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Lake Maury and The Lion’s Bridge
Last night, I was organizing some files on my computer when I ran across the folder of photos I had taken one afternoon at Lion’s Bridge. I had posted the above image and mentioned that I would write more about him ~ and then I promptly forgot. I need to work on that! 🙂 Lion’s Bridge is actually a dam. Information regarding Lion’s Bridge as taken from the Mariner Museum web site: Known as the Lion’s Bridge, the dam forming the lake provides a breathtaking view of the James River, as well as a family gathering place to enjoy the Museum Park. The beauty of the dam is enhanced by…
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Outside My Window ~ 1.17.10
Outside My Window…is gray skies and pouring rain. Currently at 11:00 am, we are at 50ºF with winds at 29 mph. The forecast for today is a high of 58ºF with heavy rain. These temps and the rain should take away any remaining snow we had in the area from over a week ago. Yes, there was some lingering snow…particularly in well shaded areas. When I was driving down the Parkway last week, I noticed there was some snow on the beaches closer to the grassy areas as well. I was surprised to drive by a small pond and see it partially frozen with snow on top of the ice. Again, these are…
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She Did Great!
Not one of my best shots but it was taken in a hurry. If you recall, I mentioned yesterday that I would be taking my youngest out on actual roads to practice driving today. Fourteen miles down the Colonial Parkway…she did great….I’m very proud of her. 🙂
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Driver Number 2
How can something this sweet looking be such a scary driver?!?!? We are going on actual roads tomorrow ~ I may be self medicating afterwards!! 🙂
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The Birds
Does anyone remember the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds”? I can’t remember exactly when I first saw the movie….but let’s just say it has been a few years ago. 😉 It was more than likely at a weekend matinee where you could get in for free if you saved R C Cola bottle caps. The theater was always full of kids waiting with bated breath to see the newest releases. There was a cartoon before the movie and they almost always had a double-feature (two movies ~ with an intermission in between). I can’t tell you much about the day I saw the movie, but I can tell you it is one movie that has stayed with me forever. As…
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Steeples
I am not a religious person ~ but I am a spiritual person. Even though I walk a different path and I don’t attend church, I have always been fascinated by church steeples….especially when viewed against a dramatic sky. This image was taken as a storm was building up. There was a combination of storm clouds, blue sky and sunshine. I know I applied two Shadowhouse Creations textures to this image ~ but sadly I didn’t take notes when I was processing it. I often do that….process an image, really like the look and then realize I can’t remember how I got there. I recently found an old notebook and began to take notes on the steps I followed ~ just…
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Low Tide
I processed this image with two Shadowhouse Creations textures in PSE7. First I used Ghostly multiplied at 85% and Arctic Chill as an overlay at 100%. I like to take a lot of photos in an area I call the “boat docks” near my mother’s house. Truth be known, it is actually comprised of several small fishing and walking piers and a place to launch your boat into the river. It isn’t anything extravagant ~ and if you didn’t know the area, you wouldn’t even realize there was a dock at the end of the road. One of the main roads to my mother’s house dead ends at this place on the Warwick River. The reason I love to come here is the…
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Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Sea gulls gathered together passing the time away…. (Thanks Shadowhouse Creations for the Painted Canvas texture)
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Outside My Window ~ 1.10.10
Outside My Window…is one word….COLD! Or I should say freezing, like most of the country. At 8:40 am, we are at 26F with winds at around 13mph giving us a 15F wind chill. The skies are blue and the sun is shining, but it is still COLD! Our forecast high for today is 36F and we will drop down to 21F tonight. The daytime temperatures for the coming week will improve but the nights will remain very cold. They are forecasting a high of 50F for Thursday ~ that will feel downright balmy after the temps of the past couple of weeks!! 🙂 I’m hoping this arctic air will let up soon…..I received my…
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The Coleman Bridge
On the eastern coast of Virginia, in the area that is considered the Coastal Plain, there are four peninsulas. The first is called the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It is separated from the mainland by the Chesapeake Bay. Bordered by the bay on the west, the Atlantic on the east and the Maryland Eastern Shore on the north, this peninsula is generally visited by traveling via the 17 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The other three peninsula’s are the Northern Neck, the Middle Peninsula and one known simply as the Peninsula. The Northern Neck is located between the Potomac and the Rappahannock Rivers; the Middle Peninsula is located between the Rappahannock and the York Rivers; and the Peninsula is…