Expression is Everything

April 30, 2011

My favorite little smug mug.  Hard to get a smile out of this one.  But this captures your...everything...hope it brings a smile to your day.

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"Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important."

~ Janet Lane

Girl Next Door to Glamorous.

April 29, 2011

Little girls amaze me.  How they can turn from a three year old making mud pies in the backyard - cleaned up and ready for church in a blink of an eye.  This from our Old Time Photo shoot today.  Moved outdoors - it was so beautiful out.

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Toes.

April 28, 2011

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Nothing is better than baby toes.

Tutu's and the beach

April 27, 2011

People tend to think that Abigail will be a bit of a wild card when it comes to her turn to be on stage in ballet.  She begins her first official class this summer and has a lot of practice, already, under her tutu.

She's actually growling like a lion in this one.

Another one of our weekday buddies.  She couldn't walk at this stage in the game and was a little bit mad at me for dragging her out in the chilly morning.  Here we get a little bit of a smirk from her.

I think she looks good in purple.

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Railroad Daze

April 26, 2011

Got a little sidetracked, but there is a picture shoot I wanted to share of another one of our weekday playtime buddies...looks deep in thought walking down the tracks.  Such a photogenic young man.

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...and she thinks we're just fishin'

April 25, 2011

The story behind this selection of pictures is that the digital card FAILED when I plugged it in to download.  Everything was lost.  I went to a store and the man behind the counter actually had the nerve to ask me, "Well, how important are the pictures?"  With a tone sort of like - they're just pictures...I just looked at him and said, "She kissed a fish."  And walked out.


To Colin - What a great Dad they have...

2010

2010

2010

2007

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=O328z4F7WlM

Just Fishin'


I'm lost in her there holdin' that pink rod and reel. 

She's doing almost everything but sittin' still. 

Talkin' bout her ballet shoes and trainin' wheels, 

and her kittens. And she thinks we're just fishin'.

I say Daddy loves you baby one more time, 

she say's I know, I think I got a bite.

An all this laughin', cryin', smilin', dyin' here inside 

is what I call livin'

(Chours)

An she thinks we're just fishin' on the river side, 

throwin' back what we could fry, 

drownin' worms an killin' time, 

nothin' to ambitious 

she ain't even thinkin' bout what's really goin' on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big'in 

and she thinks we're just fishin'

She's already pretty, like her momma is

Gonna drive the boy's all crazy

giver her daddy fits

and I better do this every chance I get

'cause time is tickin'

(Chours)

An she thinks we're just fishin' on the river side, 

throwin' back what we could fry, 

drownin' worms an killin' time, 

nothin' to ambitious 

she ain't even thinkin' bout what's really goin' on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big'in 

and she thinks we're just fishin'

She ain't even thinkin' bout what's really goin' on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big'in 

and she thinks we're just fishin'

Yeah, aww she thinks we're just fishin'

We ain't only fishin'

This ain't about Fishin'

~ Trace Adkins

Circus Fun

April 24, 2011

I keep coming back to this picture.  And I really just don't see HOW THEY DO THAT!  The circus truly is amazing for both the young and old.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Newly Sisters

April 23, 2011

Got a little busy with the Easter preparations yesterday and I ran out of hours in the day.

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Two of our everyday playmate friends.  

Braids

April 22, 2011

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The Importance of a Sister.

Simply said.

The egg.

April 21, 2011

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"The key to everything is patience.  You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."

~ Arnold H. Glasgrow

Our pink-camouflage eggs for Easter.  Yes, pink-camouflage is popular around here.

Dogwood beauty

April 20, 2011

I have claimed my neighbors dogwood tree as my own ever since we moved in.  It welcomely hangs over our fence JUST ENOUGH to enjoy all its glory.  You couldn't possibly count the buds on this tree and then ever so slowly, they begin to open, creating this beautiful masterpiece to enjoy.

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I might have known this folk-myth before but I thought it was sweet Easter symbolism when I came across a poem about the legend of the dogwood tree.

"When Christ was on earth,

the dogwood grew

To a towering size

with a lovely hue.

Its branches were strong

and interwoven, 

And for Christ's cross

its timbers were chosen.

"Being distressed

at the use of the wood,

Christ made a promise

which still holds good:

'Never again shall the dogwood grow

To be large enough for a tree, and so,

Slender and twisted it shall always be,

With cross-shaped blossoms for all to see.

"The petals shall have bloodstains

marked brown,

And in the blossom's center a thorny crown.

All who see it will think of me,

Nailed to a cross from a dogwood tree.

Protected and cherished this tree shall be,

A reflection to all of my agony.'"

• The pink dogwood is rumored to be the blushing of the shame for shedding innocent blood.
• The weeping dogwood is rumored to be the heartfelt cry for this tree being used to crucify Christ.
• The holes at the petals' edges represent the nail prints in Christ's hands.

There is nothing in the Bible or any reputable record that directly connects Christ with the dogwood tree ~ it is however a nice thought and a gentle reminder that gives some people comfort.

...and dogwoods don't grow in Israel but I seem to have a very Holy backyard.  

Bleeding Hearts

April 19, 2011

These have got to be the ultimate favorite flower of mine.  We planted some ten years ago when we moved into this house and this year, there are so many blooms!  It proudly blooms once a Spring and comes back every year.  It has also been known as the Heart of Jesus and the Heart of Mary...appropriate for Mother's Day if the blooms hang around that long.

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Fortunately, I was able to capture the picture before one of the kids got a hold of the plant.  Part of motherhood.  You learn not to leave your Waterford out.

We will have to experiment on the broken branch.  It is said that there is a story in each of the blooms.  Divide it into six pieces; two pink rabbits, a pair of earrings, a pair of Oriental slippers, and a dagger.  The story is that an obsessed young man gave the gifts to a cold-hearted princess and when she did not return his love, he stabbed himself with the dagger!

So, I couldn't help but post the results:

The Start, April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

A lot of people seem to be doing this 365 days of pictures, where they post at least one picture everyday of something spectacular, interesting or just plain pretty. I'm a bit late in the game - but I thought I would jump in, too, because I've enjoyed so much following all my friends and their friends and their friends friends...I'm new to this blogging and still perfecting my photography, but I love to talk AND to take pictures, so what a better match? I hope to keep you entertained...

Snow in April? Day 108/257 days left

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