ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " O "

Today is ABC Wednesday again. The featured letter is " O ".
" O " is for Outlaws. These mugs have renegade "bad guys" called Outlaws as the handles.
The cups were made in Occupied Japan during the period from the end of WWII until the occupation ended in 1952. All the items made during this very short period are marked Occupied Japan.
I have quite a collection of figurines from this time and thought these would be a fun choice for the letter " O ".
I am going to be extremely busy through the weekend and will not be able to visit your blogs till later. My Hubby and I are team leads on a church conference for 3000 people and we are having house guests at the same time so there will be little time for the computer.
To see what others have posted for the letter " O " go to Mrs. Nesbitts link on my sidebar.

CARMI'S THEME ROUND

Here's another post for Carmi's theme...Round...
I loved the round shadows cast on the floor of Old Fort Point.
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Enlarging the picture will give you more detail.

'MATERS ARE ROUND - CARMI'S THEME

Another entry for Carmi's Theme...ROUND.....
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CARMI'S THEME " ROUND "

I decided to join Carmi's theme this week which is Round.
At first glance I thought this piece of cut log looked like a turtle face up close.
Those two eyeballs look pretty round to me.
Enlarging the picture will help you see the detail.
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ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " N "

NO, NO, NO, NO .... Today's letter for ABC Wednesday is " N ".
This sign, at such a beautiful place, was filled with so many Negative rules.
I almost decided to Not go there.
One could almost see the Park Ranger wagging his (k)nobby finger and saying ,
"No, No, NO....but go ahead and have a wonderfully nice day on the Nature trail.
Enlarge the picture to read all the signs.
I (k)now this is an early post but I have too many things invading my day to do it (to)night.
Remember to go to Mrs. Nesbitts link on my sidebar to see what others are posting for the letter " N ".

SPACESHIP ??

As we came up over the hill this afternoon this was the sight we saw.
The sky was clear and a brilliant blue except for this spaceship cloud.
This is not the usual type of cloud formation we see here in this part of California.
The temps. are in the 90's here, with the promise of rain by next weekend.
I know we can sure use the rain but I love the warm weather.

TULIP TEXTURES

I just love the color and texture of this beautiful Tulip.
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ABC WEDNESDAY "LETTER M" TULIP'S INSIDES

ABC Wednesday letter " M ". This tulip is Multifaceted and magnificient. I love the many colors eminating out from the macro center.
Pictured is one of the tulips our Granddaughters gave us for Easter.
Isn't the inside of the flower exquisite?
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HAPPY EASTER

Wishing you a Blessed Easter.

ABC WEDNESDAY LETTER " L "

ABC Wednesday's Letter is the Letter " L ".
Lovely Little Lillie is a Lonely Lady. I saw this wall poster months ago and thought it was the perfect post for our Letter L.
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PURPLE AND YELLOW

I'm not sure what these delicate rose-like flowers are. Does anyone know? They are completely covering the bush they are growing on. Among the branches are several Wisteria plants which are blooming their heads off right now too. The two plants together make such a lovely Spring border.


Be sure to enlarge the pictures to get a closer look.
Thanks for stopping by.

MUTED BLOSSOM

My photo of this Honeysuckle blossom was slightly out of focus but I loved the colors. I decided to just go with the blur and added the film grain to give it more of the feel of a pastels drawing. I like the jewel tones the muted feel to this shot. Its probably not to everyone's liking but it was fun to do.
Update....
Not thrilled with how this reproduced on blogger. The mat feel of the film grain really doesn't show up the way it did on my screen.
Enlarging it will show a bit of it but the rich jewel tones just aren't there.....but I'm tired and this will have to do.
Want to see some really gorgeous flowers? Please go to Mr. Mapper's blog on my sidebar. You won't be disappointed.
Have a great weekend everyone.

PERSPECTIVE

Haven't taken any pictures for a few days. I went back into my archives for this one.
I love the cement wall that seems to go on forever.
As always, enlarging the photo will show the detail.