Our Week in Review 2014 ~ 10/26-11/1

November is here.

The falling back has occurred.

We had snow flurries on Saturday.

It gets dark really early now.

I can't wait for spring.

On a more positive note, last week was pretty good.  

~ We finally got to have our Pastor Appreciation celebration.  It got postponed because our Senior Pastor was sick.  It was fun.  We had pie and ice cream.  I ate too much.  Glad we don't do stuff like that often.

~ I had lunch with my friend, Amy.  It was great getting to know each other better and get caught up on each other's lives.  

~ Keira and I went to see my friend, Rainey, in an Edgar Allan Poe play on Friday night.  It was called Tales of the Grotesque.  It was very cool even if I didn't understand it all.  The most impressive thing was the man who played the part of Poe memorized The Raven in its entirety.  If you don't realize how impressive that is, check it out at this link.  The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.  See?
~ I went to a jewelry party at a friend's house on Saturday afternoon.  I don't get to see her often so it was fun to hang out for a while.  And play with jewelry.

~ Saturday night Doug and I took Keira and Alex to the symphony with us.  It was a Disney theme night.  Nick chose not to go.  He really missed out because it was wonderful.

As I still participate in Fat Mum Slim's Photo a Day challenge, we finished up another month.  That makes seven months in a row for me.  I find this easier than the Project 365 challenge I did for three years a few years back.  Mainly because I have a prompt given to me that I need to interpret as opposed to me just snapping any picture and calling it my photo of the day.  I did a mixture of new and archived pics for October.  

So without further ado, here are last week's interpretations ...

{October 26:  Z is for ...}

Zirconia. Cubic Zirconia. Aka ... a fake diamond.  I received this Monarch wing pendant in the mail yesterday from a lady who makes them herself.  I need to get a chain for it, so in the meantime, I added it to the chain that contains my camera pendant - that has a cubic zirconia stone in it. My two loves together - photography and Monarchs. Aside from my family, of course.  :)

I do wish to note that no butterflies were intentionally harmed in order to make this necklace. I sent her two butterflies that I had found deceased. One found along the road - presumably killed from being hit by a car; the other was killed by a not-so-friendly bug and the carcass found in my garden. It goes without saying that I was upset to see two of my babies (I'm assuming) had been killed. But now I can keep one of them close to my heart thanks to Holli.

{October 27:  One}

Dew drop.  We woke up this morning to a frost. While that makes me sad that the warm weather is coming to an end and winter is imminent, as a photographer, I was excited to see the sparkles. So I bundled up and headed outside. I only lasted about 15 minutes before my fingers were freezing (need to dig out the gloves), but I was able to capture just a little of the beauty that was surrounding us.

{October 28:  Two}

Two of the nine Monarch butterflies that we had emerge yesterday. Six of them spent the night indoors and were just released this morning after fueling up on some sugar water. Praying for strong winds to carry them to Mexico where they will overwinter.

(This photo got chosen in the FAB photos of the day!  Woo hoo!)

{October 29:  Three}

From these {three} primary colors, a vast amount of colors can be made ... making the possibilities for this blank canvas endless.

{October 30:  Four}

Four baby goslings swimming with their mama. Or is it their papa? Either way, aren't they cute?  Obviously this is an archived picture. Most of the Canadian geese are flying south in search of warmer weather. However, in my travels Tuesday morning, I spotted about 100 in our neighbor's corn field. I wish I hadn't been running late and had time to stop and take a picture as it was quite a sight!

{October 31:  Five}

Our sweet Honey will only be FIVE for another five(ish) weeks.  :)  Her birthday is December 10.  She's such a wonderful dog.  We are blessed to have her as part of our family!

And that's a wrap on October.

{November 1:  Something Blue}

I spy something blue.  Do you?  :)  Yes, there was bribery involved in the making of this photo.  The blue Twizzler pictured along with the purple and green one that were in the fun size pack got to be eaten by my somewhat willing subject.  :)

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous week!

And just a little plug for my Facebook page ... since I don't always get around to sharing peeks from my sessions here ... if you are on Facebook and want to check it out and maybe even click on that little 'like' button, here's the link ... Kimberly Vensel Photography.  Thank you!

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Project 52 - Week 39

Hello!  Fall is in full swing around here.  The leaves are changing to beautiful hues of yellows, oranges, and reds.  We had a gorgeous week.  Sunny almost every day.  Cool almost every morning and evening.  Perfect fall weather!

Of course, last week was another busy one.  I helped start our PTO fundraiser at the boys' school, went to Bible study, celebrated my friend Laura's birthday with breakfast at her house, took Keira to the dentist for her checkup, and had a family photo shoot.  And if you saw yesterday's Scavenger Hunt post, you know that my baby girl went to her first homecoming dance.  We are entering into another phase that I'm not sure I'm ready for.  But I guess I better get ready because it is here whether I like it or not.  :)

So the couple photos I'm sharing today are very different from each other.  But they show just a sampling of my week ...

I had been noticing this dandelion fluff in my front yard in the mornings while waiting for the bus to pick up the boys.  Thursday morning I finally had time to get out and capture it with my macro lens.  I'm kinda sorta in love with this photo.  :)

Alex has been asking for me to take his pictures on train tracks.  He's a HUGE Polar Express fan and loves everything about trains.  So Friday we sought out some tracks that were somewhat secluded and made him happy.  He now has train track photos. 

Before you go, be sure to check out my giveaway for a couple books ... Grace Unplugged and Own It.  The movie, Grace Unplugged, will be in theatres this Friday, October 4.  I can't wait to see it!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a fabulous week!

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday 09.29.13

Hello!  Welcome to the last Sunday of September!  Life is flying by at warp speed these days so I'll just get right to the hunt ...

{rule of thirds}

We've been having dew in the mornings now that it is cooling off so much at night.  One morning this week, I was able to get out to have some more fun with my new lens.  

{made me smile}

A friend of mine asked me to take her family photos yesterday morning at their camp by the river.  On the way there the sun was shining and beautiful and I was worried that we should have gotten an earlier start.  But by the time I got down to their campground, it was terribly foggy.  Then I was concerned that the fog would interfere with our session.  Until I noticed a man walking his dogs along the river bank and all I could see were their silhouettes.  Inspiration hit me and this is one of the first photos I took of this lovely family.  A foggy silhouette.  Accentuated a bit in post processing.  It's fun to get artsy sometimes.

{lines}

Alex has been asking to have his pictures taken on train tracks for a while now.  So Friday evening we set out to find some that we could use.  I'm using this for "lines" as in leading lines.  A technique I still have yet to master.

{alone}

My baby girl went to her first homecoming dance last night.  Even though she went alone, she met up with some friends there and had a great time.  (On a side note, I would really love it if someone would please slow time down.  I'm not ready for this next phase of our lives.)  :)

{together}

The boys and I went to a fall festival yesterday afternoon where there was a civil war encampment set up.  Together, Alex and Nick were trying to figure out how to make this cannon work.  Thankfully they didn't figure it out.  

That's it for me today.  Hope you have a wonderful week!  And be sure to visit Ashley for more great Scavenger Hunt finds!

But before you go, be sure to go check out the books I'm giving away.

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