A December Story 2024
11 photos
in Expore
81 photos
Macro Mondays
439 photos
These are my collection of macros for Macro Mondays on Flickr. Some of these are alternates for MM!
Project: Tennessee Birds
72 photos
52 in 2024
53 photos
A photo challenge for the year: 52 items to ponder, photograph and post! DONE!!!
1. Lacy
2. Shaggy
3. Waxy
4. Glistening
5. Fancy
6. Striped
7. Plush
8. Transparent
9. Woody
10. Vintage
11. New
12....
100 Flowers in 2024
104 photos
Inktober2024
34 photos
Stretching beyond my abilities to draw. Learning so much!
2024 Visit with friends from Iowa in Middle...
20 photos
2024 University of the South Tour
38 photos
Our friends from Des Moines, Iowa came to see us and we drove up Monteagle Mt. to see this gorgeous campus. The new school year was starting and freshmen groups were taking tours. Some guys...
Tennessee State Fair 2024
35 photos, 1 video
First time! Bob and I ventured forth on Sr.'s Day! We go tickets for $10 each...instead of normal $15. We got there at three and had front row parking! We got on the grounds and walked around until...
2024 Our Very Own Fair Foods
14 photos
We moved to Tennessee almost two years ago. Sadly, we don't get to go to the Iowa State Fair, anymore. We went every year for twenty five years, living in Iowa. A couple of years, I went every day...
Our Travel - Looking at the Clouds
19 photos
This was our return trip from Iowa and through Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and to our home in Tennessee over a two-day period in August 2023.
Asheville and the Biltmore 2024
91 photos
Late March visit! What a gorgeous time to see the mountains begin to bloom!
The Biltmore is amazing! My advice is that you become familiar with what it is you are about to see BEFORE you visit the...
February ABC in 2024
30 photos
2024 Destin, Florida Trip January
30 photos, 1 video
After 45 years, revisiting Destin has been a delight, filled with awe at the changes in the area. The expansive beaches and stunning views offered fun walks and photo ops. The trip included indulging...
52 in 2023
52 photos
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2023
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1. Beginning (photo taken in January 2023)
2. Blue
3. Green
4. Yellow
5. Red
6. Black
7. White
8. Long
9. Short
10. Round
11. Square
12. Runny
13. Crafty
14. Sticky
15....
100 Flowers in 2023
108 photos
2023 May Vacation to Anna Maria Island - Bob and...
91 photos, 2 videos
May 2023 - stayed at AMI Beach Lagoon, Turtle Suite for six days
Had fun in the sun. Biked the island 24 miles total, cigars on the beach, ate great food, shopped, visited with my brother, Bill...
2023 Nashville Water Lantern Festival
30 photos, 1 video
February 2023 A to Z
27 photos
A fun challenge to pass the month of February away!!!
100 Flowers in 2022
104 photos
52 in 2022
53 photos
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2022
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1. A Celebration!
2. Your chosen mode of transport
3. The Letter T
4. Abstract
5. Shadowy
6. Fishy
7. An Amphibian
8. Your favourite number
9. Fun in the Sun
10. All one...
A Tennessee Winter Wonderland (January 2022)
70 photos
The snow fell softly through the night of January 3rd. We woke up to this in Central Tennessee! Can it be any prettier in these wintry woods?
I bundled up in rain galoshes, scarf and a new fuzzy...
Ice Show
16 photos
Driving through Nashville, into Clarksville and Hopkinsville and then on to St. Louis. The middle part of USA got a big snow storm and wave of ice on Feb. 3 and 4th, thus this beautiful ice show the...
February 2022 Alphabet Book
26 photos
A journey through the month of February and the making of an alphabet book!
Five Sweet Days with a Baby Robin
13 photos
This baby robin fell from a tree! I thought I should nurture it. I bought worms to feed the baby and had berries from our Juneberry tree. I also boiled some eggs!
The first day, the bird was afraid...
100 Flowers in 2021
104 photos
Year Three on the Colorful Adventure of Documenting 100 Beautiful Flowers
2021 Tour of General Dodge House
34 photos
In Council Bluffs, Iowa
Built in 1869 for a large sum ... $35,000. Today there are antiques inside this museum that equal this price!!!
2021 Halloween
50 photos
Home party for the grandkids
and
Flat Tire Karaoke Halloween Party
Enabling Gardens of Altoona, Iowa
62 photos
My autumn photo shoot in the gardens and walking trails.
2021 Walk
Thanks to the Master Gardeners of Polk County for a fabulous garden!
Big Canoe Trip
49 photos
Celebrating a first birthday of a sweet little granddaughter. Fun playtime with family, eating out, and beautiful scenery
52 in 2021
52 photos
A great photo scavenger hunt....Let's Go!
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2021
1. C is for
2. Outside my window
3. A favourite book
4. Dusty
5. Ice cream
6. Aiming High
7. The Low Down
8. Going shopping
9....
Our 50th Wedding Anniversary
19 photos
Dec. 27, 2020
Many Faces of Smokey
251 photos
In the summer of 2005, we went shopping in Ottumwa for a puggle. Our high school son, Michael, picked him of the litter because he kept getting stuck in tight spots. We thought we needed this fat...
Alphabet Book 2021
26 photos
Done in February, Bradenton, Florida (2nd year in this ABC Challenge). This photo challenge will hold special memories....from my father's house, as he will pass away five months later.
Alphabet Book 2020
27 photos
Serving as a dictionary for children learning words and for English Language Learners!
This was a joy to participate in such a friendly Flickr group. I met some very nice people along the way.
Christmas over the Years
649 photos
Since I started using Flickr!
Sunsets over the Years
216 photos
2020 Photo Challenge
52 photos
1. Clouds
2. Negative space
3. A beautiful landscape
4. A bicycle
5. Something in your kitchen
6. Interesting architecture
7. Flowers
8. Recycled
9. A reflection
10. Refreshing
11. Something that...
100 Flowers in 2020
100 photos
My Panoramic Captures
5 photos
Now that I am learning to do this, I am so obsessed! It is so much fun!
Naples Botanical Gardens 2020
28 photos
A Photowalk through the lovely Naples Botanical Gardens on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in January. How nice to do this with friends from Flickr and from across the country! Maria Coleman was so...
Pond Cooter Lays Her Eggs
8 photos, 7 videos
I was working in Dad's yard, clearing some brush. As I went to the garage to get some trashcans to clear up my work, I saw this big turtle on the edge of the yard by the driveway. I went on to do my...
Jack Daniel's Tour in Lynchburg, TN 11/5/2019
21 photos
Fall Walk in Iowa 2019
44 photos
A tall, wooded ridge is the most prominent natural feature of this park south of Mitchellville. Thomas Mitchell, a native of New Hampshire, built his cabin here along Camp Creek in 1844. His cabin...
Halloween 2019
60 photos
Iowa State Fair 2019
138 photos
Myakka River State Park
27 photos
Digitized to the Max
108 photos
Digital Art Work (most of which was done within Deep Dream Generator)
52 in 2019
52 photos
Scavenger Hunt Photography Group
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2019
1. Self-portrait
2. Red
3. My view
4. Coffee break
5. Curiostiy
6. A rainy day
7. My passion
8. A stranger
9. Thoughtful
10. Happiness
11....
100 Flowers in 2019
100 photos
Recently read on a greeting card, that there are over 270,000 species of flowers documented worldwide.
Here are 100 of them!
Macros
116 photos
A macro lens is fun!
Iowa Seasons on the Farm
9 photos
A year long project. Today, I have finished it! Yeah!
Now, that I am done, I am off to the graphic department to have these developed for our school library. I am so excited. I have seen the proof...
Family
669 photos
Florida with Friends 2019
13 photos
Sarasota Circus 2019
23 photos
A Celebration of Life 2018
17 photos
These ornaments will be going on a special Christmas tree to honor the life of my mother. We will be having a Celebration of Her Life on Dec. 18, 2018. Afterwards, I think each of her grandchildren...
Gibbs Gardens
34 photos
Nestled away in the Blue Ridge Mountains is a beautiful garden that is absolutely breathtaking! It is Gibbs Gardens in Jasper, Georgia.
52 in 2018 Challenge
52 photos
Looking for 52 items....off we go!
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2018
1. Black & White
2. Winter
3. Spring (season)
4. Summer
5. Fall (season)
6. City-scape panorama
7. A lone tree in a landscape
8. Food...
52 in 2017 Challenge
53 photos
52 weeks to complete the list of photo items in the Flickr Group Challenge! Year two in my quest!
Finished on Oct. 19! Yeah! Looking back, wow! It seems like a long, long year!
52 in 2016 Challenge
52 photos
52 pictures for a Flickr Group Challenge called "52 in 2016 Challenge"
It should look like this:- Seen in 52 in 2016 Challenge
LIST OF TOPICS FOR 2016
1. Portrait
2. Architecture
3....
Retirement for a Teacher
12 photos
It's been a great ride since 1972! Over the years, I have taught in 25 buildings and for 25 principals! I have taught in three states! My teaching career spans teacher librarian K - 12, high school...
Nature Walk ABC Book
29 photos
An August Photo Walk Along the Rails to Trails Bike Trail between Altoona and Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Tree
34 photos
Canvas Prints
88 photos
...Some I have printed, successfully:
American Pride (flag)
Showtime (Jazz singer at Gip's Place)
2023 Iowa State Fair
28 photos
We couldn't go to the fair this year, but we were in town five days before the fair. We had a sneak preview of the fair and the grounds. GORGEOUS!!!
Iowa State Fair 2022
46 photos
2022 - This was our only day at the Fair. It is all about the people, agriculture, entertainment, food, and crafting. It is Iowa Nice!
I believe this is the first time ever we have spent the day at...
2019 ABC Scavenger Hunt at the Iowa State Fair
28 photos
Being rather bored on a recent long road trip, my hubby and I came up with an ABC scavenger hunt to do at the upcoming Iowa State Fair, using the camera. What a challenge it was. First, to find the...
Iowa State Fair 2018
138 photos
Animals, food, agriculture and farming equipment - old and new, music and dancing, crafts, camping, lots of walking, rides and amusements, contests, fair princesses and queens, sun and rain...the...
Iowa State Fair 2017
98 photos
What a Fair! So excited.... This is my tenth photo album of State Fair pictures. I started making these albums at FLICKR in 2008!
Iowa State Fair 2016
63 photos
Yeah, it's fairtime again!!!
Iowa State Fair 2015
55 photos
Memories of a great fair! This year's fair broke a record for the most people in attendance!
Iowa State Fair 2014
62 photos
Iowa State Fair 2013
69 photos
Loving this year's fair! Happiness is.....theme for ISF 2013
Iowa State Fair 2012
34 photos
A chance to create memories for the 2012 Iowa State Fair! Enjoy...pre-fair, fairtime, post-fair!
Iowa State Fair 2011
102 photos
The year of the butter cow, sculpture designing, bag tossing, wine stomping, corn eating, music rocking, flower growing, fireworks shooting, animal raising, people watching, weather enjoying,...
Iowa state Fair 2010
79 photos
Iowa State Fair 2009
77 photos
Hope you enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes through this slideshow of the fair 2009 style!
Iowa State Fair 2008
123 photos, 2 videos
Enjoy the memories of the Iowa State Fair, 2008 style. Will I see you there in 2009? Look out, I now have an SLR camera, so I fear my picture taking will double!
Iowa State Fair 1996 - 2007
209 photos
Old Iowa State Fair pics between 1996 - 2007. Now, I have albums for the Iowa State Fair from the past twenty-two years (minus a few years when my computer crashed.
These old pictures bring back...
2017 Fall Photo Walks
50 photos
Exploring the beauties of Central Iowa in autumn!
Pella's 2017 Tulip Festival
23 photos
What a spectacular day. After a rough spring, the Midwest has warmed up. Today, it is sunny and bright. And thus, we ventured on a road trip to the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa, a charming Dutch...
Circus Sarasota 2017 Synergy
26 photos
Enjoyed the circus with Kay and Glen, Lynn, and Rosie!
2016 Red, White, and Bello
28 photos
Circus Sarasota Winter 2016 - absolutely amazing. Can't wait until next year to go to the circus again in Sarasota! See you there?
2016 National Balloon Classic
28 photos
Indianola, Iowa - A perfect evening
Memphis, Tennessee 2014
48 photos
Great summer trip to Graceland and Beale Street!
Gip's Place 2014
10 photos
Thanks Michael! We had a great time at Gip's!
2014 Big Canoe
54 photos
Wonderful time with family in the Southern Appalachian mountains of Northern Georgia
2013 - 5th Annual Flickr Photowalk - Des Moines...
28 photos
January 5, 2013
2012 - 4th Annual Flickr Photo Walk - Des Moines
23 photos
What a joy to be included in the Des Moines Flick Group. It was fun to stroll around the city this Saturday afternoon. The weather was pretty good, mid 40s...could have been 5 below. The sun was in...
2012 Hy-Vee Triathlon
32 photos
Runners come to Des Moines for youth, ameteur, and professional race weekend! Time Well Wasted provided entertainment and gave the runners a beat to run on at one point through the city!
2010 Ice Spectacular
31 photos
What an adrenline rush to photograph this incredible sight!
My Photoshoot Slideshow
Ice Storm 2010
16 photos
Can't really say this is pretty. This past weekend my Photoshoot Slideshow of the frozen frost was beautiful. But, this is simply miserable; nevertheless, these pictures are fascinating.
2010 Sculptor Visits SE Polk
16 photos
Des Moines artist and sculptor, John Brommel, captured the attention of Southeast Polk High School Book Club, Art and Industrial Tech students on October 19th in the Library. John is attentive to...
Blizzard of 2009
12 photos
Snow in Iowa -- 14-15 inches, more in the drifts -- closed Interstates -- shut down the malls -- no Christmas shopping -- high winds to blow the snow and quickly cover roads
2009 Corkscrew Swamp
10 photos
A wonderful visit in late June, 2009, with my new PLN buddy from Florida. This is a great place to visit if you are a nature lover or photography enthusiastic. Be prepared, just in case of...
2009 Indianola Balloon Festival
10 photos
Amazing night at the Balloon Festival in Indianola -- 2009.
2009 Possible framing for school office
26 photos
Denver '09
37 photos
The trip to T + L, technology leadership conference in Denver sponsored by Natl. School Boards Association.
Harriet P. and I presented School Libraries Rock in the 21st Century.
It snowed 23 inches...
2009 La Crosse, Wisconsin
43 photos
A wonderful trip with husband, back to memory years 1974 - 76, when we lived in La Crosse, Wi and La Crescent, MN
Information on the Rotary Lights
Seattle 08
30 photos
Seattle in the Fall is beautiful!
Field trip 11.25.08 -- SEPHS students
55 photos
A library trip off to Hoover Museum and Presidential Library and Kalona, Iowa couldn't have been a more perfect trip! Yes, the bus is blue and we made it back just in time to board the activities bus...
Sarah and Jordon Nemitz
77 photos
The wedding....March 19, 2011
Becca and Michael's wedding
17 photos
The church:
Michael and Becca's Wedding Weekend, Chattanooga, Tennessee Sept. 14 - 16, 2012 -- The church ended its time as the Lookout Mt. Baptist Church with the wedding of Michael and Becca...
A day in the life of the school library
18 photos
Happy National Library Week 2013! The idea here, suggested to do by the American Library Association (ALA), is to show what a library is like over the course of a day! Of course, today is a special...
Puzzles in HS Library
28 photos
The Making of a Brand New High School
206 photos
Our amazing new high school opened for the business of educating students on August 24, 2009! This awesome accomplishment took five years to achieve and what a process this has been!
My Career as a High School Librarian
181 photos
Having a little fun looking inside of a high school library. These pictures capture life in the 21st Century library, social and happy!
There are pictures of the old high school library and pictures...
2019 Halloween Parties
36 photos, 2 videos
Back to back parties!
Friday night with The Voice Box Karaoke at Flat Tire in Madrid, Iowa
Saturday night with Time Well Wasted at Polk City Pub in Polk City, Iowa
Great costumes and fun times with...
2017 Halloween Polk City
37 photos
Polk City Pub was a host in a Halloween Crawl, consisting of three bars and restaurants having Halloween Party and giving prizes, too!
Can you guess which costume took the grand prize everywhere?...
2016 Halloween Polk City Pub
10 photos
2015 Halloween 2015-oke
44 photos
The Ice
Queen hostessed the warm and fabulous 8th Annual HALLOWEEN Party! What a spectacularly spooky and fun-filled night at Okoboji Bar and Grill in Ankeny, Iowa!
2014 Halloween 2014-oke
29 photos
The seventh year of the Karaoke Party at Okaboji in Ankeny, Iowa--as great a year as ever!
2013 Halloween-oke Party
23 photos
Ankeny's great Halloween Party does it right!
2012 Halloween-oke
33 photos
It is hard to believe...this is a fifth year tradition! Who would have dreamed it has come to this. The fun thing...our the years are featured here together. Enjoy! There are some spooky...
2011 Halloween-oke
12 photos
Okaboji at Ankeny, Iowa
2010 Halloween-oke
15 photos
Okoboji Restaurant sure knows how to throw a great party....Ankeny, Iowa......See you there next year!!!
More pictures over at Facebook...
2009 Halloween-oke
27 photos
Okaboji at Ankeny, Iowa
A party filled with fun for all!
2008 Halloween-oke
15 photos
Pushpin toy
16 photos
The pushpin toy is so popular for all ages, it has earned the right for a set of its own. Enjoy~