1/13/2010 Outdoor Wednesday - #53

While I was down at Lake Michigan looking for snow shots, this person came running by. It was cold, very cold. The street lights were on. All was quiet. I stopped taking pictures of windows and ice and took this image instead.



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Quote by Henry David Thoreau

"Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows."
...Henry David Thoreau

Pink Saturday - January 9, 2010

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In the large parking lot at Home Depot, Middleburg, Florida, I saw this unique Pink sign. Ladies and Gentlemen, don't be in a hurry now and just park those shopping carts any old place. Home Depot offers a grand corral. Round those carts up and push them in one by one until there is a whole row of shopping carts. Wahoo!

Skywatch Friday - Season 4 Episode 26

Thanks to the skywatch team who are: Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise, and Sylvia for all your hard work in making SkyWatch Friday possible.

Howdy Folks! This is my first image posted for Skywatch Friday in January, 2010.

Recently, my husband and I were on a mission at Home Depot, Middleburg, Florida. John went inside the store to find a paddle for testing series mini-lights. The paddle is used to figure out why certain lights on the string of Christmas lights would not go on. Meanwhile, I stayed outside to do a bit of shooting with the camera. My camera is always with me. Out in the large parking lot, I found these landscaping tools: shovels and rakes reaching for the sky. I thought now that is a mighty interesting and different shot even if it is a gray day.

John didn't find what he needed. So, off to Ace Hardware in Middleburg, Florida. Ace was just down the road from Home Depot. Luckily, Ace Hardware had more than two testers in stock. We purchased the paddle and went back to Orange Park near the St. John's River where we were staying with long-time friends for awhile in December, 2009.

Happy New Year from my blog to your blog.

What I learned on this trip: Write down towns, dates, time of day, name of places visited.

Cooking Tip: How to keep bread warm

Cooking Tip: Crinkle several pieces of aluminum foil then place these at the bottom of what one would use for a bread server. Then wrap either cloth or paper towels over the warm bread and over the foil. Perhaps this will help keep the bread warm for dinner guests.

1/06/2010 Outdoor Wednesday #52

This week I am posting photographs taken at Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland, Florida, December, 2009.

Photograph One: Four trees in Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland, Florida. Did you notice the fall colors?

Photograph Two: I found this interesting pier. Honestly, I have never seen a dock like this anywhere before. Did you notice there are more autumn colors in the background.

Photograph Three: Close-up of palm tree growing sideways. The trip to visit Lakeland, Florida was a nice day; but turned cloudy. The next four days it rained, and rained and rained some more during our visit to Orlando, Florida area in 2009. We have been lucky in previous years because it has always been sunny and warm for our visits.

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Pink Saturday - January 2, 2010

Photograph: Pink Flamingos, St. Augustine, Florida, December, 2009. Notice they are made out of coconuts.

Greetings and Salutations! Every January, I write down 12 goals. That means every month I need to check off a list what goals have been completed. The goals can be as simple as reading a book, going on a trip, or keeping in touch with old friends. My project this year is to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop CS4 program. If I could learn just the basics I would be a happy camper. Gulp!

Think I will pour some eggnog into a glass and munch on some homemade fudge while looking at some Pink items posted on How Sweet The Sound. If you would like to join in the fun click here: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Thank you Beverly for being the hostess each week.

Happy New Year from our house to your house.