mom

Mom

May 15, 2013

Katney picked this week's Headbanger's theme.  We are going with "Mom."  Check out my  pals for their interpretations on this theme: Fishing Guy, Katney, Imac and Lew.

Moms are so important, and never appreciated enough.  I love my kids, but if dads had to spend as much time dealing with their childrens' shenanigans as the moms, we'd have a lot more cases of lost kids and hunting accidents; do you know what I'm saying?  Of course, I always make it easy on my wife and never contribute to frustrations in the house. (cough, cough)  The pic in my header is my D2 with my mom and her mom (Mrs. Craver.)  Next, I show D1 with her son and her mother.

Um, that's not how you steal a kiss, not that you'd have to steal one from Nana anyway.

 

Craver's family tree with Mom & Dad.  (side note: Why am I the only one with a moustache?)

spring colors

Spring Colors

May 8, 2013

Lew picked this week's Headbanger's theme.  We are going with "Spring Colors."  Check out my  pals for their interpretations on this theme: Fishing Guy, Katney, Imac and Lew.

For me, Forsythia is what does it.  It has become to me the official announcement that Spring has arrived.  This started some years ago when I learned that the right time to put the first application of lawn product is when you see the Forsythia bloom in the same region.  That's how you know what's happening under the turf with the insidious Crabgrass, and you can catch it before it grows up and chokes out the good grasses like Fescue, Rye and Kentucky Bluegrass.  I used a polarizing filter for the header shot, because I wanted to show the deep blue in the sky in contrast to the gorgeous Forsythia in full bloom.
 

Spring offers a lot of options for this theme, and here are some other ideas.  I hope you like them.

a neighbor's tulips just before sunset

a pretty pixie hides among paper flowers

Periwinkle experiment with selective B&W

a Magnolia tree's first bloom

Crocus buds emerging from rain-drenched soil

I'm fond of this one--it's a juvenile (American) Robin up close and personal

timetable

timetable

May 1, 2013

This week's Headbanger's theme is "timetable."  Check out my  pals for their interpretations on this theme: Fishing  Guy, Katney, Imac and Lew.

I could have (and should have) put more time and creativity into this week's post.  I have ideas that never saw fruition.  But such is our struggle, pitting each week's objectives against the constraints of time.  This header shows children displaying their projects at the History Fair.  They were excited to show people the elements of construction in making a Roman road. We were excited about that too, but it didn't hurt anything that they offered treats.

time passes in the flurry of activity around a dessert table

one of the quintessential symbols of the passage of time

a special portion of cake from a special celebration