HERE IT IS!

They found it. Call off your dogs. : )

STREET hunt

This week's word "street" inspired me to post this collection of shots from Napa Valley last October. By the way, if you ever want someplace AWESOME to hang for a weekend, Napa Valley would be it. This stretch of road is actually Highway 29, near Mondavi Vineyards.

BURN, Baby, BURN!

Scavenger hunts are about the only reason I post anymore, I realize... I'm not sure if this is sad or actually a great thing. I mean, on the one hand, I was once a blogging phenomenon of the internet (ok, a small blogging phenomenon, but still), on the other hand, this once prolific blogger, is at least still blogging. I think I should be happy about that.

Enough burning self-examination, let's get to the photos:

Three years ago this December, I celebrated my now-husband's Birthday for the first time. I made him a cupcake-cake that spelled out "I love you" in little candle letters. I later reduced the message to it's shortest form on just one cupcake and took this picture. I gave him this photo in a frame the next year on his birthday. it's the gift that keeps on giving! A testament to our burning love... : )













Here is a photo of the cute man himself around the time of that Birthday. That girl who's all over him should really try to show some restraint! Embarassing! (Actually, I think we bought the table in the foreground... huh, I never noticed that before!)

NUISANCE - Scavenger Shots Heard Round the World!

Cricket chose this week's word (although she rather obscured it in the comments section of a post that had nothing to do with photos! Hrmpph!) and this week's word is NUISANCE. I hope that Cricket was not implying that this game is a nuisiance... ;) great word!

Here are my nuisance shots:

Rain is a nuisance. It's a driving hazard and often interrupts our plans for outdoor activites. But like many nuisances, it also has its soft, romantic side. Like this photo I took from my penthouse apartment window of the street below. There is something so wonderful about rain falling against a window pane. It has a way of increasing the drama of the moment. Like Puccini...











Being shut in your locker is a nuisance. I suppose for those who go through it it feels like much more than a nuisance. Here I am in a locker at a previous place of employment. This was obviously just for entertainment and is in no way meant to be interpretted as an advertisement for Pepsi-Cola.





Wedding dresses in and of themselves are not a nuisance, but wedding dresses that look wonderful, and yet cost $4,500 are a nuisance. Here I am modelling a couture, silk gown I can't afford. I thought the gown I did get was even lovelier, of course, so I could say good-bye this one!

What Is Going On With Madonna?

I mean, I get that divorce can be tough on a person, but she's turning into the Incredible Hulk!

Down Girl!

At a recent concert she shouted "Sarah Palin's not invited to my party!"

Madonna, I'm pretty sure no one's coming to that party.

FACE THE MUSIC - SCAVENGER HUNT

Laura B chose the word FACE for this week's scavenger hunt. This picture is of my mom holding me as a small child. She is making a very expressive face. This may be the most expressive picture I own of her and the only one of her holding just me. (Being youngest of five means not a lot of individual shots!) My Mom is also celebrating her fake birthday this month, so I want to say a very Merry Un-Birthday to you, Momma!

DULL PHOTO HUNT

How come no one told me there was actually a word for this weekend? *sigh*

Regardless, better late than never! Here are some dull shots of antique books I am planning to sell on Ebay. One is an original first edition Uncle Tom's Cabin with illustrations (1852), the other is a somewhat battered complete works of Shakespeare:

BC Awareness

Wearing pink and a pair of jeans is apparently on the docket for many Americans tomorrow, myself included. It's officially Lee National Denim Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. I'm not a big band-wagon jumper, but when I see that they are looking to make more effective, less toxic breast cancer treatments, develop blood tests for earlier detection, and create resources to educate patients and families about new options, I threw my Abe Lincoln in the bag and picked up a pink pin. I'll be wearing jeans and a pink sweater tomorrow, because one in eight women is a lot and I or someone I love could be next.

Here's to keeping the girls healthy and beautiful! : )