Happy Halloween!

The witches fly
Across the sky,
The owls go, "Who? Who? Who?"
The black cats yowl
And green ghosts howl,
"Scary Halloween to you!"

~Nina Willis Walter

nothing butt Badonkadonk!

"It's so hard not to stare

At that honky tonk badonkadonk

Keepin' perfect rhythm

Make ya wanna swing along"

"Now Honey, you can't blame her

For what her mama gave her

It ain't right to hate her

For workin' that money-maker"

"You think you fell in love

Boys, you better keep your distance

You can look but you can't touch

That honkey tonk badonkadonk"

I'm chuckling as I post these lyrics....

thanks, Trace Adkins, I'm not sure

you meant as ass like mine--

*grin*

Photographs

when life is
stressful,
its easy to
set aside all the
worries of the day
and lose myself in
taking pictures.

whether they're

pictures of me

or for me,

of nature

or people

"When words become unclear, 

I shall focus with photographs.  

When images become inadequate, 

I shall be content with silence."

~Ansel Adams

There are always 

two people in every picture:  

the photographer and the viewer.  

~Ansel Adams

( Just a little experimentation using household items as filters.
this was a small antique pyrex bowl. silly me. )

Thanks!

a great big
Thank You!
for all the
extra traffic here
this week .....

hope you're enjoying
what I've been sharing.

Feel free to drop me
a line or two ....  :)

~Gal

Desert Walk

"When I admire
the wonder of a sunset,
or the beauty of the moon,
my soul expands
in worship of the Creator."
~Mahatma Gandhi

I took a walk today

near sunset

in the mountains nearby

just to feed my soul

We Went Blue!

-♥-♥-♥-

Your feet

will bring you

to where your

heart is 

~Irish Proverb

 

-♥-♥-♥-

 

Make your feet 

your friend.  

~J.M. Barrie

 

-♥-♥-♥-

When my granddaughter visits, 

there's no knowing what will happen.... 

Blue toenails even! (we like to match!)

Relax.x.x.x.

How beautiful it is 

to do nothing, 

and then 

to rest afterward.

  ~Spanish Proverb

Give your stress wings 

and let it fly away. 

~Terri Guillemets

Smile, 
breathe, 
and go slowly"
Thich Nhat Hanh

 When life gets hectic,

one of the things I do to relax

is take photos, play with edits.

Hope you enjoy!

(A special note of thanks for the help with the edits!)

bed time

 Accomplishing the impossible means only that 

the boss will add it to your regular duties.  ~Doug Larson

 It's bedtime .... and this weekend, I worked 19 out of 36 hours on a special project.  Which is why I chuckled when I read the quote by Doug Larson.  Some things are just too true these days.  And while its always nice to be recognized for what you do or know, it can also come back and bite you later!!  Even though work is a necessity for most of us, Lee Iacocca once said: "What is it that you like doing?  If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it."  With that in mind, I like my job 95% of the time.  That other 5% though..... *grrr*grumble*grrr*cuss*grrrrr*   

Sleep well, dream better, readers :)

When you work a half day
like I did today....
12 hours!
all you want when you
come home
is to slip into your
fuzzy white slippers......

and your favorite

red plaid

flannel blankie.....

to just hide in a corner
where no one will talk
to you
or need anything

and when its time
to curl up and
get some rest,
your blanket is warm
and cozy,
and so are you.

May tomorrow be
a better, and shorter, day!

kiss it... !

Ever have one of
those days where
you just want to say
to the world .... .

"Hey, KISS MY ASS!"

            *grins*

Sometimes work can be
a really lousy place to
spend 40 hours a week.

It's been a
busy, crazy
topsy-turvy
week for me. 
Hoping to be more
on track next week again!
Thanks for stopping by :)

Love... or not?

"He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not"

"Älskar... älskar inte" (Swedish)

"Me ama... no me ama" (Spanish)

It's a game of French origin,

where one pulls the petals

off a daisy while repeating the verse

in which one person
seeks to determine 

whether the object of their affection 

returns that affection or not.

While that may be a silly game 

girls play from time to time, 

when I was out and about this week,

I saw these daisies and snapped a picture.  

For some reason, daisies always make me think .....

"he loves me.... he loves me not...."  

Silhouettes

Sorry i haven't posted for a while...

Life has gotten in the way of

doing the things i enjoy.

but when i am a silhouette
i have no fear
i can love you from here
 

when i am a silhouette
i can give myself to you
and you'd never see through

~Catie Curtis song

By special request....

sorry it wasn't lighter

or in color

maybe i'll brave that

another time :)

High Heels

I bought new shoes
(no, don't say again?!?! haha)

had to try them on,

slip into stockings,

tie them up,

and take a few pix, of course!

High heels were invented
by a woman who
had been kissed on the forehead.
~Christopher Morley











 
I don't know who
invented high heels,
but all women owe him a lot.
~Marilyn Monroe













Whether invented
by a man or woman,
high heels make a gal
feel special!

Pillow Talk, anyone?

Day is done. 
Darkness is 
falling everywhere, 
and little ones 
are getting sleepy....

so are the big ones, too!

It was a busy weekend, 
and I'm ready to 
settle in
with a good movie, 
maybe a classic, 
like Pillow Talk!
Care to join me??

The Right Light

In the right light, 

at the right time, 

everything is extraordinary.

  ~Aaron Rose

 



Beware lest you lose 
the substance 
by grasping 
at the shadow. 
~Aesop

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

All about Boobs

Breast Cancer Awareness Month... 

a good time to make the next few posts....

specialized! 

“A lot of guys think the larger a woman's breasts are, 

the less intelligent she is. 

I don't think it works like that. 

I think it's the opposite. 

I think the larger a woman's breasts are, 

the less intelligent men become.”

~Anita Wise

Think Pink!

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

and everywhere you look, you see pink!

A perfect time of year, and reminder,

to get my own mammogram done.

 

In case you've never seen it done before,

my tech was gracious enough to allow me

to snap a couple of pictures. 

Early detection is important - 

make sure the ladies in your life

are up to date on their mammograms!

(This post dedicated to Julie -- "one step... one day... repeat!" Love you!)

a single candle

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, 

and the life of the candle will not be shortened. 

Happiness never decreases by being shared.

~~Buddha

It's evening time, and the weather has begun to turn.
Shorter daylight hours makes it feel like there are
fewer hours in which to get things done.
Today was one of those days where things
you never want to do... have to get done.
Mine?  Was the dentist.  Yick.
Here it is evening time,
and I'm in my nightgown,
ready for bed.
*yawn*
May all your dreams be naughty!

Black and White (again you say?)

Repose

Working on light and shadow

This was an accidental shot
but I liked how it caught the strands of hair

The hazards of self portraits
and self timers
can sometimes give you oddities like this:

and it makes you wonder:

What in the world was I trying to do?

~giggles~

Pampered Toes

there's nothing better

on a Sunday afternoon

than a little bit

of pampering

for the feet.

A good lotion,

a nice massage,

fingers squishing

between the toes

Time for a bit

of color

this is

green "Envy"

And there

we have it...

purtiful toes!