Journaling reads: Left A beautiful spring day to begin the month of April. We went to The Factory for brunch. We love the Carolina Sunrise egg and cheese sandwich. Then we went to DairiO for ice cream before going back to the house to play Qwirkle. 4/1/25 Female Downy Woodpecker 4/3/25 Where is...

Journaling reads: Left A beautiful spring day to begin the month of April. We went to The Factory for brunch. We love the Carolina Sunrise egg and cheese sandwich. Then we went to DairiO for ice cream before going back to the house to play Qwirkle. 4/1/25 Female Downy Woodpecker 4/3/25 Where is...

Journaling reads: Left A beautiful spring day to begin the month of April. We went to The Factory for brunch. We love the Carolina Sunrise egg and cheese sandwich. Then we went to DairiO for ice cream before going back to the house to play Qwirkle. 4/1/25 Female Downy Woodpecker 4/3/25 Where is...

Journaling reads: Left: YAY! It’s bike riding season again! Still just a tad chilly, but not enough to keep us from riding! We rode 4 times through the month: 3/11, 3/13, 3/14, 3/30. Destination: Ruby Tuesday 3/11/25 Male White-Breasted Nuthatch checking out the commotion on the other side...

Journaling reads: Left: YAY! It’s bike riding season again! Still just a tad chilly, but not enough to keep us from riding! We rode 4 times through the month: 3/11, 3/13, 3/14, 3/30. Destination: Ruby Tuesday 3/11/25 Male White-Breasted Nuthatch checking out the commotion on the other side...

Journaling reads: Left: YAY! It’s bike riding season again! Still just a tad chilly, but not enough to keep us from riding! We rode 4 times through the month: 3/11, 3/13, 3/14, 3/30. Destination: Ruby Tuesday 3/11/25 Male White-Breasted Nuthatch checking out the commotion on the other side...

Journaling reads: February came and went with no special events. Snow was probably the big news since we hardly get any in N.Carolina........but as usual when it snows in NC, it’s here today and gone tomorrow, which is fine by me!

Journaling reads: February came and went with no special events. Snow was probably the big news since we hardly get any in N.Carolina........but as usual when it snows in NC, it’s here today and gone tomorrow, which is fine by me!

Journaling reads: February came and went with no special events. Snow was probably the big news since we hardly get any in N.Carolina........but as usual when it snows in NC, it’s here today and gone tomorrow, which is fine by me!

Done for Week 3 Art Journal Challenge on Fortitude found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/may-art-journaling-challenge-week-3-fortitude-draft.42087/ Journaling reads: Fortitude to me is when you determine to keep on going when you don’t feel like it. Every day I have to make a...

Today was my first day getting back out there and hoofing it at the walking track. My daughter called and that took my mind off of the task at hand for a while. Then I spent the rest of the time listening to an audiobook. That distraction really helps me take my mind off of the walking, too. It...

Sample #1 Done for the May Collaboration Challenge #6 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/may-challenge-6-collaborations.42027/ It is hard to believe that this picture was taken 20 years ago! Vacation in Hawaii was always just a dream, but it happen in 2005. Such a beautiful...

This tree has been dead for a couple of years. Mark decided it needed to come down before the winds blew it down on top of my she shed. The problem was that one of the branches hung over the shed and the tree is pretty close to the shed. Mark tied chain and rope to the tree and pulled it taut in...

Done for the Rearrange A Template Challenge #6 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/april-challenge-6-rearrange-a-template.41831/ Mark encountered the first black snake of the year when he went to the woods. Mark said, “He is feisty!” I told Mark he is probably hungry after his...

Done for the Big Photo Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/april-challenge-5-big-photo.41861/ Canola is a crop with plants from three to five feet tall that produce pods from which seeds are harvested and crushed to create canola oil and meal. These plants also produce...

I thought I was taking pictures of cherry blossoms but Google Lens identified it as Rubus pensilvanicus, known commonly as Pennsylvania blackberry, is a prickly bramble native to eastern and central North America from Newfoundland south to Georgia, west as far as Ontario, Minnesota, Nebraska...

Left It's that time of the year...the weather is warmer and so it's time for the bike riding to begin! Get the helmets and the camera! Get your gloves and your bike legs, Mark! It's time to ride!! 3/11/25 "The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." Unknown...

Left It's that time of the year...the weather is warmer and so it's time for the bike riding to begin! Get the helmets and the camera! Get your gloves and your bike legs, Mark! It's time to ride!! 3/11/25 "The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." Unknown...

Right There was not a cloud in the sky! The temperature was around 70 degrees. With the sun shining brightly, it was perfect weather! According to the GPS, it is 9.7 miles from our driveway to Ruby Tuesday...15 min, depending on the traffic! A good thing when you are hungry! After we got our...

Spring awakens the world with warmth, color, and new beginnings. A season of fresh air, blooming flowers, and moments filled with light and hope. Ilene discovered this bird nest on the wire shelving on her deck right outside her back door. She didn’t know what bird had built it. I told her it...