Songography (Big Yellow Taxi) and Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Welcome! - You may (or may not) have noticed I've been a bit absent on the blog this week.  I've been madly working on Christmas cards and nursing a cold on top of it so I haven't spent much time commenting on blogs or posting on mine either. 

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I planned to skip SONGOGRAPHY this week because I just didn't think I had anything that fit the prompt.   While running through the lyrics of this weeks song:  Big Yellow Taxi by Counting Crows, I came upon this line in the song:

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please

 

Bingo!  - A light bulb went off in my head as I remembered this photo that I had taken a week ago while out on a little photo shoot.

 



 

I had stopped on a country road to take some photos of these wild apples when I spotted something flitting around in the brush on the apple branches.  I managed to get a shot of this adorable little yellow bird (I have no clue what type of a bird it is though).  I think this fits those lyrics quite well.  You don't see much of this around anymore.

 

Don't forget to stop by Kathy's blog (You'll Shoot Your Eye Out) and check out how other's interpreted this song.

 

Now please join me for SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY over on Ashley's blog, (Ramblings and Photos) where this weeks prompts were:

Where I Stood, Silver, Tiny, In The Cupboard and Shadow.

 

WHERE I STOOD:  -   This is the scene from where I stood on Tuesday morning:

 

 

Thankfully it didn't last long and while it's been to cold for it to melt completely most of it's gone (for now).  I'd like for it to stay away for much, much longer though since I'm not much of a winter fan.

 

SILVER:  Getting a little creative here...

 

Ghost, One of the neighbors kittens has silvery looking fur.  Here he was enjoying romping in the Snow that arrived on Tuesday morning.

 

TINY:  Tiny little snowflakes on a branch.

 

 

IN THE CUPBOARD:  At our house after Thanksgiving the regular coffee mugs and glasses get put away and out come the "Holiday" mugs and glasses:

 

Both the Penguin mugs are new editions this year to the growing collection.

 

SHADOW:  Seriously we had snow on Tuesday and then it got cold and then it got colder and then today it got even colder....BUT....the sun came out and I actually ventured out and snapped a photo of some leaves and their shadow at one of the local parks.  Mind you it was only 9 degrees outside so I didn't stay out very long.  Frozen fingers were not on the agenda.

 

 

 

Hoping it warms up soon.  - Take care & thanks for stopping by.

Songography - Blessed Edition and Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

Welcome!

Please join me for SONGOGRAPHY and SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY

This week Kathy (You'll Shoot Your Eye Out) offered us the song,  Blessed by Martina McBride.
Again a country song that I wasn't familiar with but this one I actually liked when I listed to it.


I am truly "Blessed" to have a wonderful family, a nice home to live in, food to eat, clothes to wear and time to enjoy the beauty around me.  Today I took a little drive and was able to capture some wonderful pictures.  Then on my way to the store tonight I saw that the sun was just starting to set and I knew that it was going to be a gorgeous sunset.  So I made a bit of a "detour" from the store and headed out on a country road so I could capture this:
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Yes it is a beautiful world and I am truly blessed.

Please join me now as we head over to Ashley's blog  (Ramblings and Photos) for Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  The prompts this week were:
Horizon, Sharp, Leather, Blue and Diagonal Lines.

HORIZON:  One of the many shots I took on my little drive today.

 There was a bit of haze over the mountains which is pretty typical for this time of year but I think they are still lovely.

SHARP:  Coleen and I stopped yesterday on our way for Yogurt so I could get some pictures and I knew exactly what I was looking for as I'd taken similar pictures of this very same thing last year but never posted them.  I decided to see if they were still there and sure enough they were:  Well new one's that is.

I'm thinking the thorns on these bushes must be sharp.

LEATHER:  Got my little model and did a small photo session of her Leather Jacket that her Grandpa bought her for Christmas last year.

BLUE:  Frost crystals on the Van's tinted window - Aren't they pretty.

DIAGONAL LINES:  This one was a bit tough but I think this counts...

Callie-Jo has diagonal whiskers.

Songography - It's a Wonderful World

Welcome.  Once again I'll be participating in both Songography and Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  This week there will be 2 separate posts so be sure to click on the link to that post. - The links to the actual Memes will be below:

Please join me and Kathy from You'll Shoot Your Eye Out for SONGOGRAPHY  This weeks song,  It's a Wonderful World.  Kathy has chosen a version by, Playing for Change but the most common version is by Louis Armstrong.

 

 

 "What A Wonderful World"

I see trees of green,

 

 red roses too.

 

 

 

 I see them bloom,
for me and you.
And I think to myself,
what a wonderful world.

 I see skies of blue,
And clouds of white.

 

 The bright blessed day,
The dark sacred night.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

 The colors of the rainbow,
So pretty in the sky.

 

 Are also on the faces,
Of people going by,
I see friends shaking hands.
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying,
"I love you".

I hear babies cry,
I watch them grow,

 

 They'll learn much more,
Than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

Yes, I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

Oh yeah.

Songography - Life Without You Would Suck edition. (Photo heavy post)

Participating in both SONGOGRAPHY & SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY - Click on the link to be taken to the correct post if you are visiting one or the other.



This weeks Song-ography edition brought to you from Kathy (You'll Shoot Your Eye Out) features the Kelly Clarkston song, My Life Would Suck Without You.  -  I have to admit I'm not much of a country music fan (except for the "old" style of country music) so I wasn't at all familiar with the song.  I listened, it was okay but not something I would listen too on a regular basis.


The lyrics though seemed to be about a relationship that is perhaps (on again - off again) and that the people involved in the relationship have problems but even with that factor they feel their life would "suck" if that person wasn't in it.  -  I know that I could have gone that route with people in my life who are very important to me but I'm going a totally different route. 

My life would "suck" without my Savior in it.  He's the one who gave me life and keeps my life on track through all it's ups and downs. He guides me through those rough patches in life and is there for the happy times, the sad times and even the times when I doubt that He's there.  Without Him nothing would mean anything to me.  So how do you portray something you can't tangibly see like, God?  -  Well the Hymn...For The Beauty of the Earth speaks volumes...The Creator gave us this: -  Wouldn't life suck without such beauty?

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Don't forget to stop by Kathy's blog and check out how others interpreted this song.