Monday, September 29, 2014

Goodbye September... in motion!

"The difficulties of life are 
meant to make us better,
not bitter."
 John C. Maxwell

This past month has been a blurr... I am so glad it is over and the change of the season is finally here. Our days have been just beautiful for about a week now. October is just around the corner and I will dance on it's first day, yes I will, I promised myself.  

I am going to borrow an idea from Linda over at LINDA'S LIFE JOURNAL  and light a special candle, play some special music, and just CELEBRATE! I will probably bake a cake, make a pot of stew and some homemade rolls. That is my favorite kind of day.


For today, I want to join in on a photo challenge



This months challenge is "movement". 
This past month I did not have time to go out 
and look for movement so
I found some photos in my photo library 
that I had taken over the summer.

Below is my attempt/try at
"Movement" with my camera.

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Rain, during a passing morning  early spring, 
looking out our front door.  
Then edited in picmonkey (cropped, back edges applied).


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Our just-turned-2-years-old grandson running to his
Papa's tractor. Edited in Picmonkey.


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A day at the Lake, looking back from our boat on a sunny day.
Edited in Picmonkey, many times, and had a ball playing with some new Picmonkey features. 



For info on Picmonkey go to www.picmonky.com.
It is free but I pay a yearly fee to be able to use their upgraded features. It makes me happy when I work/play with it!
I do so enjoy the monthly photo challenge!

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I have so much to be grateful for in my little world.
Thanks for coming by!

 

As life goes...
Doctor thinks he got all of my Mother's cancerous tumor removed; thehubs 2 year cancer checkup found no cancer; the EPA has totally cleaned up the acre across the street and taken many, many soil tests to ease our minds; I am still wearing my "bone growth stimulator machine" after disc replacement surgery and am feeling great. Prayers are answered!

11 comments:

  1. I love your idea about celebrating October! Wishing you a month of all your favorite things! Your photos were awesome ! Love the rain......

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    1. Isn't today just a BEAUTIFUL day? Thanks for your encouragement Linda!

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  2. Love your photos. I use picmonkey every day! So nice to hear that all 3 of you are doing great and that something is being done to clean up the contamination you have been living with. I am so ready for October...the color has started coming here. Just 2 more days of the 80s and then we get 60s and 70s again! My favorite kind of days.

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    1. Thank you Tete! The EPA has been hard to work with but they are working hard to get things tested and then taken care of. I have learned a lot about our local history and even more chemistry since they got here! That's for sure! Yea for October!

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  3. glad to hear all the three positive health reports.. i am addicted to picmonkey, there is rarely a day i don't go in it many times. i love love love it and it is well worth the 33 per year.. you did the movement theme perfectly, all 3 are great examples.. love the rain...Oct 1 is my hubby's 78th birthday and the anniversary of our first kiss when he was 48...

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    1. Hi Sandra, please tell Bob I said Happy Birthday! and wishes for many more! How romantic to have your first kiss on his birthday. Thank you for your guidance with my photos, i am having a good time learning my new camera. I don't take as many blurry pictures as I use to!! LOL

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  4. this is my absolute favorite time of year!! i adore fall, pumpkins, mums and apple cider donuts!! i love to stay home, hunker down and make comfort food!!

    WoW...the health angels sure are sitting on everyones shoulders!!!

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    1. Hi Debbie, thank you for stopping by, I love your blog! Yes, the health angels came back to visit once again. Thehubs just hit two years cancer free, so we are feeling so grateful! I am ready to eat some crock pot dinners now that it is getting cooler!

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  5. Dear sweet sister friend, I am so thrilled to hear the good news on the health of you and your family.
    I love your movement photos...and I wish my little grandboys were still 2. bwaaaaa
    They were so cute and they are STILL cute.
    hugs, bj

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    1. Hi Bj, i missed the deadline to submit my photos to the challenge but I wanted to share them anyway. Some days, weeks, months (??) are just too busy, sometimes things just have to be put on hold until other things get done. I have popped over to look at some and they are amazing, so many ideas and interpretations! Love it!

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  6. Oh, I missed this post because it was published too late for the second Sat. in September. But I'm glad to see it now! These are all terrific examples of movement, and I especially love the second one. Those little ones sure can move in the hurry!

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