Source: flavorwire.com via spvaughan on Pinterest

Famous Places of the World Photographed in Soap Bubbles. Photo credit: Tom Storm. Dlugi Targ, Gdansk, Poland

Somehow I don't think this is the right size

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Giveaway - Joanna's Photography Desk Calendar

Magnolia Secret

2010 Desk Calendar

Magnolia Secret is just one of the photographs in this calendar. You can buy the calendar from JoannasPhotography (or any of her photos) or, you can enter Joanna's contest and win it here. I am luck enough to have Magnolia Secret. She also has a 356 days of photos that you can look at...great fun!

scotland in the gloaming

this is for all of you who love photography as much as i. especially those with a fondness for scotland. a new site for you to visit when the need arrises. it's here. i hope it delights you as much as it did me.

spooky tree, originally uploaded by DonMique.

from scotland

this was a sunset before before my friend went on paddle steam ship. isn't it breath taking?!?

the old grey house ain't what is use'ta be

once upon a time this was a grey brick house with a brown door at 401

the door is now blue, house yellow

moon over our house

clouds over our house

those now blue doors used to be a sliding door...note dog door bottom right. that ramp is supposed to be replace with a permanent concrete ramp.

this is the bottom of the garden. i painted the bird houses. (apparently the birds were not impressed as we have never seen any of them go near even one of them)

this is from the driveway. that is a vitec tree that in summer has lovely lavender blooms that butterflies and bees love!

clouds over the garage. aren't they magnificent?

and more clouds.

we love our little house. the white van has become a piece of driveway sculpture (engine is broken beyond repair...sniff)

pictures + critters = awwww!

thank you for saving me and my babies!
a roll in the snow is so much fun
yes we are the stars on animal planet
thanks for the new litter box...that other one was really too big!
i'm not danger now but try this in the future....
this chair is too small
mommy said to wash my hand and face before dinner
small ball in the corner pocket
what can i do, they think i am their mommy
why me!!!
new game, the bunny clap
my, what big eyes you havewe get by with a little help from our friends
i was so hungry. so full. neee sleeeepppp.....
hey, he goes faster than i do!
yawn...i am soooo tired.
would you stop following me, i have cat friends!!
remember what i look like now and you will never want to turn me into easter dinner
he is so loving, i just had to stay...great snuggler
no, no, i'm safe, i won't fall off
we are the mask marauders!
i am so shy! i pray a lot! they say you should cover your mouth and nose when sneesing

and now i am going to beat you again. lovely lady

ten things that make me happy?

another blogger, jessica, challenged me to answer the above question. this is my attempt to answer (no order):

1. my dogs make me happy.  they are so full of joy and so smart and loving,

2. yarn makes me happy...the feel, the colors, what you can turn it into.

3. clouds make me happy. sometimes they glide across the sky. sometimes they billow up. sometime they have pink bottoms from the sun.  have you ever been flying and seen a lighting strike through them? the strike casts a golden hue to the clouds close by.

4. flowers, especially wild flowers make me happy. i love to take drives out during spring and see untouched area splashed with colors from the different blossoms.

5. photography makes me happy. mine and other peoples. these were done by a couple of friends of mine. they all make me feel and think...what a good thing. kristina did the first two and chris did the other.

6. rainbows make me happy.  i have seen some that go straight up and then rise. one of the reasons charlie is so great is he understands that rainbows require watching.

7. a full moon makes me happy. especially the beautiful harvest moons! they are always so big and colorful.

8. seeing grown men hug one another makes me happy. fathers and sons and grandsons. old friends reuniting. (of course i am glad i am not a man during one of those hugs with all the back pounding! ouch!)

9. being alive makes me happy. it is so much fun beating the odds!!

10. my husband's love makes me happy.

attention knitters/crocheters!!!

i know you have to think i have forgotten all my knitting/crocheting friends. 

not true. most of the people i have been talking about are knitters/crocheters who have other interests similar to mine. i think knitting  and photography and art are all of a similar nature. we see colors that can work together, blend into one another or contrast against each other. i think that is why many of us get into dying yarn. somehow, we must translate colors we see onto blank yarn. lights and darks and shades and hues. 

so many textures. we see textures. now that is one of the things that turns us into yarnaholics (see my portrait). textures turn us into knitters. we want to feel the yarn move thru our fingers and see/touch the resulting fabric. we have to make patterns. and then some of us are compelled to learn to spin ... how else will we get the yarn we want? 

if you are not a knitter or crocheter, i hope this draws you into this wonder craft(s).

frames for all the photographers

or people who want frames that will really show off their pictures. do two things for yourself, enter this giveaway and then create a of the framers' site so you can't lose the site for the next time you need a great frame!

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let's go to germany!

we went to scotland, now go to germany with i would rather be knitting. she is my wondering school teacher with great stories and pictures. well, she is in germany but the posting is referencing her stay in italy.

it is fun, if you have a while, to go back as far as you can on the global hopping, reading her adventures and seeing the sites with her. so if you just want to get a way for a while on a warm, tiring afternoon, go along, travel in the most relaxing way!

365 by Joanna: DAY 136: Enjoying warm sunny day

365 by Joanna: DAY 136: Enjoying warm sunny day

i do love photograph! her stuff will touch emotions.

want to go but can't afford to go?

where? why to scotland of course! then i have a site for you! dropone. you can see some of the best pictures ever and access much more information than posted when you click on the highlighted places. so take a trip with her!

you gotta go see joanna's photos

you can see them here and she is having a contest too! go quickly! some of her pictures as so... well, you just go see for yourself!

sock for charlie

sock for charlie
Originally uploaded by spvaughan

here he is modeling the finished product ... sock #1