Reverb13: What nourishes your soul? The following Reverb13 prompt comes from Kylie Bellard: The way we nourish ourselves determines our ability to shine our light in the world. And nourishment doesn’t just come in the form of food and drink and sunshine; it’s equally important to nourish your spirit. What made your soul feel most […]
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The Fort Worth Texas Stockyards: Where the West Begins
The Fort Worth Stockyards: Where the West Begins For those craving a wild west experience in north Texas, the Fort Worth Stockyards is the place to go. This is where you can ride a mechanical bull, watch a gunfight reenactment, buy custom-made cowboy boots, hang out in a honkytonk, see the opry, witness a cattledrive, […]
It’s Wednesday, so it must be Row80
My ROW80 Check in If it were Thursday, I’d say that it must be Belgium, but since it’s Wednesday, all of us folks afflicted with writerly obsessions know that it is, in fact, time for a #ROW80 check-in! I got sick and missed my day job yesterday. As a result, my recollections of yesterday are […]
Texas Graveyards: Smoke Rise Farm Pet Cemetery in Azle
Texas is full of historic graveyards and I love exploring them. I rarely visit modern cemeteries, unless there is someone famous buried there or a particularly unique headstone to check out. For the most part, newer graveyards lack the history, the beautiful old trees, and the finely crafted headstones and monuments of the older ones. […]
Resound11: How Instagr.am and an iPhone Rocked My World in 2011
Taking photos is a big part of my life, so it’s really hard to call one single photo “the best one.” Plus, I like different photos for different reasons. Some are great because they transport me back to a special memory, some are artsy, and some just make me laugh. I especially enjoy photos that wake me up to overlooked beauty, such as a photo I recently took of dried cocoa powder in the bottom of my coffee mug. That dirty dish is a piece of beauty I might have overlooked if I had been sleepwalking through the day and had plopped it into the sink without truly seeing it. So, with all that in mind, here’s the photo I’ve chosen as my best of 2011.
7 Ways Instagr.am & Travel Go Hand-in-Hand
Instagr.am is a free iPhone application that lets you easily post and share photos with other people right from your phone. Although I still carry a camera in my purse at all times, I can’t imagine taking a trip now without sharing photos along the way via Instagr.am. I absolutely love how simple and immediate it makes the whole process. Here’s why: