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Sunday Joy

I got up and took an early morning bike ride this morning. Feeling the breeze in my face and pedaling along the streets and paths in my neighborhood felt like perfect Sunday Joy It wasn’t too hot yet when I went for my bike ride and the skies were a bit overcast. Gazing at the greens of the trees, bushes and lawns as I rode astonished me and filled me with gratitude. I feel so blessed to not be worried about fires, floods, or excessive heat. I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Mid-morning Walk with Camera

This beautiful Saturday morning after an early morning visit to the Hopkins Farmers’ Market I took a Mid-morning Walk with Camera I wanted to see how my new camera held up in the challenging contrasty light of a cloudless bright sunny mid-morning. I told myself that I was going to live the rest of my life as if it were Saturday.” ― Chip Gaines, The Magnolia Story One of the first things I noticed was that the electronic view finder on my camera (Olympus EM-1 Mark III) did not represent the colors or bright light and shadows at all as Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

New Camera — First Look

Yesterday my new camera arrived! I got an Olympus E-M1 Mark III camera with an Olympus 12-45 mm (24-90 mm equivalent) f/4 PRO lens. So today, for you camera buffs out there I thought I would share my first impressions. New Camera — First Look After I unpacked the camera gear, read the instructions, and charged the camera battery I was ready to go. The instructions that came with the camera were minimal, unlike the helpful book that came with my Canon 5D Mark III. But I soon discovered that I didn’t really need instructions. The menu was easy to Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Open Window Days

I love Open Window Days with the breeze blowing through the house. Today is one of those days for us here in Minnesota. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to live here surrounded by green growing things. It is such a blessing. Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.” ― Edith Wharton, Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses This morning I took an early walk through the neighborhood, marveling at the puffy white clouds scattered in the sky. I basked in the cool breeze and low humidity. During times like these I want to focus all Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

One Supposes Roses…

Yesterday morning I spent an hour wandering around the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum with my camera. The skies were cloudy so the light was perfect for photographing flowers. Luckily the rain held off until later in the day and though we didn’t get a lot of rain, these days I’m grateful for every little bit of rain that we get. The temperatures have been cooler this week and I’ve been enjoying the respite from the heat and the opportunity to have some open window days at home. The summer flowers are in glorious bloom all around the arb. Lilies galore! And Read more…

By Marilyn, ago