A Word A Week Challenge: Worker

This weeks Word a Week Photo Challenge is Worker...

Work…a job, a trade, a profession, a means of livelihood!

Working…to exert oneself physically or mentally in order to do, make or accomplish something!

Workers...someone who does manual or industrial labor, one who works at a particular occupation or activity.

Word a Week Challenge: Gardens

This blog was inspired by A Word a Week Photography Challenge.

Here is a tour of the gardens that have crossed my path…As I have wandered through each one my worries and burdens have been carried away as if on the wings of a butterfly.  Spending time in a garden, whether it is filled with flowers or vegetables, is one of the most peaceful places on this earth.

This is where it all started…with my parents love for a beautiful garden and my Dad’s very green thumb.

A garden from a previous home…very tropical!

Our current front garden filled with traditional southern heritage plants; plumbago, day lilies, rosemary, roses, azalea and camelias.

Last years vegetable garden that produced so much, we ate all we could and shared the rest.

Here is a community garden, where members of the neighborhood adopt a parcel of land.  They can grow whatever they desire.  It is a mix of flowers and vegetables.

This is a much bigger garden that many visit during strawberry season.  Here at Froberg’s you pay for what you pick…the kiddos love it!

I love spending time in the garden, especially when it is full of color and good things to eat!

Travel Theme: Walls…Day Tripping on Street Art

On a day trip to the Houston Museum of Fine Art I took a detour…and stumbled upon these walls..the area where I snapped these photographs is referred to as Midtown.

In Houston and the surrounding areas we are plagued by vandals who use graffiti and tagging to “mark their territory”…This is different…This is Street Art!  Feel free to weigh in on my wall art!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond

A Word a Week Challenge: Round

My rounds of Galveston,  Texas…

… The Hysterical Marker (family joke) at the Bishops Palace

…The Tour d’Rounds begins now

…The Mosquito Cafe offers up some round breakfast options

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…Star Drug Store and Soda Fountain Built in 1917

…Meet me at the Spot on the Seawall

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…La Kings Confectionery circa 1920

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…That’s all folks

Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination

“The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.”  Augustus Hare

This photo was taken at the Houston Museum of Fine Art with my iphone…It was part of an exhibit by Carlos Cruz-Diez.  Standing in the exhibit was like standing in a rainbow.  It was very illuminating!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination

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January Photo a Day 2013: Water

Day 11. Water: Perhaps it’s the beach, a river, water in a glass, the bath {keep it PG!} or even the rain.

Friday found us heading out on a road trip…We woke to a beautiful clear cool morning.  We packed the truck, loaded the dogs and headed out…Our day was filled with visions of water in many forms…we saw clouds, mist, rain, swollen rivers, fog and downpours!

Leaving Houston, Texas we crossed over the ship channel bridge and the San Jacinto River.

About half way through the State of Louisiana we crossed the Atchafalaya River Basin. We were starting to catch up with the weather front that had dumped more than 9″ of rain in the area.

Once arriving in Baton Rouge, Louisiana we headed East on I-12…We caught the front.

On any given day this would be a creek bed with a trickle of water…One creek overflowed and met up with the next creek for miles and miles.  The water was swift and menacing.

We had a break in the rain on Saturday but on Sunday it was back with a vengeance as we headed back West…

Water, water every where!

What do the prompts mean?

There are no rules when playing along with photo a day, you can be creative as you like! Interpret the prompt as you please. For those that need a little help, some more suggested details about each prompt are below.

12. Surprise: I love when I stumble across coins when I’m walking. It’s a lovely surprise. That would be a lucky photo for me. Can you think of a way to capture surprise?
13. Circle: Look as you go about today for things shaped in circles. Is it the tyres on a bus? A big sign? Or something else?
14. Something yellow: Find something yellow in your travels today and take a photo.

A Word a Week: Clouds

Here is my Cloud offering for this weeks Word a Week Photo Challenge…As I looked through my photos I was surprised at how few photos of clouds I have….or at least how few I could find.  ***Note to self…make sub-folders for pics this year.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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Boca Grande, Florida

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Summerville, Texas

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Key West, Florida

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More Clouds….

A Word in Your Ear

The Serenity Place

Scrapydo

Travel Inspire Create

Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures! Looking back to see….

I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see if I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me….

A splash of color on a winters day…

a watery view…

A promise of spring…

Park swings + Sunshine = Laughter!

Sunset on the Bayou…

On the stove…

Tour de Key West…

Duct tape and Pearls Cowgirl…

Let’s go to….

Lost Maples…

Joyeaux Noel…

Jeepers Creepers where’d you get those peepers?

My bags are packed and I’m ready to go….2013!

 

Weekly Photo Challenge My 2012 In Pictures…

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October Photo a Day Challenge: Day 10

October Photo a Day Challenge is Emotion…

It isn’t unusual for me to experience a wide range of emotions each day.  On any given day my emotions can swing from relaxed to anxious, confident to concerned and overwhelmed to calm all before I finish my morning cup of coffee…Emotions are any strong agitation of the feelings caused by experiencing joy, love, sorrow, fear, hate or the like.

I wonder what emotion I was experiencing when this photo was taken…

Here are the remaining October Photo a Day Challenge prompts:

11. Something close-up: These photos might be a little mysterious. Take a photo of something really close-up.

12. On the table: Last month we did table, but this month let’s do ON the table. What’s on your table?

13. Landscape: Take a photo of the skyline, a landscape you see.

14. Makes you laugh: What’s something funny that makes you laugh. Share it.

15. Dinnertime: Just like lunchtime, only later. Take a picture of what dinnertime is like on this day for you.

16. Something you wrote: Take a photo of something you wrote or drew.

17. Fruit: Take a photo of a piece of fruit, or a few.

18. Made you smile today: What made you smile today? Find it. Shoot it. Share it.

19. Letters: Take a photo of letters. They might make up a poster, or something bigger. Or even be mail?

20. 4 o’clock: Take a photo a 4am or 4pm – whatever you’re doing at that time.

21. Calm: Take a photo of something that makes you feel calm, or represents calm.

22. In your town: Take a photo of something from where you live. It might be a building, people, park or something else.

23. The view from here: Take a photo of your view from where you are. It might be your office, your home, traveling. The everyday can sometimes be very interesting.

24. Weather: Take a photo of the weather today. Let’s travel around the world with everyone’s weather photos.

25. People: It might be people you know or people you don’t. Take a photo of people.

26. Listening to: What are you listening to? Music? Children laughing? Share it.

27. Morning: Take a photo of your morning.

28. Looking back: Take a photo of something from your past, or from just behind you. Look back and take a photo.

29. Moon: The moon is just about full tonight. Take a photo.

30. Clothes: Take a photo of clothes. Perhaps what you’re wearing, or in your wardrobe, on a mannequin or otherwise.

31. Whatever you please: Are you celebrating Halloween tonight? Perhaps take a photo of that. Today is free choice – take a photo of ANYTHING you like.