tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37065623619673970012023-11-18T14:14:33.908-05:00Just B : )Want to know why Just B? Check out my first post here:
http://bleemcguire.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-its-me-b-just-b-wanta-know-why.htmlB : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-78718937762213267442012-06-27T06:13:00.001-04:002012-06-27T06:13:52.608-04:00Everything I have always felt about books and reading - in one image<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TmWD0D7vfPk/T-rc0wOcGlI/AAAAAAAABsc/atQO3SJc_3E/s1600/Book+birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TmWD0D7vfPk/T-rc0wOcGlI/AAAAAAAABsc/atQO3SJc_3E/s320/Book+birds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-43571396067429741462012-06-12T05:58:00.000-04:002012-06-12T05:58:01.945-04:00This is too cute : )<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-20086002056179360622012-06-08T07:33:00.001-04:002012-06-08T07:33:10.537-04:00The Latest Great-Great-Niece<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome Ma'Kayla Sue</td></tr>
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<br />B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-89543755881488526402012-06-01T07:40:00.002-04:002012-06-01T07:40:35.472-04:00Does anyone know where I can get the pattern for this?<br />
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B : )<br />B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-49233336952732803892011-09-27T06:46:00.001-04:002011-09-27T06:46:37.727-04:00Just Bees<br />
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B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-88829856476522129292011-09-11T06:08:00.000-04:002011-09-11T06:09:00.108-04:00One of my birthday cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-17902780051965725002010-10-05T06:49:00.000-04:002010-10-05T06:49:38.899-04:00A New Year - A New Direction<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey there - happy Tuesday and Happy One Year Anniversary to the Just B blog. Just because I can never leave well enough alone, I am going to change my blog "direction". I'm retired, I don't want any deadlines. So from now on I will just be posting whatever comes to mind. No more memes (she says now). There will still be pictures when I feel like it - there won't be when I don't. So, have a great day and stop in once in a while to see what's going on. Thanks. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-13884800390785690342010-09-28T06:10:00.000-04:002010-09-28T06:10:57.221-04:00Ruby Tuesday<div style="color: #4c2600; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A TRIBUTE TO JEFFIE</span></div><div style="color: #4c2600; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(this was in my post yesterday, but I'm trying to reach everyone who only visits on particular meme days)</span></div><div style="color: #4c2600; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #4c2600; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a memorial to my beloved Jeffie. Most of you have read about him and probably come to love his clown-like antics here on my blog - if not, just go down to my "label cloud" and click on Jeff or Jeffie and you will. On Monday, September 13 (four days after my birthday) Jeff was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right front leg. To make an agonizing story short, and bearable, it went fast and we gave him his wings on Wednesday. Jeffie would have been with us for five years in October, and would have been twelve years old in December. Here is the last picture I have of him, taken a week before his death. His leg shows misshapen, and it got twice as bad as the days went by. His eyes show the pain he was in, even with 24 hour pain meds. He told me he loved me and wanted nothing more than to be with me but to please let him go. It was the right decision, at the right time, but oh my God how I miss him!</span></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TKG9vUnYSTI/AAAAAAAABrA/D9ewfM28WUQ/s1600/Camera+Critters+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TKG9vUnYSTI/AAAAAAAABrA/D9ewfM28WUQ/s400/Camera+Critters+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here is the Ruby Tuesday part of this post:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Scarlet Hibiscus I told you about </span><a href="http://bleemcguire.blogspot.com/2010/07/mellow-yellow-monday-and-ruby-tuesday_20.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also has red stalks. If you would care to join in on a meme, just choose the appropriate button to the right. Peace. B : (</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-77262649638909713952010-09-27T05:06:00.000-04:002010-09-27T05:06:28.461-04:00Mellow Yellow Monday and a tribute to Jeffie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Banana leaves are still pretty, even when they're dying:</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A TRIBUTE TO JEFFIE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(this was in my post yesterday, but I'm trying to reach everyone who only visits on particular meme days)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a memorial to my beloved Jeffie. Most of you have read about him and probably come to love his clown-like antics here on my blog - if not, just go down to my "label cloud" and click on Jeff or Jeffie and you will. On Monday, September 13 (four days after my birthday) Jeff was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right front leg. To make an agonizing story short, and bearable, it went fast and we gave him his wings on Wednesday. Jeffie would have been with us for five years in October, and would have been twelve years old in December. Here is the last picture I have of him, taken a week before his death. His leg shows misshapen, and it got twice as bad as the days went by. His eyes show the pain he was in, even with 24 hour pain meds. He told me he loved me and wanted nothing more than to be with me but to please let him go. It was the right decision, at the right time, but oh my God how I miss him! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TKBeX5PL-EI/AAAAAAAABq8/D0zUEDDHD7U/s1600/Camera+Critters+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TKBeX5PL-EI/AAAAAAAABq8/D0zUEDDHD7U/s400/Camera+Critters+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would like to join in on Mellow Yellow Monday, please click on the button to the right. Peace. B :(</span></div></div>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-22882470975735130652010-09-18T06:23:00.000-04:002010-09-18T06:23:56.125-04:00Camera Critters<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hmmmmmm!?</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJSTEJG9x2I/AAAAAAAABqc/E14sIsbC4Ns/s1600/critter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJSTEJG9x2I/AAAAAAAABqc/E14sIsbC4Ns/s400/critter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please click on the button to the right if you care to join in on any of the memes. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-26237437873860190902010-09-17T08:06:00.000-04:002010-09-17T08:06:16.632-04:00SkyWatch Friday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ahhhh the storms. They're most often quite beautiful, they come and go quickly, and all you have to do is turn to face another direction and they're not there at all:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJNZJIWz3BI/AAAAAAAABqY/RzMezzdbl5w/s1600/sky6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJNZJIWz3BI/AAAAAAAABqY/RzMezzdbl5w/s400/sky6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If only the "storms of life" were so simple. Please click on the SkyWatch Friday button to the right to see some truly marvelous shots, and perhaps leave some of your own? Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-41747334807046382442010-09-17T08:00:00.000-04:002010-09-17T08:00:25.949-04:00Fertilizer Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJNYC1-ahgI/AAAAAAAABqI/dmG7L0uZQwU/s1600/fertilizer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TJNYC1-ahgI/AAAAAAAABqI/dmG7L0uZQwU/s400/fertilizer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just thought this was cute : ) Have a wonderful day. Please click on the Fertilizer Friday button to the right if you'd care to explore this meme. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-7219766564269854212010-09-14T06:00:00.000-04:002010-09-14T06:00:03.502-04:00Ruby Tuesday and Lose For Good<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I mentioned on a previous post, I rejoined Weight Watchers as a lapsed life member, a few weeks ago. Right now they are running a program called LOSE FOR GOOD which includes ways to help fight hunger for others while losing weight for ourselves. Today is Lose-A-Palooza! It's a very worthy project and I would personally appreciate it if you would <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/252948871/direct;wi.1;hi.1/01/">follow this link</a> and read what it's all about. Just by following the link, Weight Watchers will donate one dollar! Thanks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for Ruby Tuesday, well, it's pretty sad. This is my heart</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this is my heart after our trip to the Vet's yesterday</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Jeffie has bone cancer. I can't write more about it right now - maybe another day when I can focus. Your prayers to keep him comfortable for a while longer would be appreciated.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click on any of the buttons to the right to follow a meme. Peace. B :) : (</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-60248690029599766712010-09-13T07:23:00.000-04:002010-09-13T07:23:01.445-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day - NOT!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course it's not, but when I was uploading and organizing photos to PSE this one caught my eye as a perfect St. Patrick's Day photo - well maybe not perfect. I guess it should have a FOUR leafed clover.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TI4IBabmRiI/AAAAAAAABpo/hOJPjrGiem8/s1600/mellow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TI4IBabmRiI/AAAAAAAABpo/hOJPjrGiem8/s400/mellow1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back to Mellow Yellow Monday, where I belong - our Mexican Sunflowers did not bloom hardly at all this year. They grew and they multiplied, but they didn't bloom. Some of the people we gifted with these plants had the same experience. Guess it was our cold winter. But here is one anyway, sharing the spotlight with yet another snail. This was taken in the dark with a flash - I sort of like that look</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a lighter note - here's a fly shadow : )</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would care to join in on any of the memes in which I participate, please click on the button of your choice, to the right. Have a happy Sunday, and please send some prayers to everyone involved in that unthinkable day. Peace B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-63916270289269656982010-09-08T07:18:00.000-04:002010-09-08T07:18:22.097-04:00ABC Wednesday and Watery Wednesday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow - STILL recovering from this virus or whatever - it's reduced me to a sissy! and made me miss some posts. But here we go:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TIdwjrX2PRI/AAAAAAAABpc/rxo-H_Sd1pg/s1600/Water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TIdwjrX2PRI/AAAAAAAABpc/rxo-H_Sd1pg/s400/Water.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kiddo, in his pool, at his first birthday party a few months ago.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would care to join in on these great memes, please click on the appropriate button(s) to the right! Happy Wednesday. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-79210982031136934012010-09-05T06:48:00.000-04:002010-09-05T06:48:37.151-04:00Shadow Shot Sunday and Weekend Reflections<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here I am, back from my unintentional vacation from blogland - got sick last Saturday night and am still getting better!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This shadow shot may just have been better if you were there. I tried it in black and white and that still didn't show what I know I was seeing. The sun was shining through the back of the bloom so there were shadows in the throat and there are some on the leaves and the rest of the bloom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would care to look further into the wonderful world of daily memes, please click on the button(s) to the right that interest you. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-80015132758414653292010-08-26T08:34:00.000-04:002010-08-26T08:34:45.652-04:00Posting on a Thursday - how unusual<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thursday is usually my day off - I don't usually join in on any memes on Thursday and when I post without a meme, I usually don't get any comments, which depresses me : ) I did, however, have a few things I wanted to say today. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No. 1 - I had my first weigh in at Weight Watchers last night and lost 4.4 pounds - had I removed my Crocs, it may have been 4.5 but, hey, they're part of me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No. 2 - Hootin' Anni is in the third week of her <a href="http://hootin--anni.blogspot.com/2010/08/remember-guy-named-boone-pat-boone.html">new meme</a> and it's really a great one - makes you think! Unfortunately, I am still at a loss for an idea after these three weeks. Perhaps I've lost the ability to think? Perhaps my taste is toward music with lyrics that wouldn't be acceptable? Whatever. Why don't you hop on over there and see what you can come up with - it's really a good one!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No. 3 - Am still very very happy with Chrome vs. Internet Explorer. I have only found two things that don't make me happy, as compared to the many many things on IE. First, some sites won't show their full content in Chrome. Second, if you like to highlight portions of articles or whatever and print just the highlighted section, you can't in Chrome. Or I should say I can't - maybe I'm doing something wrong. I truly believe that they will fix these problems, or maybe they're not even problems - after all Chrome is streamlined to go very fast and maybe these are extras that fall by the wayside. Anyway, I'm still happy with it! My frustration level has gone way down.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now, just so you won't miss seeing some pictures, here are a few of some of the guitars that Victor makes by hand, from blocks of wood.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one has the head covered in a thin sheet of some blue shell - forget the name:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THT9YtKv9RI/AAAAAAAABoA/kGNSzd9KRhA/s1600/F1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THT9YtKv9RI/AAAAAAAABoA/kGNSzd9KRhA/s320/F1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When this used up old White Bird of Paradise blossom was still up in the "tree", I saw a splash of yellow/orange, and asked Victor to cut it down so I could see what it was - now you can see too:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THT-E5Skr_I/AAAAAAAABoc/CjA4dUoG7-Y/s1600/F8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THT-E5Skr_I/AAAAAAAABoc/CjA4dUoG7-Y/s320/F8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Above, Jeffie once again made himself a nice nest, and below this WAS Jeffie's Wubba, but Joy took it over and destroyed it - that top part is very very difficult to destroy, but dear sweet gentle Joy did it!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's it - hope you're not bored - thanks for visiting. If you would like to explore these memes further, please click on the buttons to the right. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-42471578229049788032010-08-23T06:07:00.001-04:002010-08-23T06:09:11.399-04:00Mellow Yellow Monday and Ruby Tuesday (and NaBloPoMo-Green of course : )<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I have mastered the art of multi-tasking. I was about to post this picture for Mellow Yellow Monday and noticed that it was also a decent shot of my newly adopted spoon rest "Dotty" who has come to live with Big Red, who can be seen <a href="http://bleemcguire.blogspot.com/2009/11/ruby-tuesday_30.html">here</a>, not to mention some other posts. The flowers were a gift from Matt, who is Lincoln's father, I guess for watching Lincoln - yet another perk to having grandchildren : ) The leaves will do for NaBloPoMo-Green. Since I don't have to post again tomorrow (unless I want to) I will miss a day of NaBloPoMo. Been there done that this month!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Watery Wednesday I hope to have a shot of Lincoln playing in the rain - should be pretty cute : )</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd care to play along (or just stalk) with these memes, click on the appropriate button(s) to the right. Have a wonderful Monday (and Tuesday) - make them your own. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-33170319819301746212010-08-22T08:25:00.000-04:002010-08-22T08:25:06.289-04:00Shadow Shot Sunday, Weekend Reflections, and NaBloPoMo-Green<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shadow Shot Sunday: Ever see gingham doors? </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THEWI6Iu4kI/AAAAAAAABnw/zyQqwjm3zj8/s1600/Shadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/THEWI6Iu4kI/AAAAAAAABnw/zyQqwjm3zj8/s400/Shadows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you have!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Weekend Reflections: of me in the DH's truck, taking a picture of me taking a picture reflected in the car next to us - confused yet???</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Sunday. If you'd care to further explore these memes just click on the appropriate button(s) to the right. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706562361967397001.post-91558960832205903252010-08-21T06:00:00.000-04:002010-08-21T06:00:27.066-04:00TURTLE TONGUE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TG-inhj9dZI/AAAAAAAABns/xxHbkmWlIG8/s1600/critters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5BMxb_HgGBA/TG-inhj9dZI/AAAAAAAABns/xxHbkmWlIG8/s400/critters.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of our metal turtle "sculptures". Not the one I showed you before with the shadow skirt. This is a different, bigger one. He hangs out in a little patch of garden between the front of the house and the gates to the back yards, under a croton bush. I happened to notice one day that he had a tongue and when I looked closer, this is what I saw. For some reason I just am tickled pink with this shot : ) Please note that the green turtle and plants qualify this for NaBloPoMo-Green - plus, the lizard is being green, recycling the turtle as a home : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you would like to see many more Camera Critter shots, and hopefully leave one of your own, please click on the button to the right. Peace. B : )</span>B : )http://www.blogger.com/profile/07953400738036771809noreply@blogger.com10