Hi, welcome to my space. My eclectic, colorful, creative expression.
Mary Austin said, “…man is not himself only…He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources…” My posts and photographs are inspired by life, the places I go, the places I’ve been, the life I live and every person in it. I hope you enjoy looking at them, as much as I enjoyed experiencing them.
Make yourself at home and don’t forget to say hello in the comments section of your favorite post. Thanks for stopping to play- and have a beautiful day, wherever you are!
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West, I will definitely spread the word to my community about your change of address! Still can’t believe you lost your old blog!! But I will follow you wherever you go, my friend ❤️
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Thank you so much Stacy! I am happy that I’m a file hoarder and have all my images an post text on my computer… my biggest problem is finding everyone 🙂 Thank you for following me… again!! 😀
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Well, that’s definitely happy, West! I now have a compulsion to go and copy everything on my blog too!! Will you be incorporating all your lovely posts into your new blog? A lot of work but definitely worth it, for you and for the rest of us!
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Good luck! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with ❤️
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♡♡ thx!
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I hope this never happens to you again. Good Luck! Looking forward to meet your new project.
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I made it! Yay. Wishing you the best luck with your fresh start. 🙂
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You are back and running!
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I am!
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So! Estoy aquí de nuevo 🙂 And I’ll have the pleasure rediscovering your talents still now!!!
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Thank you so much!! 🙂
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I said I’d be over and here I am. best wishes with all the re-connecting and now allow me to hit the follow key once more. MM 🍀
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Thank you so much for following me…again!! ❤
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That really sucks to have lost everything but you’ve got a great attitude about it.
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🙂 Well…. I guess there’s no use crying over spilled you-know-what ….and Im not exactly thinking milk ~ thank you again so much for re-following me! 🙂
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My pleasure!
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So sorry about your loss, but on the bright side, perhaps you’ll get more new readers like me who found about your lovely blog and your woes from Stacy @ Visual Venturing… following you now. 😀
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Thank you Nic!! I wish I had more material to offer you visually~ but soon…. ♡ (ty for following me!!)
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Heard about your misfortune from Stacy at Visual Venturing. Happy to join your new “to you” blog. Your color choices and words make me excited to read more. Looking forward to getting to know you through your lens and thoughts.
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Hey Carrie thank you so much!! …Hopefully I’ll have a little more for you to look at soon 🙂 tysm for following me!
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You look like agent of special tasks 🙂
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🙂 thanks!!
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It took me a few days to catch your change (thanks for the latest like). Don’t you just love the world of IT – just when you think you have it all figured out, something goes wrong. Looking forward to your posts. 🙂
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Thank you very much! IT … your description fits it perfectly!! 🙂
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Thanks for the follow! Beautiful photography!!!
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Thank you so much Julia!
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I’m still trying to regain my footing after losing all my photos when my pc and portable hard drive crashed. They were able to save all my original photos but not the lightroom adjustments I made over the past two years so all I can say to everyone and anyone- BACK IT UP! And then BACK IT UP AGAIN!!
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Wowwww…. I am very happy I had my images saved ~ I back up everything weekly now 🙂 a very hard lesson…and whats worse is I KNOW BETTER!! 🙂
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I knew better, too, and thought I was smart by having all my photos on a portable drive. But you have to unplug it in a specific way and I didn’t. So I corrupted the files. Cost me $300!
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Ohhhh … thats terrible! I have no shame to admit that I’m a file hoarder so I usually keep everything backed up again, again, again and again 🙂 ….$300 PLUS loosing your files…that hurts.
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this is such great introduction – I am following you on Twitter…
Kindly support me on Facebook Fan page. Appreciate if you could please ‘like’ my page : https://www.facebook.com/MihranKalaydjianPianoMelodies
and Follow on my Twitter: https://twitter.com/MihranPiano
Cheers;
Mino
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By pictures we could find a new world. Looking forwaord to see more from you.
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Thank you very much!
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thinking of you this week West! 🙂 – love your blog and hope your month of May is unfolding well – xxoo
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Thank you so much!! I hope to be back posting soon 🙂 Ive been so busy with life ~ May has been sunny, beautiful and bright — 3 of my favorite colors! Thanks again for stopping by and leaving a note! ♡♡
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well do not forget that pauses from blogging can be very good – feel like i have said this a lot lately – but sometimes the right pause – even for life’s busy times – well it gives us a fresh break from just posting all the time – which can lose essence for some if it is just non-stop non-stop – so while I am still learning things in the blog world – I see that folks who take breaks – or are able to pace – are sometimes less prone to burnout or quitting for good if that makes sense – ha! anyhow, have a nice weekend
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Wow – I just stumbled upon your blog..soooo many beautiful photos. Can’t wait to see more.
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Thank you very much!! You are so kind 🙂 …(I love your blog name btw) ♡
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Wonderful pictures! I’m glad to be here. 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by Storyteller. — Ray
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My pleasure 🙂
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Great Photography! Thanks for stopping by and looking at mine.
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Thank you so much!! 🙂
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West, your ability to express your thoughts through words and images with equal efficacy is special. I am so happy I discovered a gem this morning 🙂
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Awwww thank you very much! Im so happy you found me, so i could find you 🙂 Have a gorgeous day!
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I just wanted to leave my mark on your new About page. You inspire me.
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Thank you for leaving your ‘signature’ 🙂 …my page would hardly be complete without it! (such a sweet thing to say ~ thx for giving me a smile 🙂
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Hola West, Good morning 🙂 I have a doubt, better, a question…do you speak Spanish? Because you like my poems..:)
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moons of illusions …i like that phrase
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Ahhh 🙂 Good, I understand now! 😉 Thanks for your visits and reading…for a little I’ll post more poems and photography would be on stand by exception for meditative pictures 🙂
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You’re not a photographer! You’re an artist! Have you ever tried to draw or paint?
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Thank you so much 🙂 … I have a little~ but I’m much better with photographs ~
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Your photos bring sunshine into our lives so I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Bloggers Award, if you’d like to accept and there is no obligation, here’s the link: https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/sunshine-bloggers-award/
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Hi West! I’d lost you. 😦
All of a sudden I wasn’t getting your posts.
I think that may have been because of the change of name?
(Even wrote you a concerned mail)
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Well, I’m glad You seem to be alive and kicking.
All the best to you and your favourite cuban restaurant…
Ye be good naw
Brian
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Hey Brian– I’m so glad you found me. This should explain everything– me- a few months ago: https://west517photos.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/new/
Because of that I lost all of my followers and didn’t even know HOW to start finding everyone again- so I’m happy you found me 😀 I didn’t get your email- which I had updated as well- my new address is: westphotoexp@gmail.com
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Thx for refollowing me 🙂 🐻
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Hi West. 🙂 Anyway I tried to link I would get the darn 404 error. I even googled you but the posts ended up as dead ends. (Now I’m told my gravatar too, sometimes leads to 404) So, I couldn’t believe my luck when I liked a post by someone and just saw your gravatar! Hey! Lovely. 🙂
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Awww thank you! I’m glad you found your way back– and sorry about those 404s — they can be incredibly frustrating!:)
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Hey. Don’t worry. i’ve been a computer user for so long (my first computer was fed cards which we had to punch according to the programme we’d written) that I know those things run on bugs. Good to be back in touch.
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I know you’re not the awards type (an I’ll probably stop doing them), but so happy you share your talent with us. Please take this award as a thank you https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/v/
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I was following you before but on your last like, it said I wasn’t following you…in case you were wondering….you shall come to my inbox where all beauty lands…peace and blessings, Kimberly
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Thank you Kimberly!! ❤
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Just wanted to say hi and thank you for taking the trouble to visit my site like you do.
t’s really appreciated my friend. I hope that you are well?
luv n peas
Bob
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Hey! Thank you for stopping 🙂 I am doing well thanks and hope you are too 🙂 ❤
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My pleasure entirely. Take care
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Warmest wishes for the holiday season Wendy and a very Happy New Year…Andrew
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Hi Andrew thank you! I hope you also have a beautiful Christmas and Happy New Year full of joy, peace and good cheer~
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🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words … and for stopping by to visit me! 🙂
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Happy New Year !!!
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A most wonderful photography site, I thoroughly enjoyed browsing and finding beautiful images on different subjects and looking forward to enjoy more of it! Thank for sharing your talent!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit and comment! 🙂
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Good Evening West of 517. I nominated you for The Blogger Recognition Award. 🙂
https://lancasterwade.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/the-blogger-recognition-award/
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Pleased to meet you!
I have followed you.Plz follow me back so that I have a constructive feedback in future.Thanku in advance
https://jannat007.wordpress.com
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thanks for visiting my site – wishing you & yours joy & success for 2018 🙂
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Beautiful.
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