Focus on Life

November’s theme is word prompts.

This week the prompt is faithful

:loyal, constant, and steadfast.

:having a strong belief 

Our youngest daughter made this poster which is hanging on her wall.

I love the bright colors and even more I love this message.

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Focus on Life Color

Our prompt for this week is The color of Evening

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Focus On Life October

October is all about color.

Our daughters after the Color Run at the Chief's Stadium in Kansas City.

Lots of color there but the kids decided they needed more and rolled around in it.

It  was a fun day for all of us.

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Focus on Life

September is all about simplicity.

Today our prompt is 'One'

One being, one part, one piece.  We are all ONE.

This is a one room country school that my father and his sister and brother attended.

It's kept up by some very dedicated people in the community

It was built in 1872 and operated until 1929.

Behind it are the outhouses still in use, and a small cemetery.

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Focus on Life

September is all about simplicity. 

Our prompt for this week is a window.

A window at the Boston Aquarium. 

 I was lucky to get a shot of this huge turtle as all the animals swam by so fast.

The aquarium was four stories tall and at the top you could see all the animals swimming around.

Focus on Life

September is all about simplicity.

Our assignment today is to take a photo of a door. I love to find unique doors an got the chance on our vacation to Washington DC. Our hotel was just a short walk to the subway and there were several lovely doors on that route.

See more doors at Sally's blog.

Focus on Life Looking Down

Our assignment is about we find on the ground

When our children were younger they made stepping stones.

This one was made in a pizza Box and decorated with lots of jewels and dodads

This one was made at Bible School  years ago

These were made in pot pie tins and decorated with tiny ceramic tiles with the kids initials

Focus on Life The View Above

This week we were to  photo the view above.

Two weeks ago we took a family trip to Boston and Salem.

I could have shared a hundred photos of tall ships,the Boston Skyline and so much more. 

But that will have to be another day.

In the mean time you can look at the two photos below.

Looking up at the colorful signs and  buildings in Boston

 I love the shapes, colors and patina of these Boston apartments

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Focus on Life Outside

August is all about getting outside.

This week our assignment is 'fresh air'

And since we took a trip to Boston we had plenty of opportunities to be outside.

We have twenty one nephews and nieces and when they turn 5 years old they get to go vacation with us.

This year this guy went along with us to Boston.  Sam is  ten years old now as he was too shy to go with us until now

This is the ferry we took from Salem back to Boston. The ferry was fast and Sam loved the ride and stayed out there most of the time.

Focus On Life Documenting a Moment In Time

Week 30: Celebrate YOU by documenting a moment of life.  

Niagara Falls

We toured both the American and Canadian side.

We have lots of nieces and nephews and when they turn 5 years old they get to go on our family vacation with us . The young boy on the left is my sister's son.We have one nephew left to take with us and we will be going to Boston.

Focus on Life Celebrating Sweetness

In 1996 we built our house on what was farm ground.

That meant no trees at all. We got busy planting lots of trees and caring for them.

It was nice to see them grow but what I really wanted was for bird nests.

It took a  very long time for the trees to grow and in the last  two or three years we have had several nests.

I have enjoyed watching the mama birds protecting their young, swooping at our heads when we got too close. It's been fun to see  them grow and learn to fly.

Focus on Life In Season

Shasta Daisies  They suffered the last few years from drought but there are a few left. I hope to plant more in the fall

A soybean field just across the road from our house.

I tried to capture a photo of  a horsefly but I wasn't fast enough. I really dislike them!

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Focus on Life Half Way Through the Year

This week Sally is letting have that free space in the middle of the Bingo Card.

That means we can choose any photo we choose.  Fun!

You might think you are looking at a group of  large gnomes, but you would be wrong.

On our family reunion to Table Rock Lake we snuck away to have some fun at the Extreme Go Carts

Those gnome hats are called balaclavas and are to keep sweat from getting on the inside of the helmet.  

I took photos because I'm not in to Extreme Anything! But they had a blast and also some bruises as the carts can go up to 40 mph!

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Focus on Life week 24

June is all about having fun.

Last day of Bible School

One of the classes having fun bouncing the balls on a parachute.

Playing with bubbles

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Focus on Life June

This month is: Finding the Fun In Photography!

For the first week of June let's get silly!  Or catch someone being silly!

Giving the thumbs up during a round of frisbee.

In most families the first child is the responsible one, the one who takes her role seriously. 

But not this girl.She acts just like a first grader.

She lights up every place she walks in to.
I love seeing her smile and wish she lived much closer so I could see it more often.

Focus on Life Week 22

This week is all about what's in bloom.

My garden has been neglected for a few years but our trees are looking great.

This is our Japanese Lilac tree. It smells heavenly!

The tiny buds will soon  be blooming ...click the photo to get a great closeup.

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Have a great weekend!

Focus On Life Week 21

Sally Says "This week we will focus on our day, what we are doing or what's happening around us.  Take a moment and pay attention to patterns of your day or the unexpected!"  

This afternoon I sat down to make a necklace. 

I like the colors and design but I'm stumped on how to finish it.

This happens a lot and most of the time I step away from the bead table for a while or even a day or so and let it simmer. Most of the time I find  a solution, but sometimes I just have to admit it won't work..

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Focus on Life May

 Week 20: The view about the ground

Sally says to change our perspective and take a look down to see what's going on about the ground

this tiny egg fell out of its nest after a big storm.

Recently we were out in our yard and I found a nest. My husband got up on a ladder and discovered there were two tiny white eggs. I was thrilled. But the next day a huge storm came up and blew the nest out of the tree. I found one of the eggs  but not the nest.

This is the photo  of the nest in our apple tree before the storm.

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Focus on Life

May's topic is In, At, and About

Our assignment this time is 'good things inside'

Our older kids were home for Easter and we actually had some time to play Frisbee.

Right off the bat got stuck in the tree

Nice catch!

Showing off

Action shot

Now  you might be wondering what all this has to do with 'good things inside.

Every time they are together I realize they are best friends and it warms my heart and soul to see them together.

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