Tag: New Bern

Sunday Snapshots

What did I do this week?

Well, I went to a three-day teacher’s convention, where I managed to take pictures of my breakfasts:

Coffe Cup with Bow Tie

Convention Breakfast 2

Coffee Cup with Headphones

I came back Friday; on Saturday a ran a 5k – my first official race in 2 years.

 

My head even made it into our local paper’s coverage of the event:

 
My Head in the Sun Journal Bridge Run 5k

 

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Sunday Snapshots

As you might remember, my folks visited this week.

Saturday

 
They arrived Saturday afternoon and wanted to go out to dinner.

Mom chose Red Robin (Yum!); so we piled into the van and away we went.

Halfway there I realized I was still in my work shirt.

Luckily, Red Robin is attached to the mall, and one of the stores had a sale.

 

MST3K shirt detailHooray for MST3K!

 

Sunday

 
On the way out the door for Sunday church, Mom realized that Dad and I dressed very similarly:
 
Dad and Me on Sunday
 
As we were close to the beach, we visited Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach between the morning and evening services.
 
First up, Fort Macon:
 


 

As I wandered around looking for unique architectural details, I noticed something about the springer.
 


 

Then, it was on to the beach!

 And onto the beach, as it were.

 


 

That evening, we were back at church. What luck it was a fellowship night!
 


 

Monday

 

We went shopping for groceries to make apple pie.

 

 

Dad also cleaned our coffee pots. He did a good job, even if I did have to stop him from trying to take apart the Keurig.

 

Tuesday

 

We visited the Farmer’s Market and Tryon Palace

 

 

 

I made a Venison Roast, which I didn’t take a picture of; however, we did have apple pie and vanilla ice cream for desert:

 

Apple Pie and Vanilla Ice Cream
 

Wednesday

 

Mom and Dad left Wednesday morning, but not before we ate breakfast at Baker’s Kitchen

 

Mom and Dad at Baker's Kitchen
 

Thursday – Saturday

 
Soon after they left, I developed all the symptoms of a simply wonderful summer cold.

So, I used the time to catch up on my TBR:
 
Library Books July 31 2015
 

 

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Photo Challenge: Symbol

Symbol: 
  an object that represents, stands for, or suggests 
  an idea, visual image, belief, action, or material 
     entity.

 

Please enjoy these non-provocative flags:

 

New Bern Red and Gold Flags

Pepsi New Bern Bear

Tryon Palace Flags

 

 

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Don’t forget to follow me on:

Facebook – where I share news stories, articles from other blogs, and various and sundry miscellany that happens to catch my eye. It’s stuff you won’t see here! Well, mostly.

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Twitter – where you can see my thoughts in 140 characters or less. Also, funny retweets.

Photo Challenge: On The Way

This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is “On The Way“.

With six hours (local time) left until Thursday turns to Friday, I thought I’d share some pictures with you.

The first two were taken at Fort Macon, North Carolina.

Brick Walkway
Brick Walkway
Brick Arches
Brick Arches

These next two were taken in downtown New Bern, North Carolina.

The photographs on the right are desaturated versions of the photographs on the left.

 

Finally, a floating bridge from the nature trail at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores:

Floating Bridge and Algae
Floating Bridge and Algae

 

Don’t forget to follow me on:

 

Facebook – where I share news stories, articles from other blogs, and various and sundry miscellany that happens to catch my eye. It’s stuff you won’t see here! Well, mostly.

 

Instagram – where I show you my Life in Motion and share quotes and such. The widget only shows my last three photographs – don’t you want to see them all?

 

Twitter – where you can see my thoughts in 140 characters or less. Also, funny retweets.

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through My Eyes

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Photo taken with iPhone4
Wood Camera App

This past week has been busy. Between regular work and rebuilding my kitchen from termite damage, I haven’t posted anything new in almost a week. Luckily, the Daily Prompt had an answer: the Weekly Photo Challenge. This week we were challenged to share views from our daily lives. Most of my days are spent in front of a classroom – or, in the case of this week, under a house – and are rather mundane (and may present issues with privacy). But there’s one spot that always inspires me: the nature trail at Creekside Park in New Bern, North Carolina.

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