Weekly Photo Challenge: JOY

  JOY… a word that describes my love for my Grandchildren…

I have three…

All quite different in personalities…

The oldest is quiet…reserved…beautiful and petite in statue…hard worker…smart…special to me…

My middle one is full of herself…personality plus!…athletic…blond…fun loving…makes me smile…

The youngest is our “boy”… athletic…caring…loves outdoors…building/making things with his hands is a passion…we are pretty good buddies!…

I think of them and tears well up in my eyes… The love I have for them…

and the JOY they bring me!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

I have no special camera …so these are the best I could get…

but, had fun doing it!

My summer flags…

Hosta Blooms…

Mushrooms (fungi) … growing on roots from our big Maple Tree…

I like this one especially!

Jill… thought I could sneek in and get her at her favorite window seat…

but, she sensed I was there!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

After a very hard downpour… these photos of my back yard were shot within an hour of each other… just glad it didn’t last for a long time… a taste of what flash flooding can do!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through My Eyes

No, you can’t have it!

Maybe I’m too old to get wet…

Wind not cooperating…

I am a …………

My view…

Might bring some LUCK…

That’s really me???… I’m not even wearing a dress!

Me again??? My skin has turned as rough as a tree trunk!

Sun setting… looking WEST…

Looking EAST…

He laid them one by one…

Oh no!!!

One or two???

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Curved items around my house…

another challenge where I had to make myself STOP!

My blue curved Mister Hose that keeps me cool on hot days…

Chandelier Wall Hanging with many curves above our bed…

Curved Candle Holder in kitchen…

Curved Utensil Rack…

Bananas… Curved shape …hanging from a curved hook… 

Curved Watermelon Candles…

Decorative Plate with a Curved Design…

Curved arm of chair…

Heart Plaque with many curves…

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change/Color

We have had quite a “change” in the look of our bedroom… We had completed the half bath attached to our bedroom… so the next step was to coordinate the bedroom… to match…

 

 

This meant taking off all of that “flowered” wallpaper and a change of paint color was long overdue!

 

 

Carpet had to come up… revealing the hardwood floors… old tack strips from the carpet

… Lots of work! 

 Bobby sanded and sanded… and we decided the hardwood floors were worth keeping… no covering them up at this time…

 

They turned out quite pretty! and a coat of polyurethane… to protect them…

 

 

Some crown molding around the ceiling…

a pretty gray paint… actually called “Hi Ho Silver“ like in the Lone Ranger…

Thought that was funny!

I carried on with the Paris Theme somewhat… using the bright pink , black and gray for color…

 

We did purchase a new bed/mattress and dresser…

accesories are in the progress…

 throw rug…

 lampshades I made…

 

Fresh flower planter in front of window… of course bright pink flowers…

 

I repainted a small desk that was greens and gold… I loved the way it turned out…

 This Chandelier Wall Hanging was found brand new with tags… at my favorite thrift store… Perfect for my Paris Theme!

 This cute little hanger with the “Diva” sign caught my eye… Hanger at dollar store… and Diva sign at the thrift… Put them together and ooh la la!… I’ll be speaking French!

 

 I painted this picture of this cute Frenchman riding his bike… Took the idea from the wallpaper I used in the bathroom… Not sure where I will hang him yet…but, still have additional things to look for… curtains?…or drapes?… or a valence?…

Pictures or mirrors for walls?…

Throw pillows?

End tables…(I have an idea there!”…

The fun is in the hunt anyway… so I’m still on the look out for the perfect touches…

I feel I do have a start… and the “change” makes me feel so good!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense

I think of the FUTURE… as changing… in people, places and even things…

Growing in years into the FUTURE…

Sometimes the FUTURE is just in a season!

Cut out pieces of material…

become purses in the future… The FUTURE may come in just an hour!

 

Changes come in the FUTURE!… way too fast sometimes!

Sometimes the FUTURE changes things completely… like my 1/2 bath redo!

My husband transformed an old tire to the life of a Parrot in the FUTURE! 

These Gala Apples were transformed into the FUTURE as Fried Apples for breakfast!

Sometimes our Future is easily predicted and then there are times our Future goes in quite a different direction… Keeps it interesting… don’t you think!

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