Monochrome Madness Challenge I’ve decided to join the Monochrome Madness Challenge over at Leanne Cole Photography. I’m a rather nervous because there are so many talented photographers in this challenge and I’ve looked at many of their wonderful images. You can check out some of their photos here. I’m hoping the Monochrome Madness Challenge will … Continue reading
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22 Inspirational & Empowering Quotes for Women
Here’s a great list of quotes for women — perfect for International Women’s Day. Thanks Rosie at Everything’s Coming Up Rosie for your post. 🙂 Continue reading
Raindrops on my Window
Photo 101 Theme – Water Raindrops on the window. I actually took these photos last week with my iPad. With a windchill of 3 degrees or less; it just wasn’t possible to get out to take pictures. Photo 1 – Raindrops with buildings in the background. It was almost dusk with a gray sky. Photo 2 – … Continue reading
Downtown
Photo 101 Theme – Street The weather has been gray and gloomy in our area for over a week. I took this photo yesterday of our main street downtown. The sky was just a mass of solid gray. Any editing took away from the street scene; so I just left the gray sky. — I … Continue reading
Be Thankful…
Word Crush Wednesday – #WCW Be thankful! Always!’ This quote goes with my word for 2015. “Grateful”. It’s not always easy to count your blessings if you’re looking at that supposedly greener grass. And truthfully, I’ve learned that green grass is usually AstroTurf. True, some days it is difficult to find the positives; but … Continue reading
Last Day & Future Days
Last Day Photo 101 Theme – Home This is the last photo I took of our home of 24 years. We had just signed the final papers and were picking up the last few items. I was feeling a little sad and a little nostalgic; but I don’t think we’ll miss the snow. Taken with my … Continue reading
Final Decisions — Maybe
It’s Time — for me to make some final decisions about the decor for our home. We’ve tried hard to stay within our budget and not splurge on too many items. We know the price of our home goes up every time we make a change. Some of the changes are expected and some are necessary … Continue reading
Uncooperative
These clouds were amazing. There were rain clouds all around and just this one white cloud. It looked like the white cloud was pushing up out of the darker blue clouds and refusing to join the storm. — Taken in the Texas Panhandle while driving down Highway 287. Check out the Sound of … Continue reading
Along a Lonely Road
These photos are from our recent trip to Missouri. Yesterday, I shared a photo taken from on overlook in the Mark Twain National Forest. Over the Tops of the Trees. I took these photos on the way to that great spot. Photo 1 – We were driving along a highway in the Mark Twain … Continue reading
Over the Tops of the Trees
We found this spot while driving in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. We saw a sign that seemed to point the way to a scenic overlook. It was a fairly well maintained dirt road; so we decided to try it even though we were in my Sebring convertible. After we drove into the … Continue reading