About the Image: This photo features vintage postcards my Love Notes friend Fran B sent last year. I am in awe of the handwriting and the well-preserved ink (and postcards themselves) after so many decades. If you look closely at the postmarks, you can see the postcards were written and mailed in 1950, 1944, and 1909 … Continue reading Photo Inspiration | Immortality

Photo Inspiration | Tree

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Photo Inspiration | Others

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Photo Inspiration | Control

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Photo Inspiration | Strength

July 12, 2021July 15, 202112 Comments

I am working to complete one or two of my “serious” writing projects this week, so I will not have time to write blog posts. No worries though! My camera and phone are filled with (literally thousands of) photos the world never sees. I will be sharing some of those photos with inspirational quotes and … Continue reading Photo Inspiration | Strength

Photo Inspirations!

November 13, 20163 Comments

A few years ago, I began a series of photo swaps that required pairing a photo with an appropriate quote and making the quote part of the photo. My partner for the recent round, in October, was Diane, Midteacher on swap-bot. We swap quite regularly, so if you have been following Pics and Post for … Continue reading Photo Inspirations!

NPM | PhotoArt Inspiration | Revolution

May 31, 2022May 31, 20226 Comments

When I shared nayyirah waheed’s poem “ism” on the blog a couple of months ago, I knew I would eventually pair it with a photo. I didn’t know which photo until one day–for a different project–I asked the two students featured to pose for a picture and “act like sisters.” They nailed it with the … Continue reading NPM | PhotoArt Inspiration | Revolution

NPM | PhotoArt Inspiration | Divine Feminine

May 30, 2022May 30, 20222 Comments

I cannot let National Photography Month (NPM) end without sharing a bit of PhotoArt inspiration (PhotoArt plus an inspiring quote). Today’s features an image of France Régine, one of my (now former) students, receiving an affirming hug at the end of a reading in which she read pieces from her book and discussed her creative … Continue reading NPM | PhotoArt Inspiration | Divine Feminine