Scavenger Hunt Sunday Photo Challenge - July 31, 2011

This weeks hunt:

1. Walking Empty Streets

The Neighbourhood

2. Repeating Patterns

and

3. Floor

Killing two birds with one stone.

My kitchen floor (3.) has

a repeating pattern (2,)

4. Then and Now

On the left, me with my youngest daughter on her first birthday,

On the right, yesterday; now she is 5 1/2.

#214/365

5. Fingertips

This is where you will find my fingertips for

a large part of each day.

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July 30/ #211 Celebrating

Celebrating today:

Fifteen Years Cancer Free

and

Twenty-Nine Year Wedding Anniversary

On Facebook, it was suggested to paint your

toenails pink in support of cancer patients.

What a great way to celebrate

15 years of NO MORE cancer!

July 29/ #210 Baby Pears

The beginning of pears on the trees. Unfortunately,

the squirrels always seem to eat them before we do.

July 28/ #209 Croquet anyone?

cro quet [ kro - kay ]

noun

"a game played on a lawn, in which coloured

wooden balls are driven through a series

of wickets by means of mallets"

July 27/ #208 Bird Houses

Two of the many bird houses that we have on our Hydro Pole.

July 26/#207 Repair

Question: How many people does it

take to make a small bicycle repair?

Answer: All of them

Letter Photo Challenge/Week 9/ "I"

I is for ICE

I am a little late getting to the party so

I will just jump in at week nine.

See more letter "I" interpretations here:

Barn Charm Challenge -July 25/ #206

A man's barn bespoke his worth as a man.It expressed his earthly aspirations andsymbolized the substanceof his legacy to his children."Bill N. Lacy

Ontario. Canada

July 24/ #205 Play Fort

My husband built this so many years ago, that we have kind of stopped

seeing it, if you know what I mean. It just sits quietly in

the back corner of our yard, We had

some kids over this week who had never

been to our house before and they reminded us

how "cool" it is.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Photo Challenge - July 24, 2011

Scavenger Hunt Time Again:

Here is this week's

1. Music to my Ears

The wind chimes in my backyard are music to my ears on a breezy day.

2. Hat

I have learned from my two youngest girls that

you can make hats and costumes out of anything - even

baby blankets.

3. Clear

Ahh! Clear blue water on a hot day.

There is nothing better.

4. Out of this World

When kids come to play, they think our

play fort is "out of this world".

#205/365

5. Sprinkles

When my daughter is in the pool, she likes to

shake her wet hair and "sprinkle" everyone.

See other peoples interpretations of the same prompts here:

July 23/ #204 My Morning Coffee Spot

July 22/ #203 HEAT WAVE

Today's weather.

When I took this this afternoon, it was 37 degrees Celsius, that's 99 Fahrenheit.

Notice where it says, "Feels like 50" - that is 122 Fahrenheit

Who says Canada is always cold?

There is not much snow to be found at 122 degrees.

July 21/ #202 Dog Days of Summer 2011

Anticipation

Who will fetch the ball first?

July 20/ #201 Side Entry

This is the side entrance to my home.

Which do you think looks best?

Black and White or Colour?

July 19/ #200 Swim

Aww aren't they sweet?
The only way to spend a hot day is in the water.

This picture doesn't show how they were fighting with each other all day.

Barn Charm Challenge -July 18

#199/365

Two Ontario. Canada barns

in a corn field.

More barns here:

Scavenger Hunt Sunday Photo Challenge - July 17, 2011

Here are my interpretations for this week's Scavenger Hunt:

1. Black and White

2. Reflections in Glass

This one is from a few months ago. I like how the jacks,

as well as the flowers, reflect in the glass table

3. Headlights

The headlight on our minivan has had a very

attractive piece of red tape on it ever since the lawn

mower ran into and broke it. It makes it easy to

know which one is ours in the parking lot.

4. Seeing Double

Two tubes in the pool waiting to be played with.

#198/365

5. Bare

This ash tree in our yard has been killed and

left bare by an ash borer.

See more here:

July 16/ #197 Flip Flop Days

July 15/ #196 Poison Ivy

Every time we think it is finally gone,

this patch of poison ivy seems to continue to grow.

Just keepin it real.

July 14/ #195 Gate

These flowers hang on my gate and are the

first thing you see when you come to visit

me in my backyard.

July 13/ #194 Lonely Trike

I think it looks lonelier in black and white

July 12/ #193 A Couple of Monkeys on the Bars

My two youngest on the Monkey Bars that my husband

built from the bottom of an old bunk bed.

Barn Charm Challenge -July 11

Daily Photo #192/365

Ontario, Canada

It looks like this was a nice barn cluster at

one time; now a little worse for wear.

To see lots of cool barns, go here: