Elements Village 2011 Photo Walk

I am completely new to the world of the DSLR camera. I've joined this challenge to explore my new Nikon D5000 & hopefully learn to take better photos

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Theme 286: Store Fronts

Store front in Walnut Grove_Home of Laura Ingles Wilder Little House on the prairie

Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Letter T

Train outside of Walnut Creek

Friday, July 29, 2011

theme 250: Rural

Passing farms on highway 14

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Theme 199: Nightlife

Playing games in the camper in the evening

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Theme178; metals

Tin buildings on highway 14,Walnut Grove near the plum creek

Monday, July 25, 2011

Theme 152: In Shadow

I think this photo fits this theme . Granddaughters in shadow

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Theme 198: Nightshot

I know there are hints on the web how to take photos of fireworks but I didn't have time to check it out. This is a quick pic sooc I took of a firework several miles away I could see from my back yard. I think it is kinda interesting

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011

Theme 287: Stripes

Actually I would call these rows__rows of strawberry plants. But since I need to post per themes I am fudging abit and calling these rows stripes! Looks like stripes to me.lolololol

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Theme 356: Wet

Granddaughters getting wet after the neighborhood 4th of July parade firetruck spraying water for the kids to run through

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Theme 281: sports

Summer soccer games. I have two granddaughters who play soccer in the summer.Their dad is a coach .

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Theme 298: Team

My grandaughter's soccer team after the game when the teams line up & pass each other giving a good job slap to the hands of passing team members

Monday, July 18, 2011

Theme 221: Plants

Field of Strawberry plants Photo taken first week of july and it was the end of the strawberry season. The strawberries were small & picked over but we still managed to get a bucket full. i t is just fun to go & pick them _ a tradition my daughter has started for her family.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Theme 297: Tasty

Pretty fancy tasty pancakes that my grandkids like

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Theme: Multiples

Farm machinery for sale

Friday, July 15, 2011

Theme 159: Interior

The foyer at my sister's assistant living complex.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Theme 149: House/home

I drove past my mom's home where she lived before she entered assistant living 10 years ago. I never lived there but I visited often & would stay over night.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Theme: Unforgettable

In my home town of 13,000 population a fire occurred a few days ago in a Bed and Breakfast home. I drove past it & took several photos. The fire occured at 3 am . The cause of the fire is still under investigation . A 3 year old, a girl 15,the owner of the house & others were killed by the fire. One person jumped put the window & broke bones, one person was pulled out & is ok I heard. That is all I know.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Theme116: friendshps

Four friends from Nursing school met at the Hampton Inn for a mini reunion Sunsay eve. We sat in the whirlpooL drinking wine, went out to eat & sat up late remeniscing old times & continued in the AM with a hugh contenental breakfast till almost noon when we all went our separate ways again.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Theme 237: Refreshing

After the neighborhood 4th of July parade the fire truck sprays water for about a half hour for the kids to run through.It is refreshing because it is hot especially after walking/riding the parade route

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Theme 265: Six

My daughter's family- a happy family of six

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Theme 127: Gate

Gate to neighborhood pool

Friday, July 08, 2011

Free Theme14

My granddaughter on the 4th of July 2011

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Theme 36: candy

Pinata fun at the 4th of July neighborhood picnic

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Theme 54: coiled

A berry farm water hose coiled up on wheel

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Monday, July 04, 2011

Sunday, July 03, 2011

Theme24: Bloom

Roses blooming in the garden

Saturday, July 02, 2011

Theme 337: Translucent

What can be more translucnet than bubbles?

Friday, July 01, 2011

Theme 138: Health

Good health includes eating healthy foods. This is a bowl of healthy snacks my grand daughters are eating.They seem to like the raisens & cereal as much as any candy.