tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11507094970573438982024-03-04T21:10:37.551-08:00Mysteries in Daily LifeJeannette StGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150709497057343898.post-77431160773924571082013-08-23T14:12:00.000-07:002013-08-29T14:01:48.087-07:00WORLD TRAVELERS<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hubby and I have traveled a lot, but my niece and her hubby </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">living in the Netherlands take the cake! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">their honeymoon from the area where (and when) the tsunami hit!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to go to Egypt.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few years after, they made a trip around the world </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and had their end destination in the USA with us</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and met her sister in Canada for Christmas. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the things they squeezed into their luggage were</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">two boxes of cereal:):) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Showing local, the <span style="color: #741b47;">gorgeous <span style="color: black;">(San Diego), </span></span>touristy (Beverly Hills) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">as well as fun places (beach)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> From "safe" San Diego" at our fave coffee shop "Upstart Crow" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adventurers in their own right such as hiring an RV and touring down </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New Zealand and Australia </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but they didn't feel like doing this on their own:) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the art and building styles in San Diego</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good we did it then, because now there are other "things" to take care of! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we were in the Netherlands a few months ago </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">we saw Lise and Esmee "live" for the first time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Every time I'm there it boggles me how Green the Grass is there:) </span></span></div>
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Thanks to the Hosts!<br />
<a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/">Blue Monday </a><br />
<a href="http://www.lorikart.com/">Mandarin Orange</a><br />
<a href="http://travelphotodiscovery.com/">Travel photo Monday</a><br />
<a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World</a><br />
<a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/">ABC</a> - G<br />
<a href="http://www.kissess4u.blogspot.com/">Water World</a><br />
<a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">Outdoor Wednesday</a><br />
<a href="http://katherinescorner.com/">Favorite Things</a></div>
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<a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Todays Flowers</a></div>
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<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch</a></div>
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<a href="http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.com/">Friday Fences</a> </div>
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<a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/">Foral Friday Foto</a><br />
<a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/">Weekend Reflection </a><br />
<a href="http://howsweettthesound.typepad.com/">Pink Saturday</a></div>
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Jeannette StGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150709497057343898.post-59835126090829993722013-07-03T12:58:00.000-07:002013-07-05T23:21:53.224-07:00SIZZLE AND ZOOM ON 4th OF JULY<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> in Heerhugowaard (N. of Amsterdam), </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">am the one with the scarf</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I like to do it from 6 years old and up</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">to create the idea that there are no limits </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">and have painted for three audiences</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">sorry a little blurry, but it tells my favorite part</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">what people say, and what my paintings evoke</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In between the events I still had time though to catch up </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">with friends and family. So surprised many were growing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I feel I have<span style="color: #351c75;"> grown</span> by leaps and bounds,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">and<span style="color: #990000;"> gained </span>so many special experiences..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">with a creamy white midsummer rose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Several years ago I took these pics of </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Every Spring I come up as a little weed </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Soon the whole field is full of ti<span style="font-size: normal;">ny feet</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I hear 3-year old Willie sayin', </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">"<span style="font-size: normal;">W</span>ow, this one opens<span style="font-size: normal;">!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">W</span>hat's in it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">This is what dads are supposed to do </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">So the color won't wash off<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">That night Willie dreamed </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">a big blue sky was <span style="font-size: normal;">smiling at him<span style="font-size: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>you all!</i></span></span></span></div>
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Linking<br />
<a href="http://katherinescorner.com/">Thurs Fave Things </a><br />
<a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/">Alphabe - S</a><br />
<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch </a><br />
<a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/">Floral Friday Foto</a><br />
<a href="http://www.raindropsanddaisys.blogspot.ca/">Green Day</a><br />
<a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/">Weekend Reflection </a><br />
<a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/">Pink Saturday</a><br />
<a href="http://maleviksrosentradgard.blogspot.com/">Maleviks Garden </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Tod</span>ay, I wish you beauty, decadent food, or fun. </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Whatever speaks to you most:)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: normal;"><i>originally posted for Valentin's day, it has morphed into a vague memory </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">as I coined it </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">only a few minut<span style="font-size: normal;">es <span style="font-size: normal;">like this </span>when <span style="font-size: normal;">the sky faded!</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">.It doesn't need to be Six Flags or Paris, </span></span><br />
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*<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> <i><span style="font-size: large;">Walking </span></i>in the Huntington Library (Gardens) started in 1919 by a wealthy business man and railroad company and other real estate holdings in CA, named Henry E. Huntington.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">In a lane full of Camelia trees,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">here one in early<span style="color: #741b47;"><i> b</i></span>loom</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">my second favorite flower </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> also the most extensive rose garden</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">with a tea room and cafe,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">A Japanese, and Chinese garden with a small restaurant,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">an Australian, Palm, and Jungle garden, etc.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">One of my favorite places to take pics.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Today hubby tried out his new Rebel T4i</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">you understand, since his camera has 18 megapixels,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">and I only 8, he has to share it:):) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> there was a lot of music</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">These ducks make me smile</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">two ducks but each so very different</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">the gardens close at 4:30 pm, and since we came at 1:30,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">we weren't done yet!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">the desert gardens are phenomenal</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">seem to be always filled with flowers</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">low light and long shadows made this corner</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">with rocks almost an unnatural white </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">and the bottom of the water so green</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">more challenging,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">since I like to stick with </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> colors true to the scene.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is what I call a quiet demure sunset</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ending a perfect day </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tip toeing into the night</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> My dreams <span style="font-size: large;">for 2013?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I have many....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Before I say world peace</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I would say give the homeless </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">or child slaughter </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">would be a higher priority</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">"peace" to me would mean</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">ending of oppression</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">from the bully who steals someone's lunch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">to holding people of entire countries </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I told you I have many dreams ...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">but I would like </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">find out new ways</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A wedding at the lake on a blazing hot day.</span><br />
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Before the cake was served the painting was presented. Sorry no good pics of that.<br />
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Most of the work was gathering clues about what was important to them.</div>
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He had been compared to an untamed horse.<br />
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The bride-to-be was very frustrated in high school when one year all of her attempts to go to the prom were thwarted. As a last minute resort had borrowed a beautiful white dress with several layers of tulle from a friend. </div>
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The mother, raised abroad, not knowing what a prom meant to here daughter, found out in a dream how significant the prom was.<br />
She had a dream her daughter was sitting in a most gorgeous white embroidered dress at a table with many guests. The setting was heaven.<br />
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The host was standing at the head of the table. A guest came in, went straight to the daughter, hugged her, saying that if it not had been for her, "she would not have made it here."<br />
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My impression was that they were adventurous, artistic, and both liked helping people.</div>
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I studied a couple of horse movies to get some more inspiration.<br />
A nocturnal setting and a peek of the river of life, since their life's goals seemed still to be enshrouded in mystery.<br />
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The big moment: of the bride's entrance with her father <br />
you would think this moment is not as significant on the beach by the lake,<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An enlargement of the brides bouguet for</span><span style="color: magenta;"> Pink Saturday</span></div>
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</div>Jeannette StGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150709497057343898.post-55725176159925664342012-06-29T02:49:00.000-07:002012-07-05T13:05:47.458-07:00HAPPY JULY FOURTH - TO YOU AND YOURSFor <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch</a> For<a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"> Pink Saturday </a>For<a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/"> Scenic Sunday</a> For<a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/"> Mellow Yellow Monday</a><br />
For <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World</a> For<a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/"> ABC</a> -Y<br />
For <a href="http://http;//thedustycellar.blogspot.com">Midweek Blues</a><br />
For<a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/"> Outdoor Wednesday</a><br />
For <a href="http://www.debduty.com/">This or That </a><a href="http://www.debduty.com/"><br /></a><br />
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Posted early since I'm packing for another celebration, a new grand child named Bree:)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have preposted two posts for you, so please leave your comments:) while I'll be gone, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">also to paint. Miss you all!</span></div>
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Traditional and Modern style of shapes go well together here.<br />
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To the left of the dome is this bell tower.<br />
See the blue and yellow?<br />
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Last Year San Diego was statistically no. 1 city in California<br />
to celebrate July 4th. Already the year before that, the traffic was unbelievable.<br />
That's why we're going to Solvang, a picturesque small town,<br />
Danish in origin.<br />
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No doubt each<span style="color: #990000;"> Year</span><br />
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Borrowing one of hubby's firework captures<br />
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I love the colors in this one!<br />
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</div>Jeannette StGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150709497057343898.post-56234828352274439122012-06-21T17:59:00.000-07:002012-06-26T23:17:13.061-07:00FIRE SEASONFor <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch </a><br />
For <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World</a><br />
For<a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/"> ABC </a>- X factor <br />
For<a href="http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/"> Midweek Blues</a><br />
For <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">Outdoor Wednesday </a><br />
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Having escaped the major evacuations</div>
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of the Yosemite fires years ago, just by half an hour</div>
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a fire caused by sparks of the exhaust of a motorbike</div>
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burning more than 200 acres!</div>
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For<a href="http://likechristmaseveryday.com/"> Black and White Wednesday</a><br />
For <a href="http://www.debduty.com/">This or That </a><br />
For <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/">Weekend Reflection </a><br />
For<a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"> Pink Saturday </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> in one of the very old Mission towns in California.</span></div>
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For<a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/"> Our World</a><br />
For<a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/"> ABC - T </a><br />
For <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">Outdoor Wednesday</a><br />
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<br />Jeannette StGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150709497057343898.post-43805633908039668552012-05-15T12:27:00.000-07:002012-05-21T12:15:36.131-07:00HUNTINGTON GARDENS<a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/">For Floral Friday Foto</a><br />
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For <a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/">ABC</a> - R <br />
For <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">Outdoors Wednesday</a><br />
For <a href="http://nfmemes.blogspot.com/">NF Waters</a><br />
For <a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/">Alphabe - Z</a><br />
For <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/">Weekend Reflections</a><br />
For <a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/">Mellow Yellow Monday </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a beautiful day with many enjoying the waterside</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I don't know anything about helicopters, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but looking at the top and the tail, it should be a custom made one </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hubby, waiting next to me, was wondering what I was doing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The legal rule for <span style="color: blue;">photographers</span> is that they have the right to take pics </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of anything in sight, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but since someone standing nearby asked me </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> in where it didn't belong. Remember what my job is ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My secret with you is that I think the story is all around<span style="color: blue;"> Mr. <b>X</b>, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">an important and possibly wealthy man, who got sick </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and was flown for an emergency visit to the hospital.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If the FBI comes looking for me, I'm making hubby my accomplice. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course, that is MY story! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a street in a little town called<i> <span style="color: #351c75;">Wijk bij Duurstede</span></i> in the Netherlands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The street leads up to a castle ( in the province Utrecht</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and farmers living<u> around the castle</u> to supply the the nobility with food, etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This town makes that previous life style very obvious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (the "ij" in Wijk is a peculiar sound where non-Dutch struggle with. It sounds </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">somewhat as in the word "like" if an Irish person would pronounce it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry I can't come closer than that for pronunciation!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for hours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">was he just taking a walk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">with nothing to do</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or did someone </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a lonely feeling arises</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or abandoned</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">deeply disappointed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">where will he go now </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will he be someone I saw </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">once and vanishes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or will his image</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or waking hours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> when heat simmers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and I look from behind</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the old Mission towns with quirky building styles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This house somehow looks very mysterious to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It reminds me of a Siamese twin. Or a house in a fairy tale </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of the brothers Grimm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the gate is the only part painted blue, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but the fence is left white. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Or the other way around?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hmm, the bird house is <b><span style="color: cyan;">above</span></b> a window, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh, and the screen door is open ...</span></div>
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"<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Nocturnal at Noon</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"</span></span></span> came to me. <br />
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We passed this house in March.<br />
My guess is that the balls are there to stay year round?<br />
Have the feeling that if I enter the front door,<br />
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kettles whistling,<br />
cows mooing,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">had a few big mirrors</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">but this one was the most intriguing<br />
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F<span style="background-color: white;">or more than half a year I have maintained two blogs, thinking that I would do different kinds of posts, but it 's too much work and</span><span style="background-color: white;"> keeps me from painting</span><span style="background-color: white;"> - as well as writing (a new endeavor) so unfortunately I have to cut back </span><span style="background-color: white;">for right now.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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For centuries windmills have been a source of energy in the Netherlands.<br />
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For <a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/">Mellow Yellow Monday</a> For <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Ruby Tuesday2 Our World</a> For <a href="http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/">Midweek Blues </a></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">For <a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/">Scenic Stunday</a></span><br />
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Funky reflections and an <span style="color: blue;">indirect sky</span><br />
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For<a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/"> Mellow Yellow Monday</a> r <a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World</a> <a href="http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.com/">Ruby Tuesday 2</a> <a href="http://nfmemes.blogspot.com/">NF Flowers</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/">Midweek Blues</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For <a href="http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/">Watery Wednesday</a></span> For <a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/">Alphabe - </a>For <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> For Floral Friday </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fragrance of petals ever lingering</span><br />
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