tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50716157883944623952024-03-14T10:13:32.233-07:00Photo Walk With Meleslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-62662474259764169752010-07-04T16:32:00.000-07:002010-07-04T17:08:32.790-07:00Lava BedsLava is just cool! I would LOVE to see the red hot lava, either from a helicopter or other "safe" means. You know, NOT the scary volcano erupting and destroying my home way! We went on a little hike and saw some really cool lava tubes and caves. And it was really neat to see the plants growing again in an otherwise desolate place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22ouFM3J091HKbi_VZkj7Q1nO6CHcUkIdhdJtxC6GZ5Yfgh6lrg3f3Iw_gEGn9obT4QErcKAZ3-gxmzUb8dl8S6BsR-ga3IA_6pgSSzs0jIq2Z2G2yatWqpH2mdFTMQ6u0dRUvyldvyC4/s1600/IMG_7722.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22ouFM3J091HKbi_VZkj7Q1nO6CHcUkIdhdJtxC6GZ5Yfgh6lrg3f3Iw_gEGn9obT4QErcKAZ3-gxmzUb8dl8S6BsR-ga3IA_6pgSSzs0jIq2Z2G2yatWqpH2mdFTMQ6u0dRUvyldvyC4/s400/IMG_7722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490202174753930882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kAAVGBKlcvDA1y8aKATjYqj3Hs_XryEZ9pygLiSGJNLvDSw8UOME3xzMGlMxoUf3dRItIcyle3CNIEjyfTsuJr_9CfnGGZQKJKqUTjaXxYHe7xle0j1omT7pvaaFHJvF3CgFAIEmd9sN/s1600/IMG_7700.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhqbv_nI_7ttm3vJ-S9UVwb_CdxIH1pc_kjjtUQEiySy2dWvggcOdol9GYnec38VBwsXFG10L9MC8XF-FanTLxVEm5G3zWN9EUVL6vAXAWPmPa4Jf-K5LiqPeUMo8Acj8Kk4oosa0CZlc/s400/IMG_7684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490202142136638370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRxES1YaIP8wGJrf2msVAwRplMs82RC_Wn15-rtfpXUBp30N0M1576-A23S7OoYnzzg2WnEJGazN3LKfxwVlfuXwoElc81DLwI7X9wSDX_XraRVgcqrdVFect-sVzBbYEm1JFY6e25lFc/s1600/IMG_7763.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRxES1YaIP8wGJrf2msVAwRplMs82RC_Wn15-rtfpXUBp30N0M1576-A23S7OoYnzzg2WnEJGazN3LKfxwVlfuXwoElc81DLwI7X9wSDX_XraRVgcqrdVFect-sVzBbYEm1JFY6e25lFc/s400/IMG_7763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490204721374759842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi26ptdTeZnVMyqRWyUYTzwzIWwTrFZpE8ZEqEqNpuRbbxmC95DnRl8Qwr8xDFToa2S8w-P6AgX0embzzDT9LNvv29H4RgnCU2hkNju7ngXZKC4JA3ZL6k37emj1e9o2j_9EwaAZiPGPu/s1600/IMG_7726.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi26ptdTeZnVMyqRWyUYTzwzIWwTrFZpE8ZEqEqNpuRbbxmC95DnRl8Qwr8xDFToa2S8w-P6AgX0embzzDT9LNvv29H4RgnCU2hkNju7ngXZKC4JA3ZL6k37emj1e9o2j_9EwaAZiPGPu/s400/IMG_7726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490204699208626354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Astczdm3RToa4cNhFm8y8yIXRdgi9xeuD53xOrUiyn_dw6DVRE0jsTznU3PUrOHTESC8mVBXWoW5MRQAYJpr2BtDx_EjFPqF-qdGU2JVeYphzcfmDYrIADyd3AyXEOMfqhg4GQgp4GPQ/s1600/IMG_7729.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Astczdm3RToa4cNhFm8y8yIXRdgi9xeuD53xOrUiyn_dw6DVRE0jsTznU3PUrOHTESC8mVBXWoW5MRQAYJpr2BtDx_EjFPqF-qdGU2JVeYphzcfmDYrIADyd3AyXEOMfqhg4GQgp4GPQ/s400/IMG_7729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490204704872924098" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-67927922263161819992010-06-28T15:00:00.000-07:002010-07-04T15:41:14.457-07:00The Bugs & The BeesOkay, so I can't get OFF this flora/fauna kick. But considering the fact that I don't have ANY flowers at my house, I am going NUTS over them when I DO get to see them! Even dandilions are a welcome burst of color!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYBpi4b5giF20Afog12gBR-FZdqf5dC-L8JfYb7FA6PnxoEpKC1kPsVFYIjUQ360K0ezCMVZzUaGfNXA9nKnXAiTlBZZlHuxGreVn-g-cSXMaqwiHsF990tIW3pUmR4iecJ35NM8JHtM2/s1600/IMG_7670.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYBpi4b5giF20Afog12gBR-FZdqf5dC-L8JfYb7FA6PnxoEpKC1kPsVFYIjUQ360K0ezCMVZzUaGfNXA9nKnXAiTlBZZlHuxGreVn-g-cSXMaqwiHsF990tIW3pUmR4iecJ35NM8JHtM2/s400/IMG_7670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177414688247330" border="0" /></a>I love Hens & Chicks. They remind me of my Grandmother and my Mom. I love this one, it combines a few things that I LOVE: Hens & Chicks, Old Glory and rustic things!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWi-nDWY32qoaFfKgtIJklvmruMlWfwiAOPYpYMEmGymSSxCtK5c9MF8z6lY_42O7q0xhC3n9dYs6btOxvc575Gf7eWWiPqtX2vD1dtQWElve84i0j7oZpnVBdxfyJbude8FoBsEMFNHs/s1600/IMG_7668.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWi-nDWY32qoaFfKgtIJklvmruMlWfwiAOPYpYMEmGymSSxCtK5c9MF8z6lY_42O7q0xhC3n9dYs6btOxvc575Gf7eWWiPqtX2vD1dtQWElve84i0j7oZpnVBdxfyJbude8FoBsEMFNHs/s400/IMG_7668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177424389504898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jTGtUQeURaTo9VMj87U6iQmYGk-vTSD-gw6_Q4g7FDA12BkCoa1RasCPXHNFDc_KCjR09JkOQ9wbPu25nc0dx0qKTSXqWdAf2VQFdZzLIGmlC4uT133yqfbhcSsc8Y9gra-2UbqVBhTP/s1600/IMG_7653.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jTGtUQeURaTo9VMj87U6iQmYGk-vTSD-gw6_Q4g7FDA12BkCoa1RasCPXHNFDc_KCjR09JkOQ9wbPu25nc0dx0qKTSXqWdAf2VQFdZzLIGmlC4uT133yqfbhcSsc8Y9gra-2UbqVBhTP/s400/IMG_7653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490179025340792786" border="0" /></a>This little lady wasn't wanting to "look" at the camera very bad! I think it turned out kinda cool anyway!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHrjM-kI81imeCDiCq4MrbAFP6x-vUwkg627u_kH5X914veKP-YVgKBgQNJP4cEoiZf5pxTvgI8-Yw5Upk6-lpCCUEv5bbopxrDO6UduEGIwSa_S7iYbVBxNzB7pu_Wk3m7yNtlFSIpuE/s1600/IMG_7660.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHrjM-kI81imeCDiCq4MrbAFP6x-vUwkg627u_kH5X914veKP-YVgKBgQNJP4cEoiZf5pxTvgI8-Yw5Upk6-lpCCUEv5bbopxrDO6UduEGIwSa_S7iYbVBxNzB7pu_Wk3m7yNtlFSIpuE/s400/IMG_7660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490179013499091298" border="0" /></a>I liked how the colors turned out in this one. The dark silhouette, it's cool!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFk21MkvHh-ggqwJ8TV_iH23nOyeczQNuxcQMqAYdavQLjHdFxDuYTQ0LnbIDWybqBqABCK8ptT7wjWtzC1ov4rTBqR43uI8ndUSR_5_D6rEzplY6rK8UZ73nAgon0toUYTwsN2YuekgB/s1600/IMG_7662.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFk21MkvHh-ggqwJ8TV_iH23nOyeczQNuxcQMqAYdavQLjHdFxDuYTQ0LnbIDWybqBqABCK8ptT7wjWtzC1ov4rTBqR43uI8ndUSR_5_D6rEzplY6rK8UZ73nAgon0toUYTwsN2YuekgB/s400/IMG_7662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177437424153362" border="0" /></a>But I think this is my favorite. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJTWHQ9Obu-9RPbiUj8y89HbdB4PvldWrH2QhL4Jq-sc3tXGCtX4rxsS0CuAjwNgcT0LhluxDDeWpt7Xvhqz89niwOL6DuqwUa0sFwc0RHqJrAd_2WthlyxOgbsK1AQUfizBEG9diXNYw/s1600/IMG_7666.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJTWHQ9Obu-9RPbiUj8y89HbdB4PvldWrH2QhL4Jq-sc3tXGCtX4rxsS0CuAjwNgcT0LhluxDDeWpt7Xvhqz89niwOL6DuqwUa0sFwc0RHqJrAd_2WthlyxOgbsK1AQUfizBEG9diXNYw/s400/IMG_7666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177434397507970" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-43000103313375438742010-06-21T07:03:00.000-07:002010-06-23T07:40:14.929-07:00Desert BeautyWe took a trip to Lake Powell last week! I could not get enough of those mesas and red sand!! It has a unique beauty about it that I just loved. I could never LIVE in a hot place like that but I sure loved visiting it... especially when home is still having freezing temps at night! Instead I enjoyed 90° weather and water at 75°! It was glorious!<br /><br />Most of my pictures were taken from my window as we drove by; I would have LOVED to stop every 30 minutes and take pictures of the new scenery!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqa5lO3Gon_5IrHz__iGrF5AeFEISMpTj_g131NN47A4nOyxAtcd-Z_LeycZaMy9qhmlFvo2fHu6wK8N9G25ofdA5ya7iWeKFNPOXtrveFjucBkx-38mzR2xB8gxFtWiJbW-QY80FRmQf/s1600/IMG_7639.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqa5lO3Gon_5IrHz__iGrF5AeFEISMpTj_g131NN47A4nOyxAtcd-Z_LeycZaMy9qhmlFvo2fHu6wK8N9G25ofdA5ya7iWeKFNPOXtrveFjucBkx-38mzR2xB8gxFtWiJbW-QY80FRmQf/s400/IMG_7639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485975917366165554" border="0" /></a>Just check out all the colors!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mMVrIC-ZyV1XSrncsgst3oCs2ebKL8W4vzBo19Mk1VUuuc2eibOQ0YKhX7HHhIGOMGJo5mhw4DQj4oYSWeWs1cQ0JOkPZJSkjev1SPXS9ATdGfsRAEo4EQ-XoWSwhx9mHQDwDXt80EtO/s1600/IMG_6834.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mMVrIC-ZyV1XSrncsgst3oCs2ebKL8W4vzBo19Mk1VUuuc2eibOQ0YKhX7HHhIGOMGJo5mhw4DQj4oYSWeWs1cQ0JOkPZJSkjev1SPXS9ATdGfsRAEo4EQ-XoWSwhx9mHQDwDXt80EtO/s400/IMG_6834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485972150469991538" border="0" /></a>And funky formations<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo9I1MsH6Pby4Xrrj4EjAsKDr-uMNJKNxvEuG9cFM36pvY4meVIBPzmNJFnKfmEC0bydPhVnfGehqa7RDMaKz2Dz8ztQYW_yYWcxUjqfjkVNQ4MbOm5d4rntg_rds18qrqlGCLzJPlWMN/s1600/IMG_6833.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo9I1MsH6Pby4Xrrj4EjAsKDr-uMNJKNxvEuG9cFM36pvY4meVIBPzmNJFnKfmEC0bydPhVnfGehqa7RDMaKz2Dz8ztQYW_yYWcxUjqfjkVNQ4MbOm5d4rntg_rds18qrqlGCLzJPlWMN/s400/IMG_6833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485972139718708754" border="0" /></a>And caves<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd80UW19SWiY-oWqLqUdVVMn-9xc31QQWTKhnd154BzW7kpmXZSrHF9ft2_cvrkpsvlsbIbAU34LOT8DMLM1Bgw7liTh459_Kx8w9BjenShirga_uqc8gOy_u6lLqkI-QyZ0FL5aSILlX/s1600/IMG_6831.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd80UW19SWiY-oWqLqUdVVMn-9xc31QQWTKhnd154BzW7kpmXZSrHF9ft2_cvrkpsvlsbIbAU34LOT8DMLM1Bgw7liTh459_Kx8w9BjenShirga_uqc8gOy_u6lLqkI-QyZ0FL5aSILlX/s400/IMG_6831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485972129670969426" border="0" /></a>Peace. Right. Here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vUe1zh-gSVxWGTalnIN6Js65xDBtu_INy_6N-r0coEeAisBvISe0R4PgErM9zS7UZM1f73iIrYkoA0LSIbh8IJYRpPKVkTiXXV5PlFWTko1X1Fs9kUHWvJe0lOZG80m_pSe3e4xbSUYG/s1600/IMG_6958.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vUe1zh-gSVxWGTalnIN6Js65xDBtu_INy_6N-r0coEeAisBvISe0R4PgErM9zS7UZM1f73iIrYkoA0LSIbh8IJYRpPKVkTiXXV5PlFWTko1X1Fs9kUHWvJe0lOZG80m_pSe3e4xbSUYG/s400/IMG_6958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485972155992923474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZiYCMRFGOTmU0sztKelMxQ-PSfb3iATO3sWqzM-hvqT1FtOxWDhpwNiJhEDvGcEwbFS08TsUc7xTJqaANxUJgvg2n8Nq47amyk7kcgay-QmR8B2SSuEsH2gMUQTso5r9qk7Dr15d_swb/s1600/IMG_7143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZiYCMRFGOTmU0sztKelMxQ-PSfb3iATO3sWqzM-hvqT1FtOxWDhpwNiJhEDvGcEwbFS08TsUc7xTJqaANxUJgvg2n8Nq47amyk7kcgay-QmR8B2SSuEsH2gMUQTso5r9qk7Dr15d_swb/s400/IMG_7143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485973884112830370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dHbQAbgXkpPihCCtbkhwgscOZUoe__DZWJfzxb-5zVk65kBhq769X4yhehw0jU8HDkwh1rLHONym8ENPc02SIHu0VZp__fbvH2M-tMIKVnGSS-O7BGvp0UmmyAkN9kVPvg6mf1PQcDTh/s1600/IMG_7141.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dHbQAbgXkpPihCCtbkhwgscOZUoe__DZWJfzxb-5zVk65kBhq769X4yhehw0jU8HDkwh1rLHONym8ENPc02SIHu0VZp__fbvH2M-tMIKVnGSS-O7BGvp0UmmyAkN9kVPvg6mf1PQcDTh/s400/IMG_7141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485973894512663346" border="0" /></a>Largest natural bridge in the world. AWESOME.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSVZbR2iEA0Ka2DtveSFo27VWm2-ZlbutgeHQ_ysXNXR9jWYZCQj9_6XhATx6ovxj3mf-Kx4qtfjBq_UTZp02tbr4dXx0r1Pijh0E2A-AX2dBgn4HXdIhz7MAAN3a8AG-CbvtpWtUuMx/s1600/IMG_7164.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSVZbR2iEA0Ka2DtveSFo27VWm2-ZlbutgeHQ_ysXNXR9jWYZCQj9_6XhATx6ovxj3mf-Kx4qtfjBq_UTZp02tbr4dXx0r1Pijh0E2A-AX2dBgn4HXdIhz7MAAN3a8AG-CbvtpWtUuMx/s400/IMG_7164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485975883484676770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOBc8S0sBt5pIOWkjRfvioACZiRZbL43VetE5LbI4rvsFU6ry5aUzpUwKxi61TKxSmZ1ZXRU_ALaNcL9De8N8Y6sROpIoFNy5GqpMWafUdN5laJrmk9CqScn2KEwHeoL52S9AXpmgXAry/s1600/IMG_7055.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOBc8S0sBt5pIOWkjRfvioACZiRZbL43VetE5LbI4rvsFU6ry5aUzpUwKxi61TKxSmZ1ZXRU_ALaNcL9De8N8Y6sROpIoFNy5GqpMWafUdN5laJrmk9CqScn2KEwHeoL52S9AXpmgXAry/s400/IMG_7055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485973870398906610" border="0" /></a>Delicate<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo9I1MsH6Pby4Xrrj4EjAsKDr-uMNJKNxvEuG9cFM36pvY4meVIBPzmNJFnKfmEC0bydPhVnfGehqa7RDMaKz2Dz8ztQYW_yYWcxUjqfjkVNQ4MbOm5d4rntg_rds18qrqlGCLzJPlWMN/s1600/IMG_6833.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PDwZuBvTwh1a9i2bbbPv01AGk5zDoJyCpPBT63Wch_DfU1SMrcauWzIwem0xihsKbzNA9g2SbI2Ij0Sd0zw9mGbRgJ3R1mQB5_4av6ZhdZQOW8j3UogfxHW4LHp_TwCt3v7vSDdX1MNb/s1600/IMG_6961.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PDwZuBvTwh1a9i2bbbPv01AGk5zDoJyCpPBT63Wch_DfU1SMrcauWzIwem0xihsKbzNA9g2SbI2Ij0Sd0zw9mGbRgJ3R1mQB5_4av6ZhdZQOW8j3UogfxHW4LHp_TwCt3v7vSDdX1MNb/s400/IMG_6961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485973864345789650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD7EW1MzzjFqBMPu0RQD5C4FPBuv6fY2VmlEvETijrQMpzOJ7Aw_g9tJJSCPecmsTr-DjlKeC_mpfSf5dcxwdBnjgt0V-rCway5ugkEtwyEi2g2GJ2ctItJkxRQHYJ-XTGXjeuZug6FCd/s1600/IMG_7638.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD7EW1MzzjFqBMPu0RQD5C4FPBuv6fY2VmlEvETijrQMpzOJ7Aw_g9tJJSCPecmsTr-DjlKeC_mpfSf5dcxwdBnjgt0V-rCway5ugkEtwyEi2g2GJ2ctItJkxRQHYJ-XTGXjeuZug6FCd/s400/IMG_7638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485975902560642738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF9F465au9PKn1qMMx_UswdWdFHT6fz75TIUCFtYn_M9TufkR3Rxgi6mp-QYIIwicdQ1WptDCrYjRkTJw0IeBzSZWSM2GwAj9z0CaFgZRr752EdFtkwJrst8VRBxBKmzTcYCdHYAwWOOK/s1600/IMG_7634.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF9F465au9PKn1qMMx_UswdWdFHT6fz75TIUCFtYn_M9TufkR3Rxgi6mp-QYIIwicdQ1WptDCrYjRkTJw0IeBzSZWSM2GwAj9z0CaFgZRr752EdFtkwJrst8VRBxBKmzTcYCdHYAwWOOK/s400/IMG_7634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485975894093193698" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-60084808423583436942010-05-31T07:09:00.000-07:002010-06-23T11:23:05.418-07:00Memorial DayTo our military men and women, past and present... THANK YOU!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTwP2B1rQjKzq7MGYT6CyaiNc8j34CMoYZ5lQSQEiQHU0tRYteMy3aVMeqjCouKWdeqb2r_yvFPaXfYZWhkHE10Q91UtdtvWIQNQ-Ar7PC4_ohVq9rbJ3-sJ3BXIc6aUlynZXjQgIh015/s1600/IMG_6508.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTwP2B1rQjKzq7MGYT6CyaiNc8j34CMoYZ5lQSQEiQHU0tRYteMy3aVMeqjCouKWdeqb2r_yvFPaXfYZWhkHE10Q91UtdtvWIQNQ-Ar7PC4_ohVq9rbJ3-sJ3BXIc6aUlynZXjQgIh015/s400/IMG_6508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486033117369032930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXKwt8thg9ZYPZAWBdkdqMMIgZvIWuAy-PwmOlyJRwlIdzfqfsbbPA6ZL_06SymXD51ATBuyHgK6wzPqXjgJzLj_jhYYfuyOYBmUQj826zlRRYY52opSY5eNO-rA_kKhDP1LTWeDIH3Jb/s1600/IMG_6510.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXKwt8thg9ZYPZAWBdkdqMMIgZvIWuAy-PwmOlyJRwlIdzfqfsbbPA6ZL_06SymXD51ATBuyHgK6wzPqXjgJzLj_jhYYfuyOYBmUQj826zlRRYY52opSY5eNO-rA_kKhDP1LTWeDIH3Jb/s400/IMG_6510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486033138671979042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmF8gvusWkEXuMO8lAHwUKO5GGZvlluhyphenhyphenDdOeVigLH5DkCxzytUImE9blWUanLMkXSlgtor-64cNvMM3zkSq9FQYJzKMIYAO8wsvkKW9SJ-9eJxiV05jeFqo6hcd-Fx7cMpPXvsqztqFt/s1600/IMG_6493.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmF8gvusWkEXuMO8lAHwUKO5GGZvlluhyphenhyphenDdOeVigLH5DkCxzytUImE9blWUanLMkXSlgtor-64cNvMM3zkSq9FQYJzKMIYAO8wsvkKW9SJ-9eJxiV05jeFqo6hcd-Fx7cMpPXvsqztqFt/s400/IMG_6493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486033129943879042" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-17683225060514857862010-05-24T07:04:00.000-07:002010-06-23T07:09:40.627-07:00Pot of GoldI just love rainbows, especially ones that are really vivid! We had a gorgeous double rainbow this afternoon! GORGEOUS! Well, everything except the mud pit I get to call yard!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcdHUPMXHJxbBKEFXlSwwkNUGiM2ihkp5xxWGoM99Q7glqbnEEfdyVLLgHZQy5MwJmFv90urUdPgwoC1CwgLg4d6EW1iMfB-S4Q38bcFHcj2r4t9l2qvAcOpL5U1tnF40Y5UOxi38-ekg/s1600/IMG_6713.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcdHUPMXHJxbBKEFXlSwwkNUGiM2ihkp5xxWGoM99Q7glqbnEEfdyVLLgHZQy5MwJmFv90urUdPgwoC1CwgLg4d6EW1iMfB-S4Q38bcFHcj2r4t9l2qvAcOpL5U1tnF40Y5UOxi38-ekg/s400/IMG_6713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485970435522614498" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-72305723130069051062010-04-26T13:34:00.000-07:002010-04-26T13:34:00.388-07:00SpringSpring has finally arrived!! We have had a really wet spring. The sun finally came out and everything instantly turned green! The leaves are coming out on the trees. Tulips, daffodils and other spring flowers are up and blooming. I need to find someone who will let me take pictures of them since I don't have any of my own! It makes me very excited for lilacs; though I don't have any of my own lilacs either. Bummer.<br /><br />I like messing around with focus. It's fascinating to me. Focusing on the leaves up close:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTemXdnyUw1OsFoLCMPbDS-Xx0NcncwVSHvUN7siDyxVDT0AipObk3l4yJiPxMr-SGLs_zC4urmNLtOYyguSRiqjzVB8eEGDSki5GEDxU9laFz9VjNCUX9RKY6K_ciEiHlD3wgVvdvIJ1/s1600/IMG_6266.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTemXdnyUw1OsFoLCMPbDS-Xx0NcncwVSHvUN7siDyxVDT0AipObk3l4yJiPxMr-SGLs_zC4urmNLtOYyguSRiqjzVB8eEGDSki5GEDxU9laFz9VjNCUX9RKY6K_ciEiHlD3wgVvdvIJ1/s400/IMG_6266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463435980364407794" border="0" /></a>Focusing on the branches in the background<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWsoy5E3Cw97ha-87H6uxtH1dDAtBmdxtFEZI_1Uh0PN5saiypYg2IbRpz0Sr3nGN_X-JOyxA2MtkdI-zJNrsxT_Gs9Fn022U9cvD7Qf6QKklIT3ax_NgjyXpTCSyGc-qu0f7kfAc3G2f/s1600/IMG_6267.JPG"> <img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWsoy5E3Cw97ha-87H6uxtH1dDAtBmdxtFEZI_1Uh0PN5saiypYg2IbRpz0Sr3nGN_X-JOyxA2MtkdI-zJNrsxT_Gs9Fn022U9cvD7Qf6QKklIT3ax_NgjyXpTCSyGc-qu0f7kfAc3G2f/s400/IMG_6267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463435987230061538" border="0" /></a>Everything is better with water in it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa9JFHmkPYZo7BCM_vzA0C_Fn65qxqGdv-_oWe0nvd-5aYLQZBrKTPlfrlewUiCKNHCgz1zYCdJDu5ZyfNQCIJHmS7SdXX_ngj669Bx-oZGHld13xa_ZjXL4rRLegGc9LCTjz0c6fg-4i/s1600/IMG_6280.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa9JFHmkPYZo7BCM_vzA0C_Fn65qxqGdv-_oWe0nvd-5aYLQZBrKTPlfrlewUiCKNHCgz1zYCdJDu5ZyfNQCIJHmS7SdXX_ngj669Bx-oZGHld13xa_ZjXL4rRLegGc9LCTjz0c6fg-4i/s400/IMG_6280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463435996738903090" border="0" /></a>And my two favorites:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqifrRCIyvL8d8WZN-1W7fFuF9RV82-UV44nG7Rsxo4386y1oP_37hVpJMqXdoewDqDFIpoGLnXWWMdWxm7nnWG7ViNXaW3jsslzXq9Y2Vzs_UyjZ_I4SLXTD9amr8FfrML7Z_NahBjoD/s1600/IMG_6269.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqifrRCIyvL8d8WZN-1W7fFuF9RV82-UV44nG7Rsxo4386y1oP_37hVpJMqXdoewDqDFIpoGLnXWWMdWxm7nnWG7ViNXaW3jsslzXq9Y2Vzs_UyjZ_I4SLXTD9amr8FfrML7Z_NahBjoD/s400/IMG_6269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463435965257461874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnEZ6ns4tf4uo6gfw7slB6e4beA4BWNEZq5vLUYEJ-Zs01FUZbusUEzfAaUIRMJDyugG8G0QbSb5DsdlFJyA0-cIqWrXUL2mdIllOQLXYLOcDoOTTLEaNqt7_r-_AZEEPe9ZzcqzxNmfp/s1600/IMG_6265.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnEZ6ns4tf4uo6gfw7slB6e4beA4BWNEZq5vLUYEJ-Zs01FUZbusUEzfAaUIRMJDyugG8G0QbSb5DsdlFJyA0-cIqWrXUL2mdIllOQLXYLOcDoOTTLEaNqt7_r-_AZEEPe9ZzcqzxNmfp/s400/IMG_6265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463435956931485970" border="0" /></a>Must find a new subject. Have done a lot of flora & fauna & agua lately. Hmm... best get thinking!leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-77290972082111550602010-04-23T16:47:00.000-07:002010-04-23T16:56:53.134-07:00Picture PerfectSo my sweet friend Mindy saw this picture from the previous post.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtNriGSH-n3D_WOn5zo7pPRpfPay1R7EHgBn8Wozag2ONBOoB8kUCzgj1wK71C5yH1zRjf9DVHV5MfWQPFsP-DM11XlwOBelj_fmQ3-J9DWQ0DUCgT92vWxkczotyGfoFV7a4Jm3_ov91/s1600/IMG_6271.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtNriGSH-n3D_WOn5zo7pPRpfPay1R7EHgBn8Wozag2ONBOoB8kUCzgj1wK71C5yH1zRjf9DVHV5MfWQPFsP-DM11XlwOBelj_fmQ3-J9DWQ0DUCgT92vWxkczotyGfoFV7a4Jm3_ov91/s400/IMG_6271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463485622564792594" border="0" /></a>Which was pretty good in it's own right, if you ask me. But she saw something more {so did I but unfortunately I have no editing program OR editing skills for that matter}. So she played around with it and she created something AWESOME!!! Check out her mad skills!!!<br /><br />I love how the barn stands out more than it did before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwDGwSKVtbFuZwXjONb-ajyuy_9yOxU5LamIH532BnPOSm4a6fRL4KmpNDgHr-ck6fjOVx_0RZ1BSc3BAvmESb98W8gVgjDlsUbordwUTQIIVX7SA3vMB9OmUXLzEV-SrCBT5BdfsjTjf/s1600/leslie3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwDGwSKVtbFuZwXjONb-ajyuy_9yOxU5LamIH532BnPOSm4a6fRL4KmpNDgHr-ck6fjOVx_0RZ1BSc3BAvmESb98W8gVgjDlsUbordwUTQIIVX7SA3vMB9OmUXLzEV-SrCBT5BdfsjTjf/s400/leslie3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463484314598424146" border="0" /></a>Even better! Check out that RED barn and GREEN pasture!!! LOVE IT!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdNDkH7yYwUyLSrkP4TMEdZRoOhwB-mYhJyPHT5HoyKbc3gH3GkQSuUpqPHHJ_MEu3jlJzkk5Y9fhqJH7EJXASk7oBck_qO3vhYIudMiBSiYOFGRkDAtudrWMcspxKmRNRhzVdoJR3UiG/s1600/leslie2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdNDkH7yYwUyLSrkP4TMEdZRoOhwB-mYhJyPHT5HoyKbc3gH3GkQSuUpqPHHJ_MEu3jlJzkk5Y9fhqJH7EJXASk7oBck_qO3vhYIudMiBSiYOFGRkDAtudrWMcspxKmRNRhzVdoJR3UiG/s400/leslie2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463484303898586738" border="0" /></a>But my favorite is definitely THIS one! I love how old fashioned it looks. I love LoVe ♥♥LOVE♥♥ it! It's exactly what I had in my head!! Rustic. Old. Country. Perfect!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQREOKGOpmi080xk69IIDbrFBoRbgtSIxXNod3wGvPADp3aCStPCe2KCa5Sr-z8tkovOjnLMBb32FcijbrA6VZVlSqGS_0GugJBKGdrFV-HuG31Ovf9WLrCyqsDTH35ANC87HVg7dw4jxd/s1600/leslie1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQREOKGOpmi080xk69IIDbrFBoRbgtSIxXNod3wGvPADp3aCStPCe2KCa5Sr-z8tkovOjnLMBb32FcijbrA6VZVlSqGS_0GugJBKGdrFV-HuG31Ovf9WLrCyqsDTH35ANC87HVg7dw4jxd/s400/leslie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463484301867881458" border="0" /></a>Thanks Mindy!! Feel free to edit my stuff ANYTIME!!! ♥hugs <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQREOKGOpmi080xk69IIDbrFBoRbgtSIxXNod3wGvPADp3aCStPCe2KCa5Sr-z8tkovOjnLMBb32FcijbrA6VZVlSqGS_0GugJBKGdrFV-HuG31Ovf9WLrCyqsDTH35ANC87HVg7dw4jxd/s1600/leslie1.jpg"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-75119473771242958312010-04-22T13:45:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:51:58.110-07:00Down on the FarmI love farms. I love barns. Grain silos. Rusted machinery. Tattered old fences. Decrepit buildings. There is so much history there. It reminds me of my heritage and family. I have fond memories of playing at my Gramps' & Granny's farm. I long for room enough to have my own little hobby farm; complete with chickens, horses, cows and maybe sheep or a pig. I would have a HUGE garden. I think it would be thrilling to be self sufficient that way. <br /><br />I need to get out on a day that is sunny!! <br /><br />I love this barn! It's exactly like my Gramps'!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_eN7EgG8wmoSXMpPIVkbccOZj-tAeB5gouTGmLb2Pgjjeqa_fGP_aJ_Sw16IwbqdoTIdshxGusA0P5b6P3NGpFVApbEPpP5zHSG3OBvJolD1G2HD-W7cGpDSTPIik76AXcWOLU4ElpxH/s1600/IMG_6271.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_eN7EgG8wmoSXMpPIVkbccOZj-tAeB5gouTGmLb2Pgjjeqa_fGP_aJ_Sw16IwbqdoTIdshxGusA0P5b6P3NGpFVApbEPpP5zHSG3OBvJolD1G2HD-W7cGpDSTPIik76AXcWOLU4ElpxH/s400/IMG_6271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463438008538463586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8h7godNJ1d-zfgknAyy7J-xDwdfde1ZjTAqWS9-J3qbUL3e78jINf5ERnpVsNrnt7EN3WYU4vb3ehXIEuOo9BJp9cmbggg6K5VdjjPMrm_s3i7sCuv5ZnzYgpyf9Pqc1Kkg8g1xoTokj/s1600/IMG_6273.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8h7godNJ1d-zfgknAyy7J-xDwdfde1ZjTAqWS9-J3qbUL3e78jINf5ERnpVsNrnt7EN3WYU4vb3ehXIEuOo9BJp9cmbggg6K5VdjjPMrm_s3i7sCuv5ZnzYgpyf9Pqc1Kkg8g1xoTokj/s400/IMG_6273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463438017260698898" border="0" /></a>I love this one. I love all the colors. I love the grain silo. I don't know... I just love it though!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRUZBMAdQsxDy_4tl_IYprthyphenhyphenjiCtw_64ry9E7Nc30O7scrJuFKfAqZ3J6iOzG2WuBDviA9N5TVoVur7Xw2wQy6S_uF-C6_lUWQdLseoBkUrLDLwe1f1YyGme9u45xt-2H35scHOFUt6B/s1600/IMG_6276.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRUZBMAdQsxDy_4tl_IYprthyphenhyphenjiCtw_64ry9E7Nc30O7scrJuFKfAqZ3J6iOzG2WuBDviA9N5TVoVur7Xw2wQy6S_uF-C6_lUWQdLseoBkUrLDLwe1f1YyGme9u45xt-2H35scHOFUt6B/s400/IMG_6276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463438030223427730" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-20905908969933171872010-04-19T13:26:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:34:35.234-07:00River Front PropertyI often dream of owning a great deal of land. On which, of course, would be some body of water; I'd take a river, stream, pond, lake... you get the point. I daydream of riding horses through the wooded areas and through the water. It would be even better if it were butted up to a mountain range.<br /><br />I have found in the past 5 years that water is a must for me. The sound of a river or ocean waves is very soothing to my soul. I find peace and serenity. It's hard to describe the strength that I feel standing at the water's edge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxfK0NsEcgyh2SKJ52uo7HcsKwOqKpvkikS92MRARR-Yt4nKxEKGeDHhSJ2IaGfpiucuQFhl6dpb-zcb4bxWb1DihKYzEScxtF79MYU7Y8vIWRXTvNB_sBAx7XZQh0TQDibXLfnZIKDXL/s1600/IMG_6286.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxfK0NsEcgyh2SKJ52uo7HcsKwOqKpvkikS92MRARR-Yt4nKxEKGeDHhSJ2IaGfpiucuQFhl6dpb-zcb4bxWb1DihKYzEScxtF79MYU7Y8vIWRXTvNB_sBAx7XZQh0TQDibXLfnZIKDXL/s400/IMG_6286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433431531780290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeMeKV7WyoCdOVE6oBr_DWRzS6xvVuEY1GbHUGIxkkvtAvAnMUrQse4-p-yYCtU_8T8QvWmrVdpHeIRIDekEXSZ-xUD9ttaEegl-yhEGtRHLHl8OCtzOBZjpEBDWjD4VBOFjJcs4s2Fch/s1600/IMG_6285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeMeKV7WyoCdOVE6oBr_DWRzS6xvVuEY1GbHUGIxkkvtAvAnMUrQse4-p-yYCtU_8T8QvWmrVdpHeIRIDekEXSZ-xUD9ttaEegl-yhEGtRHLHl8OCtzOBZjpEBDWjD4VBOFjJcs4s2Fch/s400/IMG_6285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433418516642002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6INtPpMfAMxP_5uX3mtFJulSEtRr_833SzDY006yAgVmw77sMoJlr_1BHumvwh5WWEEeHQ2PUvLu1Gg8KIV1FCvq5FxIwdd68puqToMzcooGS9ECVWCfVxl9CJF1AtfRb8B6gPUdOYxt/s1600/IMG_6282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6INtPpMfAMxP_5uX3mtFJulSEtRr_833SzDY006yAgVmw77sMoJlr_1BHumvwh5WWEEeHQ2PUvLu1Gg8KIV1FCvq5FxIwdd68puqToMzcooGS9ECVWCfVxl9CJF1AtfRb8B6gPUdOYxt/s400/IMG_6282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433392120249282" border="0" /></a>These last two are my favorites. I love the tree on the left of this one. The leaves are just BARELY making an appearance. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E-IiE7T0ysVfpMaKaQZRGD8ksWUJishNw3BqEFt8Qyfw154OlS6ZqO0XmGEzykkjzEsNxdI2UnarDZisSB4YyDvTi_iRazDUH3Nwt8W3Vn2qnRjIiJHv17Wf3xVUuAhDr0V2sSbc-GvQ/s1600/IMG_6283.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E-IiE7T0ysVfpMaKaQZRGD8ksWUJishNw3BqEFt8Qyfw154OlS6ZqO0XmGEzykkjzEsNxdI2UnarDZisSB4YyDvTi_iRazDUH3Nwt8W3Vn2qnRjIiJHv17Wf3xVUuAhDr0V2sSbc-GvQ/s400/IMG_6283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433409530305842" border="0" /></a>I love the colors in this one. The red bushes. The rocks. The water. The cottonwoods. I just might have to come back and sit on these rocks every now and then.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgTG_5knyx512vCqPedOq-ZrGRFfiq7N_bePuy13-4DMMMwYw34ixrfxkF5KndFlKvg-f0BtTWTc1nyh4KFJataWBV_Tqnd5LFcl-hjkVX3dT7OAE1XSfVdfskqlIdwwu_rkvcU3LfCR7/s1600/IMG_6263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgTG_5knyx512vCqPedOq-ZrGRFfiq7N_bePuy13-4DMMMwYw34ixrfxkF5KndFlKvg-f0BtTWTc1nyh4KFJataWBV_Tqnd5LFcl-hjkVX3dT7OAE1XSfVdfskqlIdwwu_rkvcU3LfCR7/s400/IMG_6263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433382185638002" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-86777000154399676492010-04-12T13:23:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:26:24.137-07:00AhoyWhen I drove by this house I did a double take. Then I flipped the car around and did a triple take!! They probably thought I was some psycho stalking them or something but then again; you'd have to be used to it if you lived in a house shaped like a ship! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkT3nvCR7dOjck7E3U9x9049EvyrF0iuVpTaCQ2W6wJNOZ-yjn3T87i3EQXLyQUV8PMona58sp0Rt-3PcbZn2fIJaph4ks1DHkxrJersLIrZd2EhrcKhr2vKdZENdmQa1Rj-beqsi-uJz/s1600/IMG_6262.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkT3nvCR7dOjck7E3U9x9049EvyrF0iuVpTaCQ2W6wJNOZ-yjn3T87i3EQXLyQUV8PMona58sp0Rt-3PcbZn2fIJaph4ks1DHkxrJersLIrZd2EhrcKhr2vKdZENdmQa1Rj-beqsi-uJz/s400/IMG_6262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463431890656833954" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-140238257081927142010-04-07T20:04:00.000-07:002010-04-07T20:23:19.600-07:00Some Beach... SomewhereSpring is always a funny thing around these parts. Sometime in March the sun will start shining and the snow will be practically gone. People will start working in their yards. The motorcycles start hitting the streets. And then Mother Nature tells us who's boss. Some of our very worst storms are the end of March and into April. This year was no different. We were hit pretty hard actually. The local ski resort got more than 5 FEET in 7 DAYS!!! HOLY SMOKES!!!<br />I am an oddity here though; I LOVE IT!! While everyone else is complaining that Spring isn't here yet, I am still peeking out the window every morning hoping for freshly fallen snow! Crazy, I know!<br /><br />I thought I'd snap a few pictures of this conch shell that we got in Hawaii a couple years ago {sigh, was it really that long ago already?} The tile in my bathroom kind of reminded me of a sandy beach. I have a GORGEOUS sandy ocean picture hanging above my bathtub. So I started thinking of warm sunny days at the beach. It was fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7tilB5dMK7gZF-mwjhqmYbI-9uQOhv5SjMHYjHJqjtZmBq6CMKJFAOBumh0ROouZWw31e4tWqPWJ66QN5R1hLw0seRshW2l7ri5_bWY-8BL19npITa-lq_TVWZnyztRoUE2GAUStCDrY/s1600/IMG_6160.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7tilB5dMK7gZF-mwjhqmYbI-9uQOhv5SjMHYjHJqjtZmBq6CMKJFAOBumh0ROouZWw31e4tWqPWJ66QN5R1hLw0seRshW2l7ri5_bWY-8BL19npITa-lq_TVWZnyztRoUE2GAUStCDrY/s400/IMG_6160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457600687559492258" border="0" /></a>I love these shells. I love the color and the texture.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfbgmUaakr8oN8zaW_67mRF6mpUZRzUmt3qLCCh8s1-t5ReOoEYgMFOhPJwsnaNyZQBoA3eIsdKdcczU5VrXKFVnDZSnKxpv0h7sSSGGtxnIPSIlDRsyrGhpLtGUigO1sZ0jZB7GiGsmx/s1600/IMG_6161.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfbgmUaakr8oN8zaW_67mRF6mpUZRzUmt3qLCCh8s1-t5ReOoEYgMFOhPJwsnaNyZQBoA3eIsdKdcczU5VrXKFVnDZSnKxpv0h7sSSGGtxnIPSIlDRsyrGhpLtGUigO1sZ0jZB7GiGsmx/s400/IMG_6161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457600669312780690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCcnk6TwW37uf8-9Zo-7hm-VVwVaaYfRWAVpjbeCwc6HKlwM0WuxS-7uqwMqKPqlRMc-g7DCG75Pjeg-ICFtE5bVQrUUqMlD-_SldwbrbnUB53JQmSI3FiLSAxMqP5qw6OLAwKGHgWxd1/s1600/IMG_6162.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCcnk6TwW37uf8-9Zo-7hm-VVwVaaYfRWAVpjbeCwc6HKlwM0WuxS-7uqwMqKPqlRMc-g7DCG75Pjeg-ICFtE5bVQrUUqMlD-_SldwbrbnUB53JQmSI3FiLSAxMqP5qw6OLAwKGHgWxd1/s400/IMG_6162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457600673248833250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7Vq53XTgJx7IT7Zfsg8Js6v3mIOLYD49za1lNWDV1jFXwhr-jPTza7fIJycAdryK5hrqBHlBrQ8WhJS-agnTUydCgxyg_ZZp8Ed-FmYYV5iWAZWWv1JfpVWhGQHO-el1RXGRdj4x4T4G/s1600/IMG_6159.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7Vq53XTgJx7IT7Zfsg8Js6v3mIOLYD49za1lNWDV1jFXwhr-jPTza7fIJycAdryK5hrqBHlBrQ8WhJS-agnTUydCgxyg_ZZp8Ed-FmYYV5iWAZWWv1JfpVWhGQHO-el1RXGRdj4x4T4G/s400/IMG_6159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457600657071417602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnylzQ6kZKqPQHnzoBBsin6kj4YGrCalCEEZl43hzbhHlddMZGp0JmWsFU0fG5jgdJz1ZEhOZvzokltEfEzKvpfiA2wqgpurMvqS6VwBynjnac-DLnKKhuBDIY7XfWxVDKxfCK4QzYRzcc/s1600/IMG_6165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnylzQ6kZKqPQHnzoBBsin6kj4YGrCalCEEZl43hzbhHlddMZGp0JmWsFU0fG5jgdJz1ZEhOZvzokltEfEzKvpfiA2wqgpurMvqS6VwBynjnac-DLnKKhuBDIY7XfWxVDKxfCK4QzYRzcc/s400/IMG_6165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457600647816280754" border="0" /></a>The ocean is therapeutic for me. Especially the colder ocean beaches of Oregon and Washington. I love the smells. I love the overcast skies and the breeze. So though I may not find a shell like this up there, taking these pictures brought back a lot of very fond memories. I may just have to take a little road trip this summer!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnylzQ6kZKqPQHnzoBBsin6kj4YGrCalCEEZl43hzbhHlddMZGp0JmWsFU0fG5jgdJz1ZEhOZvzokltEfEzKvpfiA2wqgpurMvqS6VwBynjnac-DLnKKhuBDIY7XfWxVDKxfCK4QzYRzcc/s1600/IMG_6165.JPG"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-76546460993377883392010-03-29T16:04:00.001-07:002010-03-29T16:10:06.593-07:00Go Fly A KiteWe have A LOT of wind around these parts. Unfortunately it's not really kite flying weather because the wind is usually pretty out of control! We got lucky, though, yesterday and had a BALL flying the kite!<br /><br />Didn't try anything super fancy, just messed around with angles and such. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzK6j4d-MqIJShAWTEIOk6b7oKj2RshaXEqa2Z55cf_GY3QYPkfqRmOLNIsklgFyuWFsjZgvWXJlGfbv7DVPbXGxfsVx1Zrz33BnjRtbi_OIVXa45XExr7L1W71fdDDg-w6UPM2K29fWu/s1600/IMG_6041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzK6j4d-MqIJShAWTEIOk6b7oKj2RshaXEqa2Z55cf_GY3QYPkfqRmOLNIsklgFyuWFsjZgvWXJlGfbv7DVPbXGxfsVx1Zrz33BnjRtbi_OIVXa45XExr7L1W71fdDDg-w6UPM2K29fWu/s400/IMG_6041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454196335468512658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsT4v3NvpvFcgOo41HfLsmJwZB_C9VP6Ls2tBxxlB1MbqJOkuo9Hex1hr42LkZXdrisc7WdUWviIdcjMv-_xZMvKl1CnUF_jJrqFVPcDk3Ro6wY6ETl3XGVcwRSzozmxon5gVyW0qH4cW/s1600/IMG_6037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsT4v3NvpvFcgOo41HfLsmJwZB_C9VP6Ls2tBxxlB1MbqJOkuo9Hex1hr42LkZXdrisc7WdUWviIdcjMv-_xZMvKl1CnUF_jJrqFVPcDk3Ro6wY6ETl3XGVcwRSzozmxon5gVyW0qH4cW/s400/IMG_6037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454196311008803474" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-73760294017171117032010-03-22T09:56:00.000-07:002010-03-22T16:04:43.073-07:00Sunrise... SunsetYou just HAVE to sing that title like Fiddler On The Roof!! It's GOT to be the best musical of all time; well, right next to Les Miserables. But I digress...<br /><br />We went for a drive yesterday. It was a beautiful day!! Next time I'll have to roll the window down but it was just too flippin cold for that!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB0l78WeYnTWn5I4cCMqrumhiXPZmiCccAPTci2UcfTaJ_RHnFsmTtAbLDZndBTy1nVn2h-058igGUMGSrQ3iejdotHCCYAjcoctWCLJpDIPhodAWtf3VWudZp1PMVCZ7KZox0xvDLZMr/s1600-h/IMG_5936.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB0l78WeYnTWn5I4cCMqrumhiXPZmiCccAPTci2UcfTaJ_RHnFsmTtAbLDZndBTy1nVn2h-058igGUMGSrQ3iejdotHCCYAjcoctWCLJpDIPhodAWtf3VWudZp1PMVCZ7KZox0xvDLZMr/s400/IMG_5936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451504831432379282" border="0" /></a> We were coming home just as the sun was setting and it was GORGEOUS!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQyULcxiXXuyHwVvjTqdCz6jY6afBuKDmXSzU71PlSYnTvvporZX_u6tOw3KURpSpeMXew-IcSvSWNm_FtlxLctN5TLiHwy2dALWfntDtrVPW452ldlWQbofWmLpXHNs5wgNY3RGKCw2p/s1600-h/IMG_5939.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQyULcxiXXuyHwVvjTqdCz6jY6afBuKDmXSzU71PlSYnTvvporZX_u6tOw3KURpSpeMXew-IcSvSWNm_FtlxLctN5TLiHwy2dALWfntDtrVPW452ldlWQbofWmLpXHNs5wgNY3RGKCw2p/s400/IMG_5939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451504837772768082" border="0" /></a>This is my favorite one. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I kinda wish that it was farm land rather than the road with telephone poles but at the same time I think it's pretty cool. Could be a thought provoking pictures that way. I will be running along this very stretch of road in a little less than 3 months for my first marathon! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TNWOLdjYXnT2WyzOTxkIYiFv9cD5e18Pcikgkl7miI5x2So5y7snlxJ2i86mR-T4WknvYvVNRqwg91UsrUeSTyytrI3wlnV6KXkagPaUOxxRm7klCuEKuqQdjBP5Zx998VXzXXmZj0cE/s1600-h/IMG_5945.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TNWOLdjYXnT2WyzOTxkIYiFv9cD5e18Pcikgkl7miI5x2So5y7snlxJ2i86mR-T4WknvYvVNRqwg91UsrUeSTyytrI3wlnV6KXkagPaUOxxRm7klCuEKuqQdjBP5Zx998VXzXXmZj0cE/s400/IMG_5945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451504847797813074" border="0" /></a>** Check below for previous photowalks that I wasn't able to post until today! Is that cheating?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TNWOLdjYXnT2WyzOTxkIYiFv9cD5e18Pcikgkl7miI5x2So5y7snlxJ2i86mR-T4WknvYvVNRqwg91UsrUeSTyytrI3wlnV6KXkagPaUOxxRm7klCuEKuqQdjBP5Zx998VXzXXmZj0cE/s1600-h/IMG_5945.JPG"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-77256523355683289292010-03-19T13:30:00.000-07:002010-03-19T13:46:33.138-07:00Little BirdIt may appear that I have dropped off the face of the earth but I assure you that it isn't the case! I even have pictures from these previous weeks. However, we have had computer trouble and ended up having to get a new one {hated to spend the money on that}. <br /><br />SO... this is what you get. A bird perching on a teeny tiny branch of a weed! Unfortunately I don't have the mega zoom lens that I quite possibly covet, AND due to the new computer, I no longer have CS2; so this really is as good as it gets!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58AZFeEukK1KA3-6BVV1VpLG6lCRznjMdDx4CRuR0TBSyNT5_gPNlgnNXlvZ6yIKmxYnf_ZZEIxTiNWrEsXMvmQXYI97ReF1dexy2yXNyPuCxHZcjtnnAQeHvbQuPOb5h7ARi-qrHLiIi/s1600-h/IMG_5874.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58AZFeEukK1KA3-6BVV1VpLG6lCRznjMdDx4CRuR0TBSyNT5_gPNlgnNXlvZ6yIKmxYnf_ZZEIxTiNWrEsXMvmQXYI97ReF1dexy2yXNyPuCxHZcjtnnAQeHvbQuPOb5h7ARi-qrHLiIi/s400/IMG_5874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450445372217657330" border="0" /></a>This is the view just out my back window. And this bird, among others, serenade me each morning and throughout the day. It's a sure sign that Spring is on the way... not sure how I feel about that just yet. Guess it will come whether I'm ready or not.leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-10224731629921060722010-03-09T09:47:00.000-08:002010-03-22T09:55:58.095-07:00Close Up BranchesI have wanted to mess around with close up shots. And with Spring just around the corner I wanted to take some pictures of some branches. Spring won't actually be here for another month or so but the snow is melting. It won't be long before these very branches have buds on them! I love how I can focus on something so close and have the things behind be blurry. It's cool!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh203gG6WuVMWdSCoU2-r5mlWl1V6F7yxgsTVp6PgHGDMuflHK8PaQjrmZ9Urf1arUWOpksEQVT3BQkiItBAgh1r2_RR4IskFxfp3O_FlxaahHRH0pfxSgDUIbfLhpnf5WN7y0CymsquuKm/s1600-h/IMG_5890.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh203gG6WuVMWdSCoU2-r5mlWl1V6F7yxgsTVp6PgHGDMuflHK8PaQjrmZ9Urf1arUWOpksEQVT3BQkiItBAgh1r2_RR4IskFxfp3O_FlxaahHRH0pfxSgDUIbfLhpnf5WN7y0CymsquuKm/s400/IMG_5890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451501867670091010" border="0" /></a>My favorite tree is the pine tree. I have specific varieties that I prefer over others but I just love them! I love the color they bring during those long winter months. I dream of the day when I have at least one big pine tree in my front yard that I can put Christmas lights on! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbj635ZE-9zDt76U2B9dqYQw26LuMKaimZcR9tdZaOB8yQ_SU7xrx101hHmWce_KRsNcLV-rMXJhntiYeteD_yIprfJ8hMDLlxjt10Q5DoklYFMqQMseGRjyeXcscsbqR4eKtPxS3_I2D/s1600-h/IMG_5904.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbj635ZE-9zDt76U2B9dqYQw26LuMKaimZcR9tdZaOB8yQ_SU7xrx101hHmWce_KRsNcLV-rMXJhntiYeteD_yIprfJ8hMDLlxjt10Q5DoklYFMqQMseGRjyeXcscsbqR4eKtPxS3_I2D/s400/IMG_5904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451501891307479778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjQI1EYXCmqZduoiwVd0Mz2b1LTZ6kO3nPtI-slCoxrOtiRFSq9lRS4qvma9Zjw5In4PoEWBsSdiQvawK0J58wFBH2_bDjsmB2d_XXbICFVVi6cN6ZvofXiCZMv_mVk4p1Pfby9Yq1JOA/s1600-h/IMG_5892.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjQI1EYXCmqZduoiwVd0Mz2b1LTZ6kO3nPtI-slCoxrOtiRFSq9lRS4qvma9Zjw5In4PoEWBsSdiQvawK0J58wFBH2_bDjsmB2d_XXbICFVVi6cN6ZvofXiCZMv_mVk4p1Pfby9Yq1JOA/s400/IMG_5892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451501877289497218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimXciKIQ1Dntc4v7PfoM0xY5flMOOwWWP_ZQ6iuhRDivzJZT5fYaHWhUkQuaLAR7zDFVczwGURvtO6nIFkl2fhyphenhyphenOCu5bdvUoxuR4neDtQkj5NzvlxgdnMf9eDrhkixBl82AQbtNchASZX/s1600-h/IMG_5894.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimXciKIQ1Dntc4v7PfoM0xY5flMOOwWWP_ZQ6iuhRDivzJZT5fYaHWhUkQuaLAR7zDFVczwGURvtO6nIFkl2fhyphenhyphenOCu5bdvUoxuR4neDtQkj5NzvlxgdnMf9eDrhkixBl82AQbtNchASZX/s400/IMG_5894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451501884712784690" border="0" /></a>It was fun doing these close up shots. I think I'll be playing more with this!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimXciKIQ1Dntc4v7PfoM0xY5flMOOwWWP_ZQ6iuhRDivzJZT5fYaHWhUkQuaLAR7zDFVczwGURvtO6nIFkl2fhyphenhyphenOCu5bdvUoxuR4neDtQkj5NzvlxgdnMf9eDrhkixBl82AQbtNchASZX/s1600-h/IMG_5894.JPG"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-49120127079539086712010-03-02T09:33:00.000-08:002010-03-22T09:47:25.132-07:00John DeereTake a ride in my John Deere Tractor!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgP3JcyOQWP255dz_r6w6wJ7F7KALzkrIJZ7IWvRO1NH5L5UUy09OBvCUXiNgpXBCnILTsKW55h_ldi1dm5TDisCFU7OeegfsedyNpo5yPGOcxvOFyXiP8d0TwAwHyuEpqfss0XxJ3-eP/s1600-h/IMG_5931.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgP3JcyOQWP255dz_r6w6wJ7F7KALzkrIJZ7IWvRO1NH5L5UUy09OBvCUXiNgpXBCnILTsKW55h_ldi1dm5TDisCFU7OeegfsedyNpo5yPGOcxvOFyXiP8d0TwAwHyuEpqfss0XxJ3-eP/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451500393479360610" border="0" /></a> Okay so it isn't mine, it's my Dad's. I loved climbing up inside and seeing all the tools on the dash.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVgBz8-tqQsyzc-lzwMUl-cbL3DzKN0E3llJumnDbcjM0yZiGL7Kl3dgspZfyI1bfqpBHpoZ5PTWuJT7mHUXg-GRHGTVrllMu0ZMfO50vyQ0qcO9mIAd5c3qikLvr3KhdZl9-Qzy3Z62H/s1600-h/IMG_5924.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVgBz8-tqQsyzc-lzwMUl-cbL3DzKN0E3llJumnDbcjM0yZiGL7Kl3dgspZfyI1bfqpBHpoZ5PTWuJT7mHUXg-GRHGTVrllMu0ZMfO50vyQ0qcO9mIAd5c3qikLvr3KhdZl9-Qzy3Z62H/s400/IMG_5924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451500384841296114" border="0" /></a> The grime, the crud, the dirt and hay... it brings back so many memories. Clear back to when I was VERY young riding in the back of the tractor bailin' hay.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmOZ8Qq2qM2S6dZXtwuP_MKZcdlOcOfc0sj_5wrnaLY-pwk1uiTzYv2mvxhxcg3u7WvAaUYkHLxJftgtx7JCJVKSK3y6inPTDMcOY5Hbx_hpmJCxYR6xEywnWJ0t8f27s717PachjqUoN/s1600-h/IMG_5929.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmOZ8Qq2qM2S6dZXtwuP_MKZcdlOcOfc0sj_5wrnaLY-pwk1uiTzYv2mvxhxcg3u7WvAaUYkHLxJftgtx7JCJVKSK3y6inPTDMcOY5Hbx_hpmJCxYR6xEywnWJ0t8f27s717PachjqUoN/s400/IMG_5929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451500401724559858" border="0" /></a>One of these days I'll get enough ambition to make another quilt... and it very likely will be a John Deere!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmOZ8Qq2qM2S6dZXtwuP_MKZcdlOcOfc0sj_5wrnaLY-pwk1uiTzYv2mvxhxcg3u7WvAaUYkHLxJftgtx7JCJVKSK3y6inPTDMcOY5Hbx_hpmJCxYR6xEywnWJ0t8f27s717PachjqUoN/s1600-h/IMG_5929.JPG"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-20197390564148535582010-02-23T08:22:00.000-08:002010-03-11T08:33:45.547-08:00HeavenA few days snowboarding will do a girl a world of good!!! It was HEAVEN to get away from moving boxes, unpacking and just PLAY!!!<br /><br />These mountains are my home. My solace. My strength. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXkzGPJ_n6vk1rAztbK0BgfG7Yw_OLgRknzsZIAS86F6oYeLZgkBAdhHVnX3kB-Wd4x79O1ekr5lejMmdHbafsThYQwXE8fwLuzbCenrTqVqRITuf8iv0fnjjrtvaSdY1xID08qJ2BK7G/s1600-h/100_0061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXkzGPJ_n6vk1rAztbK0BgfG7Yw_OLgRknzsZIAS86F6oYeLZgkBAdhHVnX3kB-Wd4x79O1ekr5lejMmdHbafsThYQwXE8fwLuzbCenrTqVqRITuf8iv0fnjjrtvaSdY1xID08qJ2BK7G/s400/100_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413623515723282" border="0" /></a>Be still my soul!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQD8tFTM5OogIdwURq3_3cNH6KGvMzNjVJBgPKx2z1KTwFkyjAlYrrOComyl8iWqsMM2I1Lt-kM901KakpvG4d2k40hS2IxmhQduVkljJBgFsMpIZ8P-7lG8qQk2ZJyFBEy-nBD3dab88E/s1600-h/100_0106.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQD8tFTM5OogIdwURq3_3cNH6KGvMzNjVJBgPKx2z1KTwFkyjAlYrrOComyl8iWqsMM2I1Lt-kM901KakpvG4d2k40hS2IxmhQduVkljJBgFsMpIZ8P-7lG8qQk2ZJyFBEy-nBD3dab88E/s400/100_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413617315804674" border="0" /></a>Boy did we get a workout in those two days!! We got in PLENTY of snowboarding...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvlmqbreZrXVo3PevwQLwrnQipAdzzunfnEs7d5V2496BfN5Pe68YTLPP3dtvZGiv16EmWndtf9ZDF9d6JLHxVgt5uzXDf9YBsmovWbxdeXST94Qa9XAkUfBbVO8r27Q-UsfOa8HKBFyq/s1600-h/100_0078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvlmqbreZrXVo3PevwQLwrnQipAdzzunfnEs7d5V2496BfN5Pe68YTLPP3dtvZGiv16EmWndtf9ZDF9d6JLHxVgt5uzXDf9YBsmovWbxdeXST94Qa9XAkUfBbVO8r27Q-UsfOa8HKBFyq/s400/100_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413593786533218" border="0" /></a> snowshoeing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDP-Eq1BV_VAMs6WNQvsatz1vrUvxNkEVLABWVLTOFZxckrI_TsIGzI1KLCeexmiU1SuSTyZSpTclv-6H3GQrAQClyHYvwKQRI6o5Z7xojLGWEsGRVSXlhfKh9pKbOjrf7Z-pWGkOwhBt/s1600-h/100_0064.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDP-Eq1BV_VAMs6WNQvsatz1vrUvxNkEVLABWVLTOFZxckrI_TsIGzI1KLCeexmiU1SuSTyZSpTclv-6H3GQrAQClyHYvwKQRI6o5Z7xojLGWEsGRVSXlhfKh9pKbOjrf7Z-pWGkOwhBt/s400/100_0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413601852485970" border="0" /></a>And our last day there we decided we wanted POWDER!! To get that we went hiking over where we had gone snowshoeing the previous day. It was well worth it to earn our turns!! There's NOTHING like good powder!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nnHsR15wdl1ieyz89TWIyydF5K12JfCd_g4glRWLsb73CA8nkFSdGFjrfWnVHYnVImvUypflIERgB9TyZmHtB8QgyB6b6ZNDXdzshmoGSIbgXQcGNsXYLTVt_xNIlPMkrK8IFPhWT0oP/s1600-h/100_0090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nnHsR15wdl1ieyz89TWIyydF5K12JfCd_g4glRWLsb73CA8nkFSdGFjrfWnVHYnVImvUypflIERgB9TyZmHtB8QgyB6b6ZNDXdzshmoGSIbgXQcGNsXYLTVt_xNIlPMkrK8IFPhWT0oP/s400/100_0090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447414495500501538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrp9IcAZ1kG7TqvHly9gK04y2bogZPw4ZFVPy4Nwifo1vnKKT6KFW_Mm7VVbQ4ZhO4uRLQi88CvJ7m0G__ZPUlXhnrx2yTYi1xJnyi6oHR8d7feqTFQcGndbszWiAHK2Oe894WTx5REpQ/s1600-h/100_0081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrp9IcAZ1kG7TqvHly9gK04y2bogZPw4ZFVPy4Nwifo1vnKKT6KFW_Mm7VVbQ4ZhO4uRLQi88CvJ7m0G__ZPUlXhnrx2yTYi1xJnyi6oHR8d7feqTFQcGndbszWiAHK2Oe894WTx5REpQ/s400/100_0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413582627646546" border="0" /></a>And just for fun...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdUKlqwC5VtUHhbHjYl82I7iaj8kyW899oWab0EB5eRas-EyVv9vmsG3Bvp_vd8dghvvdDQ5ApGBi5gejTGUEdajMfDcwF87pkn35NvSFa3VjhCh-E-nWCukS1Xq2Lq7fe5-zU7rgE1Nr/s1600-h/100_0108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdUKlqwC5VtUHhbHjYl82I7iaj8kyW899oWab0EB5eRas-EyVv9vmsG3Bvp_vd8dghvvdDQ5ApGBi5gejTGUEdajMfDcwF87pkn35NvSFa3VjhCh-E-nWCukS1Xq2Lq7fe5-zU7rgE1Nr/s400/100_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447414489801931666" border="0" /></a>Haven't been on many photowalks lately. Moving & being sick will really throw a wrench in a girls schedule!!! We're back on track though so stay tuned!leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-89397709628618412912010-02-11T14:14:00.001-08:002010-02-11T14:24:08.305-08:00Ghost TownI just LOVE LOVE LOVE old things. Especially old rustic country farm things. Old fences. Old houses. Old barns. Old doors. Old windows. I just LOVE them! And living out in the sticks means there are a plethora of these awesome old farm things EVERYWHERE!!! I am going to miss things like this.<br /><br />This barn is great. It reminds me of my Grampas. We had a trampoline in the top with a rope swing. Oh it was so fun up there!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAPF486vMsuXVFtY-Q7Bv-Vs6l9dwzr6rodEckRrEecx9FMXcEQSiFNfQr_cKaYqSl3mDqCctF50R6iJXvBGOfB9x5Nuq0KrEsOuaVq61tgHELnbFquMQaW9jlVslgucnlS_8qg-ogm-n/s1600-h/IMG_5769.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAPF486vMsuXVFtY-Q7Bv-Vs6l9dwzr6rodEckRrEecx9FMXcEQSiFNfQr_cKaYqSl3mDqCctF50R6iJXvBGOfB9x5Nuq0KrEsOuaVq61tgHELnbFquMQaW9jlVslgucnlS_8qg-ogm-n/s400/IMG_5769.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437113715842105730" border="0" /></a>I just want to do a family photo shoot in front of one of these places! You've got awesome old trees, old rusted farm equipment... it's PERFECT! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06NTEWdZoKrCa2TsK8dLpEx_kSymZtpFS-r95NNkA4QkUzEfR15NhHMWsMAKxuDVs-XQbd8sb2yem9NR6FWhoUGe_m53kkZxzmrw5-mS18sdfP9j6xrnq30bTDpFzNZPvvG6e8PjyoBPV/s1600-h/IMG_5753.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06NTEWdZoKrCa2TsK8dLpEx_kSymZtpFS-r95NNkA4QkUzEfR15NhHMWsMAKxuDVs-XQbd8sb2yem9NR6FWhoUGe_m53kkZxzmrw5-mS18sdfP9j6xrnq30bTDpFzNZPvvG6e8PjyoBPV/s400/IMG_5753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437113681263043074" border="0" /></a>I think this was a very cute house in its day. And I LOVE the rickety barb wire fence!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0m0cRbiTFx2FQahN5lLhC2eyKkdMS4Hlu7BTtW-hkl3WrWcZikUteywF0Hfg21o7bAh18Y78mY3wKgfD7EnUvDFRKYsd2U2LJDzBHdVGieP5m7Nc0D8zQz3xagn8P906-woDBG3y73dQ/s1600-h/IMG_5770.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0m0cRbiTFx2FQahN5lLhC2eyKkdMS4Hlu7BTtW-hkl3WrWcZikUteywF0Hfg21o7bAh18Y78mY3wKgfD7EnUvDFRKYsd2U2LJDzBHdVGieP5m7Nc0D8zQz3xagn8P906-woDBG3y73dQ/s1600-h/IMG_5770.jpg"> <img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0m0cRbiTFx2FQahN5lLhC2eyKkdMS4Hlu7BTtW-hkl3WrWcZikUteywF0Hfg21o7bAh18Y78mY3wKgfD7EnUvDFRKYsd2U2LJDzBHdVGieP5m7Nc0D8zQz3xagn8P906-woDBG3y73dQ/s400/IMG_5770.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437113708158113538" border="0" /></a>Just check out that diamond window!! Oh My HECK!! On the right is the front gate. I can see this one in all it's glory and it's pretty awesome. Old houses are just cool. I love the layouts; how every room is completely separate from the next. I love all the wood trim and flooring. **I do NOT, however, love trying to heat them! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE31nIorS7661P4Av1zvV9Wzu4o5uiM5rC-CXYsYRSbvVPR9-vnyzturck9bdgXFgHTL09FLqlDeUq_-A-Wv1bqeaRM7yeyt5L-NzxQaEht6XbmPE6bnHYVYCjYU8X2PyuezoYn6xDJBsd/s1600-h/IMG_5756.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE31nIorS7661P4Av1zvV9Wzu4o5uiM5rC-CXYsYRSbvVPR9-vnyzturck9bdgXFgHTL09FLqlDeUq_-A-Wv1bqeaRM7yeyt5L-NzxQaEht6XbmPE6bnHYVYCjYU8X2PyuezoYn6xDJBsd/s400/IMG_5756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437113699989949458" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-87680595524929901032010-02-04T14:05:00.000-08:002010-02-11T14:14:19.462-08:00All the Pretty Little HoreseI LOVE horses. Especially Palominos & Buckskins. I dream of the day when I live on hundreds of acres with 10 or so horses! What I wouldn't give for the horse on "The Man From Snowy River"... now THAT was an amazing horse. The part where he dies makes me cry every time!<br /><br />Here are a few beauties I came across on a drive.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaE6uxykE49DfsOoNvVvc0k2ao05C9_r0Q-9KB3qBzpxppEV0IXgO5Rba-oxC7QwGAYs_E8lkoR-RRq4KeWDV8__ewldjENEW2cbfU_fsJkNrBu2MW7h8BMJ378XnOVZ04p1V4iBks2h7/s1600-h/IMG_5764.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaE6uxykE49DfsOoNvVvc0k2ao05C9_r0Q-9KB3qBzpxppEV0IXgO5Rba-oxC7QwGAYs_E8lkoR-RRq4KeWDV8__ewldjENEW2cbfU_fsJkNrBu2MW7h8BMJ378XnOVZ04p1V4iBks2h7/s400/IMG_5764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437111722827167298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBmC8Dk1Xp4oOmoMT0BHmnOgLVJqU09UKDN_ePVbpdQmGZkgRgv_ky3Fwd3Sm8Qwv5mm4Jjnd9zGH8BFT83mknveVX3QKi1TNZqqyuwYSHGNXikxJw14tlF_EzYOrTLkMHhkNw3ryUFtb/s1600-h/IMG_5759.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBmC8Dk1Xp4oOmoMT0BHmnOgLVJqU09UKDN_ePVbpdQmGZkgRgv_ky3Fwd3Sm8Qwv5mm4Jjnd9zGH8BFT83mknveVX3QKi1TNZqqyuwYSHGNXikxJw14tlF_EzYOrTLkMHhkNw3ryUFtb/s400/IMG_5759.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437111716793101378" border="0" /></a>I love old fences! I wish this guy would have come up to say "hi"!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R1_aSqH90WZu49eU-Z23nKLDMdIUuFMSF6OkjN3HDz_zq-lfPxcUONiDat_HrDdRpIAPctjA7kevg4ulB7_6d1UgdSp6OGP0x8hAYnyQk1Q0FhtwrHYgnaaGBhqRVzh-8nBQktafkKIk/s1600-h/IMG_5747.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R1_aSqH90WZu49eU-Z23nKLDMdIUuFMSF6OkjN3HDz_zq-lfPxcUONiDat_HrDdRpIAPctjA7kevg4ulB7_6d1UgdSp6OGP0x8hAYnyQk1Q0FhtwrHYgnaaGBhqRVzh-8nBQktafkKIk/s400/IMG_5747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437111705905855938" border="0" /></a>And I couldn't resist this little fella! I just LOVE him!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG1oEQAvmC7xbGF27c8fVc176D8yq6hW09GIzdB1hEOv74is4fgBqWSBpQfzcv6zbwx5zW-PssHR3x0mOcAjvCCVMgt8iVdHzuBfp7oCYl1u5HvnUX5-eYLXhNBkthOSFSyr8qneuyPI7/s1600-h/IMG_5765.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG1oEQAvmC7xbGF27c8fVc176D8yq6hW09GIzdB1hEOv74is4fgBqWSBpQfzcv6zbwx5zW-PssHR3x0mOcAjvCCVMgt8iVdHzuBfp7oCYl1u5HvnUX5-eYLXhNBkthOSFSyr8qneuyPI7/s400/IMG_5765.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437111733915728450" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-58205142275048258662010-01-28T09:57:00.000-08:002010-01-28T10:04:56.438-08:00CheatMy computer crashed a couple weeks ago. So I sorta cheated! The last two posts were back dated, despite the pictures being taken on time. This one, however, is a real cheat. I haven't taken anything recently so I dug through the file "RECOVERED" on my desktop {yes they were able to save EVERYTHING} and found this beautiful shot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv_t91CD_WCCpalSR-8K8udRhgadxdeciNct5kpNz7dmcRTlCo9aK-kt_jIs3WpwtmEKWFzUduDNqvhaBWWQkafZWKlMuhifydPkFHN7hNZSs_2XARjPo6kovOWa_s6HhSZuT0vWidDor/s1600-h/christmas+09+097+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv_t91CD_WCCpalSR-8K8udRhgadxdeciNct5kpNz7dmcRTlCo9aK-kt_jIs3WpwtmEKWFzUduDNqvhaBWWQkafZWKlMuhifydPkFHN7hNZSs_2XARjPo6kovOWa_s6HhSZuT0vWidDor/s400/christmas+09+097+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431852709465308610" border="0" /></a>Her face is a bit washed out {even after my husband edited it}. But I can't help it. I love it anyway.leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-15413557849010070672010-01-19T09:46:00.000-08:002010-01-28T09:51:09.993-08:00An Apple A DayI am giddy with excitement. I bought these two big jars at the local thrift store {which I LOVE... hmm I just had an idea for another photo walk!!} for $1 each! I ♥ them! Don't ya just dig that orangey brown counter & back splash?! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-PcfyWT_YYySfbrk5i4Rl-1B0GWXvfw03uT7aCf1lHoF6Kgygi_HC95qpPpzGz-5AfiqbEy-iEJxIAwmlgFWsay4tEtFXdoBCEryBSH7pF5yfk44JjgaFjclZNAajtlSrSc7zbZeH9sK/s1600-h/jan+2010+004.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FiicK0Gpa5QtrjDuT9XztWChAucqx7CQOO9iKsd5Y4n-C_sN81VYFufqD6tIbF8y4iqJ5jiM7PxtsvU7B_Ks2TUX5IwZ0XSK2s-JEtZYv8LDSK3_umt5BP17DMMUHCPJ779D5YmQId2A/s1600-h/jan+2010+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FiicK0Gpa5QtrjDuT9XztWChAucqx7CQOO9iKsd5Y4n-C_sN81VYFufqD6tIbF8y4iqJ5jiM7PxtsvU7B_Ks2TUX5IwZ0XSK2s-JEtZYv8LDSK3_umt5BP17DMMUHCPJ779D5YmQId2A/s400/jan+2010+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431848918081202802" border="0" /></a> I wish there was another red apple in the smaller jar. I think it would balance it out a little bit more. I also wish I had ANY idea how to use Photoshop. I've got the whole suite {my husband majored in advertising} and I don't have any clue where to even start!leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-38710111922357771432010-01-12T09:41:00.000-08:002010-01-28T09:46:15.607-08:00my viewThis is the view from my treadmill.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLjuqBYA-thQ59KjFS3tacrv13VcMTCOlYFgYON69cjfFQeq7XoK4ohZwzU4YA2aQrC_0uPqbpZ2k4lbI_cOQjo7wc_cmcrGKjEpTLiaANqQ_Z_La1GGlx2oJnc_nI3-2eW0xFj38bDaz/s1600-h/jan+2010+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLjuqBYA-thQ59KjFS3tacrv13VcMTCOlYFgYON69cjfFQeq7XoK4ohZwzU4YA2aQrC_0uPqbpZ2k4lbI_cOQjo7wc_cmcrGKjEpTLiaANqQ_Z_La1GGlx2oJnc_nI3-2eW0xFj38bDaz/s400/jan+2010+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431847954794306930" border="0" /></a> I look out this window at this tree 2-3 times a week. I could draw a picture of this thing perfectly with my eyes closed!!! Sometimes I hate this tree but then I just remind myself that I hate the treadmill more. Had I been running outside and ran PAST this tree I would probably have loved it; especially if there were no houses around it. It's not its fault that it was planted in town. <br /><br />And then I remind myself that if it were not for this tree, I would actually just be staring at the houses across the street and the cars driving by. So in reality, I love this tree. Thank you for making my boring treadmill runs more pleasant!leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-41604244664404262242010-01-05T21:12:00.000-08:002010-01-05T21:48:29.913-08:00Yukon CharlieToday I busted out my new show shoes!!! I have been SO excited to use these babies! My man of the house was home from work today so he watched the sprouts for me so I could buck a few drifts! I drove to a nearby lake and I was off for a great workout and a moments peace! Aren't they AWESOME!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoD0Wn-H3nPIH86u_24kk9Sb3NE3-GwF5pVu5zitC1E09Jy8wvcOS9x_PW8tDBUMB7Gg0C7sdUZkdGWbqTmy8SU0R-kdmC-Lw8M3_2r4TRbrLkaKDgsaAgUAWfnz8vrKIsiUaZxa6RxTi/s1600-h/photowalk2010+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoD0Wn-H3nPIH86u_24kk9Sb3NE3-GwF5pVu5zitC1E09Jy8wvcOS9x_PW8tDBUMB7Gg0C7sdUZkdGWbqTmy8SU0R-kdmC-Lw8M3_2r4TRbrLkaKDgsaAgUAWfnz8vrKIsiUaZxa6RxTi/s400/photowalk2010+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423492892859615906" border="0" /></a>At first there were a lot of other tracks but soon I was able to break trail for myself!! There is something about being surrounded by untouched snow and leaving your very own mark. Like hitting the slopes first at the ski hill just after a killer snow... there's nothing like it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwY1rEdZrjaT2LVEiLUFCYvfy-FN4IMraKZnJe-MecFxbD88tWu6pWT-8FQ104BSIDpOWlEaJ4fDrF5dwuYcoJ6xztWxYnGang6myj-v49UhBKP-DWJFH660Zl2Wn6NFgV2oKcZrb8LFBy/s1600-h/photowalk2010+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwY1rEdZrjaT2LVEiLUFCYvfy-FN4IMraKZnJe-MecFxbD88tWu6pWT-8FQ104BSIDpOWlEaJ4fDrF5dwuYcoJ6xztWxYnGang6myj-v49UhBKP-DWJFH660Zl2Wn6NFgV2oKcZrb8LFBy/s400/photowalk2010+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423493915582376882" border="0" /></a>I "frolicked" {yeah, great word for snowshoeing... thanks for the help babe... psh} around the the island a bit and then did a loop around the lake. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qa84E_y0M31dDzVEDQj_BT0PUE-tR1qcjWULiMzcfn8PChBIneqa9Q-_JWqRWfSYvPEeF4SFm_cXnAPFLaJQzBXxs29ueawTkHkG58arVvSgXUaluxLhThyXsQA6EPdE4V2lpVBYa2uZ/s1600-h/photowalk2010+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qa84E_y0M31dDzVEDQj_BT0PUE-tR1qcjWULiMzcfn8PChBIneqa9Q-_JWqRWfSYvPEeF4SFm_cXnAPFLaJQzBXxs29ueawTkHkG58arVvSgXUaluxLhThyXsQA6EPdE4V2lpVBYa2uZ/s400/photowalk2010+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423491715234996802" border="0" /></a> I love funky trees. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4bJCyLnoYVfb3f_zVGVKUPlO0u4r3589Qv9GpCflHDSgwGPHneSD40JZxKUEskrvaxlbl8zxDkR_gLRipxJjXPCfNGPlK0sZETy8f7CcbVCsNl1f-hWTL9ik8ZSPR1mMHeJSEGFNCo_5/s1600-h/photowalk2010+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4bJCyLnoYVfb3f_zVGVKUPlO0u4r3589Qv9GpCflHDSgwGPHneSD40JZxKUEskrvaxlbl8zxDkR_gLRipxJjXPCfNGPlK0sZETy8f7CcbVCsNl1f-hWTL9ik8ZSPR1mMHeJSEGFNCo_5/s400/photowalk2010+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423491722550841490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAHjg9aLkb8rDRWLL2G_qmMAwdcmSzKL8JnP_FQljGqEbNsx9SIXw7XHEq_ViviwWggQYku-maono35UNKaDMocc9NFu4ogMajB-yxZhKZC9iLlWWcwP6CXGr7y25skH0eCchj9hBrFhM/s1600-h/photowalk2010+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAHjg9aLkb8rDRWLL2G_qmMAwdcmSzKL8JnP_FQljGqEbNsx9SIXw7XHEq_ViviwWggQYku-maono35UNKaDMocc9NFu4ogMajB-yxZhKZC9iLlWWcwP6CXGr7y25skH0eCchj9hBrFhM/s400/photowalk2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423491704734706066" border="0" /></a>It was a great day! I am already all geared up for my next trip!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAHjg9aLkb8rDRWLL2G_qmMAwdcmSzKL8JnP_FQljGqEbNsx9SIXw7XHEq_ViviwWggQYku-maono35UNKaDMocc9NFu4ogMajB-yxZhKZC9iLlWWcwP6CXGr7y25skH0eCchj9hBrFhM/s1600-h/photowalk2010+004.jpg"><br /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071615788394462395.post-35965422614725063842010-01-01T12:29:00.000-08:002010-01-01T12:37:16.642-08:00Winter WonderlandIt has been snowing and snowing and snowing!! It's my favorite kind of snow too. Big snowflakes coming straight down {no wind}. Makes for EXCELLENT snowboarding but I love how it rests on the trees and fences.<br /><br />This is my parents front yard.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdJMOCvcy0WPJWU0utYkO1ApTVKtnOJV5eN8xua9sIkTEoI9aMRjTM_D1ghXPp9cTD2KELJ92QkG7vJedLEruSBjeDBHptq52HyuzZeMLMY7aPuGiWUiOJa5hMo-TAgplqXPO016tHb-G/s1600-h/Picture+279.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdJMOCvcy0WPJWU0utYkO1ApTVKtnOJV5eN8xua9sIkTEoI9aMRjTM_D1ghXPp9cTD2KELJ92QkG7vJedLEruSBjeDBHptq52HyuzZeMLMY7aPuGiWUiOJa5hMo-TAgplqXPO016tHb-G/s400/Picture+279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421872135898044930" border="0" /></a>I drove up Ski Hill Road and drove past some old friend's homes. I love this old barn.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbawSfdBfL58Ga8WwZhXFJSSTS2Fwp6LMirfqmfFSEJeGIaMklkzYo-fij4V-2j9g0jh4bhorFNEekObZntX5gAASIWp3YH0hELrlq_CqbrKbzYeMXHwJySW_JF4bGWBJm_dy5fvfR_Q2/s1600-h/Picture+277.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbawSfdBfL58Ga8WwZhXFJSSTS2Fwp6LMirfqmfFSEJeGIaMklkzYo-fij4V-2j9g0jh4bhorFNEekObZntX5gAASIWp3YH0hELrlq_CqbrKbzYeMXHwJySW_JF4bGWBJm_dy5fvfR_Q2/s400/Picture+277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421872122596885906" border="0" /></a>Then I drove up to the cemetery. This is where my husband and I will be buried. You can't see the mountains for the low clouds but it is the most beautiful view.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PaqfWmlg1owyvMTqLX1q1usAjtbNp78WdT8JWtau6B8om29MM2YC_5f5SGrZjf_-b0fkeSGouWcITi3_X9sMBRjRVc6-k2orPzYR-4HHWLJ3MjPCFWDE5o7z5aEFJ2ACB526nl2gfHCV/s1600-h/Picture+276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PaqfWmlg1owyvMTqLX1q1usAjtbNp78WdT8JWtau6B8om29MM2YC_5f5SGrZjf_-b0fkeSGouWcITi3_X9sMBRjRVc6-k2orPzYR-4HHWLJ3MjPCFWDE5o7z5aEFJ2ACB526nl2gfHCV/s400/Picture+276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421872129139304706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7qfdmkgMZLT2g7kJj49SOIFc_Qq_dqPI6bzeQuUd8G6j_-rBw2IVV38Y8aR76uAWmlaUK76Bd96LEjdq27exZB-QtJ8I7FCwLWhy8IPmQl41f3qvp22Ivm2kLHc3cDvsil-bjtHyMan/s1600-h/Picture+275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7qfdmkgMZLT2g7kJj49SOIFc_Qq_dqPI6bzeQuUd8G6j_-rBw2IVV38Y8aR76uAWmlaUK76Bd96LEjdq27exZB-QtJ8I7FCwLWhy8IPmQl41f3qvp22Ivm2kLHc3cDvsil-bjtHyMan/s400/Picture+275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421872115335439650" border="0" /></a>A view out the car window before I headed back home. My hometown is the most beautiful and peaceful place on earth.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSpci2t2xKrx7cqXVDxXsGA3Rw7eGAEoFaoG7SzTw7VMVz3pPu8c2S5I3ipZRp2ayRPLjOwO3P92m7hgTaE2Oj5mz8ppw5I3ev54czIeokKa2d8z7z6f974Nz5WO3n0Y6StkX56ub5VOh/s1600-h/Picture+273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSpci2t2xKrx7cqXVDxXsGA3Rw7eGAEoFaoG7SzTw7VMVz3pPu8c2S5I3ipZRp2ayRPLjOwO3P92m7hgTaE2Oj5mz8ppw5I3ev54czIeokKa2d8z7z6f974Nz5WO3n0Y6StkX56ub5VOh/s400/Picture+273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421871622833616610" border="0" /></a>leslie maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.com1