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Showing posts with label Little Things Thursday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Things Thursday. Show all posts
Coleen (my granddaughter) is taking Advanced Art in school this year so as one of her projects she decided to do some sidewalk chalk art.
I didn't get shots of her rough outline before she started but you can see the white chalk marks of the pumpkin outline in this photo.
She continued to color and blend with her fingers and water.
Below is a close-up of how she was blending the chalks.
The finished pumpkin with the wet outline of the shadow.
The completed Pumpkin after the shadow had dried.
A close-up of the stem showing the detail of her work.
Sadly she wasn't able to turn this in due to the fact that she was supposed to follow a prompt of (Architecture) but she could turn it in later for credit.
We had rain later in the week...
The pumpkin begins to run and fade.
As of yesterday all that remains is a faint outline of the pumpkin, the shadow and her hand prints from when she laid them on the sidewalk after blending.
I am thankful for having a wonderful granddaughter, I'm thankful that God gave her such a talent and she loves art.
I'm thankful for the rain (we needed it) even though I was sad to see her art work go.
I'm thankful for cameras that we can capture these special memories.
Summer seems to be flying by. I'll miss some parts of summer but the heat not so much. I just can't handle it much anymore so I stay inside alot.
I did manage to photograph a fence on my way to run some errands one day. It's just a chain link fence (pretty boring) until you see what's on the fence.
Click to enlarge photos.
It looks like a "hodgepodge" of drift wood from this view.
But when you look at the front panel of the fence you will see this.........
A SMILE GOES ALONG WAY
Have a great day & enjoy the "little" things in life that make you happy.
First up my Fence shots... (Click to enlarge photos)
What's that behind the bars of this fence? Why it's a......Dinosaur!
Here is a better view. You'll notice he's decked out with Christmas lights. These shots were taken in April of 2015 and they apparently hadn't taken off the lights yet.
Just in case you are wondering there is a "fence" in the background of this shot.
Next up for Little Things Thursday & Thankful Thursday....
It's time for.....Strawberries!!!
Yes that's me (goofy face & all) enjoying the first strawberries from Klicker's this year.
Don't they look lucious?
What's a girl to to but make Strawberry Shortcake.
I'm thankful we have local, fresh berries to enjoy every summer because they sure beat the ones you buy in the store!
Welcome Back! - Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Today I'm joining Gosia (Looking for Identity) for Good Fences Around the World and Tamar (Randomosity) for Little Things Thursday.
Up first
GOOD FENCES: Last week I featured a fence taken in Weston, OR on Main Street. - Today I'm featuring another fence from that same little town.
I happened to walk past the Library there and noticed how charming it was. Sadly I didn't get a picture of the entire library, I'm not sure why that is either. But I did notice the little white picket fence in front of the library...
It's a pretty typical metal picket fence but what caught my eye was the colorful poster on the fence.
Here I was trying to capture the fence and the flower boxes behind it (which the focus turned out more on the fence but you can still see the flower box in the background)
Now you can see the flowers better. They were gorgeous.
One thing I noticed is that in all the photos I also managed to get reflections of the fence in the library windows.
Welcome! - Hope you are having a good day. I've been sick all week with that horrible cough where you feel like your guts are going to be ripped out of your chest every time you cough. I've chugged down a ton of Tea with Lemon & Honey in it and am slowly returning to normal.
So today I'm joining Gosie (Looking for Identity) and Tamar (Randomosity) for:
First up for Good Fences: I offer two different seasons (Fall & Winter)
Spotted these gorgeous fall trees and a rock wall last fall and realized I hadn't shared them yet.
I love the bright cheery colors here. Perfect to help ease up "winter blahs" for those of us still suffering through the woes of winter.
Speaking of those "woes of winter" here is what happened January 31st here in my neck of the woods.
Yep more snow (about 3-5 inches)...believe me I am so ready for winter to be over. However I did think it looked pretty as I lay in bed watching it come down outside.
So now for Little Things Thursday. - I've been thinking lately about how our actions, thoughts & words can make a difference in the way people view the world. So much (negativity) is about today. People are rioting, protesting, complaining etc....and quite frankly it's just getting tiring. So I thought why not try to be more postitive. Why not try to find good in the world and encourage each other. Regardless of who won the election, or your beliefs about race, religion, politics etc....there are still good things to be thankful and grateful for in the world.
So my thought today is to offer you encouragement that the world is still a beautiful place and that we must do our part to build each other up and not tear each other down. It's a "little thing" that can mean a great deal to someone else.
Hello & Welcome! - Yes I'm combining several Memes in today's post. - I will go in "Alphabetical Order" so you can easily find the Meme you are looking for.
Up first GOOD FENCES - Hosted by Gosia (Looking for Identity).
Spotted this barbed wire fence last week when I took a little nature walk during a fairly nice winter day.
Also a photo from December 2016 - The neighbor across the streets fence and the tress from the other neighbor made for a pretty winter scene.
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I haven't shared any pictures of our newest feline edition (aka Miss Caramel Honeybun) for sometime now so I thought today would be a good day to show you how much she's grown since her got her back in September of last year.
Here she is laying so nicely on our bed.
I love her markings, especially the cute little black spot by her eye. Everyone wants to try and wipe it off because they think it's dirt or eye crust but it's just a little dot of black fur that gives her character.
She has a favorite toy, a little catnip ring (that looks pretty beat-up) that she actually plays "fetch" with us with it. You throw the ring, she chases it and retrieves it and brings it back to you to throw again. It's so cute and so much fun. You have to be careful though because when you try to grab the ring to throw it you have to try and do so without her nailing you with her sharp little claws.
She is certainly a fun edition to our family.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLY-NILLY FRIDAY FIVE hosted by Tanya (Around Roanoke).
1. Our family enjoys watching the PBR (Professional Bull Riding) and last week the winner of the event was a young 20 year old named, Derek Kolbaba who just happens to list his home town as, Walla Walla, WA. One day last year while my daughter Greta was getting gas at the Cenex station she noticed his truck there and got brave enough to ask him for an autograph to give me. - Wasn't that sweet of her.
Here is the video of his winning ride last week. He is one of my favorite riders along with Mike Lee who I've been watching for the past 16 years. It is a tough sport but quite exciting to watch.
2. It tried to snow here again this week - UGH!!!
Thank goodness it only last about 15-20 minutes and didn't stick around long. We still have some snow on the ground from the huge snow storm in early January. I'm hoping that darn Ground Hog won't see it's shadow on February 2nd. I'm so ready for spring & I bet a lot of other people are too.
3. We've been watching a new show on NBC - Emerald City which is a bizarre take on, The Wizard of Oz. - It's interesting but also very strange and at times somewhat dark and disturbing. Here is a bit of the show for you to see what I'm talking about.
If you have checked this show out, what is your opinion?
4. Lots of birds have visited the feeders this year, I keep spotting a large Woodpecker on the ground eating but everytime I go to get my camera it flies off. - Also the geese have been coming & going all winter long. Took this shot of some geese at Millcreek last week on my little nature walk that I mentioned above.
5. Finally - More books I've been reading. I like to read a variety of Genres of books. (Mystery, Suspense, Romance, Comedy & Sci-Fi/Fantasy) to name a few. I discovered a Sci-Fi Fantasy series that I've really enjoyed.
The books are: The Paper Magician, The Glass Magician and The Master Magician by: Charlie M. Holmberg. You can find them here on Amazon:
I've really enjoyed all the books even though the reviews of the 3rd and last in the series weren't quite as favorable as the first two books. I'm about a third of the way through the last book and so far I'm finding it just as enjoyable as I did the first two in the series. - They all deal with Magic and the people who control it.
Well that's it for me this week. I hope you've enjoyed all the photos and the videos. - Trying to ward off a cold as my hubby has been sick for a week with it and I really don't want to be sick. Take care & have a great weekend.
We here in the PNW (Pacific Northwest) have been having a very cold & snowy winter. - It started snowing here where I live on New Years Day and pretty much snowed everyday for a solid week. The last snowfall we had was yesterday. We probably have at least a 18-22 inches.
Here is a scene from yesterday: Click to enlarge photos.
As you can see here the sidewalks have been shoveled somewhat - I ended up pulling a muscle in my arm the day before shoveling snow.
I did take a walk on Sunday after one of the snow storms and took some snowy fence shots.
These I'm sharing for Good Fences today.
Yesterday I happened to look out our dining room window and saw some birds flying up into the neighbors Hawthorne trees. Something about them caught my eye so I got my camera and went out to photograph them.
What was unusual you might ask....
These are Robins! - A bird that usually doesn't show up until Springtime.
There were lots & lots of them in the trees.
They would pull the berries off the Hawthorne tree and drop them in the street to eat them.
I also noticed them at the little stream that runs through one of the neighbors place drinking water.
It just amazed me how many there were and in the middle of a snow storm. They pretty much stayed all day long picking berries off the trees. Towards late afternoon the sun actually came out for a few minutes and I captured this little fellow with some blue sky.
Today I haven't seen a single Robin and I just took a walk across the street to where the Hawthorne trees are located. The Robins picked them clean yesterday!
In the midst of the cold and snow it was nice to see these lovely birds.
This week has been a bit tough....had to take my mom back to the ER again on Halloween night. - Her regular doctor couldn't see her and said to take her to the ER - Which she hates doing (and so do I) as it takes "forever" to be seen and released. - Seems the Infection she had in her leg earlier last month was back again. So now we are back on Antibiotics again & we're still dealing with the Edema issues as well.
So now that you know what's been happening here let's get started on some fun stuff.
Up first GOOD FENCES hosted by Theresa from The Run-a-round Ranch Report.
Some of these photos are from my Archives but have never been shared before.
Up first from way back in 2008:
This big pumpkin was spotted growing up on top of a fence while we were out walking one day.
Spotted this squash growing through a fence in 2015 while out on a walk.
These pumpkin vines Coleen and I walked by every day last fall on her way to school.
Here are a couple of the pumpkins. You'll notice just a trace of the chain link fence in the lower right hand corner near my watermark.
Saw this round squash growing on a fence in a nearby alley.
Another view of the same fence & squash. You can see some of the Morning Glory that was also growing on the fence.
So there you have my Good Fences for this week.
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Yesterday was a glorious day here weather wise. I believe we made it up to 79! Last night I happened to look across the street and saw the sun shining on our neighbors Maple tree and just had to go take a picture of it to share today.
Oh yeah that is beautiful! (Also note there is a fence in the shot too)
Look at that color. It's the "little things" like this that help when you've had a rough day. Thankful for God's great beauty in nature.
Don't forget to stop by both blogs to check out the other participants.
