The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. Oscar Wilde
Challenge Accepted
I enjoy crossword puzzles, so I challenge myself everyday to finish the daily puzzle! I've not progressed to the Sunday one yet, my head is…
Another Idea
Just another idea I like for a painting someday! The original is a pencil sketch that I photographed then had some fun editing on the…
Hmmm...What to Read?
What to read, What to read? There are a few of you here on Buzznet who have set some wonderful goals for book reading this…
Just an Idea
The original of this is just a pencil sketch loosely based on a book I read last year, only I can't remember the title of…
1st Snow
These old trucks are parked across the street from one of the cleaning jobs I do. I think they look so cool! This is also…
Story Teller's Assignment
My favorite celebrations are our Christmas season ones. My family celebrates after New Year's, so this coming Sunday that's where we'll be! Besides everyone bringing…
picX Marks the Spot
Meet Malachi, our new house guest! My extra other son and his dad just got this beautiful red tailed boa! He's gonna live with us…
Winter Sunset
Just the way I wanted to start the new year, with snow on the ground, : ( I was sooo happy having a green winter…
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picMy Fav Ornament
My Mother's side of the family is Scottish thru and thru! Her parents came here to the U.S. in the late 1920's and she and…
And It Is...
A gigantic glass fish sculpture!!! That's my son in the lower left corner, he's 6'-4", just to give you a little idea of how big…
picW is for Wonder
I betcha wonder what this is! I was wondering if I posted it right-side up or up-side down! I'll post the full shot photo of…
Today's Weather...
Snow and rain showers. Well it was bound to happen, I'm just happy it didn't start sooner!!
picLet's Dance
These flowers always make me think of dancing shoes!! They're so pretty!! I took this photo at the conservatory up in Minneapolis too!
picOrchids
It's been so gloomy here the past few days, and getting seasonally cold, so I decided to post something bright!! I took this at the…
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picPie
We had pumpkin pie and hickory nut pie and apple pie for Thanksgiving desert!!! This is my plate of pie, a slice of hickory and…
picFlowers for You
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it!! And for those who don't, have a splendid day!!!
picT is for Thankful
I'm sooo thankful for my family and friends!! When I've felt empty, incomplete or broken, my family and friends have been there for me. Even…
picA Cherry on Top
This is probably the most photographed sculpture at the sculpture garden. I think it's used a lot in travel ads to go visit the Twin…
picHow I Learned to Ride a Bike
To be honest, I have no recollection at all of my learning experience! My mom probably had a lot to do with it though!! My…
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picI See You
This was one of the sculptures at the sculpture garden in Minneapolis. Andi was busy taking photos of Evan for a senior portrait, so I…
picJ for Jump!
This is at the Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis! I was just up there this past week end to visit Andi and she took us here…
picS is for Sacrifice
S is for sacrificing SLEEP!! Anyone who has ever had or been around babies, meaning baby creatures of any sort, humans, puppies, kittens, etc, know…
picThat's Creative!
There are so many squirrels around here! I love it, they amuse me everyday! They have some very interesting spots to hide their walnuts, like…
picChinese Lanterns
This was another pleasant surprise I found growing in the shrubberies by our abode! Chinese Lantern plants! I just love these!! I cut some down…
picKidz
Andi and Evan, my, ( *sniff* ) ,"babies"! I think Andi was 7 and Evan was 4 when I took this photo, they're now 21…
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picHappy Halloween!!!
This is what my upstairs neighbors did to the foyer area at the bottom of their stairs!! Soooo cool!! :D
picThey got GWARed!!
My son Evan, (in the middle)and his two buds went to see GWAR on Friday night! It's kind of a tradition in Milwaukee that GWAR…
picI Lubz my Buzznet Shirt
O.K., this is the non-scarey version(of course that depends on who you ask!) of my profile pic sporting my lovely and fashionable new Buzznet shirt!
picFall Rose
This so not Halloween! But it was a big surprise to me to have roses blooming in fall!! This photo was from about 2 weeks…
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picMy Buzznet Story
My Buzznet story began when my daughter Andi was, I think a sophmore in high school? (She just turned 21!) When you get up in…
picQuaint Living
I love living in a Victorian home! Everything about it is quaint! From the old radiator heat, which warms the apartment so nicely, to the…
picWings
I'm not sure I want to see how big the spider is that built this web!! I do love how it reflected in the window…
picAndi's Door
This is another photo of my wonderful daughter Andi's house. Yep, this was another midnight photo!! About a week ago I was having a down…
picKitty
Nothing better than curling up in a sun warmed garden hose! This is one of the kittens that wander around the neighborhood. Two houses down…
picObjects of Autumn
My mother-in-law gave these to me, and these have got to be the coolest gourds I've seen in a long time!! Not to mention the…
picN for Nomz
Well it is still the 26th here!! So I just made it!! Actually, there's been a lot of good nomz round here lately, but I…
picThere's a Light...
Our local community theater is doing Rocky Horror in the next week, soooo...yeah 'splains my title! Anyway, a few weeks ago I went up to…
picBreezy Day
Ahhh...a beautiful day to have the windows open!! And when I set this shot up I got the reflection of the stained glass window behind…
picL is for Light
This was one of the coolest light reflections I've seen in awhile! This is my dining room window with the morning sun coming through it…
picI'm Gonna Be a Mother-in-Law!!
I had a wonderful time with Andi! Way too short of a time though. The move itself kinda sucked because it was in the 90's…
picLast Days
The kiddies go back to school around here tomorrow...that means I have to change my alarm clock time to.."Way to darned early to be awake!"…
picBenefits!
Last Saturday I got to sit on my front porch and watch the annual lighted boat parade and fireworks!! A wonderful benefit of living right…
picGlad She's on a Leash!
Here's some of the local wild life! I don't think she's bidding a friendly "Hello!" Actually we've been warned by one of our other neighbors…
picBusy Bee
Kinda how I've been feeling the past few days!! I've had more hours the past week at work and I've been trying to get all…
picGlass Flowers
More stained glass! This is the window in our dining room! The colors in these windows are just amazing, I just sit and stare at…
picOMG!!! I have the internet again!!
Well...our move was kinda brutal, (actually it was the worst move ever) but we're settling in to the new place nicely. The worst part of…
blogJ is for Journey
At my age there are sooo many journeys you can talk about, and some not! But my latest journey is, we are moving! Not too…
picLast Day
No not the last day of eating macaroni!! But hopefully the last day of feeling like you've just stuck your face over a pot of…
picCottage Road
This is the road that leads to my mother-in-laws cottage. It's so pretty! Today would be a good day to be up at that lake…
picSummer Snow
Well, not really! But it does look like it when the cotton wood trees release all that white fluff into the air!!
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picFired Up
My son builds some of the best camp fires! And, if you stood close enough to it the mosquitoes would leave you alone!!!
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picHappy 4th!!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful, long 4th of July weekend!!! I had to work Friday and Sunday, but Saturday I got to go up…
picAhhhh
Today is super hot and humid with heat warnings all over the state! I'm sure lot's of people are spending plenty of time near or…
picI is for Inspire and Interpret
This was a hard assignment. Inspiration has been at an all time low these days! But, there's been a song that pops into my head…
picSunny Day
We actually have had a few around here! Like today, mostly sunny but more rain later this evening. Great.
picFriar Tuck's Moving and Storage
Just as I snapped this shot, Chris (on the left) had to move!! We're going to be moving in about a month-ish, so I've been…
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picRain Drops and Roses
I was out this morning weeding under my beautiful climbing roses and oh did it smell wonderful!! Of course the bees thought so too! I…
picFly
I have Windows 7 on this new machine and it's taking a bit of time to get used to the differences from XP. I hope…
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picBreakfast Time!!
The other morning I was out checking my little garden, (before it got to be 100 degrees out) and found this guy looking to enjoy…
picNice Parking Little Guy!!
This is at my neighbor's across the road from us! Their son did a mighty fine job parking his vehicle!!
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picMy Three Boys
Actually only one is my real son!! Evan is on the right! Chris, on the left is Evan's best friend! And he's kinda my "adopted"…
picWild Flower
These were growing along a nature trail me and my boys went for a walk on last week! ! I love this color of Columbines!
picGreen Light
Here's another of the green bottle/jar shots. I figured if I was going to go thru the time to set up the lighting I should…
picG is for Green Glass
I'm very happy with how this turned out! I set the antique Ball jar and bottle on an off white canvas, then thru the magic…
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picNice Landing!!!
And we have touch down!!! This is the same little bird just moments later (see previous post) making a successful landing!!!
picCleared for Landing
It was hard for this poor little bird to land on the perch this day, we had 20+ mile an hour wind gusts!!!
picF is for Fear!
I have a fear of driving, I drive 'cuz I have to!! So I'm a brave little soldier! I went through two sets of temps…
picHouse Hunting 2
Thanks for all the lovely comments on my last post everyone!! This is another house from the same neighborhood! Of course this is only the…
picHouse Hunting
When we first moved to Wisconsin my Dad heard about this really cool sub-division with some really amazing and unusual houses so he took us…
picE is for Exploring
LEGOS!!!! And letting my inner child explore what kind of things I could build with them!!! I let my imagination explore all sorts of possibilities…
picSure Signs
Yep, this has got to be a couple of sure signs of spring, even though our weather doesn't seem to be co-operating!
picWhat A Surprise
When I took this photo this morning, I was only focusing on the pretty dew drops. I was so surprised to see reflections on the…
picWillows
My son and I took a walk after Easter dinner along a bike/walking trail to get some fresh air and this was one of the…
picHeart of Gold
All the fair weather friends, or numerous acquaintances, can't make up for the trusted few people in our lives with those beautiful hearts of gold!!
picD is for Delicious
Or...a delightful drawing of delectable delights of delicious! Or a reasonable representation there of, or some thing like that!
picBeaded
I hope all of our April showers bring us some really nice May flowers!! Otherwise I'll be posting more rain related photos! How boring is…
picGettin' Green!
We have a deciduous evergreen, actually that's not the correct term since the tree drops it's needles in the fall and is dormant all winter…
picNostalgia
We had a nice quiet Easter Sunday over at my mother-n-laws. She was sharing all her old photos of her side of the family and…
picBreak Time
This is what I do when I go on break at work, sit in my car and listen to the music I like to hear…
picBegin Anew
Some signs of spring! I took this of my bleeding hearts about a week ago! They sprout up in this amazing purple color! As they…
picC is for "Charmed"
I know this is kind of a boring photo, but, this is the charm I wear all the time! I'm not sure if I think…
picBlackbird Fly
At one point today there were about 30 blackbirds sitting in the trees here! It started to look like a scene from "The Birds"!
picSpidee Sense
Well this was a challenge!! I've not been able to get a good photo of a spider's web 'till now! The web was floating up…
picB is for Believe
I believe in the beauty and power of nature!
Nature is my inspiration for so many things, some days it's the only thing that will…
picTime to Reflect
And re-fill this glass with some ice cold Coke! Actually, I like spring time as a time to sort of reflect and shake the winter…
picI Want Real Flowers
But in the mean time these will do. When I don't have a working computer, I find other ways to occupy my time. Like painting…
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blogHey Buzz Peeps!!!
Grrr, I'm using my hub's computer and I'm not used to it, MY COMPOOPER DIED!!! So I may not be posting photos for awhile 'cuz…
picCompooper Woes
So I haven't been on much the past week because our pc got infected with some really nasty virus. Andi did all she could to…
To all my east coast Buzznet friends!
I see you're having
a hell of a storm,
Please stay inside
where you'll be safe and warm.
Don't drive your car
lest you get stuck,
or end-up in a ditch
crying…
blogAFiles, Secret
Monday morning started with a walk to work through the park. It was a beautiful fall day with the leaves at their…
How Soon is Too Soon?
Last night I went into work, my fifth night in a row of working a closing shift, (late hours when you're not doing something…
AFI, Minneapolis
OK, one word, AWEFUCKINGTASTIC!!! I will give you all a spoiler alert for this journal, though all will not be revealed! Just some of it!…
Adventures in Retail
Today I stopped by Rhianna's(and finally gave her, her shirt). Andi will be happy to know that! Anyway, Rhianna, her mom and I started…
Les Paul Died Today
On our local noon news it was announced that guitar legend Les Paul has died at the age of 94, due to complcations of pneumonia.…
