“Finding Joy Everyday” is my 2016 goal for the year. I’m telling the story of this journey through photos that I post on Instagram everyday. You can find me on Instagram – ldjames1. I, also, use the Collect app to document my daily “Joys” in calendar format. The final step every week in my “Finding Joy Everyday” journey is … Continue reading
My “One Word” for 2016 is Joy and my one resolution is “Finding Joy Everyday”. I am using the Collect app to document my daily “Joy” photos. I am also using the Project Life app to scrapbook each week. You can read about my “One Word’ and one resolution in my post Finding Joy Everyday. You … Continue reading
Joy is my “One Word” for 2016 and my one resolution for 2016 is “Finding Joy Everyday”. I am documenting my year through photos on Instagram and with the Collect app. (Join me on Instagram.) These are my photos for the first week. I am blessed to have lots of joy to celebrate everyday. … Continue reading
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! I always read Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr Seuss to my students at the end of the school year to remind them of the wonderful things ahead. Now that … Continue reading
I took this photo from the 18th floor of the Dallas Omni Hotel just as dusk was beginning. The lights were slowly coming on all around the city and for a moment everything looked as if it was in a dream. I love the perspective of looking down and across the buildings instead of looking up as … Continue reading
Trains and railroad tracks have always fascinated me. It always seems to me that you could get on a train and go anywhere you wanted. These tracks are on the main highway near where our new home is being built. I love the fact that there are so many trees on each side; but it … Continue reading
The 1930 Texas Pacific Railway Trinity River Bridge parallels the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge for vehicles and the Continental Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Dallas, Texas. I took this photo as we drove across the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. The water from the Spring rains have receded quiet a bit; but, you can see that the several months later … Continue reading
This old, dilapidated building is located on Oklahoma State Highway 91 close to Lake Texoma’s Denison Dam. We’ve driven this highway several times in the last few months in order to check Lake Texoma water levels. The building always seems to catch my eye. It’s almost covered with brush, bushes, weeds and trees; but I decided to try for … Continue reading
This building is somewhere in downtown Dallas. We are new to the area; so I have to confess that I don’t know the name of the building or exactly where it’s located. The size of the building and the vast number of square windows fascinated me. I just had to take a moment for a photograph. I’ll be … Continue reading
This Hibiscus has provided us with gorgeous blooms all summer. Even after several big rain storms with heavy winds tried to tear it down; it keeps on blooming. (One wind storm actually knocked it over and pulled the rootball out.) Most days there are 4 or 5 blooms tempting me to take another photo. Today … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 