Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day 2011

Today is Memorial Day.  A day to remember those who are serving and have served our country.  And to thank them and more specifically thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and freedom.  There are many people in my family to thank today.  My brother, Jonathan - US Marine Corps, who is currently serving in Washington, DC.  My brother-in-law, Thomas - US Army, served overseas.  My cousins, Rob (United States Army) and Ben (US Marine Corps), both who have served overseas.  My cousin, Isaiah - US Air Force. Z's cousin, Nathan (US Marine Corps), who served as an embassy guard overseas and is currently serving stateside.  My Great-Uncle Jim Gordon- Korean Conflict.  My Grandpa Howard, United States Navy.  My Uncle John - United States Army - Vietnam.  Z's Grandpa - US Air Force - WWII stationed in Britain.  I know I have only scratched the surface, but these are the ones that came to mind.

Today's Quotography theme was Memorial/Remembrance.  This was actually fun.  I really wish I lived near a military cemetery - my first idea was a picture of all of the straight lines of graves with the flags.  But since I don't live anywhere near one, I decided to go take a picture of my grandpa's grave with his flag.  When we got there, there wasn't a flag at his grave yet.  So we got to "plant" the flag on his grave and also on my great-uncle's grave.  It was pretty cool.  A even got in on the action and helped Grandma Linda "plant" the flag on Grandpa's grave.



While we were there... she thought the bench near the family graves was pretty cool to play on - I had to post the picture.

To all those who have served, have served and died, or are serving, Thank You!  The freedom you provide is a precious gift and should be cherished.


You all are my heroes!








Quotography at {My}Perspective

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Weekend Fun and Sunday's Scavenger Hunt

Yesterday we played with dandelions... here are some of the pictures.
Here's Ella & Amelia (my nieces)...

I thought the dandelion seeds were so cool in these pictures.
Aunt Julia is helping in this one...
And A got her shot too...
Oops - got some in the mouth.
Then she got the hang of it...

Shaking the dandelion worked better.
And "I'm done with this."
We chased Grandma Linda's chickens...



We played in the treehouse...






And found a toad...

Nora (my youngest niece) got in on the action too...



Today we went to Michael's (my cousin) Graduation Party.  He graduated from Lumen Christi High School on Friday..

A jumped in the Moonwalk. 



Hung out with Brianne (also my cousin) and other family at the party...


I couldn't resist posting this - her face was too funny!
Then we all took naps and generally took the evening easy.

Here's this week's Scavenger Hunt:

1. Classic Still Life
These are fresh eggs from Mom's chickens.  Maybe not so classic, but definitely still life.

2. Self-Portrait
I hate pictures of myself.  I'd rather be behind the camera, but I attempted any way...

3. On the floor
A got some new puzzles and was having a blast with the pieces on the floor.

4. Lines
This was tough and then I came across this picture accidentally...
5. Fresh
I had several I could have used for this, and then it stormed tonight and I thought the fresh rain on the leaves was stunning, so I thought I would capture some pictures.






That's all for now...  Thanks for stopping by.



Saturday, May 28, 2011

Flowers on Saturday

Favorite photo of the week


Flowers on Saturday entry




That's all for now.







Friday, May 27, 2011

Messy

These are from Tuesday... but I thought they were perfect for this weeks challenge at Simplicity.




Hope you enjoy them. 






That's all for now.  Thanks for reading - or in this case simply looking.  :)