Watercolors and Pencils...

I am continually inspired

when I see

 children

 at work,

and especially

at play. 

They see the world

through rose colored glasses,

as the old saying goes.

It takes

so little

 to make

a child happy.

Such is the case,

on this day,

when Wyatt

was taken

for a walk in the

 fall leaves

and given a large red apple

to eat. 

Without any

hesitation at all,

he sat down

on the ground,

next to a

 bright orange

pumpkin,

and took a great big

juicy bite from

the apple.

And so,

the story goes......

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Are you having a good weekend?

I hope so.....Dee Dee

Between Summer and Winter

AUTUMN

celebrating

traditions

mums

pumpkin

pies

gourds

scarecrows

apple

cider

butter

jelly

I believe in the

handing down of

beliefs

and

customs

either by word of mouth

or written instructions

through

 family

and

community.

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This weekend temps

at night

fifty nine degrees

daytime

in the eighties......sigh

Oh happy day.......Dee Dee

A Small Primitive Rag Pumpkin

Once upon a time,

there was a

small

primitive

rag

pumpkin.

Formed by the hands

of a sweet ole

crafter,

it sat upon

a

dusty

shelf

in an

antique

shop.

Along came a lady

that frequented the

shop, having a soft heart

for old things.

"Now, my goodness!"

"Who's this sittin'

up hear all alone....

lookin' all sad?"

Standing on

tip-toes

the lady reached up high

and gently took

hold of the pumpkin.

"Well I declare,

you've been stuffed

with dried beans.

I like your style.....

and your coming

home with me."

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You having a good week?

I hope so......Dee Dee

Solarization

I find this phenomenon

in photography

fascinating. 

My first digital camera,

a Sony,

had a solarize setting. 

 Solarize and macro became

favorites

 as I explored and learned

 new and wonderful things

 about

digital photography.

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In those first days,

my favorite subject,

not always willing,

yet patiently

complying......

 the Mister.

-

Seen here,

he is

 solarized,

or 

 in a word.....

overexposed.

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Mid-week and all going well......Dee Dee

Which Way Did He Go?

Everyone have a happy day!

Egret and Dee Dee

click twice on photos to enlarge

Cinderella's Castle

Awesome shot of Cinderella's Castle.

Birthday celebration and trip to Disney

for big two year old grandson.

Photo taken at night with Nikon D3100

right before the fireworks began.

Note at very top Tinkerbell's line

where she descends .....lots of

ooooh's and ahhh's......

Enjoy your day,

and look for His blessings.....Dee Dee

click on castle to enlarge

"They Call Me Big Mike"

"They call these here fish mullet.

Cook  them just right

 and they taste  as

good as grouper." 

"Now this is a nice Flounder!"

"They call me "Big Mike" and

I've been liven'  round  these parts

all my life. I know a little bit 

 about everything.

Do you know the city tried to charge

folks for fishing on this here pier?

Mr Weaver left this property for us.

I called old Mr Weaver's folks,

 and they put a stop to charging us.

 Magin'  that, trying

to get money out of poor people.

I comes out here and catches a few

fish and sells 'em  to my neighbors,

just to make a little money now

and then. I gots to git enough

money today to pay for my prescription.

Just need  $l7.00 more and I can

go to the drug store and buy it."

Big Mike had been out on that hot

pier for almost 4 hours when we

came along.  The Mister asked about

the bait he was using and that opened

up  conversation and  a time for

getting to know a whole lot about him. 

 

"What's the biggest fish story you

can tell me Mike?" asked the Mister.

"Shoot, I caught an eighty-five

pound mackerel off this pier

not long ago.  Took me forty five

minutes to land it.  He was jumping

clean out the water and 

swooshing his tail."

"Now,...that was some more fish."

The Mister and I would comment later

on Mike's smile and

how his  eyes twinkled when he talked.

We had made a new friend, and

stayed out on the pier a nice long

while listening to his stories.

"We'll get on home now," said the Mister.

"Can't say that we need any fish today Mike,

but here's a few dollars to help pay

for that prescription. You take care now."

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Feeling happy and blessed......Dee Dee