Monday Greetings

Posting an image of flowers is always a great way to start off the week.

MY BOYS

When I asked the boys to lay down head to head, Noah said "oh I know how to do this, it's like that other picture!" since I have the one from 2011 hung up at our Bouse House.   I click my shutter once and then Ben was up and gone.  I am so happy that it turned out so cute!  You just never know with kids!

FOOD CART

This is located on the boardwalk along the London Bridge at Lake Havasu, Arizona.

Desert Scenes

Some desert scenes from my photo walk.

THE NINJA RUNNERS

Noah, my great-nephew had a Fun Run at his school this past week.  He is in Kindergarden.  I am so glad I was able to attend this event along with his Grandpa, Great Aunt, and his Great Grandma, just look at his smile!  

Knot Hole Series and the Rust Series

Went on a photo shoot with a cousin who also loves photography while we were visiting in Bouse.   It was fun to see what he liked to capture since his interest was more on textured things.  I wanted to develop my eye to see things a little different so here is a few images I captured that are different than I usually shoot.    Also look for my - Series of Lines.

SPRING FLOWER IN AZ

Spring Flowers in Arizona

The bees are out!   This was taken in February.  Amazing weather compared to other areas in the world during winter.

JARS OF NUTS

I love playing around with textures.  In this picture I put together two different images that I had taken.  I know the focus point isn't right but I still like it. To each it's own I guess.   :)

SIMPLICITY

Letting go can be hard.   You spend the first half of your life gathering things, then the second half you question why you have all this stuff.  The meaning of life changes.  I have been enjoying our simply life at our "Cabin in the Desert" this winter which has been inspiring me to clean out my closets at the house in the city.

PINK - Flowers

I love flowers.   Working with textures from Jai Johnson.

WINDMILL AT SUNSET

Using a texture by Jai Johnson.  I was practicing my shutter speed to capture the movement of the windmill.

SILVER PITCHER

This is a pitcher that my sister had.  Thought it would be a lovely still live image along with some textures.  Enjoy

A Yellow Flower.....

I have been out of town for a while and wasn't able to post anything.  Since I haven't had time to go through any of my new images yet, I am posting some older ones that I was playing around with using some new textures from Jai Johnson.

OLD STATION

Today I sharing an image from an old gas station in Northern Arizona.  Processed in Topaz.

BROKEN FENCE

This image was taken in the back country of northern Nevada.  Some of these old homesteads have wonderful photography opportunities.  Today I am linking up the "Good Fences" blog.   This fence has seen better days.

I was also practicing using textures and some additional processing in PhotoShop.

The Arizona Desert

Sharing some desert scenes from Arizona.....

Showing what the difference can be by just moving a few feet within the same area.

Linking up with "Our World Tuesday Blog" this week.

Mosaic Flowers

Flowers are one of my favorite subjects so I thought I would showcase a few that I have taken along the way.   It was fun creating a mosaic.   Linking up with Mosaic Monday on Lavender Cottage Blog.

An Ireland Church

This week I chose an indoor black and white image to link up with Black and White Weekend Blog.  This Church is located in Ireland.  They have such beautiful Churches in that Country.  I hope to travel back there someday.

Lighthouse Reflection

Today I am linking up with a blog called Weekend Reflections.   This image was taken in Maine at the Pemaquid Point Light House.  This is a historic U.S. lighthouse located in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck.  Historic 1827-lighthouse features panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean.

The tower and Keeper's House were constructed in 1827. But neither lasted long, perhaps because the builder used salt water to mix his lime mortar. The second contract stipulated that only fresh water be used. The new tower, built by stone mason Joseph Berry from Georgetown, was completed in 1835. A new wood frame Keeper's House was added in 1857. At about the same time, the tower was upgraded with new technology: the Fresnel lamp. The beacon that shines today is that same, fourth-order lamp which can be seen 14 nautical miles out to sea.

The beacon was lit, at first, by whale oil, and later, by kerosene. A small brick building bordering the rocks was used to store fuel. The other brick building nearby was the bell house. The keepers, at the first sight of fog, would operate the bell by hand. Later, a mechanical system using weights was added.

A FINE ART PEAR

This is something that I created when I was first learning some PhotoShop skills.  I became addicted to creating all kinds of stuff and using textures.

A White Wooden Fence in Vermont.

Today I am sharing an image that was taken in Vermont and linking up with Teresa's Good Fences Blog.

FROM THE PAST

Today I thought I would share some images taken in Northern Nevada during one of my vacations.  This is an old homestead out in the middle of no where.  At one time, there was a nice big Apple Orchard.  Not far from this homestead is a herd of "wild horses" that I was lucky enough to run into.  Since I did not want to scare them, I took all the pictures from inside the truck.

 This homestead had a chicken coup, a hay direk and an old cellar.

Beautiful Wild Horses.

Our World - Japanese Friendship Garden - Phoenix Arizona

This week I am linking up with a blog called "Our World Tuesday" where bloggers share images about their world and tell us a little story about the place.

Today I am sharing about the Japanese Friendship Garden:
​Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, named Ro Ho En is an authentic 3.5 acre Japanese Stroll Garden with tea garden and tea house. This tranquil and beautiful setting features more than 1,500 tons of hand-picked rock, stone footbridges, lanterns and more than 50 varieties of plants. As you stroll the path, you will enjoy flowing streams, a 12-foot waterfall, and a Koi pond with over 300 colorful Koi fish.

Mosaic Monday - Special Rocks

This year I thought I would link up with Mosaic Monday on Lavender Cottage's Blog.  This mosaic is capturing the little moments that made me smile that day.  He loves rocks!  And of course what little kid doesn't like to walk around wearing adult shoes.

The Lady in Purple

Kala, my niece, came over one day so I could practice with my studio lights.  She wanted to wear her "wedding dress" again.   Here is a series of the fun she was having.

Week-End Reflection

Today I am linking with a site called "Week-end Reflection"....  I thought it would be fun to start looking at things differently and push my creativity this year.  Thank you for enjoying my journey with me.

The Week-end in BLACK AND WHITE

I love Black and White images!   This year I am linking up with "The Weekend in Black and White" blog to help me create more images in B&W.  And I love to see what others have done.  Please enjoy my journey with me.  Thank you!

A Wooden Fence

I am linking up with a Blog called "Good Fences" where I will share an image of different fences that have come across my path.

This Fence was taken while vacationing in Vermont during the fall.

HAPPY NEW YEARS! 2015

CELEBRATE !    Good things are yet to come!