This busy street full of shops and apartment homes is in Barcelona, Spain. I took the photo from the top level of a tour bus. Check out my post, Barcelona By Bus to view the color version of this photo. Barcelona By Bus (B&W) Monochrome Madness Challenge “Barcelona By Bus” is my entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness … Continue reading
Category Archives: Daily Reflections
Barcelona By Bus
Several years ago, my daughter and I had the opportunity to visit Barcelona, Spain for a week. Barcelona is an fantastic city full of amazing history, wonderful architecture, and beautiful beaches. We spent an entire day riding on the top level of a tour bus and that view from the top was amazing. We saw much more … Continue reading
Planting – Monochrome Madness Challenge
Our grands love coming out to our new house at the lake. They are experiencing all sorts of new things. Several weekends ago, we planted strawberries in a vertical planter. Each boy planted strawberries in 2 rows that are “their” plants. They learned how to remove the plant from the pot, dig the right size … Continue reading
Together – Monochrome Madness Challenge
This is a photo of my oldest grandson and my hubby planting strawberries. Hubby was teaching the grands how to take the plants out of the little containers without tearing up the roots. It was such a sweet moment that I took several photos. I loved this close up of their hands with the dirt … Continue reading
Sunshine Petals
One of my favorite things about springtime is the wonderful colors of all the flowers that begin to bloom. These yellow petunias reflecting the bright spring sunshine caught my eye at the store. And of course, I ended up bringing them home. They are now sitting on our porch for our daily enjoyment. Sunshine Petals Digital … Continue reading
Texas Skyline
Windmills Windmills are a common sight along the country roads in Texas. As a city girl, I don’t think about them or notice them very often. However, windmills are important to many farmers and ranchers. I do know that, a windmill with all its blades is most likely still in use. Texas Skyline I pass … Continue reading
Serious – Monochrome Madness Challenge
Last weekend, we had the opportunity to take our grandsons to a local kids fishing tournament. It had rained all week long and we had our fingers crossed that the tournament wouldn’t be postponed. Let’s Go Fishing Saturday morning was just as gloomy and gray as the previous days; but it wasn’t raining. –So … Continue reading
Almost Frozen (C)
Yesterday, I shared a black and white version of this photo. This is one of my favorite photos; so I decided to share the color version with you also. My original goal was to share one last winter photo before I began focusing on spring. I hope you don’t mind that I decided to share both versions … Continue reading
Almost Frozen (B & W) – Monochrome Madness Challenge
I thought I’d share one last winter photo before I put cold, snowy days behind me and move into the bright sunshine of spring. I took this photo last winter at Fair Park in Childress, Texas. This is an awesome park regardless of the season. Childress, Texas Childress is a small Texas town found on Highway 287 … Continue reading
After The Storm
It’s a stormy, rainy day — It’s been raining and storming in my part of Texas since last night with predictions for more rain to come. Our rain gauge already shows 3 inches of rain from the last storm and the lake is flowing over the dam. I’m not sure how much more rain is … Continue reading