Category Archives: blogging assignments

The best of Salty Fresh Air and Photography

Posted on August 23, 2015 by dfolstad58

This is not my scenery today. Today I am surrounded by smoke, in fact I have been for 24 hours. Many places in BC, Washington, and California are dealing with second hand smoke of the worst kind; forest fires. Sadly … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, guest blog posts, travel | Tagged beach boys, fresh air, photography, salty, smoke, sunset, Tofino, wildlife | 4 Comments

Is this you?

Posted on July 8, 2015 by dfolstad58

Today I was given an blogging assignment to imagine my reader. Don’t expect me to know the color of your eyes or guess your birthday, okay? Is this you? You are a person who enjoys travel. You love the comfort … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged appetite for life, beach boys, blogging101, good vibrations, Imagination, life, Mark twain, reader | 9 Comments

No change and change are both worth celebrating

Posted on July 7, 2015 by dfolstad58

No change and change; both can be good, my assignment today for Blogging 101 was to examine my tagline and title. My heart isn’t in it today. My confession is that I did change my title, the first time I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anniversaries, awareness, blogging101, change, cloudy days, life, Transplant | 16 Comments

Why do you Blog?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by dfolstad58

Why do you blog? I am asked. Thanks for asking. I blog for many reasons, and possibly for reasons I don’t even know or understand. Confusing, yes but I think it is true. I like to try to do what I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, Thinking Out loud | Tagged blogging, blogging101 | 6 Comments

Blogging 101 – About, Renewed and Recharged just in time for 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dfolstad58

It felt weird but good to do my blogging 101 homework today which was to do an “About” page for my blog. Now I had an “About” page which probably hasn’t changed much for three years so instead of inventing … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, humor | Tagged a capella, blogging101, goose named maria, reinvent, renew, revise | 1 Comment

Same Place, Different Time

Posted on January 9, 2015 by dfolstad58

I walk in Okanagan Park regularly. It’s a beautiful little park at the north end of my city where the city butts up against Okanagan Lake; 150 miles of wonderful lake. The south end of Penticton is about 9 kilometres … Continue reading →