Mother’s Day Bikers in Richmond

Richmond’s  20 Year Mother’s Day Bicycle Tradition

This morning I saw lots of police motorcycles with blinking headlights roaring down Brook Road here in Richmond, VA. It was then that all the racer bikers started pedaling at a rapid pace in front of me. What a thrill to hear them yelling Happy Mother’s Day to me. It was such a festive a smile provoking activity. My Eloise and her pal, Georgia, yelled “Great Job...Keep on Pedaling” back at them. Here are a few of the pictures I managed to take with the old Point and Shoot.

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Some Shadows from Richmond and Lexington

Gene and Patti's Kitchen in Richmond

Our Homeplace on the Creek

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"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

~Mahatma Ghandi

This post is linked with Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

A Walk With My Granddaughter, Eloise

Our Walk at the End of a Very Happy Day

Richmond, VA
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"Sugar and spice and everything nice, 
that's what little girls are made of."

This post is linked with Friday Fences.

Lightroom to Photoshop and Back...Sometimes

Well, here it is...my first try at editing in Lightroom, taking the pictures into Photoshop Elements and doing some tweaking and texture work, and then back to Lightroom and publishing. All I can say is it has taken me hours and hours to start to figure this thing out...lots of wonderful video lessons to view over and over again, lots of note taking, lots of trial and error, and LOTS of eyestrain and quite a few headaches.  Oh, my goodness, is it hard...but so much fun. Three more lessons to go before the end of the class.

 Where Will All My Goldfish Go?

 Pile of Chain Link at Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia

 Cobblestone Street at Civil War Museum ~ Black and White

Cobblestone Street in Color with Texture Added

My Orchids Are Still Blooming

Shadows and More Shadows

Walkway at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia

"In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe, 
and enough shadows to blind those who don't."
~Blaise Pasca

Gene and Eloise outside the Museum

"A daughter is a gift of love."
~Unknown

Gene and Eloise ~ My "Baby" and His "Baby

"Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad."
~Anne Geddes

This post is linked with
Weekend in Black and White and Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

Little Footbridges and Reflections

 Bryan Park ~ Richmond, Virginia

This post is linked with:

Weekend Reflections and Sunday Bridges

Some Signs from Richmond

I can’t help but wonder who would want to trespass on this vehicle :-)

 Friends recommended Chicken Mania to us for dinner.

 We got some tasty take-out chicken and brown beans. Five of us ate for $14.99. Very reasonable!  It was only when I posted the picture that I saw the reflection in the door.

I found this specials sign to be a bit confusing, but the more I look at it the more I chuckle.

This post is linked with Lesley’s Signs, Signs.

A Grandmother’s Glorious World ~ The Elf Hunt

My Eloise {in the little jacket} turned 7 this weekend. The photos were all taken at Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday. She and her friend, Georgia, are elf hunting amongst the trees and the azaleas and doing a bit of posing for me and my trusty camera. It was a gorgeous day and all the flowers were in full bloom. Thank goodness Richmond is only 3 hours from our door in Lexington to theirs. 

A Granddaughter is so special
She will fill your life with love
Like a rainbow made with sunshine
When rain falls from above
Precious memories she will give you
Many heartaches and some tears
She's a treasure that is priceless
That will last you all your years 

~Author Unknown

 My post this week is  linked with the following memes:

ourworldtuesday~week 32

withmeasamother~black and white wednesday

likechristmaseveryday~black and white wednesday

I {Heart} a Picket Fence

When we were standing on the street corner in Richmond waiting to see Buddy run by in the half marathon, this is one of the houses I saw and immediately fell in love with. Every part of me screamed out, “I want this house!” The picket fence is REAL wood and NOT plastic, and it has a little gate at the front walk. And, just look at that divine glassed in porch reminding me of our home in Florida.A nice and smooth sidewalk is there but covered in beautiful fall leaves. Finally, there is the red trimmed glass front door and those heavenly blue shutters...real shutters and not fakes. Yes, this is my dream house...BUT only in my dreams.

Here it is in black and white, but this is one of those times where I really do prefer the color. It’s the colors that add the perfect touch and make me want to move right in. 

This post is linked with "Friday Fences" and "Shadow Shot Sunday 2.”