January 19th, 2021 For the final day of the Travel Challenge, here’s one of my most favorite photos ever. I captured it on a morning while desert camping in Wahiba Sands. It feels especially appropriate as we move across the threshold of today into tomorrow. Thank you again to Lisa of Micro of the Macro for throwing this challenge my
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January 15th, 2021 Travel Challenge Day Six takes us to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Oman! Contrary to the challenge, I’m finding it really hard to not explain why the selected shots are my favorites. 🙂 I love this photograph because this family walked into frame at just the right moment, providing more context for the location. Also, the polished
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 25th, 2020 After yesterday’s overnight foray into the desert, we’re covered with sand and dust. How about a dip in the pool?
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 24th, 2020 Since we’re exploring Oman through this week’s posts I’d really like to re-visit Wahiba Sands, the vast desert of southern
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 23rd, 2020 Today, we’re returning to Oman (after Tuesday’s introductory post). I’m sharing the beauty of Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque on this
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 21st, 2020 Solving yesterday’s sunset mystery, we’ve arrived in Oman on the Arabian Sea. Oman’s beauty shines through in an austere and
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I love this week’s photo challenge: Frame. I’m sharing three of my favorite travel photos. Oman We woke up early after a splendidly silent night in Wahiba Sands. The sun wasn’t quite above the horizon. I opened the door within a door at the entrance to our desert camp and found two amazing views in the frame — a woodcarving
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We arrived in Nizwa last night after a long day exploring Jebel Shams and the aged village of Misfat Al Abriyeen. Today is our last full day in Oman. We start early, meandering the narrow streets surrounding downtown Nizwa. Crumbling stone walls and newly constructed homes co-exist amidst an unlikely landscape of palm trees. As we’ve seen over the past
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