Always There

The Shutter Sisters assignment was to photograph something that's always there.

And stop signs are always there - even when you don't think of them or don't realize how they are absolutely necessary.

And then there are the sinks full of dishes - do they never end???   I'm notorious for not drying the dishes.  I much prefer air drying :))

I apologize for not linking to Shutter Sisters but their website is down for maintenance so I'll try to link tomorrow.

Before Lunch

This is what Saturday morning in A Week In My Life looks like!



"Sun - Sun - time to wake up - Helayna wants to play park."




A little pre-breakfast snack.




It was a chilly morning.




A little riding before breakfast




Breakfast of pancakes with whipped cream and raspberries.




Reading a few stories.



This is just how Grampa does it when he's on the computer.




Drawing pictures for Mommy and Daddy



Trying all the cords and connections on some piece of video technology - she was very occupied!




How in the world does this thing work?? And when we figured it out, she had to find Grampa to 'squirt' because she remembered doing it at the beach this summer!



She was in her glory out at the shop where Bob was working.




"Helayna helping Gammpa" - in her own words.




Two heads are better than one when it comes to fixing something!




Heading out to ride again.




And all because this sweet little one is staying with us as part of her very first sleepover!

New Project

This week, the amazing Ali Edwards is creating a project called A Week In My Life to document her life with words and pictures. She has an open invitation to join in and I love the whole idea, so I've been trying to capture the moments of every day this week. Eventually these will find their way (magically - all by themselves - not!) into an album or book as a reminder of this time. I love the whole idea and I'd like to share today's photos with you.



Breakfast while checking emails and blogs.




Listening to first audio presentation in the online class I'm taking at Big Picture Scrapbooking. It was full of information, encouragement and ideas.




Sneak peek of assignment #1 at Design Your Life with Cathy Zielske. You can still sign up to join us - we'd love to have you :))




The view from my kitchen window.



Started filling in a brand new day planner today - I could not resist the beautiful orange colour :))




Putting away clean dishes.




Late in the afternoon we went for a drive to take some pictures but we were just a little too late and the light was flat already. I did manage to get one shot that looks okay. I think we'll try again with early morning light tomorrow.




A lone fisherman canoeing at Battle Lake.




Roasted Pork Loin and Country Salad, courtesy of the Eco Cafe', tonight.



And it was local talent night at the cafe' so we heard some very good coffeehouse music.

There were a few questions about my 30 Days of Autumn pictures. Some of the later ones (the truck and the swing) were taken at Pigeon Lake, a beautiful spot just 3 miles from our house. I've been taking walks there and my camera is my constant companion. Thanks for asking!