{Mood} Whitewash...

happy friday dear readers!

lets get right to the featured photos from the {prairie spring green} photo challenge shall we...

almadr's {vintage spring}

so glad this girl decided to join in our challenge! she is absolutely *amazing* in her processing and composition...she has been such a favorite of mine while browsing the inspiration studio group! *thanks* for joining in anna! xoxo

ally from {rugged roots photography}

what an *stunning* photo! loved the simplicity and promises this photo holds...

*thank* you girls for joining in and to everyone else who linked up! gorgeous, gorgeous photos!!

now for this weeks challenge...

{whitewash}...

let me tell you a little story behind this one...

i wanted to capture some crisp, {whitewashed} charolais cattle in our bright spring green pasture...

while getting things together for a quick four wheeler ride out to the pasture, i looked outside and what the h...!?!? snow?!?!? ugh...

well i thought it won't be so bad...it might just add that little {whitewashed} oomph to my photo...

step out my front door and seriously chickened out...stinkin' cold with i am not kidding...75 mph winds...

so this is my lame photo for this weeks challenge...

it's a little {whitewashed} isn't it?!?

i know...i'm stretching a little here but its all i've got for this week...forgive me! ;0)

for the rules:

~you have one week to enter...

~next week i will feature two photos here, those two photos will be entered to win florabella's new luxe II texture set at the end of the month...i will be selecting the final winner next week also..

~only photos that fit within the weeks {mood} challenge will be considered for featuring...

~you can link up here on this post or here in our flickr group...you can do one or the other, i just want everyone to have a chance to enter...

have fun! CANNOT wait to see your {whitewash} photos!

M29X...

*thank you* everyone for the congratulations and support on the artful blogging article!

i'm not sure it really has hit, even with the magazine in hand :0)

while we are in the middle of gathering cows, spring farming, and baseball, baseball, baseball my oldest son decided to join 4-H also...

showing a steer...

M29X...

a purebred, 1000 lb gelbvieh steer...

yes, that was our steer that tried jumping out of the chute when it came to weigh in...

yes, he has his way with my 75 lb lanky boy...

yes, he is suppose to be tame enough to follow ian around, have a wash down, and allow ian trim the calico upon his forehead...

uuummm....

we have a LOT of work ahead of us... :0)

Artful...

happy tuesday dear readers...

we returned from a stormy, snowy, cold spring break today...

i have to admit it is taking some extra effort to get out of vacation mode...sigh...

we had a wonderful easter though...

lots of eggs rolled and lots of peanut butter eggs eaten...

hey...at least the easter bunny put some in the kid's baskets...i mean she could have hidden them and eaten them all by herself in the middle of the night... ;0)

we did receive some disheartening news over the weekend...

i'll share soon, i really want your opinion and thoughts on a couple things...sigh...

change is hard...

but there was a little {pick me up} in the mail on saturday...

something i've been SO excited to share with you...

i was contacted the first of january on submitting an article for the amazing Stampington and Co.'s Artful Blogging...

eeee!!

it is a *stunning* magazine and i couldn't be more excited to be published...

especially right next to my dear friend susan of hometown girl!!

i hope you are able to pick up a copy; such inspiring articles!!

it wouldn't have happened without you dear readers...i really *love* and *appreciate* you all!!

XOXO!!

remember there is still time to enter the photography challenge {prairie spring green} here or here...

texture tuesdays...

don't you just *love* tuesdays?

especially this one...it begins our spring break!

gathering cows, eating sand filled potato salad, and rolling easter eggs down slick rock hills are all planned for this week...

i also enjoy joining kim for her texture tuesdays...

this week we were challenged to use {sweet treat} and {silence} on our photo...

still looking for spring in other places since no such season exists here...sigh...

i will be taking a short break this week from the computer, i've decided to extend my {mood} challenge prairie spring green for another week...

you can enter here or here on our flickr page...

the entries so far are absolutely *divine*!

you all amaze me dear readers!!

enjoy your easter!

{Mood} Prairie Spring Green...

happy friday dear readers!

are you ready to be challenged?!

first up the featured photos from last weeks challenge...{golden rod}...

farmgirl chaos' {golden boys}

this photo just brought sunshine into my day and oh how i want to hug and kiss those two sweets!!

lorraine's {sweet peeps}

*love* the processing and all the vintage goodness of this photo!

*thanks* to everyone who played along last week...your photos are *amazing*!

now for this weeks challenge...

i wanted to stick with {moods} of spring and all it's amazing colors, so this really has been a challenge for me...uumm...we really don't have {spring} here..well maybe once june hits! :0)

so i've had to look elsewhere for colors of spring...

this week it was the prairie spring green of a vintage scale...

processed with florabella's {hibiscus} and texture {chartreuse}...

so lovely readers give me your best prairie spring green photos! you can share here in our flickr pool or i've decided to add a linky at the bottom of the post...

for the rules:

~you have one week to enter...

~next week i will feature two photos here, those two photos will be entered to win florabella's new luxe II texture set at the end of the month...

~only photos that fit within the weeks {mood} challenge will be considered for featuring...

have fun and CANNOT wait to see {spring} on your prairie! :0)

dirt for dinner...

just to let you know...

i'm a baseball momma now...

we are doing nothing but eating, breathing, living, baseball...

seriously eating it...it really isn't all that hard when the wind blowing like no other...

nothing like the taste of baseball diamond dirt for dinner...sigh...

{new photo challenge up tomorrow...still trying to think what it might be, did i mention that i have to go haul rocks? i wonder what you girls could do with the mood: ma kettle the rock hauler....} ;0)

Romantic...

it is time again for kim's texture tuesday...

today i wanted something a little dramatic...

something with passion...

{can you tell i just finished a romantic, historical fiction novel...}

sigh...curse the hopeless romantic in me...

so i find this is what i created...

processed with florabella's vintage cloud texture and kim's magic 3...

i'm not sure if it is what i had in mind when i took the photo the other night...not sure if i even like it, yet it suggests a little flair is needed in my life right now...

instead of getting charged by a doggie calf that i'm suppose to {magically} help suck; to help him remember the need and warmth of milk in his belly...

it might sound innocent enough but i can tell you there was nothing innocent about the thoughts and noises of destruction he was directing my way...

and i can tell you there was nothing romantic about the whole event either... ;0)

{be sure to enter the {mood} golden rod challenge here, new challenge will begin friday}

{Mood} Photo Challenge...

happy friday dear readers!!

we woke up to snow again this morning, with forecasts of more to come...

so needless to say i need a little warmth and a touch of spring...

hence the {theme} for the new photo challenge...

each friday i will give you a {mood} to capture with your camera...

don't over think it...just capture whatever the word means to you...

it is meant to help you really {see} and be {present} throughout your week...

to not only focus your {lens} but also your {being}...

so our first {mood} of the month...

{golden rod}...

share anything that speaks the {golden rod} mood here in our flickr group...

a bunch of gerber daisies spoke {golden rod} to me today...

i hope you have a chance to join in and that you are able to stretch your wings...{could they golden rod in color?} :0)

CANNOT wait to see your photos!!

now for the {rules}...

~you have one week to enter this challenge

~ next friday i will pick two photos to feature here and give you a new challenge...

~each featured photo will be entered into a end of the month drawing, this months prize...{florabella's new texture set}!!!

~you may upload any photos into our flickr group, but please know that only photos that fit within our weekly {mood} will be chosen for the features....

ENJOY!!

{quick question...would you rather upload to flickr or have a linky here on my blog?? just wasn't sure what is easier for you...let me know any thoughts...*thanks*}

his daughter...

i always tell my husband...

she's your daughter...

acts just like him...i swear...

i'm not exactly sure what we are going to do about 8 years down the road... ;0)

sigh...

she received some baby doll bangs today...

reminds me of someone about 29 years ago...

hhhmmm....

maybe not so much {his daughter} as {mine}.... :0)

~new photo challenge coming tomorrow...be sure to stop in~

Faded Willow...

the ever SO *fabulous* kim has started hosting texture tuesdays...

this weeks challenge was to use kim's {warm sun} texture...

this texture is just one of my favorites from kim...

she is a master artist when it comes to textures...*love* you dear girl!!

my entry this week...

i wanted something soft and full of texture itself...

something that represented {spring} and the gentleness of it's arrival...

processed with florabella's {gypsy} and {wheat} actions and of course kim's {warm sun}...

happy spring!

Nostalgia {Returning Home}...

on friday i shared this photo and my thoughts on nostalgia here...

to me nostalgia is {returning home}...

a little bit of life that makes me more aware and present...

i didn't mean to take a week long vacation from this little place...

we celebrated two birthdays, celebrated the annual spring festival our school kids put on each year, celebrated our life as stewards by plowing, harrowing, and spreading the never ending piles of manure...{that last one was a stretch on the celebrating part...more like i celebrated that the winds weren't tainted anymore} ;0)

i was nostalgic...

i was aware and present for my family...

i think i also hit a wall, complete full throttle, head-long, straight into a meltdown...

with all the inspiration, lists of things to do, dreams i wanted to make happen right now...

i crashed...

i reevaluated where i wanted to be in life...

where i wanted this little space to go and what my main passions are...

i am feeling renewed with creative ideas, feeling more {together}...

i want to give a stronger sense of nostalgia while you visit here...

i want you to feel as if you are {returning home} for just a little bit...

to give a sense of calmness in this crazy thing we call life...