Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #94 -- Faces

This week the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #94 is about faces. Here I have some kitty faces, although not very close up. Still, I like them a lot.



















I do believe they're all of Socksie. She has such a cute little face!

To join in the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, go to the link in the first sentence. You will get instructions there.

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shop -- Fire

I'm a little bit late for the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #93, so I am trying to catch up. I don't have a lot of fire around here so I created some. LOL!

I lit a candle and caught it as it burned brightly. This was after trying to photograph the propane coming up from the burners while I cooked eggs and seeing that nothing showed up.


















I then decided to use a paper towel to stick under the burner and get a picture of the burning towel. It started off hot and I had to throw it in the sink, having burned my little finger slightly, but I did get the picture of the fire burning in the sink. I was a little concerned about the embers floating around but I pushed them in the sink and ran water on them so all turned out all right.



















If you would like to see the newest batch of EMPS, go to the link provided above.
Have fun and have a great day!

EMPS #91 -- Get set, ready, go

Carly at the blog Ellipsis has the theme of Ready, Set, Go this week. I have taken pictures of Socksie getting ready to jump up on the office window and then when she got up there. She likes to cling to the window sill and look out at birds and such.
















































That's also one of her ways of keeping me company when I'm up here typing. Funny kitty! LOL!

If you would like to play this Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, just go to the link in the first sentence, to Carly's blog, and you will find directions there, as well as other blogs to look at.

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot -- Nautical

This is for Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #89, sponsored by Carly of the blog Ellipsis. The theme is obviously nautical, and I found a couple of pictures that I don't think I have used before. The first is of a friendly barking seal on the Newport, Oregon bayfront. The second is of rows of boats moored at Newport's Embarcadero moorage just before sundown one evening when I was staying up above.



Enjoy looking at the pictures at Carly's site and follow the instructions if you want to play this meme.

EMPS #88 -- Upside Down

Today is the day for the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, sponsored by Carly of the blog Ellipsis. The theme this week is Upside Down and I have found a few upside down items in my house to photograph. The first are children's cups that I bought for my grandchildren in Long Beach, Washington, a few years ago. I found one personalized for each grandchild, which delighted me a lot.


















The next item is my cat food carrier and scoop, which I placed upside down on the table in my breakfast nook, but not before getting food for the kitties. LOL!


















You might want to go to Carly's blog to check out the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoots. If you want to participate, I recommend it -- they're fun!

EMPS #87 -- Lamps

I like lamps. They put forth such a soft glow. Here are two of my favorite ones in my house, one in a corner and the other between my two recliners.


















To play this meme, go to the the Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot. It's lots of fun!

EMPS #86 -- Stairs

Good morning to the folks who are visiting me or Carly's blog Ellipsis or both. The theme this week is stairs, and historical or famous stairs brings extra credit. Unfortunately, I don't have any of the latter -- just regular old stairs.

First I have a picture of Silver on my steps going upstairs. He was real good to cooperate and come down from farther up and look at me in a friendly way.



















The other steps are the ones going into my house at the various entries. This is the very back stairway, coming off the porch. It isn't used all that much.



















Here is the front entryway, which also isn't used very often. Mostly people who don't know me very well come to the front door.




















Here is the most used stairway, in addition to the stairs inside the house. It is how we generally get up on the porch and down from it.



















If you would like to see the stairs other bloggers have photographed, go to the link in the first sentence.

EMPS #83 -- My Favorite Things

Today is a new Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, sponsored by my friend Carly. The theme comes from the song in The Sound of Music, "My Favorite Things." We are to picture our favorite items -- fortunately, you can't hear me sing the song. X-D!

Speaking of that, the first item listed is the book I'm reading now, "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks.


















The song "My Favorite Things" talks about whiskers on kittens, and I have included Socksie and her whiskers. Actually, I just love my cats in general.


















I have just started reading my Bible again, and that is a favorite of mine.


















I love my grandkids to pieces! Here is a picture of 7-year-old Noah.


















Here is 11 year old Michael -- I can't believe how old he is!


















Here is 4-year-old Emily. Another grandchild that fills me with love and wonder.


















And here is Alex, at the age of 9 now. Such a big boy!


















These children are so much fun. I love their parents, too -- Noah and Emily belong to Jeff and Steph, and Michael and Alex belong to Tony and Kamie. I love my oldest son, J.D., who just turned 41, and his wife Kris. They don't have children but have four cats.

To go to the Ellipsis site, the link is in the first sentence. It's fun to participate!

EMPS #82 -- Goodbye Winter/Hello Spring

This is the time of year I love, when it's beautiful and balmy outside. The photo memes reflect this, especially this week's, when Carly's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot reflects the beauty of spring. I have gotten a couple of pictures that illustrate just how wondrous this time of year is, with the daffodils blooming. Along with those, I can go out with a sweatshirt and jeans on and feel very comfortable.




















To enjoy the beauty of the spring, go to the link in the second sentence above and it will take to to Carly's site, where the winter will say so long and the spring will say "Hey, y'all!"

EMPS #80 -- Animals

This week's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot has the theme of Animals. I am going to seem redundant because I include pictures of animals, especially my cats, every chance I get. They are my babies and my companions. Here are a few pictures of them from today.




















I went outside to see if I could get pictures of the neighbors' horses but they weren't outside. I also hoped against hope that the deer that sometimes come around might be in my back yard today but no such luck. So I have kitty pictures and I think they are appropriate, since the cats are my live-in companions. To go to Carly's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot site, use the link in the first sentence. Have fun!

EMPS #79 -- Numbers

This week's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot is about Numbers. Carly showed a branch that made the number 3 but it wasn't necessary to find a number in nature for the EMPS -- that was just for extra credit. Any numbers were good. Thus I have taken photos of the following numbers found around the house.














If you would like to play, just go to the blog linked in the first sentence and you will find the instructions there. It's lots of fun!

EMPS #78 -- Still life, featuring food

This week's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot sponsored by my friend Carly is on "still life, featuring food." We couldn't use any pictures from our archives, only fresh ones, so I looked through my kitchen to see what I had that would be usable in still life shots featuring food. My first choice was a piece of quiche from the homemade quiche that I made last Thursday evening for when my friend, Sheila, came over for breakfast the next morning. I am gradually eating what's left of it, and it is delicious!


















I also decided to photograph the following, my evening snack: a glass of 1% milk and an organic chocolate chip cereal bar and graham cracker.


















Last, I shot this picture of a couple of potatoes. I think they are quite interesting.


















If you would like to join in with the photo shoot, just go to the link in the first sentence and you will find Carly's blog and instructions on how to participate. I enjoy it every week -- it's a whole lot of fun!

EMPS #77 -- The Cone Zone

Carly of the blog Ellipsis has presented us with a challenge -- to photograph traffic cones or things associated with them, such as men or women at work. She said to be safe about it, which was my particular challenge, especially after having received two traffic tickets this year. I came upon a safe cone, much to my surprise, this morning as I went through the drive through ATM at my bank. I think it is kept there for when workers service the drive through ATM. Whatever the reason, I had a great shot of it and thus was able to come home and upload it for this meme.


















If you would like to go cone-hunting, return with your spoils of the hunt (photos of an orange cone or two) and go to Carly's site as listed in my first sentence to get the directions. Have fun!

EMPS #76 -- Valentine's Day

This week for Carly's Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot we had the topic, quite naturally, of Valentine's Day. I don't generally have much going on for that day, although today I bought a Valentine's cookie at the store and had it half eaten on the way home by the time I realized I could have used it for this meme, but I was hungry! I did receive one Valentine's card in the mail today, from my sister, Kathy, and her family. It is pictured below.


















It is a few days after I posted my original entry here, and today I bought another Valentine's cookie, This time I waited until I took a picture and then ate it! LOL!


















Very sweet! If you would like to see the other Valentine's Day entries or enter your blog, go to the link in the first sentence.