Song-ography the "Brave" edition and Scavenger Hunt Sunday

 

It's time to join in on the fun of SONGOGRAPY
hosted by the talented Kathy from, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out.

This weeks song:  Brave by Sara Bareilles.

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
And they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave


Click to Enlarge Photos:

You might be wondering what this photo has to do with being, Brave.  What I took from the song was the line about "Saying what you wanna say and letting the words out."  If you look very closely at the graffiti on the wall right below the words (cat eyes) in faint red ink are the words,  BE YOU!  I think that is the bravest thing of all.

Now it's time to join Ashley (Ramblings and Photos) for SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY  -  This weeks prompts were:  Happens Everyday,
Upside Down, Natural, Man-Made and Looking Down.

HAPPENS EVERYDAY:  Well I'm sure it happens everyday (somewhere) and it generally happens everyday here.  Birds sit in the tree branches waiting for their turn in the bird feeder for the seeds I leave out.

UPSIDE DOWN:  This one I struggled with.  I had wanted Coleen to hang upside down at the school playground but she just wasn't into that today.  Finally after walking around outside I spied a watering pot hanging upside down on a broken tree branch against the side of our house.

NATURAL:  - You get 2 for this prompt because I couldn't decide which one I liked the best.

Ivy growing naturally on a tree
or...

Moss growing naturally on the back neighbor's storage shed.

MAN-MADE:  Coleen and I took a walk today and ended up at the Whitman College campus.  Where we found this man-made (or in this case woman made) horse sculpture.  You can read about the artist HERE:

LOOKING DOWN:  I'm not really big on heights anymore so I wasn't about to look down from any great height for a photo.  Instead I went with a photo of Coleen looking down at her music from her Piano recital (her very 1st) that we attended last night.  Which by the way she played beautifully! We were so proud of her.

That's it for this week.  Please stop by both Kathy & Ashley's blog and check out the other participants entries. -  Have a great week.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - November 17, 2013

Welcome!  -  Once again I'll be doing 2 separate posts.  One for Scavenger Hunt Sunday and the other for Songography.  Please click on the link to the Meme you wish to view.

The links to the actual blogs where the Memes take place will be posted below.

Let's join Ashley (Ramblings and Photos) for SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY.  -  This weeks prompts,  Pattern, Sunglasses, Round, Looking In and Crunchy. 

PATTERN:  I love the different patterns on this house and also the pattern of the ivy growing up the side of it.

SUNGLASSES:  This one was hard.  We've not had enough sun for wearing sunglasses and I just wasn't feeling this prompt.  So I'm going to have to go with an "Archived" photo taken in May of this year.

ROUND:  How about a Merry-go-Round

LOOKING IN:  Another toughie (at least for me it was) - I wanted a picture looking in my mom's living room window where Piglet the cat was comfortable resting on the couch.  Turns out I got the cat but also reflections from her front porch in the window.  Not the greatest of photos but it's interesting.

CRUNCHY:  This one was my favorite photo of this weeks prompts.  I spotted some rather "crunchy" sunflowers while out on a walk.  With the added texture and quote I think it turned out great.  I hope you do as well.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - June 30, 2013

Summer has arrived with a bang!  We went from rainy, cool 65 degree weather on Monday to 98 degree weather today with 104 expected for this coming Monday - Talk about a sudden change in climate. 

So let's get started shall we on this week's Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

The prompts this week were:  Tools, Motion, Sweet, Dots and Stripes. - Click to Enlarge photo's.

TOOLS:  -  Caught this shot of hubby last week working with some tools in our back yard area.  He kinda looks a bit weary here me thinks!

MOTION:  You get 2 for this prompt because I liked them both.

My mom's new dog, Pixie running towards me.  Look at her go!

Coleen started her summer swimming lessons this week.  - Look at her go!

SWEET:

Local "sweet" Bing Cherries - Yum!

DOTS:  Our cat, Dottie,  Can you figure out why we named her that?

STRIPES:  Some candy striped petunia's from my garden.  I had a little fun playing around with textures on this photo.

So that's it for me.  -  Coleen is participating this week if you'd like to check out her photo's at  http://creativecoleen.blogspot.com/2013/06/scavenger-hunt-sunday-june-30-2013.html .

Don't forget to check in at Ashley's blog to check out the other participants.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - February 3, 2013

It's time to join in on the fun of Scavenger Hunt Sunday. - I must confess this week I just wasn't feeling the prompts all that much. So right up front let me just say this probably isn't my most inspired work but it is what it is.

The prompts this week were: Hidden, Plain, Left, Fast and Peace.

HIDDEN: Piglet's face is "hidden" behind his pounce and kick toy.

                                                                                                                              PLAIN: Plain potato chips to go with my sandwich.

                                                                                                                                LEFT: This one was the hardest of all and I know it's a bit lame but I had to come up with something. Yes I am "left-handed."

                                                                                                                               FAST: Another tough one. The cards are really dealt "fast" when playing Spider Solitaire on the computer.

                                                                                                                             PEACE:  The "Peace" symbol has really made a comeback, you see it on everything now. This is the front of Coleen's shirt that was featured last week for the lace prompt.

So that's it for this week. I hope next week I'll be more inspired. Do stop by Ashley's blog (Ramblings and Photos) and check out the other hunters.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - November 4, 2012

Howdy! -  Welcome to the hunt.

Ashley (Ramblings and Photos) hosts Scavenger Hunt Sunday and you won't want to miss it.  So please click on the link and join in on the fun.

This weeks prompts were:  Wild, Welcome, Adventure, Vibrant and Classic.  Thank you Teresa (Tiaras and Tantrums).

Coleen did not join me this week in doing the Scavenger Hunt due to all the Halloween festivites. 

So let's get started:

WILD - I've been waiting for the right time to post this photo because I think it's so cool.  When I saw this prompt I knew I had to use it even if it's an archived photo.
It's my only one this week so hopefully you'll forgive me.  I could have used some of the wild costume's from Halloween but I like this better.

This is one of our cats, (Snickers) looking very much like a "wild" cat.  She's actually yawning but it looks more like a lions roar.

WELCOME: - This one was a toughie as I didn't have a single decoration with the word welcome on it.  I did borrow one from my mom but then I thought about this photo that I took this week and decided it fit the prompt perfectly.  The rainbow is a "welcome" sight after a rain storm and a wonderful promise as well.

ADVENTURE:

Every Friday now for sometime Coleen and I have gone for Frozen Yogurt at, Blue Palm.  This is one of the murals on the walls there.   I added the frame and the Wish You Were Here sentiment because it reminded me of what a great "Adventure" it would be to be on a trip enjoying sights like this and send one of those postcards back home that say, "Wish You Were Here." to rub it in!

VIBRANT:

   The colors of the fall leaves here this year have been stunning and quite "vibrant."

CLASSIC:

I bought a poster earlier this summer that was part of the summer adult reading promotion.  It features two "Classic" movie character's reading two classic novels with a fun, modern twist.  I put it up on the wall today to photograph it but eventually I want to buy a frame for it because it just humors me.  I am a huge fan of Gone With The Wind and thought it was hilarious seeing Scarlett O'Hara reading Frankenstein and the Monster crying over Gone With The Wind.

Next's weeks prompts are:  Nature, Vintage/or Retro, Whimsical, Cooking and Week's Best if you'd like to play along.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - October 14, 2012

             PAF LINK: Photo Art Friday

Hello and Welcome to another installment of Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

This weeks prompts were:  Water Drops/Water Flowing,
Faithfulness, Then and Now, Fingertips and One Item from the Bucket List.


Before I start I just want to let you know Coleen did not participate this week.


WATER DROPS:  It rained today!  Not a lot but enough to get things wetter then they have been since July 18th.  I took several pictures of water drops on my rose bushes and decided on this one for the prompt.

It just looks so refreshing.






























FAITHFULNESS:  The first thing that came to mind when I read the prompt was the Hymn,  "Great is Thy Faithfulness."  so I used the first lines of the song to add to a photo I took of my Azalea Bush.  The colors are changing and while the earth around us changes it's nice to know that my Savior never does.

THEN AND NOW:

This is pretty self-explanatory.  Photo's of the exact same Sun Flower taken 6 weeks apart.

FINGERTIPS:

Cats are always so curious...hold out your fingertip and they are bound to sniff it.

ITEM FROM THE FALL BUCKET LIST:    We chose, Making Smores!

I had a shot that showed the Smore a little clearer but I liked the tongue and marshmellow in this shot so I want with it instead.  By the way we made them using the Gas burners on our stove since it was raining outside.  They were still Yummy!

That's it for this week.  Please stop by Ashley's blog and check out some of the other participants.  It's always fun to see what everyone comes up with for the prompts.

Have a great day.