We recently moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Living in the crowded metroplex has taken some adjustment. The metroplex is beautiful in it’s on way; but I really enjoy driving through the small towns an hour or so away. Having lived most of my life in the Texas Panhandle, I find myself amazed by all … Continue reading
I’ve always been fascinated by the Coca-Cola ads featuring Santa. I have about 20 various print advertisements. Several years ago, my hubby put a few of the ads behind the panes of an old green window. The Santa window soon became one of our favorite Christmas decorations. These particular ads were on the back page … Continue reading
Seasons The changing of seasons often happens quickly in the Texas Panhandle where I lived for most of my life. One day the thermometer reads 80 degrees and the next day it snows. In the Fall, the leaves start falling before they have time to change colors. Since moving to North Texas, I’ve been impatiently waiting … Continue reading
Looking for Fall My hubby drove me to East Texas last weekend to look for fall colors. Many of the trees were already bare with their leaves in piles around their trunks. The trees with leaves left were either still green or in various stages of changing. The colors we did find weren’t as bright as usual … Continue reading
Building A House During the past year, I’ve taken many, many photos of the various stages of our house building journey. The day that the crews started framing our house was exciting because we could actually see our house taking shape. I wanted a photo to represent the look of all the boards that formed the … Continue reading
ABFriday’s monthly One Photo Focus! I’ve taken on the ABFriday’s monthly One Photo Focus challenge. The participants in this challenge post-process the same image and share it on the One Photo Focus Forum. I’d like to improve my post-processing skills; so hopefully, this challenge will be fun and educational. Before Photo Anping Treehouse, Tainan, Taiwan by Helen … Continue reading
Sunset is one of my favorite times of the day. Sunset – those few peaceful moments just as the sun is setting that remind you that miracles happen everyday. Somehow it seems that a beautiful sunset makes me feel more positive and I can let the stress of the day slide away. That Magic Moment As a … Continue reading
Our Forever Home A forever home is the home you plan to live in for the rest of your life. In our case, it seems a forever home is one that takes forever to build. (Insert a little whining here.) The Journey It’s been several weeks since I’ve posted about our custom home building journey. … Continue reading
Trees have always fascinated me. I love taking photos of all types of trees. Sometimes the photos are of large groups of trees , an individual tree or as in this case just a portion of a tree. This Oak tree is located next to the east beach at Lake Kiowa, Texas. I was fascinated … Continue reading
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. –Albert Einstein Miracles can be found everyday if you’re paying attention. Truthfully, sometimes in the business of my life, I have to remind myself to look for the miracles. The changing colors … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 