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Gauri Sirur
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Published in In Living Color

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Berries, Bling, Bookshelves, Buddhas, and Birds

An A-to-Z photography challenge — JoAnn Ryan, I am seriously hooked on the A-Z challenge. The other day I ordered “Bloomin’ Cauliflower” at an Aussie steakhouse. It is the restaurant’s variation of their famous “Bloomin’ Onion.” My first thought when the dish arrived was: Yay, I have a “C” (as in cauliflower) for the A-Z…

Writing Challenge

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Berries, Bling, Bookshelves, Buddhas, and Birds
Berries, Bling, Bookshelves, Buddhas, and Birds
Writing Challenge

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Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge

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Texas Longhorns — Our State’s Big Mammal Symbol

January Six Word Photo StoryChallenge : “Hometown Pride” — “Hook ’Em Horns” With Texas Longhorns. A mature steer can have horns measuring between six to nine feet. The animal featured above is a Texas Longhorn. These cattle are the large mammal symbol of Texas. Two other state symbols are the armadillo and the Mexican free-tailed bat. Most bulls and cows have horns that are about…

Texas

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Texas Longhorns — Our State’s Big Mammal Symbol
Texas Longhorns — Our State’s Big Mammal Symbol
Texas

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Published in ILLUMINATION

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Mukbang — The Online Craze Of Extreme Eating

Do you like watching people eat? — I once tried watching a mukbang video at a friend’s suggestion. These are online videos of people eating. Mukbang is a portmanteau word of the Korean “Meok” (eating) and “Bang” (broadcast) — pronounced, “Mook-Bong.” The phenomenon began in Korea in 2010 and spread worldwide. The woman in the mukbang video…

Food

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Mukbang — The Online Craze Of Extreme Eating
Mukbang — The Online Craze Of Extreme Eating
Food

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Published in Weeds & Wildflowers

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A Photo Story of Zen Moments and Pocket-sized Beauties

From my backyard and neighborhood — Phoenix rising — This is a picture I took during my morning walk. The sun hadn’t come up yet. But the day was already aflame on the eastern horizon. A phoenix rising from the ashes of the night. I thought of the line, “Where the sunlight precedes the sun,” from Hayden Moore’s brilliant…

Zen

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A Photo Story of Zen Moments and Pocket-sized Beauties
A Photo Story of Zen Moments and Pocket-sized Beauties
Zen

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Published in Hope * Healing * Humour

·Jan 18

How Not Being Photogenic Got Me Through My Board Exams

Although, the photo didn’t do justice to my gorgeousness — As a teenager, I hated being in photos. I was convinced I was not photogenic. My nose was too patrician (long), my eyebrows too luxuriant (thick), and my forehead too intellectual (wide). Every time someone asked me to “Say cheese!” my expression instantly went from cheery to gloomy. I knew…

Humour

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How Not Being Photogenic Got Me Through My Board Exams
How Not Being Photogenic Got Me Through My Board Exams
Humour

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Published in Reciprocal

·Jan 16

Hemingway’s Florida Home and His Precious Polydactyl Cats

The softer side of the famous author — a Photo Story — The above print is a reproduction of Hemingway’s photograph that hangs in his house on Florida’s Key West Island. The original was created by the noted Canadian portrait photographer, Yousuf Karsh in 1957. The portrait is held (not currently on view) by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Hemingway

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Hemingway’s Florida Home and His Precious Polydactyl Cats
Hemingway’s Florida Home and His Precious Polydactyl Cats
Hemingway

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Published in Reciprocal

·Jan 13

Freaky Ice, Snow, And a Puppy in Texas

Response to a prompt by Dr. Preeti Singh: My Experiences With Snow — February 17, 2021 — Day Five of the freak winter storm affecting Texas. This is what my daughter’s backyard in Austin looks like. Frozen —

Snowstorm

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Freaky Ice, Snow, And a Puppy in Texas
Freaky Ice, Snow, And a Puppy in Texas
Snowstorm

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Published in In Living Color

·Jan 9

Family, Football, FIFA, Flags, Footwork, and Fans.

My response to the A to Z photo challenge — FAMILY — The weekend before Christmas this year, we had a Family reunion.

Family

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Family, Football, FIFA, Flags, Footwork, and Fans.
Family, Football, FIFA, Flags, Footwork, and Fans.
Family

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Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge

·Jan 6

Why Great-tailed Grackles Love Grocery Stores

Six Word Photo Story: “Hometown Pride” — Our Texan grackles are eco aware. BYOB a.k.a. Bring Your Own Bag — The grackles framing the message about reusable grocery bags caught my eye. Had to snap a photo. Lodging and Board— In the evenings, Great-tailed Grackles carpet our grocery store parking lot. The birds hop about on the ground uttering their signature questioning cry. …

Birds

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Why Great-tailed Grackles Love Grocery Stores
Why Great-tailed Grackles Love Grocery Stores
Birds

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Published in Tea with Mother Nature

·Jan 5

Should Alligators Have To Be Ambassadors?

Do Animals Have Dignity? — Alligators — I was driving with a friend to a safari park in the Florida Everglades to view alligators. Then I looked out the window and spotted two hefty specimens speeding through the canals alongside the road. We had already gotten a ringside view of the Everglades’ chief attraction. …

Ideas

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Should Alligators Have To Be Ambassadors?
Should Alligators Have To Be Ambassadors?
Ideas

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