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sunset. day 16

I love sunsets, I moved from NC when I was 9 into the Shenandoah valley and loved watching the sunset while on the mountains. Now I live in the "flat lands" and can see the sunset from about anywhere (as long as there aren't a gabillion trees or buildings in the way.) Last night the sky was shades of blue and pink and the clouds were wispy like cotton candy.

day 15

Fiber...fiber lol, if you get that you are just as old if not older than me :)


fire, i like fire, i like bon fires, candles, torches.

this is one of my torches from last night.

more than i can chew :P

sometimes I tend to bite off more than i can chew. however here are the past weeks photos.


something i have always loved, abstract art. i have always admired water droplet pics, well now, i have made my own!!

fresh veggies, i could seriously eat my lunch (ok all three meals) in a garden

food! i seriously love food, i love to eat food, cook food, photograph food, smell food, i.love.food.

dragonflies, there is just something about dragonflies. i love them, i also love dragons and snapdragons.

totally self explanatory.

i know i said storms the other day but i really do love them, so for a change we will say lightning.

my first born eyes, the first eyes to look at me with unconditional love, to call me "mom"

Day 7. Zinna

I lost my Grandaddy in October of last year. We traveled down to NC to see my family and in my Mamaw's graden were Zinnas. When I was little I used to go over there and plant Zinnas with Mamaw and Grandaddy. It really brought back great memories.

Day 6. Tweetsie

Thursday I was driving all day so I have to skip it and Jump to Friday.

When I was little I used to go to this place called Tweetsie Railroad, it is in Blowing Rock NC. I always had a ball every time we went. This year we got to go again and take the kids. It was just as much fun now as it was then...

Day 5.

Well, I lost internet on Wednesday night and then headed out of town Thursday morning so I am catching up today :)

STORMS!!!


I absolutely love storms. I used to hate them and be scared to death of them but now, I am infatuated with them. I would love to be a storm chaser.

When I was little I used to love storms I used to lay in the hammock with my Dad and watch them. We also used to get on his shoulders and have to run out and touch the tree in the front yard before lightning struck.

Day 4. summa-summa-summertime

Summertime is my absolute favorite time of the year. When I was little My Grandparents used to take me to pick strawberries at the local strawberry farm. Now we have 5 small strawberry plants that produce about 10-12 strawberries a day only Avery and I eat them but all 5 of us enjoy running out to see how many red ones are on the plant each day!

Day 3.

Today is a simple day. After running for weeks on end we are at home doing simply nothing today. I put a huge roll of paper out gave the kids some paint and let them have at it. The kitchen is currently a disaster with paint, water and paper and I don't even care. They are having the time of their life!

Avery hasn't quite gotten the hang of cleaning the brush before dipping but it gave me a nice little picture. All the colors living happily together in blobs.

If you look even closer there is a nice little surprise in the pink paint.

The man in the moon :)

Day 2. Brokenness.

There is always a time in one's life where they feel less than perfect. Sometimes we feel broken, we feel less that handsome or beautiful. When in actuality there is someone that actually thinks we are beautiful or handsome. No matter how broken we are, how pimpled our face, how fat our belly, how grey our hair we are still so beautiful.

I saw this flower amongst hundreds of perfect flowers however this one to me was perfect, it was broken yet still so picture perfect.

Day 1.

Today (actually Saturday) We went to Kings Dominion. It was the first entire day I spent without Gavin and although I had a total blast watching the other 2 kids have fun I missed that little booger.


Anyway. The photo I decided for today is simple and not the best shot ever but it speaks volumes to me.

I am scared to death of the Carousel but I am so in love with them. When I was small (like so small I don't know what REALLY happened) I fell of or almost fell off a Merry-go-round. For my entire life I have had this nightmare where I fall into the center of the carousel I can hear the music and see the lights spinning but I roll under the floor of the carousel. Now, as I am older I physically cannot ride the thing because I get sick on anything that goes round and round. I have always been infatuated with them, the beauty, antiquity, the nostalgia of it all. It is a place where young and old can come together, everyone smiles at the carousel, everyone laughs at the carousel. Men ride with their children with no fear of ridicule, teenagers, elders, everyone rides the carousel.

My life in pictures.

So I have started another blog, you know, since I am so good at keeping up with the first one :D.

This blog is a bit different. It is more for me than it is for you, but you gain too. You get to watch my life 1 day at a time through 1 picture at a time. I am doing a 365 day challenge to help myself savor the days of life. Life really flies by in the blink of an eye and we seem to forget simple things that happen each day. This will also give me a lot of practice with my camera as well!.