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Hi Folks: We came across this story via the Good News Network and we just had to share it with you. Remember to keep your eyes on the sky tonight!! Hugs, 🤶&🎅
#santa #santaclaus #norad #reindeer #christmaseve #santatracker #goodnewsnetwork
on Tue, 8PM
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Reindeer Games - M&M's Musings
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No, not that one. This one: A lot of people lose their smiles this time of year, so Twinkles and Krinkles like to wander about and wave at people to see if they can help find their smiles again. 🙂 Mr.and Mrs. Claus do their best to keep the reindeer from getting too
on Tue, 1AM
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Celebrating the Holidays! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Tomorrow marks the winter solstice; we're closing in on the end of another year. It seems 2024 has been a tough one for many but we're continuing to open to ourselves and each other in many magical ways... Last night we continued our annual tradition of seeing the movie Love Actually...
on Fri, 10PM
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2025 Photo Calendars (part two) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: This is just a quick update to our previous calendar post as we’ve gone through the thousands of images we’ve made this year and picked out 12 for our calendar. As usual, some of the images were made with our cell phones and some were made with the Sony a7rIII camera. Some of
on Dec 13
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The Adventures of Rainbow Mouse - M&M's Musings
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NB: Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD). We don't charge GST for Canadian customers. Clients in other countries have to work that out with their own governments! If you've enjoyed reading my book, please leave a rating and/or review on Goodreads! Thank you so much!! Ratings and reviews are...
on Nov 25
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2025 Photo Calendars (part one) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: As we've passed mid-November, we're slowly closing out 2024. That means it's time to make our photo calendar templates available, both for MS Word users (for those who don't use graphics programs) and as .png files for those who do. As before we will be making our own calendar...
on Nov 17
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Spooktacular Hugs!! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: We haven't done much chalk art recently because of the rain (no complaints - it refills the aquifer and we'll appreciate it next summer). Unfortunately rain isn't very kind to chalk art! We're expecting another major storm this weekend so we'll have to put out something else for...
on Oct 25
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Hi Folks: As a writer and a storyteller, I love stories. Over the centuries stories and songs have fulfilled many roles, from entertainment, education and enlightenment to geography, history, genealogy... even becoming a central core of a People. For example, the People from the Trobriand...
on Sep 17
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Making Panoramas in the Rainforest (part two) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Making digital panoramas is essentially a two-part process. In part one of this post I covered a bit about digital panoramas in general and some considerations that become important when collecting the images to be used for the panorama. Part two is focused (pun intended) more toward...
on Sep 14
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Put On a Happy Face 🙂 - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: As Labour Day weekend is upon us we're starting to wind down summer once again. Vacations are (for the most part) coming to an end, children and adults are going back to school... Still, we wanted to offer a reminder that even as seasons change, some fundamental things don't....
on Sep 1
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Using Capture One Pro in Black and White - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Yes, I'm aware I haven't yet posted part two of my 'Making Panoramas in the Rainforest' post. It's coming. Truly! Okay, the idea for this post came from a couple of sources, but most notably from an image I made recently with my phone camera. I have a Galaxy S21 phone, and in
on Aug 2
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Your Hug for the Day… - M&M's Musings
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That thing you didn't know you needed today? This is it. :-) Hugs, M&M
on Jul 12
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Happy Canada Day!! - M&M's Musings
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Happy Canada Day folks ... to all of those born here, and to all those who have found their way to our shores. Remember to hug the ones you love today. Or a stranger. Or, preferably, both!! Hugs, M&M P.S. A shout-out today to our wonderful friend Glennis, who wrote this beautiful poem back in
on Jul 1
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Happy Father’s Day!! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: All of Marcia and Mike's parents are gone now, but we have two sons and a son-in-law and five beautiful grandchildren. We are Grandy and Grandalf! 🧙♀️&🧙♂️ As with those who are moms, Happy Father's Day today to all of the strong, loving men who are fathers, to those who are chosen dads,
on Jun 25
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A Very Special Free Hugs Day - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Today (June 8) is a very special day for us, for three reasons: 1) It's World Ocean Day! As Sylvia Earle said, "No blue, no green." Oceans are vital in so many ways that we can barely begin to comprehend. 2) On June 8, 2002, Marcia proposed, and we continue to celebrate Us
on Jun 23
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Making Panoramas in the Rainforest (part one) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: I've been making digital panoramas for a lot of years now, and I've written at least a half-dozen different posts on different aspects of them. This one is for a specific case scenario rather than a general post on panoramas, but before we get too far, we need to cover a few basics.
on May 27
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Happy Mother’s Day!! - M&M's Musings
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Happy Mother's Day to all of the world's Mothers and to all those who fulfill the role ... step-mothers, chosen mothers, adoptive mothers, surrogate mothers, soon-to-be mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, brothers, uncles, dads and more. And let us not forget the Earth, the great...
on May 12
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival Auction - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Mike here. Although the Pacific Rim Whale Festival (in Tofino/Ucluelet, BC) ended yesterday, there are still 6+ days left in their online auction (ends March 31, 2024). One of those items is a print I donated to the auction. The image is of Cox Bay, Tofino, BC from a photograph I made a
on Mar 26
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2024 Hug Zones - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: 2024 marks the third year we've been creating Hugging Spots on the sidewalk in front of our house (and occasionally elsewhere). Last year I believe we made 11 patterns and about the same in 2022. We'll see what this year brings! The image above is actually our second pattern for this year; the
on Mar 18
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Hi Folks: It's March 14 once again, the one day of the year where everyone has the right to be at least a little more irrational than usual. For some of us that isn't easy, but we do our best. :-) For the past several years we've honoured π Day by offering glimpses of that
on Mar 14
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗 - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Today is Valentine's Day, an international excuse to be more loving to each other (not that we need one) and a reason to eat good chocolate (not that we need one!) We always think sharing hugs with loved one is a good idea, so we wanted to encourage others to join in the
on Feb 15
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New Day, New Year, New Beginnings… - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: We first posted this for New Year's Day, 2013 but it seems appropriate to share again To start the year off right, consider these words from Howard W. Hunter: "This year, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a...
on Jan 1
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2024 Photo Calendars (part two) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: This is just a quick update to our previous calendar post as we've gone through the (5000+) images we've made this year and picked out 12 for our calendar. As usual, some of the images were made with our cell phones and some were made with the Sony a7rIII camera. Half of the
on Dec 30
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The Reindeer Are Coming! The Reindeer Are Coming!! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: On Friday we took Krinkles and Twinkles over to Hillside Mall; a lot of people lose their smiles this time of year and being happy reindeer, they like to help people get their smiles back. So they peek unobtrusively into store windows, skirt around crowds, and wave to pretty much...
on Dec 25, 2023
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Celebrating the Holidays! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: This Friday marks the winter solstice; we're closing in on the end of another year. As the global pandemic has shifted to an endemic, we're continuing to open to ourselves and each other - slowly and with caution, but still. Last night we hosted our first Christmas dinner with friends...
on Dec 21, 2023
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Do You Manipulate Your Images? - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: A few years ago photographer Alain Briot did an article for the Luminous Landscape titled, "Just Say Yes" as a way of answering this question. The thing of it is, the answer is 'yes' for everyone, but a lot of people don't seem to think so. Thought I'd write a short (for me)
on Dec 17, 2023
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2024 Photo Calendars (part one) - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: This is the fourteenth year that we've made our photo calendar templates available, both for MS Word users (for those who don't use graphics programs) and as .png files for those who do. As before we will be making our own calendar available in .pdf format for those who are interested, but (as
on Dec 1, 2023
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It’s Our Birthday!! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: Well, it's now been 14 (!!) years since our blog took its first breath; it continues to be quite the journey! The world is quite different from what it was back at the start of 2020, but we're slowly finding our way back to each other. As Ram Dass said, "We're all just
on Nov 24, 2023
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Happy World Postcard Day!! - M&M's Musings
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Hi Folks: According to the folks at Postcrossing.com, today (October 1, 2023) is World Postcard Day! The theme for this year is, "Sharing Postal Hugs". We always think sharing hugs with loved one is a good idea, so we wanted to encourage others to join in the celebration! Send a postcard (and...
on Oct 1, 2023