Weekly Header Challenge -- Textures

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Fishing Guy 

Kathy 

Imac 

Lew

I'm joining the group above for this weekly challenge.

Visit the other participants' blogs to see their entries!

Theme ~ Textures

Chosen by me.

Due to a crazy-busy week, I'm extremely late posting this week's Header Challenge.  Here are my images showing textures.

Abstract -- watercolor wetlands.

Abstract -- Water reflections.

Leaf edges.

 Tree bark.

 Soft and moist.

I love how a one-dimension image can show not only depth and perspective, but texture as well.  These were just a few of my favorites.


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

Visit my website
Stop by my family blog
Follow me on Facebook

Weekly Header Challenge -- Tell A Tale

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Fishing Guy 

Kathy 

Imac 

Lew

I'm joining the group above for this weekly challenge.

Visit the other participants' blogs to see their entries!

Theme ~ Tell A Tale

(In Pics and a Few Words)

Chosen by Mac.

The title I've given my tale is...

The Adventures of Arctek Purple

In Which We Drive, Work, Play, and Take Pictures.

It's a satellite truck...

...owned by Arctek.

My first trip with Fernando.

Fernando drives/operates Purple.

Oklahoma sunset--shot out the window with my mobile phone.

Typical Louisiana gas station.

Working in New Orleans--NCAA basketball.

Photo courtesy of Fernando.

Relaxing after the job is done.

More adventures of Arctek Purple.

Setting up in St. Louis, MO.

Sun star in St. Louis, MO.

Satellite deployed in Birmingham, Alabama.

Stuck inside Purple during a downpour.

College band in Grand Rapids, Michigan (courtesy Fernando).

Last picture with Purple.

Goodbye, Purple.

Epilog.

Fernando recently drove Purple to North Carolina for repairs, and flew home.  We're now waiting to hear about permanent employment with this company; meanwhile, we're exploring new sources of income.  (The continuing story is over on our family blog, if you care to click on over; here is the most recent post with all the details!)


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

Visit my website
Stop by my family blog
Follow me on Facebook

Weekly Header Challenge -- Spanish Design

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Fishing Guy 

Kathy 

Imac 

Lew

I'm joining the group above for this weekly challenge.

Visit the other participants' blogs to see their entries!

Theme ~ Spanish Design

This week's theme was chosen at random--which we do every six weeks or so.  The only--and I mean only--thing I could come up with for the theme was paella.  It's Spanish.  There you go.  On my header image, I even signed my name Cristina, in the Spanish fashion.  I could've written this post in Spanish, too, but I don't think that would help.

We had paella for the first time at our local farmers market; they hold a festival as part of the market and tons of one-time vendors participate.  Fernando and I went with Thomas, our youngest.  The paella was really good, and the three of us split it.

Here's the full, uncropped image I used for my header.

The only reason I used the above image, and not this one below, is because of the horizontal orientation.  And again, there you go!

Spanish paella.

Yep, that's it!  See you all next week!!


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

Visit my website
Stop by my family blog
Follow me on Facebook

Weekly Header Challenge -- Looking Down

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Fishing Guy 

Kathy 

Imac 

Lew

I'm joining the group above for this weekly challenge.

Visit the other participants' blogs to see their entries!

Theme ~ Looking Down

Chosen by Tom.

I smiled when I read the theme for this week, because it reminded me of a line from the movie Winnie the Pooh.  Pooh is walking along with Piglet, explaining that "jag-u-lars call out 'Halloooooo!' and when you look up, they drop on you."  Piglet responds, "I'm looking d-down, P-p-p-pooh!"  Since our family is well-versed in movie lines, we are fond of often quoting Piglet's line.

Here is the image I chose for my header.  I took this just a couple days ago; I arranged everything on my pretty china and placed it on the floor.  I used my macro lens to capture the "looking down" shot.

Oolong tea, Irish soda bread, honey-cinnamon butter.

On to the rest of my picks for Looking Down!!

I've been traveling/working alongside Fernando for a few months, so I've had some great opportunities for taking interesting pictures outside my normal routine.  Some of them are featured below.  Enjoy!

End of February, Akron, OH hotel room, looking down out of the window.

I love the diagonal lines formed with the sidewalk and the cars.  I don't like the snow.

Looking down into the lobby from our hotel in Bowling Green, KY.

Early morning Bible reading, with a cup of English breakfast tea.

Looking down at my bowl of tortellini & spinach soup, a family favorite.

All the nature images were taken at the Morton Arboretum a few weeks ago on a very chilly afternoon.

Tree roots along Lake Marmo, at the Morton Arboretum.

Water drain hole on Lake Marmo.

I've been fermenting vegetables!

Forest floor, west side, Morton Arboretum.

Daffodils getting ready to bloom!

Scilla or other ground cover.

I saved my favorite image for last.  I was standing on a little footbridge, and shot down looking into the brook below.  There were little orange buds from the tree, plus a few leaves, floating on the water.  The reflection of the tree branches is there, too, making this a beautiful abstract image.  It looks autumn-like with the orange color.  I just love this shot!

Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

Visit my website
Stop by my family blog
Follow me on Facebook