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2013-05-20 17:27:43 (20 comments, 1 reshares, 205 +1s)

“Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination."
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulgram

I remember reading this book when I was much younger and this particular story stuck with me.  Makes me smile every time.  And while these aren't Crayola crayons, they areCra... more »

2013-05-20 03:23:08 (19 comments, 9 reshares, 220 +1s)

Another Macro Monday is upon us!

The Mini-Theme for Monday, 5/20 is: Art Supplies

As always:
-Please submit YOUR OWN WORK.
-Share your post Publicly. 
- Use the hashtag #macromonday to share your photo to the stream and to follow the stream to see the work of other participants!
- +mention the Macro Monday Curating team: +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy so that we may more easily see your work.
- Have fun!
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On of my creative outlets over the years has been making beaded jewelry.  It's been ages since I've done it but I have quite the collection of beads.  I need to dig back in soon and make something new.  (The color palette shouldn't surprise you.  haha!)

Choose Your Flavor

2013-05-19 23:24:13 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 96 +1s)

it's *WORLD IBD DAY* #WorldIBDday  
 i am here to bring awareness to all of you.  
Do you have any questions about my Crohn's Disease or any other IBD {Inflammatory Bowel Disease}?  
IBD is very different from IBS {Irritable Bowel Syndrome},
so please try not to get the two confused.
Millions of people all over the world are affected by this life crippling disease, it's time to get the word out so we can find a cure or at least get a little understanding as to what we go through on a daily basis.  I also want to thank all of you that have reached out to me and to others who struggle with similar issues.  
Ask me anything !!
(no, not that...  geesh)

Wonder where i bought my T-Shirt?::
http://thegreatbowelmovement.org/ibd-tshirts/why-ask-me-crohns-shirts/
More IBD Awareness?::http:... more »

2013-05-19 17:50:47 (26 comments, 1 reshares, 182 +1s)

Just Sunday ~ 20/52

After a chaotic week, today is for hanging in the pjs.

Join us for Selfy Sunday!  http://goo.gl/8tD9d 

(Sorry for photo post spawnage.  I've no idea the best way to post to an event and your own stream these days.  hahaha!)

2013-05-19 17:39:52 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 55 +1s)

Added photos to The Selfy Sunday Project.

2013-05-18 16:38:42 (15 comments, 14 reshares, 271 +1s)

Saving The Best For Last

The late bloomer on my Clematis plant has finally decided to open up.  It is now a fantastic display of purple and green goodness. :)

Happy Saturday, everyone.  Take a moment to delight in the simple things.  Sometimes they make all the difference.

#lensbaby #macro

2013-05-17 19:40:52 (65 comments, 10 reshares, 261 +1s)

We need some wishes, this guy and me.  I had to take my buddy to urgent care last night due to stomach issues and being a bit lethargic and it turns out he had a very high fever as well.  They are running tests and monitoring him but he will likely need to stay another night until they can get his fever down and he starts eating normal again.

I'm a bit beside myself but trying not to worry too much yet.  It is so very hard when the little daily animal habits and antics don't occur in your house.

Shanti ♥

2013-05-17 16:04:47 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Take a closer look at what’s new with this special edition of the  +Google+ Photos Chat Series Hangout On Air. Joining us are Google+ Photos staff members, +Matt Steiner, +Denise Ho, +Aravind Krishnaswamy, and +Brian Matiash. We’ll share a bit of our vision for Google+ Photos, along with some of our favorite Auto Enhance and Auto Awesome images. We’ll also be answering YOUR questions! So ask away in the comments section of the Event, and we’ll get to as many as we can.

And don’t forget - keep sharing your best #AutoAwesome  and #AutoEnhance  images with us. We’ll keep resharing our favorites every day.

2013-05-17 14:13:56 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 149 +1s)

A Space That You Now Hold


#lovethiskid  
#eyes  

2013-05-18 01:09:12 (47 comments, 11 reshares, 311 +1s)

Change can be overwhelming sometimes but at this stage of my life I've gotten pretty good at embracing and rolling with it.  Appreciating the positives, determining what I can influence in regards to the negatives and trying to let the rest go.  I'll take progression over stagnation any day.

A few current new G+ favorites:

- Being able to dictate when I see the new posts on my stream by using the "L" key.  I still may struggle to keep up but wow, this helps!

- Being able to expand the comments on a post and reply while still being able to scroll up and down within the post's comments without the entire page scrolling up and down.  No more opening multi tabs if I  want to reply back to people with ease!

A few I'll be sending feedback on:

- I love that I can click reply next to a person's comment but I would love to beable... more »

2013-05-15 23:45:04 (30 comments, 21 reshares, 305 +1s)

Caught Up In Your Wishes


#textureblendphotography  

2013-05-15 19:03:31 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 39 +1s)

Woot.  Can't wait to see this myself!  I'm ready. :P

#googlepluslove  

2013-05-15 16:26:21 (31 comments, 9 reshares, 187 +1s)

Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. ~Rumi

Happiest of birthdays, +Alan Shapiro! I hope your day is overflowing with heart, humor and passion.  And maybe a bit of Nutella too.  Thank you for being you, my friend. :)

#AlanShapiroBirthdayStyle 


Fury Of The Heart

2013-05-14 15:05:23 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 161 +1s)

Welcome To The Dream

A little dreamy lensbaby goodness.  Kind of how my brain has been feeling lately. :)

#lensbaby   #sweet35  

2013-05-14 12:15:56 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

We had another great #macromonday this week!  Thanks for playing. :)

Next Week's Mini-theme Is: A R T   S U P P L I E S

Here is just a sampling of images that dazzled us:

+Kala Murie 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/103406417830956274679/posts/AoqpMGvUeZa 

+Piotr Edelman 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104887560331298294070/posts/ANeVFSxQCt3 

+Mr. Benway 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/117631285681122191922/posts/4HWHbxkSDBX 

+Dave Tickell 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111207119461058636641/posts/3gvK7mCieim 

+Karthika UJ 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/108739102656548939749/posts/8mBincP45d4 

+Annelies Kroen 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101332967139765692987/posts/1JVvHuYvcAJ 

+Michael V Kelly https://plus... more »

2013-05-13 14:19:10 (20 comments, 5 reshares, 214 +1s)

It's Macro Monday Time!

Today's mini-theme is:  L I G H T

As always...
- Post YOUR WORK ONLY!
- Make sure you post Public - so everyone can enjoy it.
- Use the hashtag #macromonday to share your photo to the stream
- Please +mention +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy to help us better find your work!
- Remember the mini-theme is optional!
- And of course, have fun!

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Today I decided to have a little fun with glitter.  Definitely a light catcher. :)

Hypnotized By The Razzle Dazzle

2013-05-12 14:30:59 (15 comments, 2 reshares, 165 +1s)

A Mother holds her children's hand for a short while but their hearts forever.

Happy Mother's Day to my mom and all the moms. :)

#herestothemoms  
#mothersday  

(Photo by my dad.  A day at the zoo.)

2013-05-11 23:41:34 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 138 +1s)

In Need Of A Reboot ~ 19/52

This is how I've been feeling lately.  Sometimes life just kicks your bum, yea?  (This one really needs to be looked at in the lightbox.)

For the 52 Project.  You can join us anytime in The Art Of Self Portraiture community: - http://goo.gl/Fmwyf 

#52weeks #52selfs #52project  

2013-05-11 16:48:19 (45 comments, 6 reshares, 197 +1s)

A little blast from the past (taken by my dad) of me and my brother and big bird. It's all about Big Bird.  Am I right? :D

For +Blast From The Past  #blastfromthepast with +Mark Rodriguez, +Isabelle Fortin and +Cheryl Cooper 

2013-05-10 22:30:57 (38 comments, 17 reshares, 336 +1s)

Feel Your Way Home

For #FloralFriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Eustace James +Beth Akerman +Kiki Nelson  

2013-05-10 14:42:54 (33 comments, 20 reshares, 273 +1s)

In The Key Of Blue

2013-05-09 13:36:27 (18 comments, 5 reshares, 206 +1s)

Next Year: Same Time, Same Place.  Sun Provided.

2013-05-08 19:21:28 (32 comments, 1 reshares, 115 +1s)

Crusha Your Head
crush crush crush

Just a little silliness as we leave to get that hair trimmed. :)

2013-05-08 14:12:13 (24 comments, 3 reshares, 153 +1s)

She Might've Woken On The Wrong Side Of The Bed

2013-05-07 13:59:55 (36 comments, 11 reshares, 192 +1s)

Bubble Gum Bubble Gum In A Dish


Happy Tuesday, peeps!  The color of this flower makes me want chew some bubble gum and blow some bubbles. :)

2013-05-07 11:41:52 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

So many wonderful Macros!  Thank you all for participating. :)

Next Week's Mini-Theme Is:  L I G H T

Here are some of the great images we saw for #macromonday  yesterday (Check them out!):

+Brian Grzelewski 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/108907552935332685211/posts/87fgFNAPQ1C

+Rob Weiher 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115644063183821773031/posts/EtPjr7pVcJ8 

+Saji Saju 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/108600053034125944390/posts/NQgvoQnSory 

+Ruslan Hrushchak 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/117447520272601697462/posts/BUUaxF1Wg67

+Nadia Pewinski 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100432265657380354319/posts/KDzKBJ6yF41

+Matt Wachowski 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106661503134897533856/posts/3n7Y6p7Gdth 

2013-05-06 20:31:52 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

We take photographs. We live for light. We breath vision. It's what keeps us going. We are photographers.

But David is blind. Totally blind. He sees colour only in his dreams. He says he feels like a ghost - nobody notices him - but he only knows he's for real when he walks into something and feels the pain.

Please watch this video by UK documentary photographer +J A Mortram who's been documenting David's life for a while along with the lives of many other folk in his home town. It's a project called Small Town Inertia. It's important.

I've never asked before but if you're one of the Google+ big wigs with thousands of followers then please would you consider sharing this? We want to raise - no, we WILL raise - $3200 dollars so that David can have a scanner and then be able to read again. 

If you feel moved then please contribute -a... more »

2013-05-06 16:55:34 (29 comments, 5 reshares, 165 +1s)

  #HeresToTheMoms  

When it comes to moms, I was graced with the best one ever.  Period.
We've had our bumps along the way (I wasn't a barrel of sunshine all the time. Hard to believe, I know, but it's true!) but she taught me what it means to have and keep a family together.  Sometimes you make mistakes or feel frustrated but you always dust yourself off, catch your breath and go back in for round 2 (or 3 or 4) because that's what family is about.  Getting through the challenges together makes you stronger and the love is unmatched.
She has the biggest heart of anyone I know, she's silly and fun and full of life.
She's my biggest fan, my best advisor (I still roll my eyes sometimes) and my best friend and I only hope my kids feel the same about me when they are grown.
I love you, mom.  Happy (early) Mother's Day.  ♥

Photo by mydad: 196... more »

2013-05-05 23:32:01 (23 comments, 4 reshares, 210 +1s)

It's Just about Macro Monday Time!

This week's mini-theme is:  K I T C H E N   O B J E C T S

As always...
- Post YOUR WORK ONLY!
- Make sure you post Public - so everyone can enjoy it.
- Use the hashtag #macromonday to share your photo to the stream
- Please +mention +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy to help us better find your work!
- Remember the mini-theme is optional!
- And of course, have fun!


Wired This Way

2013-05-05 15:18:52 (29 comments, 3 reshares, 124 +1s)

Tattooed Into You ~ 18/52

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~John Muir, 1913

Selfy Sunday - The Great Outdoors

2013-05-05 15:15:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

Added photos to The Selfy Sunday Project.

2013-05-04 21:08:02 (30 comments, 11 reshares, 178 +1s)

It's +Chrysta Rae day!

Happy Birthday, Chrysta!  Thank you for letting your sunshine out into the world for all of us to bask in.  I hope you are getting some sunshine back today.  Love you, beautiful lady! ♥

#happybirthdaychrystarae

Live Out Loud!

2013-05-04 13:10:18 (20 comments, 4 reshares, 142 +1s)

Cheap Entertainment

He is still scheming and planning how, oh how he can get to the fishes!

Happy Saturday, everyone!


#CATURDAY 

2013-05-03 14:45:08 (37 comments, 9 reshares, 208 +1s)

And Her Love, It Blazes


#floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner 

2013-05-03 02:55:45 (50 comments, 20 reshares, 204 +1s)

I was down at the bottom of the dune at Jockey's Ridge in North Carolina.  Watching the people on top turn to silhouette as the sun started to set.  One of those moments when you're reminded how very small you are in the grand scheme of the universe.  I think we all need moments like that sometimes.

See Yourself Running With The Stars  

2013-05-02 20:00:04 (27 comments, 10 reshares, 144 +1s)

The Soft Slow Swaying Of The Morning

I just love the bluebells swaying in the spring breeze.

#purplecircle  

2013-05-02 17:36:51 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 63 +1s)

Welcome to the new Google+ Photos page!

The photo community here on Google+ keeps inspiring us every day. Your passion for sharing beautiful photography drives us to keep thinking of new ways to make your images shine. This doesn’t just mean building new features you can use to share and discuss those important photos in your life -- we also want to help this vibrant community of Google+ photographers grow. 

So, say hello to the new Google+ Photos page! Here’s what you can expect:

You’ll get inspired. We’ll share beautiful and thought-provoking photographs, and shine a spotlight on the photographers who created them. 

You’ll meet great new people. Through Google+ Photographer Spotlights, the Google+ Photos Chat Series, and good-natured conversations within the community, you’ll be able to connect with people around the world wholove photos a... more »

2013-05-02 13:03:28 (20 comments, 7 reshares, 140 +1s)

An old favorite of my kids and the magic that is the sea.  I'm so looking forward to returning there this summer.

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea." ~e.e. cummings

2013-05-02 11:07:42 (16 comments, 13 reshares, 101 +1s)

Three little pigs part 3: a little twist to how the third pig got away! He was obviously a Pixar fan ;) #foodart #pixar

2013-05-01 13:27:05 (24 comments, 10 reshares, 178 +1s)

On the lookout for the next big thing because it would solve a lot of the problems of having to deal with the same old stuff.
~Storypeople

Kimberton, I bought you some lovely ranunculus flowers but I thought I'd keep them here with me.  Safe for you.  All pretty like.  You understand, right?  But no worries, I did make you this little picture.  You're welcome. ;-)

I love you, woman.  Each and every last oddball, inappropriate bit of you.  Keep kicking butt. ♥

#weloveyoupemberton
+kimberton pemberly 

2013-04-30 21:16:23 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

I absolutely love this interview with our +Lotus Carroll by +Holly Clark for the wonderful blog, +Mortal Muses.  ♥  

It inspired me, made me nod my head a good bit and feel grinny inside and on my face.  You should check out both the interview and the blog here: http://mortalmuses.com/2013/04/30/conversation-with-lotus-carrol/ 

Both are worth the read!

2013-04-30 18:05:27 (28 comments, 4 reshares, 158 +1s)

And They Danced With Waiting To Be Asked

2013-04-30 12:06:34 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

Another great #macromonday has come and gone!

Next Week's mini-theme is  K I T C H E N   O B J E C T S

Here are just a few of the great images we saw.  Click through and check them out:

+chris richard 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/102255720890649514668/posts/gFCRE67LETj 

+Heiko Mahr 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106344692058705402332/posts/VL17EVudgDn 

+Richard Kralicek 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114585758998648924810/posts/MHHUc8H9zmn 

+Carina Marsh 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111961510856256014073/posts/aBw5tbZkhkS 

+Allan Jocson 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/113844872552935798937/posts/gLfhi9JV9gf 

+Shawn Miller 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/103200531030838985967/posts/GB8FaNKZXAG 

2013-04-30 03:16:16 (51 comments, 9 reshares, 202 +1s)

Looking For The Key ~ 17/52


#52selfs  #52Project #52weeks

2013-04-29 13:05:46 (25 comments, 6 reshares, 151 +1s)

Macro Monday is here!

This week's mini-theme is: B U B B L E S

As always...
- Post YOUR WORK ONLY!
- Make sure you post Public - so everyone can enjoy it.
- Use the hashtag #macrocmonday to share your photo to the stream
- Please +mention +Jake Easley +Jennifer Eden +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy to help us better find your work!
- Remember the mini-theme is optional!
- And of course, have fun!

Somewhere Under The Rainbow

2013-04-28 19:08:44 (16 comments, 7 reshares, 150 +1s)

Welcome To Another Macro Monday!

This week's mini-theme is: B U B B L E S

As always...
- Post YOUR WORK ONLY!
- Make sure you post Public - so everyone can enjoy it.
- Use the hashtag #macrocmonday to share your photo to the stream
- Please +mention +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy to help us better find your work!
- Remember the mini-theme is optional!
- And of course, have fun!

Bubble Trouble

2013-04-27 13:52:55 (40 comments, 15 reshares, 174 +1s)

Saturday is #CATURDAY  

Go ahead.  Try and take my banana.

2013-04-27 02:10:40 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 125 +1s)

“What do stars do? They shine.” 
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

2013-04-26 14:24:06 (28 comments, 5 reshares, 170 +1s)

This is a tree on fire with love, but it's still scary since most people think love only looks like one thing instead of the whole world.
~Storypeople

Happy Friday!  I hope you find some sunshine today. :)

2013-04-26 02:47:58 (51 comments, 24 reshares, 238 +1s)

and i've got
no illusions about you
and guess what?
i never did
and when i said
when i said i'll take it
i meant, 
i meant as is

Ani Difranco-As Is