52 Photos Project: Starts With a C

COW

Doesn't it have great eyelashes?

My sister & I were on a photo daytrip, when we saw some cattle in a pasture.

If I walked up to the fence, they just stared at me.

Whenever she walked up, they turned & trotted away!

Ouch!  Dissed by the cows.

"C" more great photos

at the 52 Photos Project Gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project, week 18: Light & Dark

Full moon from December 2013.

I love the soft focus of this one ~

sort of like how I see someone across the room when I have my "computer" glasses on!

See the Gallery for more great photos!

sue

52 Photos Project: Fresh

This week's 52 Photos Project prompt is

 

FRESH.

 

 

I'm calling this one

 

"Fresh Peeled".

 

This is another Eucalyptus tree in Claremont, CA.

A while back I showed a different tree that had layers of bark lifting up.  You can see that one here.

To see more FRESH photos,
click over to the 52 Photos Project Gallery.


sue

 

52 Photos Project: Down Below

This week's 52 Photos Project prompt is

Down Below.

A new little tree

photographed on New Year's Day 2012.

Amazing the things you can see

if only you adjust your

point of view.

See more in this week's gallery.

sue

52 Photos Project: Layers/Stacks

Our prompt this week for

the 52 Photos Project

is

Layers/Stacks.

 

This is what came to my mind

immediately:

 

 

 

I think that stacked stone walls are so beautiful.

And the thought of the care and artistry

that went into the making of the wall

is inspiring.

This wall is in the historic gold mining town of Downieville,

in the Sierra mountains of California.

 

Enjoy some more stacks & layers in the gallery.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: This Is What I Found

 

I've never seen the inside of a cactus before,

have you?

 

There are more interesting finds

in the 52 Photos Project Gallery!

 

sue

52 Photos Project: Red, White, Blue

I couldn't pick just one color.

Our prompt for this week of the 52 Photos Project is

Red, White, Blue.

I could have picked any one of the colors,

but I remembered that my friends Juline & Tom

always participate in their town's

patriotic decorated home contest.

I wish there wasn't such a glare today,

but there you have it.

Congratulations on your 3rd place award Tom & Juline!!

See more great photos in the gallery.

Happy Independence Day!

sue

52 Photos Project: Neon Color

This week's prompt at

52 Photos Project is

 

Neon Color.

 

 

 

It wasn't easy to find something neon colored.

I drove through the Old Packing House area in Claremont,

last night, and of all the shops that are there,

only ONE had actual neon!  Of course, it wasn't in an easily accessible area for me.

I decided I would come home & go online to see if there was a neon shop anywhere nearby.

Before I made it all the way home, I thought I would check out a small strip mall close by.

And look what I found!

 

An actual neon sign!

 

Check out the

52 Photos Gallery

for more neon colors.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: Chopped

For week 9 of the 52 Photos Project, our prompt is

Chopped.

 

 

 

Check out more things

Chopped

at the gallery.

 

 

sue

 

52 Photos Project: Stripes

This week's prompt is

 

STRIPES.

 

 

10 windows with mini-blinds =

LOTS of stripes!

 

 

Check out the gallery

for more stripes.

 

 

sue

 

52 Photos Project: Crimson

This week's prompt from the

52 Photos Project

is

Crimson.

 

 

See more Crimson

in the

Gallery.

 

 

sue





52 Photos Project: My Favorite Place

There are many, many places that I favor, but I couldn't pick a favorite one.

 

This was taken in one of the places I love.

Generally I refer to these as

the local mountains.

 

 

On the map, though,

they are the

San Gabriel Mountains.

And these, more specifically,

were on Mt. Baldy.

 

For more favorites,

check out the gallery

at the 52 Photo Project.

 

 

sue

 

 

52 Photos Project: Layers

This week's prompt for the

52 Photos Project is

 

LAYERS.

 

 

My first thought was to take a picture of some

chickens,

but that didn't work out for me this time.

So here is my next thought:

 

 

This is one of the Eucalyptus trees

that line the streets of

Claremont, California.

 

I've long been fascinated by their peeling bark,

so yesterday I stopped & snapped some shots.

This is a Blue Gum.

Blue Gum Eucalypts are one of the major sources of eucalyptus oil which can be used as an essential oil, in herbal teas & medications for a few examples.

However, it can also cause contact dermatitus, headaches & convulsions, and even be fatal if ingested. 

(Kew Royal Botanic Gardens)

 

 

To see many more layers,

click over to the Gallery at the 52 Photos Project.

 

 

sue



52 Photos Project: Distance

This week's prompt is

 

Distance.

 

 

On average, the moon is 238,857 miles from the earth.

 

I think that is quite a distance.

 

 

For more distances, check out the gallery

at 52 Photos Project.

 

 

Happy Spring!

sue

 

52 Photos Project: Light

Light

 

 

 

“My first memory is of light -- the brightness of light -- light all around.” 

---Georgia O'Keeffe

 

 

 

Check out more images of LIGHT

at the 52 Photos Project Gallery.

 

 

 

 

sue

All Is Calm - 52 Photos Project

I'm dipping my toe into something new for me -

the 52 Photos Project.

Each week they have a new photo prompt &

I will attempt to take a new photo or find an older photo to post to go along with it.

 

 

This week's theme is

"All is calm".

 

 

I took this photo in November 2011,

when my sister Nancy & I went on a "photo drive" near her home northeast of Sacramento, CA.

 

 

To see more calmness,

click over to the gallery.

 

 

Cheers!

 

sue



A Bit of Sewing for the Bridal Shower

I attended a bridal shower today.

We played some fun games - I don't care what anyone says,

I LIKE shower games!

 

We played one more traditional game where we were given a 'wedding ring' on a ribbon to wear & told not to say "Chelsea" (the bride), "Sean" (the groom) or "Wedding".

The penalty being the loss of our 'ring'.

The other games were all a little different.

One was a take-off on BINGO,

only we were given blank bingo cards & told to write in different bridal shower gifts into the squares.  Everyone had a free square in the center plus we all knew at least ONE gift she was getting!

Then, when Chelsea opened her gifts,

if it was one we had written down, we could cross it off.

5 in a row made a bingo!

The next one was a kind of Scattergories(c) game.

This time our papers had the letters

C - H - E - L - S - E - A

across the top, then different categories down the side.

We had to come up with (hopefully) unique words,

starting with each letter of her name, to fit those categories.  I'm not sure if I can remember them all, but here goes:  flowers, movies (romance preferred), Honeymoon destination, item of clothing, gem or jewelry, & item on a menu. 

I didn't manage to fill all of the boxes, but I did get the most points & won a lovely set of bath goodies!

For the last game we each got an envelope with

"Who's the Groom" on it.

We all opened them at the same time & whoever had the picture of Sean inside won.  The other envelopes had celebrity's faces instead!

 

So, all of that, just to show you what Sara & I gave to Chelsea! 

A while back, I did a post (HERE) talking about the wedding quilt that we are giving to Chelsea & Sean.

For the shower, I used some of the scraps leftover from the quilt & made 2 throw pillows to coordinate with the quilt.

So now they know what the basic colors of the quilt are,

but they still don't know what it looks like.

 



The Fronts
 



The Backs

Way back when we asked her what her favorite colors were, Chelsea said blue.
Blue-blue, not turquoise nor teal, but
BLUE.

Think we did OK on that?

I think they look pretty spectacular on my red chair.
Almost didn't want to give them away!


The wedding is in a few more weeks,
then I can post pictures of the whole quilt top.
We're promising the finished quilt
before their first anniversary!


Cheers!

sue
 

 

Foto Finish - WET

Since I could barely see out of the windows in my car,

I decided to run it through the $5 car wash the other day.

 

As I was sitting in the car,

waiting for my turn to be propelled through

the whips and rags, soap & water,

it occured to me that the (optional) theme for

FOTO FINISH this week is

 

*W*E*T*!

 

What better place to find a photo of W*E*T,

in the So Cal droughtland,

than in a car wash?

 

Last time through I took a video.  You can see it here.

 

The hard part was picking just one.

I liked the way it looks like scratches on the glass,

but I think it's really just the water from the sprayers on each side of the car colliding.

 

If you want to enjoy some more

wetness

OR

share something of your own,

click on over to

CAT PATCHES

and join the fun!

 

 

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

 

sue

Foto Finish - Funny

This week our suggested theme

is

Funny!

 

I've been thinking, sorting through photos

in my mind,

and only one kept popping up,

over and over.

 

So here it is...

 

 

Huh?

No pets allowed in the pet area?

WHAT?!?

 

 

I saw this in a rest area somewhere between

Evanston, Wyoming &

Gooding, Idaho.

 

 

Share some of your funniness with us

at CAT PATCHES!

 

 

sue



Foto Finish - HOT!

I took this photo just TODAY!

It was really to show that I was getting close to all sevens on my odometer...

Then I noticed the outside temperature.

About a half-hour later my friend called me

& said it was raining at her house,

which is only about 20 miles from where I took this picture.  And on the news there were also reports of

thunderstorms with hail!

I just don't understand how it can be over 100F

and hailing!

Click on over to

CAT PATCHES

for more Hot Stuff!

Keep cool!

sue