Here, There & Everywhere

One of my photos was selected as a finalist for Day 3 in Pioneer Woman’s Macro Photography contest.
Pioneer Woman – Day 3 Macro Contest

I had entered several shots and this was not my favorite, but I’m thrilled! I didn’t know it until Amanda called me and asked, “Have you looked at the internet today?” Tommy and I had gone to Fayetteville for a funeral and I hadn’t been on the computer. Imagine my surprise! When I finally got home and saw it for myself, I did a little happy dance. There are a lot of impressive photos.

Here’s the photo which was taken last summer in Wyoming. Hard to believe this is a weed hated by many, huh?

This was our sunrise view yesterday morning. Is it no wonder why we love being here so much?

This lady lives across the highway from us. It looks as if she was telling someone a secret.

As I had mentioned in an earlier post, we had planned to spend some time in BG in March. Unfortunately, when we got here we were unable to get up the road to the house. So we turned right around and went back home and waited for warmer weather to thaw the snow and ice on the road. On Monday we tried again. Yay! We made it up the road. While we were able to get to the house we were greeted with tree limbs all over the road and two leaking pipes when the water was turned on. Tommy’s first day was taken up with dealing with those things. Then on Wednesday we had to take some trees down. Now we don’t have to worry about those trees coming down in a storm and hitting the house. The good thing about having the trees taken down is it has opened up our view from the back deck.

The first two pictures are the guys getting ready to cut the trees. The guy in the first picture was only about half way up the 110 foot tree. The next two pictures are of that tree falling. And the last two are the before and after pictures of the same view from the deck. Now we have lots of pine to get rid of.

These are blossoms from a tulip tree that we pass on our walk around the circle. Spring is such a beautiful time of year.

While Winter keeps trying to raise its ugly, cold head, Spring really is here. Right now we have daffodils, crocus, pansies and various other flowers blooming. Our peonies are now out of the ground about 6″ and it’s as if we see them growing throughout each day. The other thing that is blooming a lot around here right are the Bradford Pears. I love Spring.

Tommy and I had a discussion the other day about what season we like best. I think we both decided that when Spring gets here we love it best. After the dreary Winter it’s so wonderful to see things blooming, to sit outside on the deck or enjoy the hammock, and to wear shorts! However, we are also so very glad to see Fall when it gets here.

These silos are just up the road from us a bit. I am surprised with all the “progress” around here that they haven’t been torn down. Hooray for whoever saved them and made their little area a park.

Seems like I talked to him just yesterday, but it’s eight months that he’s been gone.

Two of my favorite guys on my maternal side.

I was invited to join some other photographers to go to the Atlanta Zoo. It had been many, many years since I had been there. While I was looking forward to getting out to take pictures, I wasn’t really sure about the zoo. My memories of the zoo were not at all good. But, I had a good time and was glad that there were so many improvements there.