End of Fall on North Mt.

North Mountain Is a Beauty of Nature

“Keep close to Nature’s heart...and break clear away,

once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a

week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.’

~John Muir

Sunday started out as a beautiful day, but by mid~afternoon the dark sky was moving in quickly. Bud and I decided if we didn’t hit the road just then, we would miss our views of the county from North Mt. so off we went. I was fascinated my the single little leaves stuck in trees...up high and down low. Each had its own personality. By the time we were ready to leave, the rain droplets were singing a little tune as they hit the dry leaves. and the temperatures were dropping. Even though there was no blue, this gray sky was a tranquil and beautiful one.

While looking through some of my pictures tonight, I found these two of Eloise and her close friend, Sage, up where we were at the North Mt. Overlook a month or so ago. They are so cute and have been together here at the house so many times she’s like like a second granddaughter. Buddy gave her that cute hat with the ties.I just couldn’t resist adding their photos to the page. 

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 Scenic Weekends 

 Mosaic Monday

Just Look Around You To See Nature's Beauty

As Buddy I were driving over to Richmond last Friday for his 10K run the next morning and for me to have my playdate with GD, Eloise, I took these photos while we were moving along at 70mph...with the exception of the shadow shots along the Afton Mountain fence guard. They are all SOOC with the exception of some cropping to place into the collages. 

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Skywatch Friday

Friday Fences

Weekend Reflections

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Mr. and Mrs. Red and Woody on a Snowy Day Last Week

Here are some mosaics I made in PSE11 for my BB2 Class #8. The pictures were taken last week during that heavy wet snow. As you can see, I was experimenting with adding type in the second collection. This was the easiest-peasiest thing to do ever. Just a couple of clicks and the pictures were out of the old photo bin and into a mosaic.  

Mr. and Mrs. Red ~ "The Love Birds"

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Camera Critters

The Bird D'Pot

Mosaic Monday

Wild Bird Wednesday

NF Winged

A Tulip Doesn't Strive to Impress Anyone

W00-HOO ~ ANOTHER SNOW DAY WITH NO SNOW

This is my world right how: eating, sleeping, working, and spending lots and lot of time on my eCourse. I am having oodles of fun, but there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day for me. These are pictures taken with my 50mm in my new white room Buddy painted for me for my 74th. I am such a happy camper. At the moment we are studying DOF and light. These pictures were taken on February 22, 2013.

“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower. You didn’t have to struggle to make your face different than anyone else’s on earth. It just is. You are unique because you were created that way. Look at little children in kindergarten. They’re all different without trying to be. As long as they’re unselfconsciously being themselves, they can’t help but shine. It’s only later, when children are taught to compete, to strive to be better than others, that their natural light becomes distorted.”

~Marianne Williamson

This post is linked with Our World Tuesday, Texture Tuesday,  and NF Blo-Ma.

Trains and Signs

The C and O Railway Heritage Center ~ Clifton Forge, Virginia

I am still trying to teach myself how to create my own collages/mosaics from scratch. I got the sizing/constraining off a bit in the first one, but I did better with the second thanks to a wonderful tutorial by Kim Klassen. It has taken me all day long to get to this point. The nuns definitely taught me to persevere.

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Love Those Spinning Red Chairs

Eloise and Baga went for a girl's day out to see the Faberge Egg Exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She adored these red squishy seats being that she could spend around and around. It is so wonderful finally having one granddaughter. We have just the best time together...and she does not seem to mind my constantly taking photos of her. 

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Ruby Tuesday

and

Rednesday

Born To Be Free ~ Eloise

Eloise Being Eloise

This post is linked with Mosaic Monday.