Tough scavenge today

I often scrawl out on a tiny scrap of paper, the weeks scavenger hunt themes.
They always get discombobulated between reading, writing and remembering.

It seems I decided on an image and then suffer it not actually fitting the prompt.

Well, I am gonna eek this one in anyway.
1.Against the light

or in this case...No longer "against the light"
Eph. 5:8....but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light.
In my mind this prompt was into the light.
Hey either way, Praise God!


2. Frame within a frame

I went with glasses frames!
Look closely.


3.Best part of my day

Any time any member of my family comes through the door, well that has got to be the best!
I am so thankful when we sit together each night as a family to pray...all seems right in the world in those few minutes.


4. Buttons

Hmmmm if only green were in there, then you would have most of my regular, favorite color palette. Oh, I would have to include turquoise too.


5. Ink

These are the scales of Tarpon. Apparently it is cool to catch one, write your name and the year on it and then peg it on this wall.
Look closely, there is some old ink there!

Well that is it for today!
You know the drill...click on that cute fellow below to follow along with what others are doing this week.

Game night

We borrowed this game from some friends about sixteneight12 months ago.

I set it with a few books that also need to be returned, (to someone else) and forgot all about every item.
My kids suggested we play tonight.
We had a truly delicious dinner, cleaned off the table then set up the game...on the floor???

It worked, but my bum is a bit tuckered out!


As I was rinsing dishes my daughter hailed me in the kitchen with several choices. I didn't even look closely only glancing long enough to notice some green.
"I'll take whatever the green one is" I said.
She giggled...."Okay Mom that is Mrs. Picklefeather."



(I always choose green, unless there is no green then I must be forced to choose orange. If either of those have already been chosen by someone else, then I throw a hissy fit until I get my way.
Okay maybe I just pout.
Actually I think everyone knows green is my fave and they give it to me by default...if they know what is good for them, that is....

Uggghhhh I digress.

My daughter chose the monkey...duh, pink bow on the head.
My lady has a darling set of glasses and a stunning smile!

However, I don't really appreciate how Mrs. Picklefeather looks from the back.

I tried to ignore that the rest of the game.

We laughed and laughed.
Family time is so precious.
It was lovely to sit around and be silly, unhooked from everything...just us.

I think we may play another round on Monday!

Let the cat in

I was out and about today, scouting for a few places to shoot some engagement pictures for a young couple.
I couldn't pass up the chance to stop by my friend Bogan's place...knowing how lovely it is there.

He proudly informed us that he and his darling wife had just yesterday celebrated 67 years of marriage.
You couldn't help but notice the twinkle in his eye as he talked about their younger years as well as all the years that the Lord has blessed them with up 'til now.

We all settled in at the kitchen table with ice water and conversation.
Mr. Bogan got distracted at something out the back window and pointed out a cat which was walking up the sidewalk.

He then got right up from the table, greeted that cat as warmly as he greeted me and put him down on the table after a good amount of head rubbing.


He went on to tell us that this was Daisy...the neighbor's cat(!!!) who spends the day at their house!!??!!
Now mind you...they don't feed her, they just let her in to relax!
Ahhhhhh ha haha!
That is one spoiled cat!

I am one spoiled girl to have so vast an array of people to spend time with!
Happy Friday!

Boy


or girl?


Hee hee, none for me thanks!
Nice shower for a couple of girls tonight though.

One got lots of ruffles and bows, and the other stripes and other assorted manly things.

I woke at 3:57, had to at least take a look at my pictures from the party because I was too tired to do it when I got home...posted at 4:55.
Ughhh better get back to sleep.

Encouragement

I saw this on another blog on Saturday.

It hit me hard and soft all at the same time.

I want to share it, because just maybe...somehow it applies to where you are right now too.

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

I plan on taking photos tonight at a little gathering I am going to.
So, while I will be taking pics today, I truly don't see how I will have time to post any.
But snap I will!

Baby intensity

My foster care friends have a new baby!

Well, actually he is almost 2.
They came for a visit today and he was very curious about my camera and all of its buttons.




I love his intensity when he gets going with a specific toy.






I handed him this ball with a little frog placed in it.



That was quite a mystery to him, but he had it apart in no time flat.



Then back to intensity as he struggled to reassemble it.

Don't you just love a baby squat? How do they manage to do that for so long??

Shelby kept her eye on him the whole time...

...that is except when she had her tongue on him!

You know how she can be.

Roses and a boy.

This rosebush seems to be the only thing in my yard NOT acknowledging the drought.
You picked a good one Rach!! Isn't it lovely?



Well I wanted to take more than just the regular old shot of the roses so I got into the bed and tried to shoot from underneath.

Ahhhh ha ha ha, I ended up having to lay full out and came up covered with mulch and bitten by mosquitoes.
This one has the brick of my house as the back drop.


And this one...the sky.

Not quite sure that the results I got were worth all of that.


My middle son then let me shoot a series of him, because he loves me.

Ohhhh summer time you have gone by too quickly!