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Category Archives: photos
To Beat the Sun
I don’t know what it is about a sunset that grabs me. Yet it does. Every time. I head outside to run the dogs, and am stopped by the grand display in the sky. Back inside I go….grabbing camera, purse, … Continue reading
Posted in loss, Oklahoma, photos, Reflections, Relationships, Skies and Sunsets, Sunset photos
Tagged death, fear of death, Sunset photos, sunsets, to beat the sun
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Rainy Day Thoughts
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Friends, Friendships, photos, Reflections, Relationships
Tagged comfort, dragonfly, dragonfly photo, Encouragement, fatih, friends, Literature, My wish for you, nature, Rainy days, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Secrets on the Front Porch
On our front porch, just above the rose-bush, we have a secret. Well, several secrets, actually. Shhhhhhhh. Even though I’m not sure if “It’s a boy, It’s a boy, It’s a boy, It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl, It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Flower Photos, Oklahoma, photos, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged babies, baby birds, bird eggs, birds nest, congratulations, front porch, mama bird, motherhood, nest, Porch, rose bush, rosebud, rosebush, secrets
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
On a drive to the Amish House for a sandwich on Saturday…..somehow hubby and I found ourselves here. On a narrow gravel road in the middle of nowhere….watching a bird. I have been wanting to capture a scissor-tailed flycatcher forEVER! … Continue reading
Posted in Oklahoma, photos
Tagged Bird photos, birds, Country drives, Gravel road, Oklahoma State Bird, scissor-tail, Scissor-tailed flycatcher, state bird
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Crepe Myrtle Mornings
I love to look out on the backyard first thing in the morning. I turned the pups loose a bit ago and as they scampered about…I notice it had rained crepe myrtle blossoms. Crepes myrtles are my favorite flowering tree/bush … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Flower Photos, Oklahoma, photos, Ramblings, Reflections
Tagged blossoms, crepe myrtle, crepe myrtles, Flower, Flowering crepes, flowering tree, Grandma's house, Lagerstroemia, morning hunt, raining crepes, Spider, summertime
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More than Cowboy Boots
Standing in the checkout line….I couldn’t resist snapping a quick shot of this little guy’s feet. I was reminded of my “boys“. They were not very old when my dad asked to take them shopping for their first pair of cowboy … Continue reading
And All the Taters Under the Hill
There is an old hymn that comes to mind when we are out roaming the roads. “He owns the cattle on a thousand hills.” (from this verse ~For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. Psalms 50:10) Hubby says … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Oklahoma, photos, Ramblings, Reflections, Relationships, Skies and Sunsets, Sunset photos, Uncategorized
Tagged Beef, calves, Cattle, cows at sunset, family, Sundays, taters, The cattle on a thousand hills
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The Continued Sunday Drive
A few more pics from our Sunday Drive last week. (see previous post here)While it is relaxing to drive and explore, there are also life lessons to be learned. For example, while we were driving, a morbid picture was painted when … Continue reading
Respect~ Honor~ Liberty~ Justice
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” In 1954, UNDER GOD, was added to our United … Continue reading
And then there was June ~
“”I don’t see much sense in that,” said Rabbit. “No,” said Pooh humbly, “there isn’t. But there was going to be when I began it. It’s just that something happened to it along the way.”” Winnie the Pooh If ever … Continue reading

