Reaching Above the Crowd

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Why settle for just average when you can reach for the sky? 

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Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what people aren't saying this week, and Wordful Wednesday to see what they are.

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Brazilian Pepper Tree, I think...

A quick scan of Dr. Google's 2nd cousin the botanist says that this is probably a Brazilian pepper tree, which is not a pepper tree at all but rather one of the sumac family, and is a naturalized resident of southern California and a weed in the Florida Everglades. Not sure which of these two headings it comes under here in Israel, but it's definitely red.

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Sunday Snippets - Cyber Monday Sale

Don't forget that my Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale is still going strong - use coupon code FPOE2011 for 25% off everything in my etsy shop, or if framed prints, canvases, phone cases and laptop skins are more your thing visit my Society6 shop for free shipping worldwide through Monday!

Simplicity

And now for the snippets (I know you've all been waiting with bated breath. Right? Yes? Okay, now that that's settled...)

• Thanksgiving was wonderful - good friends, good food, good times, and good leftovers. What more do you need?
• So much to be thankful for.
• I just booked an appointment for my son to get braces on. He's not going to be happy with me.
• Luckily he only needs top braces, so he'll be done in 8-10 months.
• I think that's going to feel like a lifetime to him.
• Poor kid. He's young for them too (10.5), so he'll be the first one in his grade. 
• Many more will join him later, but I suspect that will be small comfort now.
• Maybe I can persuade him that they'll make him look older? He likes looking older ;).
• Shoot, I forgot to call the dryer repair guy! 
• Just spoke to him. He forgot to come on Friday. Will (hopefully, I don't think I should dare hold my breath) come this afternoon.
• At least it isn't supposed to rain again until the end of the week, in case I have to hang out a lot of laundry.
• Have I mentioned lately that I love pumpkin pie? 'Cause I do. Yum.

So what's on your snippet list this week?

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Black Friday - Cyber Monday Sale!

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping (or pick up a treat for yourself) while you're still in your pajamas and slippers! Use the code FPOE2011 for 25% off all purchases from Around the Island Photography on etsy this weekend - 25-28 November 2011. Beautiful art, great sale, a fabulously unique gift, and best of all - no crowds!

Offer is valid for all shop items, including fine art photographs and custom-designed Photoverse Prints.

A bug's eye view

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A hibiscus flower as I imagine a bug would see it. (Just playing around with orbitals again. Check out the previous post for a really cool one.)

Visit Ruby Tuesday for more ruby red images, and a very happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating!

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Sunday Snippets - 20 Nov 2011

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Cosmos on Society6

I love how this looks like a tiny self-contained universe, at least to me

• Oh my god, Thanksgiving is this week.
• I am hosting 24 people this Saturday and haven't even made a shopping list yet.
• Yes, we usually do Thanksgiving on the Saturday, since the day itself is just a regular workday. 
• Thank goodness everyone pitches in with the cooking.
• Still, I have an insane number of dishes to cook this week.
• Did I mention I'm also invited to another Thanksgiving dinner this week. Yup, two. One as a guest, one as a host.
• That's a LOT of food.
• Good thing I love stuffing and pumpkin pie.
• And turkey too.
• Actually, I love pretty much all Thanksgiving food. This holiday is a real favorite of mine.
• It's not going to cook itself though, which means I really MUST get to the grocery store soon!
• Which also means I need to finalize which side dishes I'm making already!
• I sold a peacock iPhone case the other day, too - don't you wish you were the lucky one about to receive this? (You can be you know, it's just a click away. Just sayin'...)
• Oh, and it's STILL raining. Four days straight. Very out of character. We need the rain, but still, wouldn't it be better if it just rained, say, from 2am-4am every night instead. I'd like that a whole lot better, wouldn't you?

So what's on your snippet list this week?

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Where water sprites play

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In my neighborhood

I have no idea what this is, but it's blooming on a hedge nearby. Oh, and it has red in it, too.

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Sunday Snippets - 13 Nov 2011

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Purple Haze (yes, that really is what it's called)

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• If you don't look where you are going when you're out shooting, bad things can happen
• If you don't look where you are going in the middle of a group of sharp iron sculptures, you just might go tush over teakettle over a stupid iron pigeon
• If you go tush over teakettle over a stupid iron pigeon, you will likely rip up your toe and gash the hell out of your shin (leaving you bleeding all over your new pants and wrecking your pedicure) but self-preservation will kick in in time and  you will remain upright. Sort of.
• And the pants didn't rip.
• Whew!
• More importantly, neither did the camera.
• BIG WHEW!
• Going straight from pigeon-bashing to a girlfriends brunch will help.
• So will the champagne you consumed there to celebrate passing your exam.
• Two days later you'll be left with nasty scabs and a huge swollen bruise, but will consider yourself very lucky.
• You will also be able to use said scary-looking bruise as an excuse to avoid exercise for a few days (hey, it hurts!). 

So that's what my weekend looked like in a nutshell. And, I finally got that broken down bicycles image off the top of the blog. My fanatical cyclist soldhiscarsohecouldbikecommute husband was practically having heart failure looking at it. He'll be much happier now.

What's on your snippet list this week?

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Where old bicycles go to die

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Take me to your leader!

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A whimsical offering for this week's Ruby Tuesday. I saw this a while back at Tel Aviv's Hatikva Market and it reminded me of a funny little alien demanding assistance (perhaps asking to get the darn knives out of his eyes already?).
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Sunday Snippets - 6 Nov 11

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Three weeks in a row, these snippets are becoming a habit. Anyone out there want to join in and do them with me?

• I tried very hard to buy my daughter a winter jacket this morning, with no luck whatsoever. After 30 minutes just trying to find parking in the first town I gave up and headed for an outlet mall not too far away. Got there and it was jammed too. Finally found parking, went in to find half the place undergoing renovations, and worse, not a single jacket to be found! Grrrrr...
• I did find two pairs of pants for myself though (and two more I'd have liked to have bought - note to universe - please drop a lot of money into my lap, thanks) so it wasn't a total loss, but still, no jacket.
• No pajamas for my son, either. Do 10 year old boys in Israel not wear pajamas? It's getting ridiculously hard to even find cheap sweatpants that he can use as pajama pants. What do these kids sleep in?
• I'm going to grab one of my own laptop skins off of my Society6 shop to glam my laptop up a bit. I'm thinking of this one. Which one would you choose?

Okay, enough snippets. Time to get off of my far too large derriere and go hit the exercise machine. Sadly, just dressing in workout clothing doesn't seem to be doing the trick ;)...

Humor me while I'm off exercising, tell me what's on your snippet list for this weekend.

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Dona Nobis Pacem

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If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

      -- Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) 

He's right of course. But perhaps, with more openness, more listening, more tolerance, more genuine efforts to understand, and true support for diversity in the world, there would be fewer of them in the first place, and the barriers to those conversations would be lower.

Dona Nobis Pacem - Grant Us Peace

Better yet, grant us the strength and the wisdom reach out and take it for ourselves.

Blogblast for Peace 2011