Harsh Light

120/365 - Harsh Light

Bright, High Noon, Outside.

This was around noon time out on the front porch. The sun was very bright. Don't really like the way the picture looks but thats what you get with very bright sunlight.

I have to admit that I'm glad its the end of April. I have struggled with photography this month. Just not excited about it and didn't put much effort into the creative part of it and didn't spend any time to search out a good picture. With a brand new month, I feel rejuvenated and am looking forward to starting fresh. Hopefully the pictures will show that.

The Price

119/365 - The Price

At the Pump, At the Grocery Store, On the Shelf.

End of the day and making do with something in the house. Our favorite pizza is Papa Murphys. Its take and bake and we love it and eat it about once a week. The Rancher is our pick for $13.00.

On the Floor

118/365 - On the Floor

At Eye Level, From a Low View, Resting.

These are all the burn marks on the carpet in front of the fireplace. We burn real wood in our fireplace and I don't like having the screen up because it blocks the heat. Our carpet looks terrible and we have come to the point of having to repalce the carpet. Pretty sure when the new carpet is put in, we WILL be using the screen.

Fresh

117/365 - Fresh (NOT)

A Portrait, Fruit, On the Vine.

I didn't have any fruit and nothing growing on a vine so I found these donuts. As you can see, the date is April 18 and today is the 27th. So, not so fresh.

Fence

116/365 - Fence

Pickets, Barrier, A Leading Line.

I could have taken a picture of alot of better looking fences, but once agian, no effort, just go in the back yard and take the picture.

Spotlight

115/365 - Spotlight

Illuminate, Light, Focus.

This bright spotlight I use for my sewing.

Mobile

114/365 - Mobile

With Your Phone, Movable, Versatile.

Could have had a good mobile picture today. Brian has outpatient surgery on his arm and I could have taken a picture of him as they wheeled his bed to surgery BUT I didn't have my camera with me, such a no no.

Instead, I went to the basement and took a picture of all the kids riding toys. We haven't done anything to the basement because the kids love to go down there and ride these things as fast as they can. When one kids says lets go to the basement, they all start calling which bike they get. There are lots of fights and tears because of having to share certain bikes but for the most part they do fine.

You will also notice the big break in the drywall behind the bikes. Well, it wasn't the kids. Brian went down one evening to play with the kids. We were upstairs and all of a sudden we heard this horrible noise. We were quiet for a second and didn't hear anyone crying. Then the kids were running up the stairs to tell us "Grandpa broke the wall". Brian had ridden the little pink scooter and hit the wall and fell into it. The kids thought that was the greatest thing ever. After seeing the hole in the sheetrock, I was surprised he wasn't hurt.

Mail

113/365 - Mail

Boxes, Envelopes, Delivered.

Our brick mailbox full of junk mail. Tuesday is junk paper day and I don't usually even go to the mailbox that day.

Bow

112/365 - Bow

Tied, Dressed Up, A Finishing Touch.

I don't tie good bows but his is one that I tied on the ends of my spring cross stitched pillow.

Blooming

111/365 - Blooming

Flowers, Trees, Flourishing.

Not something you want to see blooming but unfortunately we have a yard full of them. Brian is doing his best to kill them. Already sprayed once and will have to do it again.

The only other things blooming in our yard is the bradford pear trees and I have taken enough pictures of those.

White

110/365 - White

All Colors, Advances, Pure.

The babies have all slept in this white crib at our house. Maesyn's colorful pajama's really show up with all the white around her.

On the Edge

109/365 - On the Edge

Not Centered, Off Center, To One Side.

Okay, didn't quite follow the prompt as was suggested but I did get the "edge" picture. This is the blade of Brian's razor knife.

Passed Down

108/365 - Passed Down

Treasured, Used, Heirloom.

I have been collecting these jewel tea dishes for several years. Most of the pieces have come from flea markets and Pops has bought most of them. He says they are really his dishes and I'm just storing them for him.

There are a couple of pieces that have come from family. I have the little pot that sat on the stove to hold grease, not sure of the proper name for it, and it was Grandma Grace's. This piece is a cake plate that belonged to Brian's Grandma Buchanan. I was lucky enough to get it when she died.

My Mom tells me that jewel tea was sold by a door to door salesman way back in the day. Mom said that when Grandma would see him coming she would tell my Mom, "the jewel tea man is coming, go to the back of the house". Grandma and Mom would hide so she didn't have to answer the door.

A Sign

107/365 - A Sign

Words, A Warning, A Symbol.

This is the sign in the corner of our front yard.

A Pile

106/365 - A Pile

Gathered, Together, With a Fork.

This is one of the favorite toys in the toy room, the large lego blocks.

Sprouts

105//365 - Sprouts

Seedlings, Breaking Through Soil, New.

This is a little more than sprouts but the buds are slowly turning into leaves.

Stairs

104/365 - Stairs

Climbing, From Below, From Above.

These are the new steps from the deck Brian built last summer. Didn't put any effort to go anywhere except the backyard.

Yes there is a skipped day here. I missed yesterday because I absolutely could not come up with the picture for self portrait feature. Just can't find a "feature" on me.

Touch of Yellow

102/365 - Touch of Yellow

A Flower, A Part, A Part of Spring.

It was late and I hadn't found a touch of yellow. I walked through the laundry room and saw this picture that my Mom cross stitched for me in 2000. There was enough yellow to suffice for the prompt.

Another make-do-at-the-end-of-the-day picture. Been doing that alot lately.

Overgrown

101/365 - Overgrown

Green, A Path, A Garden.

This is a house on the corner of Parker and Harold that we drive by everytime we go out to K7. I told Brian I wanted to go up there and walk around and take pictures of the overgrowth. There were vines climbing up the side, vines hanging off the eves and stuff growing on the ground beside the house. I was walking around snapping away and when I got back to the car Brian pointed out this tree. It looks like a an old antenna the the tree has literally grown over. Had Brian not been with me, I'm not sure I would have even seen this.

100

100/365 - 100

A Number, With Tiles, An Accomplishment

This is the creativity of Brian. I have made it to day 100 with only one missed day.

We went to Talk of the Town of burgers and I was trying to come up with something fun for 100 and Brian suggested we do onion rings for the 0 and a french fry for the 1. The only problem is they don't have regular fries, they are waffle fries. So, we improvised and this was the end result.

Ears

99/365 - Ears

Two, Up Close, Silly.

Gage was hanging out watching TV early this morning so I snuck a picture of his ear.

Pastel

98/365 - Pastel

Pencils, Flowers, Crayons.

Two years when Donna and I got the bug to start quilting, by hand no less, this is the crib quilt I made. The material is 50's reproduction in pastel colors. This was all pieced by hand with the exception of part of the border. I just wanted to get the top done so I sewed part of the border on the machine. Looking back, I wish I hadn't done that.

I haven't had it quilted yet because I am still toying with the idea of hand quilting it. Donna quilted hers by hand and she thinks I should too. Just don't know if I would ever finish it.

April Showers

97/365 - April Showers

Raindrops, An Umbrella, A Lego.

They were calling for rain today but it didn't rain until well after dark so I had to improvise.

All those old Reader's Digest songbooks come in handy sometimes.

Morning Light

96/365 - Morning Light

Out Your Window, On the Horizon, Through Trees.

I didn't look at the prompt the night before, as I sometimes do, so it was mid morning before i realized I needed a morning picture.

It was kinda cloudy but light, so I took the picture through the budding trees toward the sun.

Unlikely Pair

95/365 - Unlikely Pair

Unmatched, Unusual, Improbable.

Once again I have stretched the prompt.

This isn't really an unlikely pair as they are brother and sister, however, at this particular moment they were. Grace was having a pouting spell. Now before you think this looks so cute and that little brother is trying to console her, oh no, no, no. Instead, he is going nah, nah, nah right in her face so she could be sure and see him, which in turn made her even more mad.

Brand New

94/365 - Brand New

Budding, Fresh, Appearing.

My bradford pear trees weren't quite budding yet so I had to come up with something else. Molly and I met at the mall today and we shopped at Bath and Body Works. They had the brand new summer scents out and of course I had to try them.

And by the way, this one smells really good.

Where You Stand

93/365 - Where You Stand

Look Down, Shoes, Your View.

I know this looks weird and believe me, it was really weird taking the photo. It turned out to be alot more tricky than I thought.

As you can tell, I'm standing in the shower, because thats a place I stand everyday. With the shower curtain pulled, it was too dark. So Brian held the curtain open a little bit, I had to be sure and hold the camera above the shower spray which wasn't easy. Then of course, the warn water steamed up the lens. So, it isn't very clear but thats the way it is in the shower first thing in the morning.

Strut

92/365 - Strut

A Walk, A Support, A Swagger.

Gage's cast has not slowed him down one bit. The way he walks around, it could certainly be considered a strut.

Foolish

91/365 - Foolish

Silly, Jokester, Crazy.

We were watching Dancing With the Stars and a fast song came on and Grandpa and Blake decided to get jiggy with it.