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Catch the Moment, Week 4

Each day in 2014, I am taking a photo. There is no telling what the photo will be or where the “inspiration” will come from. All photos are taken either with my Nikon D5100 or the iPhone (for those times on the go). Come back each Friday for a complete compilation of the past seven days and link to join / view others as part of the 365 projects!

This week:

Day 23/365: January 23, 2014
Finally, picked up my Christmas decoration. What a mess. Dry pine needles can stab you and draw blood, just FYI.

Day 24/365: January 24, 2014
Had to get these babies resoled and after two weeks away I am VERY happy to have these back! Down Home Traveler loves her boots!
Day 25/365: January 25, 2014
Oh Saturday….

Day 26/365: January 26, 2014
Met up for lunch with one of the funnest people to be around that I don’t get to see nearly as much as needed. Esperanza’s in Fort Worth – the biggest sopapilla I’ve come across. Yum!
Day 27/365: January 27, 2014
Dinner. Delicious spaghetti. Recipe from one of my best and oldest friends. It’s turned into my favorite recipe for one.
Day 28/365: January 28, 2014
Cheesecake. You were my nemesis this week. Very hard to take a manual picture in a tin dish but pretty delicious.
Day 29/365: January 29, 2014
It’s been pretty cold in Texas this week. If only….

Wide Open Spaces, Part I

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Recently, I went on a day trip across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Sometimes, what we really need is a drive to appreciate the things that surround us everyday yet we may not notice. It’s the things that this country was founded upon, the earth that so many have worked on to help make this place the place that it is. Although, I live in what I call “the big city” now, it’s so refreshing to venture out into the wide open spaces and just take a breath of fresh air. It’s what those Dixie Chicks sang about not so long ago… Here’s a little glimpse (at Part I)…

Call me crazy but I had to pull over to grab some of the following shots and I’m really glad I did. When I took the lower photo, the chains or hoses (?) were ever so slightly making noise in the light breeze. Peanuts anyone?

I wish I could’ve pulled over to grab a better photo of these horses. This isn’t even a portion of them. Hundreds and hundreds of horses. It was amazing!

A littler earlier, in Texas off highway 377… if you look closely that sign most definitely says “Booze”. Just makes you want to pull right in, doesn’t it?!

And a little later, still off highway 377 this place was asking you to pull right in… even though I’m still not exactly sure what it was…And somewhere in between…

By the way – can someone please explain to me what’s up with these trees? Bottom halves of trees in river. This is probably a “she’s definitely from the North” comment but help me out!

Come back next week for a few more pictures from the trip including the town of Tishomingo and Oklahoma sunsets. These may be some of the best I’ve seen!

Today I’m linking up with Communal Global, The Jenny Evolution, Photography Essentials for {Wordless Wednesday}.

Catch the Moment, Week 3

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I really need to start using my Nikon a little more as opposed to the oh-so-easy iPhone. I think things are going to start calming down a bit (at least I hope so) – let’s keep our fingers crossed. Here’s this past week!

This week:

Day 17/365: January 17, 2014
I hope this counts even though I didn’t technically take it. I can’t be behind the camera all the time! Got to meet Will Hoge after his show at Billy Bob’s! Name sound familiar? He wrote and sings “Strong” on the Chevy Silverado commercial. Incredible songwriter, performer and is incredibly nice! Check out his music!

Day 18/365: January 18, 2014
Nice days are made for drives! I got in my car and headed north. More on this coming up in a future post soon! Stay tuned!

Day 19/365: January 19, 2014
Yes, my damn tree is still up. It’s to the point where I haven’t had time (I’ve been busy writing posts for y’all). My mom was telling me it was going to start sprouting branches pretty soon. This apartment will turn into a tree house. Yikes! (Side note, the tree finally came down on day 23.)

Day 20/365: January 20, 2014
Days off are nice. Even better when you can go for a walk and not wear a coat! A little weird when you remember it’s still January!

Day 21/365: January 21, 2014
I didn’t leave work until 7:45pm. I usually leave work at 4:30pm. This is just sheer exhaustion and waiting to leave (waiting on others).

Day 22/365: January 22, 2014
A little Target wandering. Enough Said.