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!

Round Robin Photo Challenge -- Anything in Threes

I am back from vacation and ready to play Round Robin again. This time the theme is Anything in Threes, so I went hunting for things in threes. My biggest challenge was to get my three cats all together at the same time.

I got three bananas at once in the following three pictures and a picture of my three grandsons before Emily was born.

Believe it or not, I got a picture of the three cats together, as follows. That is very unusual. I think I managed it by feeding them first. LOL!

Head for the link in the first sentence if you would like to see other things in threes.

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 #84 -- In the Forefront

I like this theme of the Ellipsis Suddenly Carly meme, where we are to to show something very dramatic in the forefront while we are also making sure that there is an interesting background, too.

The first is a nice plant, which I think might be a forsythia, in front of the neighbor's trees.


















Following is a hedge in front of the trees far in back of the house. In this and the previous case, the foliage in the forefront belongs to me and the trees behind belong to one or another of the neighbors.


















The last is Silver, on the washer and in front of the spigots the water comes in through.


















If you have the chance to participate in this photo meme, I would love to see your pictures! Just go to the link in the first sentence to find Carly's blog.

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!"

Round Robin Photo Challenge -- Look Up/Look Down

This time, the Round Robin Photo Challenge is on the subject "Look Up/Look Down". The best examples I have of looking up and looking down are found in my cats. Here, in the first picture, Socksie is not only up on a cabinet but she is looking up. Then in the next picture, she is looking at me from the top of an even higher cabinet.





















Now for the looking down portion: It wasn't too long before Socksie was on the floor and looking up at me from the cozy carpet, and here she is. Cats are really good at the "Look Up/Look Down" game. X-D!




















If you would like to participate in this meme, go to the Round Robin blog linked in the first sentence. It's a lot of fun!