Archive for the ‘travel’ Category
August 31, 2019
There’s not much we can do about hurricanes except get out of their way, take shelter and perhaps write a song or two about Nature’s awesome power.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, current events, folklore, music, nature, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: Bahamas, Donald Trump, Florida, Galveston flood, hurricane Dorian, hurricane season, hurricanes, Jimmy Buffett, Mar-a-Largo, philosophy, trop rock, weather
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April 25, 2019
Gatherings Cowboy poetry readings are usually called gatherings and may occur at any time of the year. For example, The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is held every winter (late January or early February) in Elko, Nevada at the Western Folklife Center. The get-together lasts for a long […]
Posted in Americana, contemporary literature, creative writing, earth, folklore, humor, popular culture, short stories, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: Cowboy Poetry Week, Cowboys, Elko, folklore, gatherings, poetry, storytelling, Western, Western Folklife Center
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January 8, 2019
A look at Hemingway’s years in Cuba will help demonstrate some interesting aspects of the author’s life.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, contemporary literature, creative writing, novels, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: American novelists, authors, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea, writers
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October 18, 2018
Ride a gondola to church at the magical white lake.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, drawings, holidays, Illustration Friday, illustrations, travel |
Tags: Alps, church, drawing, Eastern Europe, Europe, illustration, Illustration Friday, island, lake, Lake Bled, magical, mountain lake, travel
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July 5, 2018
Undeterred by the lack of a spaceship, this astronaut cruises peacefully through unknown worlds.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, Illustration Friday, Photoshop, popular culture, travel |
Tags: astronauts, humor, interstellular, outer space, satire, space men, space travel
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May 10, 2018
A sailor’s paradise might look something like this.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, drawings, humor, Illustration Friday, illustrations, popular culture, travel |
Tags: deserted island, hammock, illustration, Illustration Friday, island, paradise, sailor, sailor's dream, sub-tropical, utopia
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May 9, 2018
Finding your place in the world can sometimes take a lifetime.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: Casco Bay, coastal, harbor, lighthouse, Maine, maritimes, place, place in the world, seaside, travel
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April 18, 2018
A Woman can never have too many hats.
Posted in blogging, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, humor, popular culture, travel |
Tags: Europe, France, hats, humor, Mediterranean, Nice, satire, storefronts, street, travel, window shopping, windows
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April 11, 2018
Shiprock is a huge rock monolith in Northwestern New Mexico and known to the Navajos as Tse Bit’a’i or “Winged Rock.”
Posted in American Indians, Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, desert, Edward Abbey, nature, New Mexico, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: American Indian legends, Americana, awakening, Bit'a'i, desert, monolith, nature awareness, Navajo nation, New Mexico, Shiprock, Southwest USA, spirit of the land
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March 21, 2018
Technology can sometimes be photogenic.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, Maine, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: bay, Casco Bay, Down East, lighthouses, Maine, manmade, maritime, photogenic, Portland, red sky, reflection, scenic, silhouette, Spring Point, sunrise, water
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March 14, 2018
Though my present locale is not bad (Southern Utah),I’d rather be sailing along the Coast of Maine in the summer time of course.
Posted in American holidays, Americana, Bay of Fundy, Blue Fox Cafe, Daily Post, holidays, nature, travel, Uncategorized |
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March 1, 2018
The view of Saturn from Jupiter must be fabulous.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, Daily Post, humor, Photoshop, popular culture, travel |
Tags: humor, interplanetary, Jupiter, Jupiter cave, other worlds, out of this world, outer pace, satire, Saturn, sci-fi, space travel
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February 7, 2018
The eagle loves to fish and is not adverse to obtaining his food by theft.
Posted in Americana, birdwatching, blogging, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, current events, Daily Post, nature, travel, Uncategorized, urban wildlife, weekly photo challenge, wild animals, wildlife observations |
Tags: Animas River, birds, Colorado, Durango, eagle, fishing, river, Southwest USA, water, wildlife
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January 10, 2018
Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park is where this weathered desert scene takes place.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, desert, Edward Abbey, nature, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Checkerboard Mesa, landscape, lone pine tree, national parks, SouthwestUSA, travel, Utah, weathered, weathered rock, Zion NP
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January 4, 2018
The pirate’s map of buried island lead to a deserted island.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, humor, Illustration Friday, illustrations, travel |
Tags: buried treasure, deserted, drawing, illustration, Illustration Friday, island, map, pirate
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November 24, 2017
Visual images get transformed all the time, as seen here in this street picture of the Mona Lisa.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, European Masters, humor, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: advertising, Europe, Germany, humor, Mona Lisa, photography, satire, store windows, storefronts, street, street art, transformation, travel
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November 1, 2017
You can’t judge a package by its cover.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, current events, Daily Post, humor, popular culture, travel |
Tags: at work, Ljubljana, mystery, peek, Slovenia, street, street art, travel. humor, visual irony, What's goin' on
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October 4, 2017
Somedays, I feel like a pedestrian walking in a non-pedestrian world.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, Daily Post, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Alps, Annecy, Europe, France, French Alps, Haute-Savoie, Lac D'Annecy, Lake Annecy, non-pedestrian, pedestrian, the morning stroll, travel, walkers, walking
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September 27, 2017
Winter is coming. Time to sit down and enjoy a good hot drink.
Posted in Americana, bloggers, blogging, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, popular culture, travel, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Albuquerque, coffee shops, New Mexico, photography, SouthwestUSA, storefronts, street, street art, surreal, travel, windows
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September 21, 2017
Functional architecture is sometimes the most interesting.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, New Mexico, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Albuquerque, clay adobe, functional, layered, Old Town, SouthwestUSA, urban, window, wood
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September 6, 2017
Perhaps, a sunrise is more spectacular than a sunset, but who can get up at those ungodly hours to witness such an event.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, Boston, communication, creative photography, nature, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: Boston, Charles River, cold, Massachusetts, New England, scenic, sunset, waiting, winter
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August 23, 2017
Don’t mess with this guy, if you know what’s good for you.
Posted in Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, desert, Hollywood, humor, popular culture, television, travel, Uncategorized, urban wildlife, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: color photos, corner, crime control, Daily Post, humor, Kanab, Little Hollywood, Lone Ranger, roadside attractions, satire, SouthwestUSA, street, street art, Utah
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August 9, 2017
How these two elephant found their way to the middle of the Arizona desert remains a mystery.
Posted in American Indians, Americana, Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, Daily Post, desert, earth, nature, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Arizona, auto trips, elemental, elephant feet, Navajo Reservation, pillars, rest areas, rock, SouthwestUSA
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August 2, 2017
Sometimes, Mother Nature can be quite the sculptor.
Posted in Americana, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, desert, earth, nature, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Checkerboard Mesa, geology, rock, sandstone, Southwest USA, texture, Utah, Zion NP
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July 6, 2017
Bridge engineering depends on the proper integration of all structural elements.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, Daily Post, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: abstract, bridge, Daily Post, Duluth, photography, Richard I. Bong Bridge, Superior, urban, weekly photo challenge
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June 28, 2017
There is a big myth floating around that you can’t outrun a Bay of Fundy tidal surge.
Posted in Bay of Fundy, Daily Post, Maine, nature, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge |
Tags: Bay of Fundy, coastal, delta, Downeast, lunar force, Maine, tides, Wolf Neck
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May 17, 2017
Sometimes big apples can be a real pain.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, Canada, communication, creative photography, Daily Post, humor, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: bilingual, bread, Canada, cultural awareness, French, humor, Pain, Quebec, roadside attractions, satire, travel
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May 10, 2017
A church without a congregation still gives space for prayer and reflection.
Posted in Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, creative writing, Daily Post, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: church, four corners region, interior, New Mexico, Our Lady of Guadalupe, reflective, San Juan river, SouthwestUSA, travel
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April 26, 2017
Winter is a beautiful time of year in the mountain wilderness, but also a time when great dangers are present.
Posted in American holidays, blogging, Blogs, Blue Fox Cafe, creative photography, Daily Post, earth, holidays, nature, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge, wunter |
Tags: backcountry, Colorado, exploring, mountains, San Juan Mtns., snow, travel, wanderlust, wilderness, winter
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April 12, 2017
Tides along the shoreline of the Bay of Fundy take some getting used to, especially if you own a boat.
Posted in Bay of Fundy, Blue Fox Cafe, Canada, creative photography, Daily Post, humor, popular culture, travel, Uncategorized |
Tags: Bay of Fundy, Canada, fishing boats, humor, New Brunswick, surprise, tides, travel
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