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Smiles
One of my goals this year is to participate in different photographic challenges…step outside my comfort zone. I Heart Faces is a site I have followed for quite some time but I have never participated in any of their challenges or contests….well, online anyway. Today I’m changing that. The contest is “Smile”…and what better image to submit than the one that always makes me smile when I look at it. These little girls are the younger sisters of my oldest daughter’s dearest friend. While the older girls were off getting ready for their evening, these two little pixies sat and talked with me. They were extremely interested in my camera sitting close by….so…
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Weird Weather
We have had some really weird weather around here today. When I got up it appeared to have rained sometime in the early morning hours….ground a bit wet and cloudy. A little time passes and we have blue skies and sunshine….the wind picked up and my wind chimes began to sing. Not too long after that, it began to snow so hard you could barely see across the street…..a few minutes later we have blue skies and sunshine again. We had a few flurries a little later but then clear sky once again. It was really bizarre.
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1/52
I really like these frames….I think they add something to the photographs. I’m using frames from Isabelle LaFrance again tonight….I have several others from CoffeeShop Free Actions that I want to play around with too. I have also been trying my hand at making my own….perhaps I will be able to offer a free download myself some day soon. 🙂 This is my first entry into the two P52 projects I decided to join this year. The first is P52 – A Less Ambitious 365 ~ I love that name by the way ~ and MCP Project 52. Both of these projects are hosted on Flickr so you will need to be a…
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At Days End…
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~ Robert Brault I spent a good part of the evening playing with some new goodies. I probably spent more time than I should have, but it was what I wanted to do tonight….so I did it. 🙂 Special thanks to Isabelle LaFrance for the free photo frames and the resize it action (available for both PhotoShop and PhotoShop Elements). Visit her web site for professional PhotoShop Actions and Fine Art Textures….absolutely beautiful!
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New Neighbors?
I have been noticing more and more house finches around the feeders lately… …or maybe the same ones coming back frequently. I think they may be nesting in either the honeysuckle… …or the red tip bush between mine and my neighbors yard. Or maybe taking up residence in the birdhouse? I wouldn’t mind….such attractive neighbors.
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White
Earlier last month, I decided I was going to participate in several online photo challenges during the coming year. I happily discovered the Blogger’s Community Photo Challenge the other day. The theme for this challenge is white. My submission is one I took the Sunday after Christmas during our major snow storm. If you are interested in participating, follow the link for more information. Submissions for this challenge are due January 7th.
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Feeding
At the height of the snow storm this past Saturday (December 26th), I piled up pillows, grabbed a blanket and made a comfortable spot for myself on the couch and watched out my window for visitors to a seed bell I had hanging in my red maple tree. This is a series of photos I took of a cardinal feeding. Unfortunately the photographs are shot through the window and a screen so they are not tack sharp….but I liked them anyway. I am seriously considering removing the screen from that window though…just in case. 🙂
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Hangin’ With the Homies
Hey lady….where’s the seed….we got a party goin’ on…. And a new player….she seems to get along well with the others….
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I’m Ready!
Tonight is the night….I’m ready! A total lunar eclipse…total. A total exclipse during a full moon. And during the Winter Solstice….last time that happened….1638. And not a cloud in our sky tonight. Totally sweet! I’m getting ready to go lay down… …and set some alarms…. ….cause I’m ready for an experience of a lifetime.
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Forecast & Photographs
Today ~ winter storm warning from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 this evening. Possible accumulation of 3 to 6 inches of snow with ice developing this evening. Travel this afternoon and evening very hazardous or impossible. They did not lie! When I woke up this morning, it was dry outside ~ of course when I got to work we discovered the College was closed. The notification process blows by the way ~ we always seem to find out after we get to work. No problem, it was still dry….I was getting paid for the day because they closed the campus….and the hours I ended up working this morning will be comp time I can take…