We are spending a few days in Detroit with my Brother in law Mat, my beautiful Sister D and brilliant Nephew Sam.

Yesterday we went on a search for the Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor!

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The first door we found was the scariest and least expected.

Charlie found it and said that doesn’t look like a Fairy door!

When we looked at the map we found that it isn’t! It was a Goblin door… the kids wouldn’t knock on it because they didn’t want to get carried away by goblins.

Ironically it was the only door they didn’t knock on all day!

I think the Goblins were spying on us,  this lamp is right by the door…

There were Fairy entrances all over.

Some of the doors hung in midair.

There were always little gifts of money and candy left.

The kids had to knock on every one.

Some they could even peek inside of.

There was always another door on the other side leading to, presumably, the Land of Fairy.

This one also had a little fairy toy store in it.

There was a door at the Library… of course in the FAIRYTALE section!

We ran into two other families that were on the same quest for the doors and we gave a map to one other family to get them started on theirs!

We found at least five other doors but I don’t want to ruin it for you if YOU ever decide to go looking.

It was nice, FREE entertainment and I loved it almost as much as the kids did, okay, maybe more.

What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever done on vacation?

I know, I know… The perfect picture search for the year is over… but RAVENSGIFT has posted some beautiful doors and it would be a shame not to share them… besides you all know you secretly need a DOOR fix! 

I hope your all keeping a subject for next year at the back of your minds!

EDIT

Nattata finally has her DOORS UP!

She was on Vacation on the final day.

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This morning I came home from work and saw a beautiful web in one of our trees.

I insisted that my poor hubby come out and look at it, with it’s sparkling morning dew and perfect spirals.

As we stood there he pointed out at least ten more webs in the same tree!

I tried to get a picture of all of them, but no matter what angle I went to, the light wouldn’t cooperate.

The reason the greens look different, are because they are the leaves from different trees in our yard.

The ones that had nothing but sky behind them wouldn’t show up this morning because it was wet and foggy out.

Oh how I longed for a nice Macro lens!

Now that I have a job though, my dreams of a new camera may not be that far off!

I didn’t see any spiders, I imagine they were all taking refuge under the leaves to avoid the slight drizzle.

Tell me what you saw today!

DO IT NOW!

I’m demanding and you know you like it.

I can’t really choose this year! I found so many doors that I loved and saw so many of yours that were so cool.

I love this one because it was taken at the Library in New York City and I was with SEEDSOWER when I took it!

The Smith’s Creek Depot door at Greenfield Village. I think I love this one because it’s a round topped door and I am really attracted to round things.

Those are the two doors I am proudest of! NOW where are yours?!

I’ll start linking them as you send me a message letting me know you have them up!

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Danish Doll

Slag Runner

Neeka1

VersaGratis

Buddly47

SaintVI

SEEDSOWER

Winsome One

Reflexology

Mlbncsga

Well… all good things must come to an end and it’s time for the perfect picture search of 2008 to be over…

I know, your saying -But Ang, the year isn’t over… 

I know, I know, so shoot me, my search never goes on for a whole year. 

Now is the time to lay it ALL out there… Show us what you’ve got!

This Thursday post your favorite DOOR shot of the year!

I know, your saying -But Ang I can’t choose just one! 

You can post more then one, but try to make sure they are your cream of the crop.

When you put up your post please send me a message and I will link everyone’s doors so we can all SEE…

I know, your all saying -But Ang I don’t want it to end! 

Don’t worry we will do it ALL again next year, and we will have the fun of choosing a new theme.

SO DOORS UP ON THURSDAY! ! !

Slag Runner has a great post about DOORS as well as DOORS UP!

JillCarmel has DOORS UP with some really interesting art on them… now I am plotting how I can do that on my doors… hmmm…

My Mom needed George out of the house today.

So Cooper and I took him to the beach!

I saw old dog happiness, gull chasing, and wave licking.

We went on a drive to Empire, Michigan. 

Cooper kept asking when we were going to be in  ”vampire”.

I saw Cooper so excited, he had one shoe off before he got to the sand.

I saw beautiful lake shore, blue water and blue, blue sky. 

I have decided to go back in a few weeks so I can get shots of the fall colors.

I saw viewfinders!  

I don’t know why, I LOVE viewfinders!

To me they seem like functional pieces of art.

I have some neat viewfinder shots from The Empire State Building too…

Maybe its because they remind me of cameras? Hmm…

I even saw some DOORS today!

I saw empty buildings.

If I lived closer I would be brainstorming ways to get cool reflection shots from this building…

I just didn’t have time today, well that, and my entourage was smaller,

 I didn’t have big kids to force into posing for me.

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I saw a cool old truck parked at Wild Flowers in Glen Arbor.

I love looking at this shop/garden nursery, 

but it is not a place a big dog and little monster would do well in, so we passed it by.

Today I saw many things.

Many wonderful things.

What did you see today?

Don’t forget there are DOOR links posted below.

I was wondering how many of you are still searching for you perfect door picture?

Danish Doll has DOORS UP!

KencMcG has DOORS UP!

Heidicindi has a DOOR UP!

SarahsD has DOORS UP!

If I missed your doors while I was gone please let me know and I’ll link them today!