Weekly Photo Challenge – Resolved / Jake’s Sunday Post – Goals

Posted on January 4, 2013 | 82 Comments

“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

FAMILY OUTING

A few years ago my husband and I traveled to Cambodia. I was struck at the time by how simple life seemed, and wondered if perhaps it had been something like that here many years ago. It seemed a fitting theme going into a new year – resolving to better appreciate simple pleasures and to live life to the fullest every day.

BOYS IN A BOAT

“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.”

Walt Whitman

GIRL AT THE PUMP

“Forever is composed of nows.”

Emily Dickinson

FRIENDS BARE-FOOTIN’

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

CYCLING SISTERS

“Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering”

Ida Scott Taylor

FRESH CATCH

“Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.”

Albert Einstein

BRAIDING THE BABY

“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.”

Betty Smith

JOSS

Simple or complex, large or small; I am resolved to appreciate it all. A worthy goal to take into 2013!

To see more on this weekly photo challenge, go here.

To see more on Jake’s Sunday Post, go here.

NOTE: All photographs taken with Nikon D/300s

Family Outing – Nikkor 70-200 @120mm, f/9, 1/50, ISO 400
Boys in a boat – Nikkor 70-200 @200mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400
Girl at the Pump – Nikkor 70-200 @200mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 400
Friends Bare-footin’ – Nikkor 18-200 @200mm, f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 320
Cycling Sisters – Nikkor 18-200 @200mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200
Fresh Catch – Nikkor 18-200 @82mm, f/5, 1/40, ISO 200
Braiding the Baby – Nikkor 18-200 @105mm, f/10, 1/80, ISO 200
Joss – Nikkor 18-200 @105mm, f/6.3, 1/160, ISO 200

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82 Responses to Weekly Photo Challenge – Resolved / Jake’s Sunday Post – Goals

john Barclay | February 1, 2013 at 1:25 pm | Reply

What a great portfolio of images. So glad I found your work via Dewitts page on FB. Off to look at other blog entries.
- Tina Schell | February 1, 2013 at 2:10 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much John!
John Hummel | January 31, 2013 at 7:42 pm | Reply

Really thoughtful, sensative series of images.. Really like your work very much.. Hope you keep sharing on the Celebrate.. page.. Thanks for expressing life so well..
- Tina Schell | January 31, 2013 at 10:38 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much John! Appreciate your visit.
colormusing | January 30, 2013 at 1:15 pm | Reply

Lovely, evocative pictures!
- Tina Schell | January 30, 2013 at 1:30 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Lindy, for your lovely comment and your visit!
ilargia64 | January 30, 2013 at 12:53 pm | Reply

I think that when you took these pictures you were full of genuine curiosity and love for the things and people that were near to you…They are great!!! And the quotes deserve a second thought!!!
…(Did I say I like it very much?)
- Tina Schell | January 30, 2013 at 12:58 pm | Reply
  
  You are my favorite new commenter:-). Thanks so much!
  - ilargia64 | January 30, 2013 at 2:24 pm |
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Joan Sussman | January 9, 2013 at 7:01 am | Reply

Really spectacular! Love the black and white! Great thoughts! Joan
- Tina Schell | January 9, 2013 at 8:23 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Joan! Happy New Year!
  
  Sent from my iPhone
Angeline M | January 9, 2013 at 12:48 am | Reply

l love the people shots! And black and white seems to make them even more special! Beautiful!
- Tina Schell | January 9, 2013 at 12:49 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Angeline, now go get ‘em!
  
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de Wets Wild | January 8, 2013 at 1:05 am | Reply

The soft tones lend such a peaceful quality to the photographs – beautifully done!
- Tina Schell | January 8, 2013 at 10:16 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Dries! I spent a month in So Africa and Botswana a few years back. Magical!
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- Tina Schell | January 7, 2013 at 12:10 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Patricia!
The Mind of RD Revilo | January 6, 2013 at 7:54 pm | Reply

Reblogged this on RD Revilo.
- Tina Schell | January 6, 2013 at 8:49 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks RD!
  - The Mind of RD Revilo | January 6, 2013 at 8:53 pm |
    
    you are very welcome…peace
Stefano Scheda | January 6, 2013 at 12:41 pm | Reply

Beautiful pictures, Tina!
- Tina Schell | January 6, 2013 at 1:16 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Stefano!
  
  Sent from my iPhone
fgassette | January 6, 2013 at 12:15 am | Reply

A great goal. Beautiful photos.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
- Tina Schell | January 6, 2013 at 12:17 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Francine! And thanks for stopping by
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loganbruin | January 5, 2013 at 7:39 pm | Reply

Wow, I haven’t shot b&w in years! Thanks for the reminder to do some soon! ;o)
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 7:45 pm | Reply
  
  My pleasure Logan, and BTW i LOVE the title of your blog :0). Thanks for visiting!
  - loganbruin | January 5, 2013 at 7:48 pm |
    
    The unauthorized part or the redhead part? Or both?
    
    BTW, I usally write BeeTeeDubya to confuse people. . . ;o)
  - Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 7:50 pm |
    
    The unauthorized part – and it took me a minute to realize the Dubya wasn’t ex-pres Bush
  - loganbruin | January 5, 2013 at 8:25 pm |
    
    Yeah, he’s still tricky after all these years! ;o)
restlessjo | January 5, 2013 at 4:45 pm | Reply

Your photos are truly beautiful. It seems such a simple thought- why is it so hard to do? I tell myself every day “life is now”, but I still get despondent.
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 5:29 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much Johanna. Sometimes we try, but life gets in the way. Just gotta keep tryin’, right?
  
  Sent from my iPhone
Jane Lurie | January 5, 2013 at 3:34 pm | Reply

Great post! Girl at the pump is one of your best shots. Lovely.
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 5:28 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Jane! Fond memories
  
  Sent from my iPhone
poppytump | January 5, 2013 at 2:29 pm | Reply

Beautiful .. simple pleasures .. in people about daily life
Love the small babe reaching out as they do with a little pudgy hand
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 2:54 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks PT, I thought about naming that one” reach out” but went with braiding baby. Now I’m rethinking!
Amy | January 5, 2013 at 1:34 pm | Reply

I’m for simple pleasures! Thank you for the beautiful post, Tina!
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 2:53 pm | Reply
  
  My pleasure . Thanks Amy!
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Lucid Gypsy | January 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm | Reply

I look at hundreds of photos but I think these are the nicest I’ve seen in a long time.
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 1:13 pm | Reply
  
  What a lovely compliment, thanks so much both for your comment and for visiting!
Books & Art - Spirit & Soul - Lesley Fletcher | January 5, 2013 at 1:03 pm | Reply

This truly shows the beauty of simplicity. Travel is almost a prerequisite to a more peaceful existence at home.
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks very much Lesley!
jakesprinter | January 5, 2013 at 12:55 pm | Reply

Beautiful post Tina I love it ,
Thanks for sharing your stunning photography
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 1:12 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much Jake! Loved the word
Sharon Buehler | January 5, 2013 at 6:52 am | Reply

Tina, love these. Especially Girl at the Pump. I loved seeing the faces in Asia….such a beautiful variety.

Sharon

Sharon Buehler 843-442-9602 (cell)
- Tina Schell | January 5, 2013 at 9:49 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Sharon! Are you back from Asia?
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Myra GB | January 4, 2013 at 11:51 pm | Reply

these are all awe-inspiring photographs. I was particularly taken by the quotes as well. my favorite is the one by Dickinson: forever is composed of nows. how true.
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 11:58 pm | Reply
  
  Hi Myra; thanks so much for your lovely compliment! I love that quote too.
april kanew | January 4, 2013 at 9:41 pm | Reply

WOW…..I have nothing to say….I am speechless….truly BLOWN AWAY by every one of these pieces of art….especially ‘girl at the pump’….
BREATHTAKING…..WOW…….
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 9:42 pm | Reply
  
  April, you rock!! Thank you so much for your lovely compliments!
Andrea Napoleon Huxley. | January 4, 2013 at 7:20 pm | Reply

I can feel through your photos how greatly you love Cambodia…
Your quotes made me want to pick up a collection of Emerson !
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:07 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Dree! I did indeed love it
A Simple Guy | January 4, 2013 at 6:56 pm | Reply

Wonderful photos of people. =)
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:08 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much!
Kathleen parramore | January 4, 2013 at 4:17 pm | Reply

Tina, really like the B&W. Seems to make the images pop and definition sharper.
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:09 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Kath!
Alma Brown | January 4, 2013 at 3:39 pm | Reply

Lovely…it’s a challenge to make sure we appreciate all we have…. Thanks, AB
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:09 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Alma, and belated Happy Birthday!
The Palladian Traveler | January 4, 2013 at 3:37 pm | Reply

Very nice, Tina, especially in the b&w format. Simple, but effective.
- Tina Schell | January 6, 2013 at 1:22 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Tom! Somehow your comment slipped into spam. Sorry about that!
  - The Palladian Traveler | January 6, 2013 at 6:32 am |
    
    Tina – I’ve been getting that a lot lately from other bloggers, too. Wonder why my replies end up in the “boneyard.”
  - Tina Schell | January 6, 2013 at 9:26 am |
    
    Clearly you’ve ticked somebody off…LOL!
Lynne Sager | January 4, 2013 at 3:12 pm | Reply

Really nice thoughts Tina!! Happy 2013!!!!

Sent from my iPhone
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:10 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Lynne, and Happy 2013 to you too!
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Julie Dawn Fox | January 4, 2013 at 1:57 pm | Reply

Stunning images!
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:10 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Julie! And thanks for visiting
Nina María | January 4, 2013 at 1:20 pm | Reply

Very beautiful images, thank you for sharing them!
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:11 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much Nina!
nuvofelt | January 4, 2013 at 1:13 pm | Reply

Beautiful pictures, and a very valid thought for the start of a new year. Thanks for sharing.
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 8:11 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks for your comment, and for visiting!
frizztext | January 4, 2013 at 12:57 pm | Reply

a heart touching tribute to Cambodia – it’s art – should be presented in a museum!
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 12:59 pm | Reply
  
  FT, you’re the best! Thanks for your comment.
lensandpensbysally | January 4, 2013 at 12:52 pm | Reply

Lovely set of images for the challenge and the quote is by a master of the heart and soul and the greater good.
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 12:53 pm | Reply
  
  Thank you Sally! Nicely said.
terbar75 | January 4, 2013 at 12:46 pm | Reply

Wonderful photos!
- Tina Schell | January 4, 2013 at 12:54 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much!