Monegasque

We spent a total of 10 days at The Shore, kicking off with Cape May over the Memorial Day weekend followed by six days at Long Branch which gave us an insight into the Shore’s various areas. Cape May Cape May was named for Dutch captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who explored and chartered the area…

gewone engelwortel – wild angelica Een schermbloemige soort met een fraai koepelvormig scherm is de gewone engelwortel, Angelica sylvestris. De planten kunnen erg groot worden en lijken in eerste instantie wat op gewone berenklauw. Maar de bladeren zijn meervoudig geveerd. De steel van de onderste, wortelstandige bladeren is hol en aan de zijde, die naar…

Copyright ©2022 Deborah M. Zajac. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DO NOT USE MY IMAGES WITHOUT EXPRESSED WRITTEN PERMISSION! Hello! I’m back from taking a short blogging break. I have a few exciting things to share but, I haven’t been able to turn my mind to writing about them or processing my images yet. When I got…

TANZANIA -This gorge is  a steep-sided ravine about 30 miles long, in the Rift Valley. The  Olduvai Gorge is commonly referred to as “The Cradle of Mankind.” This is site was made famous largely by the work started in the 1930’s by Louis and Mary Leakey. It is one of the most important prehistoric sites…

There is nothing like fresh turned earth in Springtime The beauty of long furrows stretching across green fields Turned over by a three-bottom plow pulled by a Red Farmall tractor Watching the grass disappear as shiny plow-points dive deep under their roots Giving earthworms a thrill ride as they blink in the light of day…

A history and legend filled roadside oddity can be found on CR 400S outside of Amity, Indiana  which is south of Indianapolis in Johnson County. The story begins in 1808 when 14 year old Nancy Kerlin married William Barnett. The couple had 11 kids. The only marker on the grave Fast forward to 1831, the…

If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph ~Ansel Adams If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.~ Linda McCartney Lens artistis phot challenge Freezing the moment

Sunrise Clouds over the Delaware River River Poet, Behold Dawn after the storms,moon-shadows danced to fiddle tunesand dreams swirled in the air,dressing the forests in purple light,the gowns made of love, lust, hope, and fear. These, the pictures that dangle beyond reachin an endless gallery–though I will recall some, if I can,before they vanish in…

I love a good affirmation. I was home on the couch on a Saturday. While watching Anne with an “E,” I tapped affirmation after affirmation into my phone. The whole series radiates girl power, especially Season 3, Episode 5, “I Am Fearless and Therefore Powerful.” In this episode, the kids practice for the upcoming barn…

Erm yes, obviously. Sorry to disappoint all the people on twitter saying that if they didn’t like a book they shouldn’t have to pay for it. Even if you didn’t like a book- or indeed didn’t finish it- you still should pay for it. It’s simply awful to return a half-read book to a bookshop.…