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Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Alabama, is the site of many civil rights marches in the 60s, including Bloody Sunday. Although Martin Luther King Jr was not there on Bloody Sunday, he would be two days later to march to the site of the violence and pray. Due in part to this nonviolent protest, PresidentContinue reading “Edmund Pettus Bridge”

Homeschool Science Experiment

The girls love doing science experiments. Here, they’re making slime with glue and liquid starch. I turned the original into black and white . . . but head over to Project Edit 365 to see the original and how it changed. Thanks! ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Homeschool Science Experiment”

Home Run!

Front-yard baseball – where bases are made out of frisbees and there are only three players so there really aren’t teams. Or else, it’s girls against Daddy. Our youngest has the ability, just like her dad, to pick up quickly any sport she tries. Here she’s knocking one out of the park! The original hadContinue reading “Home Run!”

Chalky Hands

The girls used to love to draw on the sidewalks with chalk. Colorful hands were a common occurrence. What is so interesting about this is that Ash, my youngest, doesn’t normally like to get her hands dirty. Here though, she was proud of her multi-colored artwork. The original was too warm, so I cooled itContinue reading “Chalky Hands”

Secret Woods

There’s a really cool park in Broward County called Secret Woods Nature Center. There are several walks through the woods and marsh with lots of cool flora and fauna. One of the paths leads out to the river where we were hoping to see manatees, which are “in season” right now to view. We didn’tContinue reading “Secret Woods”

Vintage Camera

I went to a meeting for creatives the other night and we met in a really cool showroom full of furniture and furnishings for rent. I spied a couple of vintage cameras and fell for the looks of this one. It’s a USC Auto Fifty. I know nothing about this type of camera other thanContinue reading “Vintage Camera”