Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sunday is for family....

5 Generations
My Nana, My Mom, My Great Grandmother,
Me, My daughter and my Son....
This is my son when he was 2....

This is my baby girl who will be 21 on Feb. 7th
on her 1st Birthday....

you can see my son hiding from the camera...


This is hubby and I before we got married...
it was 1982
we're celebrating our 27th anniversary
on February 19th.....

A family full of love...
every family has it's ups and it's downs...
some days you want to strangle all of them...
but when push comes to shove...
you know you can count on them...
so give your family a hug...
tell them that you love them...
and forget for a day how crazy they make you...
after all Sunday is for family....
Got any good family news to share????

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Amazing Sky....

The Sun is shining....
the skys are blue....

looks like someone got out their white paint....


brushes...and swirls...



looks like cotton balls floating along...





some one got a little heavy handed this time...





lots of texture and design...
isn't Mother Nature grand...
so many brilliant designs....
so much entertainment...
and it doesn't cost us a dime....
Enjoy the sky today....


Friday, January 29, 2010

Bridges....

some are for trains to cross...
some are for people to walk through....

some are for vehicles to drive on...
A bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, body of water, or other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.


What would be do without bridges...
to get us from one location to another...





Thursday, January 28, 2010

What do you think???















What do you think???
of weathered wood????
I love looking at the details...
and wonder what caused the
cracks and crevices to form...
was it the weather?
was it an animal or bug?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Saturday adventure

I've been wanting to take a photo of
this trestle for a long time....



so since the sun came out we hopped
on the Honda....and went to take photos...
we came off the service road...and down
the embankement....


Hubby took this one of me...
I got my photos....
we rode about 40 miles total...
just out sight seeing...enjoying the nice day...
decided to stop for a little lunch...
it started sprinkling about the time
we pulled into the parking lot...by
the time we got inside it was raining...
and it rained for over an hour...
we just took our time...ate lunch...
enjoyed talking...then it was time to go...
it was still raining but not too hard...
so we got on the bike and headed home...
in the rain....believe you me those drops
hurt when they hit you at 35 mph....
thank goodness I wore my ski jacket....
it is a little water repellent....when
we got home...we were like this....

wet....it's hard to see how wet the
front of his jacket is...but it is....




and my pants are cold and wet...

especially the backside.......

my socks were soaking wet under my jeans...
but it was fun....and I got some great shots
of the train trestle...nice lunch....good
conversation.....and a story for my blog...LOL....

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Blogging One Year January 24th....

This was my first blog post on Ladybug from Texas
January 24, 2009















I
got my first comment on January 28th....
it was Cathy Cobblestone...
....my second comment came from Tracey at
I still love sky photos as you all know.....
Wow....what a fast year....
I've learned a lot about blogging...
and have met so many nice folks....
I really enjoy getting to know everyone...
and writing stories...
taking photos....a creative outlet.....
when I was a kid I always liked
to pretend I was a report...or writer..
.or teacher....and loved cameras...
now I get to play with all of it...
.to an audience....
I hope you all keep stopping by.....

Monday, January 25, 2010

Miscellaneous Monday.....

ROUND......

TEXTURED......
CLOUDS....


MISCELLANEOUS MONDAY....
JUST SOME PHOTOS TO SHARE WITH YOU...

HOPE YOUR MONDAY IS WONDERFUL....

I joined in on Mosiac Monday with http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/
go by and ck out the other Mosiacs...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sundays....

Sundays...a day of rest....go for a motorcycle ride..
take a nap....

lay a blanket on the ground and look at the sky....


Put down the rake....get a glass of tea...



sit on a swing....





go to church....or have your own meeting....


watch the neighborhood kids out your window...


or grab your bike and join in.....
Aren't Sundays grand......








Saturday, January 23, 2010

Warts and all....

See these size 13 boots.... with the britches
half tucked in half out....well that is my
hubby...and that is why I fell in love with him..
I remember thinking how he just threw his
boots on and didn't care if his britches were
down or not... what a guy he must be..
and every time I see him like
that it makes my heart skip a beat....
this English Ivy is driving me crazy...
I've dug it up...pulled it up...still comes back...

you know flowers can be pretty even
without seeing the colors...


just an old wore out weed...
but I like it....



chipped paint....but still will put out a fire...




rusty ladder...but works great....





falling apart but still interesting...

this is my storage building...it was a
walk in freezer my hubby converted...
full of wonderful items....that I just can't
part with...

my swing...it has a crack in one of the slats...
but it gives me hours of pleasure....


hubby bought me this glider on Craigslist...
wants to sandblast it and paint it...
but you know what...I love it the way it is...
Lot's of hours have been spent sitting on it...
talking about the day...the future...the past...
smiling..laughing...crying...

I love looking at my neighbors garage...
his daughter that lives in Paris painted
this for him....makes me smile when I see it....

I don't live in a fancy neighborhood...I
don't have a fancy house...it needs painting...
inside and out...the carpet needs to be replaced...
the kitchen floor is terrible...but it is a home...
our home...I use to think everything had to be
perfect to invite people over...I would stress about it...
I have finally come to realize...the people that are the
most important to you...love you because of your warts...
your messy house...your dirty car...the ones
that really matter don't care if your laundry room is a mess..
your dogs stink...you have weeds in your flower beds...
You know it is a shame it takes so long to start figuring
all this out....so much stress could be saved....I'm 47
years old and finally realizing what life is all about...
before I was too busy raising kids...running a business...
When I first started blogging I looked at all the blogs
with the perfect houses...feeling a little envious...
now I like the blogs with people
I can relate too....the one's that have problems...who find
solutions...who love their families....who show their warts...
who like things that are worn and rusted.... comfy...
who have nice homes...Not perfect houses...
there is a difference....
This passed year has been something for me....
My son got married...I lost over 75 lbs....found a new me...
my daughter is grown and becoming a wonderful women...
I have a daughter in law...a grandson on the way...
My Mom has gone through health problems...
we are raising my 78 year old father in law....
my husband and I have reconnected in a wonderful
way....we are enjoying our lives more.....I have been
trying to write about all this for a while now...but I keep
erasing the post.....scared to open up too much....
but I'm just me....and you know what....I'm really
starting to like me.....warts and all.......