Sunday, January 26, 2014

Sunday Stills: The Letter F

The challenge for Sunday Stills was the letter F.

Fine.  Here is some Frost.

Frosty trees by a pot hole

 

Frosty Fog

Can you see the island off the point?  It was enveloped in Frosty Fog.  This was at Bad Medicine Lake earlier in the month.

We are having a blizzard here today.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Sunday Stills: Bridges

The challenge this week was bridges.

We have/had a footbridge in town.

The foot bridge

October 2013

It is a footbridge that leads from one small park to another across the Fish Hook River. 

Well in the name of progress it was removed.

The Foot Bridge was moved

November 2013

The new footbridge is suppose to be in place in the spring.  It will be much larger and have a longer span to enable the handicapped to walk over the bridge.

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November 2013 This old rail road bridge is slated to be removed too.

Last year when we vacationed in Indiana I took some photos near the Blue River.  They just leave their bridges in place and let them grow old gracefully.

Blue River Bridge

November 2012

Blue River Bridge (2)

 

Then of course there are bridges over the Ohio.  I think the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge was closed when we were there.  It goes from Louisville Kentucky to Jeffersonville Indiana.

Bridge in Louisville

I hope you all have a great week.  It warmed up here!

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Sunday Stills: White

The challenge this week was something white.  Minnesota has white and plenty of it,

 

Snow Shell lake

The dam at Shell Lake

Snow and water

If you look close you can see some sparkles in the snow.

The dam

The dam at Straight Lake.

I miss green, I am tried of white already.  Have a good week everyone and stay warm!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sunday Stills: Going to the Dogs

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was dogs. 

Perfect! Chance is ever so patient with me…although sometimes he gets a little bored.

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Snow makes a perfect background for Border Collie photographs!  Have a great week everyone.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Sunday Stills: In your hand

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was  to photograph something in your hand.
Merry Christmas Pink
This is one of my newest old ornaments.
Silent Night in your hand
Another of my favorite ornaments.  I collect antique ornaments that are called Shiny Brites.  I have a ten foot tall tree upstairs that is their Christmas home.
Have a great week everyoneSmile

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Sunday Stills: Pets

Congratulations Sunday Stills you are five years old..good job Ed and Linda too!

The challenge this week was pets.

Of course that means Chance.

Chance December 8 2013

I took this just a little bit ago.  December 8, 2013 It was snowing just a bit.

Chance returning home after being the mail escort

Chance goes along to get the mail every morning and on Sundays he has to go for a long walk.  He has a routine and likes to follow it every day.

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He is my constant companion outdoors.

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He is my husbands best buddy…they do everything together.  However Chance draws the line at chainsaws and chains, if my husband gets out a chain Chance comes to the house.  One time my husband was in the truck pulling stumps and Chance didn’t like it at all.  As for the chainsaw..Chance doesn’t like trees that fall over.

Chance bored

When you see Chance a ball is never far away!

Chance is a great dog.  He was nine years old in October.  He gets a little gimpy some days in the cold weather. He is a house dog…and is well trained, if he has to go out he will pester you or whine quietly.  We love him very much and cannot imagine life without him.

Have a good week everyone!

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Sunday Stills : Night Shot

I took this photo last night in town.  The tree is up and lit.  The Challenge this week in Sunday Stills was a a night shot.

Downtown Park Rapids  November 30

Yes in this little town we can park in the center of Main Street.   Have a good week everyone!