Writing Challenges April 5 - 9

Finally! I'm able to get caught up with these writing challenge responses. I hope you enjoyed Wednesday's author interview. If you haven't read any of the interview yet, click here to check out part one, and here to check out part two. On with the challenge responses!

#AuthorsChallenge2019 Days 5 - 9

Day 6 - How I Refuel - YouTube; family; Pinterest; & Coffee Ambiance

Day 8 - A Favorite Dessert

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#AprilAuthorInspiration Days 5 - 9

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#WWFChallenge2019 Days 5 - 9

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I'm playing catch-up, as I mentioned earlier, so Monday's post will be a bit on the large side. I want to share this collage with you from the excursion which marked 25 wonderful years with my husband. The weather was terrible for walking or hiking, but the display of lightning was pretty amazing. We also enjoyed our visit to Poverty Point World Heritage Site. The rain and old injuries kept us from walking the trail but we were able to complete the driving tour. There was no way the rain was going to keep me from going to the top of the largest mound, though. The day we left, we finally got to see the sun. We also stopped in at Bayou Brew House, a sweet little coffee shop in Monroe, LA. I'm so glad we took this trip and visited the places we did! It's amazing what you can find in your own 'backyard.' :) This was a great way to stay inspired in my writing and also take a moment or two to relax, refresh, and renew my body, mind, and spirit.
My husband and I tossed around the idea of collaborating on a few travel articles. He's great with photos but doesn't much like writing. I offered to write up articles to go with our travel photos and suggested they might be a nice addition to his blog. Stay tuned for updates on that. :D

Just and FYI, I never smile this broadly for photos. I don't like to do that. So when I forgot to turn off the timer on my camera...for the third time, we got a serious case of the giggles in the top photo. In the bottom photo, I'd just taken a selfie where I was frowning in concentration and b/c of the bright sunshine. I couldn't help but laugh at myself.