Weekly Winners – Taking Great Strides Edition

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All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

Today we walked in the Great Strides walk to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation…All of my pictures today are from and in honor of the walk. We’re still accepting donations, so if you have even a spare dollar to help us find a cure, click my button over there. Even though CFF is getting closer to a cure every year, even today we had a moment of silence in honor of a 17 year old that had lost her battle with the disease just last week.

Purple for the Cure
Purple for a Cure

Ready to Walk
Ready to Walk

Dropped
Dropped

Twisting to Throw
Twisting to Throw

Bracelets of Hope
Bracelets of Hope

Blow it Away
Blow it Away

Walking for a Cure
Walking for a Cure

Sunglasses Please
Sunglasses Please

Sprinting Ahead
In my small little team, the two that were my CF babies decided to race on ahead of the rest of us…and literally ran right out of sight.
Sprinting Ahead

 

You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.

 

That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!

 

Weekly Winners – Greased Lightning Edition

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All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

For one night we got to keep a gorgeous beauty in our garage as a favor for our neighbor. Very few cars bring to mind the famous lines from “Grease”…but this car did for me. You are supreme, the chicks’ll

Rear View
Rear View

Lights On You
Lights on You

The Horse
The Horse

GT
GT

Hind Quarters
Hind Quarters

Details
Details

Shining Back
Shining Back

The Star of the Show
The Star

 

You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.

 

That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!

 

Weekly Winners – Random Edition

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All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

My computer went kapoot & so my blog was neglected, as was my photo editing. So this week I have a little mix of here and there things I did when w/o my computer. Celebrations, storms, and more Cheetahs…

Another Year
* Dad’s bday was a couple weeks ago. My favorite picture of him that day
Another Year

Support
Caned

Storm Front
*I just loved the way the sunlight made the trees white against the dark sky.
Storm Front

Ray of Light
Ray of Light

Dressed for Success
Dressed for Success

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

Honored
*National Junior Honor Society. We are all so very proud of him!
Honored

Profiled
Profiled

You look…Yummmmm….
*On this trip to the zoo, the Cheetahs were more active…walking right past the glass where we were watching. This was a fast snap I captured…but I loved the flash of tongue and the focused gaze.
You look...Yummmm

You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.

That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!

Weekly Winners – Zoobilee Edition

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All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

The return of warm weather has given me more opportunity for pictures. Not constant, but a few good days. Angel & I got out of the house a few times this week. One of them was a long awaited trip to the zoo. I bought us a year pass a couple weeks ago and have waited for a great chance to go. So this week has many of those, and a few others that I managed to grab during the week.

Swinging
Swinging

Huddle
Huddle

 

Leap
Leap

Nice Rack
Nice Rack

Pride
Pride

Mirrored Loungers
Mirrored Lounging

Wrinkled Cankles
Wrinkled Cankles

Spike
Spikes

Basking
Basking Seal

It was also the first day of the orchid show at the Gardens attached to our zoo. I snagged a few photos on a very quick run through it during the short time we had left. I plan on returning in another week or so w/ the kids during spring break. Brandon wants to practice playing with my old camera by getting some pictures there!
Unique
Unique
 

 

Cascade of White
Cascade of White

Tripurple
Tripurple

Gorgeous
I stumbled upon this at my local Half Price Books. It is special for many reasons to me…namely the condition it’s in (further explained by the next picture which shows how old it is), and the fact that the book seems like it is custom made for the main character in my novels, who would have been alive to purchase it brand new.
Gorgeous

First Edition
Look at how gorgeous & white the paper still is. And yes, that does say 1883. I may have found a new addiction…old, gorgeous, first editions…*le sigh*.
First Edition

This week I definitely have to send you to see more zoo pictures over at my  flickr account. I had SUCH a hard time picking pictures this week, there are tons more over there!!

That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!

Weekly Winners – ‘Testing 1, 2, 3’ Edition

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All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

Two weeks ago I was sick. Just before I fell sick I got a new camera (the XS), giving my trusty XTi to my son. I also got a new lens (my much coveted 50mm). Right after I got sick, I fell into writing so hard that my new camera languished by the wayside. I forced myself to pick it up a couple of times this week, because I have to get used to it. My Weekly Winner selections are few b/c I am not used to either the camera or the lens, and my two mini photo-shoots didn’t give me enough practice. Hopefully soon enough I’ll be back to over-stuffing this page with pictures.

Sisters Love…and Strangle?…Each Other
Sisters love & strangle

Drop
Drop

Life
Life

An Apple Bigger than her Head
Bigger Than Her Head

Mmmmmm
Mmmmm

Lush Lashes
Lash

See more of my favorite photos over at my flickr account.

That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!