Thursday Challenge: the theme for this week is “LARGE” (Big Things, Tall Things, Buildings, Cars, Airplanes,…).
I’m not big on photographing cars or airplanes or skyscrapers, but I did enjoy watching my daughter dragging that cart around when we went apple picking last Sunday.
I took this photo last month while waiting for my son’s bus to arrive. We were in the parking lot of a girls’ high school, and my husband (he can be a bit of a joker) was asking my six-year-old what she thought of the school. It is down the street from the high school that my son is now attending. It is nice that someone at the school cares enough to have pretty flowers in front!
Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. Thank you, Luiz, for featuring flower followers who share photos in a fun fashion.
Rudbeckia, marigolds, one white petunia and one pink zinnia from the garden in my front yard
Thursday Challenge: The theme for this week is PLANTS (Garden, Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Trees,…).
Because I like other bloggers that enter this contest, I decided to enter this carrot photo. It’s called Creative Photography. I hope I’m doing this right. I basically desaturated around the carrot in Photoshop and blurred some of the greys. I’m doing studies of carrots for my watercolor painting. Watercolor of carrot coming soon.
A few recommendations for Rosh Hashanah books for young children:
Children’s books are often a great way to learn a new topic. For example, when I was learning needlepoint about twelve years ago (I was pregnant with my second child and wanted to do something creative that required little clean up and one could sit), I found some nice books in the children’s section of the library.
Meanwhile, I am struggling over a carrot. Did you know that carrots’ leaves, the frilly part anyway, are far from the carrot top?
My plan is to do a watercolor of the carrot. I have the paper set up, and the watercolor nearby. But first I need to decide on a composition. I’d like to have some greenery with my carrot, but I can’t decide on where to place it. I don’t want it on top, as in the first photo.
Note to pomegranate lovers: Not yet in season here. So I either have to work from a Google photo or copy this stamp. Not my ideal choice.
Do you live in a small town? Do you find that more people are shopping in malls or online, so the stores in your little town are not what they used to be?
I photographed these begonias on Raritan Avenue in Highland Park last month. They remind that while we have some pretty planted flowers through volunteers and through state tax money, we still have empty stores and too many hair and nail salons. Not enough stores that one can really use. We do have a great toy store, but the bookstores disappeared, the bike shop went away, a fish shop closed, and not enough new, interesting stores move in.
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My chrysanthemum (or “mum” for short) showed its first bloom last week.
Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. Thank you, Luiz, for this fun photography meme.
Thank you to R&J for giving me the courage to post this tilted photo. It’s the New York State side of the Delaware River, taken on our recent canoe trip.
I took this one in the Walmart parking lot in Milford, Pennsylvania at 5:30 a.m. I was buying milk so my kids could have milk and cereal. They sell a lot at this Walmart, include fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and dairy products, but no freshly-brewed coffee. Sounded like the cashiers would have appreciated coffee, too.
In order to represent three U.S. states in this post, here’s one I took in my backyard in Highland Park, New Jersey. I think it looks a bit like Central America and the Gulf of Mexico.
Thursday Challenge: the theme for this week is TOOLS (Hammer, Saw, Frying Pan, Fork, Spade, Rake, Broom, Duster, Paint Brush, Pencil,…).
We are fortunate in our wonderful crop of raspberries that grow in our backyard. The bottom photo shows a bowl of these delightful berries that my husband picked. Truth is, these berries rarely make it into our kitchen, as we love to eat them in our backyard, right off the branch. No need for recipes. We get crop #1 in early July on old canes and #2 in late August on the new, green canes. One trick for maintaining these berry bushes is be sure to prune the old canes.
To participate in Ruby Tuesday, post a photo (or more) with a little red or a LOT of red. Then visit Mary the Teach at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/ to submit your link.