Paying it Forward…with Sunshine

Lesser Flamingo by Tejas Soni

I’m red faced.  This post, and several other Pay it Forwards, are coming in the next week or so.  Thank you Ellie @ The Muse Is Working, Barbara @ 365Guitars and Sheri @ Theothersideofugly for your Sunshine Award nominations.  I’m paying it forward by nominating the following bloggers who bring a ray of light in my daily reading (with a slant towards photos and photo shares):

  1. Carol @ Flowers, Trees, & Other Such Gifts of Nature (Simple. Spectacular. Spellbinding. Shots of flowers.  Mixed with inspirational quotes.) 
  2. Anake @ THE WAY I SEE IT (Gets me thinking. Eclectic shares. Look forward to it each morning.)
  3. Seth @ SETHSNAP (Prolific photography of shots in and around Cincinatti and elsewhere.  Amazing.)
  4. Tom & Kat @ hovercraftdoggy (Mix of photography shares.  Can’t miss posts. Creative. Wondrous. Thought-provoking.)
  5. Cristi @ Simple. Interesting. (Wave upon wave of incredible city and scenic shares.)
  6. Maralee @ Through My Lens (Landscape and Nature shots in and around Oregon. Love her work.)
  7. Linda @ A Nature Mom (Nature. Family. Captured in awesome way.)
  8. Nitzus (Family. Landscape.  Dream-like shots of Australia, New Zealand. Two places on the top of my bucket list to visit.)
  9. Sylvia @ Another Day in Paradise (Amazing blend of family and nature. Warmth.)
  10. Val @ Seattle Inspired (See site.  Think imagination and creativity. Never disappoints.)
  11. David @ David R. Wetzel Photography (Potpourri of ordinary and extraordinary shots of life)
  12. Scott @ Scott Marshall Photography.  (Scotland.  Bucket List.  Incredible shots. What talent Scott has.)
  13. Patrick @ Canadian Hiking Photography.  (Simply Wow shots of home.)
  14. Inga @ Inga’s Angle (Spellbinding shots of NYC…)

To accept the award, the rules are: [Read more…]

3:10am and inspired…

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Thank you Glenn Weissel for nominating me for the Sunshine Award.  Thank you for Cristi Moise @ Simple. Interesting., ForOnePlease and Ivon Prefontaine @ Teacher As Transformer for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I’m humbled by your nominations.

As to seven facts about me: (1) I’ve never been to Paris. New Zealand.  Or Australia. (2) I’m the breadwinner in our family but have absolutely no clout. (3) I have insomnia (like now). The excuse tonight, Zeke crowded me out of bed. (4) We’re empty nesters in less than 3 weeks. (sigh) (5) I’m afraid of heights yet have no fear of flying. (6) I’m a sap with babies and animals (not fish so much). (7) I relish Saturday afternoon naps (and Sunday afternoon naps for that matter). (Bonus Fact) I’m a lucky man in so many ways.  Too many too count.  And I’m grateful for it all. 

In return, I’d like to nominate the following bloggers for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:

To accept the award, the rules are:

  1. Link back to the person who nominated you
  2. Post the award image to your page.  (Here’s the Link)
  3. Tell seven facts about yourself
  4. Nominate 10 other blogs
  5. Let them know they are nominated

And here’s a few of the inspiring bloggers’ posts of the week:

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