Bokeh

Day 24 of the 30 Day Photography Challenge: Bokeh

Lil' Blu Ninja Ice Chop

Little Blu Ninja

Funny how creative I can be when my days are slow and hot: Summer
I was riding my bike this morning making an early delivery to the pool: Sudafed
And I spotted something blue on the street....curiosity got the best of me so I back tracked to see.
Lil Blu Ninja...laying there...abandoned....needed a new mission in life.  I tucked him safely away in my bike pouch.  He'll have a mission for awhile....the traveling gnome prank.
The travelling gnome prank is the practice of returning a garden gnome "to the wild". It involves stealing a gnome, taking it on a trip, and photographing it at famous landmarks, with the photos being returned to the owner.
I will take Little Blu Ninja on a summer adventure of photography. Where will he turn up next?

In the tomato patch

Watching the new lettuce emerge.

Prior Lake

Day 23 of the 30 Day Photography Challenge:  Water

Prior Lake from the air on July 17, 2013  The night flight was extremely hot and I wanted to be on that boat not in the plane!

Hawaiian Tiki God

• Day 22 of the 30 day photo challenge:  Symmetry

As I was creating my symmetry on the computer with Photoshop (and not through the lens)
I realized that the center of the picture reveals a Tiki God!
I decided he is Lono - Ancient Tiki God of Fertitliy and Peace

Can you see Lono?

Homes Sweet Homes

Day 21 of the 30 Day Photo Challenge:  Home

I have always wanted to scrapbook all of the homes I have lived in.  So today I decided to find every home I've lived in.  I'll try to give detail to each place.

This is were I was born and lived til I was 11 years old.   My dad and mom owned this house

2309 Stewart Ave.  St. Paul, MN 55116 until they were bought out by a developer who put in 

condominiums.  We moved in 1973.  I see the neighborhood from time to time and that pine tree is

still alive and well!  It would be fun for me to take a picture of that tree now and post it.  Maybe I will!

In 1973 my parents bought this beautiful home in the Macalester Groveland area in St. Paul.

1405 Goodrich St. Paul, MN 55105  I lived here til 1979.  My parents sold this home in 1995.

When Tim and I married in October of 1979, we lived in these Sibley Manor apartments.We lived here for 4 years.    1341 West Maynard Dr.  St. Paul, MN 55116

  In October 1983 we found this wonderful home to rent in St. Paul.  We lived there until October 1985.

1474 Cumberland Ave.  St. Paul, MN 55117

In October of 1985, Tim and I purchased our first home.  We paid $52,000.00  @ 9.9%

We lived here until June 1989

5353 43rd Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55417

In June 1989 we moved to Fort Worth Texas.  Tim and I had this home built. It was 3 times bigger than 5353 43rd Ave S. It had  4 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms. No basement. 2 ½ car garage. Our lot was over-sized and the yard was stockade fenced.  (and yes I hung the American Flag backwards by mistake)

5374 Crescent Lake Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76137

This is our home today.  We've lived here since June 1995 = 18 Years!

I have lived in this home longer than anywhere else.

13th Ave, Richfield, MN 55423