Silence.. for a little while longer! Photo Challenge

Silence - for the moment.  The football field and the sled are empty for now except for a few robins and me. Hard to believe in a couple of short months it will be football season again.  But for now, I'm more than willing to enjoy the green grass, the cottonwood flying, and the dog days of summer...

photo challenge -cold is for the birds

Sure, I'd love to be posting gorgeous spring photos, but as they say, winter is for the birds!  It's April, but it's snowing in Nebraska so I figured I might as well go with my favorite winter bird:  Mr. Penguin.  He always looks a little cranky just like me and he walks wide.  Again...

Photo Challenge: Broken, or Broke as the case may be

Sometimes, you just don't wanna know...

Either way, it's broken and we'll probably be broke after fixing it. lol.  So it definitely fits the challenge:  broken.  And yes, that's an Iowa license plate.  No place like home...

Photo challenge - Black and White

Artistic wonders - I snapped this one at Artsarben here in Nebraska.  I am always amazed at the talent of others.  Definitely something to be respected.

MJ Metal - Photo Challenge

And the theme this week is metal!

My niece has this fantastic bracelet that screamed out to me.  

She has a love for Michael Jordan.  

I have a love for color.  

So here's my attempt at honing my inner Andy Warhol. :)

Journey - Photo Challenge

Happy New Year!
May 2013 be your best.

Signs: Photo Challenge

Perhaps this is not as inspired as some, but in terms of signs that speak to me, I guarantee you that the Dairy Queen sign always gets my attention.  As a kid, my hometown Dairy Queen lured me with lemon-lime slushy whips and plain hot dogs with cheese ala Gary, the best owner ever.  Today, I live in a city of 40,000 but the Dairy Queen down the street knows my husband's voice when he calls to order.  Oh, how the Queen is a siren swaying my husband and me to the bad, but tasty side! :)

Cold Photo Challenge

Photo Challenge:  Cold.  Prickly.  Freeze your tookus off kinda weather.  

I'll be inside if anybody needs me. :)

Photo Challenge: Orange

Fresh(man)

letterman sweater

with a basketball sidekick

and... hopefully me

Just a little haiku with my orange pic for this week's wordsmith challenge.  Nothing like a feel of the 50's to make my day!

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.

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!

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.

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!

August Photo Challenge Day #22 - Silence.

Day #22 - Silence.  It's always quietest when someone's pouting...

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!

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. :)

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.