Rural (109 of 365)

On a recent trip home to Tennessee my Mom, Grandmother and I went to the Delano Community Farm. The farm consists of a Mennonite community of 18 families on 400 acres. During the warmer months of the year they have a large community market.

After buying several things from the market, we drove through the farm so I could take some photos. It's a beautiful place!

Valentine's Day (16 of 365)

Cute cookies all packaged up for Valentine's Day.

Sunday Six 2.0: Week 17

Hello all! Swinging through to get up this past week's Sunday Six. Pics were limited this week due to work and my weekend cavern diving class. Next week we'll have pictures from Tennessee.


Tragedy found my house Saturday morning by way of an empty coffee can.


A cute scarf I picked up this week. I love blue.


This photo came from just playing with some low light situations. These are my living room blinds with the lights outside.




I spotted this on my way to a hearing last week. On the way back to the office, I stopped and snapped a couple of shots. I'm sure it makes many people smile when they pass by.


Just a bit more detail on the decorations in this one. Definitely wacky!

Until next week . . .

Addiction

Girl Scout Cookies! Such a yummy time of year.

Sunday Six 2.0: Week 12

Not a whole lot of adventuring this past week, but I do have a Recap Six.


Filled out my census form this week.


Did a little bit of planting. This one is basil.


This one is rosemary. I also picked up some cilantro and thyme.


My friend planted this pretty magnolia in his front yard.


The tree had lots of little bulbs, just waiting for warm weather. Which, by the way, it didn't get today. Would you believe we had snow in Atlanta today?!


This was a completely random shot, and I almost used it for a Photowalk theme, but changed my mind. This is the reflection of the sky and trees in my blackberry. The phone was sitting halfway on a piece of paper and the railing. Since those two were pretty close in color, I was able to get a decent blur for the outside areas of the photo. Although, I kept my aperture wide, so that helped.

Until next week . . .

Sunday Six 2.0: Week 4

This past weekend was pretty cold and rainy here in Atlanta. Due to this, I have indoor photos for this week's Sunday Six. However! I did buy flowers so that there could at least be some color and cheer.

Onward to this week's flower themed photos . . .












This last photo is my favorite of the six. I like the composition and variations of the focus on the petals.

Until next week, when Atlanta may provide pictures of snow!

Vine (280 of 365)

It's not exactly a vine, but it's a product of what grows on the vine. Yum!

Toys (274 of 365)

Elmo is always one of the popular Christmas toys.

Triangle (273 of 365)

First of all, I am not a great gift wrapper. That being said, this box was so hard to wrap! Not only is it in the shape of a triangle, but it's about five feet long! It's certainly doesn't look very pretty. It is, however, a very good disguise for the gift(s) inside.

What's Inside? (271 of 365)

It's a surprise!

One Dozen (270 of 365)

A dozen Christmas gift tags. Aren't they cute?

Sunday Six: Week 49

Okay, so I'm late again, but at least it's here! I will preface last week's Sunday Six by saying that this might be my weakest set of the year. I was just not feeling that great last week, and creativity was not flowing. So, that being said, here is last week's Sunday Six.


Over Thanksgiving, my Dad and I sat and went through part of his vinyl collection. I hope to get to look through the rest of it the next time I'm at his house. He tells me there are original Beatles albums. I'm determined to find them, and confiscate them for my own. Here are a few of my albums. My collection is definitely small, but it'll grow.


Part of the artwork on the new Dave Matthew Band album. It has some pretty fun art.


Recently delivered Christmas presents. These are for my Dad and Step-Mom.


Homemade corn and potato chowder. Yum!


One of several books I'm currently reading. It's been a long time since I've been reading just one book.


A shot of my super warm duvet cover. I snapped this just before crawling into my freshly made bed for the night.

This week's Sunday Six will be up later. Only three to go . . .

What's On Your Christmas List?

I spotted something online today that I want for Christmas.

It's a trunk full of gourmet chocolates!!

Okay, so it's not the most practical gift, but check out all the yummy stuff that's included: 500 (!) pieces of chocolate ganache, five pounds of chocolate bark and croquettes, eighty ounces of Aztec hot chocolate in four tins, a twenty-ounce tin of Aztec Iced Chocolate, eight Aztec Hot Chocolate Bars, a teapot and infuser, two china teacups, a leather-bound journal and a small library of books on chocolate.

One might wonder as to the price of this extravagant gift. It's a special order piece which must be purchased in person for the low, low price of . . . $15,000.00! Don't forget, the trunk can be filled with personal items once you've made it through all those delicious morsels!

Fifteen grand. Isn't that crazy? I'd like to know how many of these Marie Belle actually sells. I'd also like a little bit of that chocolate!

Sunday Six: Week 46

Okay, so last week's Sunday Six is a full week late (again!). It's just been a really busy week! This Sunday Six comes to you from Nashville, Tennessee. My Mom drove over from East Tennessee and we stayed with my Aunt. Mom decided she wanted to visit Christmas Village which is held at the Nashville fair grounds. It's 6 huge buildings full of Christmas decorations and vendor booths.


This booth sold hand painted swings. Aren't they sweet?


Santa Claus ornaments, which really reminded me of the University of Georgia logo more than they did Santa's belt.


A bright, fun Christmas tree. Seriously, Christmas exploded everywhere in this place.


A tutu!


This is my aunt's cat, Tiger. I didn't have a chance to take too many shots of him while I was there.


He loves lying here and looking out the window.

This week's photos coming soon . . .

Pink (239 of 365)

Lots of pink in this display. I do, however, think the sequined pink clog is a lot of fun! I don't think I'd wear it, but it's still fun.

Trash or Treasure (238 of 365)

Hmm . . .

Mismatched (237 of 365)

Definitely a mismatched outfit on this mannequin lamp. I came across this while rummaging through an antique store.

Sunday Six: Week 39

This week I have a Recap Six. As usual, nothing terribly exciting, but hopefully there's something yummy!

But first, here's a view of what we've been dealing with here in Atlanta -- torrential downpours. It has rained the entire week!





This morning when I came back from the grocery store I noticed this:

It's a hot pink cornhole game! How fun is that? Evidently, my neighbors have been playing.

Now on to the yumminess . . .


Tonight, I'm having my first dinner guest at my new place! We're having roast chicken.


I stuffed the chicken with all of this: lemon slices, garlic, basil, oregano, and rosemary. Here's hoping it turns out yummy!


Finally, a close up shot of my lemon slices.

Until next week . . .

Sunday Six: Week 35

This week is a Recap Six from the weekend.


Yesterday I went shopping with some family members who came into Atlanta. We stopped at Ikea first. I am trying to plan out an area to hang a group of my photos in my new place and I really like this arrangement of frames.


After Ikea and a few other stores we headed out of Midtown and to the Perimeter Mall area. This is a drive-by shot of Atlantic Station.


One of the things I had to do today was hit the grocery store. I picked up these strawberries and blueberries which will be perfect for my breakfast!


I also bought a little seedless watermelon in order to try a new recipe I found.


Neither Whole Foods or Kroger had popsicle sticks, so I was stuck buying these sparkly cocktail stirs for my watermelon cubes.


The final product. Watermelon cubes. They're pretty yummy. Although, I think next time I'll add a little more sugar and a little less mint and lemon zest.

Until next week . . .