November 8, 2007
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November, the Thankful Month
Veteran’s Day Edit below.
I have no idea where your year went to but mine has flown about as fast as a year can fly. I am ready for Thanksgiving. It’s that time again and though Christmas is not far away, the stores have already gotten on my nerves. I am never ready for Christmas music and Christmas trees fully decorated by the end of September. Money, money, money is all stores can think of. Quit pushing me, already!!!
Some photos I don’t think you have seen. Sort of a review of my SO exciting life this year.
January 2007, we were just home from our Christmas trip to Virginia. A message on our phone told us we would start our new year with a funeral on the fifth. So many of our family members are buried in the frozen cold of January. This photo taken from inside my car while driving express way speeds shows you the typical January funeral dreary skies. Notice the flag flying half mast in honor of the life of President Gerald Ford who passed on December 26, 2006.
February 2007 and its cold, snowy, icy and I have a dentist appointment the day of this photo. My whole world looks like this and by evening, we will have an ice storm that lasts for days. Highly unusual for our neck of the woods as it usually melts off in hours.
March 2007, the sun still shines. It’s the weekend and we are out and about for dinner at Appleby’s, groceries and other necessities. This photo is taken from the parking lot of John’s work as he had to stop to update time cards. I get some nice sunset shots while waiting.
April 2007, our year isn’t all funerals after all. My nephew’s wedding and it’s supposed to be a nice sunny Spring day. The wedding is beautiful and the food is really yummy (I love Italian Wedding soup) but Baby It’s COLD Outside. The date is April 27 and we drive home in snow flurries.
May 2007 and there are some really nice days for visiting the local parks. Lake Isabella is always waiting for us and it’s so close, we go often.
June 2007 and we make it to Lake Isabella for photos as well as the nice outdoor dinner they serve on Friday nights. We bring a good neighbor/friend who enjoys this park as much as we do.
July 2007 we have company, our daughter Halie. We visit places I grew up to take photos and reminisce. There is a big change in this little park which sits at the end of my tiny growing up street. The big Sycamore tree I played under is still there and I really like getting photos of it.
August 2007 and we enjoy a little spot near us for a meal. We have managed to get my sister and my daughter here but so far not Halie’s complete family. We know Mitch would enjoy seeing it and the good food which leans vegetarian and is made using fresh garden ingredients from the restaurant’s own garden.
September 2007 and John and I have come back to my little growing up park. I wanted more photos but we are going to have to come back again. The light isn’t the best.
Another from the same day.
October 2007 and we are running around for Pumpkin photos. This one is taken at Kleather’s Pumpkin Patch in Springboro, Ohio. This little guy came in with his family and he just waltzed over, grabbed a wagon and began filling it with the pumpkins he saw that caught his eye. He was so cute and before he managed to pull the wagon away from the pile he had 8 or 9 in the wagon. I think it was such a smart move. The boy was totally happy loading up the wagon and Mom and Dad could load what they wanted into another wagon. Keep em happy is a good motto especially when you need to concentrate on your own shopping.
November 2007 and I haven’t been out for photos. This photo is one I contrived for a challenge at the WeeklyPhotoChallenge pages. The subject was “Chocolate”. I think it foretells of the good food and goodies at Thanksgiving and during the Christmas holidays.
An edit for Veterans Day, Be THANKFUL and Remember our military.
November 11, 1921, the first Armistice Day was celebrated, marking the end of World War I. The fighting ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. In 1954 President Eisenhower broadened the Armistice Day celebration into Veteran’s Day, a day to pay tribute and honor to all American soldiers who served in the United States Armed Forces.‘Trenches on the Web’ one of the best online resources for teaching and learning about the First World War. A learning experience for the commemoration of Veteran’s Day. World War I – Trenches on the Web
A desktop I created from a memorial park and a cousin’s military funeral, photos.
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It’s been a crazy year when you speak of weather. There are still a lot of trees with leaves in them, our fall color hasn’t been terrific but pumpkins did well. They are so gloriously orange and gold. We have plans to visit my sister for Thanksgiving. If gasoline gets too much to handle, we will spend it on food and movies. It all works for me.
As I scroll through the photos I have posted I have to say it has been a good year. Even death can’t dampen it nor the drought. I’m still alive and enjoying and can’t ask for a lot more. I am truly thankful.
Hoping everyone reading had a year as blessed as mine has been.
Till the next time,Becca
Comments (20)
The year in pictures…what a great idea. Your pictures are terrific, as usual. FYI: Maggie and I are leaving for Dana’s right after school on the 21st and will spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her family so I will miss your visit. I hope to catch you next time though. I hope you have a safe trip here.
RYC: Thanks for your support, nothing major or tragic happened. I had meetings and a very slim window of time to pick her up from school, she decided to stay for lunch and basically inform me of that 5 minutes before I left to get her, then ignored my texts and phone calls saying she absolutely could not stay…which in turn made me late for everything else all day long. Just typical parental frustration. It’s all good now.
Your pictorial of the year was beautiful, I wish I took more pictures…I’ll have to start!
I have to say that I did NOT enjoy the first couple of photos! Not looking forward to that stuff at ALL! : )
It’s nice you have the lake nearby – it sounds like you have a lot of nice places nearby! I love the pictures of the big tree. I can never reember what kind of tree that is, but there are a few larger specimens in my town that I have always enjoyed.
What a great way to review the year! And to end with chocolate – perfect!
P.S. Clever sign!
Ah, a growing up park. I had one, Sarah Platte Decker Park with library of the same name in the corner of the block. One block in dimension, it had little of what your park had, no water, no sycamore, but yet I did some good growing up there.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Good idea Becka to sum the year with a photo per month and they are great photo .
It is also the year I knew Hallie and your grand daughter .
For us not a great year for many reasons.
Love
Michel
I love Thanksgiving. I prefer it to all of the other holidays.
Nice photos. And a great idea to post them to chronicle your year. 2007 has been a rough year healthwise for Gordon. Maybe next year will be better for us.
Ava
I enjoyed my visit, through photos, of your year. My grandaughter got married on April 28th and the weather was postively beautiful, warm and sunny. We have had a lovely spring and autumn but a dreadful summer here in the UK.
Marie
I enjoyed looking at this Becca Each photo tells a story of the consecutive months of the year. I love John’s stance under the tree. He looks quite the Philosopher. Good picture of you braving it outside ion October. Looks like something has caught your interest there.
Gotta love that tree
You look great in that pic!
What a beautiful picture you created for veterans day! Lovely!
RYC: I haven’t seen Rocky Horror in years, I’m going to have to see if I can rent it. It was good times wasn’t it?
loved the pictorial.
(& if I had that many pumpkins I’d surely make some pumpkin soup.)
RYC: Thanks for the snowglobe link!
thank you for sharing your year in photos. great photos and totally enjoyed the photo show!!
I really like your photo group for the year… I must do something similar…. as its such a good idea… the seasons….. a picture with all four … how wonderful a challenge..
Thanks for the inspiration…
Thank you for the link Becca!
Mmmm, chocolate….
What a great way to remember the year! I enjoyed the pictures a lot.
The 11th of November is also “veteran day ” in France . At the beginning it was to honor the soldiers killed at the war I ( more than a million of young Frenchs ) .
In the past I went to the ceremonies with my children .
In your comment , Becca , you say all the good the gardens bring to you . Why not a post or a challenge about it ?
Love
Michel