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December 1 Assignment - Holding on to Gratitude
December 2 Assignment - "Reframing" the Season, using a literal frame. Our girls are such great models!December 2 Assignment - "Reframing", using a literal frame. I like this one as well. My camera battery died just as I was starting to explore this scene!Day three assignment -- Focus on love. Feel it. Be it. Capture it. Share it. This is our backyard playhouse. Built with love for our grandchildren. Filled with love and many treasured play things from generations past.Day three assignment, Love. I like these, too!December 4 Assignment: The Key to My Serenity. The key to my serenity is conscious contact with the God of my understanding. I was taking pictures at our church Christmas tea today when I was captivated by the the reflection of the clouds in the window looking into the sanctuary.December 5: The View From Here. It's way too cold to shoot outside today, so I took advantage of the outside coming in!Photo Assignment December 6: Every Little Thing. I plays bells at church. This is one of my favorite ornaments -- Charlie Brown and crew playing the bells at Christmas. My assistant is never far away!Photo Assignment 12/7/10: Express Yourself. Family, Photography, Quilting, Bell Choir ... these are a few of my favorite things ...Reflections of Paper Angels: Assignment Dec. 8: Reflecting the Season. Jaime and Anne Mary made these when they were young (now 20 and 19). Treasured memories, brought out every Christmas and displayed on crystal candlesticks in the china cabinet -- little paper angels with light-bulb heads!Reflecting on the Season.I was taking pictures at our church Christmas concert, when I noticed the clouds reflecting on the windows into the sanctuary.12/9/10 Assignment: Be aware of the words you take in each day ... I cherish the hand-written post-it notes from my husband.Photo Assignment 12/10/10: Twinkle, Fantasy, Whimsy. It took A LOT of kitty treats to get the cats to wear those silly hats!Twinkle, Nap, Twinkle ...A little "twinkle" at Rose's house!The Snow's ...Photo Assignment 12/11/10: Shapes. Holly, nature's very own Christmas tree decorated with beautiful red ornaments. Thanks Rose!Photo Assignment 12/12/10: A Whole Lot of Happy. Artemis just couldn't stop laughing. Scout never did get the joke ;)Photo Assignment 12/13/10: Simply Divine. Dona Nobis Pacem, "Grant us Peace." This family manger set purchased nearly 60 years ago holds many wonderful memories, and a magical sense of the reason for the season.Photo Assignment 12/14/10: Sincerely Yours. I smile every time I read this note. AM was seven when she wrote this ... I treasure the hand-written notes from my husband and my children!Photo Assignment 12/15/10. Got Gifts? Christmas gift tags. Took Mom to a birthday/Christmas luncheon with her high school girlfriends today. While they reminisced, I clicked ...Photo Assignment 12/15/10. Got Gifts? Christmas gift tags.Photo Assignment 12/16/10. Bokeh (out-of-focus points of light). Snow Magic! You know the story ...Photo Assignment 12/17/10: Warm Glow. You may remember this picture from last winter. So appropriate for today's photo prompt -- Scout and Artemis caught enjoying the warmth of the candle glow as the snow flies outside.Photo Assignment 12/18/10: Recharge. The calm before the storm ... Recharging in front of the fire this morning in my favorite slippers from Carter, before the hectic last Saturday before Christmas begins! Caught a kitten in the corner! I was not feeling creative today and almost skipped the assignment until Jim said, "Sweetheart, you make lists for EVERYTHING -- pick one!" So I did, and Scout promptly sat on it!Photo Assignment 12/20/10 - Wrapped in Love. This present was Wrapped with Love for Anne Mary ... No peeking!Photo Assignment 12/21/10: Attitude Adjustment. Attitude of Gratitude -- So much to be grateful for this Christmas season.12/22/10 Assignment: Sleep. Sweet Slumber -- Cozy on a cold winter morning ...12/23/10 Assignment: Life is Sweet. Rose made us these delightful gingerbread people ... now I can eat them!Assignment 12/24/10: Enchantment. Can't think of anything much more 'enchanting' than this! I think I see elves!12/25/10: Magic Moment. Our magic moment this morning was realizing Santa found us even in a rest stop somewhere in Virginia!12/26/10: The Day After. The excitement of Christmas day is over for Gussie the dog ... Papa is assembling our granddaughter's Barbie airplane in the background ...12/27/10: Breath of Fresh Air. Left the snowy northeast for Texas this week. Found this beautiful hibiscus in Amanda and Chris' back yard today.12/29/10: Toast to 2011. Here's a toast to health, happiness and many more wonderful trips in our RV this coming year. We're on the road in the RV visiting family this week -- my props are limited, but we're never without toast!12/30/10: Through the Looking Glass. Abbie jumped into the shot as I was experimenting with capturing the Christmas tree lights through a crystal goblet ...12/30/10: Moving Forward. There's only one way to 2011, and that's straight ahead! (Took this while exploring the museum district in downtown Beaumont, Texas today with Abbie.)12/31/10: 2011 Intentions
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