er4aRk43mGwz9QIuk9UYWwAUZlSGwm48NEB9k/w640-h360/IMG_7579.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Med Clinic in St Leonards</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November 6, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">Now as an American I was thinking, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Country on the other side of the world, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>no local insurance, a doctor's examination for two,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span>covid tests for two, </span><span>and antibiotic prescriptions for two ~</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What the hell is this going to cost? </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take a seat before I tell you:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">$160 at the clinic and $40 at the pharmacy in Australian dollars, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>or </span><span>$129.83 in American dollars!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did I say I'm in awe of Australia?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So fortified with antibiotics and determination, we went on to further adventures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSFceJO6WUr9UgFGS-HLpeoSYlx9zkRk4A8RtLLQsJ_g3pQuaMPJNGEgoA0qJvc772Y8JRfs3-JtQlangiSoFBEEfs6yP_AeRrzs3whwlR0EBTGb_eJp4fzb6Hro52dAso2hMCPSm-xM-wzOofqOA6bSlUEvZHrvetgwLq8HYFjfx_gzeI1WfvRQhuBE2/s3330/IMG_9793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="2664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSFceJO6WUr9UgFGS-HLpeoSYlx9zkRk4A8RtLLQsJ_g3pQuaMPJNGEgoA0qJvc772Y8JRfs3-JtQlangiSoFBEEfs6yP_AeRrzs3whwlR0EBTGb_eJp4fzb6Hro52dAso2hMCPSm-xM-wzOofqOA6bSlUEvZHrvetgwLq8HYFjfx_gzeI1WfvRQhuBE2/w512-h640/IMG_9793.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Koala ~ Asleep, of Course!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 11, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, what's this got to do with a Christmas couch?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">About three weeks after we returned home, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went downstairs and started dragging boxes out of our Christmas closet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry put his foot down ~ no six-foot tree this year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He insisted that I take it easy and give myself a break,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because I was a long way from 100%.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I have a Christmas couch!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFz4_sVyS21jtR5Zv6uTYxE9_DRmFKVsvQ0auqWiv_Cwu0QtijvMqNezVmDxCCZiG10_djo5tdj2YYYyCfjyGfnfY6aDZe-Fl_KXxmlzVSuXEUu0fqRmgej8k_D4VJTVdjpKsk1SdaUt_mQRGuRRAXLB6n1KlauGU-JXFEPXq3pRgSR2Ltxv2_NGMXRKN/s2524/IMG_9975%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2524" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFz4_sVyS21jtR5Zv6uTYxE9_DRmFKVsvQ0auqWiv_Cwu0QtijvMqNezVmDxCCZiG10_djo5tdj2YYYyCfjyGfnfY6aDZe-Fl_KXxmlzVSuXEUu0fqRmgej8k_D4VJTVdjpKsk1SdaUt_mQRGuRRAXLB6n1KlauGU-JXFEPXq3pRgSR2Ltxv2_NGMXRKN/w640-h360/IMG_9975%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Christmas Couch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado,USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 9, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiSyo8doWBm_sOY_zUa4LTCy6coYYsbA2kJS8JmXefY3vMRAoT7mZ1t23Bthyphenhyphen3C5w5dd2QboVbLT0zTqWSj1uc7kbaqvf5qdYDizkILNLpRMxL0MzeXNWdeet1i9N56mJ_7QaDhFQ8Vm5v7MwW0I4lNA1uGEeOYl_gwXLKICv8PKzhAIhAvrRC-MdAvmu/s2742/IMG_7081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2742" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiSyo8doWBm_sOY_zUa4LTCy6coYYsbA2kJS8JmXefY3vMRAoT7mZ1t23Bthyphenhyphen3C5w5dd2QboVbLT0zTqWSj1uc7kbaqvf5qdYDizkILNLpRMxL0MzeXNWdeet1i9N56mJ_7QaDhFQ8Vm5v7MwW0I4lNA1uGEeOYl_gwXLKICv8PKzhAIhAvrRC-MdAvmu/w640-h446/IMG_7081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Favorite Piece of Art Hooked by Ida,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the Talented Rug Hookers,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>at the Historical Society & Old Temperance Hall Museum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>in Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, there is forever energy and time for me to display </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">the sweet tree my mother gave me the last Christmas she was alive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It looks wonderful beside the Santa that my nephew and niece, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Neil and Jeannie, gave us when we were in Calgary for Christmas two years ago. </span></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV3jstOu0qfPpGH6WPq0rsDwzzNOrKYX8PcWZvm0vTwqbaGTSOLGZNAPW9mj4eaxpobr7YOGI8wkTwXaEyhVqHUTxLvMI2KqxsOCJe_WbATMuuoDX3qNpJ2MQRPr7-xnuvEnxzSMehzrtbr1MrY62KyCld6hsy89B2syRRfzNZd4iFnvd6DNzCFSgnzg8/s2924/IMG_9979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV3jstOu0qfPpGH6WPq0rsDwzzNOrKYX8PcWZvm0vTwqbaGTSOLGZNAPW9mj4eaxpobr7YOGI8wkTwXaEyhVqHUTxLvMI2KqxsOCJe_WbATMuuoDX3qNpJ2MQRPr7-xnuvEnxzSMehzrtbr1MrY62KyCld6hsy89B2syRRfzNZd4iFnvd6DNzCFSgnzg8/w640-h640/IMG_9979.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're both doing much better and looking forward to spending Christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Terry's sister Noreen, Cathal, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and our niece and nephews Deidre, Kevin, and Conor.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu1TS6DRwU9148O3Alh-zS0uMAlFGwfY5BXe3FVnZxZjgyI6mP8-QDSYw13qSrWLSfyydbky1hULJIX1uoAYewfqf5wcEddzndloaEdvtzs2ewd1plgxRApGZXSh7P5ZKqI4wMMucHmQ18gc60msDj0FYaFFemo9R0xGxrNukn7hxXD7WRzwpnteeKcPd/s1682/IMG_3075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1682" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu1TS6DRwU9148O3Alh-zS0uMAlFGwfY5BXe3FVnZxZjgyI6mP8-QDSYw13qSrWLSfyydbky1hULJIX1uoAYewfqf5wcEddzndloaEdvtzs2ewd1plgxRApGZXSh7P5ZKqI4wMMucHmQ18gc60msDj0FYaFFemo9R0xGxrNukn7hxXD7WRzwpnteeKcPd/w640-h456/IMG_3075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Favorite Christmas Past</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noreen (left), Kevin, Cathal, Conor, and Deirdre</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2014</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a wild year it has been!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so grateful to be alive and kicking at seventy-three</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and looking forward to more adventures in the coming year!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rain's theme is Christmas Lights, so here are ours from last year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(I have none this year.)</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKVXlQIcQdPCfLakaNYuZO-RychEHV8Pfh1Mqzthujl2ZNt187ezufJeiv-oEY2tyuQTq9-1iX-D3TxhyrkGI__sKT73wsDn8vGRXC1pmMbb1T3cMR8b1uSIB4OId9wwO_MGiwA-Ri0OyWDe2fUcP6kxCX-g1NwVshwH2PA0Ow9pYMlLx7hsrSZr3-Qq6/s3024/IMG_9265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKVXlQIcQdPCfLakaNYuZO-RychEHV8Pfh1Mqzthujl2ZNt187ezufJeiv-oEY2tyuQTq9-1iX-D3TxhyrkGI__sKT73wsDn8vGRXC1pmMbb1T3cMR8b1uSIB4OId9wwO_MGiwA-Ri0OyWDe2fUcP6kxCX-g1NwVshwH2PA0Ow9pYMlLx7hsrSZr3-Qq6/w640-h640/IMG_9265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas Lights</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Aurora, Colorado, USA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 24, 2022</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">And for Nicole, two special faces I found in an old box recently:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRgUsHXoG5AqPOqbCOAbnVFocTk1754dTVtjNqUp1tGffyEhEeVs-YTTumiJW5i-PvpTyR2Nk3SsowXaY8RutX7B-O-0DzVgZCbm8_gH-t49_oyTmdmAnbPtWUY_G6-OLZnA9_VSvBfO9yvDw_VwccTnfHzRHuhymq08fSVxwwPDMdeG1MaCrTZGaf9gt/s1107/IMG_20231211_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRgUsHXoG5AqPOqbCOAbnVFocTk1754dTVtjNqUp1tGffyEhEeVs-YTTumiJW5i-PvpTyR2Nk3SsowXaY8RutX7B-O-0DzVgZCbm8_gH-t49_oyTmdmAnbPtWUY_G6-OLZnA9_VSvBfO9yvDw_VwccTnfHzRHuhymq08fSVxwwPDMdeG1MaCrTZGaf9gt/w458-h640/IMG_20231211_0002.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry's Parents, Marie and Edgar Barbour</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on Their Honeymoon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Niagara Falls</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 1939</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And just because I think it's amazing, this will give you an idea </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">of just how big Royal Caribbean's <i>Ovation of the Seas</i> is:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_614ALcqUkTx9wkB0p7SnQQzsGjocfUCAQxxdX-GXvrDvR-dRpGlJF0ZBuObmeOuwaOyuWWOJupZdwobveddiZ2-AvVUdvE8-IcM2MkTwdHOhrFKOCmT3QXQE_vod1aMmjsrtHRMbeTLIVMwkZJgUP2XSUjRG57OTLfj6YFuBGT3vqFy0Wj88ZCI52K-/s2797/IMG_9397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="2797" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_614ALcqUkTx9wkB0p7SnQQzsGjocfUCAQxxdX-GXvrDvR-dRpGlJF0ZBuObmeOuwaOyuWWOJupZdwobveddiZ2-AvVUdvE8-IcM2MkTwdHOhrFKOCmT3QXQE_vod1aMmjsrtHRMbeTLIVMwkZJgUP2XSUjRG57OTLfj6YFuBGT3vqFy0Wj88ZCI52K-/w640-h360/IMG_9397.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">The <i>Ovation of the Seas</i> Passes Behind a Famous Sydney Icon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydney Harbour, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 10, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy the holiday season and have a great weekend!</div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style="font-size: xx-large;"> </p></span></div><p> </p><p><br /></p></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-59660309010707700712023-12-06T00:00:00.003-07:002023-12-06T00:00:00.288-07:00IWSG: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 ~ Writing Book Reviews<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="https://cleemckenziebooks.com">C. Lee McKenzie</a>, <a href="http://www.jqrose.com">JQ Rose</a>, <a href="https://jenniferlanebooks.com">Jennifer Lane</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> and <a href="http://jacquimurray.net">Jacqui Murray</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Book reviews are for the readers. When you leave a book review do you review for the Reader or the Author? Is it about what you liked and enjoyed about your reading experience, or do you critique the author?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wow! December and the last IWSG post of the year!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Did 2023 race by in a flash for you?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It sure did for me!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you are enjoying this holiday season, wherever you are, however you celebrate!</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEVnVQVC2Bb7m-a-krpOYwEcFxInawouex6cwQ_HHvUIYEUeHhPBkOi7v-Mkam3nMFrulMt47-qh4dqkcg0oocnSV_8O8J6QAY_BfIv8TbAUydvGqw8APGbEevztCbVI9_fI46tPAZLE9xpGvdxPmXQ6MMe7dqPTFXqZYhNi6_pZl3e11vhFa2URg3rOk/s3780/IMG_7251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEVnVQVC2Bb7m-a-krpOYwEcFxInawouex6cwQ_HHvUIYEUeHhPBkOi7v-Mkam3nMFrulMt47-qh4dqkcg0oocnSV_8O8J6QAY_BfIv8TbAUydvGqw8APGbEevztCbVI9_fI46tPAZLE9xpGvdxPmXQ6MMe7dqPTFXqZYhNi6_pZl3e11vhFa2URg3rOk/w512-h640/IMG_7251.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We Made It!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydney Harbour Bridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydney, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 3, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Interesting IWSG question ~ I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone responds.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I struggle with writing reviews of books. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">It's that elementary teaching background of mine and my nice Canadian roots.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't want to be unkind to or discourage an author, but I want to be frank for the reader.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">So I've worked out some guidelines for myself over the years.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I rarely will do a review of a book if I'm asked to write one.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I only review books I have read and <i>enjoyed</i>.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't have a set approach or formula. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Because each book is unique, I'll usually focus on something in it that appeals to me.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: x-large;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the reviews I've written have been for the IWSG</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">or <a href="http://www.dancinglemurpress.com">Dancing Lemur Press</a> which published the IWSG anthologies.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Writing is not easy, and I want to support IWSG members</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and fellow authors as much as I can.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I've also participated in book launches for members, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but that's not usually a review.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">It's using material the author's provide.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Now and moving forward in time, I will only write a review if I have time.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Why?</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I've been reading Oliver Burkeman's <i>Four Thousand Weeks: </i></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Time Management for Mortals</i> over the past week.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I have come to the stunning realization that I am never going to catch my tail.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">No matter how hardworking, efficient, focused, and determined I am,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't do all I've been trying to do.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry has been waiting for me to realize this for forty years ~ lol.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">That's about 2080 weeks or over 50% of my 4000 weeks, if I make it to 80. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Yikes!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Just call me a slow learner, stubborn, driven, or even insane!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: x-large;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRVW4K5XHt_8TY_8I9Uj4h5YDrbPF4FFav9d81zOcF2pAcaZRQfYJGEFPvoALLj386g8km-rrZKisEyohigtKyjzcDEeS7uLGkT87MfWBE25kqYHfIoZx9cGD-u16h6LBio9JpQaa5duCjUCvCXvstwwmD_EAU5S4ExfDXH1_TNigrSYNKlqliS7zCuWi/s258/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRVW4K5XHt_8TY_8I9Uj4h5YDrbPF4FFav9d81zOcF2pAcaZRQfYJGEFPvoALLj386g8km-rrZKisEyohigtKyjzcDEeS7uLGkT87MfWBE25kqYHfIoZx9cGD-u16h6LBio9JpQaa5duCjUCvCXvstwwmD_EAU5S4ExfDXH1_TNigrSYNKlqliS7zCuWi/w303-h400/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ain't Ever Going to Happen! 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=memes+catching+my+tail&client=safari&sca_esv=588087316&hl=en&tbm=isch&sxsrf=AM9HkKlUCc0mwiEpOQF_Ql3XnvcE_rLcYQ:1701798611575&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4g-Pt7fiCAxXIHzQIHexGAfEQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1435&bih=942&dpr=2">Google</a></span></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">But that's okay.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">As Burkeman says, "After all, once you become convinced</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">that something you've been attempting is impossible, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">it's a lot harder to keep berating yourself for failing."</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">(Burkeman (2021), page 28)</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I'm not quite halfway through Burkeman's book, </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but I've found it fascinating and </span><span>impactful from the beginning.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Basically he's saying that we are finite beings </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and doing anything requires that we sacrifice all the other things </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">we could have chosen to do with that time.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">So we have to choose very carefully, focus on several things that are important to us,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and let the rest go, even if it's painful or disconcerting to accept </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">that we are limited instead of limitless.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I already feel less stressed and overwhelmed. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdISPeYzazMms9UHYiLfHcK32KwMS2jTsQg06ob6MIvCC7Z9c1sDEZFQ-EEENGgEjWL-phGA_gzcu2g4449KHxB5fvfyC-79GyZtgiuqbQKeBBGBiKl76lP9AQwYnOcNjAaPm-tizztiCWTVc1lCsMtQ8YD0YX0j0C-sQpyI11W16TgSBgG9H9swJFdm7O/s218/Four_Thousand_Weeks_Time_Management_for_Mortals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="142" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdISPeYzazMms9UHYiLfHcK32KwMS2jTsQg06ob6MIvCC7Z9c1sDEZFQ-EEENGgEjWL-phGA_gzcu2g4449KHxB5fvfyC-79GyZtgiuqbQKeBBGBiKl76lP9AQwYnOcNjAaPm-tizztiCWTVc1lCsMtQ8YD0YX0j0C-sQpyI11W16TgSBgG9H9swJFdm7O/w208-h320/Four_Thousand_Weeks_Time_Management_for_Mortals.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.oliverburkeman.com">Oliver Burkeman</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day! And a big thank you to the co-hosts! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Stay happy, healthy, and safe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I had wonderful adventures on our Transpacific cruise and in Australia,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and I look forward to sharing some of them in my Friday posts.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrr0NII4ZxUCEm9gQyoL86MaOhzIA3oYnhmTZYNgk42s1sHb1E3y0Gw7aL-dT1DcsRVhz7cXqHPJV58gBmfzpdQUrclnyxOHE-Bqs5ZL56P6SWQNxgAAGFhf0RB611a0MULxUi0BqrzhXQvtvbpFYFakOpoqdg_U_IE-BqunAUlKTEVdzWQe3g2TkL0_c/s3391/IMG_9969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3391" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrr0NII4ZxUCEm9gQyoL86MaOhzIA3oYnhmTZYNgk42s1sHb1E3y0Gw7aL-dT1DcsRVhz7cXqHPJV58gBmfzpdQUrclnyxOHE-Bqs5ZL56P6SWQNxgAAGFhf0RB611a0MULxUi0BqrzhXQvtvbpFYFakOpoqdg_U_IE-BqunAUlKTEVdzWQe3g2TkL0_c/w640-h518/IMG_9969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Flying Solo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>I thought I'd be terrified, but I was exhilarated!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ovation of the Seas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Somewhere in the South Pacific</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">October 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s200/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fundy Blue</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next post will be on Friday, December 15th.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-60841103683395938702023-11-01T00:00:00.003-06:002023-11-01T00:00:00.145-06:00IWSG: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ To NANO or Not<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="https://www.pjcolando.com">PJ Colando</a>, <a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com">Jean Davis</a>, <a href="https://www.lisabuiecollard.com">Lisa Buie Collard</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> and <a href="http://deidreknightbooks.com">Deidre Knight</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy November, Everyone! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are celebrating American Thanksgiving this month,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have fun with family and friends and eat too much delicious food!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">If not, have a great November!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOT3rlLw-64SZjm4Y8Sc2OYuEsKiMZ_zWBXD88aoOeCj7zCXnMRkONOLcKMpripCvPasKGYZg2BPzIKjWGRT0uURgpkQalo8CuGyafGM24SNbGxlXOInUTB1c54nqG0C_jn4SrS90Fa1Ck-1JdclMx4pq7QbPL47KujkG0qZm-99PD8HIPRmHho-z5QhS/s3079/IMG_2242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="3079" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOT3rlLw-64SZjm4Y8Sc2OYuEsKiMZ_zWBXD88aoOeCj7zCXnMRkONOLcKMpripCvPasKGYZg2BPzIKjWGRT0uURgpkQalo8CuGyafGM24SNbGxlXOInUTB1c54nqG0C_jn4SrS90Fa1Ck-1JdclMx4pq7QbPL47KujkG0qZm-99PD8HIPRmHho-z5QhS/w640-h512/IMG_2242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kevin and Noreen Working on a Thanksgiving Dish</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breckenridge, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 27, 2014</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">This month's IWSG question is easier than last month's.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Good thing too, because if I've figured out the International Date Line correctly,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be in Bay of Islands, New Zealand on IWSG Day.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">So I'm writing this two days before we leave on an early flight to board our ship in Honolulu.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can imagine, I'm busy packing and getting ready to go.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I've participated in National Novel Writing Month at least twice,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">also in two NANO camps.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I did so to push my writing count up, and it worked for sure, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">because I hit the word count goals!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">However, my participation really stressed me out.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">November is typically a jam-packed month for me </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">with Thanksgiving, </span>getting ready for Christmas, and family events. </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">April is less busy, but then I'm a Canadian beaver, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">so busy is my usual mode ~ lol!</span></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuGGO7B0_hwLV8HvulWjmt9lBk2G3_tGrDR7QlodENweIaj9QQ2IzsGar9vFv2S0NZR-5OCeR1_m_MoHa5Hjk82ZeBqACusI18QzSFP3ogsw3vYiPl9MHeVMKGVxw9ypY9Zi4ja2isS2r28UVkZAV1RInb1PcFlaZNhpRsTqLY608HTyd-5i8QbfSn33e/s643/American_Beaver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuGGO7B0_hwLV8HvulWjmt9lBk2G3_tGrDR7QlodENweIaj9QQ2IzsGar9vFv2S0NZR-5OCeR1_m_MoHa5Hjk82ZeBqACusI18QzSFP3ogsw3vYiPl9MHeVMKGVxw9ypY9Zi4ja2isS2r28UVkZAV1RInb1PcFlaZNhpRsTqLY608HTyd-5i8QbfSn33e/w638-h640/American_Beaver.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beaver</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=beaver&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image">Wikimedia</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not participating in NANO this year because I'm traveling.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know at this point if I'll participate in NANO again.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">As Terry always says to me, "We'll see."</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm trying to get him to walk over the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with me,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and he is still saying, "We'll see."</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">With or without him, I'm going over that bridge!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwk4TFYOOnuacDooYwly5DbGbMhSB6FqijsrskjrRbWBlMruTgZdBfGPwxxOkoqkbse85y6SsxACib_jV9tl1CuTaosLdks0NW4KLcK3svCk4ARJLhKVUe4mkNzRtK3iQNsPRRePIgvTI6Hm-IIwd3566b5vhdHz_ZfgoAsz0PGsjvj3u6ACW22WqvSry/s1600/Sydney_(AU),_Harbour_Bridge_--_2019_--_2179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwk4TFYOOnuacDooYwly5DbGbMhSB6FqijsrskjrRbWBlMruTgZdBfGPwxxOkoqkbse85y6SsxACib_jV9tl1CuTaosLdks0NW4KLcK3svCk4ARJLhKVUe4mkNzRtK3iQNsPRRePIgvTI6Hm-IIwd3566b5vhdHz_ZfgoAsz0PGsjvj3u6ACW22WqvSry/w640-h320/Sydney_(AU),_Harbour_Bridge_--_2019_--_2179.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sydney Harbour Bridge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sydney, New South Wales, Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sydney_(AU),_Harbour_Bridge_--_2019_--_2179.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll visit around after I return home. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day! And a big thank you to the co-hosts! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Stay happy, healthy, and safe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Fingers crossed that this publishes automatically when I'm on the other side of the world!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cp6x4WNQMZTNkmwrM74MJHU5pncP1BN9nV_4G1PFSFE6qv1yAdFv7iaNsitfJNYYWsSYqIePloS_8zgtSqrksfWMt1AIkwj_P8_bUxrBnVSnuQJYxSPLrphqVS0t0A7rM3LYcXj4dd8MB5gPAL61hiiN72sTQUPTq__cGYCEzXbmMQSRdLN6ldirGAUi/s1413/IMG_9188.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cp6x4WNQMZTNkmwrM74MJHU5pncP1BN9nV_4G1PFSFE6qv1yAdFv7iaNsitfJNYYWsSYqIePloS_8zgtSqrksfWMt1AIkwj_P8_bUxrBnVSnuQJYxSPLrphqVS0t0A7rM3LYcXj4dd8MB5gPAL61hiiN72sTQUPTq__cGYCEzXbmMQSRdLN6ldirGAUi/w512-h640/IMG_9188.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready for a New Adventure!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 23, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-78735707189439827432023-10-06T00:00:00.001-06:002023-10-06T00:00:00.149-06:00Taking a Break<div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm taking a break for a number of weeks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have no idea what my internet situation will be.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVs3QysbyKODDtJLi_bB44lJRE6_zKvNwHB-klRcduUuAgTwQt5TyMd7VEFuwi1lM8asp9TTs4y6FMrniaFcbYoXRlURGzc1zZ_ImT7s5vYLlyx8AyPW-YCdijwEBmf3O0FvD58jzZpf-cUkqUJ4cW07bxXyBuoTuuhNyEcCphDVEBJHE6KZrAaTOYT7w/s1591/Kangaroo_laying_with_her_joey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1591" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVs3QysbyKODDtJLi_bB44lJRE6_zKvNwHB-klRcduUuAgTwQt5TyMd7VEFuwi1lM8asp9TTs4y6FMrniaFcbYoXRlURGzc1zZ_ImT7s5vYLlyx8AyPW-YCdijwEBmf3O0FvD58jzZpf-cUkqUJ4cW07bxXyBuoTuuhNyEcCphDVEBJHE6KZrAaTOYT7w/w640-h482/Kangaroo_laying_with_her_joey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd Really Like to See a Kangaroo and Joey!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kangaroo_laying_with_her_joey.jpg">Wikimedia</a></span></div><span><span><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I've been dreaming of wild kangaroos, and that sent me hunting for kangaroo memes:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Have a great weekend!</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83564327513580952762023-10-04T00:00:00.001-06:002023-10-04T00:00:00.140-06:00IWSG: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 ~ Generative AI and Writers<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com">Natalie Aguirre</a>, <a href="https://kimlajevardi.com">Kim Lajevardi</a>, <a href="https://fictioncanbefun.wordpress.com">Debs Carey</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> <a href="http://gwengardner.blogspot.com">Gwen Gardner</a>, <a href="https://twistingmyths.substack.com">Patricia Josephine</a> and <a href="https://www.rebecca-douglass.com">Rebecca Douglass</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">This month's featured question is: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">The topic of AI writing has been heavily debated across the world. According to various sources, generative AI will assist writers, not replace them. What are your thoughts? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy October, Everyone! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that all is well in your corner of the world.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vcpWLRSEtla48suzjB4H_xW29QgO3LGW0ECOX_d7kxpw1LdppWBux188hcUWmHorvhkcADGv2oxzWdA06XNnAoOXsO5EvViTc80q8BJkEKTzZzhgPxnV1eZvIBH20U7wGI0k_dGz_ni6zrua8yxJ4JyczLCM_soHuTL-0sMBWqk-SPiW8XifM4iYFRh5/s3780/IMG_2313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vcpWLRSEtla48suzjB4H_xW29QgO3LGW0ECOX_d7kxpw1LdppWBux188hcUWmHorvhkcADGv2oxzWdA06XNnAoOXsO5EvViTc80q8BJkEKTzZzhgPxnV1eZvIBH20U7wGI0k_dGz_ni6zrua8yxJ4JyczLCM_soHuTL-0sMBWqk-SPiW8XifM4iYFRh5/w512-h640/IMG_2313.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It Never Gets Old! ~ The Beautiful Southwest!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lake Mead, Nevada, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 27, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">My corner of the world has been extremely busy </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>with more drama </span><span>in the past few weeks than I need in a year. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Necessity has squeezed writing out of my schedule.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">It's all good, but I am very tired.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">So when I read this month's IWSG question,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to admit AI writing sounds tempting.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to take my whole memoir mess,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">toss it into an AI program, and see what it spits out.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Tempting, but not really.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Because what's spit out wouldn't be me.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And it's my memoir.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">So I'm just going to keep writing.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkFIamQpzdh5wzXqg0Sjc5_5dgdgu4FDGb6QY6xK4Qk99TsNljpKyCpRT1YOIjDp1shms11IQNdqJvd6GQmhAvoOYYt-Ty1HYb430Le-SpcS456XxlBYpsSYYkthHG425ng9UKwSbxYqOnviT9KEnMr4E9zol6NrBTCXQsyaGvRcMrGAhW4dPKiz2EXko/s500/Just-Keep-Writing-Meme.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkFIamQpzdh5wzXqg0Sjc5_5dgdgu4FDGb6QY6xK4Qk99TsNljpKyCpRT1YOIjDp1shms11IQNdqJvd6GQmhAvoOYYt-Ty1HYb430Le-SpcS456XxlBYpsSYYkthHG425ng9UKwSbxYqOnviT9KEnMr4E9zol6NrBTCXQsyaGvRcMrGAhW4dPKiz2EXko/w400-h400/Just-Keep-Writing-Meme.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br /></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Beyond my keeping on writing, the AI writing question is overwhelming.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been reading online about it for about an hour,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">along with following the news for months on AI in general.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Generative AI feels a beginning step </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">for AI to take over the world and eliminate humans,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">starting with writers.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">That's my tired brain talking,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">so I'll defer to Secretary-General António Guterres of the United Nations</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">who stated in a July 2023 briefing of the United Nations Security Council: </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">"Generative AI has enormous potential for good and evil at scale", </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">that AI may "turbocharge global development" </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and contribute between $10 and $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but that its malicious use "could cause horrific levels of death and destruction, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">widespread trauma, and deep psychological damage on an unimaginable scale."</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2023-07-18/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-artificial-intelligence-bilingual-delivered-scroll-down-for-all-english">"Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Artificial Intelligence". un.org. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence#cite_note-60">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Generative AI: Good or Evil?</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I would like to believe it would benefit humankind,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but when I consider human history, I am worried. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be very interested to see how others respond to this question.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day. Stay happy, healthy, and safe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s1600/IMG_0463.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR8FHilHxGMoYnln7sACwkxLR_tJPldpysa_QHZdK4clvXpvjPxWEa-ymYL_Rwp4i6xFw3aNIU8xufFNebVMfCfR7dmOwDYeG6_IwiMsvL2EZXWo_mHoN9EUMHZga8lp2V4ZczNNPos/s200/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fundy Blue</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-64498048504808464542023-09-29T16:11:00.012-06:002023-10-01T14:50:52.859-06:00Lucky Louise!<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It's been an intense time for me recently, </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but as of today, everything has worked out!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>In early May </span></span>Terry discovered a repositioning cruise from Honolulu to Sydney,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and he asked me what I thought about going on it.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Duh! It's been my dream to see French Polynesia, New Zealand, and Australia,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but I never hoped that Terry would consider an eighteen-night cruise across the Pacific. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>You can be together for forty years, and your spouse can still shock you!!!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-4X9653lT2xw1h_89FF8laJestpFi3phG-6eZn4g_dKtdobj-Sm8uzs04HPg7nDJSl6TuGk0XCj4zZvQSxDKN56bcNg7Si7O04fj-nrBY48mp2xFZzPZt8CJmylrWmLEmQDZdyi8FLh0_lxdplf5HYR_CEEXXg-jaX5HLAKGSRuGdBEcKoe0OudRxwP4/s1600/1600px-Moorea_(view_of_mountains_from_Belvedere_Lookout).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-4X9653lT2xw1h_89FF8laJestpFi3phG-6eZn4g_dKtdobj-Sm8uzs04HPg7nDJSl6TuGk0XCj4zZvQSxDKN56bcNg7Si7O04fj-nrBY48mp2xFZzPZt8CJmylrWmLEmQDZdyi8FLh0_lxdplf5HYR_CEEXXg-jaX5HLAKGSRuGdBEcKoe0OudRxwP4/w640-h480/1600px-Moorea_(view_of_mountains_from_Belvedere_Lookout).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mount Tohiea </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mo'orea, French Polynesia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moorea_(view_of_mountains_from_Belvedere_Lookout).jpg">Wikimedia</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Terry warned me that we wouldn't be able to see all the places I wanted to visit on this trip.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Royal Caribbean was moving the ship from the summer season in Alaska </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">to the summer season in the South Pacific, </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">and the Ovation of the Seas was only calling at a few ports. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">But we would be able to see some of the places I longed to visit.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Something or nothing? Nothing hard about that choice!</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">Something is always better than nothing!!!</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But he wouldn't book it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He had a deal in his sights, and I couldn't budge him.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I was beside myself, while he calmly w</span>aited and waited, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">until the price dropped to its lowest in late July, and he jumped on it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On the final possible date in August, Terry paid the balance and said to me,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"There's no turning back now, because the money is unrefundable."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Whew! I could finally dare to believe that we were going!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjiqNCgniX2t9-tmyb17Ez_9WWcP0ZPbvTX4VIDpEu7Fv4YrASzLg-JH7QKR6ncOEUcrBPNy5mWQ2vQmg7rNyU-a9aem8SYUepLWtIEfvq8RS-866P6asnQaJOW8YS5t8i8o7BjYuvPKe5HqjqZDL82B11jbIv0QFdaoV9zco_uBLgnq4AzlRLvZo8rdo/s1599/Ovation_of_the_Seas_at_Sydney.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1599" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjiqNCgniX2t9-tmyb17Ez_9WWcP0ZPbvTX4VIDpEu7Fv4YrASzLg-JH7QKR6ncOEUcrBPNy5mWQ2vQmg7rNyU-a9aem8SYUepLWtIEfvq8RS-866P6asnQaJOW8YS5t8i8o7BjYuvPKe5HqjqZDL82B11jbIv0QFdaoV9zco_uBLgnq4AzlRLvZo8rdo/w640-h382/Ovation_of_the_Seas_at_Sydney.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ovation of the Seas at Sydney, Australia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ovation_of_the_Seas_at_Sydney.jpg">Wikimedia</a></span></div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My dreams of seeing the Southern Cross and the Magellanic Clouds,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">crossing the equator, viewing the volcanic mountains of Mo'orea, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and standing on New Zealand and Australia were about to come true.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPVmPIJX_Yd1iklsiIu2SSxCYfpxkqJHbP0UsvCYiUhtTrWWuugdyfZiT0G7XbVhPRQ212zTDjgBXG3lO984zHV-1jYG0TR8sYaWsBQsCTEShWzLfFFWlDguofywBAPpF4VY3jMklAZzpDkJWl1oDPQ8WuSU-UT4b09LD54trRSzveb9D7EReB4k7E7KJ/s1500/The_brilliant_southern_Milky_Way.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1500" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPVmPIJX_Yd1iklsiIu2SSxCYfpxkqJHbP0UsvCYiUhtTrWWuugdyfZiT0G7XbVhPRQ212zTDjgBXG3lO984zHV-1jYG0TR8sYaWsBQsCTEShWzLfFFWlDguofywBAPpF4VY3jMklAZzpDkJWl1oDPQ8WuSU-UT4b09LD54trRSzveb9D7EReB4k7E7KJ/w640-h512/The_brilliant_southern_Milky_Way.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Southern Cross</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_brilliant_southern_Milky_Way.jpg">Wikimedia</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This wide-field image shows the Milky Way stretching across the southern sky. The beautiful Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) is seen at the right of the image glowing in red. It is within this spiral arm of our Milky Way that the bright star cluster NGC 3603 resides. At the centre of the image is the constellation of Crux (The Southern Cross). The bright yellow/white star at the left of the image is Alpha Centauri, in fact a system of three stars, at a distance of about 4.4 light-years from Earth. The star Alpha Centauri C, Proxima Centauri, is the closest star to the Solar System.</div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HKqfyk-wJmvbjC3_nhIjr3mC-Zrqhw_d-00ejQqeoN8XEw8oRZSxcCDVVy5XCbq4kwX79IILdR3jhV34TCN_rzSikasKchyphenhyphen1sKgMqUzpDhm4s1gYQwEMFX2Q05TmigIM6KTPrRUcJuYjU863DRu4CuCOWY8NeG4ET3q6xCG_AegYDYlBwVdjXOF5G7Ch/s1212/Screenshot%202023-09-28%20at%205.30.06%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1212" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HKqfyk-wJmvbjC3_nhIjr3mC-Zrqhw_d-00ejQqeoN8XEw8oRZSxcCDVVy5XCbq4kwX79IILdR3jhV34TCN_rzSikasKchyphenhyphen1sKgMqUzpDhm4s1gYQwEMFX2Q05TmigIM6KTPrRUcJuYjU863DRu4CuCOWY8NeG4ET3q6xCG_AegYDYlBwVdjXOF5G7Ch/w640-h512/Screenshot%202023-09-28%20at%205.30.06%20PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Route: Honolulu to French Polynesia, to New Zealand, to Australia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.cleancruising.com.au/cruise/RCIOVA018_20231015">Clean Cruising</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Our plans proceeded smoothly until the end of the first week in September.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When we tried to take a photo of me on my iPhone for my Australian visa,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">the Australian government rejected it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We tried to retake my photo dozens of times over the next several days,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but it was always rejected.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It had worked for my New Zealand visa. Why wouldn't it work for the Australian?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it was my wonky eyes, because it's difficult for me to look at a camera.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry thought it was my awful passport photo which had been giving me difficulties</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">with TSA officials at airports and customs officers at borders.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless, the computer program refused to match my face with my passport photo.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rGKDTx1vb3vomIU6k_BRQdNGAbtJ5X4g_ibl3LFAv22t2o2mT6JXKSmCtoJS_i8GlFtdZX5Vnol4Bzqpk1g6o35D3Rbq8J0lSMzGzHCR9G11XvdtiBsH5qm6xRDyJCal0AWv68hjls5IDO-_MQFea9u5107RR6anIEc4-TAvkkAMSCl2K8ImGKpu6PV2/s745/IMG_1507.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="745" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rGKDTx1vb3vomIU6k_BRQdNGAbtJ5X4g_ibl3LFAv22t2o2mT6JXKSmCtoJS_i8GlFtdZX5Vnol4Bzqpk1g6o35D3Rbq8J0lSMzGzHCR9G11XvdtiBsH5qm6xRDyJCal0AWv68hjls5IDO-_MQFea9u5107RR6anIEc4-TAvkkAMSCl2K8ImGKpu6PV2/w200-h200/IMG_1507.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I referred to my photo as MushFace.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I have no idea how my passport came back with this barely recognizable photo when it was issued.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, in desperation, we decided I should try to apply for an emergency passport.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A wonderful government worker at the National Passport Agency</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">told me to call the Colorado Passport Agency early on September 19th</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and to make sure the person understood I needed a visa as well as a new passport.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Otherwise, I'd have to wait to October 2nd to call.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The days leading up to the 19th crawled by.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was lucky that the office was in Aurora.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The next nearest offices are in Phoenix and Chicago. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I landed an appointment last Friday </span>and scrambled to get photos and documents together.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was in at 10:00 am and out within an hour.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The officer took one look at MushFace and approved me for a new passport.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Overheard from an applicant explaining his lost passport:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"My dog ate it. He usually goes for my socks."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Believed no teacher ever, but it worked for the passport officer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up my new passport on Monday at 2:00 pm! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm recognizable, and you can't believe the security improvements </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">that have been made since my old passport was issued over five years ago!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We raced home, filled out the Australian visa application, and took my photo again. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It went through. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I dropped my head on the kitchen counter in relief, and then <i>Ding!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My phone alerted me to a text message: Planned System Maintenance.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTba_LpQPNwFz25IRVZp_dtzPGF2RhVtZ_DMRb52yLoVikP5dNgLOMq7GfnF_EtB3vwKiaeSvjOIORcEfc24yKCW2G5tsiul1cubJpeq0CBgrFJSA97a-rvu_TYaVsuvHZrJ1ei30Xr4XKjSK4LV8Wqkje_FvfrUaB8BS1ASBJtxCT-GQV67WddnaXIpUE/s2532/IMG_1517.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTba_LpQPNwFz25IRVZp_dtzPGF2RhVtZ_DMRb52yLoVikP5dNgLOMq7GfnF_EtB3vwKiaeSvjOIORcEfc24yKCW2G5tsiul1cubJpeq0CBgrFJSA97a-rvu_TYaVsuvHZrJ1ei30Xr4XKjSK4LV8Wqkje_FvfrUaB8BS1ASBJtxCT-GQV67WddnaXIpUE/w185-h400/IMG_1517.PNG" width="185" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"You're cursed!" Terry said. "You have a black cloud hovering over you and following you around everywhere you go!"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was only 7:00 a.m. in Australia, so we had to wait an anxious hour until we could call to find out what to do</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">because I had submitted my application during the blackout.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">An hour and five minutes later, <i>Ding!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My phone alerted me to a text message again. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My Australian visa application had been approved.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It had gone through anyway. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was drenched with relief! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">New Zealand had already granted me a visa,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but now I had to update it with my new passport.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Five minutes after submitting my update, my phone dinged again.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">New Zealand had received my visa update </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and would let me know if it was approved <i>before we traveled</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Give me a break!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">No time to sit around and worry though. It was Monday night.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We had an 8:10 am flight to Vegas on Tuesday morning, just overnight,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">so we could earn a free pass for me from Denver to Honolulu and back early next year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry wasn't going to pass up a deal like this!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PrtSDGFaFpLoRLC6Uj5x8FNfjYgid-EqX2S98N3wUttY36fcLRXwX5YF0eLhBtQ-UXQqhYt27vP6mq0OJDenDPqYNnT3W-t06U1lj9QzrjxloRnRFxYmZipfTDJKNWi8KZx-zCGWqvo_BL9wwK-L0BethGQnmiUbbVsxvFlP-vVmVTn1TOIf7qfv4yD/s3875/IMG_1522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="3875" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PrtSDGFaFpLoRLC6Uj5x8FNfjYgid-EqX2S98N3wUttY36fcLRXwX5YF0eLhBtQ-UXQqhYt27vP6mq0OJDenDPqYNnT3W-t06U1lj9QzrjxloRnRFxYmZipfTDJKNWi8KZx-zCGWqvo_BL9wwK-L0BethGQnmiUbbVsxvFlP-vVmVTn1TOIf7qfv4yD/w640-h480/IMG_1522.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hurry Up Train! Heading to the Airport!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>September </span>26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We made our flight, had a delicious Thai dinner at 8 East, gambled a little,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and I watched a great cover band, Alter Ego, until it finished its third set at 1:00 am.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry had gone to bed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He can barely tolerate standing with me at the barrier in front of the stage for one song,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">let alone three hourlong sets.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3phF3itXBQ-yjdL7yTbBvf4WFbacSNJQF6N-FVf-gPENROhyiLdcPeyYEnPUPb9_v-q3gfA0vrJH2wg2NKkG4kmd7QrzymIvaeUZBEz_CBYC3Es6CEuFIgjRzAVpvwBP1klq5UqTO_LgGpdGJjg7IXhqHqQBAQXQq9bvUDvdomlCLRpQOCJyPTS_xzc0/s3177/IMG_1881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="3177" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3phF3itXBQ-yjdL7yTbBvf4WFbacSNJQF6N-FVf-gPENROhyiLdcPeyYEnPUPb9_v-q3gfA0vrJH2wg2NKkG4kmd7QrzymIvaeUZBEz_CBYC3Es6CEuFIgjRzAVpvwBP1klq5UqTO_LgGpdGJjg7IXhqHqQBAQXQq9bvUDvdomlCLRpQOCJyPTS_xzc0/w640-h512/IMG_1881.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Terry Drops Me Off Near the Stage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT36LOntyPtC2av_Q54pE4v4LXs9c3nMsFr6ejHeeNbSzUM5My30f4rlZXn9GIakzTqsKqMwhH-gG9T__jHTYYPFAqgTGp4tPjsQPMAqL_ubmfKU6Y9StlrotxEjjFFJ4B9gnyiTKiRy0bE7eguMG3VqMmzAyxgK6w_KAp3jcegfT24uzY2HG7AD9b85j/s2816/IMG_1847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT36LOntyPtC2av_Q54pE4v4LXs9c3nMsFr6ejHeeNbSzUM5My30f4rlZXn9GIakzTqsKqMwhH-gG9T__jHTYYPFAqgTGp4tPjsQPMAqL_ubmfKU6Y9StlrotxEjjFFJ4B9gnyiTKiRy0bE7eguMG3VqMmzAyxgK6w_KAp3jcegfT24uzY2HG7AD9b85j/w640-h640/IMG_1847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thai Beef Jerky, a Scrumptious Appetizer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8 East, CIRCA, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When it was over I decompressed at American Coney Island at the D</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">with a classic hot dog smothered in chili, relish, mustard, and onions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was wired after Alter Ego's last set which featured heavy metal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I could still feel the beat of the amplifiers thumping on my chest</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and Metallica's "Enter Sandman" ringing in my ears.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Back in the room I found Terry wide awake under the covers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"You don't need to worry about me!" I told him for at least the thousandth time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But he does, because "Things happen to you!" he says.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6C1crOUJQAUWIuuiqglJCtRlb-TgG_OEYH-eM65ZVGoZRDnX1eHot9rk0T9FGz9_eidN1THuldXuHFtSOdaWJ1w-8ejh4WKlvLe6I9memgLgmEjWnxKpAVjaA9TWZgLSW8flc66jhuSbgPnxytZ5Xz4CMNf6bAkzpIbehkskyF6zvnxE4fmHzGvahzEO/s2318/IMG_2103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="2318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6C1crOUJQAUWIuuiqglJCtRlb-TgG_OEYH-eM65ZVGoZRDnX1eHot9rk0T9FGz9_eidN1THuldXuHFtSOdaWJ1w-8ejh4WKlvLe6I9memgLgmEjWnxKpAVjaA9TWZgLSW8flc66jhuSbgPnxytZ5Xz4CMNf6bAkzpIbehkskyF6zvnxE4fmHzGvahzEO/w640-h640/IMG_2103.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alter Ego Members: Johnny Douglas </span><span>(Guitar)</span><span> <span style="font-size: medium;">and KV, Kevin Vecchione, </span>(Bass)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> DC, Daniel Conway, </span>(Drums)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> pictured on the screen </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4kCLxlug29JQxSOEvoeNNvS5mWogLBsdfAjVq1V6YmSbsZ2pxuRuajS-giT2ATtgsWjgAoqrR5U-qBf_5Q2C1XzTPZbEdXVrEWjps9mmH_RLMewAZEgLj28D4o0B869iXMQA98m6xrRlwWLmSSw36uUy3kM3kk4asMkabpsEOHOwUq8DVvCVVU24weet/s3182/IMG_1910.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="3182" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4kCLxlug29JQxSOEvoeNNvS5mWogLBsdfAjVq1V6YmSbsZ2pxuRuajS-giT2ATtgsWjgAoqrR5U-qBf_5Q2C1XzTPZbEdXVrEWjps9mmH_RLMewAZEgLj28D4o0B869iXMQA98m6xrRlwWLmSSw36uUy3kM3kk4asMkabpsEOHOwUq8DVvCVVU24weet/w640-h512/IMG_1910.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Street Cleaner Gets into the Act and Revs Up the Crowd </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfe4wwtP54gV-33BrxtckVvMMKen4tIOX3ycMrfJMmxR2WaWhnolL5PERGqop8XahIisAuiOOaADyua7_fAMoF60t-AoulYV88dEfF756YEUm8bDrV90qWJjiZDZpIQ6eLdN-AtLe8NJl_PamHM7WOMK3daIPuYIp6719mlgw5rcQoGEchgMurjoycpV6H/s2511/IMG_1888.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2511" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfe4wwtP54gV-33BrxtckVvMMKen4tIOX3ycMrfJMmxR2WaWhnolL5PERGqop8XahIisAuiOOaADyua7_fAMoF60t-AoulYV88dEfF756YEUm8bDrV90qWJjiZDZpIQ6eLdN-AtLe8NJl_PamHM7WOMK3daIPuYIp6719mlgw5rcQoGEchgMurjoycpV6H/w640-h512/IMG_1888.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Riding SlotZilla's Super-Hero Zoomline </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Starting 11 Stories High)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Under the Canopy and above the Stage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTPkEH-0ftBPNCjiwNXYnGikTVYmh-hGQqGqhJ6Yv9ORaym0x4uTVcdsmGbg0epppwkDRDnzCjwPX-SdYYTcwIfWdwDcjaFDY_Wwf5devrUtwvGEYPmn_m6VIikthhsX_LmBA_uhJ5uOyYpATT15xV3xRtVGckcKLI04Ju0B7dWxQ0jVzX6Svm4RjF3Ie2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTPkEH-0ftBPNCjiwNXYnGikTVYmh-hGQqGqhJ6Yv9ORaym0x4uTVcdsmGbg0epppwkDRDnzCjwPX-SdYYTcwIfWdwDcjaFDY_Wwf5devrUtwvGEYPmn_m6VIikthhsX_LmBA_uhJ5uOyYpATT15xV3xRtVGckcKLI04Ju0B7dWxQ0jVzX6Svm4RjF3Ie2=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Alter Ego Member </span><span>Rich Embry </span>(Vocals)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Accompanying "Hotel California" Acoustically</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6JHVaQgzB0zAaYV8oDobV1L5E7L39NtgmBInGnzwbhKiqq0YzRPe-IodjXzRgtr70zGruL-bxWKKJiLfy7EXUVTaLpmfDzRxA0pF9sdPavyvzRvaLXn_fDT76g6dTs0w5SZQBirOvJ8911GU4leCnIla_zXyJZH46UdQ-MM15rpq1IQ6R4Cc4p_Cp2FF/s3693/IMG_1883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="3693" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6JHVaQgzB0zAaYV8oDobV1L5E7L39NtgmBInGnzwbhKiqq0YzRPe-IodjXzRgtr70zGruL-bxWKKJiLfy7EXUVTaLpmfDzRxA0pF9sdPavyvzRvaLXn_fDT76g6dTs0w5SZQBirOvJ8911GU4leCnIla_zXyJZH46UdQ-MM15rpq1IQ6R4Cc4p_Cp2FF/w640-h512/IMG_1883.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Me Enjoying the Show</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHe3pJ38jIdrm8MaO-TeaT4dz7lPfR2g0eSFVB4pHXk6xs3GjlQHVLS1mSlcI5o8no-kLY0HJPRPCAbwZKv8aKIqlo-40zcq2IZ3ytSCPLbemFW7UL6AVsRmxDHPkBNpwyL0iKM-CkFTI_cE4ElDNxIZH0iuGuzUVRGgdA6SyI39baULfENpm86ZVfzKi/s2428/IMG_1978.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="2428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHe3pJ38jIdrm8MaO-TeaT4dz7lPfR2g0eSFVB4pHXk6xs3GjlQHVLS1mSlcI5o8no-kLY0HJPRPCAbwZKv8aKIqlo-40zcq2IZ3ytSCPLbemFW7UL6AVsRmxDHPkBNpwyL0iKM-CkFTI_cE4ElDNxIZH0iuGuzUVRGgdA6SyI39baULfENpm86ZVfzKi/w640-h640/IMG_1978.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Johnny Douglas </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">and KV, Kevin Vecchione</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLg44zt4yYFS230NUVJuFnIgcuCLuemEQUWPolTrB0_PUZTE6pnQWt85UuiwmDAgAbo63J0yNuKlG_zEkEw_Px_mB3v81wlbfnGDc2Q-qzCFTBzxaLv43e7_KqlT8I2spgOEYqy_y_RgcdHoKjxw0fHkXDg1qsHOcy38P9aXkQxCDSXsLJ3pLxYpyd7KN/s2679/IMG_2133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLg44zt4yYFS230NUVJuFnIgcuCLuemEQUWPolTrB0_PUZTE6pnQWt85UuiwmDAgAbo63J0yNuKlG_zEkEw_Px_mB3v81wlbfnGDc2Q-qzCFTBzxaLv43e7_KqlT8I2spgOEYqy_y_RgcdHoKjxw0fHkXDg1qsHOcy38P9aXkQxCDSXsLJ3pLxYpyd7KN/w640-h640/IMG_2133.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I Hate That I'm Going to Miss Teddy Swims' Concert!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Johnny and DC Getting Ready for the Next Set</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main Street Stage, Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 26, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up and at it early on Wednesday! We left for the airport at 1:30 pm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Everything was </span><span>tickety-boo, until I lost my purse on C Concourse. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I felt sick when I flashed on the contents of my purse: driver's </span><span>license,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">health insurance cards, medicare card, credit cards, boarding pass, iPhone, and money.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could not believe it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We hadn't stopped anywhere! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where could I have lost it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We ran back 23 gates to security. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Several professional and calm TSA agents searched the area for my purse,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">while another scanned the security tapes looking for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There I was at the last bench slipping my purse over my shoulder and exiting the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry suddenly remembered that he had a locator for me on his iPhone,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but he didn't know where it was or how to use it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A police officer, who was also helping us, took out his iPhone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and walked Terry through the process using his family's locators as an example.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry's iPhone spotted mine immediately and placed it in a map of the concourse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was stationary near a Burger King back beyond the 23 gates.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The police officer walked us back with a plan to scan the vicinity of the Burger King.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we didn't find it, he and Terry would start asking people if they had seen it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-90X58G9y2xWlCq8P0XGFPEnVj1u1AJMbvqPNyuolGOQgFkR4-asOgi8bNE6vMD4TOo0DQHRNJq3DobMVhth8ic9hvVs55q0Eq967nkZpkWKiB6ykaOk8Y9YQfC0ngDdoX2QnCoq3xqsF-CwBcR781WtfP4loVS8B3e8eptK2EqzCIeDfkJcSmoxy0Y-/s4032/E8EUY2cUYAAEMlD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-90X58G9y2xWlCq8P0XGFPEnVj1u1AJMbvqPNyuolGOQgFkR4-asOgi8bNE6vMD4TOo0DQHRNJq3DobMVhth8ic9hvVs55q0Eq967nkZpkWKiB6ykaOk8Y9YQfC0ngDdoX2QnCoq3xqsF-CwBcR781WtfP4loVS8B3e8eptK2EqzCIeDfkJcSmoxy0Y-/w640-h360/E8EUY2cUYAAEMlD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">C Concourse Stretching into the Distance</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/LASairport/status/1423690336937803783/photo/2"><span style="font-size: x-small;">@LASairport</span></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Does this happen often?" I asked the police officer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"All the time. People are traveling, hurrying, and distracted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They put something down without realizing it, and they don't remember where."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't have the heart to ask him how many things were actually found.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just hoped my purse would be one of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Well, at least I'm getting my steps in," I remarked, looking at my FitBit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"So am I," the officer answered looking at his. Simpatico! ~ lol.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>When we reached the end of the concourse, the officer told me to wait by a water fountain where Terry had filled his water bottle, </span><span>then they left to search.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't handle standing still for more than a couple of minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I realized that the restaurant we had entered for a meal </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">before our flight was by the Burger King.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I raced to the hostess stand at the entrance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"One for lunch?" the hostess asked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"No! Did you find a black purse?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Yes, we did. Let me go get it."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The gratitude I felt when I saw her walking toward me with my purse was profound.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry and the police officer entered the restaurant from the opposite side </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">just as I was tearing through my purse to grab my iPhone and call them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They knew from the look on my beaming face that it was my purse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black purse, black seat, wonky eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't see it when I had automatically slipped the purse </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">onto the chair where I was about to sit for lunch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And when I realized that I didn't know where my purse was, I had panicked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Thank you!" didn't seem adequate when I thanked the police officer for his help.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I gave him a big hug and he disappeared into the crowds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hugged Terry too. He had been so kind and supportive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He never once gave me The Look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">or said, "I told you so! Things happen to you!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it home, and I checked my email for something from New Zealand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing, <i>after six days</i>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We rushed to see a recording of the "Survivor" premier for its 45th season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had seen every episode of all 44 previous seasons,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and we were not going to miss this one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Afterwards I checked my email again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority Visa had been issued.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I managed to sleep before rolling out of bed yesterday for my latest blood draw at LabCorp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then a couple of hours later I was off to CVS Pharmacy for my Covid and flu shots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then time to write my post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXew42A88EHiyp6gZ0yzdO7wAHqxfGPVGFDkyXdNVQgU56Bw8ODVT_szZTv6t5i1J7vbKIFx-_dPIieu1FHgzi-z4L3szAk_wrxiyoqzqQDCLlK2z5eXY7fizl4kRYFAr3xh92lasvmTooHWdS4WuoT2apvvPcanWA26Yzip4y51OtlgAw6mloKJpsjMvO/s370/running-schedule-busy-clock-370x278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="370" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXew42A88EHiyp6gZ0yzdO7wAHqxfGPVGFDkyXdNVQgU56Bw8ODVT_szZTv6t5i1J7vbKIFx-_dPIieu1FHgzi-z4L3szAk_wrxiyoqzqQDCLlK2z5eXY7fizl4kRYFAr3xh92lasvmTooHWdS4WuoT2apvvPcanWA26Yzip4y51OtlgAw6mloKJpsjMvO/w640-h480/running-schedule-busy-clock-370x278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have no idea where I found this 9 years ago.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was too tired to stay up late into the night to finish it,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">so here I am on Friday afternoon typing away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My blood test results arrived today and are in the normal range.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If they hold for several months, I should be able to have my eyes operated on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It looks like smooth sailing ahead!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not cursed! I am Lucky Louise!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>🙌🏼 🍀 </span><span>🙌🏼 🍀 </span><span>🙌🏼 🍀 </span><span>🙌🏼 🍀 </span><span>🙌🏼 🍀</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm sending a shout out to all the dedicated government employees</div><div style="text-align: left;">and public servants who work hard for Americans every day.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The vast majority are wonderful and often work in difficult, essential jobs.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It's almost guaranteed that many will be required to work </div><div style="text-align: left;">in stressful situations without pay starting tomorrow.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Be kind to them, and they will be kind to you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our Congress will be paid however!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to </span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.rainfrances.com">Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date</a> and </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend!</div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54834545802026342472023-09-22T00:00:00.007-06:002023-09-22T07:10:46.615-06:00Happy Things!<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This week I needed an attitude adjustment </span>after hiding under the covers last week.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I really had no choice, </span>so I got after what I unexpectedly had to do.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When I headed out to do some of those things, I had a lovely surprise.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Lounging under the blue spruce across the street were two beautiful mule deer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I adore the muleys' ears! They remind me that big ears can be cute!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I took that as a sign that I was doing what I should: adjusting my attitude.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwesTerH7HVwn-6J6QSGv3jwCKThd7_V35T5POMpdi5khz_VTU86xEkD0wmsDyz3JcWvEsI6Zt4xfA7q8xJe1pA7b5Iyx_k5Uic4WxLCVp_AekEkNpzgJjIwJCdA0X4bbp8Btz4zO1wgakqm_jknXtIUuSuFnKOaEW2JLv_-duPCndPn3vjiP947x9V5W/s2684/IMG_1445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="2684" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwesTerH7HVwn-6J6QSGv3jwCKThd7_V35T5POMpdi5khz_VTU86xEkD0wmsDyz3JcWvEsI6Zt4xfA7q8xJe1pA7b5Iyx_k5Uic4WxLCVp_AekEkNpzgJjIwJCdA0X4bbp8Btz4zO1wgakqm_jknXtIUuSuFnKOaEW2JLv_-duPCndPn3vjiP947x9V5W/w640-h512/IMG_1445.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful Mule Deer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 16, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two weeks ago I had a routinely-scheduled mammogram.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That number that kept calling my iPhone afterwards,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>the one I didn't pick up for days because I didn't recognize it, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">it was the breast care center.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to come back for more tests asap: One reason for the covers over my head.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">No matter how friendly the people are and how cheery the facility is,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">it's hard to wait in a robe for a radiologist to examine your latest scans,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">especially when cancer is rampant in your family tree. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNDr6lCXPg-wiOw_ICgr1ilUslTW3UOmSJ7yi78rr313UHaFqzWTWp6WM1Adiq2JldAOt3A7I5_awf_smPIo2WBEf_KwNNoybjTlTosGSDOEsyLqNq2NYRGyeW54anxiHsmSUWo18IrBSlfMvPEJPzQD_20AaWC8bxBxDcC7SIWph0fZqvJbTFIe0JlMl/s3325/IMG_1437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="3325" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNDr6lCXPg-wiOw_ICgr1ilUslTW3UOmSJ7yi78rr313UHaFqzWTWp6WM1Adiq2JldAOt3A7I5_awf_smPIo2WBEf_KwNNoybjTlTosGSDOEsyLqNq2NYRGyeW54anxiHsmSUWo18IrBSlfMvPEJPzQD_20AaWC8bxBxDcC7SIWph0fZqvJbTFIe0JlMl/w640-h512/IMG_1437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HealthONE Breast Care Center at Centennial Hospital</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 14, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Fortunately, the news was great, </span>and I didn't have to have a scheduled ultrasound</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>after the additional mammograms. </span>Terry and I were beyond relieved!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My other aggravation is taking way more time than one anxious afternoon,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>but </span>I should have it resolved within the next week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile I'm cramming as many happy thoughts as I can into my brain.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhZ4rk-TFc1AUgHjts8GnAwwq0LH8WQe6trpcvtrp3lR9J0Al00Xg4SBzsQshNrcY-YphmXQHkQpd5FIrX-p2QHsBhOObAQ3caO6iap1AazPqLuOk47w4NymD_smB7aGs0ax_e5uQlKeZraMwBg7iQ5ZSFYaZQbtsZoVYiuVyfR_TIYhpoSum0tywplO7/s3750/IMG_8033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3750" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhZ4rk-TFc1AUgHjts8GnAwwq0LH8WQe6trpcvtrp3lR9J0Al00Xg4SBzsQshNrcY-YphmXQHkQpd5FIrX-p2QHsBhOObAQ3caO6iap1AazPqLuOk47w4NymD_smB7aGs0ax_e5uQlKeZraMwBg7iQ5ZSFYaZQbtsZoVYiuVyfR_TIYhpoSum0tywplO7/w640-h512/IMG_8033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coming Up Roses</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Victoria, British Columbia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 12, 2017</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this year when I was in Maui, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I came across a touching tribute to a feral cat named <a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-maui-cat-named-rusty.html">Rusty</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I started donating to the National Wildlife Federation in his honor.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Its magazine <i>National Wildlife</i> is beautiful and hopeful.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mLqg-MRY9BcmVqM-FwDtPDbUCOUkfj2YWlFZmw0rjA3DGinmg82yz7yqlm3MiaoBYh5uY6TVsUptgMvPrd90tW6IAE7b1lzAueWDjtBaRHJMdmbaG5dBsz8bUI03M-cwMGxAPx-Zr9glj-Hua5AT0fRj2USOdq02p5s5YUaK6C_LJTL0BLiAQTMVLPfM/s640/IMG_0193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mLqg-MRY9BcmVqM-FwDtPDbUCOUkfj2YWlFZmw0rjA3DGinmg82yz7yqlm3MiaoBYh5uY6TVsUptgMvPrd90tW6IAE7b1lzAueWDjtBaRHJMdmbaG5dBsz8bUI03M-cwMGxAPx-Zr9glj-Hua5AT0fRj2USOdq02p5s5YUaK6C_LJTL0BLiAQTMVLPfM/w512-h640/IMG_0193.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rusty the Cat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wailea, Maui, Hawaii</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 18, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This week in the magazine I read a heartwarming story about Bobbi Wilson,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">a proactive 10-year-old who is making a difference in her New Jersey community. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you ever were a young geeky naturalist following your outdoor passions,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">you will love this story. You'll love it regardless! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Fourth Grader vs. Spotted Lanternfly" by Shantal Riley, Summer 23, <i>National Wildlife.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbi became concerned about an Asian invasive species,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>the spotted lanternfly </span><span>(<i>Lycorma delicatula)</i></span><span><i>,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and she joined New Jersey's eradication campaign in 2022.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The pest arrived in Pennsylvania in 1914 and has now spread throughout the Northeast.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It eats everything, causing</span><span> wilting, defoliation, low-yielding crops, and plant death.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2bcJMzP_gEQ-P1EtfTqFZeLccuCz7_a2yynv8FQ2LSRQ7Y_dx5i5i0tR8tSGkcP0v2znuShlvE8B4lgmXMEnkpOjXSomWmbDMfDX5rfQc7I-_0CuwLd689yt2ZJ6XyYYLrOlw_cO1qiSX58jT5VQDf81A_qBZq7bSUXqvQoLKNSrPS_921l5NaTjZEjd/s1198/674px-Spotted_Lanternflies_Red_Maple_2019-10-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2bcJMzP_gEQ-P1EtfTqFZeLccuCz7_a2yynv8FQ2LSRQ7Y_dx5i5i0tR8tSGkcP0v2znuShlvE8B4lgmXMEnkpOjXSomWmbDMfDX5rfQc7I-_0CuwLd689yt2ZJ6XyYYLrOlw_cO1qiSX58jT5VQDf81A_qBZq7bSUXqvQoLKNSrPS_921l5NaTjZEjd/w360-h640/674px-Spotted_Lanternflies_Red_Maple_2019-10-17.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spotted Lanternflies on a Red Maple</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotted_Lanternflies_Red_Maple_2019-10-17.jpg">Wikimedia</a> ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons">License</a></span></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The pest can look like a beautiful butterfly, but it is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_lanternfly">planthopper</a>,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">one of thousands of insect species that get their name </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">from their remarkable resemblance to vegetation in their environment </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and their ability to hop around like a grasshopper. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGaZwlscwnxU151Zu7_Fe8hxjs-awq3I5pXFbjfsr3T9QxYQBkGeVHytcdUyOR7PiQ165oL5ZZzE39ahNCwpIruTYo5Mz1BZ9JqmQpXwNRggAQHLmw3EqB1tWorCaJ5QKNz0of38vcZ9MVpEDgRrMTwUxZcMPj2TnCidgMZfGEnvXocn9oRn5mz4T_tS3/s1075/Spotted_lanternfly_displaying_underwing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGaZwlscwnxU151Zu7_Fe8hxjs-awq3I5pXFbjfsr3T9QxYQBkGeVHytcdUyOR7PiQ165oL5ZZzE39ahNCwpIruTYo5Mz1BZ9JqmQpXwNRggAQHLmw3EqB1tWorCaJ5QKNz0of38vcZ9MVpEDgRrMTwUxZcMPj2TnCidgMZfGEnvXocn9oRn5mz4T_tS3/w610-h640/Spotted_lanternfly_displaying_underwing.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spotted Lanternfly Displaying Underwing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotted_lanternfly_displaying_underwing.jpg">Wikimedia</a> ~ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Licence</a></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Bobbi began eliminating the spotted lanternflies</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>in her neighborhood </span>with her own bug spray recipe.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Like all good scientists, she recorded her observations</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and experimented to improve her spray.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sadly, last year, the then 9-year-old, was reported to the police </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">by <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/22/nj-man-calls-cops-on-bobbi-wilson-black-girl-who-was-killing-lanternflies/">a former New Jersey Councilman</a> who lived across the street from her.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He was scared by a tiny, hooded Black woman spraying the sidewalks,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and a police officer quickly arrived to investigate.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, the story has an inspiring non-racist ending.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Shortly after the neighbor's 911 call,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbi's 13-year old sister and father spoke at a borough council meeting,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and Bobbi's story was picked up by the local press.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A female Black professor of Public Health at Yale University</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">invited the family to visit the campus.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">During their visit a Yale Peabody Museum manager said</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that the museum </span>didn't have any spotted lanternflies in its collection.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>He explained how to freeze and ship specimens to the museum, </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>and </span></span>Bobbi was soon collecting and shipping the planthoppers there.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Her donations were accepted, and the museum named its new collection after Bobbi.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9T7ZtelREmufNPVSRXaWTw1R7mmamFT5qo-OfVUSNx4ToNWSMvWmGYrEWrl4KZ9gu1LCXzfD-g2zu3FKfd4_c5KVYDLyxUre4rRtvXftX6gUbbhoHO6ShAUxgCrSkTkC_O8UthC8gYEVCfYo1w-t45BWw65wQqZf_m0WFAirdFlSA1cERFHOdxlHy3-E/s1600/IMG_1364.heic_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9T7ZtelREmufNPVSRXaWTw1R7mmamFT5qo-OfVUSNx4ToNWSMvWmGYrEWrl4KZ9gu1LCXzfD-g2zu3FKfd4_c5KVYDLyxUre4rRtvXftX6gUbbhoHO6ShAUxgCrSkTkC_O8UthC8gYEVCfYo1w-t45BWw65wQqZf_m0WFAirdFlSA1cERFHOdxlHy3-E/w480-h640/IMG_1364.heic_.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/01/27/yale-honors-nine-year-old-scientist-bobbi-wilson-for-lanternfly-donation/">Yale News</a></span></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbi also visited Princeton University's Plasma Laboratory</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>and </span>received an award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She was honored during Black History Month </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">at the governor's mansion for her contributions to the state.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbi and her sister Hayden received full scholarships to attend</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>the </span><span>New Jersey Institute of Technology's 2023 STEM summer camp.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This remarkable young girl wants to be a chemist,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">so she can try to make things that people need.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbi's story raised my spirits like nothing else could!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I was that young geeky girl once (still am inside),</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>although <a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/2023/07/iwsg-wednesday-august-2-2023-there-is.html">my story</a>, </span></span>which the press spread across Canada </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">over sixty years ago, did not have as inspiring an ending.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Young children are amazing! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They have the power to change their world!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span style="text-align: center;">I wasn't sure what to link to </span></span></span><span> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>, </span></span>and then fortune smiled on me!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Recently I shared two Teddy Swims music </span><span>videos in a post.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been gorging on his singing, and yesterday YouTube sent me to a new video of his.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Til I Change Your Mind" features one of Teddy's talented band members, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Addy Maxwell, creating a surprising work of art.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was going to send a link to Debra, <a href="https://shewhoseeks.blogspot.com">She Who Seeks</a>, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because it reminded me of the detailed art techniques she uses.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But then I thought I'd share it with everyone in today's post.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some people like Addy are unbelievably talented in multiple areas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-52262765115993481912023-09-15T00:00:00.001-06:002023-09-15T00:00:00.169-06:00Morning Dread<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My plans for last weekend, this week, and the next six or seven weeks</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">have been thrown into disarray. I could get discouraged, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I'm going to suck it up buttercup.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-hDmgOspztIUWzdntVRjqUNP_Y4FyaCdBjR0oInwup_tKe_Q2W4puvWOTagxkwLj48eTVzRjb6QUuwAxesbA_9qZWxy-81HDCl4VNQka2Znl5jf8xE84BUL-GUj666R4UdE9c_tHlRjIftPDIYNB7tlkV3Ixn0A-OTTNTHi_SIu-otN3z-AOb7jYQKmg/s640/IMG_4050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-hDmgOspztIUWzdntVRjqUNP_Y4FyaCdBjR0oInwup_tKe_Q2W4puvWOTagxkwLj48eTVzRjb6QUuwAxesbA_9qZWxy-81HDCl4VNQka2Znl5jf8xE84BUL-GUj666R4UdE9c_tHlRjIftPDIYNB7tlkV3Ixn0A-OTTNTHi_SIu-otN3z-AOb7jYQKmg/w640-h512/IMG_4050.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buttercups</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span>Reykjavík, Iceland</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 12, 2014</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">All Rights Reserved</div></span></div></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Well, once I get out of bed that is. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I wake up, I want to pull the covers over my head</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and make the world go away.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is so not me! I am a morning lark.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently read an article by Tom Chiarella who was interviewing Jeff Bridges</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in a summer issue of <i>AARP The Magazine</i>, and this jumped out at me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes Bridges experiences what he calls <i>morning dread</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"'I sometimes wake up and say, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">'Oh God, I gotta get up and do all this stuff that I don't want to do.'"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's where I am right now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does this happen to you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEpKKOaM_nF90ji4TajUspKxy0M32GzAXeHoI31U6ViHqIPBqIAiFyl7cT9YAb4TVl_IDXINyXroTtqzGft0sFLy8RI3qXb5tlunUZplEfcV1MMhe-tDKwwwn--E8Bu_a9dvBYHfSpA0Q7OA67lMPQogyEW59fRH_aPIRjontbA3ibX_lrfcqyXgQ34-_/s1080/ShutEye-wake-up-memes18-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEpKKOaM_nF90ji4TajUspKxy0M32GzAXeHoI31U6ViHqIPBqIAiFyl7cT9YAb4TVl_IDXINyXroTtqzGft0sFLy8RI3qXb5tlunUZplEfcV1MMhe-tDKwwwn--E8Bu_a9dvBYHfSpA0Q7OA67lMPQogyEW59fRH_aPIRjontbA3ibX_lrfcqyXgQ34-_/w640-h640/ShutEye-wake-up-memes18-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Everything will get </span><span>squared away, </span></span><span>but it's going to take time I'm short on,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and involve aggravating things I don't want to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whine. Whine.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfbE1y-sS-WzKFmJY3sJNp7dVHZ7tEhoD09hVW4KMRwZMFcUNUTHJ7pJWAccQic1qEZ81V_TCaK3EevQ6Lt-isA4dlQQo-9ml5n_QefFfmtUFO5MPOtZWtpuNtP6Ri2QNvdWqhZIh1Dr6vJWHlFMcjVyNci1EDsiFgMQUIrLjNTWwxagMK8yM1_J-Ts_u/s310/images-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfbE1y-sS-WzKFmJY3sJNp7dVHZ7tEhoD09hVW4KMRwZMFcUNUTHJ7pJWAccQic1qEZ81V_TCaK3EevQ6Lt-isA4dlQQo-9ml5n_QefFfmtUFO5MPOtZWtpuNtP6Ri2QNvdWqhZIh1Dr6vJWHlFMcjVyNci1EDsiFgMQUIrLjNTWwxagMK8yM1_J-Ts_u/w640-h337/images-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So this morning I told myself that I could wallow for a little while</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">after getting out of bed, and then I had to get real.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went hunting for some memes to cheer me up:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyQ8vZd-a3wUOICWFWj6gF5_ZwzbHU83fT6a6mIi50M35XFlatqpCQWnncTUI6gWuf5_KfUnd37DRWD8u3NQvQ1oXaXkztAvBFO-C3I0V2UoS1fSaB_gv4B5McS4QlGYsQ0M4D5tR2oSOqCuJ-O_TlixVuklUa6GSNe1_5S_zxfgBrCei2OpYhBHos7ac/s960/Jeannie%20and%20Rosie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyQ8vZd-a3wUOICWFWj6gF5_ZwzbHU83fT6a6mIi50M35XFlatqpCQWnncTUI6gWuf5_KfUnd37DRWD8u3NQvQ1oXaXkztAvBFO-C3I0V2UoS1fSaB_gv4B5McS4QlGYsQ0M4D5tR2oSOqCuJ-O_TlixVuklUa6GSNe1_5S_zxfgBrCei2OpYhBHos7ac/w640-h640/Jeannie%20and%20Rosie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeannie and Rosie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calgary, Alberta, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Date Unknown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3F5vlTZtlKfSKY28ScRMkyZotzgiuIHvY8l7G8Y0VLwzq9qDO9__MoyJa6pQeHMzfZGn-fhXsH7wIjFXV5Rz7w8GnHM9fAtNISyJdGG1OOrYpa6h6KrOKH5de3ONT86scMaXY7GvCgeg3WI3btysKxXMx3OCp_xorGI3e3jooDNDb8iAnoPkG6pEMABb/s4000/IMG_5278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3F5vlTZtlKfSKY28ScRMkyZotzgiuIHvY8l7G8Y0VLwzq9qDO9__MoyJa6pQeHMzfZGn-fhXsH7wIjFXV5Rz7w8GnHM9fAtNISyJdGG1OOrYpa6h6KrOKH5de3ONT86scMaXY7GvCgeg3WI3btysKxXMx3OCp_xorGI3e3jooDNDb8iAnoPkG6pEMABb/w480-h640/IMG_5278.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Best Guy in the World!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Blue Lagoon, Iceland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 14, 2014</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guaranteed to make me laugh; a favorite childhood photo of mine, ADHD me,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in a perpetual harness, tied on, and trailing a rope for a good three summers of my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9oFylDgyZ6JKi-1hL4YhO5VHsjeYJzu-telAE3FDmeb2hOqee5bo_MB6qWW7bo7Mjz1_x_jyn6E096lyvmhXKHHytK1-jZWFoz0O-qozV4PagliVDYTGcFGhq3NcPsVU89SaT8Xa7f5OSTDoPkvi1M3txYzKn-K7_8d2UY6zT7D8paJmWI4QFAzW3G1e/s606/Smith's%20Cove%201952%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9oFylDgyZ6JKi-1hL4YhO5VHsjeYJzu-telAE3FDmeb2hOqee5bo_MB6qWW7bo7Mjz1_x_jyn6E096lyvmhXKHHytK1-jZWFoz0O-qozV4PagliVDYTGcFGhq3NcPsVU89SaT8Xa7f5OSTDoPkvi1M3txYzKn-K7_8d2UY6zT7D8paJmWI4QFAzW3G1e/w512-h640/Smith's%20Cove%201952%2044.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aggravation in the Past!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Summer 1952</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you do if you experience morning dread?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div>When you wake up and say, </div><div>"Oh God, I gotta get up and do all this stuff that I don't want to do."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to know what works for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week I didn't get around to visit as I planned.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤞</span><span style="font-size: large;">I make it this time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend!</span></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p>Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-14737070790166418982023-09-08T01:42:00.031-06:002023-09-09T17:29:00.952-06:00Down the IWSG Rabbit Hole: Part 2<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As many of you know, I am a member of an inspirational online writing community</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">known as The Insecure Writer's Support Group.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The IWSG has been a writing mainstay for me since I joined it almost a decade ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We get together on the first Wednesday of the month</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">to support and encourage one another with our writing projects.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some members write flash fiction, short stories, and novels across many genres.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Others write non-fiction books, writing craft books, or memoirs, </span>and some are poets.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the one thing we all share is a love of writing. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZBlsa1uV3i-md--WoU56PcWoxI3ZeNPXdce7CuF5_LbydiLYmnwLxC2Xm4yE8LAemiXYZnIxdOL-41SdoCiw_cICUFC5SsOGrCIX0nYafGZ3mmrpfY8r9hl6NbwmojWtpFZVsfvKNfq8Sg1OODQbEztkuQFdBuLNT1o7PtQQMnnJSwNMzy9-C1Tr9ZwN/s960/writing-essay-960.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZBlsa1uV3i-md--WoU56PcWoxI3ZeNPXdce7CuF5_LbydiLYmnwLxC2Xm4yE8LAemiXYZnIxdOL-41SdoCiw_cICUFC5SsOGrCIX0nYafGZ3mmrpfY8r9hl6NbwmojWtpFZVsfvKNfq8Sg1OODQbEztkuQFdBuLNT1o7PtQQMnnJSwNMzy9-C1Tr9ZwN/w640-h360/writing-essay-960.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Writers Getting Together</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://adamwillows.com/resources/fantastic-essays-and-how-to-write-them/">Adam Willows.com </a> ~ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">License</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday marked a special anniversary for the IWSG, 12 Years Strong!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We were encouraged to share when we discovered the IWSG,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">how we connect with it, and how has it helped us.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to find out how it started twelve years ago and fell down a rabbit hole.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj3b4FKdJ3Cysbt8jP88cP4qJK1OUL2QJIUjhvcy9uymkTD7g3IiLvw4q955z5qGUpFl0jw8OBJLNqc2iBn3OujTYzVGLWStetCeL_vyjaUEPh_ezNHY59b3WS2eynDWhDf5N9yT7jaZ0dmWPTg4_Z5b8sJsLpDHD2LVKwCXneXD6r1SvfmhiVKtZypb-/s640/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_(311526846)_(cropped)-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj3b4FKdJ3Cysbt8jP88cP4qJK1OUL2QJIUjhvcy9uymkTD7g3IiLvw4q955z5qGUpFl0jw8OBJLNqc2iBn3OujTYzVGLWStetCeL_vyjaUEPh_ezNHY59b3WS2eynDWhDf5N9yT7jaZ0dmWPTg4_Z5b8sJsLpDHD2LVKwCXneXD6r1SvfmhiVKtZypb-/w640-h640/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_(311526846)_(cropped)-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Down the Rabbit Hole</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_%28311526846%29_%28cropped%29.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a> ~ Valerie Hinojosa ~ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">License</a></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I read dozens of IWSG founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh's</a> posts</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and scanned thousands of comments looking for information.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As I worked on the draft, I realized I had way too much information for one post.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was too late to regroup, so I split the post into two parts: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The first was <i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/preview/5349947899983990762/1473707079016641898">And So It Begins!</a> </i>on the founding of the IWSG,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and the second is my post today sharing my relationship with the group.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I learned about about this awesome group through my blogging buddy, Pat Hatt.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He has long been member of the IWSG, one who has published over 100 books.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At the time I joined the group, Pat had published at least twenty,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">so I figured that he knew a good writing group when he saw one.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdRIcd-2hD0MnwP3xDeba6Z5qAWI__sZmoWzAYWAURGsb0_4uLeQ4KSIHWFgb8n7wm1nozs6FpEDVOIEFWjnSf2wLmGHSW3uY3BimSKHbGgajv4A43pr5mgs_CQjHxWwW_sWbfuU00fpZ3Jc3lLbvReniH27xPVVDOXPr8vX-vAbv4AC6zMo2n7qGUV4h/s4860/IMG_1843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4860" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdRIcd-2hD0MnwP3xDeba6Z5qAWI__sZmoWzAYWAURGsb0_4uLeQ4KSIHWFgb8n7wm1nozs6FpEDVOIEFWjnSf2wLmGHSW3uY3BimSKHbGgajv4A43pr5mgs_CQjHxWwW_sWbfuU00fpZ3Jc3lLbvReniH27xPVVDOXPr8vX-vAbv4AC6zMo2n7qGUV4h/w640-h512/IMG_1843.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Few of Pat's Books</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 21, 2021</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDcoT6tlFecFjcH62NhEuYCa2C4EOrTmdcmlPsGUVgTjjOEKVMlknwRWcN-UHmzqsQDrdXGCks38MZ_oW4f9H1EHTCYgQ0RxP7iL6EhN0x2F5riaa8R2J2i8tZSmP_f1YBNNwurtBrqHpSUUQlzJK5cvqr3CfcBYTTIkLtWQ9jj6AKK2c_bwPBQOFsuiv/s288/Pat%20and%20cats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="288" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDcoT6tlFecFjcH62NhEuYCa2C4EOrTmdcmlPsGUVgTjjOEKVMlknwRWcN-UHmzqsQDrdXGCks38MZ_oW4f9H1EHTCYgQ0RxP7iL6EhN0x2F5riaa8R2J2i8tZSmP_f1YBNNwurtBrqHpSUUQlzJK5cvqr3CfcBYTTIkLtWQ9jj6AKK2c_bwPBQOFsuiv/w320-h296/Pat%20and%20cats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Alex Cavanaugh featured Pat </span><span>on his blog </span><span>on January 13, 2014, </span>as he has for many IWSG writers: "Today I have for you a special treat A funky rhyme that can’t be beat. <span style="text-align: center;">Because today Pat and his cat Are here to amuse at my mat! "</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat had recently released his latest book at the time, <i><a href=" https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Fight+for+the+Light+by+Pat+Hatt&crid=3AW3AD6642115&sprefix=fight+for+the+light+by+pat+hatt%2Caps%2C147&ref=nb_sb_noss">Fight for the Light</a></i>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In his blog <i>It's Rhyme Time,</i> Pat invited readers </span>to hop over to Alex's blog to see his post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought <i>What the heck? Why not?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I commented on Alex's post: "<span style="text-align: center;">How fun to visit your blog, Alex. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course rhyming Pat sent me your way! Have a great day!"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and Alex responded: "<span style="text-align: center;">Fundy, thanks for stopping by!" </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">Such a humble exchange that led to friendships, opportunities, and fulfillment for me!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalzLDA2ae4KplODCJbQwS7SHP3g_cPb-HH8l_9KdTgftInCJoUrjCbxi9t-IN_qhXDJ2Umlt0DNGe9646jAegkHU4eLuSKA6KktpxKzi0Uaebos1KBR1SP1uyF9tDTGdy2pJUGlWnCmPV-vHj4XpXxD9XBzyovDs7cLL4nZG5EFrgPF44IZ7Nc15VUwi8/s2881/IMG_9242%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalzLDA2ae4KplODCJbQwS7SHP3g_cPb-HH8l_9KdTgftInCJoUrjCbxi9t-IN_qhXDJ2Umlt0DNGe9646jAegkHU4eLuSKA6KktpxKzi0Uaebos1KBR1SP1uyF9tDTGdy2pJUGlWnCmPV-vHj4XpXxD9XBzyovDs7cLL4nZG5EFrgPF44IZ7Nc15VUwi8/w640-h640/IMG_9242%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blogging Buddies ~ Pat and I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 28, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I spotted Alex's link to The Insecure Writer's Support Group and followed it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I discovered all these writers and all sorts of information!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At the time I was publishing posts on my family's time in the North,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and working up the courage to write a memoir.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But did I join the group? No! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was too shy and insecure to join, but I became a Looky Lou.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I kept going back to Alex's blog and leaving comments.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't believe that first Pat, and now Alex, were actually interacting with me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Real, honest-to-God, published authors!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">That meant so much, and I began to dare a little.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On January 29, 2014 I went into LinkedIn and changed </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">my professional headline from Elementary Teacher to Writer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And then I wrote a post called <i><a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/2014/01/putting-it-out-into-universe-woo-woo.html">Putting It Out Into The Universe! Woo Woo!!!!!</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I claimed myself to be a <b>Writer</b>!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I wrote, "I've been out on a lot of skinny limbs,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">but this one feels about one Planck Unit wide!"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Talk about insecure.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Pat replied in his rhyming fashion:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"haha got it out there</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Now all know near and far</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Writer at your lair</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Can give a har har"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And Alex replied with encouragement:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"You took the plunge! Now you are officially a writer. Believe it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And believe you will be an author just like your sister."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And others replied who have given me their friendship and support over the years,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">among them, Debra, Martha, Baili, Peggy, Noushka, and Jim.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoaepep7FszyNPxTVrOryEBD59S-kb6YixCulcswvjoB2t4CP0J7kYuveXJWBHn-oOfjHkBu79CIMHIliLRibgzWMtVxyUtsbRwMbny9ZYLfNy7uVGiIa16rNPpyyhxip0pf7zSgNGvvlNzzzP89-K08MrqNBW3wDUoT0D5tRD_HmkIEePXliXKZEVT3J/s1600/IMG_2678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoaepep7FszyNPxTVrOryEBD59S-kb6YixCulcswvjoB2t4CP0J7kYuveXJWBHn-oOfjHkBu79CIMHIliLRibgzWMtVxyUtsbRwMbny9ZYLfNy7uVGiIa16rNPpyyhxip0pf7zSgNGvvlNzzzP89-K08MrqNBW3wDUoT0D5tRD_HmkIEePXliXKZEVT3J/w640-h480/IMG_2678.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Sister Bertie (Published Author) and I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Presenters, Colorado Council International Reading Association, 2009, 2010, 2011</div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">On February 24, 2014 Alex gave me a push saying, "Fundy, please join us."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But I didn't feel I was good enough, real enough to join the IWSG.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It took me a couple of more months, but on April 9, 2014 I decided to join the group.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And, of course, typical me, I struggled to get the technology to work.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I poured out my heart in my post <i><a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-ld-feels-whats-simple-is-hard.html">How LD Feels! What's Simple is Hard!</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As in stupid, Stupid, STUPID!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Alex replied, "Yeah!!! Glad you finally joined us. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">One can never be too insecure for the group. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Trust me. You are in the right place."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And Pat replied, "that cat joined and he isn't insecure at all, just be crazy and you are safe haha And if the mirror talks back like that, smash it"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu2tSTJAILEqWsAIOtpFLViqCHMxwwmJTFfEgSbQGFJc_fV_Qr4sqcSRworysbAxLpOCm6zlTQ9FFvJE-kpRQ-VLY7P2WY6yzEsJkQFPzuCBGpsk008t6y1a5hD79Ip0vJ0hUxjXPgaf0BCxT4ZlUyFE-c96NeG5RFm3-mgG9hwY_dkSJnx0MkXWsiKL_/s1600/IMG_4104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu2tSTJAILEqWsAIOtpFLViqCHMxwwmJTFfEgSbQGFJc_fV_Qr4sqcSRworysbAxLpOCm6zlTQ9FFvJE-kpRQ-VLY7P2WY6yzEsJkQFPzuCBGpsk008t6y1a5hD79Ip0vJ0hUxjXPgaf0BCxT4ZlUyFE-c96NeG5RFm3-mgG9hwY_dkSJnx0MkXWsiKL_/w480-h640/IMG_4104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Stupid LD Person in the Mirror</span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Five days later I had my mojo back and posted a review of Alex's first book</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">in my post <i><a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/2014/04/fundy-blue-reviews-alex-j-cavanaughs_14.html">Fundy Blue Reviews Alex J. Cavanaugh's "CassaStar</a>.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Alex replied, <i>"</i>Wow, what a surprise!!! Fundy, thank you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm excited that you enjoyed it. Yes, first efforts, and I did get better.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And - there is a strong female character in the second book I think you will really enjoy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks - you just made my morning!!"<i> </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I made his morning? He made mine!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsG_aQzA8hCpzjLU6_62k35q_4QB9aNCPyzukykQppHK6GPjDU46Z0wJVlAgzS_6fqwwcWeC4SWitDK3GkW-9nZkmATAtUEmGrXICZMioERtYEk5yI6DqocoaUlpizMgnk_TuC-qzGcH3SPbvG7dVIZpCOIQrwMlfcLzRd1Jg8OGuETHGqMpAX2FUk2XR/s436/718ZRBZSvGL._AC_UY436_QL65_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsG_aQzA8hCpzjLU6_62k35q_4QB9aNCPyzukykQppHK6GPjDU46Z0wJVlAgzS_6fqwwcWeC4SWitDK3GkW-9nZkmATAtUEmGrXICZMioERtYEk5yI6DqocoaUlpizMgnk_TuC-qzGcH3SPbvG7dVIZpCOIQrwMlfcLzRd1Jg8OGuETHGqMpAX2FUk2XR/w422-h640/718ZRBZSvGL._AC_UY436_QL65_.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CassaStar-Alex-J-Cavanaugh-ebook/dp/B0045Y261I/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JSZBVIAFYOLU&keywords=cassastar+by+alex+j.+cavanaugh&qid=1694150598&sprefix=cassastar+by+alex+j.+cavagnaugh%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1">Amazon</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I mentioned opportunities. Yes, the IWSG has given me opportunities.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had a small article published in the IWSG book </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Insecure-Writers-Support-Publishing-Beyond-ebook/dp/B00PM98I08/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BFZS6SZUOP32&keywords=The+Insecure+Writer%27s+Support+Group+Guide+to+Publishing+and+Beyond&qid=1694201127&sprefix=the+insecure+writer%27s+support+group+guide+to+publishing+and+beyond%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1">The Insecure Writer's Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond</a>,</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and I had a short story "Dare Double Dare"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">published in an IWSG anthology <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Third-Ghost-Ventresca-Yvonne/dp/193984472X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BNZP2SM1K5SZ&keywords=Voyagers%3A+The+Third+Ghost.&qid=1694201225&sprefix=voyagers+the+third+ghost.%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-1">Voyagers: The Third Ghost</a></i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65QKccE1jU72cvJMNcGm7shfbUR4BpssvOJbhOxTgKS7cPaT9l0BcckK3DmwFd5j4ep9DEL6KUfsR9ZvoTVSC1xHxCVyKjtQpXFfwjH9z3No4kFKziH43iLxCK4G-cEwRYGZ11N16J3uJNKgeONt34MyeEVBHme9GQkoOjKSY4eQfy0U1yg0fND-M6K-R/s3024/IMG_2784%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="3024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65QKccE1jU72cvJMNcGm7shfbUR4BpssvOJbhOxTgKS7cPaT9l0BcckK3DmwFd5j4ep9DEL6KUfsR9ZvoTVSC1xHxCVyKjtQpXFfwjH9z3No4kFKziH43iLxCK4G-cEwRYGZ11N16J3uJNKgeONt34MyeEVBHme9GQkoOjKSY4eQfy0U1yg0fND-M6K-R/w640-h512/IMG_2784%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Happy Author!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aurora, Colorado, USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 24, 2020</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's been over nine years since I joined The Insecure Writer's Support Group.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Since then I have never missed publishing a monthly post for the IWSG.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was five days late once.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>On September 4, 2018, </span>I tried to write a post <i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5349947899983990762/7022629267583000586">Computerless and Lost!</a> </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and publish it while sitting in a train station and then riding on a train.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had accidentally left my computer behind in the security line</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia on August 8th.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Hello, Fellow IWSG Members! I’m sorry this doesn’t look like a regular IWSG post. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I’m sitting in a train station in Brighton on the south coast of England,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and trying to write a post with my iPhone." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I messed up so badly that Google locked me out of my account for three days.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's the only post I've ever published that didn't have a photo.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Said Alex, "Wow, glad you didn't lose your computer! That would've sucked.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">No worries, visit when you can and don't stress not writing. Just enjoy the trip."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Said Pat: "Great you got the computer back at least. Losing it would be worse than the screen of death. At least if you get the latter you can get the satisfaction of taking a hammer to it lol</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sure far far away from your sea this time. Hope you are enjoying away and you can post many pics when you get back to make up for none today."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnEyuCclwnBg-Tfu-DZp0DBJT16rhG1D2URKtFvga9TWAcG3EegzcLsYKZJhJbu1SxJbKnppiwXkdPW4O-5UnFHpv7H1KPsG_lzo6LTMRm6sGDGAsRXvK648okr3LP0IgPdpVx0FY8b9huXCRquCPUXsC43KG_P26Bq6E5rv-7sYUT5tK7ftlmfriRcXp/s2825/IMG_2772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="2825" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnEyuCclwnBg-Tfu-DZp0DBJT16rhG1D2URKtFvga9TWAcG3EegzcLsYKZJhJbu1SxJbKnppiwXkdPW4O-5UnFHpv7H1KPsG_lzo6LTMRm6sGDGAsRXvK648okr3LP0IgPdpVx0FY8b9huXCRquCPUXsC43KG_P26Bq6E5rv-7sYUT5tK7ftlmfriRcXp/w640-h640/IMG_2772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brighton Train Station</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">United Kingdom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">August 30, 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">How do I connect with the IWSG?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">What you see is what you get,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">my ups and downs, my technology difficulties, my ADHD challenges,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">my writing progress and lack thereof,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">through sickness and health, me unfiltered.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How has the IWSG helped me?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How can I count the ways?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Friendship, support, encouragement, understanding, compassion, inspiration, validation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm one member's story, sharing a few interactions with my friends Alex and Pat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Alex, who founded the IWSG has given so much of himself to so many others.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He reflected in his Wednesday, May 6, 2015 post: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Writing is tough business. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m hesitant to continue. (I didn’t sign on to do more than one book anyway.) I know the bad reviews on Amazon were inevitable, but it always sucks. I’ve been through some incredible highs and lows, and I want to do my part to help other writers going through the same stuff. I’m not a great writer, but maybe I can be a great supporter."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I beg to differ, Alex! You are a great writer and a great supporter!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And so are you, Pat! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to both of you for being there for me!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's to the next twelve years of the IWSG!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to link <span><span><span style="text-align: center;">to </span></span></span><span> </span><a href="https://beadwright.blogspot.com">Nicole's Friday Face Off</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My face is in the post. That will have to do for this week!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's 1:37 am, and I had promised myself no more staying up late to write a post. Oops!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If there are any errors, I'll find them tomorrow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I might be a little late making the rounds. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">😵💫</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s1600/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggFb8lb3BhBUw-daZkSPL2yW7VNiLbwYjzCFAVYs60nRxc1QODiRg7NFrs5J4bJUSqaGmckhE3He4pEGS9QGErCKhLvudAQQ9e3H3AZX3Pbpga-aVOBn0hoh-uqbpOdup1KH-pRAbEnZ/s400/IMG_7428+-+Version+2.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Till next time ~</span><br /><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;">Fundy Blue</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0582ff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My next post will be soon!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤞</span></div><span style="color: #0582ff;"><br /></span><span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>On the Bay of Fundy<br /><span><span>© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span><br /><span>All Rights Reserved</span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></span></div><p> </p><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>IWSG Information:</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Insecure Writer's Support Group is on several online platforms including</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/230248130466980">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com">Goodreads</a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(IWSG Authors)</span><span style="font-size: large;">, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theiwsg/">Instagram</a>,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">X, formerly Twitter, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(Our twitter handle: @THEIWSG; </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Our hash tag: #IWSG)</span><span style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and <a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com">Blogger</a> and other blogging sites.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyDi4B3k6G-VZLqZPNHLJsgEc7mu37dZyz6aaFpwWdSmYrT4xtfR5BJSBHmUWxob4UZbQ0NDNDz0ZIRFLHhsRGqRs9gtza8G4OlQPyAZKAnrfys59OYDkh5vwchleQh9U9dS0frrSQI6XhveLGEtb_v5fWEJ6azeYJGHFMI_jY6Yah3WVNviPou6HWeqZ/s400/358447892_10230750492567316_8062615553420633985_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyDi4B3k6G-VZLqZPNHLJsgEc7mu37dZyz6aaFpwWdSmYrT4xtfR5BJSBHmUWxob4UZbQ0NDNDz0ZIRFLHhsRGqRs9gtza8G4OlQPyAZKAnrfys59OYDkh5vwchleQh9U9dS0frrSQI6XhveLGEtb_v5fWEJ6azeYJGHFMI_jY6Yah3WVNviPou6HWeqZ/w640-h400/358447892_10230750492567316_8062615553420633985_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/230248130466980/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2664575620367540"><span style="font-size: x-small;">facebook</span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I belong to the blogging group, and all the IWSG requires of me and other members</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">is to publish a post on <a href="https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com">my blog</a> about writing on the first Wednesday of the month,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">visit a dozen other members' posts, and return comments. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The IWSG announces a question each month that members can answer in their IWSG posts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The IWSG welcomes anyone interested in writing,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and you can explore its website here: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com">The Insecure Writer's Group</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">You may join on the IWSG </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html">Sign-Up page.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s1600/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="175" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczHFvJbBnkFa543iMNvV2tw35bo3tyWpBSdCaBz8rJieu6gVhZRCCjfONzwjEF2aLCT-fUJ0OiwxPayuDSX9bKH1MN1mOlQErrRZrXDBJ-M_UXjs-m09PvG29upXPHsEKuRN5yuvvwUIx/s320/Insecure+Writers+Support+Group+Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first Wednesday of the month,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">the day that members </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Insecure Writer's Support Group</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">share their writing struggles</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and writing successes</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and offer their encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and support to fellow writers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span>To visit the IWSG website, click <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>To become a member of the IWSG, click <a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html">here</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span>Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,<br /></span><span>along with IWSG Founder <a href="https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> are <a href="https://soniadogra.com">Sonja Dogra</a>, <a href="https://jlennidorner.blogspot.com">J Lenni Dorner</a>, <a href="http://www.patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com">Pat Garcia</a>,</span><span><span><span><span> <a href="http://thefauxfountainpen.blogspot.com">Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen</a>, and <a href="https://authormekajames.wordpress.com">Meka James</a>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.</span></div><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer</span></span><br /><span><span>with advice, insight, </span></span><span>a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or, the question can inspire members</span></span><br /><span><span>if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the question is optional.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>This month's featured question is: </span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">The IWSG celebrates 12 years today! When did you discover the IWSG, how do you connect, and how has it helped you?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy September, Everyone! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Can it be September already?</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not ready for fall, let alone winter that follows fall.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And then there are those lucky people in the southern hemisphere </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">who are heading into spring followed by summer. Enjoy!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Wherever you are, whatever the season, I hope you are happy, safe, and well!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP66NgRx0TFhz8xSBDxMGlgOXak5ro9vpkVDIkOB2WgomFi_R6Mffnsh1nWOM6LZ6tOc0VlieokvkiZVhpyN66p12h2vgh6DNUz6b0MLgywYsOhDE71tnSvXQVeCm4E_Rz27kb9vglXKLORwLzFu0vTNuVNwbjEqTV1qs76zgn10_kTaKvAF8Y0Pm6QFbu/s3688/IMG_9833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="3688" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP66NgRx0TFhz8xSBDxMGlgOXak5ro9vpkVDIkOB2WgomFi_R6Mffnsh1nWOM6LZ6tOc0VlieokvkiZVhpyN66p12h2vgh6DNUz6b0MLgywYsOhDE71tnSvXQVeCm4E_Rz27kb9vglXKLORwLzFu0vTNuVNwbjEqTV1qs76zgn10_kTaKvAF8Y0Pm6QFbu/w640-h512/IMG_9833.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Beautiful and Fleeting Summer Evening</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 31, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All Rights Reserved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought this month's question would be quick and easy to answer,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but I fell down a rabbit hole and it took much longer than I thought.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I entered the rabbit hole when I became curious about how the IWSG started.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I ended up scrolling through a lot of Alex's posts as I searched for the IWSG's origin.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, The Insecure Writer's Support Group began on September 6, 2011,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but Alex published the first post on Tuesday, September 5th:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">"This is my first Insecure Writer’s Support Group post:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">My biggest fear is friends - losing them. I worry I might say or do something dumb. I worry my snark might be taken the wrong way or my inexperience will cause hard feelings. After losing a friend earlier this year (even though it was over something of which I had no control) I don’t want to see any other friendships dissolve. You all matter to me and I don’t want to offend anyone.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fortunately, friends are my greatest supporters. If you’re a writer looking for friends and encouragement, you’ve come to the right place. On days you’re feeling down, someone will say a word that renews your energy. My blogger buddies have kept me going long after I wanted to quit. They mean the world to me. And if you’re connecting with other bloggers, you’ll discover they are an awesome bunch of people!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">And this is a little surprise, because I didn’t tell these guys. But my publisher is currently preparing review copies of CassaFire, and this will be the dedication:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">For my three awesome friends</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">who guided me on this journey -</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rusty Webb</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeffrey Beesler</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anne Gallagher</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn’t have done it without you!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, what’s your word of encouragement or writer insecurity today?"</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: large;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsftGLeIuXCl7NmF5X-nDUTNLHvG6h11CeJZccWsQxd1K9LHYcNYjrZox03j4vapWWL6VrTyW5SIlYEhUMcpca1oE2cEvJt90exejR6k0zGdc2jamsGpszsLtM7MoRojNXP3Jb-rRhl7bMtzH5AkfN9ecG1En1o5PUcuhpEiuBFi_4Im2Mg19FiNjXdD6/s500/61SYvDs48TL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsftGLeIuXCl7NmF5X-nDUTNLHvG6h11CeJZccWsQxd1K9LHYcNYjrZox03j4vapWWL6VrTyW5SIlYEhUMcpca1oE2cEvJt90exejR6k0zGdc2jamsGpszsLtM7MoRojNXP3Jb-rRhl7bMtzH5AkfN9ecG1En1o5PUcuhpEiuBFi_4Im2Mg19FiNjXdD6/w640-h640/61SYvDs48TL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CassaFire/dp/B01KZPTTRE">Amazon</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br /></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">One thing that struck me was that the first blog hop list</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>for the IWSG </span>already had 118 members!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Another was that it included the names of many who are members today!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, something had been going on before the first official post,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and the IWSG has continued to be important to the "charter" members.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And, as I saw on Alex's followup September 9, 2011 post, </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">he was already making a point of visiting everyone's site:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Thanks to everyone who participated in the first post of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! I hope I visited everyone’s site. So many poured out their heart, and the encouraging comments were awesome. Really, it was beyond what I imagined. I may have started something here! But it’s you guys who made it special. One post that caught my attention was from Youngblood, and I hope you have a chance to drop by and offer a word of encouragement. Next post date – October 5!" </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd_hVosxd2Xzvjkf7LFT5uceHzYaS_4Fwu4eL0F5531aVa4D9uIqZW6Wijk7jux_-_XaRHXJPedTmTYMSEkAuJ2-USQ_YB6OjqkBUR8yj7ThXE_YyTu9xJtwK92LF39Yx5CjhpgQoHs4z5Nq4DtciN2Qq_8MRUbTBKXU6FfDUVAO37O6xaxg9x-tbinkkU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="171" data-original-width="200" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd_hVosxd2Xzvjkf7LFT5uceHzYaS_4Fwu4eL0F5531aVa4D9uIqZW6Wijk7jux_-_XaRHXJPedTmTYMSEkAuJ2-USQ_YB6OjqkBUR8yj7ThXE_YyTu9xJtwK92LF39Yx5CjhpgQoHs4z5Nq4DtciN2Qq_8MRUbTBKXU6FfDUVAO37O6xaxg9x-tbinkkU=w400-h342" width="400" /></a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember This Badge!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Another followup on September 12, 2011:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Big thanks again to those who left such awesome comments for those participating in the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I appreciate everyone’s efforts. You guys rock!"</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJf0lr9-pGqRbhh8dVkCdD_BoyNmi_F7oBCictyhjFPY4ohttoVKx_05C2bbL0t_7T6mODPNPwuo4ql3VvzwmCCRa-KByjQCBxWQlHmwQLFK5aO4Ix2T62EZKDOtx1rSWl2P22vC-OdFmIfFkD0pmIkuC4Yhaz76oCPCRSVOhslKunCrJGj4E_XAIOTWn/s150/ALEX%20YOU%20ROCK%20AWARD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJf0lr9-pGqRbhh8dVkCdD_BoyNmi_F7oBCictyhjFPY4ohttoVKx_05C2bbL0t_7T6mODPNPwuo4ql3VvzwmCCRa-KByjQCBxWQlHmwQLFK5aO4Ix2T62EZKDOtx1rSWl2P22vC-OdFmIfFkD0pmIkuC4Yhaz76oCPCRSVOhslKunCrJGj4E_XAIOTWn/w278-h400/ALEX%20YOU%20ROCK%20AWARD.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And on September 23, 2011 a big question about Alex was answered!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">What he looks like!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIvcnrKL8GrDP7zSrVu0onFwbbRLEPFk4NcR8YGiAUVl0S9FMB14baN0SKO8JfVP84HmSfhTKtVMxkiQWI9MicCWQlekRkUvkmK7Tfku5iyFCEIOQAvA7BOlB8jdb8yhA39C6AXoAfIGEsOTWlAmau1NmiE0Die5crMyKWHJL9Ofzy62MYE7TyGoVFvDK/s640/Rocker%20Guy%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIvcnrKL8GrDP7zSrVu0onFwbbRLEPFk4NcR8YGiAUVl0S9FMB14baN0SKO8JfVP84HmSfhTKtVMxkiQWI9MicCWQlekRkUvkmK7Tfku5iyFCEIOQAvA7BOlB8jdb8yhA39C6AXoAfIGEsOTWlAmau1NmiE0Die5crMyKWHJL9Ofzy62MYE7TyGoVFvDK/w240-h640/Rocker%20Guy%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://rustywebb.blogspot.com/2011/09/award-season.html">Rusty Webb</a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seriously, if I did know what Alex looked like, I would never reveal it,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">because I know he promised his wife to keep his writing life and private life separate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alex's friend Rusty no longer blogs, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I hope Alex and others get a kick out of his drawing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This drawing was too fun not to share.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the month of August 2011, people were tossing around</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">ideas for a possible writers group.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alex wrote in an August 17th post:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Now, about that Insecure Writers Support Group…</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve noticed a lot of posts lately about doubts, concerns, and a lack of confidence. Insecure is a term most writers use to describe themselves. (Some would even say neurotic.) </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The cool thing about this community is the amount of support available. Everyone is such an encourager. I thought it would be cool if one day a month, everyone involved in the Insecure Writers Support group posted either:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A situation where they need some encouragement</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Words of encouragement for others about to face a situation</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What do you think? Good idea or really stupid? Would the possibility of a large group of writers posting their doubts all on the same day send the blogging world into a neurotic tailspin? Or would this be better than expensive therapy sessions? (Better than coming to me for therapy, because I might just mess you up even worse!)"</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From my reading of Alex's earlier posts I discovered </span></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>that an earlier supportive group, </span><span>Fantastic Friday Writers, existed,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I'm deducing that the IWSG grew out of FFW.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH-ZLG3zitpo4E4G6lf-L-_787WfnpcA2StjNPq3CuOXDcPt6bkr4PhqKn8u7JZn4bi9PSyk0p2-SwWVjPnh5yqEWjsGiYeHxGb3xksft5pDUxQueVszHbrZ-8x7XYB0izR15w8o_gfdsALT3RBNQr_hl5YKRWAmGfjfgSu50N-Wy7jo5Q9RIeiMirZ31/s944/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_(311526846)_(cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH-ZLG3zitpo4E4G6lf-L-_787WfnpcA2StjNPq3CuOXDcPt6bkr4PhqKn8u7JZn4bi9PSyk0p2-SwWVjPnh5yqEWjsGiYeHxGb3xksft5pDUxQueVszHbrZ-8x7XYB0izR15w8o_gfdsALT3RBNQr_hl5YKRWAmGfjfgSu50N-Wy7jo5Q9RIeiMirZ31/w640-h640/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_(311526846)_(cropped).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Down the Rabbit Hole</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_%28311526846%29_%28cropped%29.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a> ~ Valerie Hinojosa ~ <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">License</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br /></div></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I was going to write about the second part of the rabbit hole I fell into,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">but what I've shared so far is more than long enough for one post.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll include how I ended up with the IWSG,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and why I think it's such a wonderful group on Friday, September 9th. </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed this delve into how the IWSG started.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the enthusiasm of Alex when he was establishing the IWSG</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and figuring out what to do with it with his many blog friends back then.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">He said on September 9, 2011, "I may have started something here!"</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, cheers to you, Alex, for starting a wonderful group,</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">and for shepherding it throughout the last twelve years.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">And thanks to all those early blogging friends of his who helped to make it happen! </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy IWSG Day. Stay happy, healthy, and safe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">🤞~ I hope to see you back on Friday!</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQx8qin9OT4vU86Q7IMYhIURWhHso9T3J8OD2npdCDFHDBPd887QeYyHmNURndGCVje1Ehk7-OdafO6hXHfLEe3rKnhPmo429L_TlWP7Ze7cLq6z_wgXfv1Ti14ufwMezUBVlkXwtBrc3Quipjg87ghHfu08qQPvFlgp4ZVe6ehWckmeZ6bpjpykhAObR/s3780/IMG_9650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3780" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQx8qin9OT4vU86Q7IMYhIURWhHso9T3J8OD2npdCDFHDBPd887QeYyHmNURndGCVje1Ehk7-OdafO6hXHfLEe3rKnhPmo429L_TlWP7Ze7cLq6z_wgXfv1Ti14ufwMezUBVlkXwtBrc3Quipjg87ghHfu08qQPvFlgp4ZVe6ehWckmeZ6bpjpykhAObR/w640-h512/IMG_9650.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just Because ~ Nothing Says Summer and Nova Scotia to Me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like a Patch of Queen Anne's Lace!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 30, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© M. 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