the stairs leading up to the Cape Spear lighthouse for Thursday's Challenge

These stairs at Cape Spear was a long climb but I did manage to get to the top!


 Stairs, is this week's photographic theme for Thursday's Challenge. To view more photos posted on this theme, or to join in on the fun yourself, just 'click' on the highlighted name.

Barn Windows... love them!

a yellow mini pen for mellow yellow Monday

My husband is a collector of old fountain pens. Recently he has been cataloging his collection and I have been photographing them for him. Yesterday he showed me this lovely yellow 'mini' pen. as you can see by the measuring grid above it is quite mini. with its cap on , shown above, it measures less than 4 inches in length.
This small pen is a golden pearl' mini (1920's) enduro fountain pen The background fabric seemed perfect to use for these photos having a winter theme of white snowflakes on a yellow sky? making both the season and yellow theme perfect for this posting.

This is a favourite pen of mine!

Got pictures with yellow? Why not post them on the mellow yellow Monday meme by connecting to this link. http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/ Or You can click on its icon found on this page in the right column by finding it by scrolling down this page. If your plan is not to post a photo, then perhaps you will just want to enjoy all of the yellow contributions posted there

Our quasi winter

Seemingly like winter: How so? The month is December,

the temperatures are frigid ,

and at times we have snow, although there is not much laying in the fields and meadows
And there is ice in the rivers. Such is winter 2012 in My Wotld in New Brunssick, Canada.
The long yelloed grasses decorate the hillside slopes and meadows.
Feed is provided for the farm animals that are outside that do not find grazing in the fields.

Red Dogwood border edges of fields .

Have a great day everyone.

soul within for one single impression

Likened to my Soul:

Furrowed trunk

Weathered and aged with years

The essence of its strength within anchored in life,

Nourished by its roots of its surrounding life experiences.

Its branches seeking light and substance to nourish its spirit

Remaining firm and upright guided by its sprit within

Be brave and endure the wintering and weathering of its

survival

endurance is the key.

This post was created in response to the word, 'soul, which is this week's prompt at One Single Impression. For more poetry on this theme please visit the hosting site

faded hydrangea blossom

A filter from the photo shop 'blur' section with a' twirl' applied to it created this interesting design above.
below:the same yellowed hydrangea blossom faded since its last summer bloom beside my back deck.
Its fun to experiment with filters!

nature fabric pillow case for Ruby Tuesday

A most beautiful delightful gift I received from my daughter was a small pillow and pillowcase she had made for me out of nature fabric, The fabric is bright and bold with colourful songbirds on it; such as red Cardinals, Blue birds, Blue Jays and Chickadees. She also has given me a swatch of the fabric. She says it is a fabricville piece. I shall go looking for it as oit is a 'must have' beauty that would warm the heart of any birdwatcher.
ot photos with red? Why not share them by posting them to
Ruby Tuesday. To find this delightful red focused meme, please click here.http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/