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A is for Adventure

April 1, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 29 Comments

I fancy myself like Alice in a world jam-packed with comical creatures and inspired imagery. When I feel plucky enough to follow the zany white rabbit, he steers me to places of adventure.

Seeing through my heart and soul, the ordinary becomes curiouser and curiouser.

Some days the door I face is invisible or difficult or impossible to open without first solving riddles and changing my perspective. Other days are filled with uncommon nonsense, a path illogically pointing in both directions leading to chaos and madness. Some days are simple and uncomplicated magical tea party days.
Rabbit holes surround me. Each day is a wonderland.
talya
“it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” 
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
All in the Golden Afternoon, Alice in Wonderland
I am participating in A to Z April Blog Challenge. Stop by and check out my fellow bloggers’ posts…

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Comments

  1. Jenn says

    April 1, 2013 at 5:12 am

    I love Adventure– especially outdoors!! Great post 🙂 Cheers, Jenn

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  2. mojowritin says

    April 1, 2013 at 5:14 am

    Lovely post and good luck with this new adventure!

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  3. Ellen M. Gregg says

    April 1, 2013 at 5:38 am

    Is there something in the air today? Is it that the calendar is turned to April now, which speaks to growth and regrowth? I woke up feeling as though a(nother) fire had been lit inside me, inspiring me to move at hyperspeed, and see everything in infinitesimal detail. It’s spectacular and fun and intriguing. An adventure, indeed. Fabulous “A.” 🙂

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  4. Paula Martin says

    April 1, 2013 at 6:01 am

    Great idea for A, Talya! My life feels like the Mad Hatter’s tea party at times!

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  5. Colene says

    April 1, 2013 at 6:57 am

    Great start for your A to Z challenge!

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  6. ElaineLK says

    April 1, 2013 at 7:33 am

    Love your photos, and yes, there is wonder and adventure everywhere if we know how to look for it. Love Alice, too!

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  7. Corinne Rodrigues says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:14 am

    Talya, I’m not sure you do this consciously, but your pictures, the look of your blog and your words have a very calming and soothing effect on me – and I’m sure you touch others too this way. I’m going to love coming back here all of April and after!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 1, 2013 at 10:58 am

      Awwww thank you Corrine. You have made my day:))

      Reply
  8. TimH says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:47 am

    A is for Awesomeness which describes your post here! Reading it brought to mind Dr. Seuss’ famous quote, “Today, you are You, that’s truer than true. There is no one alive, who is Youer than You!”…Welllll Doggies!…Ain’t that the truth?=) And we addicted readers of yours love reading your blog! What can I say? You, Dr. Seuss, and this April Blog Challenge have inspired me to write you a little serendipitous bluesy song of encouragement and inspiration, which I don’t think you’ll need, but anyhow…wanna hear it? Here it go!=)…”wawaaawuhwah…You just Rock!…wawaawuhwah…You just Do!…wahwaawuhwah…So just keep on!…wahwaawuhwah…Just being you!”=)…not bad, huh?…so, after they read my lyrics, you think the Grammy people gonna be calling me soon, or what…okay,okay,okay…probably not…oh well.=) Anyway, Awesome start to your “A to Z April Blog Challenge.” Best wishes on the rest of the month! You got this, you do!=)

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 1, 2013 at 10:54 am

      You are a nut. Straight out of Wonderland. That’s why we love you so:))

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    • TimH says

      April 2, 2013 at 6:48 am

      LOL!!!

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  9. Linda Ann Nickerson says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:31 am

    Creative use of the “Alice” quote. 😉

    Happy A to Z!
    (I’m doing EIGHT blogs. Whew.)
    Here’s one:
    A is for Absent – Rhymed Acrostics from A to Z

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 1, 2013 at 10:54 am

      I’m planning an acrostic for G…:))

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  10. Linda Ann - Practically at Home says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:48 am

    I just PINNED to this post on Pinterest: April A to Z blog bonuses

    Happy A to Z!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 1, 2013 at 10:57 am

      Wow thanks!

      Reply
  11. Kathy says

    April 1, 2013 at 11:02 am

    How wonderful to face each day as a brand new adventure! Happy A-Zing!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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  12. Trish Sams says

    April 1, 2013 at 11:06 am

    I agree, this is a great way to start the challenge! Good luck this month! 🙂

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  13. Sandy says

    April 1, 2013 at 11:19 am

    Outdoors I agree….grits not so much, lol. A-Z crazy we all are.

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  14. swright011699 says

    April 1, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    I like the magical tea party days too!
    A to Z Challenge: http://www.shellygoodmanwright.com/apps/blog/

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  15. Mary Hill says

    April 1, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Hi, I love Alice in Wonderland. What a great tie in for the challenge. Hope you have a lot of magical tea party days!
    Mary Hill

    http://mary-anderingcreatively.blogspot.com/

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  16. Joyce Lansky says

    April 1, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    So what have you been smoking? Tee hee.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

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  17. Darla Sue Dollman says

    April 1, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    I saw the cotton field and thought you were in Texas, then I read the blog title. We grew cotton once as an experiment, just to see how difficult it would be to grow. It was much easier than I thought it would be. I also like the photo of the wildflowers. It reminds me of purple wildflowers that grow in New Mexico–they curl up like creeping caterpillars. Nice blog!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 1, 2013 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you! I do live in Texas but I am originally from Northeast Arkansas which is where the cotton pic was taken:)

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  18. Shirletta Armstrong says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    Nice post. Adventure is always good to break the monotony of life! 🙂
    Added you to my circle.
    Cheers!

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  19. beachlover says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    Love this fanciful post! It was so musical and I really enjoyed it. Nice to visit your blog. 🙂

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  20. Sumita Pai says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:01 am

    Lovely pics! All the best for your adventures and thank you for stopping by at my blog 🙂

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  21. Patricia A. Laster says

    April 2, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    How serendipitous to read your new blogging project, just after reading one of my first poems, an ABC-all the way to Z poem called Mr. Greengrave. I may read it tonight at the Lucidity Read-Around. Then again, I may not.xoxo

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  22. Bryan Jones says

    April 5, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Great Post, if you could only bottle that spirit up and spread it around to the rest of us!

    Reply
  23. petedenton says

    April 7, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Great start to your A to Z 🙂

    Reply

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