Missouri photos

Today I've got a couple of new photos from one of my favorite aunts, my aunt Valerie. (I've got 3 aunts, and three favorites =)) These are from a recent road trip around southeast Missouri. It's really beautiful out in this area , and they've captured some great shots!

Thanks Valerie!!!

Friday reflections

Today's photo shows the Carnegie Library on Frances street reflected in the front windows of the local post office in downtown Terrell.

Happy Friday and weekend to all!!!

Pumpkin Pie

One more pumpkin from last week.... I really liked this one too. Poor little pumpkin!

Ms Pacman Pumpkin

Today's photo is the winner of the pumkin carving contest from my work last week. This was one of my favorites -- it was Ms Pacman on a 'video screen' munching marshmellow dots and eating little pumpkin ghosts! I'd never seen one like this and thought it was cool...

We are the World Pumpkin

People around the world were tuning in to watch the results of the American elections last night... and I hope they finally realized that there are a lot of us out in America who NEVER voted for Bush and have suffered a long 8 years... I remember the awful feeling 4 years ago when I was sure all day that Kerry would win, only to be disappointed when watching the returns. I promised myself not to let my hopes get up too high last night -- but once I saw Ohio called for Obama I knew it was over. The networks still waited another 40 minutes, until the polls closed in California, before calling the whole thing over... after the last few elections going deep into the night with horrible stories about voting irregularities and problems it was nice to make an early evening of it!

Today's photo is one of the pumpkin entries from our halloween contest at work. I thought this one was pretty creative - however, the contest was really a pumpkin 'carving' contest - so this one won a prize for creativity =)

V*O*T*E - Election Day 2008!!!

Today's the day, if you haven't already done so - please, get out and vote! No matter who you support, get out and let your voice be heard.

And for today's photo, we've got a brief history on the failed banks - who knew that each major bank failure occurred during a Republican presidency? Hmm... had enough? =)

Dawn or dusk?

So is this a rising sun or a sunset? A symbol of our election? Do we go with the rising sun or the end of the day sunset? The anxiety levels are high, and just 24 more hours til its all over...

Jack o' Bale of Hay

I've been meaning to get a shot of this 'pumpkin' spray painted on the side of a bale of hay, and time has slipped and now it's past halloween! Luckily, the owners still have the hay in their front yard so here ya go!

Springs around Eminence Missouri

Two of my favorite aunts (identical twins) went on a little road trip yesterday, and gifted me with some beautiful photos of natural springs around Eminence Missouri, the destination of their short trip =)

The first photo above is my favorite, called 'Blue Springs'. Next one below is 'Round Springs'.

This next one is Alley Springs, and is actually where the old mill wheel used to exist that ran the nearby mill. Even the trees think this place is romantic =)

This is 'Falling Springs' - appropriately named =) And lastly we have 'Falling Rock' which looks like a really neat rock formation in the water!

Thanks for the pics Carlene!!

This is IT - Happy Theme Day November :Books

The Theme Day for November over at the City Daily Photo blog is 'books'. My photo today is one of my favorite books ever - one that I couldn't put down while reading - and which still makes me a little spooked if I get out somewhere in the dark and hear a noise =) and that book is IT by Stephen King....

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