#photoadaymay – something sweet

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Tara Jo

Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies.. they are so tasty  🙂  i love them, but have to be careful, when they are in the house i will eat them all very quickly (often for breakfast with my coffee).

Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

hope

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Tara Jo

Friday Fictioneer

She saw the sign and decided to apply.  Thinking as she filled in the blanks… no experience, no references, no chance. She waited for the call knowing what the answer would be but tried to keep her spirits up for their sake at least. Another day with no call, not a surprise, they probably didn’t read past her age and lack of job history. Finally a call, she answers with a weary voice ready for the rejection. Surprise!  An offer was given, finally now, food on the table for all of them, no more growling tummies at bed time.  Hope.

http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/moths-at-the-drive-through/ to see more photo prompt fiction!

Posted in friday fictioneers, photography | Leave a comment

#photoadaymay – pink

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Tara Jo

when we moved into this house, there were flowers everywhere, one of my favorites is the geraniums of many colors in the front and back yards.  i am not a huge fan of pink, usually avoiding it if possible, but i do love these geraniums.

if you would like more information on participating in FatMumSlim’s photo a day challenges jump on over here and join the fun

Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#photoadaymay – snack

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Tara Jo

i love snacks 🙂 i especially love snacks that have a healthy element and a junk food element 🙂 i had a get together  with some friends to watch Downton Abbey Season 2, it was a marathon session starting at 11am and going on until around 9pm.  we got through the whole season and the Christmas episode.  Now we just have to wait until January for season 3…  but anyway.. this was my snack using some of the leftovers from that gathering.  Dill Pickle Pringles are truly proof there is a higher power and he wants me to have tasty snacks 🙂

and for the record, this is a proper snack..

if you would like more information on participating in FatMumSlim’s photo a day challenges jump on over here and join the fun

Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#photoadaymay – grass 5/14/2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Tara Jo

Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Mothers Day! #photoadaymay

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Tara Jo

Happy Mothers Day to my mom, over at Oldentimes.wordpress.com. she raised me up, taught me right from wrong, then at some point had to cross her fingers she had done it all right and stand back and let me make my own choices.  hopefully, i have made more good choices than bad, and she is as proud of me as i am to be her daughter.

i took this picture when she was out to visit me in california last spring.  hopefully she can come back soon, cause we have a lot more trouble we can get into 🙂

Posted in family, memories, photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

thank goodness for moonlight

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Tara Jo

Friday Fictioneer

Wrapped like a mummy, nothing visible but a nose. Rustling sounds outside keep us awake.  We know it is nothing dangerous, a chipmunk or squirrel, but the sounds are foreign, just enough to keep us alert. Time passes, a few whispers, a few giggles, a shush from the next tent over.  The cold seeps in the tent flap, we scoot together to stay warm. Oh no! The cold… We have had too much soda as we reveled in the freedom of the first long summer camping trip of the year.  Thank goodness the moon lights our way into the trees.

http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/moon-and-sky/ to see more photo prompt fiction!


Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#photoadayapril 4/29/1012 – circle

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Tara Jo

A circle of sorts, the old sawmill blade spinning as it chews through a log.  this was taken at an old manual sawmill in the Missouri Ozarks… i spent an hour or so there on a cold February day with the snow spitting.  it was a fascinating process to watch especially in these days of automation and computer guided machinery.

one man rolls the log over and lines it up using just his eyes and years of practice, starts up the saw and sends it through.  men at the other end take whatever comes off and sort it into the right pile, sometimes manually shaving some bark off here and there.

it was really an interesting thing to watch, maybe some day i will visit them again.

Posted in photography | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

#photoadayapril 4/27/2012 – somewhere you went

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Tara Jo

Comic Con , i got to meet Dean Koontz, the writer of one of my series… The Odd Thomas Books

Posted in photography | Leave a comment

a memory of a fence, post

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Tara Jo

I remember this as a gate to be opened and closed if you wanted to go past our barn.  More often than not it was just climbed over, unless we were hauling trash to the dump.  Funny now that taking the trash out means rolling the bins to the street, it is a hated chore. I remember when we fought to load the truck and drive down the road. A passenger had to open the gate; no driver would ever stoop so low. Once there it was fun to throw the bags farthest down the hill into the family dump.

Posted in friday fictioneers, memories | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments