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Sep 30 2009

Monochrome Weekly ~ Reflections from the Past

ShareOn Sunday my husband Eddie and I once again went on one of our road trips where we eat lunch at a new or different restaurant and then visit a few towns in Texas while I take photos. I’ll share those photos in another post in a week or so but for now I wanted...

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Sep 29 2009

Ruby Tuesday ~ My Town

ShareGood morning, Ruby Tuesday! This week I decided to drive around my town (not my home town where I was born but my town where I live and have lived for oh, about 32 years) and look for a few Ruby Tuesday subjects. My town is Weatherford, Texas. The first thing I noticed (well I...

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Sep 23 2009

Monochrome Weekly~ Zebra!

ShareRemember when photos were ONLY in black and white? And then Kodachrome entered the scene and changed our world. Color is beautiful but so is black and white. I love converting some of my images into various shades of black and white. Now I know it may seem odd to convert a photo of a...

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Sep 22 2009

Ruby Tuesday ~ In My Own Front Yard

ShareThis week I decided to see what I could find in my own front yard to photograph for Ruby Tuesday. Surprisingly there were several lovely red subjects! If you’d like to find out more about Ruby Tuesday and/or join in on the fun, click on the Ruby Tuesday button/photo on the left. And now, on...

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HeidiSeptember 22, 2009 - 4:43 am

What lovely plants you have in your front yard. My coleous (sp?) didn't do so well. It stayed rather small and disappointing this year.
I LOVE your berry shots, they are gorgeous! Very nice post for this week!
If you'd like to stop by my blog I'm at Cake Crumbs.

JimSeptember 22, 2009 - 5:21 am

Hi Neighbor, your yard has to be pretty (and large??) to have
all these nice plants and fowers. Today is the first day
of Fall but down here in the Houston area things will only
cool off very gradually for a bit.
Happy Ruby Tuesday. Sandy, I hope to see you back on Tuesdays
again. This winter should be less hectic for me.

LeoraSeptember 22, 2009 - 5:39 am

Your coleus photos are so lovely. So rich, each one. Is that some kind of red salvia? Thanks for sharing your garden.

Stephanie VSeptember 22, 2009 - 5:59 am

I really like coleus. It always surprises me to see the reds and green on the same leaves. And your red berries are so pretty. Red berries mean fall is here – to me, anyway.
Thanks for the visit.

CarlettaSeptember 22, 2009 - 6:22 am

Lovely coleus images! I love their varigated leaves.
The berries are wonderful too – lovely compositions in your shots.

I enjoyed scrolling down and browsing your blog. It's lovely!

felisolSeptember 22, 2009 - 6:32 am

The coleus plant is just gorgeous.
I had it for an indoor plant for years. It was easy to make cuttings from, just place a leaf in a glass of water for a week or two. I also remember the tiny pale blue blossoms. Somehow the leaves were the beauty of the plant. Where or when they disappeared I do not know.
Nice meeting them again in a Texan outdoor garden.
From Felisol

Auntie ESeptember 22, 2009 - 10:05 am

Your Coleus' are so beautiful. I have seen them so big in Chicago. I think that is the only place I have seen them large. Great photos. Happy RT

ilanadavitaSeptember 22, 2009 - 12:17 pm

Beautiful leaves and berries.

AubreySeptember 22, 2009 - 12:29 pm

As always, gorgeous!!

ReginaSeptember 22, 2009 - 1:37 pm

Beautiful shots!

MimiSeptember 22, 2009 - 1:43 pm

Hi Sandy, your plant photos are lovely,interesting that we both have lots of leaves today for RT.

Robin from IsraelSeptember 22, 2009 - 1:50 pm

Beautiful reds, especially that coleus.

StineSeptember 22, 2009 - 1:58 pm

The coleus look great! Texas must agree with them…and I would have thought it would be too hot.

JunieSeptember 22, 2009 - 3:39 pm

Very pretty reds you have in your post!

Love the Coleus. That's one of the first plants I had when my husband and I were first married and had our first little house in Miami! Yours make me want to have some of them again!

Junie

yolandaSeptember 22, 2009 - 3:41 pm

You capture the color beautifully. Love the photos.

yogiSeptember 22, 2009 - 3:50 pm

Great photographs. I miss the warm winter days from when I lived there.

DimpleSeptember 22, 2009 - 4:27 pm

Hi Sandy
These are great shots, I like the unknown flower best. It looks familiar somehow.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sep 21 2009

Mellow Yellow Monday ~ a Bike, a Cow and some Wildflowers

ShareLooks like it’s going to be a very nice Monday here in Texas. Officially the last day of summer on the calendar. I think the weather station said maybe our temps would reach 90 degrees. Not bad, not bad at all. Yes, I realize that for those of you who live anywhere north of Texas...