tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65169801232145530282024-02-19T20:09:47.162-05:00Photo CandyPhotography from northern Michigan and beyond..Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-88559737858661933522015-07-13T11:22:00.003-04:002015-07-13T11:22:38.696-04:00Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This photo, taken at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, depicts a scene from a cult classic rock and roll movie. Can you figure out which movie it's from?</span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-39700696181807214322015-04-22T18:22:00.004-04:002015-04-22T18:22:50.704-04:00Can You Hear Me Now?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, do you think they have any problems getting cell phone reception here?</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-37183865653067859962015-04-21T17:23:00.000-04:002015-04-21T17:23:23.875-04:00Big Clouds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lots of clouds moving through the sky today. It was an odd day, we had a little sunshine, a little rain, some sleet, and even some snow fall. Sure made for a pretty sky though. I'm surprised we didn't see a rainbow.</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-86388667426308025002015-04-18T11:14:00.001-04:002015-04-18T11:15:53.845-04:00Way Back When<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is a little old cabin across the street. It's been vacant since long before we moved here 10 years ago. Every now and then, I like to venture in, and imagine who might have lived there. Was it just a little hunting cabin, or did someone actually reside there on a regular basis? Behind the cabin there are two buildings that have long since fallen down, leaving the little old cabin all by itself. Within the cabin sits an old table, an old couch, an old bed frame, and several small odds and ends such as these tins shown above. </span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-72901645330303479022015-04-17T14:33:00.001-04:002015-04-17T14:33:17.902-04:00Spring Sunrise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Earlier I posted a recent sunset. Now I am sharing a recent sunrise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a shot of a recent sunset. I caught the sun just in time!</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-85059530787196272982015-02-26T20:35:00.003-05:002015-02-26T20:35:48.473-05:00Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Love this decor that I discovered at a local art studio!</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-13063036977249716962014-01-17T15:00:00.002-05:002014-01-17T15:00:37.069-05:00Stained Glass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am going to be making a mosaic stepping stone for my garden when spring comes. In the meantime, I've been collecting broken pieces of stained glass, broken pieces of tile and ceramic plates, and other odds and ends, to complete the project with. Here's a few pieces of broken stained glass. I love all the pretty colors and textures!</span></div>
<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-46063535373917916962014-01-01T21:00:00.003-05:002014-01-01T21:00:51.836-05:00Dryer Lint Balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our dryer quit on us today. When my husband disassembled it to see if it was fixable, we found these behind the barrel, perfectly shaped little spheres of various sizes. Quite odd, but also quite curious. Playing around with them, my daughter and I made a miniature solar system out of them using a tangerine as the sun. Neat aren't they? </span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-67241575267918363042013-02-19T10:03:00.002-05:002013-02-19T10:03:20.350-05:00R.I.P. Cheyenne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I will remember our precious family dog, Cheyenne. She passed away early this morning, succumbing to cancer. We will truly miss her.</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-35002810874180248462013-02-18T21:42:00.000-05:002013-02-18T21:42:29.978-05:00All Dressed Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My daughter and her friends were playing dress up with our puppy using her doll clothes. Not the best quality pic, but cute none-the-less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I went on a weekend getaway to the Upper Peninsula last summer. The first night we were there we stayed in the little town of Paradise. I was lucky to be up at sunrise to catch the sun coming up over Whitefish Bay, which is a part of Lake Superior, and not too far from where the Edmund Fitzgerald sank.</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-87311359360995712682013-02-16T21:23:00.003-05:002013-02-16T21:23:33.933-05:00The Monarch <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love Monarch butterflies. So peaceful and so graceful. We have tons of milkweed around our home, so I am never lacking in opportunities to photograph them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love blue skies on winter days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is my dog Neo. He is very hard to photograph because he is so full of energy. I was lucky to catch this one after we had been playing with the ball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It will be several months before we get to see any sunflowers in bloom, so I thought this would be a nice reminder of warm days on this rainy and snowy winters day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a recent snowfall, we then got some rain and warm temperatures. That led to fog which gave me the perfect opportunity to capture this picture while I was out tooling around on one of our snowmobiles.</span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-66323768588971292012012-02-19T17:55:00.000-05:002012-02-19T17:55:02.151-05:00Old Barn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweywOk1p3e_QIQI-4PphIiwJw8qd9YF1t0rw58OkAUsR1yQof9N6HkyT78p2myr5ZkzlEhAuDGWFDIQKNPGN-6ZsDl_smK4ZqHFMBFBW1p6Wnn0Bc1_s4VsLD9wRqpBBLZm-BgCe1HY0/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweywOk1p3e_QIQI-4PphIiwJw8qd9YF1t0rw58OkAUsR1yQof9N6HkyT78p2myr5ZkzlEhAuDGWFDIQKNPGN-6ZsDl_smK4ZqHFMBFBW1p6Wnn0Bc1_s4VsLD9wRqpBBLZm-BgCe1HY0/s400/IMG_4924.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I live near this old barn and have watched it deteriorate over the years. I have several pictures of it and plan to make a collage someday.</span></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02408784211315791171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516980123214553028.post-27625381792029470602012-01-13T14:24:00.000-05:002012-01-13T14:24:04.399-05:00Purple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3luHJMngRXNNLFmLX9Fwe97ASiDIlA4cZccjNvgwBchvIyYyM9MoyVBl1hwrZjvhAwB_5gUbXVYmGLNALH4j9ai4AroOwoPZfyzuej6Dvzzlvpp6PYA-Kw5K8vwRAhYzN801qFx5qbM/s1600/Purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3luHJMngRXNNLFmLX9Fwe97ASiDIlA4cZccjNvgwBchvIyYyM9MoyVBl1hwrZjvhAwB_5gUbXVYmGLNALH4j9ai4AroOwoPZfyzuej6Dvzzlvpp6PYA-Kw5K8vwRAhYzN801qFx5qbM/s320/Purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Looking west from St. Ignace, over Lake Michigan, at sunset.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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