Fav Flower

Day #359

 

 

 

I love flowers.... simply put..I love flowers. The first ones in the spring, wild flowers in the forest. Bouquets from the store, flowers in the garden. I love the apple blossom on the trees as well as the flowers on the berries! 
I have always told my kids, and now also the grand kids, that, I just love dandelions! They were the first flowers the children were allowed to pick by the armfuls! 

It is hard to pick out my fav flower...during this time of year... its is what ever is blooming! 

Favorite flower, growing in its 3rd season, Amaryllis

This is the third season for my Amaryllis to be blooming! I am so excited!! So, for her achievements, she is my favorite flower....until spring... or the next bouquet arrives at the house! :)

See you tomorrow!


Jewels 
 

Comfort

Day #358

 

 

 

I take comfort in the place I call home. It is not just the house and my neighborhood, my hometown, it is where I call home my home.
 I take comfort that there is an airport in town and a car in my driveway that it can take me out on an adventure, then return me to the comforts of my home.
  I take comfort, that in my home, I have photographs of my loved ones around me, and knowing how much they care and love me. (and I care and love them)
.When I look at the photos, I take comfort that I can remember the events of that day and it brings a smile on my face.
 I take comfort that my coffee in the morning is hot, the sun has risen, I can put my thoughts to paper and get out and tackle the world (with camera in hand). 

 

Comfort

With the comforts of a warm home, food in the pantry, loved ones around me, I am also very lucky and very grateful. 


I shall see you tomorrow!

Jewels 

Its not a Potato

Day #357

 

 

 

My photo challenge for today was "Potato".... and I could of taken a photograph 

of the potatoes from our garden

made a delicious dish with it 

and  then taken a picture...

or a close up of McDonald's fries...

 

But, instead

I decided 

it was

Take a Walk Tuesday

and use a photo

from this walk. 

 

Another Chickadee

 

 

Cottonwood Island Park, has received over (just guessing) 100 or more ducks. All 

congregated in a tiny spot of water. 

The parking lots was full of so many people...

and the lens on their cameras are so large!! Words cannot express

how inadequate my small 18-55mm lens must feel!

So,

instead of a photo 

of potatoes

or a flock of 

ducks...

Its a chickadee. 

I like this photo

because he just landed

and evident by his wing action

he is looking at me or the camera

and I like the blurred background.  

See you very soon! 

Jewels 

Macro Monday----- Bubbles

Day #356 

 

 The last Monday of the month.

 

Macro Monday

 

Bubbles

 

Macro Monday---- Bubbles

 

 

 

Thank you for taking a look!

 

 

See you tomorrow!

 

Jewels 

Golden

Day #355

 

 

Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Shining down on us

even when its

-13c temperatures!

Creating long

blue 

shadows 

on the

white 

snow!

Golden (the sunshine)

Thank you for taking a look at

today's

Blog

See you next time

Jewels 

Neighborhood

Day #354

 

My Neighborhood

 

This is one view of where I live,

I am fairly new here,

3 or 4 years now,

Getting to know 

recognize 

who is who

in the 

zoo.

 

I like

this area,

because

we 

have a 

park

and the 

river very

close to us.

Neighborhood

Other than

people

what do you see in your

neighborhood?

I've seen eagles flying over head

ducks and geese flying 

to the river. 

Deer, bear, and fox foot prints.

 

Welcome to my neighborhood.

Its where I call

Home.

 

 

Thank you for taking a look!

 

See you very soon!

 

Jewels 

Games

Day #353

Games

We all play games, sports, board games, computer games

mind games, card games, game apps.

We play games as kids, at school, as adults

and there are also team building games.

Games

Games of chance.

I won't scratch them right away. 

I will play a game...

called..

What will I do with my winnings..

if I was to win!!

See  you tomorrow!

Jewels 

Kids

Day #352

 

 

The kids in my life

I love to hang out with them

I also love to bake, cook and 

take photos of the kids.

I also love 

to create

something for the

kids... 

Kids

These cute hats were

made by this 

grandma 

for the 

youngest of 

the kiddlets

in my 

family. 

See you very soon!

Jewels 

 

Hair

Day #351

Hair

Hair today

My photo Challenge is Hair... so.. I was thinking about

Hair the play....

I couldn't take a photo of my hair with out my face!

Hair

I think over the years, all 

the different shades 

of hair

I had on my head.... 

now 

should I do a streak

of blue, pink or purple??

Thank you for taking a look of my blogg!

See you very soon!

Jewels  

Fresh

Day #350

 

 

 

Fresh

 

Fresh fruit, fresh veggies

fresh milk

fresh coffee

fresh flowers

feeling fresh

fresh breath

fresh breath

making a pass... being 'fresh'

and 

what do we have in 

abundance

fresh snow! 

Fresh.... Snowfall 

 

 

Now, should I go out and shovel all those pretty snowflakes.. or take photos of them! 


See you tomorrow!

that's all for now!

Jewels 

Small

Day #349

Today's photo challenge is "Small". Yes, its easy just to pick up the camera and take a photo of something small... but as Artists, we are looking for that one thing that is unique, tells a story, shares a memory, creates an emotion. 

Today, we went for a walk at Wilson Park, well.... actually.... on the Nechako River beside Wilson Park. The river was frozen for most part...and we could walk to the island in the middle of the river. Parts of the river was smooth solid ice... there were people skating on the river too!  Parts  of the river, you could see where the ice was pushed up... smooth, blue, some even had sticks and leaves frozen in the ice sculptures! 

Small "frozen bubbles"

Mother Nature created this ice sculputure, complete with "Small" bubbles!  

Walking on the river, I felt small and insignificant.... it was such a unique feeling and experience, knowing that when spring comes... winters beauty will be gone, melted away. 

See you soon!

Jewels

 

Outside

Day #348

Outside

My House

    I wanted to get a shot of all the snow that fell and was accumulated on our front yard.

    

   Ground Hog Day!  What was the ground hogs prediction?

      Early spring or a longer winter? 

      I guess we will find out when things start to melt if that little fur ball was right or missed it by a mile!

Outside

Thank you for taking a look!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels 

Date Nite

Day #347

Date Nite

We had won 2 tickets to see the play, "The Occupation of Heather Rose", at The Theatre Northwest. 

So, for my date with my true love, I fluffed up my hair, put on a wee bit of make up complete with lipstick, and did a little spritz of perfume (a little, was thinking of the other guests!). 

Then I dressed up in my warm winter boots, winter parka, gloves and a scarf and we headed out the door -20+ weather! There I am all dressed ready to attend the Theatre in Prince George, in the middle of winter... not like Broadway at all!! 

Date Nite

My Dream is to visit New York City and go to a play on Broadway.... where I am not wearing my winter boats! Just day dreaming!


Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog!

See you soon!


Jewels   

Kiss

Day#346

Kiss

Dictionary result for kiss

/kis/

verb

verb: kiss; 3rd person present: kisses; past tense: kissed; past participle: kissed; gerund or present participle: kissing

1. 1.

   touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, reverence, or greeting.

   
   

   "he kissed her on the lips"

   
   

   synonyms:

   plant a kiss on, brush one's lips against, blow a kiss to, air-kiss; More informalpeck, give a peck to, give a smacker to, smooch, canoodle, neck, pet, kiss and cuddle, bill and coo; informalsnog; informalbuss; informalspoon; rareosculate "he kissed her on the lips"

2. 2.

   Billiards•Snooker

   (of a ball) lightly touch (another ball) in passing.

noun

noun: kiss; plural noun: kisses

1. 1.

   a touch with the lips in kissing.

   synonyms:

   air kiss; More French kiss, soul kiss; X; informalpeck, smack, smacker, smackeroo, smooch; informalsnog; informalbuss; rareosculation "she gave him a kiss on the cheek"

   • used to express affection at the end of a letter (conventionally represented by the letter X).

     
     

     "she sent lots of love and a whole line of kisses"
2. 2.

   Billiards•Snooker

   a slight touch of a ball against another ball.

   

   Kiss

   I am sending you this air kiss!  

   Thank you for taking a look at my blog! 

   See you tomorrow!

   Jewels  

Storge Love, Love of Child (Children)

Day #345

 

Love 

 

According to the ancient Greeks, these are the different kinds of love. (you can do a google search to see if you know what each mean)

 

Eros: Love of Body

Philia: Love of Mind

Ludis: Playful Love

Pragma: Longstanding Love

Agape: Love of the Soul

Philautia: Love of Self

Storge: Love of the Child

 

The twelve types of love as we experience today.

New Love,

 Routine Love,

 Disgusting Love (you know.. get a room kind)

Infatuation Love,

 Friend Love,

 Fake Love, 

The "One"Love, 

In it to win it love

Tragic Love,

 Your Parents Love, 

The Unhealthy Love
Old People Love 

As we know, there are many kinds of love as there are different kinds of people.

Tough Love,
Unrequited Love,
Obsessive Love 
Forbidden Love 
One sided Love
Constructive Love
Enabling Love
Competitive Love
Resentful Love
Everlasting Love
Artistic Love
Distance Love
Explorative Love
Momentary Love
Switch Love
Curious Love 

Love of Children

 I think we go throught all sorts of love in our life time....to feel love is to be alive...

See you next time!

Jewels 

Heart

Day #344

 

 

I carry  your Heart with me. I carry it in my Heart. 

I am never without it.. Wherever I go.

E.E.Cummings

 

 

This is how I feel about my children, grandchildren, family and esp. for that special person in my life, my Valentine. 

Heart

Happy Valentines Day! 


See you next time!

Jewels 

Sweet

Day #343

A few days ago, my mother returned from a 2 month vacation in Fiji, where she visited her son and daughter in law. Mom who is 80+ years old, told me that my brother has a vast variety of bananas on their property. 

One of the desserts that my sister in law made was banana ice cream. It was strictly bananas and a wee bit of vanilla! My mom said it tasted so heavenly, that I was inspired to make some ice cream as well

I have a blender, food processor, and an ice cream maker... and I used my blender and a batch of frozen bananas! Delicious....  

Sweet

After my taste test and photo shoot, I put my frozen banana Ice cream into the freezer for dessert!

Thank you Donna Hennig for the great inspiration! 

See you next time!

Jewels 

Lips

Day #342

Lips

Lips, on our face.... they are part of our physical make up... everyone has their own unique set of lips. They help us with speech and show our emotions..from a pout to a smile. 

Lips

These two sets of lips, mother and daughter, and the grandmother taking the photo turns my lips into a smile! I can also pucker up and blow them a kiss!


Thank you for letting me share!

See you soon!

Jewels 

Romance

Day #341

Today's photo challenge was Romance. What is Romance? What do I think is romantic? 

Since this is the week leading up to Valentines Day, and it is all about romance and love. What do I love about a guy, and yes I think it is Romantic...a wonderful quality in the man I love..... holding my grand daughter, chatting with her and spending time with her and allowing me to take their photo together....

Why I love this man

I am not naming this photo as Romance or Romantic... but it why I love this man so much! These gestures are romantic, loving and kind. 

See you very soon! 

Jewels 

Fuzzy

Day #340 

 

 

I have a very warm and fuzzy feeling inside me this weekend. My daughter and her baby girl came to visit. This weekend Miss K got a chance to melt hearts with her two Aunties. Today is Miss Kennley warming up her Auntie Kim's heart.

Warm and Fuzzy feeling

Yes, this grandma is feeling all warm and fuzzy all over!


Thank you for taking a look at my blog!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels 

Laugh

Day #339

Laughter is the best medicine.

We laugh at ourselves, at jokes

at funny stories

and sometimes at 

the expense of others.

Some times our laughter is

because something or

someone looks

very cute and

we chuckle,

laugh and say 

AWWW !!! 

Laugh

Auntie Cupcake aka Caitlin with her niece! Aunty the hat is adorable and so welcomed at this -31c Prince George weather!


Thank you for taking a look!

See you soon! 

staying warm!

Jewels