Toys...

Toys are meant to keep us busy, occupy our time, and bring us enjoyment. The thing about toys, the more we use them, the better we get at them. We find our own enjoyment in sharing our "toys" with others. We often find and develop talents as we play with our toys. These are some photos of my youngest son, Chase. He loves playing his guitar, which is his most favorite toy. He plays, writes songs, and entertains us. He enjoys sharing this talent with others. That's the thing about toys.

Spring in Rural America...

I blog often about our rural community. It is small. I went to the grocery store, and they were out of bread. It happens all the time. But, the good out weighs the bad. On Friday night, I was home alone, Jerry being out of town. I was really tired, and left my car unlocked, my house unlocked and the garage door up. I left a $20 bill and three $1 bills on the front seat of my car. All still there in the morning! A good, safe community! More Spring Rural Pics...

MK Challenge ~ Five Senses

It was hard for me to choose which of my five senses to focus on for this challenge. We take them all for granted. Each day we go about our business, not even realizing what we are seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling or touching. So many blessings, unrecognized.

One of the most comforting things is a warm, chocolate chip cookie. It seems to wash the stresses of the day away. Seeing them bake in the oven, hearing the timer buzz, smelling the warm chocolate, tasting the melty, warm, gooy, crunchy cookie. What else goes with a glass filled with cold milk? To me, a perfect end to a day. It is something to share with your family and friends. It is something you can do, just for you.

Do you need a cookie? Come on over!



Rural ~ Home

As I have frequently shared, we live in rural America. We are surrounded by fields, dairies, alfalfa fields, and a few people. There are only about 3500 people in our county. I like the quiet, country life. No malls, only a couple of diners, a couple of gas stations and a couple of grocery stores. We do have a McDonald's and a 7-11, but that is about it as far as national chains go. It is nice, you know your neighbors and you look out for each other. It is a nice place to raise children, and even nicer when they come home for a visit. It is hot dogs on Easter weekend, parade and derby on the 4th of July. It is true Americana at it's finest. Welcome to Rural America.

And the one I chose for the rural challenge...  I call "Born Today".



MK Challenge ~ Spring

I love spring. It is a renewal. I love the flowers, the rain, the crisp evenings, the warm afternoons. I love hearing people outside, mowing, riding bikes. One of my most favorite parts of spring is the beginning of baseball season. I love watching all the games, from T-ball to the Pros. Ashton is 7 this year. I wish I lived closer to catch all of his games (coach-pitch). I did see the opening game. So fun. It was hard to choose which one of my photos was a favorite to post. I narrowed it down to these two.

Happy Spring and Happy Baseball Season!

MK Challenge ~ Colorful

So much color surrounds us. Why does it take a photography challenge to make us appreciate it? I have a few colorful pictures to share. Sorry for so many, but I just could not decide!

Ball of Color

Colorful Eyes

Circles of Color

 

Color Top

Have a Colorful Day!!

Purple...

The challenge this week on Shutterboo's Flickr is "Purple". I found many purple things, it was hard to choose which shot to publish on the site. So I added my link for all things purple at my house. I must confess, I have a few more that I didn't have time to shoot... maybe next purple go round.

And the final one is the one I chose to post for the challenge:

Think Purple Thoughts!!