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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Animals and May Flowers

I seem to be getting one blog post in a month lately, so each time I feel like I am playing catch-up. Things have just been crazy, but I hope they will wind down sometime soon. I'm hoping for a relaxing summer, but we will see! On a related note, I opted to not update my domain name for the site, since I don't feel I use it often enough. So, I am back to the plain ol' blogspot address. It works for my purposes.

But enough chatter. On to the photos!

Josh had school vacation in mid-April, and I took a day off with him to go to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. We saw my favorites, the penguins...

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... and some beautiful fish ...

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... and the seals, one of which wanted to eat Josh's stuffed penguin.

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And of course, we got the obligatory beluga whale shot.
They are known for being quite friendly (and a bunch of hams!)

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One particularly lovely evening, Joshua wanted to play mini-golf, but we had no luck finding a place still open. So we took a stroll down to the beach and watched the (almost) full moon appear over the water. I wish I had brought a better camera than my phone, but I captured it as best as I could.

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On May 1st, we went to see the circus in Providence. I am usually anti-circus because I feel bad for some of the big animals, so I hadn't gone since I was very young, and had never brought Joshua.  However, I heard it was the elephants' last few performances before retiring, so I was curious to see the show. We saw them perform their second to last show, and while it was very impressive, I am glad they will be going to a place where they will hopefully have plenty of room to roam.

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Finally, I broke out the good ol' DSLR for a few photos last week. I've really missed photography and think I really need to find time in my schedule every week to take photos. I feel really out of practice with it, and it has always been something very relaxing and rewarding for me.

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Hope you are all enjoying a very lovely Spring!

I normally link up with Ruchira for Wordless Wednesday, but there's no link today. So this is my solo Wordless Wednesday offering. I hope you enjoyed it!

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Winter After Spring

The weather was still fairly mild near the end of March. Josh and I went to the zoo one day, and the animals were pretty happy.

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And Easter turned out to be pretty nice.

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But April seems to be having an identity crisis.

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And the little man and I have been sick.

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But at least that didn't happen until after my good friend's birthday celebration weekend.

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Cheers to a good week, everyone!

Linking up with Ruchira for Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Back in the Ocean State

The weather has been unseasonably warm here in New England, and many people have been taking advantage of it, getting outside to enjoy the fresh air and local scenery.  I took a hike a couple of weekends ago to a place by the bay called Rome Point. There were no seals (which I only recently learned like to hang out here) but the view did not disappoint.

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In other news, Joshua had a chance last week to meet some of the Providence Bruins (our favorite hockey team) players. He had an absolute blast, and the guys were fantastic with him. Josh even had a cameo on the local news. His autograph item this year was a Bruins Mr. Potato Head that had been sitting on my desk at work for several years. I'm glad it was put to good use!

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Linking up with Ruchira for Wordless Wednesday

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Colorful Colorado

Last week, I took an unexpected trip to Colorado. My grandfather had passed away, so I flew out with my dad and stepmom to be with my grandmother and some other family. I've only ever been there in the summer, so it was nice to see the mountains in all of their snowy glory. It's so beautiful out there, and it was go good to visit some of the family that I rarely get to see. Oh, and the green chili was absolutely delightful!

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Fisher's Peak
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The Spanish Peaks
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Broncos everywhere!
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Delicious Mexican food!
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Old train station in Trinidad
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Simpson's Rest (in the background)
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Welcoming us back to Colorado after visiting New Mexico
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Crossing over Raton Pass
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Wind turbine blades... and a Cannabis store. Only in Colorado?
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Colorful art in downtown Trinidad
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The road back to Denver
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Power
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Trains for days
It's no longer Wednesday, and this is not wordless, but I'm still joining up with Ruchira for her Wordless Wednesday link-up