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    iSpy #51

    December 25, 2021 - By 

    Merry Christmas yall! Hope everyone is enjoying time with loved ones and eating lots of good food today. The next three pictures are collages of my quarterly pics from iSpy this year. – Backyard – Front of House – You (Selfie) So for those of you who have participated this year, did yall enjoy the quarterly pictures? Want to keep doing those in 2022? What about doing a few monthly shots like this? Have an suggestions for monthly or quarterly shots? – Your Choice – Your Choice Sleeping beauty You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to…

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    iSpy #50

    December 18, 2021 - By 

    color: pink One of the weirdest ornaments I’ve ever received. I got it during an ornament swap many many years ago, back when I used to teach. package I wished I would have gotten a picture from the other day when I had 10 or 11 packages on my stoop, but I didn’t think about it. So here’s the day I got stuff from Target. starts with S S is for Santa! the end End of the game! your choice Opening Rolos for more pretzel bites! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love…

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    iSpy #49

    December 11, 2021 - By 

    sparkles starts with J J is for Jewelry. These are all my Christmas earrings that I put on my earring rack just for this month. lit Christmas tree is lit, of course! used I had a difficult time figuring out what to capture for used, but as I was going through and making peanut butter crackers for these I captured the ‘used’ sleeves of Ritz crackers. your choice The other day I got up and noticed this beautiful sunset and went outside to get this shot. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love…

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    iSpy #48

    December 4, 2021 - By 

    starts with U Katniss likes to sleep under the tree in front of where I park. red Holly bushes outside my office small building Target Bullseye’s Section find sweet Pecan Pie bites leftover from Thanksgiving. So yummy! your choice I’m amazed that a couple of my tomato plants have survived the night or tow of 30 degree temps. I don’t think these will end up surviving because most pollinators are gone. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out…

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    iSpy #47

    November 29, 2021 - By 

    Hey guys! For all of those who celebrated Thanksgiving this last week, you can probably understand why I’m just now getting this post up. Regardless, I hope everyone had a great week. festivities I made a Thanksgiving punch for the Thanksgiving Festivities. food I always order my groceries for pick up at Walmart. I accidentally ordered 2 lbs of jalapenos instead of 1/4 of a pound. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so one night last week I cut them up, some into halves for stuffed jalapenos and the rest chopped to add to pico de galo or…

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    iSpy #46

    November 20, 2021 - By 

    house – (fall or current season) quarterly pic brown stitch architectural your choice You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do something different with your shots this week! A couple simple guidelines.. 1. Anyone can participate. 2. Since this challenge is meant to help you expand your eye for photography, try to take five new photos this week for the challenge. Or do…

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    iSpy #45

    November 13, 2021 - By 

    selfie quarterly pic starts with letter H H is for Happy birthday to my coworker Mrs. Patti! paper My favorite note paper. trim These leaves are trimmed with green. your choice You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do something different with your shots this week! A couple simple guidelines.. 1. Anyone can participate. 2. Since this challenge is meant to help you…

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    iSpy #44

    November 6, 2021 - By 

    vintage I believe this is my Grandmother’s bracelet that I think it quite a vintage style. seasonal These flowers are seasonal. They bloom every fall and I think they are so pretty. I think these are Camellias. zigzag My Grandmother’s pinking sheers create a zigzag pattern. collect I collected more tomatoes just this week. Hard to believe I’m still getting them in November! your choice I love the fuzz on these okra buds. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to…

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    iSpy #43

    October 30, 2021 - By 

    scary This is the frat house across from where I work. They recently tore the front of the house down and completely rebuilt it. They decorated it for Halloween. mend I struuuugled with this one. In fact, I almost left it blank, but then I thought about my Grandmother and how she used to ‘mend’ some clothes that had holes. So here’s my sewing machine. starts with G G is for Gloomy! Friday it was pretty gloomy and cold. spiral I didn’t think this one would be that difficult but it proved to be especially because I didn’t have any…

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    iSpy #42

    October 23, 2021 - By 

    backyard (Fall) – quarterly pic your work place One morning this week, I noticed the sun shining on the one side of my building. I love this angle. “now hiring” I think most the U.S. is experiencing a rise in “Now Hiring” signs everywhere. heavy I couldn’t come up with anything for heavy so I looked back and found this picture from a few years ago from the Denver airport when there was a Delta fiasco. your choice My Marigolds are finally showing up! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to…

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    iSpy #41

    October 16, 2021 - By 

    mess My living room is currently a mess because Kayleigh loves to tear up and ‘disembowel’ her toys. patch The Engineering merit badge mystery Spiders and their webs are so mysterious to me. I also thought this picture had a mystery feel to it. funny I love how Kayleigh tilts her head like this. I came out of the bathroom and she was looking at me like that. Then she straightened her head. I wanted to get a picture so after pulling up my camera on my phone, so I stepped back into the bathroom and came back out and…

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    iSpy #40

    October 9, 2021 - By 

    wet It has been plenty wet around here this week. Tons of rain! numbers I really did have a hard time with this one. I walked around outside and noticed my rain gauge that showed the rain we’ve gotten this week! children’s book This is a really cool book: Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island favorite When I was initially thinking of favorite, I was thinking of posting a picture of something that is your favorite. However, Friday morning when I was going to get in my car I noticed this stick like bug. This was my favorite photo…

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    iSpy #39

    October 2, 2021 - By 

    cook outside My jungle of a backyard hair Hair from the top shadow This is an old picture (Look how little Alex was), but I wasn’t able to get a shadow pic this week. Back when this picture was taken Alex was admiring his shadow and said, “Man, mom, my muscles are getting big!” your choice This was the display at Publix. So many interesting fall pumpkins You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone.…

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    iSpy #38

    September 25, 2021 - By 

    real life Drew came over and brought Buster. Not sure Buster was a fan of this configuration. connect These are the stairs are going on to my front door. The other day I noticed this little red ball sticking out from the bricks. I kept passing by, not getting a picture of it. Finally, I decided I had to get a pic of it. Here’s a closer look. Then, I put the phone down to get a straight on shot and here is where you see where it connects. square I was Rob’s work earlier this week and noticed this…

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    iSpy #37

    September 18, 2021 - By 

    golden hour Honestly wasn’t happy with this golden hour shot, but didn’t have a lot of time to mess with it. action item Mowing the lawn has been an ‘action item’ we needed to get done and Rob finally went out and did it. change Pocket change in my drawer at work. cell phone My iPhone 12 pro that I love so much. your choice This was a shot I tried for Golden Hour, but it didn’t really work out. Loved it though. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join…

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    iSpy #36

    September 11, 2021 - By 

    remembrance Not the remembrance, I was going for initially. However, I sat at the light near the University Chapel the other morning and snapped this shot. This is where Rob and I got married. dainty I found this Cicada shell on my tire the other morning. heart This (sort of) heart shaped leaf in the garden caught my attention today. TV I watch TV a lot on my laptop. your choice My new plant You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week…

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    iSpy #35

    September 4, 2021 - By 

    clip Rob got this money clip as a graduation gift. dear This was a total struggle. I found these scrapbook letters where you will find these letters D – E – A – R handmade Handmade Papier-mâché egg and baby dino starts with D D is for desk…a very messy desk right now! your choice My Coleus is growing nicely this year. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change…

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    iSpy #34

    August 28, 2021 - By 

    Ornate Love the ornate details on this earring. Spicy One of my favorite ways to spice things up, Red Pepper Flake! Roll Another baby leaf on Monty that made me think of “roll” as this baby leaf unrolls. Muted A muted TV Your Choice Sweet Katniss sitting in my lap. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do something different with your shots…

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    iSpy #33

    August 21, 2021 - By 

    Here’s another week of iSpy. I gathered up next week’s prompts and honestly they look dreadful! Wishing everyone the best of luck with those. stuck I’m not totally stuck in bed, but I have spent a lot of time there this week. Hashtag Covid *eyeroll* house – (summer) – quarterly pic ink starts with C C is for Cat. Here’s Katniss in an action shot, flipping from side to side. your choice Found this dude, sitting on one of my pepper plants. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along…

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    iSpy #32

    August 14, 2021 - By 

    watch My Apple Watch selfie (summer) – quarterly pic – Sadly we’re back to wearing masks at work 🙁 intersection I had taken another picture of an intersection, but I was looking through my pics and saw the cool intersection on the lines in this Nasturium leaf. Amazing! hidden Grrrr…Look at that army worm in my tomatoes. You can’t tell from the picture, but he’s hidden when you’re just looking down at the tomatoes. I didn’t see him until I bent down a little, so glad I did so I could get rid of him! your choice I couldn’t decide…