Play Things

Today’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Toy.  What a fun inspiration.  There are tons of cat toys around my house… and even a few of my old toys (and Matt’s).  I love using my old toys and books as decor around my house.  I mean how fun is it to have a raccoon…

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Up, Up, and Away

Monday’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Up. I didn’t see much up above me until I made it out to the fairgrounds after work. From balloons floating up into the sky to a mini disco ball in the Farmer Kirk building, there’s stuff everywhere.

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Sweet Chocolate

Today’s photo-a-day challenge was sweet. As close as it is to fair, you would think that I’d have lots of sweet things to photograph, but I only came up with one really good one – a close up of some of my bulk chocolate. Yum! I love this Callebaut chocolate.  It comes to me in…

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Celebrate

Yesterday’s image theme from The Idea Room was “Celebrate”.  What better day to photograph celebration than a national holiday? I had a pretty good one myself.  I spent most of the day out at my mom’s house teaching my youngest sister how to make my Bread and Butter Pickles. In the evening, my husband and…

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Seeing Red

Today is the 3rd day of the July Photo-a-Day Challenge from The Idea Room.  I’m super happy that today’s challenge was something that I could easily do, even if it’s gloomy out, which of course it is.  Whoever planned all of this gloomy weather in the middle of my summer is seriously making me sad.…

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A Refelction on Reflections

Today’s photo prompt for The Idea Room’s July Photo-a-Day challenge was reflection.  Taken literally, a refection is the return of light or sound waves from a surface (at least according to Merriam-Webster).  But as I pondered what to take a photo of today, I realized that I was actually reflecting on reflections.  Particularly when I…

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Outside My Window

Today is Day #1 of the July Photo-a-Day Challenge from The Idea Room.  Today’s challenge is “out my window”.  It happens to have been pouring rain all morning, so today’s photo is a shot of a sad and lonely tree against the grey sky out my back widow at the office. It’s not the prettiest…

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