Hummingbird moth

Have you ever seen a hummingbird moth?

 Can you find me?

Here's where I'll be sharing:
Happiness is Homemade  * Sundays at Home  * Sunday's Best * Smell good Sunday * What's for Dinner  * Nifty Thrifty Sunday * That DIY Party * Busy Creative You *
 Amaze Me Monday * Mix it up Monday * Make it Pretty Monday * Cooking and Crafting with J and J * Show and Share *  Busy Monday * Keep it simple Monday *Show and Tell *  Warm Heart * Totally Terrific Tuesday *W.A.Y.D.2018 Blog Hop * Tasty Tuesday * Dagmar's Home * Delicious Dishes * Talk of the town* Waste Not Wednesday *  Thrifty and Vintage Finds *Share Your Style * Create it Thursday * No rules Weekend * Creatively crafty *  Full plate Thursday * The Handmade Hangout * The Pin Junkie * Friday Frenzy * Anything blue Friday * Foodie Friday  * Friday Features * Best Friday Features * What To Do Weekends  * Home Matters * Ultimate Pin Party * Dare to share Sat. * Saturday Shuffle * Saturday Sparks * Best of the Weekend *

Weekend Snapshots  Wordless Wednesday  Image-in-ing 

Horses with Jackets

Where I'll be sharing:
Weekend Snapshots * Wordless Wednesday * Image-in-ing * 

Rural America

Here's where I'll be sharing:

 Weekend Snapshots * Wordless Wednesday * Image-in-ing * Photo Friday

Very photographic...

This is one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been in.
 I'm used to little country churches!
 This Victorian-Gothic style church is amazing. The architecture, and artwork, are just beautiful, and the stone carvings are phenomenal.

 St. Mary's Church was built in 1860 on property

 owned by Charles Carroll the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.

If you're in Annapolis, it's totally worth checking out. Go in at night--with nothing but the candles and low lights, it will take your breath away.

Suzy

~ Mosaic Monday ~

" Even though we've changed and we're all  finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends."

I'm joining in over at "Little Red House" for mosaic Monday!

Why don't you stop by?

~ Mosaic Monday ~

Summer is winding down..........

I'm joining in over at "Little Red House" for mosaic Monday!
Why don't you stop by?

So much color...

So little time !

**EASY PUMPKIN CAKE**

Take any white cake mix & mix as directed.

Add 1 c. of canned pumpkin

Add 2 Tbsp. of pumpkin pie spice

Mix & cook as directed on the box.

**FROSTING**

Make a cream cheese frosting,

add 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract to the frosting.

Mix & spread.

PUMPKIN COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 box of Spiced Cake Mix

1 15 oz can of Libby's Pumpkin

1 cup (or more:) of chocolate chips

Directions:

With a mixer, beat together the cake mix and pumpkin.

Add the chocolate chips and bake at 350 degrees for 12 min.

Enjoy the Fall...Y'all!

` Words for life's journey ~

Strive to be first:

First to nod, first to smile,

first to compliment, and first to forgive"

"Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way.
I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved."- Unknown

"Enjoy yourself...

these are the good old days you're going to miss in the years ahead."

~ Photo featured......

Today, one of my photos is being featured at the "Looking Into " photo site! If you get chance, I'd appreciate it if you could stop over and take a look!
Thanks...and have a great day.

" There will be times when you will be in the field without a camera. And, you will see the most glorious sunset or the most beautiful scene that you have ever witnessed. Don't be bitter because you can't record it. Sit down, drink it in, and enjoy it for what it is! " ~DeGriff

Moma, she's lookin' at me...

There's nothing that I like better to do on my day off than grab my camera and find an out of the way country road. A place where there's plenty of old barns, grazing cattle and abandon buildings!

As I came around the bend, I saw a calf standing by the fence, near the road. What a find!

So I pulled off and grabbed my camera.

As I approached the fence, a smaller calf ran behind it's mother. Now feeling secure at her side and being curious as most youngsters are, it turned around to see if I was still there.

The other calf, wanting to prove it was the braver one, never moved one step!

Recently...

I joined a group of photographers at JPG magazine!

It's published 6 times a year by and distributed nationally. You can pick up a subscription or find it in US bookstores like Borders and Barnes and Noble.

JPG is a website. Here any photographer can join and upload photos and stories to their member page. You can also submit your work for consideration in the magazine.

So if you take lots of photos...check it out!

By the way...

I 've decided to start a photo blog!
http://adailyshotoflife.blogspot.com/
Santa was very good to me and brought me this:

He also brought this 135 page instruction manual!
The instructions state:
Before operating this unit, please read this handbook thoroughly together with the "instruction manual" and the "cyber-shot step-up guide" and retain them for future reference.
Thank you, but I would like to take at least one photo before I'm too old and feeble to push the button!
so, I'm learning by trial and error!

The link will always be over in the right-hand column.
If you can stop over...check it out... and leave a comment!!