Crazy Days of Summer ~ Bubbles

This weeks theme for Crazy Days of Summer is Bubbles!  Now one would think that this would be a great way to spend your summer day.  But for one that is living in Texas where the heat and drought are EXTREME I didn't want to get out in it more than I had to.  I'm thinking that the last time we saw any rain was back in May.  This week we are under an Extreme Heat Warning.  Temps are going to be near or at 110 degrees.  Along with the fact that having just moved one would think that I would have remembered where I packed my camera battery charger.  Hey...at least I had my camera ready to go.  So for this week I'm going back into the vaults while my camera battery is charging (Yes, I finally found it.) to bring you some unusual bubble pictures.  I give you Milk Bubbles!

Who said that bubbles have to be made with soap and water!

Crazy Days of Summer ~ Patriotism

This weeks theme for Crazy Days of Summer is Patriotism.  I thought of many ways that I could go with this photo.  But after taking my Mom and Dad to the Dallas/Ft Worth National Cemetery on July 4th I knew exactly what photo would represent and mean Patriotism.  It's a fairly new National Cemetery as far as National Cemeteries go as it's only been open since 2000.  It's set on 638 acres of beautiful rolling hills and once it is at capacity it will hold 280,000 eligible veterans and their dependents.  Here are just a few of the brave men and women that gave their lives for their country.

Below is the same area but taken from further away.

I'm also submitting the first photo for the "Favorite Photo of the Week Contest", "Show {Off} Your Shot" and "Fabulous Friday".  

Crazy Days of Summer ~ Light

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This weeks theme for Crazy Days of Summer is: Light.  As you read this I'll be moving my house in the wonderful 100 degree temperatures that we are having here in TX.  So please take a moment and say a prayer. :)  Once we get somewhat settled I'll take a break and check out all of the other wonderful photos that will be submitted.  For this week I'm recycling a photo as I have not had any time this week to even look at my camera much less grab it and take a couple of snapshots.  SIGH.  Hopefully next week I'll be unpacked enough to play along for real.

I've always loved the way the light shines on the corner of this iron gate.  It was an early quiet morning when I took this shot.  I was away with some girlfriends for a weekend in Fredricksburg, TX, and what a great weekend it was! It was wonderful to take some time the morning that we left to find beauty in the simple things around me.

Crazy Days of Summer ~ Yellow

Before you do anything else I have a HUGE favor to ask you. Please read this post "HERE" and vote for the school mentioned trying to win the grand prize from Big Lots. It would mean the world to them as they have so little while we all have so much. Then come back here.

This weeks theme for Crazy Days of Summer is: Yellow.  Since I have been packing up my house this week I haven't had much time to go out and look for "yellow" to take some pictures of.  I went as far as our yard and found a weed.  Much to my surprise I have had a ton of fun playing around with this weeds picture.  Below are just the original picture and 5 other processes (using Picnik ... Love that site!) that I did out of the 18 that I had fun making.  I'm also submitting this photo for the "Favorite Photo of the Week Contest", "Show {Off} Your Shot" and "Fabulous Friday".  

So without further ado...I give you:

The Yellow Weed

Crazy Days of Summer ~ Water

Before you do anything else I have a HUGE favor to ask you. Please read this post "HERE" and vote for the school mentioned trying to win the grand prize from Big Lots. It would mean the world to them as they have so little while we all have so much. Then come back here and check out this weeks entries for Alicia and Kristi's:

This weeks theme is water.  After last weeks theme of refreshing and using a picture from one of our trips to a water park I knew I couldn't use one of those again.  Even if I used a completely different picture I still wanted to do something I hadn't done before.  Off to the store I went yesterday to buy a bag of oranges.  I wanted to capture an orange being dropped into an ice cold glass of water.  With it being near 100 degrees here I knew that I had to work fast!  The ice cubes were melting faster than I could take the picture.  Not to mention how fast I was melting.  I am happy with what I got and I'll definitely do that one again when it's not quite as hot outside as I had a lot of fun doing it. I'm also submitting this photo for the "Favorite Photo of the Week Contest" and "Fabulous Friday".

Crazy Days of Summer ~ Refreshing

Last week Alicia from Project Alicia and Kristi from Live and Love...Out Loud started a weekly photo challenge.  I missed last week and am having to use an old photo for this week.  I promise I'll go out and take a new photo for next week.  I've been getting ready for a craft fair on Saturday and my son is going to be going away for a week starting on Sunday.  So as you can imagine I've been running around with my head cut off trying to get everything done in time.

This weeks theme for the Crazy Days of Summer Weekly Photo Challenge is: Refreshing.  I thought of many photos that I could go out and take but as I stated above...no time.  And since I have had no time to relax lately we are going to take some time tomorrow to sit back, have fun and relax as a family at one of the local water parks here.  This will be my view tomorrow afternoon and evening.  For me, this will be VERY REFRESHING!  During my time there I'm going to refresh myself with some cool water, warm sun, some fun times and possibly read part of a book.  Who knows...I'm just going to go with it.