Project Blue #3, From the Ground Up

Two projects in one...yippie. It took me a few moments to

realize that this "Blue" qualified for "Up".

I'm not an artist, but I had so much fun painting these clouds

out in the Party Barn. I took my inspiration from a photo I took

while sailing with some friends in the BVI's.

It was a glorious dayand it's great to be reminded of that sky when

I go out to the barnto work on projects.

The picture here is one I took the very first

day I had my digital camera...I just walked around the farm taking

shots...and I didn't have the foggiest idea how to work the thing.

The photo on my blog header was also taken that day.

I'm still tryingto figure out how to work the dang camera,

some days I think it was better when I didn't have a clue.

Sorta like painting the couds...not having a clue how to do it,

I just got up on a ladder and started to paint.

From the Ground Up

Looking up into the pear tree in the back yard, the blossoms

have fallen and the fruit has started to set.

It looks like we'll have a good harvest, this year I'm hoping to

make pear butter...something new and different.

From the Ground Up, Project Blue

A shot of the Wisteria with the peak of the barn roof in the background. The Wisteria has been running rampant, I haven't pruned it in a couple of years but I sorta like how wild it is....and besides, it's not in the way. Okay...so it's a little more purple than blue....but it's just so pretty, I had to share it with blog land.

For more From the Ground Up participants check out JFargo at My World in Pictures and to see who is participating in Project Blue pop on over to Anna Carson's Blog.

From the Ground Up, Catch Up

I've been off-grid and unplugged so I've missed a few days of From the Ground-Up. Bummer. I've been looking around and catching up on some of the other participants project posts...they're great!
Today I was driving home and saw this avalanche chute...people were hiking up carrying snowboards and skis so they could ski or board down. What a lot of work for an icy, chunky, bumpy run. I love to ski...but give me a chairlift and a groomed run. Oh yeah....and ski patrols and avalanche safety crews. Call me a princess, I can take it.

I took this shot around the corner from the avalanche chute. It looks like another world, I know. It's exposed to the sun so the snow is melted off. If you click on the photo to enlarge it you can see a railing for a scenic look-out point at the top of the white rock area. It gives you some idea of the scale of the cliff.

I was going to tell you that I went rock climbing today and took this photo after I had finished rappelling down this rock face....you'd believe me....right? He he...

*Bloggers note: I just noticed that Anna Carson has announced Project Blue....guess this last shot qualifies for my first post. Prepare for Blue, Wahooo!

From the Ground Up, #3

The old silo...from the ground up. It's just such a

boring photo. I gotta go find a plant to lay under.

Ahhhhhh...much better! This is what a girl sees
when she lays on the ground under
her Solomon Seal plant. The play of the light on
the leaves is so pretty!

I'm trying to take my photo challenge shots here
at the farm, or if I'm out on an errand I'll try to
remember to take my camera with me.
Photo challenges are a great way for me to stop,
to focus...
to pay attention to the unique beauty that
surrounds me right here, every day. And then
launch it out into the blogosphere and share it.

From the Ground Up, #2

I'm dirty...but I got a shot! I didn't even

know the bee was there until I looked at this

one on the computer...

And to think I was whining about these little

stinging things a few days ago.

Quiet Riot & From the Ground Up

The poppies are out.

I promised to post a picture of them when they
were full blast...so here they are.
This whole thing started out as one transplant from
moms garden, see what happens when nature is
allowed to do her thing?


This next shot sorta qualifies for a little project hosted by
JFargo at My World in Pictures
called "From the Ground Up".
I laid on the ground to take this shot, it was overcast
today so the sky looks like a white backdrop for the shot.