Focus On Life 2014 - Week 13 - Eye Level

Well this weeks challenge was one of the easiest for me.  I have a window that I look out of all the time to watch the birds and squirrels play in my yard. I have a bird feeder that the squirrels just love to try and climb and get around the baffle I have there to deter them.   It is funny to watch.  Then the birds I have come to the feeder, I have Bluejays, Cardinals, sparrows, doves, Redbellied wood peckers, american goldfinch, black crested titmouse, black capped chickadee,warblers,brown thrashers, and I have seen hummingbirds in my garden.  I also get crows, and ibis in the yard on occasion.  So it can be quite a site out of my window.  Some days it seems like they are lining up at the feeder.  It is funny as there is a pecking order....if the woodpecker is there he is first on the totem pole, then the bluejays and cardinals, then the smaller birds....it is really fun to watch.  Sometime the crows and the squirrels get into little matches to see who can grab what from the squirrel feeder I have around the tree on the ground....lol...

For more great sights head over to the links below..

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Focus on Life - Week 12 - Expressions

Well...since I have been working I haven't had as much time to get out and get some really good pictures, and even though I work at Walmart...................I don't think they would like me taking pictures....SOOOOO...I hit up my friends and family on Facebook and added some from my stash.  They are my kids, grandkids, nephew and his wife( with mouth piercing), daughter in law, soon to be son in law and his mom....and well just quite the collection......lol....enjoy! And while you are at it check out the others listed below....(good thing we don't have webcams..................)

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Focus On Life 2014 - Week 10 & 11 - Checking Out

Well....I don't know where the days have gone...but they were meandering by...now they are RUNNING by and I am having a time keeping up.  Plus last week I had to cover extra shifts since my boss had to be out of town for a funeral.  So by the time I got home, rest was the only thing on my mind.

But for week 10, THE BIG PICTURE, I am showing the tree across the street from me that I watch move through the seasons. It was a foggy morning here, hence, the "veil". I really enjoy watching this tree as I see it from my kitchen window and I love watching it bloom in spring, then full growth during the summer, the losing of the leaves in fall, and the stark branches in winter.  If I were to get close you would be able to see the tiny leaves and such starting to grow.

For week 11 - BEAUTY ALL AROUND, I didn't really have anything current that was beautiful as in a sunset and such. But I had taken a picture of this sign that is close to my house. I see it just about every time I leave the house and turn west on the main street.  I know it isn't awe inspiring in beauty, but it does always catch my eye and it does make me 'THINK'!

I hope you have enjoyed my catching up and getting my "beauty" posted. For more beauty check out the links below.  And hopefully, I can keep on track.  Or at least I will always "think" about it!

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Focus On Life - Week 9: Macro Photo

Well, another month is here....I guess time is marching on....(no pun intended...heheheheh).  Anyway, here in Fl we are starting to see a bit of spring, my nose and eyes can attest to that fact.  Had to get some stronger Allergy med.............but Sally has asked for us to get up close and personal with the outside...not a problem with me, most of my pictures are of outside, if not of jewelry.  So here is my offering for this weeks challenge!

I have this hibiscus plant right out side my kitchen window and it has produced ALL winter long and still is.  I love looking out and seeing 2 or 3 flowers bouncing around in the wind. I could have gotten closer, but you would not have seen it in all its glory.

For more great Macro's check out the links below.

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Focus On Life - Week 8: Cabin Fever - Capture Color

Color....not this week here....been rainy the past couple of days....did have a couple days of sunshine...but nothing is really blooming yet....so I decided to pull from last spring and throw out some colors....a couple I played with in Picasa and changed the colors around....but they are bright and cheery and I know so many of us need that right now with all the bad weather we have had to endure...

So I give you my offering of color:

For more great shots of color visit the links below....til next week....

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Focus on Life 2014 - Week 7 - Cabin Fever - Collage of Love

Well, I missed last week...I didn't think it would be so hard, but it was the 1st anniversary of my mothers passing. In fact I missed the same week in 2013. But I made it through...they say the first is always the hardest...and it was. I know time heals so I will be patient.

But this week is all about love.  I did a collage of the ones I love that are still here.  My husband (front and center), my children, ( the girl with red hair at top, and the guys on the right and bottom) my daughter in law pictured with my son on the bottom and my two granddaughters...(left side of pic).  My husband and I are going out for breakfast this morning to celebrate Valentines as I was feeling bad yesterday.  Fighting a cold or sinuses...not sure which...though the pollen here in Fl is outrageous....my car is covered in it even after raining last night.

Anyway....I hope everyone else had a good Valentines and had lots of love.  With all the cold weather I am sure there was some snuggling to keep warm. So spread those love vibes.

For more loving...check out the links below and until next week....Hugs and Kisses!!!!!

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Focus On Life 2014 - Week 5 - Cabin Fever

While I know what cabin fever is...I can say....I haven't had it THIS week.... I work for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service here in my little corner of the world in Florida and I have been hopping.  I am off today and hope to get around to the different blogs. (And as a side note......id theft is on the rise.....even if you don't usually file taxes or are not getting anything back...file!  This way thieves cannot get hold of your identity as easily.  We are getting warning from our corporate office to check, check, check people's ID to make sure who is filing is who is on the paperwork.  Better to be safe than sorry!!!!!)

BUT...of course we haven't had any snow or frigid weather like I have seen on the TV and in the posts from family and friends I have scattered around the US.  While I like snow....I will say I am glad I am in Florida right now.

But even in Florida we get cold temps...and with it FOG. Fog can be dense and ugly to drive in but I took Sally's advice and just stepped out my front door and snapped some pictures.  There are ones looking through the screens where the water is "running" down the screen, I have one where you can see what look like little white caps in the yard, but they are spider webs with dew. Then close up of my plants, "green" that are wet from the fog, and then some long range views showing the fog.  The one with the tree by its self is a tree across the street from me.

So while we don't have snow...we have do have fog and I hope you enjoyed my little show from my part of the world....for more great shots, check out the links below.

And tell next time.....click, click, click...that camera!