Figuring Out The Plot: Photo Challenges

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Last Week

No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth. I did, however, drive all around Texas doing presentations for work.

7 presentations. 5 days. 1,300 miles.

I decided to snap a few photos of my trip and thought I'd share them with you all.

Sunrise over Palo Duro Canyon.

Windmill on range land near Mertzon, TX

Cactus somewhere between San Angelo and Ft. Worth.

Horse patrolling the parking lot of the local Target in Ft. Worth. God bless Texas.

I drove all over Ft. Worth to get my hands on an Einstein Bros.
6-cheese bagel with reduced fat cream cheese.
So worth it.

I gave three presentations at the Texas Cattle Raisers Convention.
Great turn out, great questions, a great time!

Brahman bull handing out in the Ft. Worth Convention Center.

We had a little family dinner at Chuy's. You'll recognize Aunt Delta Dawn,
Cousin Swiss Mister, Ski Trip John, and his sweet girlfriend. See
those yummy drinks? I didn't get one.

Lots of cowboy hats at the Cattle Raiser's Convention

Our ring bearer (center, blue shirt) turned 5 so we celebrated at a trampoline park.
See all the fun jumping going on? Pregnant lady missed that too.

And our final photo.....the sun setting over the Panhandle. It's good to be home!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Photo Challenge: Best from February

Another month down and I'm still at this daily photo challenge. It's a small miracle, really. I was pretty worried about having any good photos this month given that it feels like all I have done is bury my head in books studying (and sometimes that included throwing said books across the room...) but I'm actually pretty happy with how this turned out.

It's up to you to vote for your favorite photo of the month, which will be in the running for my photo of the year in December! Comment below.

Photo #1: Orange (my OSU gallery wall)

Photo #2: This Is Where I Relax (sunny afternoon and my comfy chair)

Photo #3: Childhood (downtown Dallas, the opposite of my childhood, makes me thankful I grew up in the country!)

Photo #4: Out and About (in my fancy red shoes)

Photo #5: Reflection (three reflections of their mama)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Girl Between The Lines: Your Favorite Photo

This week's Girl Between the Lines theme is Your Favorite Photo.

I absolutely love taking pictures. I think that I might add "and taking pictures" to my standard dream job answer of "having a bunch of cows and writing a book." As I looked through all the pictures that I've taken---from trips all over the world to amazing sporting events and concerts and castles---when I chose a favorite, I kept coming back to the same thing. People. For all of the cathedrals and mountains and touchdowns, nothing compares to the people. Probably a lot to that idea.

As per usual, I couldn't pick four. So I chose four. I'm a rebel like that.

Photo 1

This photo is of my dad (on the left) and one of his best friends. We had been moving cows and I pulled out my camera as everyone was just standing around the pens. I think that it just captures my dad's personality. (And apparently he thinks so too....he told me he wants us to use this picture at his funeral one day. Yea. That's not awkward.)

Photo 2

This photo I shot at Loud Oklahoma Girl's wedding. She and her grandma were holding hands before the ceremony started and I thought it was just perfect. As a girl who can't hold a grandma's hand anymore, it was pretty beautiful to me.

Photo 3

I took this picture at my brother and sister-in-law's wedding in Las Vegas. I had seen it on Pinterest and thought it would be fun for Little Cowboy. It turned out seriously better than I even imagined. I just love Little Cowboy's face and his tux.

Photo 4

This picture is of Great Uncle doing what he did best...playing the piano. (And apparently I have some sort of hand fetish in my photography.) More than the actual picture was the memory of that day--the whole family sitting in the living room of my cousin's house, some three deep on a chair, more piled six-fold on the couch, just listening to him play. It is one of my favorite memories not only of my uncle, but of my family.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Photo Challenge: Best from January

So I'm participating in this photo a day challenge on Instagram. Every day has a theme and you take a picture with your iPhone and post it. Lucky for me, Hometown Friend, College Roomie, and Mrs. Arizona are all participating as well and they keep me motivated. Instead of boring you with the 31 pictures I took in January (some of which were not so great....like the one of the Chik-fil-a cup), I chose my 5 favorites.

So.....I want to know which of these are YOUR favorite....comment below. At the end of the year, we'll have a contest between each month's winner for Photo of the Year. (Competitive a little? Um...guilty.)

Photo #1: A Word To Live By (scrabble magnets on my fridge)

Photo #2: Colorful (last leaves on my tree)

Photo #3: Fun Stuff! (wrapping birthday presents for some kiddos)

Photo #4: Tiny (my broccoli plants are growing!)

Photo #5: Nice! (a dinner date with The Boy from Texas)

Want to join in the fun? Here are the prompts for February.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Eastern European Adventure Part II: Two Months of Photos Weeks 5 and 6

I am so excited to share a few photos with you today! I had the best time wandering around shooting random pictures with my camera. Here is a little taste of all of the Europe posts you have headed your way! As always, I love hearing which are your favorites!

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