Author Archives: dfolstad58

About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

Yes to the No!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Life After 50:
What is your go-to answer when opportunity presents itself? Life a knee jerk reaction, often no slips out of our mouth before even giving yes a consideration? No, I can’t. No, I shouldn’t. Perhaps the…

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Dodge a regret and say the words

Posted on November 4, 2015 by dfolstad58

I had had a non event day, nothing memorable, until I got the news. A close friend had gone down to the inlet to swim in the ocean I knew and on the evening news the radio announced a drowning … Continue reading →

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Arches ~ Temptation of the Exotic

Posted on November 4, 2015 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy:
She sits there quietly with the glow of the morning sun reflecting everything a beautiful day should contain. I pace around in search for the perfect angle to enjoy her, and as…

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Ellinor, The Year of the Goat, and Quantum Entanglement

Posted on November 3, 2015 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy:
From the moment I awake, I lie silently and listen to the calling of the universe to determine the type of day ahead, because every day has its own personality. Some mornings…

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Ancient Fisherman of Folklore

Posted on November 3, 2015 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy:
Silence. Prior to the break of dawn, there is the pure ‘silence of nature’ as a man begins his day. There are no beeping alarm clocks, no blare of traffic and it…

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Most of us do this every day

Posted on November 2, 2015 by dfolstad58

If you were thinking the answer is “sleep”, that’s close to what I am talking about. I think we all dream every day, unless we are just too zonked to do that. Personally I think that I dream every night, … Continue reading →