The HOV Lane Blog

A friend, Sandi McMichael of WhistleStop Cooking recently bestowed the honor of the Thinking Blog Award upon me. Sandi, thank you so much for your act of kindness. It is greatly appreciated!

The award is to be given to a blogger who has gotten someone to think. I had heard that my blogging had gotten many a person to think about NOT coming back here again. Perhaps, that’s the reason it has been granted in the case of the HOV Lane.

Okay, I am now tasked with giving the award to more bloggers. Since the HOV Lane is primarily a photoblog, let’s do a few photobloggers. All newly added to the blogroll:

Beth Ellen Nagle of Eclectic Studio Cafe. Beth Ellen has a wonderful knack for pointing out the beauty that silently surrounds us in our daily lives, but often goes unnoticed. With her macro lens, she illuminates the micro lifestyle. It gets you to look at the world we live in a little differently…

Thomas Laupstad of Photos From Norway’s Arctic. Thomas shares beautiful shots of Arctic Norway on his blog. During my college years, I took the coastal steamer up to the Northernmost point of Europe, Norway’s Nordcapp. It was a fantastic voyage. Thomas’ blog gets me thinking of going back. His beautiful shots also inspire me photographically.

Trey Ratcliffe of Stuck In Customs. Trey is a master of HDR photography. His work is truly spectacular.

Adria of In Cinq. She has already received the Thinking Blog Award, but I could not go without mentioning her In Cinq photoblog project. It is a fascinating collection of self-portraits, each of which is an interesting act of self-expression.

Sandi, thank you again for the honor of the award. Keep those delicious recipes rolling at Whistlestop Cooking! Hope to see you & Bill soon!