02/14/26

 It's Valentine's Day!  Happy Saturday as well.  This is an artsy image of the roses I received last year.  Sometimes roses don't last very long but these were a good bunch and lasted well over a week.

02/14/25

 TGIF, It's Friday!  It is also Valentine's Day for those who celebrate.  This is a rose with some delightful bokeh behind it because as you may know if you follow the Blog, Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

5/15/23

 Happy Monday!  Today's image is of some miniature yellow roses that I received a couple months ago.  I captured them against my white backdrop with a ring light.

2/14/22

 Happy Monday!  Happy Valentine's Day as well!  I chose this image of some lovely Roses I received a couple of years ago.  I added in the background bokeh in post.  😀

1/21/22

 Happy Friday, TGIF!  Friday's Are bokehlicious and here is today's bokeh image.  This is another lovely rose that I saw and photographed at Hershey Gardens in Pennsylvania.  It had rained a bit that day and there were still a few drops on the flowers for a bit more interest.

1/7/22

 It's the first Friday of the new year, TGIF!  Friday's are Bokehlicious here on the blog.  Bubbly bokeh is my favorite kind and here is a shot of a Rose that I took in Hershey Gardens in Pennsylvania this past summer that has quite a bit of that.

2/25/21

 I am looking forward to summer and flowers in the garden.  That is where I got this shot of one of my Roses in bloom looking rather perfect.  This would have been a good Friday image because of the beautiful bokeh in the image but bokeh is good any day.  😄

2/14/21

 Happy Valentine's Day!  Doing something different today because it is also Steamy Sunday so it's a 2-fer.  😁

I had to share a rose photo today since it is Valentine's Day.  Hope those who celebrate have a lovely day.

I am back in the archives to the day in November of 2019 when the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive came through our town on it's Excursion run through the Midwest.  This locomotive is one of 3 types that claim to be the largest ever used by railroads.  This claim can be very debatable, it depends a lot on how you claim it's the largest, by weight, by tractive effort which can be debated as well, by horse power, etc.  The ones in the US generally considered to be the largest are, the UP Big Boy a 4-8-8-4, the Northern Pacific Yellowstone a 4-8-8-4 as well, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Allegany a 2-6-6-6.

2/1/21

 We made it to February.  Since this is the month of Valentines I thought this image was appropriate.  A lovely pink Rose from my garden this past summer.

2/17/20

I was playing around this weekend with some photos and I came up with this and was pleased with how it turned out.  A composite image of a rose and frozen bubble.

2/14/20

It is Valentine's day today.  Hope it's a good one for all who have a special valentine.  😄  I received a miniature Rose plant from mine last year and this is one of the blooms it produced.  I planted it out in the garden by the large pond and so far so good, it is still living.