Weekly Header Challenge -- Railroad

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

Fishing Guy 

Katney 

Imac 

Lew

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Theme ~ Railroad

Chosen by Tom.

Due to some major events--or rather, decisions--in our life yesterday and today, I've neglected my Headbanger friends...again.  I'm so sorry!  Here is my one railroad picture for this week's theme:

It was a great moment in a great week, that Thanksgiving week that Jacob came home from college by train.  We hadn't seen him in two months!  Of course, shortly after he was home, he and Thomas were wrestling in the dining room and he pushed Thomas' rear end through the dining room window.  But we were so glad to have him home!


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Christine

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Weekly Header Challenge -- Finished!

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"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

Fishing Guy 

Katney 

Imac 

Lew

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Theme ~ Finished!

Chosen by Kathy.

I feel so much better prepared for the Weekly Header Challenge this week!  Even though our family is experiencing multiple difficulties and challenges, I think I found a great photo to illustrate Kathy's theme for this week.  Here is is, in full format:

The game is finished and both teams celebrate together!

The Crusaders (our home team, in blue) played the Illinois School for the Deaf (the Tigers), and won a hard-fought game.  Both teams played with great heart, which was exhibited at game's end when both teams gathered for a pep talk by the Crusaders' head coach.  Then, all the players held up their helmets and celebrated together--the game is finished!  What a great show of sportsmanship.

Here's another shot from a wider angle, though I love the close-up with the camaraderie between the players.

Other things that are finished...

My garlic-lemon-rosemary chicken roaster is finished.  (It was delicious.)

Finished kebabs from the grill.  And finished in minutes by my hungry guys!

Thomas' baptism!  Old life finished--no looking back after this public declaration of faith in Jesus.

The tomatoes are finished--in cans as sauce.

Danny's haircut is finished.  He paid me for this one.

Alpha Omega math team finished 5th in state at the state finals tournament!

Jacob finished college!

If I play this game, I'm finished.  ;)

The finish of a summer day.

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Christine

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Weekly Header Challenge - E Pluribus Unum

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"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

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Theme ~ E Pluribus Unum

Chosen by me.  :)

First, I apologize for my late posts!  Things have been busy since Danny started back to UIC, with car schedules, train schedules, school schedules, and a host of other issues that have recently cropped up.  I wish I could take more time to work on these posts, but my creative mind is rather shot right now--and it's my own theme, too!  I just sigh and tell myself to everything there is a season...

My header image is the second one below, of a one-mile run held before the Labor Day parade a few days ago in Naperville.  Out of many runners, one race.  I wanted to stay recent with the images I chose, and since I literally just uploaded these, I chose them.  Enjoy the race!
 

The pace car--er, motorcycle.  :)

My header image.

Friends race--I love that the young girls are running!

Another friend's daughter.

That's it for this week!


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Christine

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Weekly Header Challenge - Photo to Portray a Film

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"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

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Imac 

Lew

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Theme ~ Photo to Portray a Film

Chosen by Mac.

Well, isn't this week's theme fun?  Although we do watch our share of movies, I'm always stumped to name them.  So I had Fernando shout out some classic or favorite movies, and I tried to see if I could come up with a photo to portray what he shouted out.  Since my header shot is a recent one, I figured I'd use that one.  Here it is in full, with its movie title:

Field of Dreams

starring Kevin Costner

July 2 -- Sox win!!

Here are some more I came up with...

Apollo 13

starring Tom Hanks

This is the actual Apollo 13 module!

Waterworld

starring Kevin Costner

Gone with the Wind

starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh

Fernando's grill after a bad thunderstorm.

Heat

starring Al Pacino

Pickled jalapenos -- canned in my kitchen.

And, one more suggested by my husband, the movie buff:

Bad Boys

starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence

Guys looking tough--the H. Family guys and my guys.  :)

Hope you enjoy these!  I can't wait to see your creativity!!


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Christine

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Weekly Header Challenge -- Bird

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

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Lew

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Theme ~ Bird

Chosen by Craver.

Since I kept thinking Monday was Thursday, and Tuesday was Wednesday, suffice it to say I have no idea what day it is!  Other than--it is Header Challenge Day!  And I'm late posting!!  Here are my images of birds, all of which I took on my week-long surprise trip to the Adirondacks in upstate New York.

Seagull, Winter (Military) Bay, Lake Bonaparte.

Eagles nesting on beacon, 1000 Islands, Alexandria Bay, New York.

Seagull at Boldt Castle, Heart Island, St. Lawrence River.

This is a series of cormorants I spied as I was trying to shoot some kids tubing on the lake.

Turkey vulture at Winter Bay, Lake Bonaparte.

My favorite bird on the lake, the loon, was elusive the whole time I was up there.  On the last day, we were out on the boat and I spotted him.  I didn't have time to switch lenses, so I used my 55-104mm f/4L and zoomed in as close as I could, then cropped a bit too.

Thanks, and sorry I'm late this week!  Off to visit your blogs!!


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Christine

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Weekly Header Challenge - Carnival

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Craver VII 

Fishing Guy 

Katney 

Imac 

Lew

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Theme ~ Carnival

Chosen by Lew.

I do not have any pictures from a carnival.  I haven't been to a carnival in years and years.  :/

So, this will have to suffice.  Last week, our city's weekly farmers market became a festival!  The usual farmers market expanded to include all sorts of booths, many representing local restaurants, and it became, officially:

Taste of Bolingbrook

Yes, it wants to be Taste of Chicago--that famous food festival drawing tens of thousands.  But this isn't too shabby, drawing upwards of 30,000 people.  Or at least that's what I heard the estimates to be.  For the weekly farmers market, they normally close off two blocks in this open-air Promenade; for this special festival, they made the top and bottom of the letter "I" with the extra booths.

Here is the full image of my header, which pretty much sums it up at either end of the street:

No rides, no hoopla, just a fun time with Fernando and our youngest, Thomas.  Enjoy the pics!

Famous Daves' free food!

I spotted my neighbor at the cupcake stand!

I had to take several pic's at this booth -- Cali Girl Cupcakes.  (The brownie was incredible.)

My favorite produce booth.

More food.

Mongo and I!!  (He's from BD's Mongolian BBQ, a great restaurant.)

Although it's not a carnival, we had just as much fun!  And we went home with some fresh produce and a few treats as a splurge.


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Christine

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