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2013-05-22 01:55:04 (27 comments, 5 reshares, 51 +1s)

John Deere Green
Green acres is the place for me.
Farm livin' is the life for me.
Land spreadin' out so far and wide




#textureblendphotography  +Texture Blend Photography with +Gemma Costa 

2013-05-21 03:16:48 (29 comments, 4 reshares, 109 +1s)

Deer run
This morning before work I was outside with the dogs and 2 deer ran  through the yard.
The only camera I had was the old Olympus and it doesn't give very clear shots.
So...This is a so so photo of my dog Baxter with a fun deer run.
He has no fear and I wondered what he thought he was going to do if he caught that deer.
It jumped the fence and was off very fast.

2013-05-21 02:52:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

I have always loved this shot of +Cheryl Cooper in her big wonderful purple sun glasses so when I saw this frame I had to have it to put her in. Love you girl and wish you the best always~

For #moviemashuptuesday with the amazingly talented +Mark Rodriguez and +Isabelle Fortin +Movie Mashup Tuesday 

2013-05-20 05:26:01 (44 comments, 1 reshares, 104 +1s)

Crimson and clover
 Over and over

#texture

2013-05-19 20:32:40 (19 comments, 1 reshares, 72 +1s)

5.00 dollars at Shorty's

Time stands still in small sections of our big world

2013-05-19 14:15:04 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

The Weekend Share-a-thon
I'm sharing you!
Reply with a link to your best work and I'll share it!
(But READ the RULES below first)

So I went to my profile this morning and yesterday's post is just gone.
All those wonderful comments from you folks, all your plusses and shares … gone.
I'm really frustrated with this photo upload bug right now so I thought, instead of sharing my work and the liabilities involved with the current #GooglePlusUpdate , I will share your wonderful work until it's fixed.

Here are the RULES

1– Go to your best shot in the lightbox and copy the link in the address bar and put it in the comments here. if the link you've gathered ends in "posts" it will go directly to your profile stream, NOT the image and I won't be able to share your best shot. I won'tspe... more »

2013-05-17 05:26:25 (33 comments, 6 reshares, 117 +1s)

"I'd rather be poor than live in fear."
~ George Sand, La mare au diable

(barn with a little texture for flavor)

  

2013-05-16 07:35:10 (14 comments, 5 reshares, 69 +1s)

Choo Choo

“I've always felt that distant train whistles heard in the dead of night are the universe's way of letting us know the best days are neither ahead nor behind us...they're happening right now, cradled in the palms of our hands.
~Dave Matthes, Sleepeth Not, the Bastard

This train stopped on the tracks and I had to jump out and get a photo.

2013-05-15 14:43:28 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Moi

2013-05-15 02:47:49 (34 comments, 1 reshares, 93 +1s)

Samantha

My friend Melissa's little girl.
She wasn't feeling to well her Mom said but I had to take her picture she was just to cute.

2013-05-14 18:33:42 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 57 +1s)

dreamer

“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
 I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” 
~ John Lennon

(last one for the day)

For +Grass Tuesday  #grasstuesday   with +Ray Bilcliff +Marilou Aballe +Margaret Tompkins 

2013-05-14 17:50:12 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)

Straight out of the camera (no edit)
"Don't ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.
Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive."
 ~ Howard Thurman
Hope you see all the beauty this day has for you!!

2013-05-20 20:33:40 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

People at work

On my day off today the dogs and I watched the Gas Man turn on the meter at the house next door. We are getting new neighbors the home just sold.

For +People At Work Monday with +Baki Karacay 

2013-05-13 06:30:09 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

Painted Photo
“I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.” 
~ Lauren Myracle

I love how each day when the dogs and I venture into the back yard there is always something new to see. It is the same tree and the same grass but a new day with new growth and beauty. This is how I saw it today.

2013-05-12 21:58:06 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

#mothersday   (we made you a card)
Hope all the Mom's enjoy this special day–whether your “kids” are two-legged or four-legged–or some of each.
 Photo taken today ~ The only one who wanted to smile was Fatboy.

2013-05-11 02:11:04 (31 comments, 3 reshares, 77 +1s)

“It's hard being left behind. (...) It's hard to be the one who stays.” 
~ Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
Baxter knows when Mitch comes home. When the time is near Baxter runs to the window and watches for him. Then he howls and woofs and runs to get the pugs.



+Fido Friday  #fidofriday  +mel peifer +Wes Lum +Lisa Lisa 

2013-05-10 10:51:27 (32 comments, 3 reshares, 57 +1s)

Happy Friday!
“Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.” 
~ Colin Powell

2013-05-09 12:10:24 (12 comments, 2 reshares, 35 +1s)

Stay awesome
Happy Thursday the humpiest day of the week!
Stay awesome !

2013-05-08 01:26:27 (12 comments, 2 reshares, 53 +1s)

wild things
“Oh, please don't go—we'll eat you up—we love you so!”
― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

Along the side of the highway ,
  I stopped tonight to take a couple shots of the place where the wild things grow.

2013-05-07 04:11:40 (37 comments, 3 reshares, 71 +1s)

Little Flower

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” 
~ Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes


For +Macro Monday  #macromonday  
mini
theme
kitchen utensils
This is a glass I like to drink out of in the yard with a little purple weed flower in it. Hope the start of your week is wonderful!
#purplecircle  love too!

2013-05-05 18:47:23 (43 comments, 4 reshares, 82 +1s)

quiet soft snuggly sunday

May the world be kind to you,
 and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.
~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie

2013-05-04 11:34:50 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

May the Fourth be with You

2013-05-03 04:51:00 (23 comments, 3 reshares, 58 +1s)

Cat crossing
At the far edge of the yard
sometimes we get a visitor or two.
A stray dog,a fox,raccoon,and even kitty cats to name a few.

Out looking at birds with the dogs I had my old camera because it has a long lens. The dogs came to attention and caught my eye.

A beautiful momma cat and her baby were just stepping into our yard.
They were about to step into the dogs perimeter.
The momma cat ran off to divert the dogs and the baby stayed hidden in the grass.
The dogs turned and watched the momma cat and I snapped a quick photo of the kitten.
When I got the dogs inside I saw the Momma get her baby and carry on their journey.
At the far edge of the yard...

2013-05-01 14:27:42 (26 comments, 1 reshares, 66 +1s)

#weloveyoupemberton  
Baxter and I are very serious about wanting you to feel better. +kimberton pemberly ♥
Love you and want you to feel better so bad!!!!

2013-05-01 04:05:04 (33 comments, 1 reshares, 86 +1s)

Getting down low

(no edit straight out of the camera)

Never bend your head. Always hold it high.
 Look the world straight in the eye.
~ Helen Keller

2013-04-30 22:51:42 (22 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Lucky weeds

The little weed buggers are in full bloom right now.
Weeds have a good life.

(cropped 1x1 for the weedy weeds)
little texture added for fun too....

2013-04-30 14:24:52 (16 comments, 2 reshares, 62 +1s)

changing focus

“Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about.”
― Stephen Richards

This month I have been focused on a goal at work striving to reach a number. Last night we made it.
Today the last day of the month I should be there still pushing.
 My boss said we made it, take the day off.
I am a little unfocused and feel like I should be there.

I took several cool shots of drops and drips in the grass this morning but this unfocused artsy one matched my emotions today.

Happy Tuesday and I wish you the best of the best today!!

2013-04-29 06:03:30 (17 comments, 2 reshares, 36 +1s)

 bubbles
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
 Courage in your own
~ Gordon, Adam Lindsay

( just an album of bubbles)

2013-04-27 03:05:31 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 42 +1s)

New dog in town
Behind our house there is a new puppy.
 He is a big floppy eared brown and white dog.
Each day at dog potty o'clock in the morning, Baxter watches for the new dog.
The owner is cautious and keeps his puppy close to him.
 Baxter watches, hoping the little fella will wander over to the fence line.
I have no way of telling Baxter but if I could, I would tell him soon, very soon he will be big enough to woof with you.
The old dog in town can't wait to sniff and woof the new dog in town.

2013-04-24 13:30:40 (24 comments, 2 reshares, 73 +1s)

Spring rain drops

Looking out my window is just not good enough anymore.
 I must go out.
My hair is drenched, my feet are cold but I have gone out,
 broken free to feel and taste the raindrops.

2013-04-23 05:14:59 (25 comments, 1 reshares, 59 +1s)

Tuesday Birthday Girl

+eleisa barbour on this special day your Birthday
 I want to wish you a day of celebration.

 I hope you get to walk through your day with a big,big birthday smile.
 I wish for you a day filled with oodles of love.
 Make sure to lick some icing,pop a balloon and listen to your favorite songs.
.
 You are a wonderful friend and a beautiful lady!

This is a photo of the sidewalk in my town I walked on Sunday.

The morning was quiet and the beauty of Spring was just popping out. .
I thought it might be a nice one for you today!
#happybirthdayEleisa  

2013-04-22 14:01:56 (19 comments, 1 reshares, 62 +1s)

sun soaking is serious business

“See," Sasha muttered, eyeing the sun. "It's mine.” 
~ Jennifer Egan

Every morning Baxter waits by the door for me to let him out.
He doesn't go far. Stepping out to find his spot, he turns and faces the sun.
Sun soaking time is serious business to him.

2013-04-22 12:38:35 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

A nice reminder
Happy Day to you!

2013-04-21 05:37:05 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 52 +1s)

Pinterest Photo not my photo

You can choose to live your life with the joy of the front row or solemness of the third row.

Hope your Sunday is full of Smiles!

2013-04-20 15:52:50 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

How nice of them....

2013-04-20 07:24:01 (17 comments, 5 reshares, 58 +1s)

Hope your Saturday is filled with beauty

Nature is painting for us...~ John Ruskin

(Little tree berries textured photo)

2013-04-18 05:01:57 (42 comments, 5 reshares, 85 +1s)

Quiet Light
This morning before I set off to work I stopped to take this photo.
The morning was quiet. The light coming in even had a quiet feel.
The little green flowers almost at the end of their life gave me one more moment to admire them.
Coming home I couldn't wait to play with the shot a bit.
I played more than a bit.
Again the night is deep and the hour is quiet.

For +#Window Wednesday sorry so late posting...my fellow window peoples. +Jason Kowing +Jules Falk Hunter +J.J. Bentley +Simon Davis-Oakley and me :)

Sharing with +Texture Blend Photography and +Gemma Costa too !

2013-04-16 18:38:49 (48 comments, 6 reshares, 82 +1s)

Valentine Weather   (no edit straight out of the camera)
Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes,
come on, let us sway together,
under the trees, and to hell with thunder.”
~ Edwin Morgan

2013-04-16 03:06:43 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 60 +1s)

Antique Spec.'s

“Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.” 
~ Barbara Taylor Bradford

#macromonday  Theme Antique +Macro Monday 
+Jake Easley +Jennifer Eden +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy 

2013-04-15 03:09:42 (30 comments, 4 reshares, 94 +1s)

Spring blooms
“When the groundhog casts his shadow
 And the small birds sing
 And the pussywillows happen
 And the sun shines warm
 And when the peepers peep
 Then it is Spring”
― Margaret Wise Brown

2013-04-14 14:29:57 (24 comments, 1 reshares, 47 +1s)

Sunday Morning
“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.” 
~ Mark Twain
Baxter sitting on the porch this morning looking between the hedges.
 He watched every car go by looking for Mitch's.
When Mitch pulled in the jumping, woofing and wagging began.

(Sunday's we are all home together, hope your Sunday has some wags!)

2013-04-11 06:08:52 (26 comments, 1 reshares, 62 +1s)

good night....

“Even as a child, she had preferred night to day, had enjoyed sitting out in the yard after sunset, under the star-speckled sky listening to frogs and crickets. Darkness soothed. It softened the sharp edges of the world, toned down the too-harsh colors. With the coming of twilight, the sky seemed to recede; the universe expanded. The night was bigger than the day, and in its realm, life seemed to have more possibilities.”
― Dean Koontz, Midnight

(water stars in New Town St Charles)

2013-04-10 15:49:11 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 70 +1s)

spring grass

“Get close to grass and you’ll see a star.” 
 
~ Dejan Stojanovic

2013-04-10 03:41:36 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

Snippet of my day
+Wray Post is starting a circle for story tellers.
I love telling my stories and love reading yours.
I believe our stories are the fabric of our lives.

Here is a quick silly snippet of my day.
 Setting appointments for the car salesman is part of my new job.
Learning that special car salesman language is a perk.

Today a young salesman comes back to my office and said sarcastically,
"Thank you for the one legged customer"
"I said," what...
she only had one leg?"
He laughed.
"No ooo !"
Later someone explained to me that a one legged customer is a wife or husband without a spouse.
I guess they don't buy without their love.
So if you ever hear of a one legged customer now you know.

2013-04-10 00:17:00 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 56 +1s)

part of a poem I read today

I am driving; it is dusk; Minnesota.
The stubble field catches the last growth of sun.
The soybeans are breathing on all sides.
Old men are sitting before their houses on car seats
In the small towns. I am happy,
The moon rising above the turkey sheds.

Poem by Robert Bly

2013-04-08 14:36:28 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 43 +1s)

Secret nest


Macro Monday's theme "secret" made me think of the Mother bird under our porch building her nest on our porch light.


#macromonday  +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jake Easley +Jennifer Eden +Kerry Murphy 

2013-04-07 23:37:53 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Postitive thoughts

2013-04-07 21:19:13 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 71 +1s)

first of Springs Magnolia's in Missouri

“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special.”
~ Robert Harling, Steel Magnolias
  (during our dog walk today we saw these starting to pop)

2013-04-07 02:59:15 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 35 +1s)

+Paintography +Sherry McBriar +Ray Bilcliff +Gail Beerman  #paintography  

2013-04-07 02:55:43 (41 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

The 2014 Kia Sorento in Black Cherry outside my window at work.
 Features 290-horsepower, 3.3-liter direct-injected V-6 engine (in addition to the 191-hp four), improved versions of the available all-wheel drive system, and a long list of new features. The front and rear end have been restyled, and the Sorento's infotainment systems have been upgraded. The new systems offer eight-inch screens, Infinity premium audio, real-time traffic info, and next-gen UVO eServices features. For 2014, a top Sorento SX model also adds Nappa leather upholstery, heated rear seats, and a wood-trimmed heated steering wheel, as well as HID headlamps and more on the outside. Other new features include second-row sunshades, ventilated seats, and a power inverter.
The Sorento is assembled at Kia's first U.S. factory in West Point, Georgia
+Jim Butler Kia