Day 183 ~ Light

A lovely night as the sun was setting which always catches my attention. Both photos were taken the same evening - one looking into the sun & the other with the bright moon in the background.

I love these quotes from the book "She" by Kobi Yamada.

Day 165 ~ Doors

A prompt from one of my fellow Wading In members is DOORS.  This is a door in the downtown of a small city a couple miles from my house. They are on a vacant store front building - all weathered, but still beautiful.  I have driven by it several times when taking my son to his friend's house.  I just LOVE the curves of the glass and the jewel-like green color.

So, I finally got a chance to do a self portrait in front of it.  I didn't realize until I was home that you could see the reflection of the church so well (after a little adjustment to the exposure).

I will definitely be returning for more photos with the beautiful door!  A very "happy accident" indeed!

More DOORS: My Flickr Set of Doors

Day 143 ~ Summer

I love summer for so many reasons, but can never get enough of noticing all the beauty around me.  Right now, in my part of the world, there are so many flowers blooming.  I'm continually in my yard checking to see what has blossomed to enjoy it while it's here.

Have you ever seen a flower down

Sometimes angels skip around

And in their blissful state of glee

Bump into a daisy or sweet pea.

~Jessi Lane Adams

More summer photos:

http://livingartfullybysam.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-140-happy-4th.html
http://livingartfullybysam.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-139-pool-time.html

Check out the SUMMER prompt at Slice of Life Tuesdays by Darrah Parker.

Day 135 ~ Close Up

The theme for Darrah Parker's Slice of Life Tuesdays is "close up".  I love taking pictures of flowers close up to really see the intricate beauty.  It is amazing when you really examine a flower - miraculous actually!

This is a close up of some Chicks 'n Hens in my yard...

The photo on the left, you can see a spider web...something you wouldn't notice without getting up close.

A collage of some other close up photos I have taken recently...

Check out Slice of Life Tuesdays by clicking HERE.

Live Love 365 ~ Day 58

Driving the other day, I noticed the colors on this old abandoned building.  Most of the paint has fallen off and exposed the wood which is now very weathered.  I love the textures different layers of blue-ish grey and deep red paint you can see juxtaposed against the old wood and a bright red tin roof.

I would have taken more pictures but the strong smell of skunk left me a little leery of getting too close!!   Between that and the rolling of eyes I was getting from my son that I had to pull over to take pictures of this building.  :-)

Not everything is what you'd normally call "pretty" that you can find beautiful!  As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  What's something "ugly" that you find beautiful?

I took this picture last week, then today for Slice of Life Tuesday's theme, it was "ugly pretty"...how apropos!!  Check out Darrah's Parker's Slice of Life Tuesdays post here.

Slice of Life Tuesday

I found this great Flickr group which is hosted by Darrah Parker called "Slice of Life Tuesday".  She provides prompts for photos each Tuesday.  I was excited to join to start sharing my photos and for added inspiration.

Here is Darrah's description:

"Slice of Life Tuesday is a weekly feature in which I provide a little inspiration and a gentle nudge, encouraging you to find the beauty in your everyday life. Slice of Life Tuesday is for everyone, no matter what kind of camera you have or your skill level. You are invited to share your Slice of Life photos on your blog or join the Slice of Life Tuesday Flickr Group.

Her challenge this week was the 'get up close & personal with the details in your life'.  As you can tell, I love taking close up pictures to capture the detail.  One I just took today...

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