thanks so much Marky mark – and I forgot to add those nighttime photos to my first VA Bch post, but it worked out better here (i guess…) and loved this “envelope the light ribbon for the cars in contrast to the great dark of the beyond” –
oooo – now I like the night pics even more. thanks and good weekend to you too amigo
thanks andy – and this history section is rather new – dedicated in 06 (I think) – and I know you would also like the dense sea air (per your other comment)
Many creative takes on the theme! I like the night shots but perhaps best the perspective on the road leading into the photos. I felt as though I was driving. I assume you were in a car and not standing in the middle of the road? 🙂
ha! yes – we were driving – my son was racking up some hours with his permit so we took his car.
and thankfully it was “stop and go” and not just “stop” – because as you know – the full out stops are really long. yawn.
yes- I did think of you G – and actually I was just wondering what your Memorial Day post was going to be this year – 🙂
I almost did my entire post just on the aviation memorial – I took some macros of the hands and helmets – but instead – I made it the part 2 to our trip.
anyhow, here is something you might be interested in seeing – it is the directory to the memorial:
If you ever drive up the east coast from FL – put it on your list to visit – I think it’d be worth your time.
Great shots for the challenge, Yvette. Love the laughing couple. 🙂 Yes, the sight of the travelling man does certainly instil a feeling of gratitude in me. Beautiful memorial sculpture with the palm tree dead centre. 🙂 Have a super weekend. xx
Thanks for your feedback S – and especially the one with the palm tree – I almost took that one out – I did not want to overcrowd the post and I was thinking of a nice flow – (because I had a bunch more pics of the aviation memorial – but did not want this post to only be about that – if that makes sense) and so your feedback on that one was like a small high five – so sending you a high five back. 🙂
Hey 🙂 nice combination of your street photography and the theme for this week. Small typo I think in the last line though, it should be scared and not sacred right?
Cheers!
thanks for the typo note amy – and it seems like almost all of my posts have at least one typo – but in this case there were two – because I actually fixed the other “sacred” – thanks again for noting it. 🙂
What a fun little car that is up there! Have to admire the creativity! Also very much a fan of that backpack and man (414) how you converted that one. It’s actually a much neater pic that way!
thanks so much for your feedback – and for noticing the edit on the backpack guy. In hindsight, I wish I would have said hello to him, but after talking to Murph we were out of time for that visit to the memorial (had to get back to the center) – anyhow, ALSO in hindsight – I could have used the HDR feature to take different versions of the backpack/traveling guy -but just glad I got him in there because these sojourners are so interesting. here is the other pic he is in
I had a grin all the way through this post Y just waiting for the next “enveloped” to pop up. You capture the character of the people in your street portraits so well. Never heard of “Dippin Dots” so had to follow the link to find out all about them. Do they taste just like ordinary ice cream?
Hi Pomme – thanks for your lovely comment – and I felt a little cheesy integrating enveloped into every image – but on the other hand it was just fun – and “I was not scared to do what I do” ha!
anyhow, the dippin’ dots – I think they remind me more of sherbert – or a cheap sorbet – if that makes sense – They are really really sweet and they stick to your tongue.
same here on NOT having sweets – but I am careful to talk about the dangers of sugar these days because some people get pretty darn defensive about their sugar – but let’s face it folks – sugar adds no nutritive value to your body systems, it is highly addictive and somehow it has made its way into our kitchens as the norm to consume – and then people wonder why they feel like crap or wonder they cannot recover –
it is not that sugar is bad – but the way that it slowly pulls from immune function – (sugar DOES have negative effects on the body)
and possibly feeds candida overgrowth – (especially if someone had had antibiotics- and most folks have had many = – and James Sloane notes – candida is present in the body natural in its “yeast” state, but becomes dangerous when candida morphs into its “fungal” state – which is when it develops the hyphal strands (tentacle-like things) which can dig in and cause tissue damage- more HERE)- and so many people are losing precious nutrients to candida without knowing it. Or the sugar they eat jacks them up – at the expense of their adrenals – and then when they get exposed to pathogens they are vulnerable. Sorry to rant – but I did not fully “get” this until last year – and while I understand the defensiveness I encounter when people defend their sugar eating – I know that truth is sometimes first ridiculed.
I have not heard it put that way – but would agree – and while I am still learning so much – it seems pretty clear that the way most people eat excess sugar it impairs memory, cell health, metabolism, and adds to the visceral fat – which is also where toxins get stored – which then can lead to more of a toxic bio terrain (that is ignored) which is more vulnerable to pathogens.
Also, Lustig, Schmidt and Brindis (2012) noted that sugar (glucose and fructose) consumption is linked to a rise in non-communicable disease, suppressed immunity, and “the effects on the body can be similar to those of alcohol” –
Oh wow – I need to get away form this topic but I do wish more folks knew… 😦 – especially if they have underlying gut stuff that is more impacted by sugar – like low stomach acid and candida….
Me too Pomme – and I know will have a half of banana – and have found that green apples have a bit less sugar. Oh and here is a quick snippet from one of my favorite health guys, James Sloane, with a short tip on artificial sweeteners:
I always like taking pictures of other people/photographer taking pictures. The story of Cain is interesting. His bike looks cool. I am wondering why that is the least liked bike.
Thanks yellowcable 🙂 – I think he said he prefers a different brand – but the one he owns now is not too shabby – and when it was sitting parked like that it really looked cool
Nice choices for the challenge 🙂 I particularly like the ones of the child trying to figure out the monument. Maybe there is still hope that the new generation learn from past mistakes. And if they can, perhaps so can we 😉
My grandparents lived in Hampton, Va, moving there from Newport News when I was about four years old. I love the area. We never went to Virginia Beach, always headed in the other direction, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Pottery Factory (when it was just two bldgs.) They are both gone now, and it’s been awhile since I’ve been down, but the bridge tunnel sure took me back. Loved the post and pictures. 🙂
Hi – I did not know you had family roots here in VA – how special those memories must be to you – and how interesting that you always headed west instead of east from Newport News
We drove down from NJ. Never really went to Va. Beach. Went to Buckroe a few times. We often went to the James River and fed ducks, etc. We loved the historical sections. My grandparents were originally from Martinsville, VA.
I have never been to Martinsville, but see it on the news sometimes- it is quite small – and the James River is really nice we used to go down there more when the kids were young – or whenever we had visitors –
oh wow – I heard that the first tunnels replaced a ferry service – but had no idea – and does this mean you have been to Buckroe Beach??? my mother’s family is from this area and they grew up visiting that beach.
How amazing. I just mentioned Buckroe Beach before I read this comment. Yes, that is where we would have gone. Virginia Beach further and much busier. I remember driving to my grandparents through Norfolk. There was a huge roller coaster. Mercury Blvd in Hampton had one of the first McDonald’s I ever remember seeing.
we have eaten at that McDonalds on one of our trips there – we have only been there a few times and not since 2011 – here is a little video I found on youtube:
Oh, I can’t play the Envelope Song..maybe because I am in Europe? You wrapped up the adventure in Virgina Beach very well, Yvette. Some lovely shots, I really like the couple who had great time while sitting in front of the monument 🙂 You do have fun in street photography! 🙂
thanks so much Indah – and sorry the song did not play for you – if you ever do listen to it – it is under one minute and I just really really love that line “don’t be scared – just do your thing” because it reminds us that we all have our own unique contribution – unlike anybody else and we need to stay true to that – not compare but find our niche and celebrate it – and of course – to not be scared – because fear does creep in – or self-doubt, insecurity, second guessing, and whatnot – so the simple straight forward words… “don’t be scared – just do your thing” well it is subtly powerful.
here is a link someone sent to me – where the band jams – the footage is grainy (but I love how different bands “do their thing without being scared”)
This is so creative Yvette. Some history, some geography, a bit of a travelogue, great photography, and a very fascinating theme, all tied into this post. Loved reading it. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
~Carl~
“don’t be scared, just do your thing.”
–I like that. I don’t want to get to the end of my life and have regrets that I didn’t take enough risks.
So many older people do. I think we can learn a lot from older people. They’ve been there and done that. Too bad I didn’t know that when I was younger.
🙂
Oh well said Stac – and fear can creep in at different times and in different circumstances – ya know – and this may sound cheesy – but in the early 1990’s – when I would come home from being out with my friends – it would usually be about 4 a.m. — and I had to walk down this dark alley to get to the back door and I would keep repeating 2 Timothy 1:7
“God has not given me a spirit of fear- but I have one of power, love, and sound mind…. I do NOT have a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind” – and whew I made it every time. ha!
Wow, 4:00 am. That’s soooooo late. I used to stay up late too. But then this thing called, kids happened and well, those late nights are done and over with.
🙂
oh same here – and I was just referring to when I would go home on holiday break – I was young and that was just what we did for a short while – but even before kids I stopped that schedule – it only fills the cup for so long… 🙂
excellent post, Ms Prior… I love both your text and your realistic pix, kinda: welcome-to-real life.org! 🙂 my very best, tons of inspiration, friendly thoughts and… bonne-nuit! 🙂
How clever you are, Y!! I like how you worked in the word ‘enveloped’ so carefully into each situation, from the tunnel to the child’s thoughts. Bravo!! 🙂
well thanks for saying that Dr. R – and how humble of you to give your sources of inspiration – and I am glad that you are going to pour into some blogging now that your studies have ended for the summer. I am also looking forward to blogging this summer – because last year I took the summer off – but this year I have a few creative projects in the works and look forward to blogging it up… 🙂 ttys
I guess everyone needs time to restock on creative juices before they can get into blogging, mine was forced onto me but I’m kinda glad it happened. As for you, time away was probably a chance to take a step back or two and maybe come back from a different perspective, perhaps with a renewed vigour to put into your posts. I hope you enjoy your projects and have a productive Summer, looking forward to future posts.
Thanks Dr. R – and I am glad your forced pause ending up being such a good thing – because sometimes it can be such a “momentum buster” – and when it comes to blogging or any creative output – I alsways seem to think of the way flowers bloom – flowers do not bloom 365 days – and while some shrubs and plants seem to bloom for 6 months – others show their beauty for a few weeks – and maybe it is the same way with creative output – we can;t just produce produce produce – sometimes we need roots to get fed – or we need a cold season that does some special hardening which then leads to better fortification and strength – and so creative output maybe is better with dormant times or times of pulling back. ttys my friend
I love the little boy looking up at that great big statue. You are very creative mon amie, that’s for sure, with your as always unique and versatile take on the ‘Envelope’ challenge. Love the tunnel shots too. I wish I could remember whereabouts it was in Virginia where I visited all those years ago, somewhere up in the mountains. Not very helpful, I know, ha! I have been totally out of the WP photo challenge for weeks now, out of the loop of everything. Hope to get back into it soon…and I hope you and your family had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Will be in touch very soon…so get ready with the coolies 🙂 ❤ 🐻
“Ruffled feathers and endless squawking over a minor difficulty is typical of a crow’s life. I lean back on the counter and realize that could be my line….”
I really love the night shots, Y. They envelope the light ribbon for the cars in contrast to the great dark of the beyond. Really nice.
Your daytime Richmond is full of rich rewards as well, an envelope stuffed with goodies, so to speak.
Have a great late Friday night, dear friend, and Saturday and Sunday, too. 🙂
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thanks so much Marky mark – and I forgot to add those nighttime photos to my first VA Bch post, but it worked out better here (i guess…) and loved this “envelope the light ribbon for the cars in contrast to the great dark of the beyond” –
oooo – now I like the night pics even more. thanks and good weekend to you too amigo
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Beautiful captures..I never been there but i certainly would spend endless hours taking in all the history..
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thanks andy – and this history section is rather new – dedicated in 06 (I think) – and I know you would also like the dense sea air (per your other comment)
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You remembered 🙂 and indeed 🙂
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:0 – hope you have a nice weekend Andy
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And you! 🙂
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Many creative takes on the theme! I like the night shots but perhaps best the perspective on the road leading into the photos. I felt as though I was driving. I assume you were in a car and not standing in the middle of the road? 🙂
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ha! yes – we were driving – my son was racking up some hours with his permit so we took his car.
and thankfully it was “stop and go” and not just “stop” – because as you know – the full out stops are really long. yawn.
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I think you’ve got the hang of enveloped! I’ll have to put my mind to it now and look at some photos. Murph looks a cool dude.
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Thanks so much – and looking forward to what come up with (and which part of the world you will feature)
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Niagara. Have a look! Though I couldn’t come up with as many ‘envelopeds’ as you did!
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well as you know – more is not always better – and nice selection – enveloped in the huge Falls.
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Great motto!
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🙂
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A terrific sight-seeing tour! Of course you knew I’d love the memorial statues!
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yes- I did think of you G – and actually I was just wondering what your Memorial Day post was going to be this year – 🙂
I almost did my entire post just on the aviation memorial – I took some macros of the hands and helmets – but instead – I made it the part 2 to our trip.
anyhow, here is something you might be interested in seeing – it is the directory to the memorial:
If you ever drive up the east coast from FL – put it on your list to visit – I think it’d be worth your time.
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I’ve copied the picture and will look into it – Thanks.
[ps. do you like what I did with the artwork you did for Smitty?]
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Hey G – I just saw it – right on! great pictorial post:
https://pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2015/05/16/may-is-military-appreciation-month/
I also enjoyed your post before it -(here) The Sullivan brothers tribute – well done
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You’re a great friend!
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Life on the streets with you is always fun, Yvette. Happy weekend! 🙂
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thanks restless Jo!
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Great shots for the challenge, Yvette. Love the laughing couple. 🙂 Yes, the sight of the travelling man does certainly instil a feeling of gratitude in me. Beautiful memorial sculpture with the palm tree dead centre. 🙂 Have a super weekend. xx
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Thanks for your feedback S – and especially the one with the palm tree – I almost took that one out – I did not want to overcrowd the post and I was thinking of a nice flow – (because I had a bunch more pics of the aviation memorial – but did not want this post to only be about that – if that makes sense) and so your feedback on that one was like a small high five – so sending you a high five back. 🙂
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Loved your shots Yvette – and your take on this week’s WordPress challenge.
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thanks Colline 🙂
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Lots of interesting statues in this city and cool night shots! Oh and I’ll be careful not to be ‘SACRED’!!! this weekend 🙂
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ha! *** u r funny gilly – and glad that we both will not be scared this weekend
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Hey 🙂 nice combination of your street photography and the theme for this week. Small typo I think in the last line though, it should be scared and not sacred right?
Cheers!
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thanks for the typo note amy – and it seems like almost all of my posts have at least one typo – but in this case there were two – because I actually fixed the other “sacred” – thanks again for noting it. 🙂
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What a fun little car that is up there! Have to admire the creativity! Also very much a fan of that backpack and man (414) how you converted that one. It’s actually a much neater pic that way!
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thanks so much for your feedback – and for noticing the edit on the backpack guy. In hindsight, I wish I would have said hello to him, but after talking to Murph we were out of time for that visit to the memorial (had to get back to the center) – anyhow, ALSO in hindsight – I could have used the HDR feature to take different versions of the backpack/traveling guy -but just glad I got him in there because these sojourners are so interesting. here is the other pic he is in
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I had a grin all the way through this post Y just waiting for the next “enveloped” to pop up. You capture the character of the people in your street portraits so well. Never heard of “Dippin Dots” so had to follow the link to find out all about them. Do they taste just like ordinary ice cream?
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Hi Pomme – thanks for your lovely comment – and I felt a little cheesy integrating enveloped into every image – but on the other hand it was just fun – and “I was not scared to do what I do” ha!
anyhow, the dippin’ dots – I think they remind me more of sherbert – or a cheap sorbet – if that makes sense – They are really really sweet and they stick to your tongue.
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It was a fun post, I loved it. Those dippin dots don’t sound to be my taste, tend to keep off sweet these days…
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same here on NOT having sweets – but I am careful to talk about the dangers of sugar these days because some people get pretty darn defensive about their sugar – but let’s face it folks – sugar adds no nutritive value to your body systems, it is highly addictive and somehow it has made its way into our kitchens as the norm to consume – and then people wonder why they feel like crap or wonder they cannot recover –
it is not that sugar is bad – but the way that it slowly pulls from immune function – (sugar DOES have negative effects on the body)
and possibly feeds candida overgrowth – (especially if someone had had antibiotics- and most folks have had many = – and James Sloane notes – candida is present in the body natural in its “yeast” state, but becomes dangerous when candida morphs into its “fungal” state – which is when it develops the hyphal strands (tentacle-like things) which can dig in and cause tissue damage- more HERE)- and so many people are losing precious nutrients to candida without knowing it. Or the sugar they eat jacks them up – at the expense of their adrenals – and then when they get exposed to pathogens they are vulnerable. Sorry to rant – but I did not fully “get” this until last year – and while I understand the defensiveness I encounter when people defend their sugar eating – I know that truth is sometimes first ridiculed.
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I totally agree with you Y. I’ve heard it said that sugar is the new smoke hazard, and just as deadly
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I have not heard it put that way – but would agree – and while I am still learning so much – it seems pretty clear that the way most people eat excess sugar it impairs memory, cell health, metabolism, and adds to the visceral fat – which is also where toxins get stored – which then can lead to more of a toxic bio terrain (that is ignored) which is more vulnerable to pathogens.
Also, Lustig, Schmidt and Brindis (2012) noted that sugar (glucose and fructose) consumption is linked to a rise in non-communicable disease, suppressed immunity, and “the effects on the body can be similar to those of alcohol” –
Oh wow – I need to get away form this topic but I do wish more folks knew… 😦 – especially if they have underlying gut stuff that is more impacted by sugar – like low stomach acid and candida….
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I do eat lots of fruit and was surprised to find fructose is also a problem if too much is eaten
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Me too Pomme – and I know will have a half of banana – and have found that green apples have a bit less sugar. Oh and here is a quick snippet from one of my favorite health guys, James Sloane, with a short tip on artificial sweeteners:
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I do not use artificial sweeteners either as I believe they are maybe some sort of chemical concoction. Never checked them as I don’t use them.
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yeah – I think I knew that about you and Jack – from the days I peeked in on your garden sitting – or from somewhere I learned your natural side.
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As I’ve got older I now am more aware of what is good and what is not and try to keep to the former.
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I always like taking pictures of other people/photographer taking pictures. The story of Cain is interesting. His bike looks cool. I am wondering why that is the least liked bike.
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Thanks yellowcable 🙂 – I think he said he prefers a different brand – but the one he owns now is not too shabby – and when it was sitting parked like that it really looked cool
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Nice choices for the challenge 🙂 I particularly like the ones of the child trying to figure out the monument. Maybe there is still hope that the new generation learn from past mistakes. And if they can, perhaps so can we 😉
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well said Ana ❤
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My grandparents lived in Hampton, Va, moving there from Newport News when I was about four years old. I love the area. We never went to Virginia Beach, always headed in the other direction, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Pottery Factory (when it was just two bldgs.) They are both gone now, and it’s been awhile since I’ve been down, but the bridge tunnel sure took me back. Loved the post and pictures. 🙂
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Hi – I did not know you had family roots here in VA – how special those memories must be to you – and how interesting that you always headed west instead of east from Newport News
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We drove down from NJ. Never really went to Va. Beach. Went to Buckroe a few times. We often went to the James River and fed ducks, etc. We loved the historical sections. My grandparents were originally from Martinsville, VA.
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I have never been to Martinsville, but see it on the news sometimes- it is quite small – and the James River is really nice we used to go down there more when the kids were young – or whenever we had visitors –
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PS I also am old enough to remember crossing the Chesapeake on the ferry, before the tunnel was built.
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oh wow – I heard that the first tunnels replaced a ferry service – but had no idea – and does this mean you have been to Buckroe Beach??? my mother’s family is from this area and they grew up visiting that beach.
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How amazing. I just mentioned Buckroe Beach before I read this comment. Yes, that is where we would have gone. Virginia Beach further and much busier. I remember driving to my grandparents through Norfolk. There was a huge roller coaster. Mercury Blvd in Hampton had one of the first McDonald’s I ever remember seeing.
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we have eaten at that McDonalds on one of our trips there – we have only been there a few times and not since 2011 – here is a little video I found on youtube:
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Beautiful!
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interesting takes on the challenge, Y! love your photos of murph and the happy couple with the statue! great gallery!
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thx Lola
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Oh, I can’t play the Envelope Song..maybe because I am in Europe? You wrapped up the adventure in Virgina Beach very well, Yvette. Some lovely shots, I really like the couple who had great time while sitting in front of the monument 🙂 You do have fun in street photography! 🙂
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thanks so much Indah – and sorry the song did not play for you – if you ever do listen to it – it is under one minute and I just really really love that line “don’t be scared – just do your thing” because it reminds us that we all have our own unique contribution – unlike anybody else and we need to stay true to that – not compare but find our niche and celebrate it – and of course – to not be scared – because fear does creep in – or self-doubt, insecurity, second guessing, and whatnot – so the simple straight forward words… “don’t be scared – just do your thing” well it is subtly powerful.
here is a link someone sent to me – where the band jams – the footage is grainy (but I love how different bands “do their thing without being scared”)
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I think this is one of your best. T
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oh you are so sweet T – sending you a hello and blog hug my friend
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Awesome. Great pictures.
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thanks my friend 🙂 ❤
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You’re welcome
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Very interesting photos. I like photos that makes me think. These ones did! Great approach to this challenge.
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thanks so much Maria 🙂 – appreciate your visit –
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This is so creative Yvette. Some history, some geography, a bit of a travelogue, great photography, and a very fascinating theme, all tied into this post. Loved reading it. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
~Carl~
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“don’t be scared, just do your thing.”
–I like that. I don’t want to get to the end of my life and have regrets that I didn’t take enough risks.
So many older people do. I think we can learn a lot from older people. They’ve been there and done that. Too bad I didn’t know that when I was younger.
🙂
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Oh well said Stac – and fear can creep in at different times and in different circumstances – ya know – and this may sound cheesy – but in the early 1990’s – when I would come home from being out with my friends – it would usually be about 4 a.m. — and I had to walk down this dark alley to get to the back door and I would keep repeating 2 Timothy 1:7
“God has not given me a spirit of fear- but I have one of power, love, and sound mind…. I do NOT have a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind” – and whew I made it every time. ha!
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Wow, 4:00 am. That’s soooooo late. I used to stay up late too. But then this thing called, kids happened and well, those late nights are done and over with.
🙂
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oh same here – and I was just referring to when I would go home on holiday break – I was young and that was just what we did for a short while – but even before kids I stopped that schedule – it only fills the cup for so long… 🙂
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Hahaha. I’m still a night owl, but not too late.
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same here – but it depends 🙂 xxoo
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Love the theme, the photos, and the stories with each one!
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thanks!
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excellent post, Ms Prior… I love both your text and your realistic pix, kinda: welcome-to-real life.org! 🙂 my very best, tons of inspiration, friendly thoughts and… bonne-nuit! 🙂
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bon jour madame! merci. fait ma journee!
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Brilliant, Yvette!!! These statues interpreted the enveloped beautifully and perfectly. Great photos!
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thx so much Aim – and it really was a last minute idea to go the prompt – ttys
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Very cool, Y! ❤
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How clever you are, Y!! I like how you worked in the word ‘enveloped’ so carefully into each situation, from the tunnel to the child’s thoughts. Bravo!! 🙂
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thanks Christy – oh and congrats on the book release – looking forward to it as one of my summer reads for 2015!
https://www.createspace.com/5502922
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Ohhhh sweet friend! Your encouragement makes me smile. Your hubby’s music is amazing, by the way!
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thanks so much dear Poet. And I will email you offline, but I will send you a signed copy of his CD later in June. 🙂 xxoo
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Excellent photographs!!!… Happy almost weekend ahead. Aquileana 😀
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thanks – and happy almost weekend to you also 🙂
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I really like the collages, it gives me some fresh inspiration for some of my own shots, great work 👍.
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well thanks for saying that Dr. R – and how humble of you to give your sources of inspiration – and I am glad that you are going to pour into some blogging now that your studies have ended for the summer. I am also looking forward to blogging this summer – because last year I took the summer off – but this year I have a few creative projects in the works and look forward to blogging it up… 🙂 ttys
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I guess everyone needs time to restock on creative juices before they can get into blogging, mine was forced onto me but I’m kinda glad it happened. As for you, time away was probably a chance to take a step back or two and maybe come back from a different perspective, perhaps with a renewed vigour to put into your posts. I hope you enjoy your projects and have a productive Summer, looking forward to future posts.
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Thanks Dr. R – and I am glad your forced pause ending up being such a good thing – because sometimes it can be such a “momentum buster” – and when it comes to blogging or any creative output – I alsways seem to think of the way flowers bloom – flowers do not bloom 365 days – and while some shrubs and plants seem to bloom for 6 months – others show their beauty for a few weeks – and maybe it is the same way with creative output – we can;t just produce produce produce – sometimes we need roots to get fed – or we need a cold season that does some special hardening which then leads to better fortification and strength – and so creative output maybe is better with dormant times or times of pulling back. ttys my friend
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I think that you covered all definitions of “enveloped”. I admire your tunnel shots, Yvette. As for doing my own thing, I always do 🙂
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and you do what you do so well – ttys
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Great Pictures!
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thanks!
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I love the little boy looking up at that great big statue. You are very creative mon amie, that’s for sure, with your as always unique and versatile take on the ‘Envelope’ challenge. Love the tunnel shots too. I wish I could remember whereabouts it was in Virginia where I visited all those years ago, somewhere up in the mountains. Not very helpful, I know, ha! I have been totally out of the WP photo challenge for weeks now, out of the loop of everything. Hope to get back into it soon…and I hope you and your family had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Will be in touch very soon…so get ready with the coolies 🙂 ❤ 🐻
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