tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13197480484982456052024-03-05T00:50:55.932-08:00ABC WEDNESDAY ANTHOLOGYinveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-70851695653252397832009-01-19T20:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.671-08:00Welcome to ABC WednesdayThe ABC Wednesday concept was conceived by Denise Nesbitt. The idea is simply that a group of bloggers all post each Wednesday on a specific letter of the alphabet.<br /><br />Round 3 is now complete.<br /><br />This Anthology blog is now closed to new contributions, apart from necessary announcements. Contributors to this Round 3 anthology are heartily thanked for making this a novel and intriquing document. The blog will remain visible for the foreseeable future. The blogroll on the sidebar will continue to be maintained, but blogs not posting for more than 6 weeks will be removed. New blogs will not be added.<br /><br />Round 4 has now started, but it is not proposed to produce another anthology blog.<br /><br />To participate, all you have to do is to publish something appropriate each week on your blog.<br /><br />The minimum requirement is that you include a link in your post to the ABC Wednesday blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABC Wednesday with Mister Linky blog</span><br /><a href="http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/</a><br />carries a <i>Mister Linky</i> registry of participants. Please register each week, AFTER you have posted your contribution and ideally you should link to the specific week's post, not merely the blog's home page.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-53579378712466090972009-01-15T03:41:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.677-08:00Another Zoo... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I know... how original... what can I say - it's late... zoo me. :)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; "> </span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvPl4m_8VGppqgMCVn2BH8Rb5Tvqg_sElc4dQSSzfRP73ZR7fEahB2DfYZj6jAklF1fg7ziqKsUS_yZm8XtPGL98F6z8n1JbV2UFowLBzQQS17aBwAuFqE2y0e-jVCk5f1kv6xzHrZAsZ/s1600-h/IMGP3862.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvPl4m_8VGppqgMCVn2BH8Rb5Tvqg_sElc4dQSSzfRP73ZR7fEahB2DfYZj6jAklF1fg7ziqKsUS_yZm8XtPGL98F6z8n1JbV2UFowLBzQQS17aBwAuFqE2y0e-jVCk5f1kv6xzHrZAsZ/s400/IMGP3862.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291360043074841058" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZUDRtrjqFEHYv_L2ZR5KAIStINg-Jg1adSg0aeH_nJUAxCLH1XprnJ-wGzUlrwCPJccfW_7HCNhHyHW0R_e2_UfmwpgYWzJqItZQGBJAp6NtafmlrgszlKkn_MjJYXc5xiNNn0EUPYcN/s1600-h/IMGP3863.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZUDRtrjqFEHYv_L2ZR5KAIStINg-Jg1adSg0aeH_nJUAxCLH1XprnJ-wGzUlrwCPJccfW_7HCNhHyHW0R_e2_UfmwpgYWzJqItZQGBJAp6NtafmlrgszlKkn_MjJYXc5xiNNn0EUPYcN/s400/IMGP3863.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291360038616665202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">This never before seen idea brought to you by http://penglynns.blogspot.com</span></div></span>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-61003192785203836852009-01-14T09:39:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.682-08:00A Quilter's ABC--ZMy Z is the same Z word that I used in <a href="http://katneyskaboodle.blogspot.com/2008/07/abc-wednesday-z.html">round two</a>.<br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">ZIG ZAG</span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span>Looking for a Z block, I found one that looks something like this in a border.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfYdMJ3rWbSYRFqD-pteqNn5dLeVooiDzxdmIb2emTWR6VGa1qfrTyucL8LZZjVC96GOyZhp-BNW6k1MmwGYP-mh0nDfuy417mU6pl93oValTcjm_0DZNLqgOVLkEZsC-7o3uDnRFA3o/s1600-h/zigzag+border.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290521491323153970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 453px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 58px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfYdMJ3rWbSYRFqD-pteqNn5dLeVooiDzxdmIb2emTWR6VGa1qfrTyucL8LZZjVC96GOyZhp-BNW6k1MmwGYP-mh0nDfuy417mU6pl93oValTcjm_0DZNLqgOVLkEZsC-7o3uDnRFA3o/s400/zigzag+border.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took my signature blocks and arranged them on my design wall to get a zig zag.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TZ8o3ZM6ct1ljqWo1rm6_c9Pv8eoBY5sCtYL5isI0-2xPXzfQjrE0Mf71zl-9W72fIimHkmUrp357H7OeyN5iWrxlxEaI4qWMEgnH-GtDubMF2qzgLfvMUAMA69Wr4iKEXG6KQQq8is/s1600-h/CIMG6602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290521483482929570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TZ8o3ZM6ct1ljqWo1rm6_c9Pv8eoBY5sCtYL5isI0-2xPXzfQjrE0Mf71zl-9W72fIimHkmUrp357H7OeyN5iWrxlxEaI4qWMEgnH-GtDubMF2qzgLfvMUAMA69Wr4iKEXG6KQQq8is/s400/CIMG6602.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>This post is duplicated at <a href="http://www.katneyskaboodle.blogspot.com/">Katney's Kaboodle</a>.</div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-62815553127183050272009-01-14T08:43:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.686-08:00Zooming in on ZeroOn my photoblog Sithenah I am <a href="http://sithenah.aminus3.com/image/2009-01-14.html" target="new">Zooming in on Zero</a> - an abstract composition.<br /><br />...inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-59818457651691984462009-01-14T08:25:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.689-08:00Z at The String BagZ is for Zen at <a href="http://thestringbag.blogspot.com/">The String Bag</a> today.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-2480995357472973612009-01-14T06:11:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.693-08:00Z is for Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/800982961_dd684f9de2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/800982961_dd684f9de2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A classic...<br />The original post is <a href="http://spacedlaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/z-for-zoo.html">there</a>.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-64645700797844229852009-01-14T05:15:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.697-08:00ABC Wednesday - Z<span style="font-family:arial;"><center><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Z is for.............</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photographybykml.com/gallery/3032525_aERPG/1/454502210_4Ju5h"><img style="width: 300px; height: 210px;" src="http://photographybykml.com/photos/454502210_4Ju5h-S.jpg" alt="copper penny coins in a line" /></a><br /><br />This is a hard one to believe - they are deceiving - but it is really in there!<br /><br />Come see what it is at <a style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);" href="http://photographybykml.blogspot.com/">my blog</a>.<br /><br />Happy ABC Wednesday!<br /></center></span>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-50873235057933050262009-01-14T03:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.701-08:00"Z" is for . . . ZERO<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/z-is-for-zero.html">"Z" is for . . . ZERO</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3iN2F6P26u9X7EbYCvG724UO-MYEBIAbYLE2BYHGKDQCgR0IJ5hAsbxXnxIJVcn_h8Kdg7J7kpL56KbuC3cBMn1BiDYVA-fBg3ViOf5mwmpwrJjFiFFKOe8L0H5yyUDD0TwT5jR7JTsY/s1600-h/100_0037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3iN2F6P26u9X7EbYCvG724UO-MYEBIAbYLE2BYHGKDQCgR0IJ5hAsbxXnxIJVcn_h8Kdg7J7kpL56KbuC3cBMn1BiDYVA-fBg3ViOf5mwmpwrJjFiFFKOe8L0H5yyUDD0TwT5jR7JTsY/s320/100_0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290980372903347074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo c2009 by Nickers and Ink</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click here to read the entire post,</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/z-is-for-zero.html">"Z" is for . . . Zero</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />including the original poem,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />"</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/z-is-for-zero.html">Bottled Up - A Limericked Rill on Winter's Chill</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">at </span> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/">Nickers and Ink</a><br /></div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-58294785736233483792009-01-14T01:33:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.705-08:00Z... is for Zzzzz ... sleeping ZONE<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3tBZ2NLMS0uKVOSLOj2SjmYd6zP8266qULBeOWdD9qviniim3EH0Nx2HC4YWxp2Rn3oyV6lOhLrKNPshtQjDG0rLNdJda8885p-l2kJaQJrW2wHGAY66jOc1CTCVD0SdBnQ3AIc_ulVF/s1600-h/081_patudo_dl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290956738670361922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3tBZ2NLMS0uKVOSLOj2SjmYd6zP8266qULBeOWdD9qviniim3EH0Nx2HC4YWxp2Rn3oyV6lOhLrKNPshtQjDG0rLNdJda8885p-l2kJaQJrW2wHGAY66jOc1CTCVD0SdBnQ3AIc_ulVF/s400/081_patudo_dl.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> Last letter of Round 3 in </strong><a href="http://oqueosmeusolhosveem.blogspot.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>!<br /></strong><br /></div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-1935245645102349052009-01-14T00:01:00.001-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.790-08:00Zoo (again)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl6U2GDknApfPfIK_RJjoZTgckWI3RSj_kpjGke5NKHQuvWIu4VThWI92qx8ADnuvC6swgUckQ7S2CilK1HE6hTe3FULY8udQBHkxmlem4PREGvetBYGdEzLEeRJNTOJ1Ve-wf9qcH4Z8/s1600-h/bzoo01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl6U2GDknApfPfIK_RJjoZTgckWI3RSj_kpjGke5NKHQuvWIu4VThWI92qx8ADnuvC6swgUckQ7S2CilK1HE6hTe3FULY8udQBHkxmlem4PREGvetBYGdEzLEeRJNTOJ1Ve-wf9qcH4Z8/s400/bzoo01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290166487725544146" border="0" /></a><br />A year ago I did <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.com/2008/01/abc-wednesday-z-is-for-zoo.html" target="new">Z is for Zoo</a> but then I took you to Tenerife. This time we are nearer home in Blackpool on a very wet November day. As the visit was part of the holiday-package we didn't forego it just because of the precipitation. You can see sea-lions, flamingos, dromedaries and dinosaurs on the original post at <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.com/2009/01/abc-wednesday-z-is-for-zoo-again.html" target="new">Ackworth born, gone West</a>.<br /><br /><br />--------inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-28724439088547009652009-01-14T00:01:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.709-08:00Z is for... Zones!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcis2gx1mpsHibw6KsSD1xb9y3y0qkn1UL5ZIFkciso7eKB34vN0_lHvXiyITzmWFbgybVa0klYlOkydyXFiop5haFGVHuQR-dDmlv9jDwNRqDNmMqPJNtSLLprUqOK_MxZzBZ2w9wmbU/s1600-h/USDA+Plant+Hardiness+Zones.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290885203281392834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcis2gx1mpsHibw6KsSD1xb9y3y0qkn1UL5ZIFkciso7eKB34vN0_lHvXiyITzmWFbgybVa0klYlOkydyXFiop5haFGVHuQR-dDmlv9jDwNRqDNmMqPJNtSLLprUqOK_MxZzBZ2w9wmbU/s320/USDA+Plant+Hardiness+Zones.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>The United States Department for Agriculture (USDA) plant hardiness zone map, 1990</em></div><br /><div><br />If you blog about gardening here in Britain, it's not too long before you encounter your American and Canadian cousins who all talk about which zone they garden in as if it was as natural as breathing. Strike up a conversation with any of these gardeners and it's not long before you're asked <em>what zone is your garden?</em> Luckily when I was first asked this last year, I had just been looking at the above map in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Garden-Design-Workbook/dp/0881926647/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231776612&sr=1-1"><em>The Essential Design Workbook</em></a> by Rosemary Alexander. </div><div><br />For an explanation about these <em>zones</em> and which one I placed my garden in, without having to read the above book, hop on over to <em><a href="http://vegplotting.blogspot.com/">Veg Plotting</a></em> for the answers. </div><div><br />Many thanks to Denise, Gerald and the rest of the ABC team for ensuring we all made it here to the end of ABC Round 3 :D</div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-38307295759238586472009-01-13T02:14:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.822-08:00Z is for Zebra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvj7hxqc0CwmKiKqCAe6aW0l3whN5IMQCeXAIZftN7vv09acXuNWT4MBFmX8IgogLBapKY4GJzPj0MTo96W8_v8_5s5ZqswZPgsNmPTukagZ4lfSqevDYDJNbOoVJKOWxoaak_bhLPA0/s1600-h/Zebra+head+in+van.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvj7hxqc0CwmKiKqCAe6aW0l3whN5IMQCeXAIZftN7vv09acXuNWT4MBFmX8IgogLBapKY4GJzPj0MTo96W8_v8_5s5ZqswZPgsNmPTukagZ4lfSqevDYDJNbOoVJKOWxoaak_bhLPA0/s400/Zebra+head+in+van.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290596302196341074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj43xZ0iWOQM4V2l-9qEq0vry7kAUe7izeTmJEyLE6X1er429p86e_yrUcR1XfAGyBNR0zm8gPxYA33sZX0VNYKpjYoQuxfLNAzDE0GS1vB5H7UDKuTDHm7vXUljSRpFkxTHYtttUmfSg/s1600-h/Jon+asleep+amid+zebra+stuff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj43xZ0iWOQM4V2l-9qEq0vry7kAUe7izeTmJEyLE6X1er429p86e_yrUcR1XfAGyBNR0zm8gPxYA33sZX0VNYKpjYoQuxfLNAzDE0GS1vB5H7UDKuTDHm7vXUljSRpFkxTHYtttUmfSg/s200/Jon+asleep+amid+zebra+stuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290572753165139186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and the zebra-loving boy, Jon, my great-grandson who is perhaps dreaming at left of one of the zebras </span><span style="font-size:130%;">who </span><span style="font-size:130%;">have poked their striped noses into the family car on zebra-watching expeditions (in Texas parks). Note his toy zebra and his zebra-striped pajamas. His mother, Josie Andersen (my granddaughter) took these pictures.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">For other <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Z </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">entries go to Mrs. Nesbitt's <a href="http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">ABC Wednesday round 3</span></a>. For more pictures of zebras and Jon, go to my blog, </span><a href="http://phyllisophy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Granny Smit</span>h</span></a>.</span></span><br /></span>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-64515710941822771792009-01-12T23:41:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.794-08:00Z is for ZenTo finish my ABC garden theme I present you with the Japanese (Zen) garden at Kingtson Lacey in Wiltshire.<br /><br />Focusing on Zen - the web gurus amongst us will enjoy <a href="http://www.csszengarden.com/">this site</a> it is a garden for people who enjoy the potential of CSS.<br /><br />Finally I shall leave you with this Zen thought:<br /><blockquote>Confused by thoughts,<br />we experience duality in life.<br />Unencumbered by ideas,<br />the enlightened see the one Reality.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Hui - Neng</span><br /></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/3194651439/" title="Untitled by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3194651439_3a1ac930ed.jpg" alt="" width="350" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/3195488612/" title="Untitled by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3195488612_ed0806a989.jpg" alt="" width="450" /></a><br /></div><br />Cross posted @ <a href="http://cheriesplaceblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/z-is-for-zen.html">Cherie's Place</a>.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-62916155435362533742009-01-12T21:43:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.798-08:00Letter of the Week 'Z'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXYwgvYX633-43uN5U2dRTHm-r6Bwphezwv-0IU1SNNRx3nqsNO0xfTc2z-oogswr7hzB8zb6g6oTqhB6Bckul6LVk04KuUemJwhAZyWTK4xTiwT5U0xDtI5ldVmgYD5hPyiUMPnRw4vH/s1600-h/Letter+of+the+Week+Z.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXYwgvYX633-43uN5U2dRTHm-r6Bwphezwv-0IU1SNNRx3nqsNO0xfTc2z-oogswr7hzB8zb6g6oTqhB6Bckul6LVk04KuUemJwhAZyWTK4xTiwT5U0xDtI5ldVmgYD5hPyiUMPnRw4vH/s400/Letter+of+the+Week+Z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290897528126645026" border="0" /></a><br />Twenty-six letters and my book is done. Now I need to put it all together for my grandson, Elliott. It's been a fun 26 weeks!<br /><br />You can see the rest of my alphabet at my blog, <a href="http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/">Hiraeth</a>. Just click on the letter <a href="http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/journal/category/a-letter-a-week">'A' </a>in the sidebar!inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-16179837737579007172009-01-12T20:56:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.803-08:00"Z"is for "Zavatta"(1) and "zinnias"(2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_xU7fbbOX8fDNP7iFOIOwBBxvCjaEQBRH5vFF193d_R9ANpvt2ukzTx3ti3bUiBNoTJkmqxeDpbjlwZHlM00g3GkqIzWW6LA-m1MkdiLp7Z66D2qKvQkBTXw0_xObqegpx8yGYsGRo/s1600-h/zinnias.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_xU7fbbOX8fDNP7iFOIOwBBxvCjaEQBRH5vFF193d_R9ANpvt2ukzTx3ti3bUiBNoTJkmqxeDpbjlwZHlM00g3GkqIzWW6LA-m1MkdiLp7Z66D2qKvQkBTXw0_xObqegpx8yGYsGRo/s400/zinnias.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290116334283133314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxsUxIKo4fbqwSmbdCVTga5gGBBVx9KtKIqEaPPc3Kfxq-Acr2P3R0ACIq3ob61BPy1ZK9f3Yf1stmxnaN-xeTOA0buz9XxTQRlGL4U9LF6GwO9e4tvJOEwcTpANEaNLCWnR-4qYsVww/s1600-h/Zav.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxsUxIKo4fbqwSmbdCVTga5gGBBVx9KtKIqEaPPc3Kfxq-Acr2P3R0ACIq3ob61BPy1ZK9f3Yf1stmxnaN-xeTOA0buz9XxTQRlGL4U9LF6GwO9e4tvJOEwcTpANEaNLCWnR-4qYsVww/s400/Zav.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268188402433988658" border="0" /></a>The complete post is on<br /><a href="http://photograff.blogspot.com/">photograff.blogspot.com/</a>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-39264581072400283822009-01-12T20:18:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.806-08:00Meet Zoe the cat ..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kFZyeHUeDyC5W7X8tjIHW2L0KOmKuT83jGzjTicCPgikAfSluZSxO5VE8NH3L9tnWfWtTDXKfC3kJZbshXXU-t_aIpZUdRFRZ-Aj-VxgtRRWKfC31Njs0rTXF0ljf6xO1Vl69AGnEA_L/s1600-h/118-1878_IMG_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kFZyeHUeDyC5W7X8tjIHW2L0KOmKuT83jGzjTicCPgikAfSluZSxO5VE8NH3L9tnWfWtTDXKfC3kJZbshXXU-t_aIpZUdRFRZ-Aj-VxgtRRWKfC31Njs0rTXF0ljf6xO1Vl69AGnEA_L/s400/118-1878_IMG_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290875578596731954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://starnitesky.blogspot.com/">Starnitesky</a>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-48312124304553756802009-01-12T19:33:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.810-08:00Z is for ° Zoo on Ice° by JoAnn´s D Eyes-Holland<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Z for ZOO on ICE....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290391867397326082" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fZzHfuyZAHeSlUnIHb6EtTvq1cP3xA_E77Jpo_lmfHpsxcip_ePaVs6xI02cwb2cTgPv-ZOGemd0N6Lrnjn4vfXECne_SYFShiL1x1KqEHLffAq6s_gYvpY6rapgWD5o0ECGohNgwKF4/s320/white+dog+on+ice+joannwalraven.com.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290391855274913970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFBxXKLRLhoW9a6wp3yvs_7ir34XCBaPYlmWZkkYXob4ZY7diLXGh_t3xa7uhx-D7M-1YpUTe92Gl9SnXhQMI41_4-ywMlVFvLZSU-cZxJE8tfnUiHQU_JSxn94xoNN26LfHg3xNNA063/s320/zwaandog+joannwalraven.com.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290391863375406194" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSKurY4iJcEFD1wBWm6hnpr0GSFzN5blUONenRdHB_GeaB0IJgr51IhGXX46rjLQOamfk1xsYa09YD1Jt-lpXHorQ6PvsaDecXe6hTvgFl6e6RMAaWrQwxIQWFSDxgd8-U9IvHKeL-K09/s320/zwaan+op+ijs+joannwalraven.com.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290391858990664994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsk5Ww7lEBYOdnlrPnqjazXgauyTYkUlPOno_7bnohyphenhyphencJiR9ZvkXlPMpph2Wpp9qJRCmBqQ7ClyQOWBlymupasUPp3kFnJTFjv3hdx6f2yO1gyi9l65pVUmP0vMEI3oer9b3KOs9XjN8K/s320/zwaanhond+joannwalraven.com.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em> ZOO on ice</em></div><div align="center"><em>When you look at those <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">animals on ICE</span></strong> </em></div><div align="center"><em>you may laugh hahahaas loud as I did last weekend.....</em></div><div align="center"><em>I invite you to, </em><em>Watch my blog to see more ICE FUN</em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><a href="http://www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com/">www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com</a></strong></em></div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-22344713401314287312009-01-12T19:30:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.814-08:00Z Is For Zoom<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">How Far Do You Want to Go</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">? </span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEp1ZGhr176RGRshCIC-mx6Vk_07e4MsuooPveilnFU3wlhiZvi07LD7inYde-oYf4uDXgrWIff1SzlzGXHiB5jFi6Juc0W6BifrjCSRGZmBnwtt4qL7QAunL_cG-iC3JGNVmk1hpOwbw/s1600-h/zoom1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEp1ZGhr176RGRshCIC-mx6Vk_07e4MsuooPveilnFU3wlhiZvi07LD7inYde-oYf4uDXgrWIff1SzlzGXHiB5jFi6Juc0W6BifrjCSRGZmBnwtt4qL7QAunL_cG-iC3JGNVmk1hpOwbw/s400/zoom1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290683078023178738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image #1. Focal length 18mm. Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuhMJHxRLD4Sdahcg_FaRn0yG1FpZk8904AuiVCGiJv9EfuS8ocTUZ59nJD4fp-kXQH4nALhZaOIekyOsVwBEHJ_GzbMsGkz_lyZ70YXxyFpQkuD57kFN5J-GC8ehaShESb32oqX3HoM/s1600-h/abc3WEDNESDAY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuhMJHxRLD4Sdahcg_FaRn0yG1FpZk8904AuiVCGiJv9EfuS8ocTUZ59nJD4fp-kXQH4nALhZaOIekyOsVwBEHJ_GzbMsGkz_lyZ70YXxyFpQkuD57kFN5J-GC8ehaShESb32oqX3HoM/s400/abc3WEDNESDAY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279164016756344050" border="0" /></a><br />This series of three photographs was shot on a dull, grey day – simply to illustrate the distinction between a standard lens and a zoom lens. Yes, I could have done the same experiment on a cloudless, sunny day, but the tougher the light conditions, the greater the demands on your lens.<br /><br />Until about three or four years ago, zoom lenses were the exclusive territory of professional photographers. Amateurs who bought SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras generally bought standard 35mm lenses. But as digital SLRs grew in popularity and the prices fell from around $3000 to the $1200 mark, it became more common for amateur photographers to turn to single compact lenses with adjustable focal planes.<br /><br />Then came the biggest – and most far-reaching - revolution for the MND (mum ‘n’ dad) photographers. As they embraced digital SLRs and the price of memory cards fell from $200 for a one-gigabyte SD card (late 1995) to $30 for a four-gigabyte SD card, a new school of thought took hold.<br /><br />As the MND amateurs began looking for more than simply a standard 35mm lens, manufacturers found a new market – complete amateurs who were willing to spend some money on the popular 18-55mm lenses or even the larger multi-purpose 18-125mm lenses.<br /><br />Logically, the camera manufacturers embraced the new market. It’s been more than a year since the big names started to package novel deals for the home photographer, as opposed to serving only the professional photographers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybJPa5ihAS98ohQr_FRb78geE21ImFQ2feFr1Bgy-VmxFktvI4xmBDiVJBkBNkUA51AiFZPqW9O0FJeeHATKZmxDIp0alioZhRJ2vKFGdb1m4RtfYpTbG1GDh6g3zplE0ipR-t1QuyGU/s1600-h/zoom2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybJPa5ihAS98ohQr_FRb78geE21ImFQ2feFr1Bgy-VmxFktvI4xmBDiVJBkBNkUA51AiFZPqW9O0FJeeHATKZmxDIp0alioZhRJ2vKFGdb1m4RtfYpTbG1GDh6g3zplE0ipR-t1QuyGU/s400/zoom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290683080754268114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image #2. Focal length 125mm. </span></span><br /></div><br />Previously, when an MND photographer bought a digital SLR, it came with one lens. Now, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and the other big players are enticing brave new consumers to invest in packages that are tailored to the one-body-two-lenses option.<br /><br />If that sounds like jargon, let me explain it in the simplest terms. You buy one camera body, but the manufacturer entices you (and a brilliant marketing option it is, from everyone’s point of view) to buy not one lens but two.<br /><br />Each camera body has a bayonet-type screw-in for a lens. If your standard lens is an 18-55mm lens, you can also buy a second, longer lens and swap between the two. Swapping lenses is a quick and simple process that only takes a few seconds. More crucially, it makes a lot of commercial sense for manufacturers and for the 21st-century buyer as well.<br /><br />When I bought my Pentax K100D, I bought a wonderful 18-125mm Sigma lens. Then, about eight or nine months ago, I saw a 70-300mm Sigma lens advertised and after mulling over the possibilities for a few weeks, I took the plunge and have never looked back. I carry both lenses wherever I go and to put it quite simply, I revel in the choice.<br /><br />Now to the specifics of this photo exercise. All these shots were taken from the eleventh floor of a city building here in Melbourne, looking out towards Port Phillip Bay. All three shots were taken from exactly the same spot, with different focal lengths.<br /><br />In the first shot, with a focal length of only 18mm, the dominant features are two apartment buildings, a set of vertical blinds and an old-fashioned CRT-type computer monitor.<br /><br />The second shot is also taken with my 18-125mm lens, fully open to a focal length of 125mm. Now you can actually see what looks like an expanse of concrete in the distance but is actually the sea under a leaden, grey sky.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAN34TWG8eVO5yZvVrNqD0aBZN6FdEnnxVRQ8WsVP7mPIPNhNqv1fjMg29lBJknxRA-fKs8W4VX5Cwr7sqb-KJerphb5p2i4Cv3tuHRkrl2CNfa6Thasho48uXlkxNSZsgR5dflTy9DE/s1600-h/zoom3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAN34TWG8eVO5yZvVrNqD0aBZN6FdEnnxVRQ8WsVP7mPIPNhNqv1fjMg29lBJknxRA-fKs8W4VX5Cwr7sqb-KJerphb5p2i4Cv3tuHRkrl2CNfa6Thasho48uXlkxNSZsgR5dflTy9DE/s400/zoom3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290683086806796770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image #3. Focal length 300mm. </span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>In the final shot (above) taken at the maximum focal length of my 70-300mm lens, you can actually begin to discern the slim grey outline of a container ship several miles away, deep in the Bay that is many suburbs away.<br /><br />It’s almost like sittin’ on the dock of the Bay.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-18397843166159441342009-01-12T18:15:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.818-08:00Zebras at the Zoo in ABC Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://folk.uib.no/oodre/Gallerier/Reisebilder/Zebra%20at%20zoo%20IMG_7473.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 492px;" src="http://folk.uib.no/oodre/Gallerier/Reisebilder/Zebra%20at%20zoo%20IMG_7473.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We have finally arrived at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Z</span> for the third time. Searching through my hard disks I found these two <span style="font-weight: bold;">Z</span>ebras in the <a href="http://www.dyreparken.no/om-oss/Spraak/Kristiansand-Zoo-and-Amusement-Park/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Z</span>oological park in Kritsiansand, Norway</a> which we visited in 2007.<br /><br />Zo, what iz the next thing in ztore for uz? ;-)<br /><br /></div><br /><br />If you would like to make a comment, you are very welcome at <a href="http://visualnorway.blogspot.com/">Visual Norway.</a>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-9942829570578805662009-01-07T08:58:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.849-08:00Y not?My Y post is at <a href="http://thestringbag.blogspot.com/">The String Bag</a>.inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-20940091549038578902009-01-07T07:16:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.853-08:00Y for Yoghurt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpT9OxaO_mBJS_Co8O5eCp_uHCeetSKEmfEDek9xt7OI5EbjNWgTNn_L0HrBaP0L9IOa3o2oPDulv30suw06GTuvapFxC_XXY9gKoB4Sid7ve8prC4SdxVdv3pCn6Ov7yop4JMXlMwD8/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpT9OxaO_mBJS_Co8O5eCp_uHCeetSKEmfEDek9xt7OI5EbjNWgTNn_L0HrBaP0L9IOa3o2oPDulv30suw06GTuvapFxC_XXY9gKoB4Sid7ve8prC4SdxVdv3pCn6Ov7yop4JMXlMwD8/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287798652184934546" /></a><br /><br />More at the <a href="http://spacedlaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/y-for-yoghurt.html">original post</a>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-56147245078895419492009-01-07T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.859-08:00Ye Olde VicOn my photoblog Sithenah Y is for <a href="http://sithenah.aminus3.com/image/2009-01-07.html" target="new">Ye Olde Vic</a> a remarkable looking pub in Stockport, Cheshire.<br /><br />...inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-50653850001342541732009-01-07T05:30:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.865-08:00ABC Wednesday - Y<span style="font-family:arial;"><center><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Y is for .............</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photographybykml.com/gallery/2721762_Pqw6b/1/144367587_XZABB"><img style="width: 300px; height: 210px;" src="http://photographybykml.com/photos/144367587_XZABB-S.jpg" alt="a broken glass windshield on a car" /></a><br /><br />An exclamation describes this week's post. Please visit <a style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);" href="http://photographybykml.blogspot.com/">my site </a>to view the whole post. <br /><br /><br /></center></span>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-32606990872484879672009-01-07T05:01:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.870-08:00ABC Wednesday-Y<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUzvhzMyoHT7ZTA-yF-EmIP57CghzsxIBbemvj3dAB6PDA4m4x-oljzLQY1L6Va21xN_zvt1SSrvmc34KA_RLXeaQIUzFLKSAFCKw7TlNRomFYHP1Pg_RCFR0s_cbgB7zyciD1ZwbK7I/s1600-h/yoga3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288042840353032770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUzvhzMyoHT7ZTA-yF-EmIP57CghzsxIBbemvj3dAB6PDA4m4x-oljzLQY1L6Va21xN_zvt1SSrvmc34KA_RLXeaQIUzFLKSAFCKw7TlNRomFYHP1Pg_RCFR0s_cbgB7zyciD1ZwbK7I/s400/yoga3.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>YOGA</strong> is believed to calm the nervous system and balance the body, mind, and spirit. It is thought by its practitioners that<strong> YOGA</strong> prevents specific diseases and maladies by keeping the energy meridians open and life energy flowing.<br />*<br /><strong>YOGA</strong> is usually performed in classes, sessions are conducted at least once a week and for approximately 45 minutes. <strong>YOGA</strong> has been used to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve co-ordination, flexibility, concentration, sleep, and digestion.<br />*<br />For people with heart problems, studies have shown <strong>YOGA</strong> to help people young and old. Specifically, <strong>YOGA </strong>seems to promote heart health in several ways, including regulating high blood pressure and improving resistance to psychological stress.<br />*<br /><a href="http://wednesdayabc.blogspot.com/">ABC Wednesday</a> is brought to you by <a href="http://mrsnesbittsplace.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Nesbitt</a>.<br />*<br />Mr. Linky can be found <a href="http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/">here.</a><br />*<br />This post is also at my blog: <a href="http://wwwbearnaked.blogspot.com/">BearNaked</a>.<br />*<br />*<br /><a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii317/ourphotos_2008/?action=view¤t=animated6.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii317/ourphotos_2008/animated6.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhHXIBvVKhg_94GNywisaOBjcmYVbdT3Y4fJSzayCMzM9Fr5HO4Ut17iDymCGYUpgoIMucnuemWoRmVCz7y8jpKd9rYF0Ze8BrTsW1Z_lAdu14-pRUIVnR2t64_nzxVJuy6nrYfec9m0/s1600-h/signature3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288042656958603314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 379px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 80px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhHXIBvVKhg_94GNywisaOBjcmYVbdT3Y4fJSzayCMzM9Fr5HO4Ut17iDymCGYUpgoIMucnuemWoRmVCz7y8jpKd9rYF0Ze8BrTsW1Z_lAdu14-pRUIVnR2t64_nzxVJuy6nrYfec9m0/s400/signature3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319748048498245605.post-28301474629365056972009-01-07T01:04:00.000-08:002013-01-31T23:17:23.875-08:00Letter of the Week 'Y'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMDAI9b5Yd_f6_YxPF3hYVFqKZZDLicG3lvPlCNLqiWkYmq2hN7Wpc9H-TRWmEeUShU5bj9_uGr6LqET0KCjvUkWD_Dj08KrHgGdqkF5ZOpKhtnNQcc05zugqE2MQuBwjBp0Sr8LQbZd5/s1600-h/Letter+of+the+Week+Y.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMDAI9b5Yd_f6_YxPF3hYVFqKZZDLicG3lvPlCNLqiWkYmq2hN7Wpc9H-TRWmEeUShU5bj9_uGr6LqET0KCjvUkWD_Dj08KrHgGdqkF5ZOpKhtnNQcc05zugqE2MQuBwjBp0Sr8LQbZd5/s400/Letter+of+the+Week+Y.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288351722611942562" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I had a really hard time coming up with an idea for 'Y.' I finally settled on yellow because it was the only thing I could think of! I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with for the letter Y.<br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">One more letter to go!</p>inveracruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227576156602356795noreply@blogger.com