Happy Birthday Gail

 

This post is for a dear cousin of mine.  Today is her Birthday.  Happy Birthday girlie!!  I know I need to call you, so I will sometime today.  I hope you have a good Birthday.  I didn’t get you anything, but the kids wanted to send you a message.  I told them you were 39, you are 39, right??  He he.  Love you.  Oh and I didn’t forget this year.

Oh and Katie’s picture is of rain drops, you know, for April Showers?  She was mad at me because we were running late for school and I wouldn’t let her finish it.  That explains the mean evil look on her face.

My First Purple Iris

Hello, I’m back.  Been kinda busy lately so I haven’t posted much.  But I had to do this post.  A couple of years ago,  one of my aunts gave me a bunch of iris bulbs.  Alot of them actually.  I planted them in spots all around the front yard.  This is the first year any of them have bloomed.  I was so excited that I actually had any of them bloom at all.  A long time ago I used to have a green thumb.  But somewhere along the line, I lost it.  With the lose of my dad, my divorce and other things that happened, I just quit gardening.  I have tried to get back to it in the last couple of years, but haven’t gotten even close.   My heart just hasn’t been into it.  I tried, but not with the passion I had before.  But, this year, I’ve had some of the irises bloom.  Mostly the white ones.  But the other day I noticed that one of them was going to be a deep purple.  And when it bloomed yesterday, I just had to take a shot of it.  I am so proud of it, I had to share it with you guys.  I am going to try to get back the old passion.  I hope, I can do it again.  I miss having the feeling of beauty in my heart.  A little bit at a time.

 

I would like to give credit to my Aunt Barbara, she is the one who gave me the bulbs.  Aunt Barbara, Thank you, they are now coming up and are beautiful. 

I Love….

 

I Love Bad Photos.

I took a few photos like this, but none of them came out like I wanted.  As per the SPF post, I have been having trouble with batteries.   No, I still haven’t bought any more yet.  So I took these photos with batteries where the camera kept shutting off.  Anyway, in this one I got Nosey’s shoe.  Argghh.  But I posted it anyway.  Oh well.

I Love this Woman

Not doing things I am supposed to be doing today, because, I just don’t want to.   It’s gray outside and a little too cold to do anything there.  All my chores are done for the day.  According to me.  I have been watching a couple of videos on YouTube.  I have found this lady who has grabbed my heart.  Such a sweetie.  If you have some time, you might check out her blog or videos.  Her name is MillieGarfield.  She is just too cool.  Thought I’d just share her with you. 

Tuesday

I was supposed to have something to do today.  Last Monday was Buds Birthday.  The kids and I bought him a belt.  I know, very romantic right?  Well, he has to be the worst person to buy for.  He wants nothing, and I mean literally.  I couldn’t come up with anything for him.  He has everything he needs and the things he wants, we can’t afford.  So we always just get him a little something and then when he gets ready, he buys what he really wants. 

Anyway, we bought him a belt.  He really needed one.   So the kids and I spent a few dollars, by that I mean, more than we should have and got him a really nice belt.  And he actually liked it.  So that was a great idea.  But it was too big.  So the next day we took it back to get a smaller size.  Didn’t have one in the size he needed.  Arggghh.  But the lady said they would have one in on Tuesday.  Again Arggghh.

So all week I had been planning on going back to a town, 25 miles away, to pick it up.  I was about ready to walk out the door this morning when something told me to call the store to see if they would have it in first.  Good thing I did that, because it wouldn’t be there until after 2 pm today.  Wheew, would have been upset had I drove all that way and spent gas we don’t have, just to come home without it, and have to go back later. 

So anyway, I had some time this morning to do my chores, and takes some photos.  On this beautiful Tuesday. 

Stuff Portrait Friday.

 

Ok, I am not sure how to go about this.  If I just use something with numbers, or I use the number 25.  So what I did was use the number 25.  The theme for this SPF is Numbers. 

I am always having trouble with Batteries.  I can’t have enough.  I go through them so quickly and am always trying to use old ones.  Don’t know why, I guess maybe I think after a while they will recharge themselves or something.   Anyway this morning while trying to photograph some batteries just for this post.  Guess what??  The dang batteries I had wouldn’t even turn on the camera.  So what did I do?  Went to my drawer of batteries I can’t throw away.  You know the recharging thing.  Well some of them worked long enough to get this photo.  It isn’t very good I know, but at least I got one.  So Kristine, here is my SPF,  25 batteries, that don’t work. 

NUMBERS. It seems like everything lately revolves around numbers; age, dates, birthdays, weight, money, sizes…everything is a number.
Here are a bunch of examples of NUMBERS in photography.
Don’t forget to post this Friday’s assignment on your blog so your readers can get ready.

I played.

Back To the Real World

Yep, I am back to the real world.  Have been quite busy since Friday.  Spring break for the kiddo’s was last week.  Yesterday was a bad weather day so they didn’t go back to school like the rest of the towns around here.  But today, Yea, they went back.  So, I am back to myself here.  I am having a hard time getting going on my chores.  All I seem to want to do is ….. nothing.  But I am slowing getting things going. 

As you know Easter was Sunday.  Along with Easter, comes egg hunts, Church services, Easter Clothes, ironing.  Filling eggs for the hunt”s”.  Now the Question.  What in the world do you do with all the plastic eggs that are left over from these “hunts”?? Hmm?  Well, I am not quite sure myself.  I thought about giving them back to the Churches for next year.  But they didn’t want them.  So I guess, I put them in a bag and add them to the already crowded closets.  The photo, is of only half of them.  Eggs along with all the candy that comes in them is over flowing and this year seems like more so.  Two big bags of candy looks like cavity season to me.  Oh well, it only comes once a year.  At least they got the message of what Easter is really about, but I still think the candy and eggs were the most focused on. 

Stuff Portrait Friday

This comes from a blog I have been a “Lurker” on for a while.  She doesn’t know, but I  secretly sneak in to peek at what she and her family are up to.  I love her photos, man are they cool.  So anyway, I have always liked the SPF.  Now that she is back with them, I just want to say “Hi Kristine!”     <<<< 

So here is my favorite photo for now.  I know it is kinda corney, but I like it.  I don’t think she said anyone else had to like it.  

Ya gotta play….did ya?

I Love….

My Boy

I Love….

My Sweetie Girl