An Awesome View of Life

  Pink Kiss...

  Defective RayBans...   I have had these glasses for a couple of years and the defect has been there since the beginning.  It makes them fairly unique like their owner.  ha!    Can you find was it wrong with them?    

  Early Fall...

  For my Daddy... Today is officially my Dad's 80th birthday.  We had a late lunch with him at the lake.  My camera has to be within reach when I am out there because he is always finding photo ops for me.  Most of the time it's the birds at the feeders.  (:  He loves the hummingbirds the most.  So this one is for him.

  Laptop with a view...   I'm having serious vacation withdrawals.  ):  This helps a little but it's not quite the same.

  I am wondering...   At first I didn't think this was very creative.  It kind of popped into my mind while sitting here wondering "What next?"  But, once again I wasn't looking at the whole scene when I snapped the picture.    If you look at the shadow surrounding the bejeweled question mark you will see my shadow.  My arm to the right.  My shoulder in the center.  And part of my head in the upper left.    I am wondering when I will always notice what I am photographing.  But maybe its okay to not always see the whole picture.  (:

  Epic...   This is hands down my favorite photo of my vacation.  Its the most creative.  The colors are sensational.  The lighting is perfect.  And the kiter is an awesome photographer who very rarely gets his photo taken while kiting.    I'm hoping sooner than later he will be able to shoot some photos of me out there kiting.

  Our final morning's sunrise...

  Night time oasis...

  This is it...   When I make a decision on which photo will have the honor of being the photo of the day I just label it "this is it".    This one is labeled "this it" because this photo is hands down my best photo of our vacation. Love the details of this shot. 

  Not as close as it looks...   As of right now I do not know the name of this darling young man.  He was so much fun to watch.  I love this shot.  I had a very hard time seeing the screen on my camera because of how bright the sun was.  Half the time I was shooting blind just hoping the photo would be good and in focus.

  Sunrise...

  Under the rainbow...   The blue kite in this photo happens to be a friend.  (:

Wind toys...

  For lack of...   anything better to post.  ha! The guy sitting next to me got quite a chuckle out of this.

Repurposed...   I built this to use for my turntable and vinyl albums. It has also been a bookcase, used to house a stereo system and then a bookcase again.   It will now be a "coffee center" in my daughter's college apartment.  It was pretty ugly until we became crafty and made it beautiful.  

  Makings of a perfect nap...

  Creative fuel...   I don't really like chocolate all that much anymore but sometimes it helps.

  Middle Children/Cousins   Left to Right: My sister Tammy Jo's middle child - Tyler My middle children - Trent and Mandi   It seems we both raised smart asses! (:   But a good time was had by all.   I did take photos on this day but unfortunately it was of something I can't currently share. 

My inner self...   And yes this time I DID know my reflection was in the photo. Twice even.  Does this say something about me? The wine is a gift MADE by my sister Tammy Jo.     

  Not quite...   what I saw before I took the picture.  The sun through the fence changed very, very quickly.  Darn!

  Cousins...   Early in the evening.     A bit later in the evening.  Much fun was had by all.

  Party condiments...   Looks like someone started to party a little early. Notice the wine glass in the background? ha!

  This is the place...   Dassel, MN.  Party time on Saturday.    

  Sitting at a red light...   You can even take a self portrait.   Jonny Lang's "Red Light" is one of my favorite songs.   I know I've used this title and this song before but it's still appropriate and it's still one of my favorite songs. ha!   My new look is thanks to Miss Emma. (Below)     You can find Emma at Inner Sanctum Salon and Spa.   I love this girl!

  The beginning of the storm...   The end of the storm was spectacular but I just couldn't get a good picture.  I now promise I WILL do the photography lessons my daughter sent to me 2 months ago. They will be done before I head to Florida in less than two weeks.

  Two oddballs...   Can you find the two oddballs?  Since I'm NOT in this photo I'm not one of THE oddballs.  I may be considered an oddball but...

  Conquistadors...   I found these gorgeous men a few years ago at a flea market.  They have been hidden behind overgrown bushes for the past couple of summers.  They are no longer hidden.   It's not the best quality photo I've taken but I was messing around trying to learn the different settings on my camera.  I tried to enhance it a bit but it is still a little washed out looking.

  Double trouble...    

  Procrastination...   Instead of cleaning my house today, I decided to tear apart two stone designs a customer didn't like.  I thought it would be a simple project and I would still have plenty of time to clean.  Wrong!    My plan to procrastinate for a little while turned into a 3 hour long project that still isn't done.  The designs came apart in a few minutes but there were various sizes and colors of stones in each design.  These had to be flipped over so I could see what color they were and then sorted into piles.   Needless to say I'm not done sorting these lovely stones and I cleaned my house at 9PM!! But I do have the rest of the project to finish the next time I need to procrastinate.  ha!

  A lake with a view...   Lake Calhoun in south Minneapolis.  Gorgeous day for a walk around the lakes.