tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837513950894678812011-07-08T13:03:54.079-07:00Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. ~ Ansel Adamsalexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895228328792500628noreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83751395089467881.post-25333536029268853172009-08-29T23:32:00.001-07:002009-08-29T23:35:03.212-07:00

Stumbled upon this shadow late tonight!! We've been busy painting. see more here at Hey Harriet!

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Well seeing how it was my (and Jen's) idea to do this photo hunt this month you'd hope that we'd be able to get everything. I honestly didn't think I would finish it today, as 8 of these were taken today and two more yesterday, the rest were taken on our big holiday this month. Enjoy looking at my interpretation and I look forward to seeing all of yours!Head over to Jen's blog to see who finished

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After our Raspberry Picking we headed across the street to the dairy. I got my eldest to snap a shot of little boo and her ice cream. The lighting was perfect from her viewpoint and she captured this great shot!Click below for more links to those joining in on Jan's Straight Out the Camera meme.

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We live in an amazing city with an abundace of berry fields and berries to pick. Now that strawberry season is over, we are on to raspberry season. My mom and I loaded up the 5 kids and headed out to the field. I knew that I didn't have a shadow shot yet so Ii tried to find one, and with the beautiful sun today it wasn't too hard!Click on this button for more shadow shots from Australia and

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This was actually at lot more difficult than I thought it would be. Every picture I have is of the complete opposite of silence... Even now as I type this there is no silence... the keys typing and little girls (who should be sleeping) giggling in the back ground.So I snuck outside and by the light of the street light I got a little reprive...Head over to Round Robin Photo Challenges to see much

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This first one is my favorite. I have a beautiful rose bush at my front door, that gives me tons of flowers every year. The one stem has 7 on the top this time. I went out and took a picture just after the kids finished watering the garden yesterday morning. Click on the button below to check out more Straight Out of the Camera shots on Jan's blog.

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Click on the button for MORE!!!

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JEN and ALEXA are wanting to do another photo hunt this month and because we couldn't find anything out there... we decided to host our own.We are going to use Jen's blog Phun with Photography to host a little photo hunt for the month of July.So head on over to Phun with Photography and sign up with Mr. LinkyThere will be a prize for the winner !!! At this point we aren't quite sure how we will

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I'm amazed that I managed to finish this one on time early even. Good thing my June file had lots to choose from. You can see the slideshow below or go here to my Picasa Album to see my pictures. Some of the pictures are better looked at full size over in my album.Thanks again to Kristi over at Mi Vida Ocupada for hosting her second photo hunt. Once again I had an awesome time!

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My lilys finally bloomed creating a beautiful display in my garden. Every time I am given one by my husband, I plant it with the rest. Click on the button to see who else joined in on Jan's Straight out of the Camera.

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Click on the button to head over to Hey Harriet...

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Good thing we just happened to go to the zoo last week. So i had quite a few to choose from for my wildlife shot. I chose this one because I have always loved animals from the Cervidae family. I love how the antlers form by having the velvet bring blood to the ends to help them grow. What an amazing Creation!!Click on the button below to see the rest of the Round Robin participants.

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Tis strawberry season around here... we are LOVING enjoying them!!!Click on the button for more Straight out of the Camera shots!

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Shadow shot sunday has become one of my favorites. And although I don't always find a shot to post, I love to look at others. This week the shadow of the lace of the ribbon jumped out at me, so I thought I'd share it.Click on the button below for more!

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Well I'm on the hunt again... Kristi over at Mi Vida Ocupada is hosting her second photo hunt. I had such a great time with her first, that it's time to try again. Click on the button to take you to the details of this hunt, or scroll down for the list.1. A View from Above (looking down)2. A Macro Shot3. Laughter4. Relaxation5. A Celebration6. A Sunset7. Sun/Lens Flare8. A Bridge9. A Shadow10. A

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We visited the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve last week and saw many nests full of babies. They were so high up and we saw the moms coming and going. It was neat to see such amazingly large birds.Click on this button to take you to hundreds of other's skies.

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Here's the slideshow OR Click on the photo below to see my pictures for Nicole B's second hunt.Nicole B photo huntHere's the story to go along with my "Life event"The pictures are mine, but here's an abbrieviated exerpt from our local paper: "Twenty excited kids, wielding large sheets of construction paper, lined up with military precision to form a safety corridor. Operation objective: Herd a

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Click on the button to see more of Jan's meme:

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Not the exact same shot, but same idea. Yummy popsicle from the ice cream truck ~ takes me way back. Had to get my favorite - "rocket"Click here for more fun shadow shots...

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My beautiful Stargazer Lily from my sister-in-lawClick on this button for more "Growing" pictures

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I Love the never ending skyline of the countryside.click on the button for hundreds of skies around the worldUpdated: Yes those are horses ~ here's the closer version

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As I mentioned in the last post we went fishing, we also did a bit of hiking. On our hike to the other side of the lake, I spotted this black bear running down the hillside into the bush. He stopped just before wandering off out of sight. I suspect he knew we were watching him, so he stopped and turned to watch us. Remember you can click on the picture to get a better view...More Straight Out Of

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We spent last weekend up at "our fishing lake" with family and friends new and old! We came home with many meals worth of fish, thanks to my hubby and his mom and dad. I'd love to fish too, but someone needs to watch the little one ☺ besides, we can't all fit in the boat. The big 'kids' aren't giving up their seats.Click on the button for more shadow shots!!I love that my hubby sees me pull out

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We were camping in the woods and saw this beautiful rainbow. It's pretty rare that we see both ends. But this one was awesome. Apparently it was much brighter before I got down to the water with the camera. Click on the button for more Sky Watch Friday Photos

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If I had a better Zoom and had I had my tripod, this picture may have been better. You can click on it to enlarge it. From our house, on sunny days we often see parachuters. The kids love to stand on the deck and watch all the different colors floating down from the sky.Click on the button below to explore more floating photos.

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I don't think I've ever seen this before. On Mother's Day we were outside visiting with the neighbors and Eric pointed this out. Apparently he has this glass thing he looks through every day. He likes the sky as much as me ☺Click on the button below for more sky watch friday pictures.

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Happy Mother's Day!! Hope you are all being spoiled. We are enjoying the beautiful sunshine here.Big Boo made this beautiful necklace for me for Mother's Day. She made it at Michaels; check out more Knack Events here.Click on the button below to head on over to murrieta365 to see more Straight Out Of the Camera shots.

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I received this beautiful pitcher from my friend Sarah for my birthday this past week. I have always wanted a "nice" pitcher (all i have is Tupperware) and she didn't even know. Click on the button below to head on over to Hey Harriet to see more Shadow Shots.

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We went to Tulip Town this weekend. It was the first time we'd had a chance to check out the Tulip Festival . I was in awe of all the beautiful varieties of tulips.This flower was one of my favorites. My daughter took this shot.This is one in may garden with similar coloring. I learned there that this one below is Kees Nelis. Click on the button below to check out more Macro Monday shots.

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I love how dainty and delicate these tulips look with their lacy edges. Click on this button to see more Mellow Yellow Monday shots!

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I love walking behind my family and taking shots of them together. I had taken this shot to use as my Shadow Shot this week. And then discovered that the theme at was walking... so here are two walking posts. My walking shot can be seen HERE.Here's the full picture. I cropped it to showcase the shadow.Click on this button to see more Shadow Shots today.

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Middle Boo: That doesn't look like a good picture!Mom: Why?Middle Boo: Cause it looks all blurry, that's why it doesn't look like a good picture.The kids went fishing at the fish hatchery for their cousin's birthday this week. They were all lined up waiting for their rods and I thought it was pretty neat how the reels reflected in the window. It's funny how after doing Kristi's photo hunt I still

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Walking ~ I didn't realize this was the theme this week. But I snapped this shot of little Boo walking with Oma and Opa yesterday. Click on the button below to see more walking themes.

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Loving learning music at Orff class! Click on the picture to see more Round Robin participants in the "see the music" challenge.

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Jen at Phun with Photography just told me about another photo scavenger hunt. Click on the button below to find out more. Nicole at NicoleB Photography is hosting this contest.Here is the list of 25 photo items needed: 1) a souvenir2) a fish3) a religious building4) a fire department5) a manhole cover6) a postcard7) water8) a communication device9) a Life event10) a foreign stamp11) a tree12) the

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The voting is up!! Click here to vote! Or on the button below. I'm number 17 but really vote for your favorite cause there are some awesome photos out there.

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Here's a sunset in my neck of the woods. They often look like this... but i usually have to look at it over the neighbors houses. This week we were driving home and I snapped this shot.Click on the button below to see more sky watch friday photos.

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Well I managed to get almost all of the pictures I needed. I had to dig up 2 from my archives to finish it off (a door way and my version of a cemetery). But it's done and you can click here: MY PICASA ALBUM to see my pictures. Or click here:sweet sauer photo huntIf you go to Kristi's Sweet Sauer Blog you can see all the participants and have the chance to vote May 1-7. Click HERE to go to her

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I thought i'd have some fun with the lily I bought my mom last week. This is my favorite shot! Check out more Macro monday pictures by clicking on the picture below.

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I let my son choose today's yellow picture. He has a rather huge fascination with street signs (and lights) and pretty much anything to do with driving and he's got a dozen or so years to go. So of course when he saw this sign in my folder it had to be this instead of my beautiful tulips and lillys i would have chosen.

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I love the bright center and faded outer petals of the lone red tulip in our garden.

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I love that this shot means that I got to hang my laundry to dry for the first time this spring. I absolutely love the smell of sheets dried on the line.

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This is about as interesting as the sky has gotten around here lately. Lots of Beautiful cumulus clouds!! And the lone bird ~ that appears as a smudge ☺See the post below for another sky shot this week.

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This is the view as we crest the hill to drive back into town...Here's middle boo's photo monday picture. He's been snapping pictures all morning so I got him to choose one.

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We ventured out for a bit yesterday and my hubby took the camera to have some fun experimenting with the camera and different shots. So I chose one of his for my Macro Monday shot.

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I snapped this shot friday night as Dessie was sunning herself infront of the house.

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We had beautiful weather this week and spent a fair amount of time out on the sundeck. Little Boo found some dress-up clothes that needed mending. She wouldn't stop until i fixed it so she could wear it, i got some done and saw a great shawdow shot... the one i thought was "so great" was not at all... but this one turned out. Middle Boo and I had fun taking some shawdow shots!

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"Why is purple at the end of the rainbow?" I don't know if this is playing by the rules, but here's my shot for this weeks theme ~ purple.

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I wouldn't say that this photo is that great... but i love how the mountain looks like it's made of many clouds.

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Middle Boo is on a HUGE camera kick this week... what have i started LOL yesterday he ran around taking a million pictures. The best was when he came running up and declared he had to take a picture... Of what? I asked. ~ little Boo's snotty nose!!I love his perspective, being a few feet shorter, his shots are much different than mine.Pic a theme has by monthly themes... i thought I'd join in in

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Middle Boo:Big Boo:Can you tell we had pancakes for breakfast this weekend.

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He is ALIVE!!The kids each had an empty egg in their Easter baskets to remind them of why we celebrate Easter.

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Straight Out of the Camera Sunday is another fun posting... Check it out HEREHere's my contribution Our Chinese girls planted some flowers in the fall that bloomed months after they had left. I captured it exactly how I wanted to!

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I don't know how JEN found all these photo contests, but thanks!! I LOVE IT ☺☺☺☺Here's a challenging one... I wonder if I'll be able to do ti?? Check out Sweet Sauer

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Here's my shadow shot for this week. I was trying to get a picture of little boo's snappy and loved how this shot turned out. I think she just discovered shadows for the first time.

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So I made it back to the blogger world, but there is still a ways to go and I may have lost some of you along the way....Here's a little story to get you started:I have received a few Gerbera Daisies as gifts through the years, and they bloom once and i faithfully water them only to have them never flower again (just leaves and more leaves) and after the next season it usually gets chucked cause

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DD was given an assignment as we went away this weekend to see how many habitats she could find... well I jumped right on that...I had a great time and we actually found MANY different animals...Opa saw a grizzly one day out on the boat, and a black bear the next... we return home only to find that a bear cub had been up our neighbor's tree all day friday :( and we missed it!!Uncle had a mouse

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We enjoyed God's beautiful creation on Mother's Day. Our family and Mom headed out of town to enjoy some amazing scenery on the river.I was amazed at this:Can you read that little white sign??I love anything to do with geography and the outdoors.... i have more pictures than i needed of the river!

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A local store has a $5 hanging basket mother's day special...So mom, the kids, and dd's bff went there and made some beautiful hanging baskets... it seems to be a yearly tradition that i would love to continue, though maybe one day it will be dad that takes them and mom can be surprised!!

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DD was busy creating this past week in anticipation of Mother's Day.I was very impressed with her thoughtfulness and creativeness. Dad took the kids to the store cause DD really wanted to buy me flowers... they came home with flowers and a balloon... (included here are my beautiful bday flowers too)

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I went with DD and her class on an Arbour Day field trip... it was great for me to see all the displays, the owls, the search and rescue display and the counting rings/inside of a tree demo.DS and baby and I went back later and saw this... i think my favorite part.We all came away with new trees too... to add to our collection!!

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Finally after months of teething, Baby popped her first tooth. Now if only that would mean that she'd sleep longer, then we'd all be really happy around here.I told my mom monday night that it was going to come through that night. She didn't believe me, as I've been saying it for a while. But monday i was sure of it, as it was the first time i could see the ridges so clearly like the tooth was

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Can you believe it?? I get to celebrate my thirtieth birthday!My bff and I were treated to a wonderful massage and pedicure from our SO thoughtful hubbys.Afterwards we went out for Greek food ~ it was delicious.. i don't even know what it was called that I had, but it was pastry wrapped around lots of different seafood and asapagus... VERY YUMMY!!Then we were treated to a 'surprise' party with

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