june {photo a day} part 2

part 2 of june photos....

june 16th

brooke's smile

i took some other color shots to show the kool-aid mouth rings

june 17th

counting for this day anyways

a mandevilla that is growing quite well up the shepherd's hook

june 18th

spider web

june 19th

checking where I sprayed round-up the week before

june 20th

the day for father's

at our church, they all received gift cards

june 21st

yummy food

celebrating father's day

andrea's house

june 22nd

my outside light is pret-tay

i love it!!!

june 23rd

using with photo packaging

sending out class reunion orders, etc

june 24th

looonnnggg trip to the Upstate

to celebrate with my mom's mother - #83

june 25th

palm trees through the fence

waiting to plant near the pool

june 26th

absolutely love this hibiscus

june 27th

looking over the landscaping efforts

june 28th

potato vines - they are huge now

june 29th

purple stars...

and june 30th

on the road to somewhere...

not sure which direction to go for july {photo a day} posts

(posted 8/19 - backdated to 6/30)

june {photo a day} part 1

catching up -

riding down the road after 2 am on 8/7

(back-dating post to June 30th though)

finally posting photos i took in june

to count as my {photo a day} project

some are okay

some are just snapshot like

but all a part of the journey to controlling my camera

june 1st

a door option - photos in Lowe's

manual mode, no flash

june 2nd

one flower in focus - on purpose

june 3rd

composition and angles

june 4th

fun trip, busy day, photo to capture the memory

of a HOT spicy sandwich that CFA released

june 5th

the cake topper

june 6th

heritage of faith

recognizing milestones, grad sunday at church

june 7th

details captured

june 8th

honeysuckle inside the house

natural light lacking

june 9th

to remember the work invested here

june 10th

a photograph - not a snapshot

thinking about composition and a different viewpoint

june 11th

food shot without flash

june 12th

practicing for a photoshoot

loved the chippy paint

june 13th

heritage of faith

sunday school records

june 14th

a corn field enhanced

june 15th

a summer siesta

part 2 of june coming soon -

of course they are on smugmug

but I still am posting them so that all 365

 days/photos will add up here

kitchen fire & gratitude

gratitude
 for how this situation worked out -
some divine mercy and protection at work

the kitchen has fire/smoke damage at my parent's house

it could have been much worse,

a blanket saved the house

much to clean up in the kitchen and on the porch

(inside the cabinets, the ceiling, the floor, etc and etc)

it is not really my story

but my memories/some possessions

 would have burnt in a house fire

so I am quite thankful

limited time

As I looked over my blog archive,

I realized that I have very few posts this month.

I think I want to post "photo a day" updates in a different format,

so that is a significant reduction in posts for this month.

Mostly though, I have little time for blogging these days -

 with my own posts or reading others.

The house project is almost overwhelming -
too many choices as I stroll down aisles with views like this....



Lowe's is "taking" my money these days.
My house is showing progress though.
It is exciting!!!!

poolside picnic and spikes

back to april 23rd...

After the first week of actual work at my house,
we decided to work on other stuff that Saturday.
So Friday evening ended with a poolside picnic.

On our way to the house, I called Allison to order from Jack's.
She picked it up after we spread some smelly mulch.

The house is bare, it still smells some, and also because we were in the backyard -
we opened the food there and the concrete became our table.
And while a poolside picnic sounds nice - the view of the pool is not included for a reason.
Like some of the other, it has a problem. It needs a new liner.

Another small project from that week...
one of the the spike plants was moved to the other brick column.

Symmetry is definitely pleasing to the eye - at least to mine.

And that became my goal for this brick entryway.

I have several projects to share that focused on this area. 

More on that later...

something i miss in the summer

i am trying to savor every season of life that I am entering

 in addition to the normal seasons:

winter, spring, summer, fall.

taking a photo every day makes me more aware of my surroundings

documenting my thoughts enhances my thankfulness

and i notice my blessings more also

it may seem wierd

but i actually prefer winter over summer at times

as I tried to clean-up a few blog drafts, i opened a post with a "boot" photo

i bought these boots in October 09

during our family vacation at Surfside Beach

this became my footwear of choice this past winter

one of the TH symbols fell off in November, but that didn't matter

they were comfortable and I could wear them with casual or dressed-up outfits
 

the best part about them: they were not expensive

(actually a kid's size bought at an outlet store)

when i put them up this spring,

the shine had faded some

wear and tear showed

but i think i can wear them again  -

in the next cooler season

for now

i will fondly recall my kiddie boots

just one of the things i miss in the sweltering, summer weather

week 23: play photo challenge

I started a post for the i heart faces challenge last week,
but I did not find the time to finish.

For this week's challenge, I remembered that I had some
staged photos of my nephew Zac.

When it comes to imagination, I would stack his up against anyone.
It is that vivid...
He creates super heroes - drawing them and assigning them powers.

And he totally posed the shots for this "royal" set-up.
A rather rustic throne with a wooden sceptre - this is Zac's idea of fun.
This pursuit of play using his mind is a blessing because he is a heart-surgery baby.

I love a "mind at play"....



He turned his face to the side, lifted his chin, and posed three times.
I posted the other two shots here.
(I think he told me to take them because he might be famous or the photos
could be famous one day. ha!)

Avid reading fuels this little boy's brain, creating an amazing vocabulary.
His reading habits remind me of a certain little girl...but I digress.

I am linking to this week's photo challenge for play -
Click on the link or icon for the other entries...

king zac

taken at my grandmother's house in HP -





and one more to follow in the next blog post with an explanation...

mother's day cookout in HP

i have so many memories from the past few weeks

to archive under my "2010 journal" label,

including this one...

the Saturday before Mother's Day

my mom's family gathers to celebrate the event early.

this year,

we ate hot dogs and bbq

and too many desserts to name - they were fabulous

of course, the best part is

 time spent catching up with family

me and  Randa - taking photos together

(thx Livy)

adoring the new family baby

Hunter loved Riley.

seeing this cute little cowboy - strutting with some boots and spurs.

watching the little ones form connections

capturing cute little smiles

seeing the kiddos enjoy the dirt

laughing and talking on the front porch

and most of all

honoring this precious lady...

even though miles span the distance

and my family has to cram in trips with around 7 hours of riding

the memories are worth it...