Take Joy Where You Find It

A pretty sunset tonight in Missouri. Of course, there are always trees and houses between me and the horizon here. It’s not like standing on a beach in California where it feels like you can reach out and touch the sunset. I’ve taken too many sunsets for granted — never again! Grab happiness where you can and enjoy the moments. It’s all about hope.

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A Uniquely Ordinary Day in the Cuban Countryside

In March 2017 I went to Cuba for the first time, and I’m just now sharing my first Cuban photos. And, interestingly, they’re not photos of old buildings, old cars, or old people. But of the thousands of photos I took, these are the first I processed. And this was the most ordinary, and most unique, day of the trip. I went to Cuba on a photography workshop with Colby Brown Photography, and was thrilled that we didn’t just photograph all the usual suspects — old cars on the Malecon in Havana (we did that), colorful Trinidad (we did that, too) — but we went beyond the usual tourist attractions.

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Another beautiful Carmel sunset…

…so boring…😉



Sunset on Carmel Beach

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We’ve had the most spectacular weather! I almost feel guilty enjoying it so much. Almost.

Panda sunset…

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Spanish Bay sunset…

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

The calm before the storm…

This is the gorgeous Pebble Beach Golf Course a few days ago, as they prepare for the golf onslaught called the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. I’m lucky enough to have a friend who lives there and, believe it or not, this is where we walk the dogs!!!

Hugs and kisses from California…

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Looking for trouble…

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Note the fence, hence no leash (since Colby likes to run off on big adventures).