tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36784469043688062792024-02-21T02:08:47.169-07:00RANDOM THOUGHTSEVERYDAY SOMETHING AMAZES MEDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-53970193098515558222011-03-15T08:09:00.002-06:002011-03-15T08:26:50.842-06:00nature<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com">sunday shutterbugs</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMhciaXUvyXkJK7Xq8YGQ5tlxtI0BY1ukPNon3Wl51MMV6ion9kUaM4biRwtit7vjsca_4BCPadRE1_HAz7l57AJ45mxHVMJ6LQc2E8NufBlh-CwR6RDiTlJU0yiT_ki1bH_pM9IYkdlh/s1600/DSC02967.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 456px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMhciaXUvyXkJK7Xq8YGQ5tlxtI0BY1ukPNon3Wl51MMV6ion9kUaM4biRwtit7vjsca_4BCPadRE1_HAz7l57AJ45mxHVMJ6LQc2E8NufBlh-CwR6RDiTlJU0yiT_ki1bH_pM9IYkdlh/s400/DSC02967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584308900714663890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">nature<br />natural environment<br />wilderness working together<br />with all forms of being<br />plants, animals and other features<br />of the world<br />developing of their own accord...<br />the way that<br />particular types of things<br />exist and change...<br />together<br /> making the most<br />amazing sights<br />and sounds<br />we experience every day...<br />nature is constant...<br />all beings<br />along side each other<br />entertaining us<br />with these amazing<br />art forms...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-59427296328362691992011-01-12T09:01:00.004-07:002011-01-12T09:10:08.739-07:00sunday shutterbugs<span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> the shapes of strawberries...<br /><br /><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH_XUJ__wj2yPu9yMYg0OfIeW_X1OzUVh-2Qe3L99pWJ1JmwMDLykVyVvvZ_FD-aE03xKtj4JOC72sdO51RngD7ECnJsz58Kyfv4owk7H9fyfMjFodjHKy8bDZ9_VUWCg-5-gQZNqSs3D/s1600/IMG_0467.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH_XUJ__wj2yPu9yMYg0OfIeW_X1OzUVh-2Qe3L99pWJ1JmwMDLykVyVvvZ_FD-aE03xKtj4JOC72sdO51RngD7ECnJsz58Kyfv4owk7H9fyfMjFodjHKy8bDZ9_VUWCg-5-gQZNqSs3D/s400/IMG_0467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330425614762418" border="0" /></a><br />i would say<br />a perfect food<br />super food<br />or both...<br />super perfect food<br />summertime<br />sticky sweet<br />juicy<br />dripping down my chin...<br />the first bite<br />luscious<br />tender sweet<br />hitting my senses<br />showing me that<br />mother nature is...<br />perfection.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-26456989872132448602010-12-30T12:17:00.024-07:002010-12-30T13:28:48.377-07:002010 photos<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">i wanted to share some of my favorite photos i have taken this year...</span> </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jcl-37esU4DJObY5M0qCgz419PZbyk10-Nier3HliTd3JEEqncSfQMlrjTETeAHk0I8THZw62Y018X0sx52ojHcc9JCjpix5xsP2pW_WmL-fOF-BjcFdp_aPVfTCurKgrP7jsniaQVT4/s1600/IMG_1370.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 472px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jcl-37esU4DJObY5M0qCgz419PZbyk10-Nier3HliTd3JEEqncSfQMlrjTETeAHk0I8THZw62Y018X0sx52ojHcc9JCjpix5xsP2pW_WmL-fOF-BjcFdp_aPVfTCurKgrP7jsniaQVT4/s400/IMG_1370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557788385670274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">this one i love so much as it shows such a joy on her little face, </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">such an innocent joy of just being...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">being with her favorite friend that moment..</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">in the sunshine...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">rolling in the grass...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">and giggling without a care in the world.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx69xCCfLXPZ6I2C_AmZmR2bVBkXGa7hIFLh-a2GlUvAAfxAaAnlCmbVBg0alTKI9sH4Xer-bQ0LiTyb_vWErOLcaGQ0PRmJcA4f8PHmAzqUZkiVY5_miNwnSBkI401cjFsuoVtn3Cqpv/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 446px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx69xCCfLXPZ6I2C_AmZmR2bVBkXGa7hIFLh-a2GlUvAAfxAaAnlCmbVBg0alTKI9sH4Xer-bQ0LiTyb_vWErOLcaGQ0PRmJcA4f8PHmAzqUZkiVY5_miNwnSBkI401cjFsuoVtn3Cqpv/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556559376079977666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">the simplicity of this shot<br />with all the curves and shape is very interesting to me..<br />i love the way the sun picks up details in the leaves.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRs0ZZR4Boc1EkhzzdKwvU6dUjEOMJAltUMQHetnJSFI_5s4Zvas6adHePXgDM3C4c9BeLrFtDVlfvuuoaqjLjNVw5rfBDM9q7FIPVqNavzb18CeHPfrMmQtWIg86ac1C8FvGqjsmVK2Z/s1600/IMG_1866.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIJKa0D8RdFbD7bHGCd8dp98YsIorDGfib-akRj_TT0vfrNA11jHoFZ-sw4PdeL8R4SBwvethXjAxv950a27uCAT-pc-qPTd-rcWWi7JAly9MtbvNlxnDvPalbd14Fla_Fn1DynStmjOh/s1600/IMG_1848.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 518px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIJKa0D8RdFbD7bHGCd8dp98YsIorDGfib-akRj_TT0vfrNA11jHoFZ-sw4PdeL8R4SBwvethXjAxv950a27uCAT-pc-qPTd-rcWWi7JAly9MtbvNlxnDvPalbd14Fla_Fn1DynStmjOh/s400/IMG_1848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556559300296813250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">who wouldn't love this in their back yard...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVln1ZQsMvSX05WPqOTNDkSp6XTuq6qvc6V_2nD9KmamJpOQZQFOHa683KSzIeRD6e6w3kslmzjCZFDm5V2BGcpzIojLU-WzzpNqv4M4UGwfloLS6b_1PNBKsISCZU4LB1dIcaO88gDdW/s1600/IMG_1747.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 476px; height: 421px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVln1ZQsMvSX05WPqOTNDkSp6XTuq6qvc6V_2nD9KmamJpOQZQFOHa683KSzIeRD6e6w3kslmzjCZFDm5V2BGcpzIojLU-WzzpNqv4M4UGwfloLS6b_1PNBKsISCZU4LB1dIcaO88gDdW/s400/IMG_1747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556559204912795794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the texture and color of this shot just relaxes me...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRs0ZZR4Boc1EkhzzdKwvU6dUjEOMJAltUMQHetnJSFI_5s4Zvas6adHePXgDM3C4c9BeLrFtDVlfvuuoaqjLjNVw5rfBDM9q7FIPVqNavzb18CeHPfrMmQtWIg86ac1C8FvGqjsmVK2Z/s1600/IMG_1866.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 525px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRs0ZZR4Boc1EkhzzdKwvU6dUjEOMJAltUMQHetnJSFI_5s4Zvas6adHePXgDM3C4c9BeLrFtDVlfvuuoaqjLjNVw5rfBDM9q7FIPVqNavzb18CeHPfrMmQtWIg86ac1C8FvGqjsmVK2Z/s400/IMG_1866.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556559782264096338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">this one is very restful and relaxing as well.<br />the way the sun reflects off the stem...<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G0H_I98edlELlF5SY1XXW-BrpBe7TVgj3vA8I1eg6hwd4xYwbk3ggk9h-Htlo6WCDF-yXlCLlPQeigTjUJxQcSBuzJPv3shVWteQx_idey5GimzVYIC-kcgb1Fxa8rITx2vjxWloJRge/s1600/IMG_1636.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UMNMrA7UYGR8Govu03YppnEcBSXVwodDFLP_-gJTOc_yaw4FQeeejlGmsHu7ecxHsgS_Urxz1lH7Lj5BFvxY_i3EI5ngkW_Vdk9ldNP8IHM2nZBqQ1idpWNMsUvdC7CUHyejblRZTuC4/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UMNMrA7UYGR8Govu03YppnEcBSXVwodDFLP_-gJTOc_yaw4FQeeejlGmsHu7ecxHsgS_Urxz1lH7Lj5BFvxY_i3EI5ngkW_Vdk9ldNP8IHM2nZBqQ1idpWNMsUvdC7CUHyejblRZTuC4/s400/IMG_1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558971463039538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">who can resist a rainbow..<br />especially with sun reflecting off a red mountain<br />in the foreground<br />playing up the colors.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wN8h-UABMc4JVANvTtZKc0Msq3uEYk7cKPcZlBSJRKSz7geD6w2PR57fg20oDvfjX3KfhhCSODqA_7xwqAfPkKbdDl-B3e_T_yHSjVGZJ0n43ctsurIoMj-D30x-ztAzXsBY5tCVIgnI/s1600/IMG_1655.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 474px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wN8h-UABMc4JVANvTtZKc0Msq3uEYk7cKPcZlBSJRKSz7geD6w2PR57fg20oDvfjX3KfhhCSODqA_7xwqAfPkKbdDl-B3e_T_yHSjVGZJ0n43ctsurIoMj-D30x-ztAzXsBY5tCVIgnI/s400/IMG_1655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558872755208178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">waterfalls one after another can grab some sunshine also..<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnualqgs-_amxmhJxJYEkZtAov8F7Q_p6JzYPZAaDzecf4xZszyOMcavUisTEY9wgCvOMHMi7MeEZ5DxV9IrYha09BQroLJVzwee-xLPoRg7uvj6pcRoZN6MY_wbfAo4g3sgkucMt-xDF/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk32WOLtvj8OO_aEf-GoqYtJv0AxhjqAdwL7BAH6HL74sZ27MYbt__h6t2qL6mPIqhyphenhyphenbvRljd2ZS4O2GwPKUQlZoYASpdbkSI82X1Mb2P5IoMPX-0CVc2WZFIgk4OxuPJWFFtVfDTKIte/s1600/IMG_1692.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 473px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk32WOLtvj8OO_aEf-GoqYtJv0AxhjqAdwL7BAH6HL74sZ27MYbt__h6t2qL6mPIqhyphenhyphenbvRljd2ZS4O2GwPKUQlZoYASpdbkSI82X1Mb2P5IoMPX-0CVc2WZFIgk4OxuPJWFFtVfDTKIte/s400/IMG_1692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556559079156355906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this one captured the memories of finding all those<br />wonderful wild mushrooms...<br />all in the freezer awaiting a big steaming bowl of wild mushroom<br />soup with wildrice..<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF07pCLkbi2QrMqqTIuJXnFoAl9oYNolfWH5RIOUI_lSYwacPMsJe5MUgcW5JJ0NZwmYoktjA1BDOSxkPZo4mu8EXRWVVNsKjH3B-N6gTsplbjF2O0o9aYhe6dNcE-8gqOQulAd6Y1aAge/s1600/IMG_1636.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 477px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF07pCLkbi2QrMqqTIuJXnFoAl9oYNolfWH5RIOUI_lSYwacPMsJe5MUgcW5JJ0NZwmYoktjA1BDOSxkPZo4mu8EXRWVVNsKjH3B-N6gTsplbjF2O0o9aYhe6dNcE-8gqOQulAd6Y1aAge/s400/IMG_1636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558618985344818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">i take photos of the Crystal Mill every year...<br />this years shots are my favorites..<br />the wildflowers do something wonderful<br />and of course the sun is playing along very well..<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXRl2m17MX8MdEUH60mqPU05j45Q2mkrlTVW0leV6pF_Ea_kS8y6ueHlb4-NygJLucrS97NocDHEC6XJDHOfb3SeDBqxrFCdm7L0vxCeQzX4grzt7QNrDAOizYxq-tBPLUO2T6h01pOdq/s1600/IMG_1632.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXRl2m17MX8MdEUH60mqPU05j45Q2mkrlTVW0leV6pF_Ea_kS8y6ueHlb4-NygJLucrS97NocDHEC6XJDHOfb3SeDBqxrFCdm7L0vxCeQzX4grzt7QNrDAOizYxq-tBPLUO2T6h01pOdq/s400/IMG_1632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558494466952626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">there is something so serene with this one...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IK9nu9LsIoMfXfC_sTLgHWD0inYD0yTcyA4APg-q9AHtUgLAsYInyJh2UDkZ5IIIhlmYlJMk9xAslDVDuNz0DJ5FjFzXP907ITVAohEKSA0oGnhzlg7jCz7vHqQWdfHAUxfZc4EPwVwJ/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 440px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IK9nu9LsIoMfXfC_sTLgHWD0inYD0yTcyA4APg-q9AHtUgLAsYInyJh2UDkZ5IIIhlmYlJMk9xAslDVDuNz0DJ5FjFzXP907ITVAohEKSA0oGnhzlg7jCz7vHqQWdfHAUxfZc4EPwVwJ/s400/IMG_1610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558191217362978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">and this one...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMx6aHTZdfiqbhcXAwinKNl7-nVBKgCmFiNhFMW0eepAWmsFI5mOTri9Y61ltCJT8uCuiITHjl2grnBuFXyoHngeI_2Lnk38rplGO8u50TbK1IPn_UfQtlrlEpyyrsfO7DC6WMqQTubRg/s1600/IMG_1544.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMx6aHTZdfiqbhcXAwinKNl7-nVBKgCmFiNhFMW0eepAWmsFI5mOTri9Y61ltCJT8uCuiITHjl2grnBuFXyoHngeI_2Lnk38rplGO8u50TbK1IPn_UfQtlrlEpyyrsfO7DC6WMqQTubRg/s400/IMG_1544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556558035531041122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">trying to get a group shot with a crazy family is always<br />a challenge.. but lots of fun..<br />love the action...<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kGb4csUXvzafWXSYgrCwlNMR0YO-F4HI2Q4-XP5uJhqHFXjoq5Y9SUnQBDtot0FAPeFhJ4cdORqmqDxKS7b6gwHmAlHC8vcWDozl6BJet5wg38U0X-iVjUdIZr_LBot7UXH6UsW2IrmS/s1600/IMG_1391.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kGb4csUXvzafWXSYgrCwlNMR0YO-F4HI2Q4-XP5uJhqHFXjoq5Y9SUnQBDtot0FAPeFhJ4cdORqmqDxKS7b6gwHmAlHC8vcWDozl6BJet5wg38U0X-iVjUdIZr_LBot7UXH6UsW2IrmS/s400/IMG_1391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557875727759474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu1PQB-70rKIm6IvKG8bWS43aROgWs_PI6X2AsuzjQvjmwXHZOBLBS507zsZcrkI4pKoNFpLcAnGQwVO-kEAB8VlGFvPd4H8TTXXD4kZ_jd-rrBAgDPuGMWF4GgjlRhj27Zh7CNXI5sB7/s1600/IMG_1532.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu1PQB-70rKIm6IvKG8bWS43aROgWs_PI6X2AsuzjQvjmwXHZOBLBS507zsZcrkI4pKoNFpLcAnGQwVO-kEAB8VlGFvPd4H8TTXXD4kZ_jd-rrBAgDPuGMWF4GgjlRhj27Zh7CNXI5sB7/s400/IMG_1532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557949576725026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">flowers and flowers..<br />i can never take enough shots ..<br />the butterfly is of course a visit from Gma...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxaBz3GqqgbcVGdQyWLqNmjPqnQ0FqSuu17DWMfxQiFbHS7KAAjPvPXkRDx4tD0-Z-_WsrRT2DehRf3dCelmKVa_gcWY55PoBVNTqAXNGdS0gCj9xLz3oCUIxw8oxiSVhkNrY9wb7XWnr/s1600/IMG_1352.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxaBz3GqqgbcVGdQyWLqNmjPqnQ0FqSuu17DWMfxQiFbHS7KAAjPvPXkRDx4tD0-Z-_WsrRT2DehRf3dCelmKVa_gcWY55PoBVNTqAXNGdS0gCj9xLz3oCUIxw8oxiSVhkNrY9wb7XWnr/s400/IMG_1352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557684898854834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">campfires and roasting marshmallows in the yard!!!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7HQJaCZI8jtYX8iLxO8oLCLhB8c1-uRr3VCoALPU80uj4Bxi-nDX1DC8KDVADBuYge0Td4OjdR7XLUO51wb2qnh-paGz_UEDeNUwH88wDNAOkelsVMvKKigvsuL-XLhFub-YmI6v0w5e/s1600/IMG_1205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7HQJaCZI8jtYX8iLxO8oLCLhB8c1-uRr3VCoALPU80uj4Bxi-nDX1DC8KDVADBuYge0Td4OjdR7XLUO51wb2qnh-paGz_UEDeNUwH88wDNAOkelsVMvKKigvsuL-XLhFub-YmI6v0w5e/s400/IMG_1205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557598909875490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">there is such a softness to this photo...<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm6sHl9jhZojJ7_96KILNeE02suOSSSCn8ZpwnVLqSI0k1XJd_XAkv2v3FhY_rti1ScLf9wVU18a0Z5crkUCsEI2zgy2a2b1NTafVCknXYbBHxYeAKLtmAK8kEj3AUr0lDMUh2ex78q8w/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm6sHl9jhZojJ7_96KILNeE02suOSSSCn8ZpwnVLqSI0k1XJd_XAkv2v3FhY_rti1ScLf9wVU18a0Z5crkUCsEI2zgy2a2b1NTafVCknXYbBHxYeAKLtmAK8kEj3AUr0lDMUh2ex78q8w/s400/IMG_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557527092130514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">a brilliance to the colors here...<br />mother nature is amazing...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWruq1Sa9o_ejetMM3l2u5yCC4fE7x_tLN71hgDUJwRdorWhstEtIBaCy5sMDLf5T6dbeBwYZfMJRw62YvmWwtFTzojEMoWptiHfVKt1um70W_zPO87xxTJc_EhBEuy5fDAuk32mm1MPa/s1600/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWruq1Sa9o_ejetMM3l2u5yCC4fE7x_tLN71hgDUJwRdorWhstEtIBaCy5sMDLf5T6dbeBwYZfMJRw62YvmWwtFTzojEMoWptiHfVKt1um70W_zPO87xxTJc_EhBEuy5fDAuk32mm1MPa/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557437333425106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the waves of the ocean at a new angle..<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLNMmHqgKXU-00DmpaCQX7eAevvyFHXKZGIWB3BUKHxB6MAOvqAVK3sz5kzZF7glX0RArUiYxoPA2H8ogY4e98WoZncTCDXrfY9QrBdIef_2CQ0Kd9ZZKm7JpIQAwuWFhHURsNw3DVg5e/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLNMmHqgKXU-00DmpaCQX7eAevvyFHXKZGIWB3BUKHxB6MAOvqAVK3sz5kzZF7glX0RArUiYxoPA2H8ogY4e98WoZncTCDXrfY9QrBdIef_2CQ0Kd9ZZKm7JpIQAwuWFhHURsNw3DVg5e/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557332165017794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">wonder what this guy is up too...<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYwIG-AELRO42Yy_35Wa77cYz81EDFer0W2PwX0EZXd_PKrbdhiRwe9w332sju4fSjVcg6_YaCik5uqvMhmJROsJ5IPgdusH4Lo3gYSnQsdhtdtb7ZgUymxbOn_b1G2xA0uVoZ4qNkzfC/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYwIG-AELRO42Yy_35Wa77cYz81EDFer0W2PwX0EZXd_PKrbdhiRwe9w332sju4fSjVcg6_YaCik5uqvMhmJROsJ5IPgdusH4Lo3gYSnQsdhtdtb7ZgUymxbOn_b1G2xA0uVoZ4qNkzfC/s400/IMG_0445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556557223719448418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the random things you find walking around your mom's property...<br />no idea who's boot this was..<br />or how and when it got here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /><br /></span></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-51930636370812845262010-12-13T08:59:00.011-07:002010-12-13T10:52:54.286-07:0034th anniversary and jam...<div style="text-align: center;">102 jars of jam later ...<br />we were beat.<br />Jamie and I spent one whole day making...<br />organic raspberry jam,<br />blackberry jam,<br />raspberry blueberry jam,<br />raspberry blackberry jam...<br />I have to say that it beats shopping for gifts...<br />and who doesn't love jam...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWxYBtw8Pk_PGrb54qFGcvxqQn34LeYjIEkmFyFv4boC-hMpCbG-oQ5-rN1zJ6FAc5pfYKQW2NxG3vNJcbl6dsR4p6d581fU-aAOAuvzPHa3WP3uNTenir39WlUDq4FqbEVDcOfIboTOf/s1600/IMG_1782.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWxYBtw8Pk_PGrb54qFGcvxqQn34LeYjIEkmFyFv4boC-hMpCbG-oQ5-rN1zJ6FAc5pfYKQW2NxG3vNJcbl6dsR4p6d581fU-aAOAuvzPHa3WP3uNTenir39WlUDq4FqbEVDcOfIboTOf/s400/IMG_1782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550214685611614706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> I want to blog about a contest I entered as well, and the prize is $150 visa card.. yeah I never win anything but it's always fun to try... Nicole at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pinchmysalt.com/">pinch my salt</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is taking entries and all you have to do is leave a comment ect. at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://reviews.pinchmysalt.com/2010/12/eating-healthy-through-the-holidays/">pinch my salt reviews</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> telling how you eat healthy during the holidays...<br />it's really fun to read all the other entries and see what everyone else is up to as far as staying in shape.. it's always good to get new ideas..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">speaking of food...</span></span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDLvSeq8uwjZuBxKrIwF8DXkgytJm-mzd0aKSkJGWyt3hTZP0kubGHHs_W2uBckYl2UzZpf-vEJWuF3BPxgXOdp7qThfMQ_Z_YVL66bMZV2RBNy3xa1oPiA_KmUkB7EqDBmad4wlHG6bs/s1600/IMG_1777.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDLvSeq8uwjZuBxKrIwF8DXkgytJm-mzd0aKSkJGWyt3hTZP0kubGHHs_W2uBckYl2UzZpf-vEJWuF3BPxgXOdp7qThfMQ_Z_YVL66bMZV2RBNy3xa1oPiA_KmUkB7EqDBmad4wlHG6bs/s400/IMG_1777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550214559489995666" border="0" /></a><br />this was our anniversary dinner...<br />delish...<br />spinach salad with caramelized red onion and corn,<br />caramelized with orange infused olive oil and turbinado sugar.<br />plump blackberries,<br />blue cheese crumbles,<br />toasted pine nuts,<br />and a drizzle of the orange infused olive oil and 15 year aged balsamic...<br /><br />the shrimp was sauteed in red pepper olive oil with finely chopped<br />jalapeno and whole garlic cloves, with a little finely chopped onion...<br />and a splash of fresh lemon juice right at the end.<br /><br />this was a great dinner and very healthy.<br /><br />we also went downtown for first Friday and the lighting of main street...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zME402KgkO4ykG2wWnJdRg5-P5tF0iQcoTc4VaXt2ic6uEzqSuVRTYluK_fMpE2MVEPgWE9defMlvysqNuTLdo0NIfZyyGEydwC4JVe31G5nrzJCksCPW9V6b8Z_VqsXYNU2SermqnfH/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zME402KgkO4ykG2wWnJdRg5-P5tF0iQcoTc4VaXt2ic6uEzqSuVRTYluK_fMpE2MVEPgWE9defMlvysqNuTLdo0NIfZyyGEydwC4JVe31G5nrzJCksCPW9V6b8Z_VqsXYNU2SermqnfH/s400/IMG_1775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550214450881861842" border="0" /></a><br />I love small town life...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-wMqT9wobDZ42AYpSHypmqnwhIruz551hznEbGvFvv2CBl5aR_LuML45tXQkZrnd6Utyhq9F2y90_DheiLAwn6mNnllPBYvDp8SJEzkY6kr1ruNkknCAgG4g5iK48ouosPArAfC4Rrlk/s1600/IMG_1772.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-wMqT9wobDZ42AYpSHypmqnwhIruz551hznEbGvFvv2CBl5aR_LuML45tXQkZrnd6Utyhq9F2y90_DheiLAwn6mNnllPBYvDp8SJEzkY6kr1ruNkknCAgG4g5iK48ouosPArAfC4Rrlk/s400/IMG_1772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550214199596184242" border="0" /></a><br />main street was closed down and everyone walked along with the horses<br />and enjoyed the lights...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVDc_keAs8ZXE6IQ7pmb0TQsZT0_qAFZ3-vyaPrguMfbr79Bo88E-2uYMRxvPHK1bnprwX7RgmLhRRk-vTC51URHpMdatiDfCV2s-wY4NBu7u9_6_RU_O6lLrECRXosDGtyre1VCEFRrm/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVDc_keAs8ZXE6IQ7pmb0TQsZT0_qAFZ3-vyaPrguMfbr79Bo88E-2uYMRxvPHK1bnprwX7RgmLhRRk-vTC51URHpMdatiDfCV2s-wY4NBu7u9_6_RU_O6lLrECRXosDGtyre1VCEFRrm/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550213520286054738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">merry merry christmas<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-64155992815930011262010-12-01T08:23:00.007-07:002010-12-01T08:53:37.378-07:00I wonder where summer has gone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4us2PRL9P8LO1uIXRvFBZSEtdPkdoLmE2yiBd4_NA6vivrwF8EdLr982j7qGe8LJwDsOYiuxWuwAe5IPQUdSINTO3s2rOb4eu1VbkydyOB3C0Z64qrwgF_BOWzrRanUxe83_BKgAvKbG/s1600/IMG_1751.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pD7kwGCxeoyZnk_sv1ybLACd8k8MUTvLlAuwr8AspvjCYd6Kw2ozNiMsXlAQ9usuofsMoNnyuumnEeeaRzGy4epeVuQz8OiFiJOrjK2onVY70P_6jIHYcYPXmP7XciFVk-h9WdZmIWDp/s1600/IMG_1397.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 426px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pD7kwGCxeoyZnk_sv1ybLACd8k8MUTvLlAuwr8AspvjCYd6Kw2ozNiMsXlAQ9usuofsMoNnyuumnEeeaRzGy4epeVuQz8OiFiJOrjK2onVY70P_6jIHYcYPXmP7XciFVk-h9WdZmIWDp/s400/IMG_1397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545740198325213538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I wonder where<br />summer has gone...<br />to the heavens above with a whisper ...<br />the days have grown short<br />and fall is long gone<br />only winter days are ahead of us...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">don't think about the beauty of summer<br />for it has passed<br />only to return with color and song<br />after winter colors have faded....<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">for now lets rejoice<br />in the colors of cold..<br />blues of the colorado sky<br />shades of white<br />mounding on the green of pines...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">the leaves have all fallen<br />with the passing of seasons<br />returning next spring<br />with the promise of lazy days in the hammock<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">the icicles will form<br />on the eaves all around...<br />the sun will reflect the colors<br />of the rainbow from within them<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">all we have left of summer<br />are the warm memories of flowers<br />and buds bursting alive with life<br />of family and friends relaxing.....outside....<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">for now lets gear up<br />and go out for a hike in the snow<br />the sun will be blasting<br />to warm our hearts and our bodies...<br /><br />I welcome winter snow.........<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg0zX7N3v9CLSy64ni3TDHvgJvxGjcPGTb-zLFYvAhJa1a_YucOQODjHQaD5cq58DXHWXJMlLyN_LZLPqb6lbu42jGs4nwyyNuzL2KUED4PLKEz2YajG0Uef9zLtUi9tEkCNHPT3mg8H8/s1600/DSC01267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg0zX7N3v9CLSy64ni3TDHvgJvxGjcPGTb-zLFYvAhJa1a_YucOQODjHQaD5cq58DXHWXJMlLyN_LZLPqb6lbu42jGs4nwyyNuzL2KUED4PLKEz2YajG0Uef9zLtUi9tEkCNHPT3mg8H8/s400/DSC01267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545741272568029970" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-58931752203304966982010-11-24T09:46:00.004-07:002010-11-24T09:55:36.222-07:00one day at a time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe5vEGlK5MG1CUOT_mnPoyhi-A5mY1uDpN59zSU-0T0AqslFI8Qex3uJK3DPrUARFCsxqYG1cS2301gNcUgIuHqpDeiQQrimMTlivGBD-pv-CELHAOfFvdrtHpZeO9teghWIwn0PCsfTa/s1600/IMG_1756.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 466px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe5vEGlK5MG1CUOT_mnPoyhi-A5mY1uDpN59zSU-0T0AqslFI8Qex3uJK3DPrUARFCsxqYG1cS2301gNcUgIuHqpDeiQQrimMTlivGBD-pv-CELHAOfFvdrtHpZeO9teghWIwn0PCsfTa/s400/IMG_1756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543160232203137026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ85uLCFRIsG0jcuixGGPkr_-bzzEjxMiKIkWLf81_-eVTZ-7gCLIJnpPU0MvvBHY_FYoLHEAL6_2o24R-715hnteDNwthfOKUsObAqF8BbhhNX4SaDfkQKfUvvdF2aHPW6ZIK0LbHvNaS/s1600/IMG_1736.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">one day at a time...<br />this is enough...<br />do not look back<br />and grieve over the past,<br />for it is gone...<br />and do not be troubled about the future,<br />for it has not yet come...<br />live in the present,<br />and make it so beautiful<br />it will be worth remembering...<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-58023775874716704982010-08-09T13:18:00.002-06:002010-08-09T13:22:15.726-06:00people<div style="text-align: center;">the theme for <a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> this week<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">people</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJXgk2jpgbrKrAs0sb90EHIol9QdUkmBdzl-DJ38fQE1apNRG6sD3dLl2hkqCaRTtSL7vgwxMLrmj8ULctPmo2WYYT5NiHbjNIltklWA26f8vijqXMTauBIRHDYRljtA_yIOwr3XcDCZ6/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJXgk2jpgbrKrAs0sb90EHIol9QdUkmBdzl-DJ38fQE1apNRG6sD3dLl2hkqCaRTtSL7vgwxMLrmj8ULctPmo2WYYT5NiHbjNIltklWA26f8vijqXMTauBIRHDYRljtA_yIOwr3XcDCZ6/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503491907374415394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">this is our crazy family trying to take a picture together...<br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-55440248199868768442010-08-03T12:59:00.005-06:002010-08-03T13:16:09.833-06:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >In Memory of<br />Beryl Eileen Antoniou<br />Gramma Eileen<br />2.22.32<br />8.1.10<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLZvmN6JXXxhIBZbbuAuILWDMSxzCUGYWR-icsWjSOR4DxQ28TTeHCSsFASAr1i2HjMHIFVscEbw6sq70wFLqG94M8jH6xMLef5FmTxViUaZjEvSstoycKU2Ga386greEYLDfSH4TMp3m/s1600/DSC00909.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 530px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLZvmN6JXXxhIBZbbuAuILWDMSxzCUGYWR-icsWjSOR4DxQ28TTeHCSsFASAr1i2HjMHIFVscEbw6sq70wFLqG94M8jH6xMLef5FmTxViUaZjEvSstoycKU2Ga386greEYLDfSH4TMp3m/s400/DSC00909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501260780971578290" border="0" /></a><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> she stares into the blankness</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">until she sees my face</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">the sparkle in her eyes</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">can never be erased</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">what goes thru her mind</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">when no ones there</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">does she know where she is</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">does she know we care</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">each time i visit her</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she thinks it’s the first</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">her expression tells me</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she knows it could be worse</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">that's all I could give her</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">i excepted the job</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">brings me joy</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">no time to sob</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">trips to the park</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">make her happy for awhile</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">a new lipstick and tiarra</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">will bring a smile</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">her stories have entertained</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">i wonder where they come from</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">small specks of memory</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">webs of truth in some</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she always lived life her way</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">until the very end</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she cheated the last stages</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and we all must mend</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">her spirit couldn’t survive</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">being locked in a shell</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">i believe she knew that</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and she thought what the hell</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">anyone that knew her</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">knows her quirky ways</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and in her loving style</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">took charge that day</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she’s looking down upon us</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and knowing we all cared</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">each and everyone of us</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">with the last years shared</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">always remember her smiles</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">hugs and kisses given so free</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">smart quick remarks</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">was her way to be</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">the helping hand always lent</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">small gestures of love</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">the smile on her face</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">now comes from above</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">she never forgot the words</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">to her favorite songs</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and what a blessing</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">it is </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">that we can now sing along</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">we will miss you</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-19124908311305218602010-07-19T09:10:00.002-06:002010-07-19T09:14:22.784-06:00nature<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> theme also for this week<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">nature</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNbWv5FDIuMDNIUP_QgE9-bOX4x-Js5RE_llOXEIpfqEcWQKhmYoGZGoNOh6w27QwiGjwXceyjvOGcj3Gzxj-_YRVvGx-X9Ji1-QKHqIj8YjJrLjCGGOLB-uQfH6-YvOFh-W414mterLJ/s1600/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNbWv5FDIuMDNIUP_QgE9-bOX4x-Js5RE_llOXEIpfqEcWQKhmYoGZGoNOh6w27QwiGjwXceyjvOGcj3Gzxj-_YRVvGx-X9Ji1-QKHqIj8YjJrLjCGGOLB-uQfH6-YvOFh-W414mterLJ/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495635293946384258" border="0" /></a>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-82596008837248233012010-07-19T08:53:00.003-06:002010-07-19T09:07:53.591-06:00noun<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> theme this week<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">noun</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOHhDuDQwHk6_S1_MO9QA-gfxqC9PylwjxIAn5CZggLbbJ8vCmBKGir_zu6hEBzprP2VEv-8nrqXSMvOwdDgyFF4-WSwOj3JmUhn9uLUsLjx1sO-5kGy0LJpXybFzLR6WJiqIVAF0KcZa/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOHhDuDQwHk6_S1_MO9QA-gfxqC9PylwjxIAn5CZggLbbJ8vCmBKGir_zu6hEBzprP2VEv-8nrqXSMvOwdDgyFF4-WSwOj3JmUhn9uLUsLjx1sO-5kGy0LJpXybFzLR6WJiqIVAF0KcZa/s400/IMG_0254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495630791262163570" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-33339444533579442342010-07-12T07:43:00.003-06:002010-07-12T07:46:30.888-06:00macro<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> this week<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">macro</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrJ0T6Vhst8AibxJMiPK6YP0MhA78EOP9C_B_H5TLDKWjaSggD_uWjZELrDyNWS5RRUyOyifGve_aLZ8MNQuxg0CwAuCKTsjRwvgfZanRVdweUsUg4uIjXMUBAUytzDTl63A38lSTuJOv/s1600/IMG_1303.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrJ0T6Vhst8AibxJMiPK6YP0MhA78EOP9C_B_H5TLDKWjaSggD_uWjZELrDyNWS5RRUyOyifGve_aLZ8MNQuxg0CwAuCKTsjRwvgfZanRVdweUsUg4uIjXMUBAUytzDTl63A38lSTuJOv/s400/IMG_1303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493015103936988930" border="0" /></a>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-11092140405075880552010-07-06T11:59:00.014-06:002010-07-07T10:56:12.851-06:00two perspectivesI woke up early on july 4th and decided i would go for a hike up mushroom rock before floating down the river that day. This is the view from the top of mushroom rock. From the top you can see where the Crystal river flows into the Roaring fork river.<br />One of my favorite places to be early in the morning is this rock. The view of Mnt. Sopris, the roaring fork valley and crystal valley and of course the rivers are beautiful from this perspective.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpEpZzXPcAyu8tNnKWlRR83qjhlZPxM5EO3pK49Jon1Bze_tX_wBmqrB7vmioRZ2z9kz3OK1N-4i1tJZG9gWGfzu6U2IoMR4hi7LS9b5j0Sgzp-_poQluq7rVuUSdfRMzbf-hieY76QsA/s1600/DSC02251.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpEpZzXPcAyu8tNnKWlRR83qjhlZPxM5EO3pK49Jon1Bze_tX_wBmqrB7vmioRZ2z9kz3OK1N-4i1tJZG9gWGfzu6U2IoMR4hi7LS9b5j0Sgzp-_poQluq7rVuUSdfRMzbf-hieY76QsA/s400/DSC02251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855045015027906" border="0" /></a><br />A few hours later we were floating the Crystal river from our house to Glenwood Springs, as we were getting closer to where to two rivers converge I had to get a photo of mushroom rock from this perspective as well. Two amazing perspectives of the same spot within hours of each other made for a pretty complete day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXleErx3sBB48-n-VW5HyqOrACFu3YU06MSlBWFhewSzQGaRhyRfSvScSsz__ADl79gjkdy9NKs7037Sielcek5oWdhZpHe7VC1WChNmP9TkWVYZVYl3IFaL47_fW2dYK8tTRfxK3WuHFE/s1600/IMG_1286.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXleErx3sBB48-n-VW5HyqOrACFu3YU06MSlBWFhewSzQGaRhyRfSvScSsz__ADl79gjkdy9NKs7037Sielcek5oWdhZpHe7VC1WChNmP9TkWVYZVYl3IFaL47_fW2dYK8tTRfxK3WuHFE/s400/IMG_1286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855878455755234" border="0" /></a>Of course it doesn't take much effort to have a complete day when you live in Colorado, there are so many amazing visual feasts for your eyes just driving to work in the morning.<br />We also got a treat on our float from some Blue Herons nesting high in the trees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn5IzCzZf4KKnkI7puLCd29rg8dLcPuMpHFza1qvur5bXOOgf2DjZEBVT3gWSGqXJBIiT6620lBY8-Vi5tJHaoncmg__XHAkGOk8sMlYWH9OBXInZBI6keoF0iIA3M4qgOcaaRzURNlwA/s1600/IMG_1300.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn5IzCzZf4KKnkI7puLCd29rg8dLcPuMpHFza1qvur5bXOOgf2DjZEBVT3gWSGqXJBIiT6620lBY8-Vi5tJHaoncmg__XHAkGOk8sMlYWH9OBXInZBI6keoF0iIA3M4qgOcaaRzURNlwA/s400/IMG_1300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490857185114982642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMHF6yu6Ol1MeqhVfkP9v16emSRn-yf3Qm6OzOITGVzSIlp7Z9vHjYZm4Ew4hvWfonBfLC5981pJQT3bAelPKPFA3KUI4dCRe7yuXfnUV8Q4h9AD2mGeU2O07C8TOij3pXzqdK8GOJRiv/s1600/IMG_1297.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMHF6yu6Ol1MeqhVfkP9v16emSRn-yf3Qm6OzOITGVzSIlp7Z9vHjYZm4Ew4hvWfonBfLC5981pJQT3bAelPKPFA3KUI4dCRe7yuXfnUV8Q4h9AD2mGeU2O07C8TOij3pXzqdK8GOJRiv/s400/IMG_1297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490856851708686578" border="0" /></a>geese everywhere, with babies that were getting big and a bald eagle perched in a tree floating through Aspen Glen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBta1pykzPv3kvI_wE6G9ZgStwGADL_XFFrOiv0Ou-Ya-WTIWut9H_mjzMjsdqQwtzUL9AE-wVMKX9MWPVi1eQJQazkZXVMpgz4e4RxlTw2sbh_alZQd8djWpkvrJekOFIN04uIL9B0Ddo/s1600/IMG_1294.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBta1pykzPv3kvI_wE6G9ZgStwGADL_XFFrOiv0Ou-Ya-WTIWut9H_mjzMjsdqQwtzUL9AE-wVMKX9MWPVi1eQJQazkZXVMpgz4e4RxlTw2sbh_alZQd8djWpkvrJekOFIN04uIL9B0Ddo/s400/IMG_1294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490856004633876242" border="0" /></a>The graffiti under the bridges i have to say are works of art, the colors just pop as you float by and you wonder who took the time to create something under a bridge for rafters passing by to see. I would have to suspect the private school up the hill had some fairly artistic students over the years that had some free time on their hands, and a creative streak just waiting for an opportunity to be set free. I love the pop of color suddenly in your line of vision after hours of trees and water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHAr-CW9ROC7MT6idoETLCPvAYwnjSGHrTE6H7WFGAMwuwGZVlxXEEy792P8dta1ShDjiUUvLvRfmsJrSghJL0aHek0kvAf1CxrPjtjztbW187lyX3ncQ2FSzkEmmtvb9t09m4Q1ft9w6/s1600/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHAr-CW9ROC7MT6idoETLCPvAYwnjSGHrTE6H7WFGAMwuwGZVlxXEEy792P8dta1ShDjiUUvLvRfmsJrSghJL0aHek0kvAf1CxrPjtjztbW187lyX3ncQ2FSzkEmmtvb9t09m4Q1ft9w6/s400/IMG_1281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855751644825938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClcfzqmo68ewDQAPIqabA3kHXJ5O6eOfFP8AVs9g_ywW_wcuJoGELdc1h7Hxr9PV6xutSDyVKiQ8jVqI1bUraqCgblAJxzs-4cR_8ytNN8Sf7IOfJwH7B3htc3JmOFrY20t2c0ycxV7-f/s1600/IMG_1279.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClcfzqmo68ewDQAPIqabA3kHXJ5O6eOfFP8AVs9g_ywW_wcuJoGELdc1h7Hxr9PV6xutSDyVKiQ8jVqI1bUraqCgblAJxzs-4cR_8ytNN8Sf7IOfJwH7B3htc3JmOFrY20t2c0ycxV7-f/s400/IMG_1279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855644371313058" border="0" /></a>Another sight that always amazes me on the river is the stuff that banks are made of...<br />you see concrete slabs from old construction sites and rusted iron and there is even an old washing machine half buried on the bank. Old cars are a fairly common thing to see buried on the bank. Anything to try and keep the bank from eroding and washing away with the winter snowmelt. This year we had quite a runoff season in our back yard and lost a little property.. We are thinking we need to throw our old hot water heater we just replaced onto the bank and let it become part of our history... probably won't but we had a great conversation about what could become a part of our river bank.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUXtoZhtKe6aZWVl43SAyP9gtuyjwPuFqjErrxzuTjFoNUFsurs6UwiyE6lF6DUWFm7HBJiEvYsen1IZkSFJzNVBYcJD-FoAorx3gYlCD6SJ6LmmUUgOHGaKxt0xAepq8ld_k3Kx3FRBC/s1600/IMG_1267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUXtoZhtKe6aZWVl43SAyP9gtuyjwPuFqjErrxzuTjFoNUFsurs6UwiyE6lF6DUWFm7HBJiEvYsen1IZkSFJzNVBYcJD-FoAorx3gYlCD6SJ6LmmUUgOHGaKxt0xAepq8ld_k3Kx3FRBC/s400/IMG_1267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855378470771314" border="0" /></a>The whole day was so relaxing.. ahhh.. and after months of far to many hours of yard work it was just what i needed.. no fireworks, no bbq, just relaxing with the scenery floating by as i enjoyed the day wander aimlessly along with no agenda.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUnTKt3AqLO96LgxaoKs5EuD7diuOo4PWmXlqv6Ki07s2ADttfm-BieAwnfR5qhGbDafSKbACRJB5Kg0F3ZyOpivy_EQf9NnLdZqaSgq1N5dzD-X9vy2_8OMyJf4k6E8CXsY30MluR8am/s1600/IMG_1271.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUnTKt3AqLO96LgxaoKs5EuD7diuOo4PWmXlqv6Ki07s2ADttfm-BieAwnfR5qhGbDafSKbACRJB5Kg0F3ZyOpivy_EQf9NnLdZqaSgq1N5dzD-X9vy2_8OMyJf4k6E8CXsY30MluR8am/s400/IMG_1271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855527935281394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO5c-z0TuEzHi_egvEVjPIty-ixbae-YkTSugv_f65S6f85kan8aKiRApyAyK3GGH_zmp_D0YQnMsvpermhwibuGZTrUIy5HLbjH2RiiWS0w7_mVp3edj97Mfq_GSbB_BsaqZK_omj8hH/s1600/IMG_1248.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO5c-z0TuEzHi_egvEVjPIty-ixbae-YkTSugv_f65S6f85kan8aKiRApyAyK3GGH_zmp_D0YQnMsvpermhwibuGZTrUIy5HLbjH2RiiWS0w7_mVp3edj97Mfq_GSbB_BsaqZK_omj8hH/s400/IMG_1248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855275182785794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhty8mfCEjrdou-I4L0vXpNe0H0utexdNyW9otyS97sF7HPrBU7afjBJFAHsTFcVScNovcnyOPXZJJxmR618DvEINH8lc4JEaSSsrf6ycEqMI0h_ZtbUzig4APuAYDlpLPeclevYwscwOb0/s1600/IMG_1227.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhty8mfCEjrdou-I4L0vXpNe0H0utexdNyW9otyS97sF7HPrBU7afjBJFAHsTFcVScNovcnyOPXZJJxmR618DvEINH8lc4JEaSSsrf6ycEqMI0h_ZtbUzig4APuAYDlpLPeclevYwscwOb0/s400/IMG_1227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855166040101106" border="0" /></a><br />And of course i can't blog about a day on the river in our valley without a photo of Mnt Sopris...<br />I can't count all the different perspectives you can get of this mountain when you live in the Roaring Fork Valley.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-62170111158954823262010-06-28T08:09:00.001-06:002010-06-28T08:19:00.705-06:00move<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-xYuWEDrB7MXSRKc_eyCtmxEzNZfTanGV4MpulZCDFh54Nve0qs79L28MIZf4W83J1xJMyn8z0xQxrvdD5jq-h0J3n6ToxEAHczWmegBbLAaLFJxiXZHUnpN_Oi30kzZ23t8CNv1NbB8/s1600/IMG_0922.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-xYuWEDrB7MXSRKc_eyCtmxEzNZfTanGV4MpulZCDFh54Nve0qs79L28MIZf4W83J1xJMyn8z0xQxrvdD5jq-h0J3n6ToxEAHczWmegBbLAaLFJxiXZHUnpN_Oi30kzZ23t8CNv1NbB8/s400/IMG_0922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487827234155142850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> theme this week is<br />move...<br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-54567437707448136722010-06-07T11:30:00.004-06:002010-06-07T11:53:41.908-06:00a nap in the hammock<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDBVG2AZoKKf78ezswUpbapxyTkKnZw4muj4GhITe7fftGpd4xymkkInKuYqVQ5wC3ATxIJX9K65fAkFb_dxIYiaH-5Lcb_3Vea7Xzb0cJvKKlb40usoPi3CJ4KtUz2kY_hp4QlTdMq1a/s1600/IMG_1115.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDBVG2AZoKKf78ezswUpbapxyTkKnZw4muj4GhITe7fftGpd4xymkkInKuYqVQ5wC3ATxIJX9K65fAkFb_dxIYiaH-5Lcb_3Vea7Xzb0cJvKKlb40usoPi3CJ4KtUz2kY_hp4QlTdMq1a/s400/IMG_1115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480085836658036258" border="0" /></a></span>the weekend was filled with yard work..<br />i dug so many of these lily of the valley<br />out of one of my gardens.<br />they pretty much took over and i was trying to get sunflowers<br />to grow there..<br />alas the birds got the seeds i planted a few weeks ago..<br />but not to late for me..<br />i redesigned the garden and dug out all the root<br />system for these crazy flowers.<br />composted and played in the dirt till i was beat...<br />i saved some of the lilies on the other side..<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDBVG2AZoKKf78ezswUpbapxyTkKnZw4muj4GhITe7fftGpd4xymkkInKuYqVQ5wC3ATxIJX9K65fAkFb_dxIYiaH-5Lcb_3Vea7Xzb0cJvKKlb40usoPi3CJ4KtUz2kY_hp4QlTdMq1a/s1600/IMG_1115.JPG"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2jLsuryBTcndkZwl9VoD6bTxYJJqO_Rboyf8gfA6C3jRKVEwzbIeEo6XHx5gOL9_5vuavnka0ADovOKNND7CmzTcEtDvIDYIlYqu_FVncBxA88r8N_oEENAcEQINp-LQEtbIazuCHao0/s1600/IMG_1122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2jLsuryBTcndkZwl9VoD6bTxYJJqO_Rboyf8gfA6C3jRKVEwzbIeEo6XHx5gOL9_5vuavnka0ADovOKNND7CmzTcEtDvIDYIlYqu_FVncBxA88r8N_oEENAcEQINp-LQEtbIazuCHao0/s400/IMG_1122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480085962665200562" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">planted my sunflower seeds..<br />also put up wire mesh to keep the birds out...<br />little devils...<br />i will win the battle and have sunflowers to photograph<br />by the end of summer..<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTI_A5KyT04ofqAW27ebmRkffAWDIy5qTdpostWuQnnHfD5zqrs4aI-DhzFBpmEdbJEl7hYXR-hUStlUQFfbE6ncScXLbGuIP_CoXFxA0bq10PbTfEwfIyvjxJPe0B7p5HI1DXzYht4q5/s1600/IMG_1107.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 477px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTI_A5KyT04ofqAW27ebmRkffAWDIy5qTdpostWuQnnHfD5zqrs4aI-DhzFBpmEdbJEl7hYXR-hUStlUQFfbE6ncScXLbGuIP_CoXFxA0bq10PbTfEwfIyvjxJPe0B7p5HI1DXzYht4q5/s400/IMG_1107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480085730658394370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">i then planted pots full of these colorful pansies..<br />they have the coolest mixed colors this year..<br />then i was done..<br />after getting cleaned up i grabbed a pillow<br />and headed out to the hammock...<br />the river was raging..<br />so loud you can't have a conversation<br />if your standing in the back yard...<br />i fell asleep to the sounds of that raging river<br />singing to me..<br />a book by my side<br />never turned a page..<br />hmmmm<br />it was nice...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /></span></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-62376016550366197082010-06-07T11:15:00.002-06:002010-06-07T11:23:25.917-06:00sunday shutterbugs<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5weqPfSczGJkqVfHcVcUC7y7U-bkKKKxk6vop89CF1BFEgzvP-6Yw1n6M6nwsiD2KnEnG73ujDuBr1rQlER32erjYJuSlqPaXYj1a23fhF3G3uvhdci-mCkF8GfnRb9PfMb_OxJkQbmW5/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 440px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5weqPfSczGJkqVfHcVcUC7y7U-bkKKKxk6vop89CF1BFEgzvP-6Yw1n6M6nwsiD2KnEnG73ujDuBr1rQlER32erjYJuSlqPaXYj1a23fhF3G3uvhdci-mCkF8GfnRb9PfMb_OxJkQbmW5/s400/IMG_1071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480082146916516322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">this weeks theme for <a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> is<br />light..<br />i love the way light plays games<br />around my house at different times of the day.<br />this lace reflection on the wall catches<br />my eye everyday.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-56067251162613063212010-06-03T18:31:00.003-06:002010-06-03T18:53:41.035-06:00a simple foot stool<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the everyday things in life<br />can be so surprising...<br />a simple foot stool<br />scored from a junk shop...<br />what history does it have?<br />at this moment<br />the beauty in the grain of the wood<br />and the sunshine<br />hitting the floor below<br />bring me joy...<br />just one of my treasures<br />some people would consider junk...<br />i say...<br />what's wrong with junk?<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIm-schbQJqww8PUmYwrjDbiwedYF-nb3nLFA1eie4XvLDY_2RRnBNGB0NM9BX_pgtILpyaQmbmb4wehvPw0_u8U7sB7fMoJdC-oIVpowwCMiRe5aobmGptM-Z-WPj5jmiBiPrciIr28K/s1600/IMG_1064.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIm-schbQJqww8PUmYwrjDbiwedYF-nb3nLFA1eie4XvLDY_2RRnBNGB0NM9BX_pgtILpyaQmbmb4wehvPw0_u8U7sB7fMoJdC-oIVpowwCMiRe5aobmGptM-Z-WPj5jmiBiPrciIr28K/s400/IMG_1064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478711381925319042" border="0" /></a><br />there's beauty in nature<br />also in grace<br />although the mundane<br />can hold a special place<br /><br />to find this beauty<br />look between the lines<br />outside the box<br />nothings defined<br /><br />everyday things<br />taking up space<br />that which brings beauty<br />and a smile to my face<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-77264445016083791852010-06-01T07:21:00.001-06:002010-06-01T07:24:02.595-06:00sunday shutterbugs<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> last week (I am a week behind)<br />is kisses...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc_Fnp3zHAJKEdNjyOEiLZmNrnUryGgYHv4MADJRy93V_FDMVFT6e4agBq3LZVISgijApiPJ9NYWInC6r9x7TlIuLsOG2p3u-ptPzXIl1Y7-ooOwgnB98jlsdZxoEC1RxKhxsL9PsHgd7/s1600/DSC00847.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc_Fnp3zHAJKEdNjyOEiLZmNrnUryGgYHv4MADJRy93V_FDMVFT6e4agBq3LZVISgijApiPJ9NYWInC6r9x7TlIuLsOG2p3u-ptPzXIl1Y7-ooOwgnB98jlsdZxoEC1RxKhxsL9PsHgd7/s400/DSC00847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477795018638978738" border="0" /></a>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-33621636729442598812010-05-24T09:49:00.005-06:002010-05-24T10:06:25.952-06:00woke up and wrote a haiku<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">some days this world gives me such inspiration<br />from the moment i wake up in the morning..<br />saturday morning was one of those days..<br />i woke up around 6 am and love to open the curtains to<br />the sliding glass door by my bed early and lounge for awhile..<br />my wildflower garden is right outside that door, as i opened the curtains<br />this is what awaited me in the early morning dew..<br />inspired me to write haiku...<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvOoR0OF6EFWFO5xkk2vY_GS068e77W7EFnjhML1FIzqMU_mSrOTtlNiDROBomrSg8GoVWQxOaLy_mGN7Il2SugDsqTyGNEsMx8CuqCTvLrhE0VwhDZsCr7CxAj28cD01FNcVZXPHTcoZ/s1600/IMG_0888.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvOoR0OF6EFWFO5xkk2vY_GS068e77W7EFnjhML1FIzqMU_mSrOTtlNiDROBomrSg8GoVWQxOaLy_mGN7Il2SugDsqTyGNEsMx8CuqCTvLrhE0VwhDZsCr7CxAj28cD01FNcVZXPHTcoZ/s400/IMG_0888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474864812354977618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">gentle, stealth and wise<br />she feasts upon my garden<br />early morning light<br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlknmvwPWpbxflphuRbFwqzqM6sPtTB_KmP4gEYf_WRd-eLXcF3owu9ryw-LNUKakaAG_7B48GE_hN7UoAKO2C2EAbLeptrxgJNki18AAk87mqOP6XKtHZBrY724ghiCinF0R6g2KtNjCS/s1600/IMG_0880.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlknmvwPWpbxflphuRbFwqzqM6sPtTB_KmP4gEYf_WRd-eLXcF3owu9ryw-LNUKakaAG_7B48GE_hN7UoAKO2C2EAbLeptrxgJNki18AAk87mqOP6XKtHZBrY724ghiCinF0R6g2KtNjCS/s400/IMG_0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474864951112041378" border="0" /></a><br />ahhhh i love mornings like this<br />i lounged with her outside my door<br />for awhile and then she wandered off<br />to feast on some other garden.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqAiSq8QtAuIA6cVyrlw6rWmziNBbuhDHcABxe8b5g5Tw7-KAwewX6BoLVPgs6bVExKdhyLaYCl5pQx2u4-3KTeSqjtkQi3LlCnN2A2gOmRdWNNLiBh_wsegN2zZLuRhRLpKaVdasmbKk/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqAiSq8QtAuIA6cVyrlw6rWmziNBbuhDHcABxe8b5g5Tw7-KAwewX6BoLVPgs6bVExKdhyLaYCl5pQx2u4-3KTeSqjtkQi3LlCnN2A2gOmRdWNNLiBh_wsegN2zZLuRhRLpKaVdasmbKk/s400/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474865180920263522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i will leave you with a thought of a tulip that was left in my garden...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-69581167727175642062010-05-24T07:34:00.004-06:002010-05-24T07:47:33.583-06:00jagged<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> last weeks theme<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> jagged </span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklXNRcoVC3dEF6Godv84QCVt0VZ_xYlsDYqHeDldAUWVdgzE9yTVa_7hAygcdrSz3S56BzxJhp5jbdzbV3mW7KUG1y6jt7gXaaKp8MtaPUgafBFUjhY6GttJ2EUaO_8oIYiDAek-lM_XJ/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklXNRcoVC3dEF6Godv84QCVt0VZ_xYlsDYqHeDldAUWVdgzE9yTVa_7hAygcdrSz3S56BzxJhp5jbdzbV3mW7KUG1y6jt7gXaaKp8MtaPUgafBFUjhY6GttJ2EUaO_8oIYiDAek-lM_XJ/s400/IMG_0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474829681063623394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">we hauled all these rocks and built a wall a few weeks ago.. very jagged looking...<br />a few chunks of marble also mixed in<br />since we have marble all over the yard,<br />from where the old rail cars<br />used to go thru our backyard years ago<br />and drop marble from the quarry<br />off into the river.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-58485023721735077142010-05-12T11:41:00.002-06:002010-05-12T11:47:37.681-06:00poetry<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IS2Z5KbztgkbeuWIOTDb9yK4RnCTLYZfvCGmEzv92i68r4kQCmxGf78xgTAQ-AbS8PST8cBv9RjKzHLEqasTNblafjkR5MNNhIKyj1A5fHJuXLHltxhGNOeUiiWaGsq5kvQuEANo7Xo0/s1600/IMG_0847.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 498px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IS2Z5KbztgkbeuWIOTDb9yK4RnCTLYZfvCGmEzv92i68r4kQCmxGf78xgTAQ-AbS8PST8cBv9RjKzHLEqasTNblafjkR5MNNhIKyj1A5fHJuXLHltxhGNOeUiiWaGsq5kvQuEANo7Xo0/s400/IMG_0847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470440356614441794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">walking thru life</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">color at my back</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">striving to get ahead</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">keeping my head intact</span>..<br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">nothing seems certain</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">colors are blurred</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">shades of grey </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">in my head for sure</span>..<br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">life is a mystery</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">let come what may </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">to unlock the colors</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">from shades of grey</span>..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-19345274925147647952010-05-12T10:23:00.003-06:002010-05-12T10:33:46.341-06:00jump<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> theme for this week<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">jump</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w-DCLTwBAyTlxLw5NYUUGJvKQBBR1xASgP9wY9TVHNJF9pLNKa18yliVXil2GOB7mM4_VHpD0dtqs3wjbs_QCuCITleVYpI3d21J4EEkyemFP7m9gdXYZjTppUZ3AsgwhJ2eiz9I1I6C/s1600/DSC01720.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 442px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w-DCLTwBAyTlxLw5NYUUGJvKQBBR1xASgP9wY9TVHNJF9pLNKa18yliVXil2GOB7mM4_VHpD0dtqs3wjbs_QCuCITleVYpI3d21J4EEkyemFP7m9gdXYZjTppUZ3AsgwhJ2eiz9I1I6C/s400/DSC01720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470420068239616530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">my 3 nieces at the beach<br />took my camera one day and took<br />the most awesome photos of each other..<br />I treasure the artistic talent<br />in each and every photo they took.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-65600992144643893082010-05-03T09:30:00.006-06:002010-05-03T10:02:19.670-06:00spring snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSphIwDMjPoagoKpHX1OZbDiihTNSGQPzcUDQ-7ZYsXWCmhV9c8j5IC0yl-tKZIf8Xz-nCcnLD6Gn24Qt3DjKLgQwInxErG2OJ9oYtOT1vVCpfrdI5Eko7SMi0REHrGE8Ao6vI8_AykUXN/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvM4eYl0DkLB-Rk0L1gj14VNGtqnk2eZAjbj4ZF7fl5XNhgvoZiJYhUmfnPPcdWRwDMgotO0wc6Ihln_Q1fxuJLDywbAld6BrOUYkXkE7hswkpJ9rRdhoSQatUhrkbwtIcHQCiiJRnohRQ/s1600/IMG_0822.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 486px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvM4eYl0DkLB-Rk0L1gj14VNGtqnk2eZAjbj4ZF7fl5XNhgvoZiJYhUmfnPPcdWRwDMgotO0wc6Ihln_Q1fxuJLDywbAld6BrOUYkXkE7hswkpJ9rRdhoSQatUhrkbwtIcHQCiiJRnohRQ/s400/IMG_0822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467066792499859282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the spring storm came<br />silently in the middle of the night..<br />when i went to bed wed. night<br />i figured we would get a little snow<br />but not a foot...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0Xjw9iS-kBmqfJv8rIjPTDuPw83Jmdxxaw41PkVjlKr_jqqzVIaQ8rlSvUqbRMaaBdMK9VEHoELZ_BmEwhWYeUlLJRYG-5L-Ryjqcnt_RWXDlwm96D466TLPxPGhC651pxNH89xyP5J_/s1600/IMG_0823.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0Xjw9iS-kBmqfJv8rIjPTDuPw83Jmdxxaw41PkVjlKr_jqqzVIaQ8rlSvUqbRMaaBdMK9VEHoELZ_BmEwhWYeUlLJRYG-5L-Ryjqcnt_RWXDlwm96D466TLPxPGhC651pxNH89xyP5J_/s400/IMG_0823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467066905728493762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i love to see my tulips and daffodils<br />poking out from fresh fallen snow..<br />but with a foot of fresh powder my daffodils didn't have a chance..<br />they were buried alive..<br />for 3 days buried..<br />when the snow started melting<br />they were still vibrant yellow<br />but just lying there limp...<br />i didn't have the heart to get that photo<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Dhzc2eRmQERGROEefts8jabfFETBigi88H0FPDtEs1ioCe4rSpgcly0DotEF_4y9dFJ1C7K0Ob0-iZo5adk2UkpeFvhAbeEaeLosUJxl9KHR8UOhyphenhyphenjm2FZ69SEyK8LFvVQgAipdBix9Z/s1600/IMG_0830.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Dhzc2eRmQERGROEefts8jabfFETBigi88H0FPDtEs1ioCe4rSpgcly0DotEF_4y9dFJ1C7K0Ob0-iZo5adk2UkpeFvhAbeEaeLosUJxl9KHR8UOhyphenhyphenjm2FZ69SEyK8LFvVQgAipdBix9Z/s400/IMG_0830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467067095506947650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the sun came out for a moment sat. afternoon<br />and i got some shots...<br />before it started snowing again<br />while the sun was shining...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8po-VIMMUgopdaC2qGtKLNmml3l3Ki8q87HDUQvz_o1rugy3KUIKfY7uI8tZ37TKqr876Ot8BtqzrMdUswqweDzYnxOjdbyCNcYHllzDSaxx7Q5EM0_y5hCNNA_FJ3n094T7QChr7hme/s1600/IMG_0828.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8po-VIMMUgopdaC2qGtKLNmml3l3Ki8q87HDUQvz_o1rugy3KUIKfY7uI8tZ37TKqr876Ot8BtqzrMdUswqweDzYnxOjdbyCNcYHllzDSaxx7Q5EM0_y5hCNNA_FJ3n094T7QChr7hme/s400/IMG_0828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467067006008450722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the birds had just returned a few weeks ago<br />but not one in sight that morning..<br />as i drove out of the driveway..<br />the birds were all out on the road<br />scampering around trying to figure out<br />what was going on in their world..<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSphIwDMjPoagoKpHX1OZbDiihTNSGQPzcUDQ-7ZYsXWCmhV9c8j5IC0yl-tKZIf8Xz-nCcnLD6Gn24Qt3DjKLgQwInxErG2OJ9oYtOT1vVCpfrdI5Eko7SMi0REHrGE8Ao6vI8_AykUXN/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSphIwDMjPoagoKpHX1OZbDiihTNSGQPzcUDQ-7ZYsXWCmhV9c8j5IC0yl-tKZIf8Xz-nCcnLD6Gn24Qt3DjKLgQwInxErG2OJ9oYtOT1vVCpfrdI5Eko7SMi0REHrGE8Ao6vI8_AykUXN/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467067176958489522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i love the snow<br />but i had to remind myself this weekend<br />to be patient with mother nature...<br />she is in charge..<br />and i have no say..<br /> in what is going to fall..<br /><br />i hear we are in for some sun this week...<br />ahhhhhh...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-22695689821231501792010-04-28T16:05:00.003-06:002010-04-28T16:09:57.094-06:00individual<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YSnbXhMxKGkz7W0KxEO7TG-GgYbPIpDQS8JkaaGfuEuHwV9Les3mooCa8BNilybAe6zLXJxtRFNrmLf4KNHJnHZJ7xSRI98Ud2P0yqKqn-MFVLbBHvaUuOzi4TKebdVn9MbMfZOzkpVk/s1600/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YSnbXhMxKGkz7W0KxEO7TG-GgYbPIpDQS8JkaaGfuEuHwV9Les3mooCa8BNilybAe6zLXJxtRFNrmLf4KNHJnHZJ7xSRI98Ud2P0yqKqn-MFVLbBHvaUuOzi4TKebdVn9MbMfZOzkpVk/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465313152036722498" border="0" /></a><br /> individual<br /><a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-5188825024574560772010-04-28T15:24:00.007-06:002010-04-28T15:34:50.669-06:00daffodils<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I love the daffodils in my garden right now<br />not many years do I have the<br />pleasure of enjoying them..<br />snow will fall and freeze them<br />they showed up for me last week and so far<br />they are fine..<br />tomorrow it's supposed to snow<br />and get cold again...<br />thank you for giving them to me for awhile..<br />a girl couldn't ask for anything more...<br />than a full week with the daffodils...<br />when she lives in colorado...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuzpWsD_rMOFbyg1E3_24Bn3-nTtbZVw0-BdmHPflKM-UdqShqYbejNxCX_xPcKlgfv80xXZhiFCaQI2xyPC0ioV5JMeXwdRrKy2cVq0nLUwQOK7SGoYBdOy3sR4ft-3Z76mzrihJv0OD/s1600/IMG_0796.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuzpWsD_rMOFbyg1E3_24Bn3-nTtbZVw0-BdmHPflKM-UdqShqYbejNxCX_xPcKlgfv80xXZhiFCaQI2xyPC0ioV5JMeXwdRrKy2cVq0nLUwQOK7SGoYBdOy3sR4ft-3Z76mzrihJv0OD/s400/IMG_0796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465303134235057186" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFMmVQvvxBL3QaGpoouJxfWeX9Ghrtcq3rJTBkLz4aq_B3IIQcVFfj_OkYQuFe4GCDFmHNWkEkuLReFnhodV6HVR63GciWpT2L3iJrG6W3uUYd3Y6zUhMvy7rLYJ-o2ggAnszl3q0UOr6/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFMmVQvvxBL3QaGpoouJxfWeX9Ghrtcq3rJTBkLz4aq_B3IIQcVFfj_OkYQuFe4GCDFmHNWkEkuLReFnhodV6HVR63GciWpT2L3iJrG6W3uUYd3Y6zUhMvy7rLYJ-o2ggAnszl3q0UOr6/s400/IMG_0795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465303003804615186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g8b9wk9BXik5BZJa-xCtNRLKmEvOe3rsasfSyxI_A7I0tE5WoeBH7K81uCnH4zhRUxJvwm7oeYIRYG8e-vt0GSsQb-qX8ellTwcXnbUi0iMFl60NyGONkUJrfp-EmGCCZvsSgxNFGIfd/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g8b9wk9BXik5BZJa-xCtNRLKmEvOe3rsasfSyxI_A7I0tE5WoeBH7K81uCnH4zhRUxJvwm7oeYIRYG8e-vt0GSsQb-qX8ellTwcXnbUi0iMFl60NyGONkUJrfp-EmGCCZvsSgxNFGIfd/s400/IMG_0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465302921903809186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEE1f0cwbEa-iL4ZI4aqHGZ0q_M3tbRRqQDlpxcgFDUcnzrcaulkdSFtzHkU_TX6tVVl3dRr5deBXS7Ugt9qqA_eKbBYuxnmeUC_gDcIwDbe6K29sPbMj76vRbnXF7K65tyYNStNWx4Ag/s1600/IMG_0793.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEE1f0cwbEa-iL4ZI4aqHGZ0q_M3tbRRqQDlpxcgFDUcnzrcaulkdSFtzHkU_TX6tVVl3dRr5deBXS7Ugt9qqA_eKbBYuxnmeUC_gDcIwDbe6K29sPbMj76vRbnXF7K65tyYNStNWx4Ag/s400/IMG_0793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465302822857735842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJuletZWRVjQo5PogtRIBKWOrEko2-3QTI5rMxwjN7d4oggFA6YO1kJFwyMa9zYNG5NVCFhDFtNtltBw-xRVnwZg69LLO12sojen_0k4NRZEf98cHEP6Pqylsp346krYjwe3VluO7z9Um/s1600/IMG_0791.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJuletZWRVjQo5PogtRIBKWOrEko2-3QTI5rMxwjN7d4oggFA6YO1kJFwyMa9zYNG5NVCFhDFtNtltBw-xRVnwZg69LLO12sojen_0k4NRZEf98cHEP6Pqylsp346krYjwe3VluO7z9Um/s400/IMG_0791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465302698980343378" border="0" /></a><br />my tulips haven't a chance<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/354/76CFFBAEEEAFD55DC332AD6CE01568C2.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678446904368806279.post-53467325339496473542010-04-22T19:34:00.003-06:002010-04-22T19:36:58.219-06:00sunday shutterbugs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVm-xEeMQwm0h4AbUZZBA2LYMQgujfllL0CpPvInQ4iKzHuzyH2vTxmZJWkdmeyy6qCr1B9jrle-7jzWriaNa5mvqLtd_D8wAWpWHCO4ZUjt6_yaV0QbRN4gZbA9_SmbCXx6XMOmbaH78/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 444px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVm-xEeMQwm0h4AbUZZBA2LYMQgujfllL0CpPvInQ4iKzHuzyH2vTxmZJWkdmeyy6qCr1B9jrle-7jzWriaNa5mvqLtd_D8wAWpWHCO4ZUjt6_yaV0QbRN4gZbA9_SmbCXx6XMOmbaH78/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463140388958481330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the theme for <a href="http://sundayshutterbugs.blogspot.com/">sunday shutterbugs</a> this week is horse.<br />will horse shoe work???<br />I think so...<br /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378695075085748570noreply@blogger.com3