New member of my family

This is an extra addition to my blog! I will do updates when I am home and on my computer.

November 24,2018 Kennley Kaarina Ranta made her debute! She is a whole 8lbs 1 oz of cuteness!!

Proud and in love with her are her parents Tracey Pedde and Will Ranta!
This grandma is tickled pink!

Kennley, you were born under a full November moon! Grandpa Don did that just for you! Just know you have a special angel in heaven watching over you and your mom!

Thank you for letting me share!

See you in a week or so!

Take care 

Jewels in Airdrie AB 

newest member of my family 

Books

Day #259

 

 

 Books; the ones that come to my mind are my journals. Over the  years I have written many journals. 

I did start writing a diary when I was in high school, I now wish I had them to read the teenage me. (high school was not a very pleasant time of my life!) 

 I burnt them just before leaving for college. I did a wee bit of writing during those college years, a turbulent time of my life.. and then started again as a part of grief therapy and continued because I didn't want to forget moments, that I had a story to tell. 

 

Do I have them burnt after I die, or do share them with my children and family to read? 

Something I will have to decide. 

 

I have written an article, and spoken to a discussion group about writing a journal. 

 

I have started to keep mementos, theater tickets, plane/train tickets, tours, post card, photographs, letters, notes and cards. Sometimes I get my grand kids to write in my journal for me to find and read.  

 

Books

 

 

I try and write every day. Some days it is a few lines, and sometimes it is pages and pages! 

Most of my journals have been gifts from my children and my Aunt Pat. Writing in them makes it more special for me. 

 

Thank you, 

Please share any comments or suggestions.

 

take care, 

 

until next time

 

 

Jewels  

 

 

Something I loved about today

Day #258

 

I recently did a photo shoot for my twin daughters. They wanted me to take photos of their "Smash Cake" Birthday celebration. 
I am not sure if I was there as "Mom" not only taking photos but celebrating with them.. or as the photographer? 
As I took photos of these beautiful girls/ladies. I see the differences in their character... and at the end the session all I can say is I love them so much. I love all my children so fiercely it is hard to breathe!  

There is a reason I love taking photos... its that rare photo that you find ... that tells its own story... I wanted to share this photo with you!  
For me, getting that spontaneous photo, that reacts, creates an emotion..for me it was 'Love'!

Something I loved about today

For me, I not only love the reaction on Kim's face when the dog (not hers) enters the photo session, but Caitlin's eyes... 


Something I loved about today.... 

Thank you!!

See you very soon!



Jewels 

5 O'Clock

Day #257

 

 

 

5 O'clock

 

Alan Jackson sings "It's Five O'clock somewhere"

 

Day is done,

dinner is on 

evening starts

 

5 O'Clock

 

 

I was thinking about taking a 5am photo.. but, I am usually sound asleep at that time.. and its very dark! Maybe another time!


See you very soon!

thanks for taking a peek!

Jewels 

Part of Me

Day #256

 

 

 

 

Caring hands, Helping Hands

Throughout the years these hands have worked the earth, nurtured my children, caressed those I love. With these hands I help shape and support my life, and always willing to give a hand

Part of Me

Until next time, 

 

take care, 

 

 

Jewels 

Close Up

Day #255

Close up

like looking in a 

microscope in science class

Macro lens

close up of the world

around us.

Close up view of the Christmas star

Close up view

of my

Christmas Star

The paper

printed like wood panel!  You 

can see the detail in 

the way it was printed!

Thank you for taking a look! 

See you tomorrow! 

take care

Jewels 

Fluffy and White

Day #254

 

 

 

Today was a fluffy snowy day,

then it started to warm up 

and rain.

 

Before the rain 

melted the snow away

I went outside. 

 

 

Fluffy and White

 

Days like today, its all about, a hot beverage, a movie on the telly, or a book, maybe clicking way with knitting needles...

Thank you, and I will see you very soon!


Jewels 

Christmas Cactus Flower

Day #253

 

 

 

Tis the season that my Christmas cactus has started to bud out and flower. I just love the colors and the texture. Using my macro lens, I get to see close up this beautiful flower. 

 

In this photo I was using my 55-250mm lens, even though I was shooting with natural light from the window, this photo turned out dark. 

Christmas Cactus Flower 

 

I did have a couple photos from my macro lens, that turned out rather well, but I decided for today's blog, I would edit a fairly dark photo and see what I can do with it. The magic of Light Room!


Tell me what you think? 

See you very soon!


Jewels 

My Favorite Drink

Day #252

 

Water

Is my favorite drink!

Yes, I love drinking wine, beer is great

juices of all kinds are delicious

coffee, oh couldn't go a day with out coffee

tea, the cure all

but 

Water

we drink it, 

we cook with it

we make other drinks with it

we wash in it

we water our plants

animals need it

The earth needs it "!

We! We need it !

 

 

 

My Favorite Drink-Water

Celebrating Water...  

Thank you for taking a look at my photoblog! 

See you next time!

take care!

Jewels 

Parallel Lines

Day #251 

 

 

 

Today's photo challenge, is "parallel lines" . One would thing of streets, railways, bridges, construction. I was thinking of photo ideas as I was multi tasking. I was doing some Christmas decoration preparations. I realized I was working with 'parallel lines'! 

 

Parallel Lines

 

Making these German Christmas Stars, you are using 4 strips of paper, and after about 40 steps, you have a star. This is a tradition that my grandmother passed down through the generations. I am pleased that her great grandchildren are making these "German Christmas Stars'. 


Thank you for taking a look! Any comments are very welcomed!

I shall see you very soon!

Jewels 

In Remebrance

Day #250

 

 

Lest We Forget

 

November 11, 1918

100 years ago the 

war to end all wars 

fired its last shot. 

Tonight across 

Canada Church Bells will ring 100 times

in Remembrance.

 

In Remembrance

 

On the 11th Day, on the 11 month, at the 11th hour

we will remember

we will not forget

Today is also a remembrance to my dad..

it would of been his birthday...

I shall not forget

and I still miss you so much dad!

Happy Birthday!

See you again very soon!

Jewels 

Warm and Cozy

Day #249

 

 

 

On a November Day like today, it is always nice to cozy up to a fire place, an afghan, a hot beverage, a movie, and knitting! Just a few of my favorite things to do on a chilly November afternoon!

 

 

Warm an Cozy

 

Tis the Season to stay warm and cozy! Have a great day!

See you very soon!

take care, 
Jewels 

Retro/Vintage

Day #248

Have you ever touched, smelled, heard something that time warped you into the past? 

There are songs that remind us of our younger years, a moment in time when all things are possible.The smell of perfume, food, the smell of the woods, falling leaves. The smell of that eraser in the desk at the office...the smell of school. 

Retro/Vintage

These two colours of yarn, I have seen them made up before! The colours,  the texture, reminds me something that I have seen before. Retro? Vintage? Not sure if it was something my mother had made? Or someone else?
For a moment I was in a time warp.... with the cold frost outside and touching this  yarn.... 


Thank you for letting me share!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels 

Your

Day #247

 

 

 

your

/yôr,yo͝or/

determiner

possessive pronoun: your; possessive pronoun: Your; determiner: Your

1. 1.

   belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing.

   "what is your name?"
2. 2.

   belonging to or associated with any person in general.

   "the sight is enough to break your heart"

   • informal

     used to denote someone or something that is familiar or typical of its kind.

     "I'm just your average Joe"
3. 3.

   used when addressing the holder of certain titles.

   "Your Majesty"

    

    

    

    

   Thinking about the word "YOUR" .... What could I photograph that is essentially mine? 

   My face... (not comfortable about taking selfies... or have my photo taken) 

   My face is my face. Yes it is made from genes from my mother and my father(and generations from the past)... and now it is my face.. the face of me!  

   
   

   

   Double exposure
   "Your"

   
   

   

   "Your" face under ice (Double Exposrue)

   
   

   

   "Your" face X2

   
   

   I had a little fun today! I took a selfie and did some double exposures with an editing program on my phone!! Endless possibilities!

   
   

   
   

   See you very very soon!

   
   

   Have a great day!

   
   

   Jewels

   
   

   
   

   
   

Macro/Frost

Day #246

 

 

 

We talk about Mother Nature and her control over the weather and nature itself. Then when winter hits us hard we complain about "Old Man Winter"! Then there is this fellow,

Jack Frost. He made his appearance today in Prince George, with the -12c weather after Mother Nature dumped a few inches of snow on us!

 

 

Jack Frost, never really had his own story, until movie producers decided he needed one. His name was simply used in tales, poems, and songs to ad some charm to winter. He would created fern-like spirals on our windows, and make us all very chilly. 
In folklore, he was seen as an old man, sometimes a child, or a teenager. His mother thought to be Kari the Norse god of the winds, her son was named Jokul Frosti which translates to frosty icicle. 

Macro/Frost

Today, Jack Frost danced around Prince George, painting frosty leaves with his magic!
So very pretty Jack!

 It was fun walking around outside with camera in hand, trying to get a close up view of Jack Frosts masterpieces. 


See you very soon, 

Jewels
 

A Wish

Day #245

 

 

 

 

Star light star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

 

As children we all make wishes. The first star, a shooting star, we wish on lady bugs, birthday candles, a white horse, wishing wells, making a wish on a fallen eye lash, a feather, dandelions, necklace clasp, making a wish while throwing a penny into water, making a wish on a new moon, and the time 11:11. 

 

The common wishes adults may wish for are friends and family, happiness, health, falling in love, marriage, children, success, self improvement and to help other people. 

 

 

A feather for my wish

 

What do I wish for? I would wish for continued health and happiness. Winning the 6/49 lotto ticket, travel the world, no more forest fires, more fun photo ideas, oh and lets not forget about peace. 

I hope all your wishes come true.. mine have.. I am blessed.

See you very soon!

Jewels

 

Ice Sparkle

Day #244

 

 

It had snowed for about 3 1/2 hours last night and left us with about 3 inches of snow. Covering up the gardens, and making the branches on the raspberry bushes heavy. 

 

The snow on the trees look like a Christmas Card. 

 

After doing some snow removal, I walked around my yard trying to find something unique to photograph. 

 

Ice Sparkle

 

Mother Nature has started to decorate the branches of trees for winter. 

 

 

Thank you for taking a look!

 

See you very soon!

 

Jewels 

On the Cutting Board

Day #243

 

 

 

On the cutting board... is always something on the go. Whether it is breakfast fruit, cheese and crackers, or dinner being prepared. It is a well used utensil in the kitchen. 

We love having people over for a feast, or just wine and nibbles...our children, family and friends are always welcome in our kitchen. 

Thank you for taking a look!

See you soon! Now lets see what is being prepped on the cutting board tonight?

Jewels

 

 

 

 

 

On the Cutting Board

In My Bag

Day #242

 

 

 

 

A woman carries so many different things in her bag... depending of the woman, her career, if she has children, hobbies, needs and demands. 
My bag contains different things that depend on if I am traveling to see my children, across Canada,or out of Country.  
 

In My Bag

I didn't include my wallet, because its a staple "In My Bag". Inside you will nearly always find, My Journal, My Weekly Planner(that I make) My Camera, A book, My Knitting, My Cell Phone, and a small make up bag for just in case! 


What is in your bag? 


Have a great day! Thank you for stopping at my blog and checking it out!

See you very soon!

Jewels 

A moment (or two)

Day #241

Novembers photo challenge word list, contains ideas like: A wish, A moment, Rough Parallel lines, Outside, A Place,  just to name a few ideas. 

I was stuck with any thought of what to shoot today!!

Lately my "Go To' Place for photo ops and ideas is the local Parks. Today was no exception. I headed down to Cottonwood Island Park.

Sometimes that moment comes along,and you have to take hold of it. 

A Moment

The chickadees here at this park are not afraid of humans, esp. humans baring seeds! They were cooperative and stayed to have their photo taken. 
 At one point during my walk, just the crinkling of the zip lock bag of seeds made these Chickadees come flying to the closest tree near me! 

Another Moment

It was a very cool experience, esp. trying to focus my 7D canon camera in one hand with my 15-85 mm wide angle lens (yes not a point and shoot and plus heavy!), and keep my hand out stretched for the birds to feed, and not jump up and down, cause yes, I was pretty excited! 


A moment.. you just have to take it and enjoy it! 


Have a great day..I hope you have lots of moments to make it a great day!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels 

November 1st

Day #240

The last day of October brought

cute little goblins, ghouls

and a couple very large dinosaurs!

(yes, I thought I was in a Jurassic movie!)

The night ended with a soak 

in the hot tub 

watching shooting stars!

(fire works were earlier)

Today is November 1st! 

and we woke up with snow!

Large flakes and very wet!

Will it last? 

We do know that snow and

winter is on its way. 

Mother Nature is 

 getting us prepared for

Old Man Winters
arrival.

 

November 1st

Thank you for taking a look at my blog!  Now to review my Photo Challenge List for November!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels