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A Different View
I have mentioned the mad construction going on at work ~ right outside my office window. The grassy area and metal grate you see in the above photo is now gone….as of Friday. That is about the location of my window. I work in the Finance Department…..and our office of three is set up bull pen style….our three desks share one large space. The noise outside is annoying at best, but on Friday morning it was especially loud. I was alone so turned around to take a look…… This is definitely a different view outside my window. They were digging up the metal grate plus any and all ground around it….right up…
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The Turning Tide
The weekend before last, I was invited to stay a few days at the beach with my brother and his family. The house was huge….and gorgeous! Located at mile post 15.5 on Beach Road, The Turning Tide was a perfect place for a getaway. The house featured a rec room with a pool table, private pool and hot tub, six bedrooms and full baths. Here is a little tour….. As you enter on the ground floor…. ….you first see the Rec Room. There is a bedroom and bath as well. Turn left, the downstairs foyer and up the stairs to the second level… ….which features a sitting area. There is a door…
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No Relief In Site
No rain for weeks…..no relief in site. The plants are suffering. Just when I thought it was hopeless to keep watering each day… I noticed this little sunflower opening up when I got home today. They are still fighting…….so I will keep watering. For now…….
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Outside My Window ~ 7.4.10
Outside My Window…is a very warm, sunny day. Perfect day for the beach….for outdoor fun…..for grilling goodness. 🙂 It is a fairly warm 87ºF at the moment, but the humidity is relatively low so this makes it a tolerable day. There is no forecast for rain….for days in fact. We could actually use some but I’m sure the people with outdoor plans are delighted it is holding off today. From the kitchen…today will be more about preparing dinner for tomorrow evening. We are celebrating my step-father and sisters birthdays…which fall July 5th and 6th respectively. I’m creating this chicken recipe ~ it is a favorite of my sisters…my mother is preparing ribs…
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Happy Birthday America
Tomorrow the United States celebrates our Independence Day. In between the hot dogs, hamburgers and fireworks….take a minute to remember those who sacrificed so much so that we may celebrate freely. Photo credits: Blue skies of Virginia by me. Many thanks to happysweetmama for the use of the American Flag and KRSPO for the use of Lady Liberty in the creation of this photo.
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This Moment #8
{this moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see. (copyright SouleMama 2010) . Inspired by SouleMama and passed on to me by CoffeeShop Free Actions….why not leave your moment with them as well.
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6 + 305
An amazing sunset over Oregon Inlet…located on Hatteras Island… which is part of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Notice the sea gull chilling on the post. As of today, I made it 6 months with a post a day. Every day….6 months. Woo Hoo! 🙂 I was worried I would make it through one month. Six more to go…. Hmmmmmm…I’m hopeful. Oh….and I made it to 305 posts. Can’t believe 300 went by and I missed it. Sigh.
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Sneak Peek
I really liked this little house…..sitting there all by itself for the most part. Bigger, better, shinier, newer homes surrounded this place. The yard was overgrown a bit….the house an obvious older design. My sister in law said it reminded her of the Monster House. We both kept expecting it to talk to us at any moment. Composition my not be correct ~ but I liked the big blue sky and the big lawn. Look closer and you might see these orange and rust colored flowers growing through out the grass and stickers. They were all over……pretty weeds. And stickers ~ not the things kids like to collect and put into books. These are…
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Wishes
The morning started out beautifully….. I caught the clouds at sunrise. I was hopeful….could there be rain? No rain….the only water droplets today were my tears. Problems arrived this afternoon…. an unpleasant task that needs to be taken care of as a result. I was thinking of the chorus to a popular song I have heard on the radio station my daughter listens to….. “Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars I could really use a wish right now…a wish right now….a wish right now.” I really could.
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Missing Rain
Summer Rain by Raymond Foss A break in the heat away from the front no thunder, no lightning, just rain, warm rain falling near dusk falling on eager ground steaming blacktop hungry plants thirsty turning toward the clouds cooling, soothing rain splashing in sudden puddles catching in open screens that certain smell of summer rain I’m over all this heat…. and seriously missing the rain……..