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JMG Galleries- Best Photos of 2019 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers January 16, 2020I’m excited to share the results of my 13th annual Best of Photos project. 112 photographers from around the world (amateur and professional alike) have shared their best photos of 2019. I’m always amazed at the quality of work shared and I hope it’s a source inspiration to you for the coming year. For those who are new to my blog project, photographers ta […]Jim Goldstein
- Best Photos of 2019 by Jim M. Goldstein January 1, 2020Thanks for checking in to see my best photos of 2019. This year for a variety of reasons I didn’t have many opportunities to get out and pursue photography to the degree I’d have preferred. Some of the reasons why were good (new house, settling in, kid activities with both boys being in elementary school for the first time, etc.) and some were downright bumm […]Jim Goldstein
- Blog Project: Your Best Photos From 2019 December 17, 2019It is time to kick off the 13th annual best photos of the year blog project! I’m proud to say over the years that hundreds of photographers have taken part (see Best Photos of 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007). It’s great to see the community of photographers that have developed around this blog project. As always I […]Jim Goldstein
- Best Photos of 2019 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers January 16, 2020
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- Five Community Events for Photo Fans October 8, 2015Love the Weekly Photo Challenge here? Looking for more opportunities to share your photos and meet other bloggers? Try one of these community-run events.Michelle Weber
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The Backstory: A Space-Age Revolution
My entire extended family and our various respective ancestral heritages, plus professions, are part of a larger story that is being created, which marks a pivotal turning point in both the history and future of planet earth: the dawning of … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian history, environment, environmental change, future, multiverse, politics, social media, society, spirituality, surveillance and harassment
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Peace (and a commitment to be better)
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!!!!! This morning, I briefly reread one of my many, no doubt, inflammatory, highly offensive and abominable attempts at writing gosh knows what, to whom, and for what purposes. I am deeply sorry to one and all. As … Continue reading
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Tagged future, holidays, multiverse, society, spirituality
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Peace and Self-Determination for Ukraine
Despite my 2 emails about Ukraine — one under very flustered circumstances (besieged as I’ve been with accounting errors by financial institutions, stores overcharging me, etc; plus a slew of donation requests; and my own expenses incurred by having to … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian history, global affairs, multiverse, spirituality, world politics
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‘Either/Or’ by Kierkegaard — FASCINATING (Please, please read…)
I hope this Wikipedia page about Søren Kierkegaard’s book Either/Or (Danish: Enten – Eller, 1843) doesn’t get somehow altered. It’s a fascinatingly close summary of what my own life experiences and dilemmas have been like — transgressing or transcending a … Continue reading
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Tagged conventional, ethical, ethics, Kierkegaard, philosophy, spirituality, traditional
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Downton Abbey: A New Era — Coming Soon!
Despite my recent morose, long-winded posts, I was very excited to see the ads for the new film, Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), coming out soon! (Thank you Nora Ephron and Ayman Mohyeldin for sharing some lighter moments, at … Continue reading
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A Super-Aged (Would-Be) Communicator, LOL!
Through the multiverse and back!
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Arts Therapy
Collaborative mural we women did in Women’s Wellness Arts Therapy group. Profound comment by one participant, Lisa: “Science makes living possible; the arts makes living worthwhile.” These two pieces were done by Lisa in about an hour. It’s hard … Continue reading
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Trying to Find a Groove
Nothing in particular about these photos. One is from my current personal development course (Managing Conflict). And there’s my dog, of course. She always crosses her paws, very lady-like. 🙂 … Continue reading
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The Season’s-a-changin’
Been awhile since my last post – like many Canadians, I have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Don’t know how to take interesting landscape photos when the surroundings start looking bare and stark. You may not see much from me until … Continue reading
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Tagged ceramic planters, Christmas decorations, coloured bottles, flower, Halloween costume, lights, near the dam, pottery, Princess St., squashes, toys, Witch
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Summer’s Feast – Part 2
Summer’s quickly coming to an end. Days are shorter, and the weather is definitely chillier. Just learning to shoot pictures here and there, wherever I can grab some light and good vibrations. I’ve only been at this since July, and … Continue reading
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Tagged cashews, fruit, interior design, kiwi, parks, vegetables
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Summer’s Feast – Part 1
Food, flowers, felines (and maybe some structures and street art, too)…
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To All the Flowers I’ve Loved Before…
A familiar theme: flowers. Can you blame me? So naturally captivating! I’m worried I’m going to run out of subjects soon. Not because there aren’t great things out there to photograph, but with my social anxiety, it’s not always easy … Continue reading
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Expressive Clouds and Sunsets
This is all a jumble, but the theme is re-examining the ordinary. And in the case of the sunsets, I tried to capture the glory of it, but it’s never quite the same in pictures. … Continue reading
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Exploring my surroundings
These may not be the most thrilling photos, but heck, we find pictures where we can.
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Healing Journey 