At the Car Wash

Seeing as we've had some warmer weather recently, I felt

it was time to get my vehicle through the car wash. I had my camera

with me so decided to see how a few photos would come out.

I loved the results of something so simple.

It was so nice to wash away all the grime and much

that had accumulated over the winter.

I know; it's not over with.

My husband tells me it's going to get really cold again

in a few more days. So if you haven't washed away the dirt,

today's a good day to do it. Oh, you'll have your chance again,

but maybe not until April.

My son always loved the colored wax when he was younger. Me too.



Love how clean it all looks!

Iowa Farm Life

About a year ago the local physical therapist asked if she could buy some of my photos to hang in the physical therapy office. I was thrilled to have my work displayed for all to see. She wanted farm photos so I picked out what I thought were some of my best pictures in that category. The ones I'm posting today are the five she chose and hang in the office. It's nice to have someone appreicate your work.

I stopped on a gravel road as a farmer was harvesting his corn. I love still photos that convey motion.

This photo has been the favorite from the physical theapy patients. I love old barns, and the unique diamond-shaped window with the little bird sitting in the window makes it all the better.

Again, a still photo that suggests motoin. I love old windmills and the sky was gorgeous the night I took this.

This photo screams "Iowa" to me, with the John Deere, the big barn, and the corn stubble in front.

It was a gorgeous sunset the night I took this photo. I really like silhouette photos so I got down next to the field to let the sunset fill the background, 

Bell Tower Faith

I was in Des Moines yesterday running errands.
I had taken my camera with me, as I often do,
never knowing what I'll see that I like.
 I was really "hungry" for a good picture and knew it would be there,
around some corner,
just waiting for me to find it.
I was growing a bit frustrated throughout the day as nothing was jumping out at me.
 It was about time to head back home when I decided to take a different route
 and see what was ahead.
Nothing.
 Just when I'd decided I really needed to head back home
 I saw a tall cross off in the distance.
I love photographing churches so I changed lanes and headed in that direction.
If the cross hadn't been so tall I'd have never noticed it.
But I knew when I saw it that something was calling me
and I was onto my great photo of the day.
On the way to this tall cross I went past a very small church
and thought it was cute, but continued on to find
my cross.
I got there, and while it was a nice tall cross at a Catholic church,
 it definitely wasn't my picture.
I turned around and knew that the small church with the
 bell tower
was why I was there.
God lead me in one direction
so that I could find a small church
I'd have never otherwise noticed.
These were the photos I was hungry for.



I'm far from perfect; I don't always hear what God is telling me.

 But I truly believe that God can lead us to the cross, as he did for me today,

and we can feel, hear and see so many other things along the way

 if we take the time to notice.

 I'm thankful I was listening.

My Son

Last spring I took a Photoshop class.
One of our assignments was to create several photo mosaics.
I used a twist on the assignment by taking a photo of my son 
and dividing it into equal-sized pieces and then putting them back together,
layering that over a copy of the same photo in black-and-white in the background.
 I loved the results and hope you will too.

Winter at Big Creek

For today I chose some gorgeous photos of a snowy morning at Big Creek I took awhile back.

I loved the way the sun was shining through the mist. It was such a quiet, peaceful morning.

The footprints of some animal leading through the diamond-covered snow really caught my eye.

God is Nigh

Last winter I was driving near Polk City at sunset when I encountered this beautiful scene. All I had with me was my point-and-shoot camera so that's what I used for this shot. I think the title says it all.

Reflected Sunset

I was too wimpy to go outside and take photos today. Something about "blizzard" that tells me to stay inside. So I'm posting a picture I took last winter. I took a photo of the windows of a barn at sunset last January. The sunset reflected off the windows and made it absolutely beautiful. Once again, I love the reflection photos. I love how it distorted the sunset and showed off those sunset colors.

Hope you're safe inside with your family on this wintery night!