An Awesome View of Life

In my kitchen... Today's photo challenge. ...or better known as "The girls' getaway". ha! We worked really hard to incorporate the correct lighting to get the perfect reflection of our subject matter. Just to add a bit of intrigue -- the pink in the foreground is the burner on the cook top.   Thank you to Deb for helping turn on and off lights while I sat on the counter attempting to pull this off. The bottles could have been turned a bit more evenly but that imperfection may be telling a story of it's own.  (: 

Upside Down... Today's photo challenge. Caramel apples from  Wisconsin Dairyland Fudge Shop . They also have truffles and awesome fudge. Not the best photo today because I'm a bit under the weather today.  ):  

Unique Today's photo challenge. Reflective photographers.  (:  Enough said. Apparently "enough said" isn't going to fly for some people I know.  My friend Deb and I are in Wisconsin Dells for a few days.  It seems to be monsoon season here.  Rain, wind and damn cold.   Late this afternoon the rain stopped, the wind picked up and the temperatures dropped so we decided this might be the best it gets while we are here so headed out to get a few photos.  When we were done freezing out fingers (: we stopped for dinner at Famous Dave's (not any relation to S.F. Windsports).   While waiting for our food I set my camera on the table and shot several table view shots and then saw Deb taking photos of ME with her camera resting on the table.  I could see the reflection of my own camera in her lens so had to have that photo.   The red lighting is the neon lighting on the wall next to us that says "Eat Like A Pig".  (Which ...

Friend Today's photo challenge. Deb and I have known each other since we were about 13 years old.  That's a really long time to know someone.  We are currently on a little get away together.  Needless to say there has been much laughter, a few tears and just a wee bit of adult beverages.  ha! PS  She hates this photo but...  

HAPPY! Today's photo challenge.  (:

Facial Feature Today's photo challenge. This was taken last weekend when at the Sculpture Garden with this challenge in mind. Tonight I took the photo below and with my whacked sense of humor I was going to try to tie this into today's photo challenge. I'm sure if I thought long enough I could come up with a way of connecting the dots. ha!

A talent? Today's photo challenge. This was a tough challenge.  I took a couple dozen photos today but none "spoke" to me.  This photo was taken early in my first 365 Project.  By mistake I left my flash on but by doing so I created this beautiful, magical photo. Is this a talent?  Or a gift? Or luck? Or just a passion that has become an obsession?  I do know if I could make a decent living doing this then that's what I would be doing. Oh, I did have one really awesome Red Green Moment photo today.  (:  

Extreme Closeup Today's photo challenge. Is this an EXTREME closeup?  I'm not so sure but crazy busy day and just needed to get this done. Unique...  (:

Angle Today's photo challenge. Some days the "chase" is more fun than the actual photos.  Tonight's chase for a photo op ended without photos of what we had set out to do but a good time was had anyway. I had to settle for photos while sitting at red lights on the way home.   The photo below is the best photo I've taken at an angle.  Love this photo for many reasons.  (:  Thank you Dave of  S.f. Windsports .

Motion Today's photo challenge. This was truly a challenge to me today.  I tried capturing moving vehicles, myself walking and bicyclists.  None of which gave me a photo of motion.

Today I... saw this in the gazing ball.  Yikes! (: This is today's photo challenge.   Unfortunately I spent most of the day working and didn't get away to do any photos on this gorgeous day.  

Favorite color Today's photo challenge. When your favorite color is red and your name is pronounced "Cherry" this would be the ONLY logical photo for today's challenge.  (: This is the infamous Spoonbridge and Cherry .  The first photo was taken with a selective color setting. Since it was cloudy not much of the red showed in the photo.  Which makes it pretty cool.  I love how there is a red car on the street and also a tail light on another car that can be seen. I couldn't decide which photo was my favorite so... Which is your favorite? Reflective Art An awesome Red Green moment?

Looking out ...for each other.  Aunties with baby Mara Joy. Today's photo challenge.

New Today's photo challenge. New snow cover. Also the frog on the yard stake says he surrenders. (:

Old Today's photo challenge. April 16th and yet another snow storm.  The snow is so very old.

  Transportation   Today's photo challenge.   trans·por·ta·tion - noun :a way of traveling from one place to another place      Enough said!  ha!     Love my creative sense of humor!  (: 

A living thing Today's photo challenge. The Mighty Mississippi and the city of Minneapolis.  Two very living things. (:

  A favorite place... Today's photo challenge.   When I have a minute or two to myself to relax this is where I like to spend my time.  Laptop in front of me, genealogy files to my left and notebooks and pens to my right. And a view of my entire backyard (another favorite place).   Other favorite places -- my most favorite place is my Dad's.  Love to hang out at the lake with him.  Then there is the resort we go to in Pompano Beach. The best place to relax and become a whole person.

    I ate... Today's photo challenge. Seriously, I hate taking photos of food but these fish tacos (probably my favorite thing to eat) are so photo worthy. Can't you just taste them?  (: Rusty Taco in Nordeast Minneapolis is where I had lunch with my daughters.  Good food, good company, good conversation. A couple of photos of the interior of Rusty Taco.  

  Outdoors   Today's photo challenge.   Oops...  this is actually out doors.  But it is outdoors beyond the out doors.  Right?     What I really wanted was a photo of doors in a store marked "out" but just didn't get out to do that.  It would have been a bit more humorous.  Right?   But this challenge has been fun even if I'm not taking grand pictures.  Sometimes it's all about the interpretation and the opportunity to express my wonderful sense of humor.  ha!    

Photo of a photo... Today's photo challenge.   Who are these two adorable people?  (:  My daughters call us the hippie couple!  And I miss my 'stang.   This is 1975 the summer we met!  Seems like only yesterday!

  a collection   Today's photo challenge.   Garbage collection.     I think it works much better than the obvious (once again).  The rock collection on the ledge in front of the house, the depression glass collection, the tea cup collection or the tea pot collection.   Creative interpretation.  ha!

  Ground level. Today's photo challenge.  

  Green.   Today's photo challenge.     Doing trees or grass was the easy way out. Besides, we still have snow on the ground.     Finding a Florist with a green awning over their door was a clever, creative idea.  (:  

Rounded. Today's photo challenge.   I knew I was going to be in downtown Minneapolis again today so had a couple of things in mind for this challenge.  Funny thing is none of the ideas were even photographed.  There were so many other options that fit which made it so very hard to choose just one. This was a perfect weekend.   I need to make sure I make the time to go to these places that make my heart beat a bit faster.  (:  

  Soft.   Today's photo challenge.  Do you see the "soft" reflective selfie in this photo?  (:  I find this to be a GREAT interpretation of "soft".  At least it is very creative.     Loved being in downtown Minneapolis for the second day.  Great weather, great sunshine and great photo ops. Some great photos the past two days.  After my afternoon downtown tomorrow I will create a photo album of some of the more fun and unusual shots.  

  Bent   This is today's photo challenge.     In my excitement to get to my genealogy conference I didn't see this mail tub in the driveway behind my car.  I thought I was driving on crunchy snow until my dear hubby who was driving down the street informed me I had put a dent in this tub that was now in the middle of the street.  ha!    

  Shaded   Today's photo challenge.  Such a whacked sense of humor.  Gotta love it though, right?  ha!  

  Shine   Today's photo challenge.  I just couldn't resist using this as my photo of "shine".  My dear hubby just laughed and shook his head at my whacked sense of humor.  (:

FUN! Today I found an April photo challenge.  The shot of the day has to deal with "fun".  This would have been more fun if it was actually up in the air.  (: This is one thing I need to do before there isn't any time left to do it.