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Pink

August 2, 2019 by Melodye Shore

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.–Audrey Hepburn

Today’s theme for #AugustBreak2019 is PINK. Susannah Conway founded this event several years ago; and while I’ve always enjoyed the artistic challenge, I love best that when I scroll through my social media feeds, I’m meeting up with creatives who, like me, are exploring ideas and techniques that move them past their comfort zones. Not to mention, it’s so much fun to peer through their windows on the world!

Here’s the deets…wanna join us? Just create a photographic image that somehow illustrates the theme of the day, and then share it on your favorite social media networks. Easy-peasy. No need to use a high-end camera–a cell phone snap is totally fine! Simple or abstract, fancy or straightforward…you get to translate the daily prompt however you want. It’s group play, but even better, because you get to make up your own rules!

International Space Station–Infinitely cool

April 11, 2018 by Melodye Shore

This is the International Space Station, as seen in the night sky above Orange County, California.

This, too, is the magic of social media: If I hadn’t seen this Instagram post, cross-linked to my neighborhood Facebook group, I wouldn’t have known what to look for, where or when.

It was infinitely cool to watch its trajectory through space–no high-powered telescope necessary–and to realize I wasn’t the only one looking skyward on a clear, starry night.

For a list of ISS flyovers in your neighborhood, visit NASA’s Spot the Station website. Oh sure, given a quick Google search, you can call up crystal-clear images and powerful videos. But once you see it with your own eyes, you’ll remember it always!

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