I think I am at a distinct advantage or disadvantage–depending on how you look at it–for this week’s P52 Challenge. This is my Cabin Fever this year–just waiting for the waves to come. It is winter and the sea is calm-no surfing or big waves to dive into–I know–I am sure you all feel sorry for me. My son asked me what my photo challenge was for this week-when I told him it was Cabin Fever–He said, “What’s that?”

I had some fun with this one–I have been wanting to do a color palette for a while now since seeing them on Pinterest. I love the colors of the sand and sea–and I love them even more all put together like this. I think this will be pinned to my Pinterest board.

True Love::Meeting my grandson for the first time–yes, true love.

I will have a lot more pictures to post in the coming days–weeks–months–years:) I have had so much fun editing these photos and I have decided that I love taking Newborn shots-so peaceful and sweet-but I had an amazing subject.

Every year when we come here to Paradise-someone gives me Meyer Lemons. They are above lemons somewhere between ambrosia and chocolate-and there is nothing like them. Sometimes I don’t eat dinner because I drink too much lemonade–that’s what you do in Paradise. You pretend it is a carefree summer day-everyday-and you drink lemonade! Drink up!

Perfect Lemonade Recipe
Prep time: 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
1 cup Meyer lemon juice
3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)
METHOD
1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.
2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.

*Next weeks theme is True Love–and I am traveling to see my new Grandson and taking one million-trillion photos and I know it will be True Love!

Shadows is the theme for this weeks P52-Project. I have never examined shadows in my photos in particular. I have seen reflections and silhouettes-but shadows-
I love palm trees and I take way too many photos of them-but this was different-and I love the way the shadow was so defined against the green.

It was an interesting challenge and I will look for shadows more often.

Shadows in the sunlight are dreamy and clear.
Shadows in the dark are eerie and uncertainty abounds.
I much prefer to stay in the light-

I see lots of people with their cameras in front of their faces and I think it says a lot what is inside. I save memories with my camera-it is by my side everyday. It is my eyes-I see the world through this lens-my camera gives me a perspective and I like the perspective-

No-you can’t see my eyes-but I do.

I dreamed a dream a long time ago–and it keeps on coming true.

These two keep giving me all of my dreams and to think it all started with just a dream-a thought-that maybe-maybe-we could make a difference–but really–they are the ones who made the difference–

Adam’s STORY is thrilling to me–and Catie’s STORY–a miracle in and of its self–read their stories and you will see why I dreamed a dream…

I really do love a theme to follow with my picture a week goal for this year. It gives me focus and a goal. I knew immediately what I wanted to use for this weeks photo.

I am going to be a Nana for the first time in just a few weeks-the due date is February 6-and I have been working on this quilt for him. All my kids were ‘blankie’ kids and I wanted him to have one from his Nana.

As you can see, I am still working on it-there are a lot of seams to cut–here is the tutorial I found on Pinterest(Gotta love). It has been a fun project and it is certainly-Made With Love–

A picture-a memory

I want this verse in my memory-to recall when my soul gets too noisy and the waves come crashing in–Jesus says, ‘Come unto me–’ I tend to go other places for soul rest. I want this verse in my memory for when I am drawn away–

We are at our home away from home-it is amazing and dream-like to wake up to sunshine everyday. I love my home state from about April-November and even a while into December–but then somehow she turns into this dark place where the sun only makes a rare appearance. This is the sunshine state.

We have this great dock off the back of the house on a canal. There are a lot of canals here-last year we fed an Alligator(I know-I know-we’re not supposed to do that)–and this year–it is fishing-no alligators. It first started out as a casual affair. A little fishing here and a little fishing there with complaints that there must not be any fish in there. I would lecture about patience and try to teach a life lesson-but experience is the best teacher.

After this catch-things have become more heated around here.

My Hero-also knows how to filet a fish-among all the other things he knows! My girl wanted to watch-but it was her beloved fish he was dissecting–but she did manage to video the whole thing.

This was her first bite of her beloved catch–

And then her reaction to the first bite! Not so much loving her first catch. But…

…My Hero and I thought it was the best fish we had ever eaten–nothing like fresh fish–
*For anyone interested-we believe it was a large mouth Bass–at least 2 feet long–

Every-time I turned around this dock was getting a work-out. Fishing-Fishing-Fishing…

And this one time there was this fish on the line that was huge–we were in strange territory here–you never know what you could catch in South Florida–there could be a gator on the line–the pole bent over–

But…we are pretty sure this was just a Carp–we call those junk fish in Michigan. It was fun to catch–but this fish was one of those that got away–it was too big to pull up–and the string broke…

No fish dinner for tonight–but I am sure when I ask where the kids are-I will hear, “GONE FISHING”!!

It is a new year-actually it is the 5th day into the new year.  It came very fast for me and as most people have their resolutions for 2012 solidified in their day planners-I am still running mine through my head.  A new start-a clean slate–really?

A photo challenge spurred me to think about my resolution for 2012-what do I want to do better?  -well-  everything-  -so that was out–I don’t do well with goal setting.  I want to do everything-how do you choose just a few things to fix?  Eat better?  Exercise?  Be a better person?  –who doesn’t want those things?  I knew I had to seek deeper-and that in itself can be a little scary.  I don’t like change–plain and simple–I will put it out there-it is good for me and in the end-I am happy for the change, but I fight it like a cat fights water.

I want to change inside-those things that are unseen-I want more courage-I want to see the unseen in my life.  My soul is noisy-I have just realized this–and noise in my soul will rob me of joy and peace-why this noise?  My God is calling to me-He says, “Come unto me and I will give you rest.”

My resolution for 2012-                 B.e.l.i.e.v.e

A belief is what you accept to be true.  I think I have made so much noise by pushing truth out and allowing so much noise to drown out the voice of He who gives truth–I want to Believe–

Believe God is enough–be willing to lay down the noise makers in my soul–and Believe that only He is enough.

It will be quite a journey–this year of 2012–I believe God will change me–I believe He will give me that soul rest.  I believe, Lord-help thou my unbelief.

Week One of my 2012 P52 project-Resolution

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