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Showing posts with label Around the house. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

You are My Sunshine

This little guy is the sweetest, most loveable dog I’ve ever met.  And I’m not just saying that because he’s mine.  He has brought so much joy to me and I’m glad I’ve had him by my side.  I hope these pictures give a glimpse into his sweet personality.  

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Thanks for looking!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Christmas in Orlando Part 2

This is very late, but I wanted to share these photos, especially the ones of Little Bit.  I’ve been having a lot of trouble uploading to blogger.  Sorry!

I had a great time singing in EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional this year.  Music is very important to me, and singing combined with the large scale of any Disney production made it a great experience.

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The choir has new risers now from the first time I participated back in 2010.  They look really nice, but now I stand at the top of the tree and the taller people are down close to the guest narrator.  I got to sing in the choir for performances by Whoopi Goldberg, James Denton, and Steven Curtis Chapman this year!

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The Stage is beautifully decorated.

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And the lighting effects are really neat.  It’s definitely a must see if you are ever at Disney during the Christmas season. 

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Our Christmas tree was very small this year due to limited space, but I was happy with the way it turned out!

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  I didn’t risk getting out in the craziness of Orlando/Disney for New Year’s Eve last night, but still had a great evening.  While the fireworks are amazing I’m sure, I prefer to enjoy a nice relaxing evening in with the people closest to me. However you rang in the New Year, I hope it’s a happy one!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Try Something Different

I haven’t been posting as often as I would like recently, but hopefully that will change soon!  I’ve been on a modified “light duty” schedule at work because of an injury.  Strangely enough, light duty has me on my feet much longer than my normal workday. (It is much less strenuous work, however)  As much as my body appreciates the break, I have a lot less down time to work on sorting and editing my photos. 

After the repetitive mindless tasks I do all day now for my light duty, I get home and can’t sleep.  The creative part of my mind starts racing after keeping quiet all day.  So last night I decided to begin work on a new post.  I was brainstorming a colors of fall post with some recent photos, but got distracted as seems to happen quite frequently.  It’s not that I can’t focus – just that I like to focus on so many things!  I don’t mind, as the distractions usually lead me some place interesting.  The thing that lead me astray this time was a post on Pinterest about a home photography project by Steve Hermitage.  Please check his work out if you get a chance! 

I read the article a few weeks ago, and it’s been on my mind ever since.  Finally last night I crouched down in front of my computer with an empty wine glass and gave it a shot:

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Definitely unlike any photographs I’ve taken in the past, but I’m really happy with the results. So – try something different, you never know what you’ll find.  I’ll definitely be trying this again with different backgrounds and maybe various clear glass objects.  Stay tuned for more!  Oh, and that colors of fall post will be here soon.  Unless I get distracted again, which I can’t promise won’t happen…

Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Pink Hibiscus Part 2

A few more photos of the Hibiscus flowers in bloom around my house.  I love the color combination of the bright magenta leaves against the greenery!
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Pink Hibiscus Part 1

The bloom of a Hibiscus flower lasts only a day.  These flowers in full bloom are beautiful, but I think they are stunning even when closed.

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