jess555ja said:

all of them... what a charming neighborhood you live in. Do the building have some years on them? Age? Your park looks so peaceful with low population. Do you live in a small town?

FreeSpirit said:

From my mail box out to main highway is 2 miles round trip

I walk that about 3-6 times a week

Thank you I love, REALLY love, where I live

JDInteractive said:

JD, one thing is certain... and I have realized for years. You see the fine details of a moment. This photo and words of personal meaning do not surprise me one bit. To be self-actualizing is (to me) an empowering experience. Just like the moment you expressed above. To recognize this moment, the trees and exact moment and see the similarities as well as the vast differences incredible and quite honestly, very moving to me. However, don't be sad, but celebrate that you even had the pleasures of being exactly there. Life will have more spots to discover. If you ever wish to return and it was meant to be... I believe it will be.

Mach said:

Incredible, incredible next set of pictures! Do you own the road!? Is that building still for sell? History amazes me. And so do you!

Ps~ You use to be an officer right? Is that the court house you use to work at? Am I right about you being a cop?
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Love going to the beach, this is Laguna Beach



The street I live on, it was trash day today



Where I love to shop



The street that takes me to work



And my work building


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FreeSpirit said:

No we dont own the road Yes the cabin is for sale ! I took all those pix around 4 today when I went to pick up Jess from school

YOU are amazing

BabyGirl said:

Do you work in the hospital too? The corporate world?

Nice place for a retreat. Clear and quiet, it seems. Arizona is not as green as these place I am seeing. Beautiful areas and truly many beautiful part of the United States.

I am not too fond of our city... not really my ideal place to live. However there is an endless amount of beauty alway within reach and I know just how to find these places. I will soon show a few images I have either taken recently or not too long ago. My camera is always with me.

my attempts from today.
i was trying to capture some diversity
but could not bring myself to just
snap pictures of people!
i chickened out so many times today lol


the store where i buy all my phone cards
i could buy frozen beef tongue there too if i wanted
but the woman on the counter didn't want me to photograph inside


a beautiful young woman walking home from the highschool
that is just a few blocks from my house. many times with kids her age you
can not tell who's lived here all her life from one that has newly immigrated.
it's the parents who you will find wearing traditional clothing and speaking
wonderfully sounding exotic languages.


my local grocery store. i need to get a basket on my bike
so it's easier to bring groceries home lol. there is a big push
towards reusable shopping bags, hence the display on the right.


my street. i tried to get one of the bike in the frame
on the nearby bikepath but it wasn't working lol.

veronikka said:

Awe, I am somewhat familiar to Laguna Beach area. We were just there and stopped by Huntington Beach. How is the water quality at Laguna? I love the ocean, it puts me in a spell. But it is sad to see the pollution and warning signs at times. I do love California, especially northern California where Jana lives (yes, I am waiting Jana).

I love too! Too much. Much of my closet is Mossimo. Really.

Do you also work in a hospital? Do you walk around your neighborhood often?

emm said:

Now Miss Canadian girl, who lives in an area I would love to call home one day. Out of all our photo sharing days... this is new stuff! I u!

I also found myself today hesitating to take pictures, due to people being around. Usually, I just go with the flow... but today was a bit against the "flow". I didn't have time to photograph much today, my work schedule leave me with very little time to mess around, which is good. But I believe I might have some I can pull up for the time being, that I may wish to share. Let me see... now I must search. Any suggestions? I will try to attend to the list of ideas I began with, which was totally random and done quickly.

I thank each one of you for sharing what you have shared so far. It's very educational. I mean, don't you feel it is a different way to travel the world, through the eyes of another and what they see each day in their everday lives? I do.

Emm, do you walk to the grocery store? Reuseable shopping bags, EXCELLENT! Environmentally conscious, I love Canada! The grocery store is very similar to the ones I have shopped in, in Calgary. I really love Canada. I know you know.

FreeSpirit said:

I do too




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Ok, time-out for me tonight. I will post some pictures tomorrow, if that is ok. Long day at work and some down time sounds so nice to me. Especially after seeing what all of you have shared here.

I would love to see more and hear what many of you have to say.

Both here and from across the seas.

FreeSpirit said:

-From the few times Ive been to Laguna, I can tell that the water is pretty clear compared to HB.
-And I could live at Target I buy so much every time I go.
-I dont work at a hospital but I did at one time thats is actually a court building so you can kind of imagine what goes on in there.

Mach said:

yeah stuff like you living in madison county!!
the madison county?

lovely pictures everyone...
looking forward to seeing far off corners from around the world!

Veronikka! Nature strip!

The view every morning outside my bedroom window and where I sit at the computer.



Work (today)


Everyday work pathway


Walking in the front entrance


Gift shop

Must get coffee first thing


Nice area to sit and drink coffee


Where I spend much of my day, however not entirely... our office is elsewhere.

I've just realised nearly all of my pics are of my ass or face.

julie between your boundless enthusiasm and that bright fun play space
it must be good medicine for those kids. thanks for the tour!

fhqwhgads said:

View from the parking garage at work


Which I have seen many of these (all taken from the same place), I actually will sit and wait for the sun to go down when the weather is nice, and when I get out of work.










The freeway (on a Sunday)


One grocery area


Called...






And when I want to get away, this is just a short drive away (whenever I want), away from the city... beautiful places are endless here, I believe. I will sit here and drink coffee or a beer and reflect, quite often. The city does not appeal to me at all.

FreeSpirit said:

All of your photos are wonderful but this one is just breathtaking!

FreeSpirit said:

Here is my freeway today after work, not too bad on my side but look at the other side, glad I dont have to deal with that everyday

Hopefully these will be of some interest. Just a few things from around Thailand and some stuff I live around and see every day.

emm said:

Bridges of madison county THREAD idea

I'm not 100% if we are THAT county but we have killer bridges

FreeSpirit said:

Yeah, I live in a small town just north of NYC. Most of the brick buildings are from the late 1800s or early 1900s. My town used to be famous for the bricks that were made and they were used all over town.

Here in Phoenix, Arizona we really don't have many skyscrappers and our layout is really flat, but spreads in many different directions. It is a huge city, with many other smaller cities connected, yet there is no break-ups.



http://www.destination360...rizona.php





No matter where you go, there are always mountains that enclose our valley area, and when people come to visit, they usually marvel at our mountains or continuous mountains in all directions. They are not hills. They are no Rocky Mountains, but our mountains throughout Arizona are very continuous and very diverse no matter the distance you travel.

Unlimited hiking, absolutely... which will be what I share next, but later. I have to get ready for work.
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jess555ja said:

Very Charming. What pleasant place to live and spend time outdoors. Thank you Jess.

I took a few shots this morning - will add when I upload

fhqwhgads said:

Now, look at this! Not that it is Thailand, but that Nick is part of this environment and community. Incredible. A very condensed area and city it seems. What are the statues meaning Nick? And the waterways... how often do you travel through them? The homes and community, diverse beauty... the skies view in Thailand. Plus, the night picture with the military truck and men. Do you have active military in your community? So incredibly diverse, yet the freeway systems looks a bit similar. All this is so interesting. Thank you Nick for showing the pictures you have shown. Anytime, more are always welcomed.

Mach said:

I will next show outside this crazy city... which is where I would choose to spend most of my free time.

Beautiful day everyone.