Still playing with Photoshop…

Still LOVIN IT!!!

Have a great weekend!

Psst…

Taking the kids to the beach… again.

My Father in law sent me a poem recently to share. It was very timely as it seems to be  on a topic that I have been hearing a lot about lately. In conversations overheard and in other peoples blogs.

Meadowbrook Nursing Home

On our last visit, when Lucy was fifteen
And getting creaky herself,
One of the nurses said to me,
“Why don’t you take the cat to Mrs. Harris’ room
poor thing lost her leg to diabetes last fall
she’s ninety, and blind, and no one comes to see her.”

The door was open. I asked the tiny woman in the bed
if she would like me to bring Lucy in, and she turned her head
toward us. “Oh, yes, I want to touch her.”

“I had a cat called Lily she was so pretty, all white.
She was with me for twenty years, after my husband died too.
She slept with me every night I loved her very much.
It’s hard, in here, since I can’t get around.”

Lucy was settling in on the bed.
“You won’t believe it, but I used to love to dance.
I was a fool for it! I even won contests.
I wish I had danced more.
It’s funny, what you miss when everything…..is gone.”
This last was a murmur. She’d fallen asleep.

I lifted the cat
from the bed, tiptoed out, and drove home.
I tried to do some desk work
but couldn’t focus.

I went downstairs, pulled the shades,
put on Tina Turner
and cranked it up loud
and I danced.
I danced.

Yay! I got my first  star award!

I’m not sure it’s the one I would have chosen but it is still cool.

Front page pictures so far have been…

Thanks you guys for liking them.

If you want to let someone know you like their picture, click on it.

You can leave them comments and gold stars…

I know its so kindergarten, it still feels good.

Been to the beach and back already today.

It is only 72 degrees here and when I said it may be too cold to my son

he responded with”That’s okay, we can still bask…”

So we did.

Mom is watching the kids tonight and Ben is working.

I am on my own to do what I want.

I think I’ll take some pictures!

Ang

The drive…

Had lunch with Daddy

Decide to take our walk even though the sky was still spitting a little bit.

Stay on the path

Wet

I love the depth and shades of a woods, I wish I could catch it on film.

Practice…

Changing for fall

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”

Shug from The Color Purple~ Alice Walker

Another good day.

Still busy.

• BUSY DAY
• meet phone and cable man . - done
• doctor’s office-done
• lunch with Ben-done
• nature walk if the rain stops-rain didn’t stop… -did it anyway
• bribe kids with treats to get them to hold umbrella so I can take MORE rainy day pictures.
• drop off finished piece to the glass shop
• finish cutting and foiling piece on the bench.
• ummm think of how to squeeze in a nap

My morning glories are still going.

they didn’t do as well this year as I had hoped and my Moonflower didn’t come out at all.

Oh well, there is always next years!

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My daughter is an advertisers dream.

She hears a commercial once  and can quote them word for word.

Recently I have heard spring from her mouth.

“Mom if you act now they will double your order for 19.95!”

Can you tell I am still playing?

As I was taking this picture she had just said

“Mom he is peeing!”

I was amazed she was still holding the toad…

That’s my girl.

Nothing really going on today, for some reason it just seemed to be dragging.

Now that everyone is in bed and there is silence and peace it is going to quickly.

I just decided to play around with photoshop…

I’m still on the very basics, but it is so fun!

I’m excited to find this because it will be great for making stencils!

I love movie theaters with marquees.

That’s it, I’m done goofin for the day.

Now is time for sleep and then it starts ALL over again tomorrow.

Night!

Ang

Is the day over yet?

We took the kids to an art show in Alden and then on to the Grass River Natural Area…

I was trying to take HER picture.

She decided the way to avoid that was to jump onto my shoulder.

It didn’t work… I just handed the camera to Ben.

Isn’t she pretty.

I always want to get a picture of a spider web and they never come out for me.

I was amazed that this one did.

My beautiful family.

Beautiful and phallic… I couldn’t go wrong.

It is a good day.

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SOMETHING ELSE I SAW TODAY!!!

Sitting on my neighbor’s flag pole… By the the Dancing Frog Forge.

He stared at me…

Until the kids came out and then he took off.

Very fun to watch.

Hope you all had a great Sunday!

ANG