Tuesday, August 28, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #28 - Look Up


Day #28 - Look up!  One of the benefits of living in Bellevue is getting to watch the air show from my lawn chair.  Gotta love the feeling of Top Gun flying overhead.

Monday, August 27, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #27 - Ombre


Day #27 - Ombre.  I could spend hours taking pictures at the Iowa State Fair.  LOVE these flowers.

August Photo Challenge Day #26 - a good deed


Day #26 - a good deed.  It never fails that I get roped into helping with Christmas Eve services since my dad is usually in charge of some portion of it.  Christmas will forever start with my hometown church and this view.

August Photo Challenge Day #25 - glasses


Day #25 - Glass.  Nothing a girly red drink can't make better!  Always ready for some retro grenadine-type drinks!

Friday, August 24, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #24 - Ruffles


Day #24 - Ruffles. Yeah, there's not a lot of ruffles in my world, except for the chip kind!  But I do love this ruffled ornament a friend gave me.  It gives me a smile and a Merry Christmas every year.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #23 - Summer Love


Day 23 - Summer Love.  Probably not what others think of.  Maybe you think of horny teenagers mackin' outside the movie theater or the Dairy Queen, but people there's nothing I love more about summer than flip-flops, tanning weather, and lazy days doing whatever the Hell I want!  Oh, baby, that's summer love!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #21 - Imagination


Day #21 - Imagination.  I just have to say that I know few examples better than the Bellagio Hotel's seasonal flower displays.  How can you not love and be impressed by a ladybug made out of roses?  Gor-ge-ous!  These people come up with the most amazing ideas and then to make items on a huge scale out of flowers and candy is just phenomenal.  Props to them!

Monday, August 20, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #20 - Red


Day #20 - Red.  I couldn't begin to decide which picture to go with, but there's something about this that feels futuristic, daybreakish, and ballsy - lol.

August Photo Challenge Day #19 - Fear


Day #19 - Fear.  I think this is what we call brotherly love!  There's always a certain amount of fear when dealing with siblings. :)

Sunday, August 19, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #18 - Aspiration


Day #18 - Aspiration starts in your childhood.  Sometimes on the playground.  Sometimes reading in the closet with a flashlight.  We all have dreams.  Sometimes we see them through to fruition and sometimes, we keep them to ourselves on the backburner.  We see people win American Idol, Super Bowl rings, and gold medals, but it always seems to be a long road.

Friday, August 17, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #17 - One


Day #17- One.  That's one mean kind of heel!  Pretty sure it could kick Mondays to the curb and stomp a man's heart into the ground.  Gotta love the power of one.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #16 - Sweet Treat


Day #16 - Sweet Treat.  Nothing like a birthday cupcake. Actually though, if you wanna talk sweet, you gotta talk that adorable little girl behind the candles.  It's always good to be the birthday girl!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #15 - Striped


Day #15 - Striped.  I'm all about color.  Me and the M&M store have the same love.  Of course, I like my stripes to be vertical, not horizontal; a fat girl's motto. lol.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #14 - Yellow


Day 14 - Yellow.  Nothing says "game on" like fluorescent Nike hightops ala our niece.  Sure, I have lots of pretty yellow flower pictures I could use today, but today it's not about the pansies!  Forget the Jordan Airs. We have Fly Carley shoes instead.  And for all my co-workers headed back to work today - GAME ON!

Monday, August 13, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #13 - Relaxing


Day #13 - Relaxing.  At our house, we want people to be comfortable.  We like everybody to feel at home, relaxed, fed, and happy.  Guess that even extends to our wildlife.  Even the rabbits make themselves at home without a care in the world.  Mr. Bunny is all stretched out and ready to watch TV. lol.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

August Photo Challenge - Day #12 - Freedom


Day #12 - Freedom.  I know there are more things I could have done with this theme, but being a girl living in a military community, I couldn't help but use this picture.  It's one of the many I take at the Veteran's Day parade every year.  Bruce Springsteen had it right - born in the USA!  And very thankful so many people fight for my freedom every day.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #11 - Collection


Day #11 - Collection.  This, my friends, is quite a collection.  Thankfully, it's not mine.  When it came to collections, I thought about a picture of cattle because my dad collects them and jokes that as long as he keeps them spread out my mom won't know how many he has.  However, I guess I'm different because I really don't collect anything other than the bajillions of photos I've taken and pages of writing I've written.  Guess that's why they all complain about buying me Christmas presents. lol.

Friday, August 10, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #10 - Dreamy


Day #10 - Dreamy.  When I hear the word "dreamy," I instantly think of Marsha Brady and her version of dreamy.  For me, that has to be my husband who I happen to think is completely adorable when he sleeps.  He assures me there's nothing dreamy about him, but my boy takes awfully good care of me.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

August Photo Challenge - Day #9 - Behind You


Day 9 - Behind You.  Okay, I'm sorry your mom caught you because of this picture, but I understand! Sometimes, you've just gotta look.  Even Michael Phelps wants to know who's behind him.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #8 - Awkward


Day #8 - Awkward.  So I have a million better, more enjoyable pictures of the baby deer in my yard, but none of them said "awkward" like this one.  It almost pains me to post it.  It is just so structurally incorrect that the perfectionist in me can hardly take it.  (I know you're all shocked by that piece of info - lol.)

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #7 - Sparkling


Day #7 - Sparkling.  In the cattle world, the trend is to pay a fortune to wear sparkly belts.  I can only assume it's to make the calves look better. lol.  However, what I love most about this picture is the imperfection.  See if you spot it.

Monday, August 6, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #6 - Change


Day 6 - Change.  I struggled with this one, but right now, the corn in the Midwest is changing quickly.  The drought has taken its toll, and farmers are dealing with the fall-out.  Although I no longer have to worry about the corn crop, there's something about a field of corn that brings me the peacefulness of home.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

August Photo Challenge Day #5 - Hometown


Day #5 - Hometown.  I really didn't have a picture that did my hometown justice, but what I do always keep in my heart is a love for Oakland, Iowa and the good people that volunteer and come together as a community.  Living and breathing small town life will always be the cornerstone of my world.  If you ask me where home is it will never be where I live now.  It will always be the place where my parents raised me to have good Christian values and an opinion of my own.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

August Photo Challenge - Day #4 - twisted

Day 4 - Twisted.  For me, the ropes twisted together to make a halter instantly comes to mind.  Years of my life have been spent showing heifers so tame they sometimes put their own halters on when ready for their fan and hay.  Four generations have passed through that gate to grab a halter and are interwoven because of it.