Thirty-second week - Focus 52 - Smile

Only two pictures this week. Long story. However, I kinda like them. The theme was smile but it's more what makes me smile, not pictures of smiles.

First:



This makes me smile. Partly because of how often I do take pictures of flowers and partly because it makes me happy, knowing how my new camera can take beautiful pictures.

And this of course makes me smile:



The son and I had some starbucks time, reading and enjoying some overpriced drinks. Of course, can you call them overpriced if you enjoy them? I LOVE how much he loves to read. Here he's perusing 'Quidditch through the ages', which I hope can answer some questions more than I can. I LOVE IT! I makes my little librarian heart sing.

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Thirty First Week - Focus 52 - Sun

So the weather this week SUCKED. And next week is bad too. And my computer blew up - virus and power issues. Things have not been conducive to me doing the theme this week or doing a blog when I meant to on my own computer. However, I did submit three pictures to the forum - one taken Sunday, two others taken throughout this week. The weather is horrible. This was bad for so many reasons - especially given that this is the time my husband and I have off.

Anyway....



The husband on one of the decent days.



In the garden, last Sunday. Rain has been falling already.



One of our rainy day adventures. Best burger ever.

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Thirtieth Week: Focus 52 - Vintage

Thirtieth week eh? Amazing to realize that we're that far through the year. The theme this week was vintage. Some of my pictures follow that theme, others are just ones that I like.

So here goes:









(more in the comments of this one)

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Twenty-Ninth Week - Glass - Focus 52

Ok... so I misread the prompt. I read it as 'Grass'. Close but not the same. However, most of the pictures I took I wouldn't have fitting either prompt - the real one or my imaginary one.



A daisy the son gave me. I love daisies.



One of the ponds has little gates with hearts. I took this picture and had the heart in the foreground - in focus. Love is all you need.

And popcorn. Love and popcorn.



Since I thought it was grass, here you go. Grass.

Two of my three pictures were taken with one camera - the grass and the following two were taken with another. I just replaced my elph with a SLR. My husband made it possible - pushed me to do it, gave me a gift of a bunch of cash and a print out of slrs on sale right now and we had to get it. So I have a slr. And the villagers rejoice!





Now I just need to learn how to use it.

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Twenty-Eighth Week - Focus 52 - Summer

I followed the theme a little and a little bit not.

Pictures from the week:

A walk downtown (to take skateboarding pictures of my husband) produced the following:










It was a beautiful sunny summer day, fit for chilling out, taking pictures and having ufn.

And this bunny had the same thoughts about the next day - eating the clover in the yard of my parents:



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Twenty-Seventh Week - Focus 52 - Independence

This week the theme was independence. Some of my pictures reflected that, others I just liked.



This is my boy, starting to claim some independence. Taking different paths and going his way.



This plant is growing on it's own and doing it's own thing.



This is sotry of independent. The husband and I had a date night and then a date morning - the son slept over at his grandparents house. This was us eating out at Rocket Bakery to have our breakfast.



I just liked the look of this - an old parking sign that I saw on a walk downtown.



Daisies and dusk. Beautiful to me.

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Twenty-Sixth Week: Celebration: Focus 52

The theme this week was 'celebrate'. I decided to concentrate on the big celebration we had this week - Canada Day. We went out to my parents house and had a big barbeque. I brought a messed up cake and delicious kabobs, they provided chips and burgers and drinks. Add wonderful company. Aunts and uncles were there, cousins and second cousins, husband, parents and child. A good time was had by all. All of the following pictures are from that day:












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