Closed Door

For the last couple of months that my son has been home, it was a habit of mine to check to see if his bedroom door was closed in the morning. But today, I realized that I don't have to do that anymore, at least not until he comes home from college in May....

photo Bo-Kaap, South Africa 2010

"From the Ordinary to the Extra-Ordinary"

Bloomingdale Park District Museum has Juried photo exhibition every year. I always try to enter and this year I have three photographs accepted (Maximum allowed) so I am really excited... I hope you can stop by and see many of the wonderful photographs. We won't know until the night of the reception that who's work has won an award... good luck to everyone....

A horse and a kitty love

Every once in a while you come across a photograph that says "Ahhh....." this is one of them. I love that the horse has he's eye closed, and you can practically hear the kitty's purrrrr...... Credit goes to "Paula"

The Year of the Rabbit - 2011

The year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese calender does not start until Feb.3rd, but in Japan it starts with the calender year of Jan. 1st. So even though some of you may not recognize it I would like to honor my heritage and will start the new year with the bunny. It is said that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are reasonably friendly individuals who enjoy the company of a group of good friends. They are good teachers, counselors and communicators, but also need their own space. My grandmother on my fathers side was born in the year of the Rabbit and she was very friendly and well liked by many. She was also a poet, who wrote many short poems that were published in her later years. But she was not one of those grandmothers who doted over her grandchildren. She was always running around doing her own thing.

Christmas lights.....

One strand of Christmas lights hanging on a barn fence... so simple, yet so festive...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from my family to yours.....

Deer in my yard....

Every year family of deers will show up in my yard to forage leftover acorns from the fall. Yesterday was the first time I saw six of them together and they stayed all day long. I went out several times to photograph, and by the end of the day, they figured that I was not any threat to them, and they just kept eating...but they did keep an eye on me....

Heart shaped lights?

I saw a post on my fellow bloggers site and I had to try it... I think it turned out pretty... Go check out C. Jane Create blog and find out how I made the lights into heart shapes.... Please let her know that you saw it on my blog.....

New note cards from N Buckles Photography

Fun and colorful photographs of doors from Bo-Kaap, Cape Town South Africa has been made into a lovely note cards. It is ready to write your special messages and send it in matching envelops or it can be put it right into 5x7 frame to decorate your walls..... it is a set of five different note cards in clear plastic box with lovely silver ribbon, but can also be purchased separately...

"Landen's Lions and Friends"

This holiday season, I decided to make a photo book for my nephew with animals and birds I photographed in South Africa. I thought it would be a very special one of a kind gift from an Aunty....I color corrected, re-sized and prepared each file. I then put them in a folder and uploaded them to the Kodak site. I choose the layout for each page, added captions and appropriate photographs. I also added personal messages for my nephew. After several editorial review (My husband and spell check) I have finally sent it in to be made into a book... it is titled "Landen's Lions and Friends" I can not wait to see my nephew's face when he sees this special book.......