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Neighborhood Walk Photos, Stop & Smell the Roses

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Hi Friends! It turned out to be a nice day here, low 60s and sunny so Skylar and I went for a little walk around our neighborhood. Gotta love “winter weather” in San Diego. Here’s a sampling of what we saw on our walk. And it gave me a chance to practice taking pictures with my new camera .

Plants with yellow and orange flowers - 3 Plants with yellow and orange flowers - 4 Close up of orange flowers on plants - 5 Close up of orange flowers on plants - 6 Orange and pink flowers poking off of plant - 7 Orange and pink flowers poking off of plant - 8 Close up of Orange and purple flower - 9 Close up of Orange and purple flower - 10 Orange and purple flower hanging off plant - 11 Orange and purple flower hanging off plant - 12 Very close up of orange and purple flower on plant - 13 Very close up of orange and purple flower on plant - 14 Orange/Pink flowers on plant - 15 Orange/Pink flowers on plant - 16 Rainbow flag flying in the wind - 17 Rainbow flag flying in the wind - 18 Statues in store - 19 Statues in store - 20 Ganesha statue - 21 Ganesha statue - 22 Multiple armed woman statue - 23 Multiple armed woman statue - 24 Sitting praying man statue - 25 Sitting praying man statue - 26 Tall statue of woman - 27 Tall statue of woman - 28 Multiple armed human statue - 29 Multiple armed human statue - 30 Sitting multiple armed woman statue up close - 31 Sitting multiple armed woman statue up close - 32

Pretty and fun, but probably not something I’d want long term. I’m still loving the Master Bedroom Decor that I picked out from West Elm about a year ago. Duvet & Pillows here and Dressers & Desk here

Bedroom set in store - 33 Bedroom set in store - 34 Light pink flowers on plant - 35 Light pink flowers on plant - 36 Close up of light pink flowers on plant - 37 Close up of light pink flowers on plant - 38

Without changing my foot positioning or my arm angles, and just using the zoom on the lens, I can get different shots so easily! See above and below. Same flower, just zooming in and out.

Three pink flower bunched together on plant - 39 Three pink flower bunched together on plant - 40 Light pink flower on plant - 41 Light pink flower on plant - 42 Backpack with green hands and red face - 43 Backpack with green hands and red face - 44 Bunch of dark pink flowers - 45 Bunch of dark pink flowers - 46 Small purple flowers on plant - 47 Small purple flowers on plant - 48

I need to figure out why sometimes when I’m shooting in the sunlight, why the picture isn’t “bright”. Something to do with lighting, aperature, shutter speed, f-stops, all that jazz that’s still Greek to Me.

Young girl with flowered hoodie on sidewalk - 49 Young girl with flowered hoodie on sidewalk - 50 Young girl holding up rock to face looking at it - 51 Young girl holding up rock to face looking at it - 52 Young girl standing on sidewalk smiling - 53 Young girl standing on sidewalk smiling - 54

The dancing and being silly pictures were captured nanoseconds apart. Something my P-n-S could not have captured. The pesky delay would have tripped me up.

Young girl with arms half raised smiling on sidewalk - 55 Young girl with arms half raised smiling on sidewalk - 56 Young girl running on sidewalk - 57 Young girl running on sidewalk - 58 Young girl running trying to wave on sidewalk - 59 Young girl running trying to wave on sidewalk - 60 Young girl dancing with arms up on sidewalk - 61 Young girl dancing with arms up on sidewalk - 62

Self-portraits are tricky for the reasons mentioned with the DSLR. But do-able. Kind of.

Woman taking photo of self smiling on sidewalk - 63 Woman taking photo of self smiling on sidewalk - 64 Close up of woman smiling on sidewalk - 65 Close up of woman smiling on sidewalk - 66

And that concludes our little walk.

From my earlier post today about what Fitness Experiments You’ve Tried , what’s worked and what you’ve liked and haven’t liked as much , as well as what you want to try in the future , it was wonderful to read about everyone’s journeys and paths.

The Great Fitness Experiment Book - 67 The Great Fitness Experiment Book - 68

As I mentioned in the post, I have evolved from cardio to yoga to lifting to incorporating it all in a streamlined way .

Woman doing yoga pose - 69 Woman doing yoga pose - 70

Dessert: Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies You don’t have to keep these raw. The dough is edible as is, without baking. Mmmm, that’s a thought. But you can also bake them in the oven if you don’t have a dehydrator. Or even if you do have a dehyd but don’t have patience, the oven is always a good option.

Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies on dehydrator tray - 71 Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies on dehydrator tray - 72 Close up of one Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie on dehydrator tray - 73 Close up of one Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie on dehydrator tray - 74 One Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie on dehydrator tray - 75 One Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie on dehydrator tray - 76

Questions 1. Do you ever walk around your neighborhood and take time to “stop and smell the roses”? Between walking with a child, and a camera, and trying to take some pictures. We definitely took time to stop and smell the roses on this little stroll. Both literally and figuratively.

It’s nice to enjoy the journey and just stroll, savor, not rush , and take in all the sights and sounds around you sometimes.

  1. What would you see in your neighborhood or on a walk in your area right now? Sunny, cloudy, snow, flowers, dirty snowbanks, parked cars, wide open spaces..tell me! I love to see what people’s “real world” and “real life” looks like. Not just pictures of their food.

Food is really not that interesting to me after reading hundreds of blog posts each week. I’d rather see pictures of Real Life! Not just food.

If you missed my post a few days ago about all the flowers, cactus , and other sights around my neighborhood, check This Post out.

Have a great night everyone and see you in the morning!