Monday, September 30, 2024

Where There is Love

Chapter 1

Created using Scrapblog, later acquired by Mixbook

Sunday, September 29, 2024

YYY MEE

License plate I saw made me think of my friend that recently moved away. We always sang together in harmony the Karaoke version of..

'Why Me, Lord' by Kris Kirstofferson.. listen here.


Saturday, September 28, 2024

Pastel not

Smile on Saturday - Flowers in Pastels

do the wildflowers of nature count?

Update: my picture was disqualified due to the subject being too bright for the pastel theme... yeah, I agree.




Friday, September 27, 2024

Math That Makes Sense

Did you know that 10+10 and 11+11 are the same? It's true. That's because 10+10 is twenty and 11+11 is twenty too.




Thursday, September 26, 2024

I've Learned...

You can't hide a piece of broccoli between your teeth.




Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Raindrops in the Morning

Crazy Tuesday - Water



 

Monday, September 23, 2024

Thread

Macro Mondays - Sewing Notions

Travel size sewing emergency kit with spools under an inch in height.. all I have room for here lol.




Sunday, September 22, 2024

Loaded

Juniper berries beautifully ripened.




Saturday, September 21, 2024

Breakfast in Yreka

Coffee and doughnuts with a touch of complimentary toe jam... a little sprinkle never hurt =)




Thursday, September 19, 2024

Red, Green, and Crags

of Northern California (Dinner in the dining car and a caboose overnight, 2016). 




Tuesday, September 17, 2024

If Only

If only I were bigger
I know what I would be...



Monday, September 16, 2024

It's the little things

Macro Mondays - Tiny, under a cm


Sunday, September 15, 2024

Holly

When someone you love becomes a memory, her memory becomes a treasure 🧡




Saturday, September 14, 2024

On Time

How about a timer on time to make you Smile on Saturday.. Red & Round




Thursday, September 12, 2024

Droop Happened

while you were sleeping




Wednesday, September 11, 2024

One of Many

to honk or not to honk, that is the question

Blue Ridge Parkway, a must see




Tuesday, September 10, 2024

A Popular Weekly

CrAzY Tuesday - "Flower(s) in Vertical Portrait Format"

Yet another popular theme-based group I participate in occasionally when there's time. Why not. Problem is this group is on UK time so it closes early for me. But if I planned ahead.. blah blah blah




Monday, September 09, 2024

Lid

Macro Mondays - Lid

Intricate details of the jar container kept on our kitchen counter for tea bags. Nothing better than him making morning tea.





Friday, September 06, 2024

Datza Gnat

Lifespan of an adult gnat is 7-10 days. Entire life cycle from egg to adult can be 3-4 weeks.




Thursday, September 05, 2024

Made Me Smile

I prayed for twenty years but received no answers until I prayed with my legs. 

Frederick Douglas



Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Wild Aster

finally got an ID on the purple wildflowers that are currently in bloom all around the property, wild aster... well, duh!




Monday, September 02, 2024

My Collection

Macro Mondays - Collection


Friday, August 30, 2024

Mount Baker

a peak through the trees




Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Spots Down the Road

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. 




Monday, August 26, 2024

Carpentry Pencils

Macro Mondays - Carbon/Graphite




Sunday, August 25, 2024

eat well

good food = good mood




Friday, August 23, 2024

Not so Hot Anymore

it felt like fall today




Monday, August 19, 2024

In the Junk Drawer

Macro Mondays - Junk Drawer

jute. 

just because. you never know.




Sunday, August 18, 2024

Rock Garden

each day is such a gift.. wake up grateful!




Saturday, August 17, 2024

Creative Gardening



My friend's creativity. She's the creative mind and her good husband did the carpentry work. 

Maybe these photos will go into my imaginary bestselling coffee table book, "Gardening Made Simple". Watch for it on Amazon lol.
 


Friday, August 16, 2024

I Saw That Smile

a smile is often caused by another smile.. pass it on




Thursday, August 15, 2024

Monochrome Rose

Macro Mondays - One Color

Didn't get my monochrome picture in on time this week, but here's my contribution, a few days late.


Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Don't Do This

Bad Dremel!! Bad! There are some grosser looking pictures, but I will spare you. you're welcome.




Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Just Gimme the Facts, Man

Beware of those who tell you what to think, who to trust, who to fear, who to like or who to hate. Check the receipts.




Monday, August 12, 2024

Morning Pleasure

A girl can't realize until she slides into her brand-new pair just how uncomfortable the old socks had become.




Sunday, August 11, 2024

Day of Rest

Fir-Conway Lutheran Church 

Conway, WA


Saturday, August 10, 2024

There Will Be Dates Soon

"Watch your thoughts for they will become actions. Watch your actions, for they'll become habits. Watch your habits for they will forge your character. Watch your character, for it will make your destiny." 

MARGARET THATCHER




Friday, August 09, 2024

Silence

Saying nothing sometimes says the most. 

Emily Dickinson 




Thursday, August 08, 2024

Just Think

Always be thankful. Imagine, there are people praying for the things we take for granted.




Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Go For It

everything is going to be ok




Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Breakfast at Home

REVIEWS: (1)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chef was cute, would eat here again! =)




Monday, August 05, 2024

Breakfast macro

Macro Mondays - Breakfast

Bag of Mandarins, help yourself lol




Sunday, August 04, 2024

MidSummer Snowman

August 3, 2013. We were lucky that year that the road up to Artist Point actually opened at all. Sometimes it doesn't all summer, too much snow.

Artist Point, Mount Baker, WA



 

Saturday, August 03, 2024

Open

Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it listens. Listen to the heart, it knows. 

Native American Proverb




Friday, August 02, 2024

Summer Cool

in summer, the song sings itself

william carlos williams




Thursday, August 01, 2024

August Wildflowers

Who needs grocery store flowers anyway?



Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Just Wondering

What were you doing 5 years ago today?




St Regis, MT, July 31, 2019

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Plant a Garden

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. 

Audrey Hepburn