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  • Tag: #WordlessWednesday

    • Wordless Wednesday: Nature’s Way

      Posted at 9:37 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 2, 2022

      Posted in #WritersLife, Seasonal, Wordless Wednesday | 0 Comments | Tagged #AuthorsLife, #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, fall colors, Kalamazoo River, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, walk in the park, Wordless Wednesday
    • Wordless Wednesday: Field Trip

      Posted at 11:17 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on October 12, 2022

      Scarecrows invaded the park.

      I got a kick out of this one–50 and Fabulous.
      Sweet!

      I wasn’t the only one on a field trip yesterday. The park was packed with kids on a real field trip. It brought back so many memories of the many field trips I had taken when I worked with kids. I couldn’t have asked for a prettier day. A little windy for photos, but they turned out. I’ll share more later. #Wordless Wednesday (with words).

      Posted in #WritersLife, Seasonal, Wordless Wednesday | 10 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Fall fun, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Scarecrows in the park, Wordless Wednesday: Field Trip
    • Wordless Wednesday: Take Your Pick

      Posted at 4:08 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on September 14, 2022

      I took this picture years ago. A couple of weeks ago, I dug this out as I was emptying a storage tub. Since then, I’ve seen five Thunderbirds like this driving around town in random places. Maybe it’s a sign that I need one? Ha-ha. In my dreams! #WordlessWednesday with words.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 4 Comments | Tagged #Romance Writer, #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, photography
    • Wordless Wednesday: Playing With the Moon

      Posted at 11:47 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on August 24, 2022

      I know it’s #WordlessWednesday, but if I have a story to tell about a particular image or images, you know I’ll share it. These photos look so much better in their printed form. Please forgive the phone shadows and blurriness from taking pictures of pictures.

      These snapshots don’t do the images justice. I’ve cropped and resized each one numerous times, so they are what they are. Sigh. My photography teacher would be disappointed. The darker sky got washed out here in my bright room and multiple resizing. The originals are exactly as I wanted them, and probably the best night sky photos I ever took. It was around eleven-thirty p.m. by the time I took the last one.

      Believe me, it was a scary night when I realized how late it had gotten. I was alone in a park and a distance from my truck. It wasn’t until another car pulled in that reminded me, that oh-oh, this was a stupid idea. I was in a dark area and unless I moved, I couldn’t be seen. After they left, I gathered my equipment and got out of there.

      It took me one more time of getting caught after sundown all alone in a park. The second time, I was a distance into a wooded state park because I wanted to catch the moon coming up between the trees. Carrying all my camera gear, including a tripod, I walked-ran out as fast as I could, praying the entire time until I was safe in my truck. I don’t recommend this unless you know you can protect yourself.

      A click of the shutter, a crank of the film, and you’ve caught forever a significant bit of life.

      ~Willis Peterson, “A Philosophy of Seeing,” Arizona Highways, May 1973, arizonahighways.com

      Enjoy the rest of your week.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Full Moon
    • Wordless Wednesday: Easy on the Eyes

      Posted at 12:08 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 8, 2022

      So much for a wordless post. I’m not ashamed.

      The strawberries are from a local grocery store. They were some of the best I’ve ever eaten. The ducks are in the back of the apartment building where I lived before here. A neighbor decorates the area every year. She had more flowers until the yard crew complained about her having too many plants and pots to cut around, so the manager asked her to remove some. The pretty indoor plant with marigolds is a gift from my youngest son and daughter-in-law at Easter. Now bugs are taking it over. How dare them!

      Wishing you all a beautiful day!

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Wordless Wednesday: Easy on the Eyes
    • Wordless Wednesday: Chill Time

      Posted at 12:15 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 18, 2022
      February 2022.
      Close-up of the globe on the top of the sculpture in the previous image.
      I love this dog sculpture.
      Ahh, Love!
      Part of the nose and tail broke off.

      Thanks for visiting. Enjoy your day!

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, February 2022, ice sculptures, mary j mccoy dressel
    • Wordless Wednesday: Before the Snowstorm

      Posted at 4:04 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 2, 2022

      I must share this #WordlessWednesday post with words.

      I posted this on Facebook yesterday, so maybe you saw it. A couple feet of snow are expected over the next two days. I only needed a few items at the store yesterday because I recently shopped but if snowed in, it’s things I’d want. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot around ten-thirty a.m., I knew I should have arrived earlier. Time went by fast, and at one point, a new lane must’ve opened because we moved up about five people. Here are some things I heard referring to the long lines while waiting in a long line:

      • Holy moly!
      • Thank God for the snow (meant to be snarky).
      • What a day!
      • Honey, it’s the first of the month.
      • Excuse me, but the line starts back there!

      Everybody seemed patient and friendly. The gas station wasn’t much better on my way to the store. I had a half tank, so I wasn’t desperate. On the way home, I pulled up to one of two empty pumps and filled my tank. My son told me it looks like old times when people rushed out at the last minute before a storm. It’s true, but mainly the stores are short of help.

      Of course, I’m not comparing this to the bomb cyclone that dropped thirty inches in Massachusetts over the weekend. I’m just stating that we’re next to get a major winter storm according to state police and local forecasters.

      Thanks for reading. ~MJ

      Featured Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Snowstorm Predicted, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday: Natural in Nature

      Posted at 10:19 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 16, 2021
      This first picture was along the road on my walk the other day. The wind made it hard to focus.
      In our old backyard.
      Beauty in everything
      One man’s trash…
      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Natural in Nature, Nature, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Fabulous Fall

      Posted at 7:42 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 18, 2020

      The third image is the same huge yellow tree, among others, viewed from my bedroom window. Each season brings a new scene. This season is the most stunning.

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 12 Comments | Tagged #Photos, #WordlessWednesday, autumn, Fabulous Fall, Mary J McCoy-Dressel
    • #WordlessWednesday: A New Family for Tom

      Posted at 10:57 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on September 6, 2020

      Mom with her two little ones that aren’t so little anymore!

      Oops, it looks like I cheated a little bit with words on #WordlessWednesday.  Thank you for still hanging around. I miss you all.

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 11 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, A New Family for Tom, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Spring 2020, Tom Turkey
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