Bean Picking Time--Its the Simple Things In Life

Sometimes its the simple things that can take a humans breath away. Nothing that costs a million dollars, extravagant vacations, fancy cars or houses. In other words "keeping up with the Joneses or these days its more like keeping up with the Kardashians.  

This weekend we got back to basics. We seem to do that when we visit my parents. Not only is it being with family but the things we do as a family. For some reason seeing the kids and my Eric participate in something that I did every year of my childhood brought a smile to my face. And of course I had to break out the camera! 

It was day with no electronics, no phones or anything of that. The kids and Eric did learn a thing or two about growing and harvesting your own food! Eric also learned a few terms of the south I guess you could say. We were picking the green beans which were on their last leg and produced about all they could. It was either my sister or my dad that said "There is enough there for a good mess." Eric of course gets the puzzled look on his face and asks me "Ok let me pretend that I am from the city and I have no idea what was just said, what in the heck is a mess." We all look at him like he is crazy and I bust out laughing. For those of you that don't know what this term means, it means you have enough for a meal....Showing my family how our family functioned while growing up makes me feel like I am accomplishing something. I think it is an important skill to know how to grow, harvest and cook your own food! 

Its Bean Picking Time

The New and Improved Pinto Bean

Even Gizzy got in on the action but got tired really quickly

Your not being a kid right unless you get dirty!

After all the work done we enjoyed just chatting under a shade tree while momma "shelled the beans" or "removed them from the pods." The kids ran around with water guns and played in the pool a bit. It was a perfect Saturday and it was all simple! The simple things in life take my breath away. Now its all back to the normal hustle and bustle of the week! Have a great one everyone. 


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Macro Monday 6-9-14

The following pictures were taken on our recent outing to Petite Jean Mountain. I love taking close ups. 

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Sunday and Monday Prompts

Oh it is the closing of the weekend. How sad right? This weekend kind of drug by. The weather here has been horrible and it is starting to get to me. The gloomy skies are making me and everyone else in the household gloomy. I would just really like the weekend to stick around for a bit considering Tuesday is my sons surgery. That will be a bad day for me emotionally. I am already stressing about it. Anyway on to the Prompts which are Sunday Scavenger Hunt brought to you by Ashley Sisk and some Monday Macros! I Heart Macro and Macro Monday 2 (I wonder where the 1 is?)

Sunday Scavenger Hunt:
Animals- This gave me the best opportunity to show off some of our zoo photos! 

In the shade-Zuri enjoying some time outside in the shade

From Behind-Cory chasing his little brother Logan

On the ground- Ugh with this weather and all the rain there are mudbugs all over

Bugs/Blossoms- Taken at my moms and this picture is also shared with I heart Macro and Macro Monday

Have a nice week everyone!

Macro Monday 2

Found out on our hike to Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas

Macro Monday 2

Macro Monday July 1st

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This is a newer blog prompt I have recently started following called Macro Monday you can join in or just browse HERE at Lisa's Chaos! Here is my submission

Kind of plain right but still a beautiful shot. You are in for a treat. I found this shot this weekend and decided to play around with it in Photo Shop Elements and here is what I came up with

 I actually really like the turn out. Its amazing what a texture or two and gradient map will do. 

Oh by the way I finally made a button for my blog! If you would like grab it in the side bar!!

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Photo Creation and Monday Blog Hops

While the husband is gone to work I get to spend some time creating. Now that I have discovered textures I have been playing around with them and some pretty otherwise boring photos. Last week I decided to do something with a scarecrow picture I had taken while visiting my mother. This little scarecrow sits on her fence post in one of her flower gardens. My mother is a huge fan of The Wizard of Oz as well as I am. So this is what I came up with

I am thinking about a print, 5x7 framed for some sort of gift for my mom. Now that my husband is back at work for a couple more nights I will see what else I can come up with. 

Monday Blog Hops

Moms Monday Mingle

Monday Blog Hop at Crazy Momma

Mom Blog Monday

I Love My Online Friends Monday Hop

Now onto Macro Monday

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