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Dawn Quyle Landau
Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.
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Category Archives: Nature
Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light.
The light that came through the leaves in Hawaii, made magnificent trees even more stunning. The gray sky light through the leaves makes patterns that are magic. This is for WordPress Weekly photo challenge; check out other entries here.
Weekly Photo Challenge– Layers
It was hours and miles to travel– layers of time and history. It was layers of distance up: first by plane, then by car, and finally on foot– Layers of air, up in altitude, that made our muscles ache and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Beauty, Blog, Blogging, Life, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Tales From the Motherland, Weekly Writing Challenge, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Dawn Quyle Landau, Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, Peru, Photo challenge, Photography, postaday, Salkantay, Tales from the Motherland, travel, WordPress
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Friday Fictioneers: Something’s Fishy Here
It’s time for Friday Fictioneers again, the greatest free show in town! Rochelle Wisoff-Fields runs this band of merry writers, where participants are asked to write a 100-word story, with a beginning, middle and end, using a photo prompt. It’s a … Continue reading
12 Minute Memory
Note: This post is in response to the Word Press Weekly Challenge. The prompt states: “THE CHALLENGE: I REMEMBER You’ll need an egg timer or a some sort of stopwatch for this challenge. Set a countdown timer for 10 minutes, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Death of parent, how blogs work, Life, Musings, My world, Nature, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Adventure, blogs, childhood, DPchallenge, Memories, Tales from the Motherland
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It’s May first, May Day. As a kid, living in a small New England town, May day was always a fun day. Back in school, we still did the Maypole. Yes, I actually grew up dancing around a white pole … Continue reading
For Love, Part 2. Deep Places in the Land of Israel.
Warning: this is a long one folks. It’s the weekend and my trip to Israel rocked me, in countless ways. So enjoy a coffee, and sit back to experience a magical place, through my scope. The landscape in Israel is … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Israel, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, travel, Women, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Golan Heights, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East politics, Palestinians and Israelis, Syria, Tales from the Motherland, Tel Aviv, travel, Travel in Israel, travel in the West Bank, Wadi al-Joz
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The Middle: One Hour of Therapy.
It’s been a time of lots of transition and life changes recently, and some days are harder than others… as many of you have read. That said, I want to thank many of you for the kind words and support … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Huntington's Disease, Life, Musings, Nature, Personal change, Writing
Tagged Beauty, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, Meditation, Musings, nature, self-awareness, Tales from the Motherland
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The Middle: If You’re Fu@#ing All The Time, You Must Be A…
A Fruit fly! Note: It’s the perfect time to bring this one back. I’ve updated some things; so be sure to watch the hilarious fruit fly sex tape! These little guys are driving me nuts right now, as they always … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Nature, Summer
Tagged Compost, Drosophilia melanogaster, Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Fruit fly traps, Genetics, Humor, Insects and sex, Musings, Science and fruit flies, Tales from the Motherland
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The Middle (is back!): The Art of the Micro-Vacation
The Middle is back! If you noticed it was missing, thanks for being part of the small group of readers that stuck with me through the summer, when stats dropped waaay off. I’ve worried that I’ve lost my groove (still … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, travel, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Beauty, Bellingham, Bellingham Farmer's Market, Cycling, Deception Pass, Lummi Island, Mt Baker, travel, vacations, Washington state, Woods Coffee
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Call Me Kristen Bell.
Ok, so I spoiled the whole snake hook in the last post. I thought about dragging it out, but I just didn’t have the heart. Truth is, I expected to see snakes everywhere we went in the Amazon for the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Natural beauty, Nature, Parenting, summer vacation, Teens, travel, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Adventure, Explorama, Explorama Canopy Walk, Kristen Bell, Lima, Mira Flores, Peru, pink dolphins, San Isidro, Sloths, Tales from the Motherland, the Amazon, travel, vacations, Yagua tribe
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