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Sunday, August 30, 2009

weekly winnerage!

I have taken thousands of photos since the last time I posted weekly winners, so it's gonna be tough to figure out which ones to use -- and really, since I have so many to choose from, you all are probably gonna expect really amazing and awesome photos, no? I hope I do not disappoint...

Weather in August. Definitely not in the desert any more...

dragonfly

my stupid dog last spring, out on rotten ice. very fortunate he did not fall through...

My Dad and son, on the boardwalk at Potter Marsh

fireweed. when the blooms reach the top, summer is pretty much over, and when it turns red, there will be snow in six weeks. that's what they say, anyway

the barn my grandfather built in the late 1800's, I think...

another moose wanders through the neighborhood

Part of the Weekly Winners roundup, thanks to the Sarcastic Mom!

12 comments:

*pixie*1:22 AM
That first shot is beautiful!
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Gattina2:49 AM
The barn looks so romantic to me ! and a moose ! I have never seen one free, only in a zoo.
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Jientje3:36 AM
They are awesome and amazing!! So glad you're back Julie!! I love the dragonfly,it has great detail! We've got fireweed in Belgium too, but I sure hope it's not going to snow in six weeks!!
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Tara R.7:19 AM
The mountain shot is stunning, and the moose pic, wow! All I get in my backyard are squirrels, and an occasional fox.
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SECRET AGENT MAMA7:30 AM
I love them all. However, the colors and the feel and the look of your Grandfather's blog is just very moving. BRAVA.
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koreen (aka: winn)8:24 AM
Great shots of dragonfly and moose.
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Nik1:12 PM
That barn is so emotional to me. I really love it. ANd the bright blue sky! Superb!
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Patsy5:41 PM
Of your weekly winners I think the one of your son and father grabbed me most. Then most pictures of grandparents with grandchildren get to me. The setting is amazing too!
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Secret Mom Thoughts1:11 PM
All wonderful shots. The barn shot was my favorite.
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Corina - Down to Earth Mama12:33 PM
The contrast of the barn and the sky is amazing. Nice shots!
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That Bread Lady2:06 AM
I love all the photos! Glad to see you back up and running. Your new look for your blog is terrific. You've got me thinking about my grandfather and the house he built in Illinois. I may have to scrounge up some old photos and scan them in.
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zipbagofbones8:41 AM
Beautiful! I'm so happy Weekly Winners has returned. I love the first shot, it's so spooky!
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Um...new obsession (HA) the elliptical trainer in the garage. I hate the thing, but today I burned 395 calories. I know. I so wanted to burn 5 more to make it an even 400, but then I would be at 50 minutes and 19 seconds, so I would have to make that round out to an even 51 minutes, and then the mileage could be rounded up to a more even number, and then the calories would be just a few away from 450, but then I could do just a few more seconds, then another few hundredths of a mile, and so on until finally I would fall off, hit my head, end up in the hospital with another nasty concussion, and gain weight because I am bedridden. It was so much easier to just burn the 395 calories.

We moved from the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona to the almost Arctic of Anchorage. I like the winters of Anchorage better than the summers of Tucson, so far.

Still have three kids, the oldest one is a freshman at the U of Arizona (dang it, now I will have to edit this again in a few months), the other two live on Fort Richardson with me and the dogs and the husband.

Other obsessions...my camera, my IPod Touch, my sewing machine. Fabric. Definitely fabric. Dishes. It's a thing females in my family have, an obsession with dishes. Pottery, and earthenware. Silver, definitely. Not crystal and china though. I am not a big fan of the fussy and overly ornate, and both crystal and china tend to fall into those categories, to me. Plus if I have delicate dishware, then I can't have the kids wash the dishes or put it in the dishwasher.

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