Weekly Photo Challenge

the subject from stixandstonz is:

“What’s  on Your Feet”

When I was younger I loved matching shoes and handbag for every outfit.  Today, I have other priorities, like being comfortable.  I don’t have to please too many people so you will find me either barefoot or in toeless flipflops.  I wear them year round and paint my toenails.  If I go out I wear whatever is acceptable but kick them off when I come home.  My feet like freedom.

My feet and a few others

My comfort zone is shoe free or nearly so.

 

All of these feet belong to a Xanga friend who I have done some photo editing for.   I’ve grown quite fond of him and his family.  The children are always smiling so I picture the whole family as having happy feet, perfect for this challenge.

  

Two pairs of shoes in this image.  The large ones belong to an internet friend who periodically has me editing some of his photos.  His walking shoes graced one of his photos and now they grace my image.  John stands at the left in his similar pair of walking shoes.  There is something about those shoes which make my honey appear to me as “so darn cute”.

 

The “Yellow Brick Road” does graphic challenges with photos we share.  We did a challenge just this week where I used shoes and boots in my created theme.  You can see it HERE.

Have a great week.  Thanks always for your comments and
Keep on taking those photos.

Weekly Photo Challenge

the subject from furtherthoughts is:

“What’s  Cooking”

Mine is a very simple recipe and I call it a country plate.  You can vary the vegetables and the meats and you could put a sauce of some kind on it.  I like it with a tomato sauce but haven’t used any with it here.

My Photos

I get everything ready to go.  Here you see a bit of FRESH grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on the right followed with fresh carrots thinly sliced, cubed potatoes, onion more or less cubed, sweet green peppers which I love and a type of spicy sausage which I cut into rounds.

 

I put the veggies into olive oil I have peppered then toss them to coat a bit then cook them in the Microwave.  These took 6 minutes as you see them.

 

I added the cuts of meat to the veggies, tossed them then back into the microwave for 4 minutes.  The meat is precooked so I like to get it hot but prefer not to cook it a lot as it shrinks and gets tough.

 

I added a bit of dried parsley and the parmesan cheese garnish.  Add salt and pepper to taste. 

This takes a very short amount of time and it’s tasty.  I fixed it for John’s lunch if that gives you a hint how quick and easy it is.

Have a great week,
keep on taking those photos and
thanks always for your comments.

 

Weekly Photo Challenge

the subject from Jerjonji is:

“zOOm In”

Sometimes we don’t see the trees for the forest.  It’s good to “zoom in” for a closer look which can enhance your day physically, emotionally, spiritually and photographically.  Because of hurried/harried lives Zooming in to what is around us, but usually gone unseen, may be what the doctor ordered to give us balance on our tightrope of life. 

Some of my photos

This is a small portion of the forest, my sister’s yard after a long Winter.  The growing areas surround her home on all four sides and it contains large trees, an area for vegetables, a small running creek branch in the back, bee hives and lots of flowers.  It takes a lot of work to get it into shape after a Winter of snow, ice, wind and downed branches.

And the ZOOM’S are the trees.  This is Grape Hyacinth popping up for Spring.

And Vinca with its showy faces of purple

And Pussy Willow

And Miniature Dafodills with an Angel escort

And a cat pretending it’s a flower

And a prayer blessing the growth in this Spring wonderland to be.  

Summer will show off its floral growth as well.   Its flowers in my sister’s yard will be a new assortment I am waiting to “zOOm In” on for some future challenge.

Due to cruel and unusual circumstances I was late with the challenge this week but due to those same circumstances I was able to take the photos I have displayed.  It’s a great life.

Keep on taking those photos,

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge

the subject from Assipassi  is:

 ”Fall Colours”  

 

No matter what the season is here in the U.S. I love Fall Colours.  Because of our Summer drought, we had such a dull, colorless 2007 Fall.  So, I am using older photos.

 

I grew up playing under these trees that grow in the Mt. Notre Dame Convent grounds.  Not a great image as it was near dark when I took it (October 20, 2001) but they were filled with Fall Colour. 

 

This is a Fall Colour scene (October 20, 2001) not far from us on the Little Miami River near the Loveland Canoe rental. 

 

And this image was taken on a beautiful fall day (October 21, 2001).  Fall was so colorful in 2001 we drove to Indiana for photos.  This Burning Bush, dressed in its blood red fall colors is at the Brookville Dam in Indiana.  Indiana is noted for its scenic Fall Colour drives.  See a collection of Indiana Fall Photos HERE.

 

Cemeteries are favorite photo hangouts for us.  We drive around in cemeteries because they have so many splendid scenes and Fall creates exceptional enhancements.  This little tree was the only fall color sitting at the top of this cemetery hill (November 14, 2004).  The spot looks over onto the hill of another cemetery so made an interesting shot and the two little red homes appeared as accents calling to the tree to “BE RED”. 

 

Our favorite cemetery, Spring Grove Cincinnati (October 31, 2004), has over 40 miles of paved road and a large number of lakes on the grounds.  I love visiting and taking photos there especially in Fall. 

 

This Japanese Fan tree or Ginkgo (October 31, 2004) is one of many large specimens on the grounds.  They are the largest I have ever seen and they are really beautiful, Summer, Winter, Spring or Fall. 

 

I almost forgot this image (October 27, 2003).  Taken at a vendor stand in Indiana, it was a bit iffy in focus but they are such gorgeous Mums in thier “Fall Colours” .  Because it wasn’t the best image I played a little in PaintShopPro as they provided a Fall Colourful finish to my challenge entry. 

 

Have a super week, keep on taking those photos and thanks always for your comments.