120: Buoys

We're at camp!  My husband has rescued these lobster buoys over the years while out tuna fishing.  He has them hanging from a tree in our yard. 

The campfire is going and we're sitting around it!

119: Daffodils

My daffodils finally blossomed and then they got coverd with snow.  The poor things were lying flat on the ground so I picked them and put them in these antique bottles.

118: Late April Snow

My poor irises!

117: Faces

I noticed these three "faces" on the back of my classroom door. I took my seniors on a field trip to see them and got various responses: aliens, bats, owls, frowny faces, foxes.

116: Dandelion

Our assignment today for Picture Spring was to photograph a dandelion.

I love the furry stem!

115: Spring

Saw this spring when I was out walking this afternoon.

114: Pansies

My son's girlfriend, Danielle, got these as a gift and they were so pretty this morning sitting in the sun.

113: Project

Today's assignment at Picture Spring was to take a picture of a project we are in the middle of.  Since April is National Poetry Month, I'm participating in NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month).  That means I have to write 30 poems in 30 days.  Sometimes I like to read poems to get inspired.  I picked up this book of contemporary sonnets today at Borders.

112: Apple Blossoms

We're visiting our son who lives about 3 hours south of us.  These apple blossoms are already blooming in his yard.

111: Circles

Our prompt today for Picture Spring was to photograph circles.

My husband is in the middle of redoing a 1955 Harley for our son and there are motorcycle parts everywhere. These were on my hutch this morning. Notice how he pushed my tea cup out of the way!

110: Flare

This was the assignment today at Picture Spring: point your camera into the sun and try to get some flare.

109: Hidden Message

My goddaughter, Stacey, gave us this gorp a couple years ago.  It took today's prompt from Picture Spring (find hidden encouragement) for me to really look at the tag.

108: Grass

We had to photograph the grass today for Picture Spring.

107: Spring Snow

Woke up to this scene this morning.

106: Shadow

The prompt today at Picture Spring was to photograph a shadow.  Wouldn't you know, it's been raining and snowing all day! 

Tonight, I noticed this fish shadow on the end table.

105: Florida Flowers

Saw these peeking out of our pygmy fig palms this morning.

104: Family

My niece, Michelle, took this tonight.  I took some pictures, too, but thought I'd post this one since it shows my mom and her four kids. L to R: Nancy, Sally, me, and Tim.

103: Being Lazy

It's 10 pm.  I didn't take any pictures today.  So, I reached for my camera and just snapped what I could see.  This is the reflection of my bureau and feet in my closet mirror.

101: Hibiscus

Awakenings was our prompt today at Picture Spring.  I'm in Florida where everything has been blossoming for awhile but I managed to see these buds.

100: Accidental Hearts

Today for Picture Spring we had to look for accidental hearts.  I roamed around the house then spied my earrings on the night table.

99: Kylie's Lights

Our assignment today was to capture the lights in the eyes of someone we love.  Luckily, Kylie was here and graciously agreed to be my model.

98: Ordinary Cupboard Scene

Kylie is staying overnight and I got busy reading to her and forgot to post this last night.

Yesterday's assignment at picture Spring was to take a picture of an everyday sight.  I looked in my cupboard and saw these champagne glasses that we never use but that I see everyday.  These were wedding gifts to my mom and dad 62 years ago. 

97: Beauty

Kylie, fresh from her shower.

96: Pastels

The assignment at Picture Spring today was to take a picture of some pastels.  I love hanging my clothes out because they smell so fresh when I take them in.

95: Moose

On the way to my mother-in-law's house, we saw this big girl looking back at us.  She was standing about 400 feet from the house.  Yikes!

94: Weed

For Picture Spring we had to place our camera on the ground and snap away.  I didn't have much luck; this was the best of the bunch.  I didn't know there was a weed growing in the grass but I'm glad I found it.

93: Crocus

The warm temperatures made the crocuses pop out.  It's so nice to see color!

92: Feather

Today's assignment at Picture Spring is to take 30 steps in any direction and take a picture of what we see.  I went outside and 30 steps took me to the edge of the driveway.  I snapped a bare tree, a weedy garden, the dead lawn.  Then looked straight down and saw this feather just lying there like a gift.

91: Good Morning, Breakfast

For the second day of Picture Spring, our prompt was to photograph something about our morning ritual.  This is my breakfast: 1 slice of homemade whole wheat toast with turkey breast, a glass of water, and a banana.  

I know this looks similar to a picture I posted last week of the daffodils but it's where I was sitting this morning when I read the new prompt for today. 

90: Baby Leaves

I started an online photography workshop today called Picture Spring.  Our first prompt was to take a picture of something that symbolizes new beginnings to us.  I went for a walk through the Smith Hydro Park not expecting to see any green shoots but was surpised to see these poking out like flames.