On the Water

New theme this week-On the Water! I've gotten quite a few shots of water over the years, so here are a few of my favorites! Find more water themed pictures over at Written Inc.

Botanical Gardens in Chicago.

Weeping willows on the water. 

Nothing says summer like spending time at a lake! I'm missing summer right about now.

Looking back over 2012

And this week's (or rather last weeks, I'm a bit behind in things. The holidays can keep you very busy!) theme is favorites of the year! Wait a fun theme this is! If you want to check out some other favorites head over to Written Inc. . These are a few of my favorites of the year!

The sunflower is my own personal favorite of this year. Well because I actually just love sunflowers.

This cross brings back memories of a fantastic summer.

Some more flowers....

And a landscape.

So wherever this year fins you, I pray it is one that is filled with blessings and joy. And that this year would be filled with more snapshot moments!

Some warmth this winter...

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is warmth. Especially at this time of year, I'm looking for warmth. Snow is falling fast and the warm days of fall and summer are well behind us. So for some pictures on this theme!

The warmth of Christmas. A joy that fills the heart. A hope that begins as a spark and grows into a flame. Everything changed that one night when hope was born in a tiny baby, Jesus. 

Even a small light can chase away the darkness. 

And this. This was my brother's idea. And this will certainly keep you warm. 
Happy New Year to All! 

Seeing Yellow....

And the theme for this week is yellow!! Which just so happened to appear in so many of my flower pictures...

Some subtle yellow in the picture above

More sunflowers! Love those yellow flowers!

 Head on over to Carmi's blog to find some more yellow themed pictures from around the blog world!

Windows....

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is windows! This could be a fun one, even though my pictures of windows are few:

 So many windows!

It's been said before that eyes are windows to the soul. They are our windows to the world. 

  

                         "There is no greater disaster than to think that what we see with these                                               eyes is the real life." ~ Ted Dekker

                     

Somewhat worse for the wear.....

At Written Inc. this week's theme is somewhat worse for the wear. I came up with these two:

This picnic table has definitely had better days. You have to wonder what memories it holds behind it's moss covered boards. 

These flowers were beautiful in the summer, yet even as winter approaches they still hold a fragile beauty.

Only two this week but there are some great pictures over at the Written Inc. blog!

Theme 217- Drink Up!

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is Drink Up! It took me awhile for this theme too but I managed to find a few!
       

Two of my favorite things: a good book a hot cup of tea! C.S. Lewis  once said, "You can't get a cup of tea big enough  or a book long enough to suit me."

This butterfly is drinking up!

I couldn't help but to add this one!