Scavenger Hunt Sunday 04.06.14

Happy April!  Spring has officially arrived!  Flowers are starting to spring up in my flower beds and the temps are gradually warming up.  Except for Saturday when it snowed (just flurries) and was rather chilly.  :)  I'd probably be lying if I said that will be the last snow we see this spring.  Though I am hoping.

Anyway, on to this week's Scavenger Hunt ...

{macro}

A macro shot of something in our home.  Can you guess what it is?

{wheels}

I told Alex I needed a photo of wheels so he asked me to photograph his newest toy car.

{shiny}

I bought some Jelly BeadZ a while back and never did anything with them until this week.  I put them in water so they could expand, which is their main purpose.  The kids had a blast playing with them.  And they are pretty shiny.

{weather}

We experienced all sorts of weather this week.  Snow on Sunday; a thunderstorm and lots of rain on Thursday and Friday; and some sunshine in between.

{favorite sport}

This one of from the archives.  Alex's favorite sport is soccer.  This is from last year after he got his award.

That's all from me!  Be sure to pay a visit to Ashley to see more great Scavenger Hunt photos!

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Ice Storm

The calendar may say it is finally spring, but the weather outside is still frightful.  On Monday, just two days before the long-awaited vernal equinox, we had an icy mess that thankfully didn't start until after the kids were in school.  Despite having a cold that has left my brain in quite the fog, I ventured outside for a few photos.

Before I went out to brave the elements, I had to photograph our big picture window in our living room covered in ice.

The trees and bushes, ready to awaken from their winter slumber, find themselves coated in ice.  Not time to wake up yet!

You can see that it was still coming down while I was outside.  Brrrr!

The bird feeder that hangs right outside my window was coated in ice also.  Although not too many birds were out and about during the storm anyway.

The ice didn't stick around for long though.  I believe it was all melted off by Tuesday.

Today, the first full day of spring, and my husband's birthday (happy birthday hun!), the sun is shining.  Making the inch or so of snow we got last night glimmer under its rays.

Not looking much like spring around here just yet.  But I know that it is coming!  Hopefully sooner rather than later!  :)

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In November

Doug and I will celebrate 15 years of marriage.

And our niece's second birthday.

We will exercise our right and privilege to vote in next week's election.

And celebrate Thanksgiving with our family,


realizing just how truly blessed we are.

We will honor Veterans.


Watch a parade or two.

And learn about helping others 

through the school's community food drive.

We will pack shoe boxes for kids all over the world

so they can have a blessed Christmas.

And so they can learn about how much Jesus loves them.

I love the month of November.


This is how the first of November started here in Pennsylvania ...

Photo of the day - November 1 - ISO 200, f/9, 1/160s, 18-55mm lens on Nikon D40 
(added a layer of light purple to add to the mystery - mouse over to see original version before the purple layer was added)

Woke up to a very foggy morning ... outside as well as in my head as this cold has gotten the better of me.  
This tree is in my neighbor's yard.  I absolutely love it.  But since I can't have it, I will at least photograph it.  :)

         

The above photo was selected as one of the Top 3 for Tones on Tuesday and one of the Top 5 in Shoot. Edit. Submit.!
     



But the fog lifted and the sun shone brightly all day ...


 and we ended the day like this ...

And being out in the fresh air for a while this evening taking photos seems to have helped me feel better also.

Hope you had a great first of November!

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