﻿{"id":683,"date":"2014-10-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/?guid=59e83ddf8c8ce0f72ff83c16093c9fb1"},"modified":"2014-11-04T03:33:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T03:33:10","slug":"blog-o-sphere-think-tank-octobers-topic-seasonal-shifts-do-you-enjoy-the-changing-of-the-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/2014\/10\/20\/blog-o-sphere-think-tank-octobers-topic-seasonal-shifts-do-you-enjoy-the-changing-of-the-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog-O-Sphere Think Tank: October&#8217;s topic:  &quot;Seasonal shifts&#8230;.Do you enjoy the changing of the seasons?&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">October&#8217;s topic:&nbsp; &#8220;Seasonal shifts&#8230;.Do you enjoy the changing of the seasons?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FQRXVCMz4I\/VDXOZBSVdlI\/AAAAAAAAvp0\/mkO52hbtlDs\/s1600\/seasonsalphonse-mucha-the-four-seasons.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FQRXVCMz4I\/VDXOZBSVdlI\/AAAAAAAAvp0\/mkO52hbtlDs\/s1600\/seasonsalphonse-mucha-the-four-seasons.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Answer? &nbsp;Yes and No &#8211; I know &#8211; how predictable!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">I am like most women my age, extremely affected by any amount of heat so I love the transition from Fall into Winter &#8211; Winter into Spring can be lovely but&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Summer to Fall can be dicey and because of my choice to live in Southern California Summer is a HUGE issue!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJsbg9L32Dg\/VDXPhJ7njeI\/AAAAAAAAvqA\/lCpuP6WLLDE\/s1600\/Oxnard%2BBeach%2Bhouses.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJsbg9L32Dg\/VDXPhJ7njeI\/AAAAAAAAvqA\/lCpuP6WLLDE\/s1600\/Oxnard%2BBeach%2Bhouses.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"240\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Oxnard Beach Houses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">But to maintain a doable climate and temperate breezes I choose to live at the shore! &nbsp;From High School in Corona del Mar &#8211; to a couple decades in Long Beach and a three year stint in Oxnard &#8211; I currently live in &#8220;Surf City&#8221;! &#8230;and<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;while Huntington Beach suits me I would gladly retire in Oxnard it is gorgeous!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xeJLRg3nfJ8\/VDXPg3XVkxI\/AAAAAAAAvp8\/vRlh8jNg0jY\/s1600\/oxnard_twilight_harbor.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xeJLRg3nfJ8\/VDXPg3XVkxI\/AAAAAAAAvp8\/vRlh8jNg0jY\/s1600\/oxnard_twilight_harbor.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"432\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf Oxnard, CA &#8211; note the lack of lights &#8211; a large portion of Oxnard is still farmland. <br \/>&#8230;have you ever noticed where the strawberries you get in the store are from? &nbsp;Oxnard is a leading supplier!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">What is this \u201cBlog-O-Sphere\u201d thing?<br \/>A group of friends who blog; from all different areas of life, who come together for a \u2018once a month\u2019 \u2018blog circle\u2019, or \u2018blog carnival\u2019 type thing, if you will. We get together once a month, and all write about the same topic, and hopefully we all post at the same time, on the 20th of each month.  It is interesting to read all the different &#8220;points of view&#8221;. It\u2019s fun, light, &nbsp;mind opening and motivational.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Please visit the other group members posts:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Andes Cruz: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andescruz.wordpress.com%2F&amp;h=aAQFFVx_p&amp;s=1\">www.andescruz.wordpress.com<\/a><br \/>Barbara Donovan: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbarbaradonovan.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=hAQHdr_gO&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/barbaradonovan.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>Beth Cyr: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbcyrjewelry.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=VAQGWu-0u&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>Catherine Witherell:  <a href=\"http:\/\/happydayart.typepad.com\/\">http:\/\/happydayart.typepad.com<\/a><br \/>Kathleen Krucoff:   <a href=\"http:\/\/mysticalmythicalmetalwork.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/mysticalmythicalmetalwork.wordpress.com\/<\/a><br \/>K.Skiles Studio: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkaskiles.com%2F&amp;h=PAQGJ7j1h&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/kaskiles.com<\/a><br \/>Pallavi Gandhi: <a href=\"http:\/\/studioat605.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/studioat605.wordpress.com\/<\/a><br \/>Robyn Hawk: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fflyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=FAQGxGetJ&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/flyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com<\/a><br \/>Shelagh Blatz <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designsbyshelagh.com\/blog\">www.designsbyshelagh.com\/blog<\/a><br \/>Tosca Teran: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nanopod.me%2F&amp;h=LAQHx4XDL&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/www.nanopod.me<\/a><br \/>WATTO (Mary Spenser Watson) <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wattoonline.com%2Fnews&amp;h=qAQFVJ6u7&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/www.wattoonline.com\/news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><strong><strong><span>October&#8217;s topic:&nbsp; &#8220;Seasonal shifts&#8230;.Do you enjoy the changing of the seasons?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><strong><span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FQRXVCMz4I\/VDXOZBSVdlI\/AAAAAAAAvp0\/mkO52hbtlDs\/s1600\/seasonsalphonse-mucha-the-four-seasons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FQRXVCMz4I\/VDXOZBSVdlI\/AAAAAAAAvp0\/mkO52hbtlDs\/s1600\/seasonsalphonse-mucha-the-four-seasons.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong><strong><span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>Answer? &nbsp;Yes and No &#8211; I know &#8211; how predictable!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>I am like most women my age, extremely affected by any amount of heat so I love the transition from Fall into Winter &#8211; Winter into Spring can be lovely but&nbsp;<\/span><span>Summer to Fall can be dicey and because of my choice to live in Southern California Summer is a HUGE issue!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJsbg9L32Dg\/VDXPhJ7njeI\/AAAAAAAAvqA\/lCpuP6WLLDE\/s1600\/Oxnard%2BBeach%2Bhouses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJsbg9L32Dg\/VDXPhJ7njeI\/AAAAAAAAvqA\/lCpuP6WLLDE\/s1600\/Oxnard%2BBeach%2Bhouses.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oxnard Beach Houses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><span>But to maintain a doable climate and temperate breezes I choose to live at the shore! &nbsp;From High School in Corona del Mar &#8211; to a couple decades in Long Beach and a three year stint in Oxnard &#8211; I currently live in &#8220;Surf City&#8221;! &#8230;and<\/span><span>&nbsp;while Huntington Beach suits me I would gladly retire in Oxnard it is gorgeous!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xeJLRg3nfJ8\/VDXPg3XVkxI\/AAAAAAAAvp8\/vRlh8jNg0jY\/s1600\/oxnard_twilight_harbor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xeJLRg3nfJ8\/VDXPg3XVkxI\/AAAAAAAAvp8\/vRlh8jNg0jY\/s1600\/oxnard_twilight_harbor.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"640\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf Oxnard, CA &#8211; note the lack of lights &#8211; a large portion of Oxnard is still farmland. <br \/>&#8230;have you ever noticed where the strawberries you get in the store are from? &nbsp;Oxnard is a leading supplier!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><br \/><span>What is this &ldquo;Blog-O-Sphere&rdquo; thing?<br \/>A group of friends who blog; from all different areas of life, who come together for a &lsquo;once a month&rsquo; &lsquo;blog circle&rsquo;, or &lsquo;blog carnival&rsquo; type thing, if you will. We get together once a month, and all write about the same topic, and hopefully we all post at the same time, on the 20th of each month.  It is interesting to read all the different &#8220;points of view&#8221;. It&rsquo;s fun, light, &nbsp;mind opening and motivational.&nbsp;<\/span><span>Please visit the other group members posts:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Andes Cruz: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andescruz.wordpress.com%2F&amp;h=aAQFFVx_p&amp;s=1\">www.andescruz.wordpress.com<\/a><br \/>Barbara Donovan: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbarbaradonovan.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=hAQHdr_gO&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/barbaradonovan.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>Beth Cyr: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbcyrjewelry.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=VAQGWu-0u&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>Catherine Witherell:  <a href=\"http:\/\/happydayart.typepad.com\/\">http:\/\/happydayart.typepad.com<\/a><br \/>Kathleen Krucoff:   <a href=\"http:\/\/mysticalmythicalmetalwork.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/mysticalmythicalmetalwork.wordpress.com\/<\/a><br \/>K.Skiles Studio: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkaskiles.com%2F&amp;h=PAQGJ7j1h&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/kaskiles.com<\/a><br \/>Pallavi Gandhi: <a href=\"http:\/\/studioat605.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/studioat605.wordpress.com\/<\/a><br \/>Robyn Hawk: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fflyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com%2F&amp;h=FAQGxGetJ&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/flyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com<\/a><br \/>Shelagh Blatz <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designsbyshelagh.com\/blog\">www.designsbyshelagh.com\/blog<\/a><br \/>Tosca Teran: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nanopod.me%2F&amp;h=LAQHx4XDL&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/www.nanopod.me<\/a><br \/>WATTO (Mary Spenser Watson) <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wattoonline.com%2Fnews&amp;h=qAQFVJ6u7&amp;s=1\">http:\/\/www.wattoonline.com\/news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[534,621,301,622,623],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":685,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}