P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #13

Here is my submission for Week #13 of the  P52  Sweet Shot Tuesday photo blog.  I could hardly resist capturing this little girl all dressed up in her Disney princess outfit and so full of joy at EPCOT.  Just makes me smile looking at it.

Decorating for Easter

It's taken me longer than usual but  I finally took 45 minutes this morning and switched out the fall / winter decorations in the house and replaced them with some springtime flowers and my homemade Resurrection eggs.  Take a few minutes to add some color and lighten up the inside of your home if you haven't already done so.  You (and your family) will love it!

Spring Easter Decorations Resurrection Eggs

Spring Easter Decorations

Sweet Shot Tuesday #11

Here is my photo for Week #11 in the P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday photography project.  I've missed a couple already but trying to dive right back into it.  I stopped the car today to take this photo of this gorgeous yellow tree in the Florida sunshine.  Love it!  (click on photo to enlarge)

Tonya Travelstead

In looking at other photographs on the P52 site, I saw this on one of them.  How true...

 

There is no camera that can make a picture.

No lens, no lights can make a picture.

Forget about different cameras and accessories, just use what you’ve got.

Only your eyes can make a picture.

Meal Menu Planning

I took about 30 minutes this Saturday afternoon to plan all the dinner menus for next week.  Wow! What a relief.  I don't know why I haven't done this in awhile.  Instead, I've been planning about a day ahead or sometimes (eek!) the same day.

I used a couple of cookbooks I picked up at the library this morning, allrecipes.com and my iCalendar (which syncs to my iPhone).  The menus use ingredients I know I already have in my pantry and freezer, so no more grocery shopping this week except for perishables.

Menu Meal Planning

I hope to keep doing this on a regular basis.  Sure makes life a lot easier and I avoid that 4:30-5:00 p.m. what's-for-dinner-tonight panic!

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #8

Here is my photo for Week #8 of Sweet Shot Tuesday.  It's an early spring here in Florida but quite windy. The weather has been changing from hot to cold every few days.  I love the carpet of fallen leaves shown below in the afternoon sunlight but instead of brown, they are a lovely pink carpet--perfect for a princess.  :)

To see my other photos in this year-long photo project, click HERE.

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday Week 7

I found this dead dragonfly on our porch last week and was throwing it out when I looked a little closer.  Normally you can't get this close to one while their wings are buzzing so quickly.  I was amazing how intricate the design on its wings were...

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...like fine lace...

I was also surprised when I turned it over, it looked like someone who had been laid to rest in a coffin with its little "hands" folded so delicately across the middle.

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God certainly has such detail in His creation.

Isa 41:20 That they may see and recognize, 

And consider and gain insight as well, 

That the hand of the LORD has done this, 

And the Holy One of Israel has created it. 

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #6

I love the way water reflects light. We've had some absolutely gorgeous sunny days here lately in Florida.  I was working on my porch (I work from home) and couldn't resist taking this photo of the pool in the bright sunlight.  Too cold to swim just now, but sure is nice to look at.   This is my photo for Week #6 in the P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday project.

Sweet Shot Tuesday Week 6 Tonya Travelstead

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #5

Seems that most of my posts these days are for P52's Sweet Shot Tuesday.  Not much time to write so I'll have to blitz a few posts in the next week or so and schedule them out.

I chose the photo below as my Week #5 photo.  My husband and I were just leaving a local art museum and I saw this beautiful camellia in full bloom.  Yes, spring is in the air and the days are a bit warm and windy this week.  Last's week's photo was  of a barren tree, so to  contrast with it, I snapped this flower up close with the  museum in the background.   Hope you like it.

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P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #4

It's been quite rainy and windy this week but when I can, I like to take a walk in the afternoons.  I took this photo of a barren tree with my iPhone since I didn't have my camera with me.  It tells the mood of the day and looks like the epitome of  mid-winter (at least here in Florida).  I'm posting it as Week #4 on the P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday site.  Can't believe I'm actually doing it on Tuesday this week!  Join us in posting one photo per week (no specific theme) by clicking on the icon in the left sidebar.

Check out my other photos in this year's photography project HERE.

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #3 Art Glass

It's Saturday and the last day for submissions for Week #3 of P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday photo.  After a morning of making cards with a friend...

Making Cards

...I grabbed my little camera and started shooting some art glass that we have around the house.  I love things made from colored (and clear) glass.  The smoothness of it, the way light bounces off and the way color looks on glass.  Here are three of my favorites from about 20 minutes of shooting.

This is a sentimental piece made by my older son when he was about 9 years ago.  It's a mosaic stepping stone made from broken glass chards that we keep in a sitting area in our front yard.   With all the brown leaves on the ground right now, it's certainly a bright spot in our garden.

A votive candle holder, a Christmas gift from a dear friend...

Photography Art Glass P52

 And a Murano art glass perfume bottle, a gift from my dear husband.

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