ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " C "

Here we are again at ABC Wednesday.
Today's letter is " C ".
It's hard to believe that we are CELEBRATING our
48th wedding anniversary this week.
Where does the time go?
The years are CREEPING up on us at a CRAZY pace.
Sometimes the marriage is COMICAL and a CIRCUS.
At other times its CONFUSING.
Lots of the time it's pure CONTENTMENT.
It is always an adventure and I wouldn't have it any
other way.
Happy Anniversary Dave.
Love you bunches.
We went to Disneyland for our honeymoon and we
went back a few months ago to CELEBRATE those 48 years.



Now on a COMPLETELY different tone for the blog.
This week Hubby and I will also be COMMUNITY
volunteers for an annual Fund Raiser CALLED
Empty Bowls.
This is a Fundraiser for the Placer Food Bank which services
3 local COUNTIES.
People from the COMMUNITY will CONGREGATE for a
simple supper one night and a simple lunch the next day.
It is a simple meal that gathers CASH so people in need CAN
simply eat.



The CASH will be used to purchase and COLLECT CARTONS
and CANS of food for the hungry.



Please read the interesting facts on the CARDS and CONSIDER
what you CAN do in your own locale for those less fortunate.
We CAN make a difference for the CHILDREN and adults of
our wonderful world.

HISTORY AROUND TOWN

I thought I would share some wonderful murals displayed
in our area.



The murals are in Old Roseville, California.



They commerate the First Transcontinental Railroad links
to Sacramento in 1863.



Enjoy your weekend.
I just can't believe its the end of January already.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " B "

Round 10 of ABC Wednesday.
Today's letter is " B ".
I like this shot of the BROWN vintage BICYCLE wheel.
It seems like it's seen BETTER times BECAUSE of all
the peeling paint.



Here is my BLACK and white image of the BARBED wire
fence.
I think it is very BUCOLIC, as in rustic.
BE cafeful to not get BRUISED trying to climb BETWEEN
the BARBS.



BLACK and BLUE BUTTONS make an interesting
BOARD.
These are from days gone BY.
You can definitely BUY them.




On a BRISK day last fall we discovered what BUCKY
BEAVER had done to one of the trees.
It was BROKEN BY his powerful teeth.
BE sure to go and BROWSE the other BLOGS for their
take on the letter B.
I BET you will enjoy them.
Enlarging the pictures will show the detail BETTER.

WE HAVE RAIN!

Finally the rain has arrived and there is snow in our mountains.
Two more storms are on the horizon.
I hope it won't be too messy for the Playoff game in San Francisco.
Go 49ers!!

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " A "

AGAIN we have ARRIVED AT the letter " A " for
ABC Wednesday.
Its hard to believe that we ARE AT Round 10!
I call my first photo...Life Begins ANEW.
Even though we haven't had very much Winter AROUND
here, the buds and signs of new life ARE popping out ALL
over the AREA.
ALWAYS enlarge the pictures to get the best detail.



ANYBODY hungry for the AROMATIC flavor of Red
Delicious APPLES?



AS you ASCEND the steps,
take a close look AT each stair.
Each step is polished AGATE and other beautiful stones.
I think they ACCENT the steps so ARTISTICALLY.



Use your ARTFUL imagination to see this ANCIENT
Sphinx.
I know you ARE ABLE to do that.
If I can't see the ANTIQUITIES for real
I guess I will have to see them in my minds eye.

Be sure to go to the ABC Link on my sidebar to see what
other ARTISIANS have posted for the letter " A ".

BACK TO THE ARCHIVES

I haven't been on a photo shoot for a while.
Even Picasa was giving me fits tonight.
I just can't seem to get inspired.
So here we are back into my archives.
Taken at the Grist Mill.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " Z "

Can you believe it?
Here we are at the end of ABC Wednesday .
ZED... the last letter of our alphabet, " Z ".
ZAMBINI says he will read your palm and tell you the
future.
It only costs a quarter!!



Don't you love all the brilliant facets of the ZIRCON?
The ZIRCONIUM almost picks up the fractles of light just
like the real thing.



This photo probably rates a ZERO in the good photography
department,
but it works for the letter " Z ".
We captured the ZEPPELIN   ZIG  ZAGGING across the
sky during the twilight full moon.
I wish my camera had a better ZOOM lens on it.



Now here is another ZANY high heeled sculpture.
I love the ZEST of the artist that came up with this
idea.
Be sure to ZIP over to the link on my sidebar to check
out what others have posted for the letter " Z ".

OUT MY WINDOW

My Camillias are really blooming right now.
There are four on one branch trying to peek in the dining
room window.
I can see at least two buds that will explode within the
next few days.



What I did discover (well, I knew it already)
My windows need washing!
I put the lens directly on the window pane and shot the
wonderful stamen and pistils of the flower.
The photo is full of noise but I rather like the texture that
it created.
Enlarging the photos will confirm that my windows need
a wash job.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " Y "

Here we are at the next to the last letter of the alphabet.
The letter is " Y ".
This post is going to be just a bit different than most I
have blogged.
I had a YEN to think about some direction for the new YEAR.

If YOU will go back to my last post YOU'LL see that my
Hubby is now 70 YEARS YOUNG.
He celebrated his birthday YESTERDAY, January 1st.

Here are some thoughts and quotes for 2012.



I think this is a great time to contemplate what we do with
our money.
Do we care for those less fortunate than ourselves?
Let's keep the YULETIDE Spirit going and be generous
and get the focus beyond ourselves.
I really like these thought provoking quotes. They are
something to think about.

-Peter Marshall: "Give according to YOUR income, lest God
make YOUR income according to YOUR giving."

-George Mueller: "God judges what we give by what we keep."

-Martin Luther: "I have tried to keep things in my hands and
lost them all, but with what I have given into God's hands I still
possess."

-J.D. Rockefeller: I never would have been able to tithe the
first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first
salary, which was $1.50."

-Jimmy Carter: When it comes to giving, some people
will stop at nothing."

-Mother Teresa: "If YOU give what YOU do not need, it isn't giving."

Interesting life words to chew on.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

January 1st
My hubby is now 70 years young!
Wishing you many more years of joy and
happiness.
Love you bunches...
Just Me....

OUR BELATED CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Merry Christmas!
A lovely gift we received two days ago.



We got rear ended as we were making a left hand turn
near our home.



Thankfully no one was hurt and now its up to the insurance
people.
This is the kind of gift I wish we could return or exchange.
Putting the inconvenience aside
I want to wish all of you a Happy and Blessed New Year.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " X "

It's hard to believe that we are almost to the end of the
alphabet.
ABC Wednesday is finally to the letter " X ".
This letter is getting more difficult to define.
My first photo I simply call: " X " Marks the Spot.



Las Vegas is full of eXtreme designs.
Here is a spectacular one.
This is the Ocean Club Restaurant inside the Crystal Mall.
Enlarge the photo to see the tables set inside the bulging
part of the structure.
I would have been eXcited to eat there but my wallet wouldn't
allow it.



Our mornings have been eXtremely cold lately.
This morning it was 24F. or -4.44C.
For our part of California that's cold.
No snow or even rain in the forecast,
just lots of heavy frost.



Here is an eXhortation I saw on the wall of the Abraham
Lincoln eXhibit at Disneyland.
Wishing we could all live in unity and peace with each
other.
I'm pretty eXhausted from the holiday activities so this
is a short post,
But
I do want to wish all of you a Healthy and Happy New Year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " W "

WELCOME!
WELCOME to the WONDERFUL WORLD of ABC
WEDNESDAY.
Today's letter is " W ".
The first photo shows the WACKY Award WIENERS
WALKUP restaurant at Disneyland.
It says they have the best WIENER in a supporting roll.
I love plays on WORDS like this.



I love this picture of the WATERING can hanging as
WINDOW dressing .
I saw this WHILE WALKING down the WEST WING
of a mall.
Its rather WHIMSICAL.
Don't you think so?



Last June we had a WILD WEATHER front come through
our area.
The system WAS so fascinating that WE WAITED until
it WAS over before going back home.



Finally WE WANT to WISH all of you WONDERFUL
Blogging friends a Merry Christmas.
I don't WANT to be too WORDY WITH my W's.
This WISH comes from my heart.