Triumph

This was an easy one for me today. Although the picture is not great it was a triumph.

My first ever from scratch pecan pie!

Edge

This one took me a minute. I started out with one idea that totally changed when reading the assignment again.
Being I have been helping prepare dinner for tomorrow I thought you would find this interesting….

She was so funny.
But my first thought turned to cutting edge which is where I started my morning.

I stopped in to see the guys at Proto Build Bar in Dayton Ohio. This is there Huge Claw machine. It has been to the Super Bowl, Vegas and a few other well known venues!
Cutting edge technology right in my hometown!

Nov 25

Glass

I get the word of the day at 8pm my time so I get a little bit of time to think about it before I shoot. As I went to warm up the car this morning I saw this….

The reflection on the glass of my truck was amazing this morning so I had to share!
This weekend I took this shot and thought it would be interesting….

What do you think?

Nov 21

Landscape

Still cold here in the 937 I went out to get the mail and got this shot…

Really glad I’m not in NY where they have gotten feet of snow….if you are there stay warm :0)
So I thought I’d look for something a bit more interesting from the past few months and thought I’d share this….

A little grainy but ok I think.
What landscape can you share?

Nov 14

Mystery…..

What an interesting word, mystery. This one took me some time to think about. This picture makes me wonder what she is wishing with her magic dust…

Then there is this shot….

Makes me wonder one….where does this path lead and secondly…..I wonder what kind of conversations happen on these benches.
But lastly I wonder what they are dreaming of…

There is the true mystery!

Nov 13

Warmth…

So many ideas went through my brain as I was thinking about our the word of the day. Here in Ohio I saw my first snow flakes of the year as I was running errands this morning. The thought of this just makes me cold. When I opened the front door I saw this on the couch….

It’s one of the clan all curled up on the couch with her favorite blanket and her sweater on. Snug as a bug in a rug :0)
The warmth of a smile is also a good one for this…there’s just something about a happy dog that warms your heart!

I may love the fur kids….just saying
But what really shows warmth to me is to capture moments like this…

This was from my nieces Jr. Prom this last spring. Cute kids :0) I may be a bit bias.
These are just a few of the things that show warmth to me. What about you?

Nov 12

The Natural World….

One thing is for certain the sunset is about as natural as one can get…..

The different colors that it makes depending on the time of year and the weather. That picture was taken in Florida this spring. The colors where amazing.
As I was sitting in the car last night waiting for the light to change I was reminded that really rain is natural too.

One last thing….in the daylight, with the rain, if you are patient and watching you could just see this….

The next picture is a path I take a few times a year. See the natural curls of the branches and the path that has been warn down by my fellow walkers.

Get out and find something Natural!

Nov 11

Today’s word is Landmark

I am a visual person as most people that love photography are. Which mean if you hand me written directions I might need a navigator to read them to me as I drive. How ever if you say turn right at the Dairy Queen I’ll get there a lot faster.
With today being Veterans Day I stopped at one of the landmarks I use to get people to my home…

This is the Veterans Memorial in Beavercreek, Ohio. I love the way the bush in the front of the monument looks like a heart. This memorial reminds me everyday to be thankful for the freedoms that I have.
For those serving and to those who have served I thank you!

Nov 10

Today’s word is connect

So here in Ohio I get the word for the photo a day at like 8pm EST, which means it gives me the night to think about the word and then I spend the morning trying to figure out what I want to do with it.
Connect to me is having my camera with me and capturing what I feel and/or think about something.

That’s the Lego version of me. I’m a big kid :0) I take pics with her to show things that I don’t want to be in the picture in.
I also have another way I connect and that’s with my pal….

Mr P. And I do a kids blog. Helps me connect with my nieces. If you wanna check it out its at http://www.mrpsadventures.com
But my everyday connect is this

Gotta stay in the loop. This is the front of my iPhone 5c and there is another page of apps. Not counting the 100s of tried and didn’t like. Gotta check things during the day.
Here’s to staying connected!

Nov 7

Day 5 Solitude

Webster defines solitude as the quality or state of being alone or remote from society.
I recently went to DC and spent some time at Arlington. I got there when it first opened and there were very few people there. I spent a few hours walking around and enjoying the quite of this cemetery. This place touched me in a way that I can’t even explain. As I looked around I saw this and had to take the shot….

If you get the opportunity to go to Arlington National Cemetery don’t take the tram around the cemetery, take a walk.
I got there first and the solitude of the Honor Guard walking the Tomb of the Unknown Solider is so humbling….