Location: My Livingroom. Mays Landing, New Jersey, USA.

My submission for 52frames. Subject: "In the middle".

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I know that I haven't been on as much. To be honest, I've been busy and when I am doing a photo site I'm doing my 52frames challenges.. *which is what this is* or personal photo sessions for clients.

I am aware that I am very behind on comments... and here and there I hop on and I return some.. but I am still active, just not as much as I'd like.

Honestly when I am on the computer (its only in the morning) UNLESS I have a client's photos to take care of, then I will jump on in the evenings. But Juan and I save evenings mostly for OUR time to cuddle and watch movies together.. (Netflix, Hulu & Tubi). We love movies in the evening together. It's kind of like OUR time. And in the day time, I do my errands so I literally am only on the laptop in the mornings.

Anyway, I am doing well. Much happier and at peace with everything. I'm ready for Christmas *finally*. Just have to wrap the gifts. We are going to have a great Christmas this year, and for that I am very grateful.

I hope that you all have a fantastic holiday!

I'll be 35 on New Years Day. *Time flies* Most of my life was spent in addiction.. It feels almost like I woke up and I was 32 (about to be 33). And that kind of sucks. But I'm grateful that I made it out alive. It's just weird, like 'where did all of that time go?'. But I'm here now, and that's ALL that matters.

Grateful every day. Praising God daily. I couldn't have done it without him. Juan and I are both so grateful. Thanks again everryone. God bless and happy holidays!

As recommended by some lovely Flickr friends, this was one of my birthday presents...a book by American poet Mary Oliver. The book title is Devotions (hence the photo title) I added the little bird's egg shell to tie in with the book cover photo of a little bird being spoon fed.

I haven't been using my camera lately...no time and no inspiration but I decided it was about time I picked it up.

With such long absences between posts I will never be able to catch up so may have to just try to comment on your most recent images.

"Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance."

- Max Eastman

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in the compost heap had a productive life cycle !

For "Smile on Saturday" ; theme : "flat lay".

Trouve au vide grenier || Found at the brocante || Rommelmarktvondst

CLOVER + TINY CRITTER

Just a flat lay for today with some of our muscari (grape hyacinth) flowers. 💜

Thanks again for your visit! I hope you had a fantastic day. x

The main difference is that a moss is a simple, living plant, while a lichen is a partnership between fungi and algae. Mosses have actual tiny stems and green leaflets, whereas lichens lack these entirely and usually look flat, crusty, or shrub-like

The recipe => Quinoa treat - how to make

Dried petals for Looking Close... on Friday!

17/100x: The 2026 Edition - taken with my Olympus 60mm lens

mai 2022 Pezenas

I made my favourite style of photo for my favourite holiday of the year.

Thank you very much for your visit. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Smile on Saturday - What's in a name

Rather late in getting this taken and posted. We had a request for a little person to come and play at Nanny and Pops' house (garden) what could be better than to hang out with a two year old? I've achieved my steps goal 😂

I decided on August as it is the first of August today but it is also a First name. The following information is from WikiPedia:

August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase," Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors.

I have included a poppy and a couple of poppy seed head decorations as Gladiolus and Poppies are the birth flowers for the month of August. My gladioli haven't come up this year so I have used a poppy again...I think I would be pushing my luck if I used this for my 100 Flower challenges!

More practise with my brushstroke lettering.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

I am a day late welcoming in the new month. I may be the only person to think this, but I thought February flew by and here are already into March.

We aren't done with winter yet and yesterday March came in like a lion with white out conditions from the wind and snow and with that came more highway closures. Here's hoping that the month will be good to us with Spring-like weather and goes out like a lamb. According to the Farmers' Almanac, the weather folklore stems from ancestral beliefs in balance, meaning if the weather at the start of March was bad (roaring, like a roaring lion), the month should end with good weather (gentle, like a lamb).

Thanks for your visit. Happy Sunday everyone!

362/365: Apologies for the same old, same old but I just can't get my head round anything else at the moment...and I do love anything Christmassy.

As I approach the end of the 365 I'm not sure whether I feel relieved or sad. A mixture of both I guess. I will miss it so much but will be relieved at not having to come up with ideas every day.

Smile on Saturday

flat lay

Autumn flat lay with ginkgo and wild rose leaves.

The rainy season arrived this week in Portland. Not much landscape photography for four months. Between showers today on a walk, I collected some autumn leaves and berries and shot this flat lay.

February Alphabet Fun Month, 2022 edition.

The "Flickr Friday" group theme for this week is: Motto

I thought this message would be a good one to read to start off with your day! I hope it is a great one!

Thanks for your visit! :)

Donkey pulling cart as it winds through a grass field.

I'm very sorry for all of you who have commented as "Smile on Saturday!! because I have been told that it doesn't meet the rules for this category.

Day 229/365:

Thanks to these dead roses (good job I keep things like this) and my iPhone, I'm still in the game.

I used the stage light in the portrait setting, quick simple composition that involved no difficult manoeuvres.

One day at a time.

Pentacon 50mm f1.8

pieces of nature

26/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

Well you knew I'd use these pumpkins again, didn't you? I thought it was time Stitch (my little mouse) put in an appearance again too...along with some similarly toned stuff.

暇すぎて頭がおかしい私に、ついてこれるかな、、、。

翼果を並べただけの写真です、、、。

Cotton string colored with food dye and coiled on a black tabletop. Under 3 inches.

326/365: Inspired by the red snowflake in my new Christmas mug, I decided to put a few red things together to see how it would work...having tried and failed with red before. Each year I add to my collection of Christmas mugs. You may well see the outside of this one in another 365 shot as I really love it. I bought the tiny heart dish from Granville Market, Vancouver while visiting there with Flickr friend Charlotte...using it brought back lovely memories.

Taken for this weeks Crazy Tuesdays group theme: ❤ Heart(s) ❤

Thank you for your visit! HaPpY CrAzY tUeSdAy!

These are the red tulips I posted on Day 36 (February 5th) and even though I have some newer tulips I decided to photograph these at least one more time.

We are celebrating a long weekend here and we are getting ready to head off to visit with my parents and also my brother who is visiting from out of town. It is quite snowy and not the nicest for going out or travelling anywhere but at least we aren't needing to drive very far. I like winter and snow but I am kind of glad that February is a short month.

Thanks for your visit! Have a wonderful day!

Another great brocante-find: tapestry wool. I will use these wonderful colors in all sort of projects; winding, weaving, knotting, knitting or crochet. I have so many nice ideas.

Since I had so many strawberries from a recent trip to a berry patch, deciding what to do with them took a little thinking. I made some strawberry jam and froze some for smoothies but baking something with them is also something I wanted to do. I have made a strawberry pie only once or twice before and I thought that I'd give it another go. I sure hope it tastes good!

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday and I thank you for your visit!

I'd like to wish my Flickr friends a very Merry Christmas. I hope you day is filled with joy and love as you celebrate the holiday with family and friends.

No matter where you travel in the New Year, may peace and joy be your constant companions.

I thought I'd try a flat lay with some flowers and hearts and added a texture. I don't need much of anything else in life...hmmm, except maybe chocolate?...oh yes...definitely chocolate! :)

I hope you had a lovely day! Thanks for stopping by.