Barn Charm....The First....

I've been 'lurking' over at
Bluff Area Daily
for Trisha's Barn Charm.
This week...I decided to join in.

The first week in December, we went to Kansas to visit our daughter.
Both grandkids at that house, have a birthday the same week.

Right on the highway to their town, we passed this farm.
There are LOTS of farms up there.

There was a reason to stop and take a photo.
TWO old gray barns.  AND, a great old truck.

The day was gray and chilly.  So, the photos came out that way, too.

And, I could be wrong.  But, I don't think they use this truck much.

Thanks for letting me play along on Barn Charm.

Be sure to visit Trisha at


to see more charming barns.

Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

2012 Review....Some Favorites...

Recently, over at my main blog,

Patchwork Garden 

 I joined some of my favorite garden bloggers,

 who were reviewing some of their favorite photos from

2012.

Les, at A Tidewater Gardener, started this meme last year.

Since this is my 'Photo Blog', I'm reviewing them here, too. 

I'm going to try to focus more on my photography this year.  We'll see how that works out.

I have to say....it's hard picking favorites.  I took a LOT of photos last year.

A good many didn't get published.  

So...I picked a dozen of my favorite ones that were published.

I liked three of these enough to put them in the new Patchwork Garden header.

Water over the low water crossing @ Cypress Creek, close to our house.

Wine corks, used as mulch.

The birdbath in the redone Island Bed.

We did some travel this year.  Some I've posted about, some I haven't, yet.

Joshua Tree National Park was one of my favorites.

I have a lot of photos of the ever present deer.  This was one of my favorites.

We have this Axis Deer doe in the neighborhood.

Mr P saw a buck crossing the road once.  But, that was about five miles away.  

They're pretty. But, research tells me they eat EVERYTHING!  Even more than our resident deer.

I picked out a couple favorite Bloomday photos

 Mexican Flame Vine

Hyacinth Bean.

And, birds.

Chickadee

A Cardinal, playing in the sprinkler.

We finally found the right tomatoes.  I was pleased with the good harvests I got....

even if it's a battle to get them.

And, last, but not least...this beautiful sky.

We get some wonderful morning light, around here.

So, there you have a few of my favorites.  Hope you enjoyed the walk down memory land.

Do you have favorites?

 Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

Texture Tuesday...A Cuppa...

Texture Tuesday is back.

Kim challenged us to submit a photo of a favorite cup, edited with one of her textures.

It's cold and cloudy, here in Central Texas.

Well....cold for here.

A nice mug of hot coffee and a couple meringue cookies seemed just right.

I did a watercolor filter in PSE 9.  

Then I added two layers of Kim's 'Reentry' and a layer of 'Burnt Edges'.

It's a little dark.  But, I think I like it.

Be sure to click on the link below, to see more.

Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

2013!!!...

Merry Christmas...2012

~~Linda~~

Giving Thanks...

(textured with Kim Klassen 'Kristin' and 'Leslie')


Hoping for the happiest of Thanksgivings for everyone.

~~Linda~~

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