Category: Challenges

WRITING WELL, WRITING HARD?

Blogging Insights # 43 — Hard work Does working hard make your writing better? First and foremost, some people will never write well because they lack talent. There is a bottom line to writing as there is to painting, sculpture, architecture, mathematics -- really, most professions. Everything requires that you have the native ability to … Continue reading WRITING WELL, WRITING HARD?

TO WRITE FOR ONESELF

UNOFFICIAL BLOGGING INSIGHTS Dr. Tanya usually appears with her weekly Blogging Insights prompt. However, she let us know she won’t be doing one this week. We hope Dr. Tanya will be back again next week. Fandango has stepped into the breach. Here's the quote: “You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only … Continue reading TO WRITE FOR ONESELF

BLOGGING VERSUS WRITING

Blogging Insights # 40 - Blogging vs. Writing I agree that sports are not a good analogy to blogging, especially for those of us who have never been involved in sports. I don't think watching baseball counts as involvement. Ideas are often written on the refrigerator whiteboard. Blogging is writing. There are as many types … Continue reading BLOGGING VERSUS WRITING

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

Sunday Poser # 76 - From host Sadje: I like that I can write. I like that my writing never fails me. I love that I can keep tweaking what I've written until it's perfect and says precisely what I intend to say -- yet I can publish it with plenty of imperfections, and it will … Continue reading WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

WHO DID THESE SONGS?

FIBBING FRIDAY - April 15, 2022 (These are still funny, perhaps more so) I don't usually do these because I can't think of anything clever or funny to say. Everyone else seems to find amusing stuff, but I go blank. BUT this time, I thought maybe I could do it, so I'm giving it a … Continue reading WHO DID THESE SONGS?

BOKEH & THE INDOOR GARDEN

BOKEH - THE SHARP & THE SOFT OF PHOTOGRAPHY My son brought home another orchid. I think that is it for room on my indoor garden table. I wish I could find another window, but this house isn't set up very well for window lighting. It's a bit frustrating because there was a time when … Continue reading BOKEH & THE INDOOR GARDEN

ANY WHICH WAY

Cee’s Which Way Challenge  

ON A DARK AND CLOUDY DAY

CWWC:  Which way on a cloudy or stormy day Every cloud doesn't mean a storm, but today we had a storm with wind and rain so hard it was tropical. Intense. The sound of the bending oak trees sounded like the roar of a big truck. It wasn't the small oaks in motion. It was the … Continue reading ON A DARK AND CLOUDY DAY

TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

Being truthful about one's blog is not a big challenge for any of us. It's kind of like talking about ourselves because -- Our blogs are us more than any other writing we do. Whether they are all photographs or poetry or writing or some of everything, they are us -- maybe more than any … Continue reading TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS ANOTHER WAY TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

CRITTERS

Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild animals It's not that we don't have other critters near us. We have more, including coyotes, bobcats, fishers, raccoons, flying squirrels, rabbits, and a variety of lizards and snakes. I never seem to have a camera at hand when I see them. It's frustrating. We did, however, have a field … Continue reading CRITTERS