Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 15

Jeff

stone structure

Stone structures provide an “earthy” feel to Yosemite

Yosemite has many stone structures because stone was abundant at the time the park was being developed. The design of the stone structure above stood out as unique. Do you want to venture a guess regarding its purpose? I will give you a hint…it was near the Majestic Yosemite Hotel (formerly the Ahwahnee). [ The answer will be given in a later post ]

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160707

Jeff

“Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.” — Byron Katie

“Kneeling over a trickling mountain stream and pumping every ounce of water you use though a filter can really change your perception of turning on a faucet.” — Eric Voorhis

“The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.” — Maya Angelou

Muhammad Ali was on a plane when a stewardess asked him to fasten his seat belt. Ali told the lady: “Superman don’t need no seat belt.”
The stewardess told the champ: “Superman don’t need no plane!” — via Muhammad Ali

 

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Pickleball (Video) – Create Indecision for Your Opponent

Jeff

After playing pickleball for a while, one generally learns to control the ball by being able to place it in a certain area of the opponent’s court. As time progresses some players develop more precision with their placement, but knowing generally how to get the ball within a certain area is a big step in advancing your game.

In this episode, Deb Harrison adds variation to placement by demonstrating how to redirect a shot and sometimes surprising the players on the opposite side of the net. There might be times when the shot so surprises them, that it delays their reaction and helps to win the point.

Pay particular attention to the angle spins demonstrated in the video. They can be devastating to your pickleball opponent.

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 14

Jeff

Half Dome under the setting sun

“Half Dome Cast with the Setting Sun”

As I indicated in the introduction, you will see numerous photographs of Half Dome and El Capitan. These two iconic features of Yosemite call to visitors from many different venues and beckon to take their picture. This photo was snapped after a day of hiking as we were returning to our lodging to relax a bit before dinner.

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160706

Jeff

“Without promotion something terrible happens… Nothing!” — P.T. Barnum

“New roads; new ruts.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

“If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

“The more I go through parenting, the more I say I owe my mother an apology.” — Ray Romano

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 13

Jeff

Vernal and Nevada Falls

“Vernal Falls (lower) and Nevada Falls of Yosemite as seen from Glacier Point”

Below is a closer view of the same picture cropped to show the falls more clearly

Vernal and Nevada Falls

Yosemite has domes, mountains and rock formations of alls shapes and sizes, but to add to its character, it has an abundance of waterfalls. The above view from Glacier point taken near Washburn Point show the lower Vernal Falls and the upper Nevada Falls. They were flowing with vigor during the time we were there!

 
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PL8ATUDES – July 5, 2016

Jeff


Plate-A-Tude

We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.

NOTE – License plate photos may have been archived for quite some time. The years indicated on the registration stickers DO NOT necessarily reflect the current status of any given plate!

We hope you enjoy these PL8ATUDES!

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She was always on the run because

GR8SOLZ

was

FANCY
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160705

Jeff

“Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.” — Thomas Paine

“Don’t judge yourself by your past. You don’t live there anymore.” — Stephanie Chan

“Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and more usually mean less.” – Mother Teresa

“A cook cooks from the wallet and a chef cooks from the heart.” — Unknown

 

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 12

Jeff

Rock spires near Cathedral Rock

There were numerous spires to be viewed near Cathedral Rock

There are so many rock formations at Yosemite and they all seem to have names. While we couldn’t single out all of them, the spires (as they are known) certainly add a beauty of their own. This shot of the spires just past the tree line with the gold and green meadow in front was captivating.

 
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Humor – A Modern Take on a da Vinci Classic

Jeff



Humorous Variation of da Vinci's Vitruvian Man
From an art classic to a guitar classic; perhaps! Picture Via

Did you Know?

“This (da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man) pen and ink drawing was his exploration of the theories about human proportions set forth by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. In his treatise De Architectura, Vitruvius wrote, “For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended, and a pair of compasses centered at his navel, the fingers and toes of his two hands and feet will touch the circumference of a circle described therefrom. And just as the human body yields a circular outline, so too a square figure may be found from it.” Via — You can learn more by visiting this link.

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