DebraEllen 
Hi there, and welcome to Life Captured. This year, a new housing development was added to my route, bringing twenty more kids on board. If every student who signed up actually rode, I’d have 66 children on my bus—which makes for a whole lot of high-pitched, squeaky chatter! Personally, I’m “that” bus driver (or as … Read more
About the image: While dropping off the bus for maintenance, I thought this garage door looked interesting. I took the shot! 😊 Then I stepped in closer… and closer again. Same garage door, but three completely distinct images. That’s what I love so much about photography. Discovering new details and seeing how a simple shift … Read more
Hello there! Welcome to another, You Name It, linky party! Let’s get strait to it! The most-viewed posts from You Name It 7. Following the party guidelines, these links received the highest number of ‘likes’. To clarify how the numbers work: the like count on the main page includes every click, but LinkyTools admin gives me … Read more
Welcome to Life Captured. I’m thrilled to report that the daily photo challenge has officially unlocked a new routine for me. Taking a picture a day has transitioned from a task into a habit that I genuinely look forward to. It keeps me mindful and creative, as I’m always looking for that one special moment … Read more
Hi, everyone! Welcome to Life Captured. I just found a really useful app called Compress Photos that resizes images for mobile and web. Saving space on my web hosting is crucial for me, and this lets me process photos straight from my phone! Cutting out the extra step of sending images to my laptop for Photoshop will … Read more
About the featured image: Since most of my kids’ childhood memories were captured before the digital age, I had to figure out how to bring old film negatives back to life. I discovered that placing the negative over a white light source (just like an X-ray viewer) and scanning it through an app works wonders! … Read more
Hello there! Welcome to another, You Name It, linky party! Let’s get strait to it! The most-viewed posts from You Name It 6. Following the party guidelines, these links received the highest number of ‘likes’. To clarify how the numbers work: the like count on the main page includes every click, but LinkyTools admin gives me … Read more
Welcome to Life Captured. I’m thrilled to report that the daily photo challenge has officially unlocked a new routine for me. Taking a picture a day has transitioned from a task into a habit that I genuinely look forward to. It keeps me mindful and creative, as I’m always looking for that one special moment … Read more
Hi, there. Welcome to Life Captured. Do you remember when I took the week off? Kevin had taken time away from his construction job to work on the farm. When he needs assistance, I’m the designated helper 😁 When looking for fresh ideas to post about, I thought, ‘Maybe anyone who’s never lived outside the city … Read more
Welcome to Life Captured’s My Sunday Snapshot! As you know, I am using two different platforms for my parties. The My Sunday Snapshot will be every Sunday going forward, alternating inLinkz and LinkyTools. Life Captured is striking a pose with three awesome parties, and you are invited to join in! Don’t get left out in … Read more
Hello there! Welcome to another, You Name It, linky party! Oops, my bad! I just realized I forgot to include the most-viewed posts from You Name It 4. Here are the top three! To clarify how the numbers work: the like count on the main page includes every click, but LinkyTools admin gives me the real, … Read more
Hi, there. Welcome to Life Captured’s Home Page LinkUp #8 (now officially Home Page LinkUp)! The Home Page linkup party opens on the first of every month. It closes either during the third week or as soon as it reaches 50 entries, whichever comes first. Life Captured hosts three different parties: Celebrating the Best From HomePage … Read more
Welcome to Life Captured. I’m thrilled to report that the daily photo challenge has officially unlocked a new routine for me. Taking a picture a day has transitioned from a task into a habit that I genuinely look forward to. It keeps me mindful and creative, as I’m always looking for that one special moment … Read more
Wishing everyone a happy Monday! I’m taking today off to handle a few things and reset, but I’ll be back next week. I hope your week gets off to an incredible start. With Seven Days, Seven Snaps, and You Name It parties all on the calendar, I know the community is going to be buzzing. … Read more
Hi, there! Welcome to Life Captured’s My Sunday Snapshot party #12. I’ve been taking short photo walks lately. Today my picture was taken while walking on Memorial Lane at the University of Kansas. This is the view from inside of the Campanile looking up. It’s a 120-foot-tall Kansas limestone bell tower on the University of … Read more
Welcome back to Life Captured! Get ready for another epic edition of the You Name It linky party! This week, I’m coming at you with a crucial life lesson fresh out of the field from this past weekend. Now, as some of you know, I’m officially a retired pro photographer. These days, my massive, heavy camera gear … Read more
Welcome to Life Captured. I’m thrilled to report that the daily photo challenge has officially unlocked a new routine for me. Taking a picture a day has transitioned from a task into a habit that I genuinely look forward to. It keeps me mindful and creative, as I’m always looking for that one special moment … Read more
Image credit: Gemini Hi, there! Welcome to Life Captured. Today, let’s chat about common courtesy. Basically, the timeless art of being a decent human whenever we’re mingling with fellow bloggers! Think of this as a friendly little roundup of takeaways I’ve gathered while observing our wonderful community online. I love navigating my day-to-day life with … Read more
Hello there! Welcome to another, You Name It, linky party! There’s a new twist added to this week’s party. After reading a post, should you like and enjoyed the post, click ‘like’. The one with the most likes will be featured next week! You Name It The Linky Tools Blog Hop will now be referred … Read more
Hi, there! Welcome to Life Captured. Seven days, seven snaps, and a brand new habit that’s officially here to stay. The daily photo challenge has completely hooked me, turning ordinary moments into a fun, creative treasure hunt. I love not knowing what my “photo of the day” will be until it happens. Here is a … Read more