Close-up

It's almost time for one of these. We use them more here in Europe than in the U.S. What is it?

Springy close-ups

The first sign of Spring in my yard is definitely finding blossoms on our nectarine tree. I had to trick my camera into taking this one, so we could see it REAL close-up..

Next. . . while tinkering around outside, thinking of things to photograph, I saw something in a new way... can you tell what it is??



why... it's the edge of a Hydrangea leaf. I honestly never realized they were spikey!

Another Close-up

The opportunity for another interesting close-up presented itself to me. So I took advantage.

I was baking, sort of....

Ta da! Rice Krispie Squares. Haven't had these in years. Ummm, excuse me for a minute....I think I see my name on one of those...

Up close and personal

Something strange for sure........stiff and white and in plain sight




Don't know what it is..........













what a snoozer!

Close up...

Can you guess what it is?

YEP....FLOWERS!!!

My beautiful son had his daddy put "flowers for mommy" on their grocery list, and they left them on the dashboard of the truck for me to find after work. Man that makes a day brighter don't you think?

Close up coils

What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs and makes a slinkity sound?

A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing, Everyone knows it's Slinky.

It's Slinky! It's Slinky! For fun, it's a wonderful toy. It's Slinky! It's Slinky!It's fun for a girl and a boy. It's fun for a girl and a boy.

When googling Slinky, I discovered it's Slinky's 60th anniversary! I like the old school metal ones so much better than the plastic ones. As a kid I could never get mine to march down the stairs like they did in the commercial. Maybe two or three steps on a good day. And, how many of you ended up with a hopelessly tangled mess when Slinky ended up on the bottom of the toy box?

close up and personal like

I know you all know all about this... most of you are the knitterly types...


what is it?? Well, it's the finally finished socks!

Close Up

Can you guess what it is?

Yum! Cake! they didn't turn out as pretty as I owuld have liked - but they were good!

Up Close

I'm finally settled again and ready to jump back into "Do You..?"

So for my close up I present:



Yeah ok, pretty easy to guess, but I simply love this...



...window in our new dining room. My five year old son calls it the "churchy window."

Close up....

Hiya! Still around!!

Do you know what this is???

Still wondering........








Well, it's this! A Pineapple Votive Holder that hubby actually picked up on one of his trips.


Keeps the flame very safe... ;)

All right Mr DeMille...

I'm ready for my close up!

...can you guess what it is??

It's this -

a wonderful huge London Plane tree in Higginson Park on the Thames in Marlow. Taken this afternoon on a wonderful Spring day....look - no coats!!!

I have a very strange obsession with the texture of wood and cannot resist touching wood if I see it anywhere....

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Spring? What's that?!

There has been no spring in the Alaskan Great North, but it has been super sunny and even though that means cold, it is been wonderful! Yesterday I attended a work retreat at Anchorage's one and only golf course. This is what we saw out the windows though...:)

Yep, that's Mount McKinley!











And just for Bezzie...Flat Top Mountain. This was looking out the window we had lunch and some of the best Italian food I've had in a very long time!











It was a beautiful sight and so wonderful to be at something for work while viewing such fantastic sights.







As for my close up...My husband, Dave, keeps plants all over our house and I think that is what keeps us sane during the long winters here. So even though it is cold and snowy here for months at a time, I am surrounded by green-ness throughout the year. :) He ROCKS!

Up Close and Personal-Like

I present to you...."The Close-up"!

You would, I'm sure, now like to know what this very interesting textural close-up is of, correct? Even if you aren't wondering, I'm gonna show ya! Just for completeness' sake!

Ta Da:

The scratching post that my fur-babies have, well, scratched! A well-scratched, scratching post.

Hmm, is that gonna make the grammar police come after me?

No sign of spring here either, but

Here's a closeup. His name is Herbert. (I think.)