Weekly Photo Challenge - Winter

This year we have had very little moisture.

That includes snow.

This was the biggest snow we have had this winter.

And now,

it's mostly gone!

Winter 

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Winter.

Weekly Photo Challenge - Between

Between

The only thing between me and this woodpecker is a sliding glass door.

Between

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Between

Weekly Photo Challenge - Self Portrait - Just a little early this week!

Self Portrait

I didn't do anything to the eyes.  Weird!

Self Portrait

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Self Portrait

Weekly Photo Challenge - Celebration

We celebrate with food!

Celebration

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Celebration

Weekly Photo Challenge - Waiting

Waiting at the Clinic

Always an Experience.

Starting to get bored and wanting to explore.

I wonder what they're doing up there?

The fountain is soothing, so that helps the wait.

Waiting

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Waiting

Weekly Photo Challenge - Family and Day 6 of the Virtual Craft Show!

We are Family!

Yes, we are!

Family

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Family

And be sure to visit a wonderful "family" of artisans in Lori Anderson's
Virtual Craft Show.
Here's the link:
I'm listed in Day 3, so check that out!

Weekly Photo Challenge - Breakfast & the Beginning of the Virtual Craft Show

I love Perkins for breakfast.

This is my favorite breakfast there!

Nummy!

What's your favorite breakfast?

And, before I forget,
here's the link to
Lori Anderson's 
Virtual Craft Show.
You wouldn't see my give away item there yet,
but it will be there in two days.
In the meantime,
leave a comment on Lori's blog so that you can win.
70 prizes are being given away.
Just remember, you have to comment on Lori's blog,
not mine,
to win.

Weekly Photo Challenge - Wonder

I always wonder why people throw coins in a fountain.

What do you think?

Weekly Photo Challenge - Windows

There is a proverb that says

THE EYES ARE THE WINDOWS OF THE SOUL.

Wisdom

Truth

Trust

Humor

Peace

Compassion

Hope

Windows

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Windows

Weekly Photo Challenge - Opportunity

When this

becomes this...

I have the opportunity to spend an afternoon outside on a cool autumn's day

raking, blowing the leaves to the curb, and giving the lawn a final season's mow.

I have the opportunity to breathe the fresh air of the cool day.

I have the opportunity to spend time listening to the geese honk as they fly away for the winter.

I have the opportunity to burn extra calories with the mild exercise.

I have the opportunity to feel autumn as the wind blows through my hair.

I have the opportunity to smell autumn as the I smell a fire lit in a nearby fireplace.

I have the opportunity to taste autumn in a crisp apple that I eat on a break.

I have the opportunity to see the squirrels as they carry away the acorns to their hidden treasure spots.

I have the opportunity to hear autumn as I walk through the crunchy leaves that fell into my yard.

Opportunity

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Opportunity

Weekly Photo Challenge - Potential

I love the way these two colors go together.

They were an experiment in color.

I never thought I'd like them together.

Now that they are melded into a bead,

I see the potential in trying unexpected blends of colors in beads.

Potential

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Potential

Weekly Photo Challenge - Comfort

Now that the weather is cooling off,

It's time for some comfort!

This is how I made it.

I chopped up one onion and threw it in a pan with a bit of butter.

To that I added a bunch of fresh tomatoes that I chopped up.

My neighbor had too many tomatoes!

Lucky me!

I put the flame on low and let the tomatoes and onion simmer.  Then,

in another pan, I browned 1 pound of hamburger and when it was browned I drained it to get rid of as much fat as possible.

I added that to the simmer tomato and onion mixture.

Then I added some corn and peas.

I cooked this mixture until it just looked like good

COMFORT

food.

Nummy!

comfort

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comfort

Weekly Photo Challenge - Sunset

Sunset

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Sunset

Weekly Photo Challenge - Faces

In honor of Pixie cuteness month,

the many faces of Pixie Marie!

Weekly Photo Challenge - Path

The path to healing is through this door.

Path

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Path

Weekly Photo Challenge - Upwards

The opposite of 

UPWARDS

is

Downwards, 

and this is exactly what happens when you are helping your neighbor learn to use her new IPhone

and 

you hit the shutter on your IPhone camera

on their dining room table which is

glass.

Upwards

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Upwards

Weekly Photo Challenge - Flowers

Weekly Photo Challenge

Flowers

Some flowers are meant to remember.

Miss you!

Flowers

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Flowers

Weekly Photo Challenge - Entrance

I like old entrances the best.

Lighten up!  :)

Corner entrance.

Entrance

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Entrance

Weekly Photo Challenge - Mountains

Southern Minnesota is not known for it's grand mountains.

We are more flat with some beautiful hills.

However, hills are not mountains.

This presented a true photographic challenge for me.

Then I thought of mountains and what they could be.

A mountain can also be the fact that you are too short, even with a step ladder, to change the light bulb in the garage.

Thank heavens for taller friends!

Mountain

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Mountain

Weekly Photo Challenge - Broken

Do you see this beautiful blue wine bottle?

Isn't it gorgeous?

Now, you can see, it's broken.

Now, that broken bottle has become beads!

Broken

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Broken