My Life, my photography, my passions
My Mother always loved taking pictures of sunsets on top of the clouds when she would fly. She didn’t travel often, only out to see her Mother in Oklahoma really, but I thought of her as I took these pictures overlooking the wing of a Frontier Airlines on the Milwaukee WI to Hartford CT section of my trip. It was a peaceful beginning to a very stressful and hectic week.
I could call this camera jealousy, since my Marine son came home on leave with a Canon Rebel camera. But I won’t, even though he’s not really a photo bug like me. I will refrain.
But I had to try out the macro function while I could to capture a few pistachios . I love pistachios and as a joke I received four pounds at Christmas, (all gone now) along with another favorite snack food which will be features later.
My Marine son comes home on leave. (any ideas which one he is?) First thing he said to his poolie brother, “Where is your regulation hair?” If their smiles were any indication they were pretty excited to see each other.
This visit is bittersweet, yes it’s soon enough after Christmas that the tree is still up and I get another Christmas with cinnamon rolls tomorrow night. But, I have to fly out to Connecticut to my Mothers hospital bed on Thursday. She had a severe stroke and difficult choices will be made this week that will affect many lives. So, if you don’t see postings for a week that’s where I will be, prayers for peace and guidance is needed.
This old neglected homestead catches my eye every time I drive by on Highway 34 heading to Lincoln Nebraska. Depending on the season and time of day, it looks lonely, forlorn, beautiful, stubborn, or even sometimes as if it’s playing hide-and-seek.
It’s my goal to capture each of the personalities from the same vantage point and mark the seasons.
My food theme continues with Shrimp Linguine. Since I was under the weather New Years Eve I didn’t have my shrimp cocktail, this was the alternative. I don’t know which one I would have enjoyed more. This was very easy, delicious, light, and fast!
Ingredients
Directions
My Italian pesto was the result of making spaghetti sauce this summer and was the strained “chunks” out of the sauce. A combination of tomatoes, onions, sweet peppers, celery, basil, oregano, parsley. If you don’t have pesto then you could sautee the garlic with any of the above ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes.
