Linda Jeffers sent me the following email:Judy: I have nominated your blog for The Versatile Blogger Award. You have been an inspiration. You will find the details here: http://www.lindajeffers.com/blog/ Linda
I met Linda years ago at a photography workshop in Santa Fe we both attended, given by Carol Leigh. We've kept in touch through email, each other's blogs and on-line classes from Carol. She's a great photographer and not afraid to try new techniques -- recently did a lot of lightning photography. She is amazing & inspiring with her hiking & backpacking adventures.
This is from her blog: "According to the rules for this award, with this Versatile Blogger Award logo, one should make a post with a nomination blog list (which should be 15) and one should inform the nominees that they are nominated for this Versatile Blogger Award. In addition, one should share seven items about oneself that readers don't already know. And one needs to thank the blogger who gave you this award."
So THANK YOU Linda. It was a great surprise to read your email!
So here goes with seven items which many of you may not know (well, the first doesn't count, everyone knows this "secret").
1. I'm an avid photographer: photograph anything & everything that gets in my viewfinder ;-)
2. I am a sailor and lived on a sailboat 1999-2000, sailed from SF Bay down the coast and up into the Sea of Cortez. Loved every second of it!
3. Enjoy reading (so send me some book titles you've enjoyed).
4. I like burned microwave popcorn. OK, you can stop laughing now, it was a happy accident. I burned the last package of microwave popcorn I had in the house and was trying to salvage a few bites that looked OK. I discovered that I liked the "ruined" ones maybe more than the regular ones.
5. I did a triathlon in Santa Cruz (many, many years ago). I finished! That's about all I want to say about my time ;-)
6. My nickname (in Santa Cruz) was "The Mermaid" because after work I went to the beach a few times a week and swam in the ocean (by the SC Wharf).
7. Also did a few rough-water swims in Santa Cruz and one in the beautiful La Jolla cove (here in San Diego).
Blogs I follow and my nominees for the "Versatile Blogger" award.
1. http://carolleigh.blogspot.com I first met Carol maybe 10 years ago when she gave a lecture in Sacramento about macro photograph. I loved her sense of humor then and now (a bit wicked at times), am continually amazed at the versatility in her photographs and art. Her on-line classes are so much fun and get me photographing things I wouldn't normally do (ICE, Carol, remember the ice assignment).
2. http://ezpixels.com/blog I met Marianne briefly at a photo workshop with Carol Leigh in Tucson. We've stayed in touch with blogs & emails. She's been extremely helpful when I hit a brick wall with my pixel problems. Her IR photography is beautiful, inspiring, as are all her other photos.
3. http://www.digitalfieldguide.com I met Harold Davis two years ago in Cuba when we traveled with the same workshop. I had already been reading his blog before we met, and it was great to meet him in person. His books on photography are easy to understand and I've learned a lot from them. Thanks Harold!
4. http://iphoneographywithterilou.blogspot.com I took two on-line workshops with Teri Lou and am now addicted to iPhoneography. Love those apps!
5. http://www.cakewrecks.com/ For a good laugh, I check in to CakeWrecks. Sunday's are "sweet" cake days, but the rest of the week their blog always provides some chuckles.
6. http://plantsoup.com/blog/ After moving to San Diego I started learning about succulents, Native California plants and became aware of the HIGH water bill that having a lawn would give me. I took a few classes from Nan Sterman in waterwise gardens and liked this concept, her designs and her energy. She's designing a whole new garden for my house.
So for today I'll stop at 6 blogs I follow, will post more tomorrow -- have to make time tonight to read my other blogs. Thank you again Linda for the nomination!
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