Picture My World 365 days

Horsing Around

2010-04-15T08:05:00.000-07:00

We took our grandsons horseback riding the other day and I got photos of everyone except me. I guess that is what happens when you are the photographer of the group. As you can see they really enjoyed the day and were ready to take the horses home with them by the time we were done.

A little bit of Macro

2010-04-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some photos in macro for a challenge from Pioneer Woman's Flicker group.

This is not an easy task for me as I don't have a macro lens so I am working with what I have on my camera which is the close up setting.

This is a close up of my newly growing Hostas

Budding pear tree

A bleeding Heart

And last of all Rain on flowers

Day 141 - Red Truck

2009-05-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

I thought this was a really cool red model truck, looks a but antique. This was in Hobby Lobby and I've been thinking of getting it to decorate my dh office.

Days 138-140

2009-05-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

Just a few pic's from around my world today.
Day 138- Azalea bush in my yard

day 139- Flowers from my neighbor -love that little light

day 140- A lovely bee pollinating my flowers (notice it was bigger than my ground cover flowers)

Day 137 - Ground Cover

2009-05-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

As you can see my ground cover is growing really well this year. I love this ground cover because it will continue to bloom all summer long.

Days 133, 134, 135, 136 - Flowers

2009-05-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

I got a bit behind due to eye surgery this week and just didn't feel like posting until now.

Day 133 - Blue Geranium from my yard

Day 134 - Beautiful plant from the green house at Kingwood center

Day 135 - Another stunning plant from the greenhouse

Day 136 - A sticky plant for sure!

Have a great day!

Day 132 - Mediterranean Pinks

2009-05-12T07:44:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite ground cover! Mediterranean pinks, they spread and keep blooming all summer long. To spread them you just shake some of the seeds into your hands and then plant them where you want them. It comes up every year, if you have a wall for it to cascade over it is beautiful.

Day 131 - Dogwod

2009-05-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

I love dogwood trees! We don't have any but they do at the church so I took a picture of them there. I don't believe they are as pretty as they were last year though. I did like the brick background as it adds an interest touch to the picture.

Day 130 - Chicken Jump

2009-05-10T17:03:00.000-07:00

Lexie can jump really high as you can see in this picture. It is a good thing she hasn't figured that out or the chicken that was on the counter here would have been all gone! She was determined to have some of the chicken that was up there after dinner was over which gave me a perfect opportunity to get this action shot.

Day 129 - Fresh Bloom

2009-05-10T17:02:00.000-07:00

I love this rose the colors are just beautiful!

Day 128 - Bye

2009-05-08T07:16:00.000-07:00

Lexie takes up her position every morning to tell my husband good-bye in the morning. She was calmer this morning she usually wants to shut the door.

Day 127 - Seeds are flying

2009-05-07T17:53:00.000-07:00

Well we have had the flowers now come the seeds and they are flying everywhere! So you know there will be more flowers to come etc..

Day 126 - Gerbera Daisies

2009-05-06T06:27:00.000-07:00

I love these Gerber daisies that I took a picture of at Kingwood center. I don't have any in my flower garden yet but I would really like to get some.

Day 125 - A Chance Meeting

2009-05-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

I thought it was so interesting that the ladies top matched the peacock color perfectly.!

Day 124 -My Church

2009-05-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

I finally remembered to take my camera to church so I could get a picture of the outside.

Day 123 - Tall phlox

2009-05-03T17:20:00.000-07:00

My ground cover "tall phlox" has exploded and it is beautiful. The tall phlox isn't sticky like the lower growing kind.

Day 122 - A Winning Photo

2009-05-02T12:29:00.001-07:00

I have posted part of this picture before but I had to post it again because I won!!!
I won 1st place in the pet area of the contest at the Artisan Guild that they had back in March. It was hard waiting for the results to be posted in their magazine May 1st.

Day 121 - Crown of Thorns

2009-05-01T08:13:00.000-07:00

This plant is called, "Crown of Thorns", which I thought was an interesting plant. You can see the thorns going up the stem so I would say it is name right.

Day 120 - Tulip on the Curve

2009-04-30T06:53:00.000-07:00

Love all of these tulips that were blooming at Kingwood Center.

Day 92 - Budding Promise

2009-04-02T08:24:00.000-07:00

As you can see I'm back on blogger today my other blog is down and I won't get a response back for 24 hrs. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I switch my blog over to my web site thinking it would be better than here. I guess I will see how it goes as to what I do with it.

This is my picture for today. This is our lilac bush starting to bud out from the winter. We aren't sure how well it will do as it has gotten really out of shape so my dh really cut it back. His Mom said he probably killed it but doesn't look that way.

I've Moved to a New Blog

2009-03-20T05:57:00.000-07:00

Just wanted you to know that I have moved my blog to a new location which you can find

HERE. Thanks for stopping by.

Day 78 - Just a Drop

2009-03-19T06:36:00.000-07:00

Wow, is this hard to do!! I learned some things and I think next time I might have better luck getting a picture of a drop of water. It was fun trying this but I have blue food coloring all over my fingers, lol. One of my cake colorings had a leak and it was everywhere in the container I had them stored in.

Day 77 - Turn it On

2009-03-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

These come in handy for turning things on! Another picture from my trip through "Menards" yesterday.

Day 76 - Roll and Rolls and Rolls Wire

2009-03-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

Now would you in your wildest dreams think that rolls of wire could be that colorful. Neither did I until strolling down the rows of merchandise at "Menards". It is a brand new combo hardware, landscaping, DIY place. It is huge!!!

I am having trouble getting into DST, I just get a blank page anyone else having trouble? Anyway because I can't get in there I can't post this in the forum. I had trouble late last night so I couldn't go blog hopping.

Day 75 - Rose a Day

2009-03-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

I went to my older photo folders because I just had to have a picture of a flower today and roses are my favorite!! Our temperatures yesterday were in the 60's so I have flower fever, lol. I can't wait for everything to start blooming out and the grass get green

Day 74 - Bark

2009-03-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

We have two huge trees in our front yard that are around 70 ft tall. Every time the winds really blow hard we pray they will stay up there. We want to get them cut down and plant a better, stronger tree but they want around $3000.00 to cut them down. That isn't in our budget right now though. They have some great bark which makes for some great textures so that is my picture for today.

Day 73 - Bokeh

2009-03-14T08:26:00.000-07:00

I was so excited today because I finally figured out how to do a bokeh photo.
If you don't know what I'm talking about you can read about it here on Pioneer Woman's blog
she explains and tells you how to do it. Having just a point & shoot camera I had a little harder time figuring out how to do it, but I did!!

The lights behind the fairy are on my Thomas Kinkade wreath just in case you are wondering what the light are from.

Day 72 - Moon Going To Bed

2009-03-13T06:23:00.000-07:00

It was so cool this morning with the sun not quite up and the moon was still showing. So I thought I would get a picture of the moon this morning. Not sure if you call this moon setting or what, lol.

Day 71- Sharing

2009-03-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

I guess pets are no different that humans when it comes to sharing. This is something that is really hard for us. it is something that does not come natural, it must be learned. It is in our human nature to be selfish so we must work hard to over come this. I have met many generous individuals through the years but there are those you meet in life that everything has to be centered on them. Obviously they did not learn the lesson about sharing.

I hope that you have!!!

Day 70 - Playing with Light

2009-03-11T06:49:00.000-07:00

I'm thinking of submitting a photo in a contest for pets so today I needed to work on that. So I had Lexie by our patio doors where the morning light is coming in putting nice highlights on her fur. This isn't one I would submit but I love the light catching the different colors of her fur. She is a light chaser and the light was reflecting off my camera screen so she was looking at the light on the carpet.

I really like how the light was reflecting on this one and I think this is the one I will submit. What do you think?

Day 69 - Topaz

2009-03-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

This little angel is so nice to use as a model so I used it again today. The stone in this necklace was first given to me by a friend who cut it himself. I had it made into a ring which was way to large for my hand so I later had it reset into this necklace. It is a beautiful smoky Topaz which is my birth stone.

Day 68 - Engagment Ring

2009-03-09T09:09:00.000-07:00

I wanted to try and get a macro shot of my engagement ring. I can't wear it any longer and would love to get it remounted so I can.

Day 67 - Kingwood Center

2009-03-08T09:54:00.000-07:00

I love the design of the house that sits in "Kingwood Center" where I live. This whole estate is huge, but this is the largest building.

Day 66 - Who Me?

2009-03-07T10:54:00.000-08:00

When I was taking pictures the other day Lexie just had to have hers taken too. When ever I get out the camera she has to see what is going on. So she posed really nice for this one.

Yesterday was a bust after I went to the eye doctor it took forever for my eyes to get back to not being dilated. My pupils where huge, I should have taken a picture of that to show you but didn't think of it until just now. So there was no computer work until they got back to normal as the light hurt my eyes to much.

Day 65 - Logos

2009-03-06T06:59:00.000-08:00

It is so exciting to see a logo you designed in print.
The yellow is our shirts with the logo I designed for your southern gospel group "Vision".
The cup is the logo I designed for our church, the logo is also on T-shirts but I no longer have one of those.

Day 64 - Drawing Companion

2009-03-05T06:57:00.000-08:00

My Wacom tablet is my drawing companion when I am designing my scrap book kits. I applied a artist watercolor filter to the photo.

Day 63 - Lunch

2009-03-04T12:53:00.000-08:00

Here is another picture from yesterdays lunch at Panera's. It was really yummy, I tried the chicken soup and a new sandwich "Chicken Bacon Dijon" Panini. I really liked it alot and the soup was so good. I am feeling much better today no more headache!!
So maybe I now can get creative again, it so saps my creative flow when you get a migraine.

Day 62 - Tea & Pop

2009-03-03T12:33:00.000-08:00

A quick picture with my cell phone as I was coming off a migraine today. My dh took me out for lunch to help me feel better. I feel better today but last night was the worse I ever had, made a quick after hours trip to my chiropractor and again today. So I'm feeling much better now, I just hope we can figure out what is causing them.

Day 61 - Your Lipstick Personality

2009-03-02T07:09:00.000-08:00

My photo of the day is my lipstick, it is the flat top one. I have been to tight to go get another one yet but I will have to do it soon as I'm getting tired of applying my lipstick with a lip brush.

Do you know your lipstick personality? I went to a ladies retreat one time and I found out what mine was. It is amazing how accurate it was too, this is mine:
Slant Tip Personality Profile
Abides by the rules
Great follower
Does not like too much attention
A little self-conscious
Somewhat reserved
Likes a schedule
May occasionally color hair to attract attention

If you would like to see what your lipstick personality is you can check it out here and tell me how accurate is yours.

Day 60 - Hands

2009-03-01T12:39:00.000-08:00

Wow, I never feel older until I look at my hands. In this picture they remind me of my Mothers hands. I guess that is a good thing since I fond memories of all the times she wiped away my tears, cleaned up my boo boo's, cooked meals for us, washed clothes and hung them out on the line in the backyard and so many more memories than I want to list here.

Day 59 - Looking for the Sun

2009-02-28T08:28:00.000-08:00

I am looking for the sun so I can wear my cool sunglasses! Instead of buying a new bathing suit (gave those up years ago) I now treat myself to so awesome looking shades.

Day 58 - The Start of a Beautiful Day

2009-02-27T06:39:00.000-08:00

The sky was beautiful this morning, it looked like it was on fire when I took this picture.

Day 57 - Getting Down

2009-02-26T05:46:00.000-08:00

This is my youngest grandson Isaac, who was on the floor. It is so easy to just shoot down on children to get the photo. But how much better it is when we get down on their level. I was laying on my belly on the floor for this awesome picture of him.

Day 56 - Marinated Salad

2009-02-25T11:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry this isn't one of my better pictures I was in a hurry so it isn't as clear as I would like. This is the salad I fixed for the dinner tonight. It is so easy to fix, just whatever fresh veg's that you like then dump a bottle of your favorite Italian dressing on it. Let it marinate overnight at least.

Day 55 - Fresh Rolls

2009-02-24T10:09:00.000-08:00

Can you smell them?? Oh boy I can but I can't eat them because they are for the dinner I am making at church tomorrow. Our church hosts a Wed. night dinner the last Wed of every month. This is the first time I have volunteered to cook the dinner.
The menu is as follows:
Lasagna, marinated vegetables for the salad, green beans, rolls and I have two other ladies making desserts and not sure what they are fixing but I know it will be yummy.

P.S. No great secret to this roll recipe, I just bought the frozen dough "Rhodes" let the dough thaw, and rise them baked them. I had to have enough for everyone to have at least two rolls so I made 108 (minus the two my dh and I ate).

Day 54 - White Out

2009-02-23T07:53:00.000-08:00

Yesterday while our southern gospel group was practicing at the church we had a white out. The snow was coming down in these huge flakes about the size of a quarter. Since we can't see out the windows where we practice I'm not sure how long it snow this way but we ended up with around 2 inches in just 2 hours. Glad it stopped just before it was time for church to start.
I took this picture looking out the window of the church with my cell phone. I used Graffi soft Black and White filter on the picture.

Day 53- Teddy

2009-02-22T11:36:00.000-08:00

Something that has been well loved will show it if you look closely. This was my teddy bear growing up as a child. It has been well loved as you can see by the fur that is missing, his head needs sewed back on again too.

Day 52 - Spoon it Up

2009-02-21T09:59:00.000-08:00

I love this gravy ladle that has been passed down with the family silver. I wanted to show you the detail on the handle.

Day 51 - Lexie

2009-02-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

Just a quick pic today of Lexie. Sorry this is short but I am extremely busy today.
Have a great day.

Day 50 - I'm Gonna Tell

2009-02-19T06:37:00.000-08:00

Looks like a pretty innocent snowman right? Well, I don't know what he does when we are out of the house but as soon as we return Lexie has to tell us everything he has been up to. She will run to us and to the snowman and bark, bark, bark until I acknowledge her, then she will stop. Well I told now it is up to them what they do with you. I thought it would stop after she got use to him being around but it hasn't.

So you better watch out for those snowmen, hummmmmmmmmmm wonder what he is thinking behind that smile??

Day 49 - Angel Trumpet

2009-02-18T07:12:00.000-08:00

I had only seen these flowers in a catalog but when I went to the green house at Kingwood Center I saw these amazing "Angel Trumpet". They really are as large as the catalog had said they are, they measure about 7" long. It really is a stunning plant and I just might have to have one for my porch this year. Even if it doesn't survive the winter.

Day 48 - Chocolate

2009-02-17T06:39:00.000-08:00

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate everywhere! I love it all, milk chocolate, white chocolate but my favorite is dark chocolate. My friend gave me this whole bag of chocolates for valentines day, now she thinks she was being a good friend. If it had been a bag of the candy hearts no problem I could stay away from those but not the chocolates. Guess I will start my diet next week...............................

Day 47 - Blue Vase

2009-02-16T08:14:00.000-08:00

I love this blue vase I got as a wedding present so many years ago. It is about 2 ft tall and I love the whole shape and the swirls of the glass. It is so different from other vases that you might see, just like us we are all so very different from each other! It is exciting meeting new people and getting to know them better and seeing how unique they are.

If no one has told you lately I will, "YOU ARE SPECIAL"!!! ((((hugs))) have a great day.

Day 46- Smell the Flowers

2009-02-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

Sorry I am really late in posting today! I had a terrible headache all day, it was more than just a normal headache and then we had a lot of church activities on top of that. I will catch up tomorrow on the blog hopping as I still don't feel that well.

Day 45 - Box Full of Fun & Challenged

2009-02-14T07:24:00.000-08:00

How many times have you bought something for a child and they have more fun playing with the box than the toy?? These pictures are proof that it is true a box is loads of fun.

Isaac played with the box most of the day until he turned it the other way and sat on it. Well the box had had enough and it went flat, I guess Isaac wasn't happy that the box didn't work anymore, lol.
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Tami of Tamara's 365 Challenge 2009 challenged me. Thanks Tami!
The rules are as follows:
Go to your photo folder in your computer.
Go to the 6th folder of the photos.
Go to the sixth picture.
Put the picture on your blog and description of it.
Invite six friends to join the challenge.
Here are my six friends I asked to join in the challenge
Anne
Gabs
Karen
KayJay
Sonja
Pesus

Ok, this was the sixth folder and the sixth photo in that folder. If you have figured out by now I love taking pictures of flowers. Have an awesome Valentines Day!!

Day 44 - Rosacea Skin Program

2009-02-13T06:41:00.000-08:00

These products are my skin treatment program for Rosacea. The Sher System is known as the only effective drug free alternative for acne and rosacea. The products work interactively, incorporating water therapy.

I hated taking drugs for my rosacea and all they were doing was thinning my skin making it even redder. So in turn you pile on more makeup trying to cover up the redness. So I went on a search to find something better and stumbled on the "Sher System"
Even my husband noticed a big difference and won't let me get out of my products. It is a little expensive to get started but it is worth every penny. I spent more on prescription medicines that were not working and there are side effects from those.

If I tell someone now that I have rosacea they don't believe me because I now have a clear complexion.

day 43 - Home Inprovement

2009-02-12T07:21:00.000-08:00

We haven't owned our home very long so as you know it is always a work in progress to get things the way you want. The house was pretty run down when we bought it and dirty. We wanted to buy a house that wouldn't be to large since the kids are all gone. It is fine when just the two of us but when company would come the kitchen drove me nuts!

The kitchen is long and narrow, the table in this picture is round and could expand to oval when you put the leaf in. But then you couldn't move and you better have everything out of the oven cause you could not open the door.
So I needed a table that would be more functional all the time. I love to watch the home improvement shows to get ideas. I had seen one where they put in an eating nook to give the illusion of more space. So that is what we did too, I looked online to find one I liked as I didn't care for the country style that I had seen. I found this one that is more contemporary and with being able to assemble it yourself you save around $300.00 over buying it in a furniture store.

I love it, and it does just what I wanted it to do!! When we have the kids home with the grandchildren it worked great.

Day 42 Christmas in February

2009-02-11T06:22:00.000-08:00

As I told you yesterday due to different circumstances we ended up having our Christmas yesterday with our daughter and the grandsons. So here are a few pictures from that, it is really hard to get good pictures of two fast moving grandsons. They were everywhere so I didn't get as many that turned out as I would have liked but of course I wouldn't subject you to all of them anyway, lol.

This is our youngest grandson Isaac with his new toy. That is a microphone in his hand and he was loving hearing his voice through it.

And of course we have to start Jace off on the right foot with his first laptop.

He soon became absorbed in it like his Grandpa does (me too).

And one more of Isaac, I love the drool on the chin here.

Day 41 - Howl at the Moon

2009-02-10T15:15:00.000-08:00

I was late posting my picture for the day today because we finally had Christmas with my daughter. We both had car trouble at Christmas and their car wasn't fixed in time to come to our house. Then we had lots of snow so travel wasn't an option right then, then I got sick. We finally made it down and had a great day together. It is so much fun watching little ones open presents! So I will have pictures of our day tomorrow.

I finally took the challenge an photographed the moon. I should have done it the night before because the sky was clearer but I still like how this turned out.

Day 40 - Some favorites

2009-02-09T08:56:00.000-08:00

It looks like the ones that posted yesterday have the same tastes as me. I prefer the original ones too so when I print them out to frame that is the way I am going.
We have a beautiful park around here, I think it was an old estate at one point. I love walking around there and taking pictures. I have tons from there but here are a few of my favorites for you to look at today.

I love these tall grasses reaching up against the blue sky.

This place is filled with flowers of all kinds. They also have a green house on the property that you can go through.

This is just one of the fountains that are Kingwood Center, but it is my favorite one.

Day 39 The Garden Walk

2009-02-08T10:43:00.000-08:00

I was doing a little photo editing on these photos and wanted some opinions on what you like better. First I will show you the orginals and then I used a filter on them called Old Romance. I was thinking of printing these out, framing them for my office.

Day 38 - Oranges

2009-02-07T07:00:00.000-08:00

I bought a big bag of oranges at the store this week so I thought I would try my hand at some still life. I am enjoying doing these daily photos, it challenges me to try different lighting and settings with my camera.

I have a Kodak 1253 point & shoot camera, it does go up to 12 mega pixels though. There are things I can do that I hadn't tried before starting this daily challenge. I figure I better learn this one better because my goal is to get a SLR camera when I get enough money saved. I want to be able to work it manually not just on the auto settings.

Day 37 - Ready Set Action

2009-02-06T06:32:00.000-08:00

I wanted to try my hand at an action shot and the best chance I have at that is playing ball with Lexie. The evening is when she wants to play, it is in our family room where the lighting is terrible. I did manage to get a pretty good shot though, which isn't easy since I'm the one throwing the ball and taking the picture. So I can't believe it even turned out this well.

Day 36 - The Wonder of Snow

2009-02-05T06:52:00.001-08:00

I love this picture of Lexie when she was experiencing her first major snow fall. The flakes were coming down so fast and she is gazing up at the sky trying to figure all of this out. Awh...... the wonder of snow and nature!

I wonder do we still look at the world with fresh eyes, or do you think yeah, I've seen this stuff a thousand times? I never fail to experience a pull at my heart and emotions when I see a sunset, a new bloom on a flower, a nest full of eggs and a new born baby. All of these are evidence of God's amazing work around us.

Take time today to look at the world through fresh eyes, maybe you will see something in a whole new light.

Day 35 - Game Boy

2009-02-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

The wonder of playing a game boy for the first time captured my grandsons attention here.

I have been tagged by Chris
This is the tag I'm supposed to list six interesting things about me. Link back to the blog that tagged me: Chreamp's 365 Images

1. I was never a popular gal in school so I didn't date a whole lot of people. I was in college and began dating is guy, he didn't kiss me until about our 5th date. When I got back to my room I told my roommates that he was the guy I was going to marry. (We hadn't dated long enough for me to even know this) Well 6 months later we did get married and will be celebrating out 36 wedding anniversary in July.

2. When I was in college I went with a group of college students to help some missionaries in Japan. We were there for 3 months singing and talking with college students. We even sang in a leper colony.

3. I am in a southern gospel group called, "Vision" where I am one of the lead singers. If you hear me talk you would think I might sing alto but I am a very high soprano.

4. I have moved 21 times and have lived in three different states. My husband is a minister so that is the reason for so many moves.

5. The smallest town we ever lived in was one where if you blinked you were through the town, population of 900. But we have two fellows that were known as the wavers who even made it on 20/ 20 as a story. Anyone driving through there if they were out in the yard, they would throw up there hand and wave.

So now I need to pick 5 other to tag:

Tami
Karen
Siwan
Janmary
Susie

Day 34 - Amaryllis Display

2009-02-03T12:01:00.000-08:00

My grandsons gave me a pot that had an amaryllis bulb in it, these are amazing flowers. I loved watching it grow until finally the blooms opened up with their spectacular display. I had just gotten my new digital camera so I had fun taking pictures as the blooms changed size.

Day 33 - A little FuFu

2009-02-02T06:50:00.000-08:00

Every girl needs a little makeup fix in the morning, Lexie is no exception. I told you I have a crazy dog, ever since she was a puppy she has to have her blush put on in the morning.

I was playing around with her one morning while putting on my makeup, and brushed her face with the blusher brush. Ever since she comes in and won't leave until we do this. As you can see she keeps an eye on that brush and at the last moment will try and catch it as I move it away the last time.

Day 32 - Get In the Picture

2009-02-01T10:56:00.000-08:00

I have tons of pictures that I need to get scrap or put into an album. As I looked back over the years there were so many pictures where I am missing. I was the one taking the pictures and didn't hand the camera to anyone so I could be in there somewhere. Although my dh who was the one usually around has been known to cut heads off, lol. (maybe that would have been a good thing) Any way when I hit the digital age I figured out I could be in the pictures. Using a timer is great but when you don't want to put the baby down then just take the picture anyway.
This was our last grandson to be born on his first day home. They live almost 3 hours from us and we don't get to see them much so no way was I turning lose of that baby. So I think I did a pretty good job taking a picture one handed! It is also one of my favorite pictures of that day.

Day 31 - Let Them Eat Cake

2009-01-31T09:45:00.000-08:00

The sweet tooth hit in today so I went through my recipes. I didn't have enough ingredients to make the brownies I wanted so I settled for this Apple Harvest Cake. Ummmmmmmmmm the house smells so good right now it is driving my dog crazy. She is my oven timer around here, lol. When the beeper sounds telling me to go check with ever is baking she goes nuts. She know what was smelling so good is coming out of that box.
I don't know I just might join her going around in circles because it does smell that good.

Day 30 - Pockets

2009-01-30T06:11:00.000-08:00

Honey, could you sew my pockets again? My response: I don't think I can repair them again, there isn't any thing left to sew to.

This is the reason he gets holes in his pockets!

The man carries ten dollars worth of change in his pockets! I am not kidding, one day we took it out and counted the change. These jars are a testament to the change we have laying around the house. I have a bag full of pennies that we save for the grandsons which I don't have in the picture. He use to just drop the change where ever in the house, I at least have him putting it in the jars now. There is one on each level of the house. I took out the pennies one day and counted the change. We had $54.00 dollars in just the silver alone. I think I will keep that as our vacation jar. I might get a cruise yet, lol!!!!

Day 29 - Sleeping Buddies

2009-01-29T06:40:00.000-08:00

My husband doesn't believe that Lexie is his buddy. I feed, walk, take her outside for her business and all things you need to do for your pet. But if he is home she is right by his side, guess he is the Alpha dog, lol.

Anyway the photo for today is the funniest. We got Lexie after having to have our other dog put to sleep who was 13 yrs old. It was like having a baby in the house again, I was exhausted running out the door to train her. We learned that these dogs like to den, so we crate trained her, best thing ever. So as you can see even when not in the crate she likes to have her head under something like she is in her den.

In this first picture she had taken her head out to see what I was up to but soon when back to sleep, and then there goes the head back under the couch skirt with just the body sticking out!

Day 28- Chili for a Chilly Day

2009-01-28T06:42:00.000-08:00

I didn't want to post another snow picture as beautiful as it can be. Right now we are under about 8 inches of snow with it still coming down an inch an hour. So it seems like a great time to make chili for supper. These are my ingredients I use in my chili, I have a picky eater so I can't use onion but I do use onion powder to fool him, lol. We like our chili with macaroni and cheese on top making for a more filling meal.

Oh, one more thing Faith Sisters is having a blog train right now, "Love My Pet" is the theme. You can grab these great mini kits by the designers through the 31st just go to my design blog
to get my part you see here. There is something for every pet lover in these kits.

Day 27 - Beauty of Ice

2009-01-27T15:35:00.000-08:00

We are in the midst of a major winter storm that is to last for 24 hours from now. The projected snow totals for us are eleven inches or more. I am hoping that we don't get that much but at least we aren't suppose to get ice, whew. That is hitting a lot farther south than where I am located.

Ice is really beautiful with the light hitting it like in these pictures. I love being able to see the detail of the pine through the ice. Stay warm where ever you are.

Day 26 - Flower power

2009-01-26T08:30:00.000-08:00

Still stuck on flowers for today, this is one I took this past summer. On the cropped picture you can see the bee inside the flower with pollen all over its legs.

Day 25 - Thinking Spring

2009-01-25T10:58:00.000-08:00

Oh, how I'm longing for spring flowers, warmer temperatures, no heavy coats etc.. I hope no more sinus problems at least until next winter. I just had to post a more colorful picture today, not one I took today of course because all the flowers are dead and under snow.
I guess I am feeling this way because right now my head is splitting with sinus pressure. So it is hard to even think at the moment I will be more myself tomorrow I hope so I'm off of here. Have a great day see you tomorrow.

Day 24 - Light

2009-01-24T08:09:00.000-08:00

I love this photo that I took of my dog for a photo challenge. We were to take a picture by a window with the light coming in. Now trying to get my dog to stay there long enough to get the picture was a challenge. I later took the same photo and did a pencil sketch with it, which I use to make "Thinking of You" cards.

I couldn't put my pictures in my posting today the way I like because every time I go to photobucket this thing pops up (antivirus 2009) wants to scan your computer and it says you are infected. We warned this is a virus don't fall for it, bail out. My dd already had this one on his computer this week and was able to go back to a restore point to get rid of it. It will want you to pay for this software which is totally bogus.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

If you want to know more about doing the pencil sketch I wrote more about it on this blog post here

Day 23 - Water

2009-01-23T07:03:00.000-08:00

Water an essential element that we can't live without. It refreshes us and cleans us up! I love to sit by a fountain or slow moving water and hear the sound of it moving over the rocks.

I bought this fountain last year for a ladies retreat I was heading up called, "Heart Spa". One of the songs that we learned was titled, "Come to the Water", it was one of my favorite songs.

I love the look of this one I put a filter on it which makes it looks like a painting I thought. I even makes my wall paper look really good, lol.

Day 22 - A Dash

2009-01-22T06:02:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wondered how much is a dash of salt? How about a pinch or smidgen? I was in a cooking club for a brief time and was sent these spoons. How cool is that, I no longer have to guess how much a dash is. A dash is much larger than I thought it to be.

A recipe is a balance of certain ingredients to make brownies that make your mouth water. If you add to much of one ingredient it ruins the whole recipe.
Our lives are much like a recipe in that we need a balance of activities in our lives. To much of one thing and it can throw our whole lives out of balance. Making us ill or ruining a life. Take a few minutes for yourself today, breath in breath out and let go of the stress of the moment.

There now don't you feel better? Sending a ((((hug))) to everyone today as everyone needs to know that they are special and loved.

Day 21 - Time

2009-01-21T06:56:00.000-08:00

Taking this shot today has me thinking about how fast time goes by. When we were little it seemed like forever before Christmas or birthdays came around. We thought we would never grow up fast enough. Now as the years have pasted the older I get, the faster that clock seems to go. The hours, days, weeks just fly by and then another year.

How many opportunities past us by to show kindness to someone, a word of encouragement, a hug, or saying "I love you" to those close to us? Take time today to pass along a part of yourself in some small way, it will mean the world to someone.

Day 20 - SnowRise

2009-01-20T13:52:00.000-08:00

A few mornings back we had a beautiful sunrise and I could not get my camera to work. I thought I had lost this moment until yesterday when I was playing around with my camera. Well on the cameras memory not my memory card was one picture of that sunrise. So here is that moment of splendor.

Day 19 - Half Full or Half Empty?

2009-01-19T07:01:00.000-08:00

Today I have a half full glass as my pic for the day or is it a half empty glass? It really depends on how you look at life, if you go around looking at life with a negative view point then your glass is always going to look half empty. I strive to always look at life with a half full glass, look at the positive in things. Is this hard? You bet it is but the more you do it the easier it gets and those difficult times in life are a lot easier to get through if you keep this positive attitude.

I challenge you to keep your glass half full!

Day 18 - My Favorite Shoes

2009-01-18T11:20:00.000-08:00

These are my favorite dress shoes right now. They are sexy and in a pinch I could use them as a weapon. I know they aren't what is in fashion right now but I love them. The newest trend is the ugly rounded dress shoes. I know because I tried on I don't know how many pairs trying to find some new shoes. None of them worked out because they have a heel that is way to high for me or they don't have my size. I have a small foot (5 1/2) so I have trouble finding my size and I can no longer where heels that are more than 2 1/2 inches high because of back issues. Anyway these will remain my favorite I guess until they wear out.

Tami Gave me a Blog Award!!

2009-01-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

Wow, I am so honored that Tami gave me a blog award. There are so many awesome blogs out there I can't believe I got one.

We need to list 5 things we are addicted to.....only 5? Ok, here it goes...

1. Tea- I love a cup first thing in the morning, and through the day. Love all kinds too.

2. Taking pictures. I always have a camera with me.

3. Chocolate. I have to have it.

4. Designing and scrapping, I'm at the computer most of the day, lol.

5. Music. I am in a Southern Gospel Group as a singer, on the worship team and bring solo's too

It talks to my heart and expresses how I feel about my Lord and Savior

Now to pass on the award.....once again we are to pick 5. I agree that 5 is such a low number. Look at all that talent out there! Its hard to pick just 5

Susie: Great photos

Michele: Great pics

Iris: Great photos/ stories

JJ: Awesome photos

Biancka :She temps me with Chocolate/ Great perspective on her photos

Day 17 - Icicles

2009-01-17T07:20:00.000-08:00

I could kick myself for not charging my camera last night! I missed the most beautiful sunrise because of it. It was awesome with the oranges, reds reflecting off the snow, well it taught me a lesson.
Since I missed that one this is what I have to offer for today, it is still beautiful though. This was taken looking out my kitchen window. With the freezing temps we have had I've seen some hugh icicles hanging from the gutters. These are small in comparison to those but I still liked them.

Day 16 - Count Your Blessings

2009-01-16T06:27:00.000-08:00

Wow is it cold out there!!! I just got back in from taking my dog outside for her morning bathroom break. Even she thought it was cold and it doesn't usually bother her and she was picking up her paws because of the cold. It is minus 12 outside with wind chills at minus 33, any way with that in mind. I am counting my blessings that I have a warm home to stay in. On the news last night there were people out with blankets trying to make sure those with no homes had one.

So it may not be this cold where you are at but what blessings are you thankful for?

Day 15 - Frosted Windows

2009-01-15T06:06:00.000-08:00

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is it cold today we are looking at a -2 right now. So I am house bound today unless I have to take out the dog.

The window in the kitchen this morning is all frosted so I thought this would be my pic for the day. The sun was just starting to peak through and I tried to get the long icicles hanging from the gutter.

Day 14 - The Crowd

2009-01-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

Nothing dramatic today as it is to cold to take any pictures outside (wind chills in the below zero) brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! While these are just a pile of buttons I got to thinking (dangerous I know) While we are all different, we strive to stand out in the crowd searching for that something that is missing in our lives. We often fill it with activities that fill the time but not the empty void.

So what are you filling the void with? I have filled mine with the love that God has for me, and it still amazes me the Love he has for each and every one of us.

Day 13 - Joy

2009-01-13T06:13:00.000-08:00

There is nothing like starting the morning out with a nice hot cup of tea. This cup not only keeps it nice a hot while I'm busy designing but the word "JOY" is a daily reminder to focus on the joy that is out there. I helps to keep a positive focus on my world and that is my wish for you today too!

Day 12 Here's Looking At You

2009-01-12T07:17:00.000-08:00

I hate taking my picture but thought I would give that a try today. Maybe I should do this every morning as I saw how I needed to touch up my eye makeup, lol.

I added a dreamy filter using virtual photographer on these next two.

Day -11 Ice Age

2009-01-11T10:20:00.000-08:00

Yesterday it was so bleak and dark with all the snow flying so it wasn't a very good day to get pictures outside. I did brave a few today as we are beginning to thaw out and the sun is shining on the snow which makes it look like glitter has been sprinkled around.

I love the ice hanging off the vine and looking through it. Here are a few more that I took while I was out there. This next one was the ice that formed at the bottom of the vine and you can see the ground cover peeking through with a little bit of green.

And then here is the prints left by my dog on the porch snow.

And a close up of the ice a the bottom of the vine.

Day 10 - the Office

2009-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:00

I thought I would show you where I spend most of my days. I am lucky to have a whole room as my design office at home (the advantages of an empty nest) It isn't a fancy setup but it works for me. They had an old office desk at the church where my dh ministers so I salvaged that. It weighs a ton it takes two of us to put it together and then I added a small bookcase. To make my room look bigger I started going vertical with everything, by adding the other selves on the other side. I had to turn the white ones sideways and then the middle part was from an old desk that got broke in one of our moves. Not a bad setup for almost being free!

A Little Salt & Pepper

2009-01-09T06:43:00.000-08:00

Hey, I wanted you to see I can take pictures of something besides snow and my dog!
I was trying some macro shots of these little salt & pepper shaker I got for Christmas. I am still experimenting with lighting so I don't end up with so much shadow.

Looking at Winter

2009-01-08T06:57:00.000-08:00

I love the look of my world when it is all fresh with snow makes everything look clean and pure.
I don't like driving in it though, it was so bad last night they canceled church services. We didn't get alot of snow but it was blowing really bad and there was ice under the snow which does not make for a great combination to drive in. Anyway here are a few views around my house this morning, I braved the single digit wind chill to get, lol.

I loved the pattern the snow made with the stone work in my front flower garden.

This is the barrel where I plant flowers in summer with just the remnants of them left.
We love to sit out on the back porch but this is a little to cold for me.

This was taken in the front at ground level looking at the snow cover world.

The Bone

2009-01-07T06:21:00.000-08:00

There is a story behind the bone, oh not this one but one I gave her at Christmas. We had ham for our dinner at Christmas with a big bone in it. I boiled it and got all the excess ham off before giving it to her. I was busy with something on the computer so I wasn't paying any attention to her or the bone. The next thing I know she only has about 3 inches left from the bone that started out being 8 inches long. Now who would have thought a dog could eat a bone that fast? I had to trick her to get the rest of it away from her, she had tried to bury it in the covers on the couch. So while we took a trip outside my dh did away with the rest.
Then come the next morning with many trips outside to get rid of the effects of the bone, she even woke me up twice in the night to go outside. (which she never does) This continued into the next day although I wise up a bit (I know a bit late, lol) and only gave her a little plain rice to see if that would stay down. Called the vet for advice and was told to continue with nothing my mouth for 24 hrs. Did you know that ham is toxic to a dogs liver? Well, I know one thing she will never get another ham bone for now on it is only the raw hide ones. So you can see that is why she was enjoying this one so much.

Out My Back Door

2009-01-06T08:44:00.000-08:00

We woke up to no snow and by 9 am we had the ground covered with sleet expected later today.
This is the view out my back door now.

Furry Subject

2009-01-05T08:06:00.000-08:00

I don't have to many willing subject around so Lexie is always willing to be a subject of my experiments.

Stay on Target!

2009-01-04T17:14:00.000-08:00

Ok I'm already starting behind on this 365 days challenge. So I need to get caught up so I will be posting 4 pictures to get caught up. I promise I will try to stay on target after this!

I love this one of my grandson but I had to be creative with the background. My dd didn't want his belly showing in it next to him.