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Part of my Surfcoast /Great Ocean Road trip. Landed in Torquay and the weather had been ordinary for a couple of days, luckily this particular morning the weather was kind and gave me a chance to take a few shots.
Sometimes my brain feels so noisy. Here, in the outdoors, it's quiet. A fresh start. A gentle breeze. The beaming faces of flowers.
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Life -- what a trip. Every day I'm alive is a day of knowing less. I feel fortunate to be here. But I sure do wrestle with a lot. (Ahh, the price we pay as conscience human beans.)
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There are times I wish life felt simpler. But if I awoke one day & it was all simple, black & white answers... well, I think I'd miss all of the colors.
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Photo captures full-bloom Greenthread (Thelesperma filifolium) flowers gleam as they dance with the warm Texas sunshine.
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Alright, friends. You’re up! Give me your best inspirational quotes and mantras, your motivational one-liners and stories, your moments of feeling most alive and your onward-driving fuel sources! 💭
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They say motivation, like bathing, doesn’t last — so, we need to repeat it often. I like to believe we can lift each other; that the ripple effect of motivation can be felt beyond our realization. Maybe you can help demonstrate that here. It’s your turn! GO! 👉
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📷 Image captures a magnificent morning sky over the Gulf of Mexico. The sun danced in and out from behind the clouds, glittering the shoreline as the waves gently kissed the sand. 🌊 This is not my current view (although I sure do wish it was!), but experiencing and capturing views like this long serve as motivation for me to trudge onward through this adventure called “life.” 💫
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I've been dipping into the archives from adventures in the Mojave Desert a couple of years ago. The color palette of this photo has me feelin' some seasonally-appropriate Autumn/Halloweenie vibes.
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Seemingly infinite layers of purple mountains reveal themselves under the orange glow of the evening sun, as valleys slip away into the spooky shadows.
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Wide-open wild views complimentary of Desert NWR, NV.
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Crossed paths with a cute (albeit grumpy-looking) juvenile Gopher Tortoise at a local park. He/she was busy munching away on greenery and was relatively unphased by my presence, pausing only for a second as I knelt on the ground with my camera. I snapped a handful of photos and quietly observed from a distance. And before I moved on, I made sure to tell him/her how cute they were. 😍
The Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a native species to Florida and is protected by law. Although it doesn’t happen often because human development encroaches on their habitat, it’s always a delight to see these creatures in the wild. 🐢
Port Salerno, FL | Aug 2024
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Rookery stairs in Chicago. Photos available for purchase at Wits End Photography Follow Travel Photography blog at Traveling at Wits End for ways to create travel adventures everyday.
If spiders aren’t your thing...sorry! Spiders normally aren’t so much my jam either. But hear me out for a minute — what if we looked at things a little bit closer, with eyes of curiosity, rather than judgment? What if we tried to find the delicate in the creepy, the intricacies in the rough... the beauty in the messy & uncomfortable?
These large Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia) have been a frequent summertime sighting here in central Texas — hanging over trail-heads, under shade trees, along fence-lines. The spider in this image (captured while I was out on an early morning walk) constructed her three-foot-diameter web between the tops of two bushes! While I’m not afraid of these critters, I did find myself looking the other way and walking a bit quicker. 😅 But the lighting offered an opportunity too good to pass up, so I zoomed in to get a closer look and snapped a few photos. I was surprised to see the intricate designs on the spider’s body, the ombré-dipped coloration on all eight legs, and the mind-blowing complexity of the orb web, including the zig-zag stabilimenta centerpiece...
Without curiosity, I would not have seen how beautiful these creatures are. Yes, I am aware that it is a far stretch to equate spiders to beauty, but maybe the concept can also be applied elsewhere in our lives... Stay curious, friends.
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While it sure didn’t seem like it at the moment, the 2:30am alarm turned out to be worth it. I lugged my camera & tripod out to the driveway to be able to get a clear view of this colorful celestial show. I struggled with some camera shake and blurred images at first, and towards the end of totality, the humidity spiked to 91% which resulted in my lens fogging up so I couldn’t shoot anymore after that. But seeing the total eclipse with my eyes was the most rewarding part. And as a bonus, I did end up with a couple of good shots like this one. I hope you were able to catch a glimpse last night — if not, enjoy this image! 😊
The Full Blood Worm Moon Total Lunar Eclipse, as seen from Southeast Florida at 3:00 am, March 2025.
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Happy first day of Spring! 💐Happy Vernal Equinox! Happy Aries season! And also, my water bill is due today. 😬
I’m reposting this image and my original caption because it seems appropriate (again, unfortunately) after more tragic, hateful losses in the USA this past week. Springtime calls for great change — bringing light to what was once shadowed; beckoning the cold, bare terrain to grow once again. Over the course of our existence, opportunities for learning and growing seem to always cycle through — so long as we have the courage to feel the discomfort of the growing pains. I truly believe we humans can do better (I mean, I know I am far from perfect), and there is always room for us to grow with the seasons...
#StopHate #StopHate #StopHate
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We live in a colorful world, filled with a wide assortment of pigmentation. From the flowers to the sky, the humans to the skyscrapers — every facet of life is painted with a variety of colors. 🎨 Maybe this is by mistake. Maybe it’s on purpose. ♀️ Either way, this fact is to our good fortune, because to exist in a monotonous world — a world lacking in diversity — sure wouldn’t be as beautiful or interesting... 🤔💭💐
Splash of Paint | 2019
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BRRR!!! Any other Winter non-fans out there?!
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There’s currently a bitter cold Arctic front blasting most of the U.S., and I am feeling the furthest from thrilled about it, with a daytime high of only 45F degrees way down here in Texas (and this is the better of most areas affected by this front! Yikes!) 😱
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📷 Photo is a dip into my “warmer days archive” as an attempt to channel fiery vibes, capturing Firewheel flowers soaking up the heat from the evening sun this past spring. ☀️
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Bundle up out there, folks! Bring your pets & plants indoors, and share warmth with your friends & neighbors. Old Man Winter is barging his way in. 😑
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This image was captured a few seasons ago while on a spur-of-the-moment diversion on the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia. We were on a bigger cross-country road trip, heading back to Texas from Connecticut, smack dab in the middle of peak fall foliage for Appalachia. It would've been silly to pass up the chance to experience this unplanned syncing up of events. So, we cut left off the busy interstate and ventured over to the Blue Ridge Parkway for the afternoon. With overcast skies and a chilly breeze, we walked a few trails, admired the many scenic overlook views, wandered into a small mountain town for lunch, and drove through one tree tunnel after the next painted with shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. It was the perfect mix of spooky and enchanted. By late afternoon, much to my delight, the clouds broke up and golden sunlight glazed across the landscape, highlighting all the vivid color of autumn’s fingerprints on the sea of rolling ridges. Every direction I looked there was another beautiful composition to be captured, but this image ended up being one of my favorites from that charming day in the mountains. Still to this day, I am so thankful to have made the spontaneous decision to take advantage of the opportunity for an experience like this one.
Roanoke, VA | Nov 2021
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