Chew

To bite and grind with the teeth. Find 'chew' in your space today.



Oh, the things we do for hs:ms.

Dish

A shallow bowl or radio antenna. Find 'dish' in your space.



Lucky that the next door house has a dish on the roof.

Cloud

A mass of water vapour. Show us 'cloud' in your space today.

Apple

A red or green fruit from a tree. Show us 'apple' in your space today.



Some apple scented bubbles above.

A glass apple below. This is an item that has appeared for a previous prompt.

Sun

An object that gives light and warmth. Find 'sun' in your space today.



These are two gourds I painted on my women's retreat in July. I am really pleased with how they turned out. The sunflower is my favorite flower and I am also drawn to images of the sun. We have a tradition of adopting "Sister" names like they do in the book Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in our women's group. My name took a long time coming to me - 9 years to be exact. My name is now Sister Sunshine.

Show Off Sunday

This is a photo I happened to capture back in June while doing a little photo session with my daughters. The later afternoon lighting was really nice in this section of our backyard. The clover in the grass and the gray fence helped to create a really nice setting. In this partucluar photo I was so happy to capture her on the move. Everything came out really crisp except for her right foot and a very slight blur to her right hand, yet it worked just fine for this photo. I also liked how I captured her in the left hand side of the frame and I liked the angle of me being low on the ground, actually looking up at her a little bit.

Self Portrait Saturday

Managed to snap this one of myself while on the road. Good timing for my self portrait as I just had my hair touched up and my eyebrows waxed. We'll see how good my self portrait looks in about 5 weeks when the eyebrows are bushy again and the roots have grown back in! ha ha!

Stone

A hard solid mineral. Show us 'stone' in your space today.

White

The palest color and sign of purity. Find 'white' in your space today.



I just love this white orchid I have in my bathroom. The splash of brilliant pink is quite stunning on the flowers.

Friend

A person you know particularly well. Show us 'friend' in your space today.



This is my friend Pam. We recently got together on a Sunday. I took her hiking to one of my favorite places. Later we had lunch and then we went and saw the movie Hairspray. It was a perfect day. Ever since my twin girls were born 15 months ago the time I've spent with friends has been very limited. It has been nice to begin again to spend time with friends.

Below is one of my all time favorite photos of me (on the left) and my friend Kristine (on the right.) A group of us had gone in costume to a renaissance faire. This is when we Americans dress up and pretend to have British accents.

Wet

Covered or saturated with water. Find 'wet' in your space today.



Just me taking my morning shower. It's great when one can multitask. Though I have to admit it was a little challenging taking a self portrait while in the shower. Don't want to get the camera wet and certainly don't want to photograph the "wrong" parts - yikes! I felt a little "Suzyesque" while taking this one. Suzy B is always so inspirational with her creative shots.

Plant

A green living organism. Show us a 'plant' in your space today.

Can

A container for food or liquid. Show us 'can' in your space today.

Fly

To move through the air. Find 'fly' in your space.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a UFO.....



....no. it's just Beamo, an incredibly large and fun flying disc.

Lock

A mechanism for keeping something closed that is operated by a key. Show us a lock in your space today.

Mine doesn't actually need a key, just a good memory.
Now what was that darn combination???



hmmm...I'll leave the one below to your imaginations ;-D

Chop

To cut into small pieces. Find chop in your space.



Just had to add a little note. The hand facing mortal danger was my husbands. It was early in the morning and he was chopping melon for our girls. I ran in with the camera and told him I needed to take his picture. He moaned that he looked a mess. Then he stopped and asked knowingly, "So what is the photo word for the day - disheveled?" Funny guy.

Window

An opening in the wall, filled with glass. Show us a window in your space today.

Pasta

An Italian food made from dough. Find pasta in your space today.

Drive

To operate a vehicle. Show us drive in your space today.



Here are also the two vehicles I trade off driving with my husband.

Thread

A long strand of fibres. Find one in your space today.

Down

To fall to the ground. What moves down in your space?

...or the soft, first plumage of many young birds.

Double

Two of the same thing. Find double in your space today.

Here are a couple of photos of our twin daughters. Since we are doing double I figured I might as well post two pictures too.

Earring

A little something to adorn the ear. Find one in your space today.

City

A busting place to hang out, meet friends and enjoy. Show us a city near your space.

I don't live in a big city but for the size of our town we do have some impressive sights and one of them is the fancy City Hall building.

Right next to the city hall is this:

If I was a big city girl I would definitely choose to live in San Francisco. I did recently come across a funny little photo blog that shows different areas of this gorgeous city. You can visit it by clicking here.

Eyes

The window to the soul, which eyes are watching in your space today?

Bloom

A period of greatest beauty, find 'bloom' in your space today.

Flowers from our backyard.

Fat

Something a little rounder than it could be. Find fat in your space.



There is an arboretum/botanical garden in town. One section is called the Children's Garden and they continue to add some really cool sculptures, tunnels, fountains, bridges and so forth. Our twins love this park. Here is one of the very cool mosaic sculptures - a fun fat frog. I've included a close up and a cute shot of one of my daughters hugging the frog. Last but not least I've included one of the other fun sculptures - a funny fat bug. I have more photos from the park on my other blog which you can access by clicking here.

Smile

A lifting of the corners of the mouth to express happiness. Show us a smile in your space today.

Foil

A thin flexible sheet of metal, find foil in your space.

Breakfast

The most important meal of the day. Show us breakfast in your space today.