This month's Photo Blogging Challenge theme was a helpful nudge to lean into the things that bring you joy and make you smile, a small - but powerful - counterweight against the way so much of what's in the news these days fosters dread and frustration.
Our Holly Jolly Christmas incorporated long-standing traditions, new recipes, video calls and in-person visits.
Eleven is an interesting number for many reasons. Eleven is also how many years the Photo Blogging Challenge has been running! My heartfelt appreciation to host PJ, for continuing to organize and host the PBC. And congratulations to all my fellow bloggers, whether you've been part of the journey from the beginning or joined in along the way.
Black and white. It's a challenging photographic technique. Another approach? Aim your camera at black and white subjects!
To a greater or lesser degree, COVID-19 has triggered change for pretty much everyone. Since we've been working (and working out) from home for well over 10 years now, we're coping with fewer changes to our world than many people are: mostly lower level challenges, like figuring out how to order groceries for pick-up when then next pick-up window is 10 days to 2 weeks out, how best to support elderly neighbours and extended family members, adjusting to virtual choir rehearsals and wondering what the 2020 hiking/biking season will look like.