I took note of a bottle of (purplish) sparkle fingernail polish on the shelf in the grocery store this week.  Then I thought it would be fun to apply it to the tips of my nails.

I tried thinking of the many ways to share the sparkle and couldn’t think of anything better than mixing it with flowers.

How fun to be a little festive for the “love” month.

One last sparkle amid the flowers.

On a happy note, I had my regular visit with the dentist.  I was happy to hear him tell me that I’m blessed with really good teeth.  Today’s cleaning was just another walk in the park.

Oh Happy Day…

Blessings – Debbie

Good afternoon Monday!  Where is the day going?  That’s what I want to know.  Here are a few of the things I’ve done so far to kick off the week.

• Packed hubby’s lunch wishing all along it wasn’t Monday.
• I spent some quality time on the phone talking to loved ones and my girlfriend.
• Scheduled a play date (with my girlfriend) this week; I’m looking forward to it!
• Went grocery shopping
• Enjoyed a little afternoon stroll in the garden
• Caught up with the ironing pile, yay!
• Made a fantastic lunch – See below…

This baked potato with broccoli and cheese was enjoyed with the Dr.  That would be the “Diet Dr Pepper”.

It’s been a while since I’ve had this dish.  I have a feeling it will be a lunch repeat soon.

And for the Monday experiment.  I still tried shooting several different times of the day, but I’m still leaning towards that late afternoon sun/shade combo.  This was taken this afternoon around 3:30.

As of late, I’m longing for those nice long days when the light of day goes well into the evening.  Spring is coming!

Blessings – Debbie

In honor of Super Bowl XLV, I made some of these little treats.

Then I took pictures of the TV for future reference, just for fun.  We joined the TAILGATE party with Keith Urban and others…

Fans – I asked hubby who he was cheering for and he replied “I don’t have a dog in the fight”.  He just enjoyed watching a really great game.  However, I just can’t sit back and watch, I HAVE to have a team to cheer for.  Green Bay was my choice from the start.

There was a quick trip to The White House…

The Commentators

Welcome Pittsburgh Steelers

Welcome Green Bay Packers

Lea Michele from Glee – America the Beautiful



President George W and Laura Bush

Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

Christina Aguilera – National Anthem

Reverence during song

A really cool tear…

The F-16

Heads

or tails – The Steelers lost the toss.  Green Bay deferred to the second half.

Kick Off!

I didn’t take pictures during the game, I just wanted to sit back, watch and enjoy.

Half Time Show – The Black Eyed Peas – We weren’t big fans but we enjoyed all the cool things they did with the lighting…

LOVE…

…LOVE…

A picture to remember…

End of the half time show

The Packers stepped it up for the win!  It’s celebration time…

Final

The Vince Lombardi goes home with Green Bay

Another great Super Bowl game!

Congratulations Green Bay Packers!  I love moments like this…

Blessings – Debbie

This flowering shrub is taller than me.

Many shots were taken.

Love the bokeh

Just one more…

I have no idea what kind of changes to expect, but I’ll be right here to see what comes next.

One last shot.

There’s something special about a relaxing Saturday, it does a body good.

Blessings – Debbie

I continue to learn that Southern California offers a continuous season of blossoms.

I’m engrossed with this flowering bush.

The tiny flowers.

Here’s a sample of a few buds.

This flower comes from a low hearty ground cover.  It grows much like a vine.

This flower also comes from a different type ground cover.

It’s the little things that compel me at times.  Today was one of those days.

Checking out yet one more ground cover flower.

One last pic

These photos were taken on my mid afternoon stroll in the garden.

On another note, it’s hubby’s Friday off and we’ve had quite a productive day.  Hubby had his eye doctor appointment as well as a visit to the dentist.  I was happy to tag along for the good quality time together.  He treated me to lunch, I have a hunch he kinda likes me.

Blessings – Debbie

doesn’t get near the amount of props it should.  Perhaps it’s because the speed limit is only 25 and you can’t pass on the long and winding road.

Isn’t that the point?  To take the long way home was worth every extra mile.

I got to see it at this pace.

I found the twists and turns exciting

I hoped the road would eventually lead me to this spot.

 

The road less traveled turnes out to be hightly recommended.

And right here at my turnaround spot, was this home.

There’s something about the whole feel of this that captured my attention.  The road less traveled made me smile so many times.

Mailboxes – what a pretty sight

A striking driveway

This used to be someones castle and backyard.  Now all that remains is the old chimney.

I recommend the road less traveled, you never know the beauty just around the corner.  Enjoy!

Blessings – Debbie

Check out this orange that was in my sack of navel oranges.  Turns out a blood orange was mixed into my bag. 

Did you know there is such a thing as a blood orange?  Well I was not aware of that until I googled it.  Apparently I was in enough shock to get to the bottom of it.

I thought this was a perfect opportunity to take a picture of the unexpected.

Then I thought, why not a group shot.

Then it turned into a full blown photo shoot.

It was fun and a nice opportunity to photograph the unexpected.

These guys did not go to waste – yum.

Blessings – Debbie

WARNING:  There are a lot of pictures in this post.

Just like that, January is all wrapped up and put away for another year.  Speaking of January, I did something for the first time the month of January.  Count them; there are 31 posts for the month.  That has never happened in the life of this blog.  It makes me happy and I feel like I’m finally back!

My New Year goal did not include a blog every single day of the year.  My New Year goal did include taking at least one picture a day.  I managed to accomplish all the above and then some.

Note:  The pictures from this post were all taken yesterday.

I started off with an appointment downtown and polished it off with a visit to several places.

First

It was nice to just pause here a moment…

…take in the surroundings…

…and watch others play.

Then I got in the car and headed over to Coronado Island.

A perfect row of busses

Along the way

While I don’t appreciate the antenna and window glare, I do appreciate this work of art.

A view of the bay from Coronado bridge.

Cruising on into Coronado.  In this picture we can see the bay, Coronado Island, the Pacific Ocean and that point in the distance is Point Loma.

There in the distance is a snippet of the 2.1 mile Coronado bridge that I just crossed to get over to the island.  The highest point tops off at 200 feet.  It was built (open to the public in 1969) high enough for the Navy Ships to get in and out of the harbor AKA home base.

Looking at the San Diego skyline from Coronado.

I watched big boats and little boats do their thing.  I wonder if this is some sort of boat for dredging.  Ya think?

I strolled, relaxed and enjoyed the day.

I love that deep blue sky.  Depending on the direction the camera was pointed, the color really popped.

How fun would it be to tour the island on one of these bikes?

Along my merry way.

Next stop – The Beach!

Zoomed in a bit

I nearly sat on the ground for this shot.  Well not quite as you’ll notice another shot on down the line where I stooped lower than this.

Looking straight out is a ship and a couple islands offshore.  The ship is located almost in the center of the islands.  See them?  You can click on the picture to enlarge.

A view looking to the left and nearly looking right into the sun.  You can see the castle like Hotel Del to the far left.

It was such a beautiful place to be.

I enjoyed taking in the little things.

And the not so little things.  This A-6 Intruder zoomed by.  Suppose he’s getting ready to land on the carrier?

I crouched a bit lower – well snap, I got it!

I love the sight of trolleys, makes me feel like I’m right in the middle of the Mister Rogers Neighborhood or something.  Ding ~ Ding

Light posts dot the sidewalk.

An hour later, I was still there.

At some point, it was time to leave.  I had my food shopping to tend to and the laundry waiting.

I say it’s a joy to carve out a little time through the busy work week to enjoy life’s treasures.

Cheers to February!

Blessings – Debbie