tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55100492024-03-07T13:53:56.656-05:00sherle's photosI just LOVE my digital camera... the 'film' is unlimited and it's encouraged me to venture into whole new territories of photography! This blog was created for the sole purpose of meeting photographic theme challenges.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1161213062301133332006-10-18T19:07:00.000-04:002006-10-18T19:11:02.316-04:00fotopherrets challenge this week...is Wet... and this little froggy is definitely not dry!You, too can meet the challenge at fotopherrets!!! Check it out. sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1160929011772151312006-10-15T12:05:00.000-04:002006-10-15T12:16:51.783-04:00fotopherrets (posted on Wednesdays)......topic for the week is America in honor of Colombus Day, remembering the discovery of America by Christopher Colombus.After browsing other entries I decided to not dig up old photos of my red, white & blue wreath, featuring an olympic cabbage patch doll. Instead, here is a photo of middle-income North America in the good ol' U.S.A. - where there is still a 'middle class' and we still have sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1160167920644328942006-10-06T16:46:00.000-04:002006-10-06T16:56:30.896-04:00FotoPherrets Challenge this week..... is Tower and so I went to my September pics for a new photo of one of my favorite places.You can never get too many viewpoints of a majestic lighthouse... and this look straight up towers powerfully over the safe harbor in the city of Ludington, MI.!sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1159551098671829832006-09-29T13:23:00.000-04:002006-09-29T13:43:48.926-04:00foto pherrets forty......the theme is leaves.If you haven't already, stop by at foto pherrets and join in this fun foto meme! Yeah yeah yeah I know! The lady is suggesting leaves because it's autumn - or fall - and I actually have a photo of a solitary fallen leaf on my other website - Grumbleeze. I took this photo since then though, and so now is as good as any time to share it. This is leaves from a zucchini plant Isherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1155316998574621592006-08-11T13:17:00.000-04:002006-08-11T13:24:33.733-04:00Lady Starlight's fotopherrets challenge this week... Here is the inside of my boat... it's a pontoon boat so the roof is actually just a canopy. Nonetheless, it is inside. Oh! The fotopherret theme is Inside. Okay so it's not a brand new photo either, but I like it!sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1154875276931190752006-08-06T10:22:00.000-04:002006-08-06T10:41:19.290-04:00Here are my August Favorite 5 Photos......hoping this will motivate you to choose your favorite five for the month! This first photo shares my joy of finally getting outdoor plumbing! Yeah, I know...Took this photo during the photo expedition with Sharba... the one with the photography lessons. This leaf was floating along the Tittabawassee River... showing the wonders of a fantastic zoom feature on my camera.This is a long shot of sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1152125938344676852006-07-05T14:49:00.000-04:002006-07-05T15:12:56.966-04:00It's foto pherrets hump day......and the topic is 'friend'My friend knows I can't do some things around the yard as well as he can. Springtime clean up is a biggy around here - especially because we typically have a flood in the back yard every year at least once. Not only did he gather up tree branches and trash that floated downstream, he also trimmed back some trees to make it easier for me to mow the yard! His wife is my sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1151969476394912372006-07-03T19:21:00.000-04:002006-07-03T19:31:16.480-04:00foto pherrets hump day challenge.....well, it's not the next Wednesday yet! I'll get in on time one of these days. The challenge is 'fountain' and I've taken photos of many fountains but this one is in my back yard! You need to click on this photo to actually see the water but, oh well... it brings enjoyment to my neighborhood birds.This photo was taken last September and the flowers are really big this year. Haven't gotten aroundsherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1151779007326114532006-07-01T14:08:00.000-04:002006-07-01T14:56:41.816-04:00Beth at Midland Daily News challenged us......to suggest cost-saving ideas for the holiday weekend. Read her article and join in with comments and/or photos at the article called Day Trippin'Why not visit a lighthouse near you? Daughter Shar and I walked this pier yesterday in Ludington. First photo is a view from a bench near our parking space in the City Park....and then it still seems far away on the first 'leg' outChose not to use sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1151376330389675192006-06-26T22:29:00.000-04:002006-06-26T22:45:30.443-04:00Haven't been to foto pherrets lately.....but OttO reminded me when she gave us a challenge at Monday Madness this week. The foto pherret challenge last Wednesday (Hump Day Hunt) was 'statue.'This statue in Grand Rapids, MI is referred to simply as 'The Calder' - referring to the artist's name. The actual title is 'La Grande Finesse.'sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1150731090093348292006-06-19T11:06:00.000-04:002006-06-19T11:31:30.110-04:00...and now for JUNE!While I'm on a roll, here's my pick of favorites for the month of June. This hanging basket - fuschia plant - has a hummingbird visitor on a regular basis. Haven't been able to catch him yet... darn!Forget-me-nots!!! Aren't they beautiful? My neighbor, who just built next door to me a year ago, has covered the whole hillside down to the 'creek' with flowers.Coreopsis grows profusely along the sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1150729137895883072006-06-19T10:32:00.000-04:002006-06-19T10:58:57.963-04:00Favorite 5 - MaySo I'm late! I had these photos all picked out for posting last month, so I'm sharing them anyway.Patti and I watched this little family in a Bay City park, munching on things in the lawn ... then they swam off in the Saginaw River... for a little seafood meal, I guess. This iris was one of the first bloomers in my newly established flower garden. Celosia plants - a Mother's Day gift - getting sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1143925986419585282006-04-01T16:06:00.000-05:002006-04-01T16:13:06.436-05:00Foto Pherrets... search of the week...Sweet... Okay this is a stretch folks but anyway, here goes: 'It was SWEET of the fellow at my Ford dealer's garage to send me this lovely bouquet after I fell and broke my foot there. Honest, it wasn't his fault or fault of the company. Anyway, the card said 'thinking of you' and I'm sure he is.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1143304825923398112006-03-25T11:20:00.000-05:002006-03-25T11:43:35.730-05:00My March Favorite 5 Photos...Been taking photos every day. Mostly I'm home and last Tuesday I broke my foot so now I'm almost immobilized and at home! I guess when it rains it pours... and if bad things really do come in threes, I should be just about done for awhile! Anyway, here are my picks of pics for March...Spring brings mating season for the local critters and here is one of the pair of mourning doves that have been sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1142375186645931782006-03-14T17:26:00.000-05:002006-03-14T17:31:15.046-05:00Dinner.....it's what's for fotopherrets this week... well, really, last week because tomorrow is the new week. I'm a bit late but hey! I'll do better this week. ;-)sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1141327489008181612006-03-02T14:12:00.000-05:002006-03-02T14:46:09.190-05:00Foto Pherrets...Hump Wednesday challenge this week is FISHCan you believe? Lady Starlight suggested my dinner for yesterday. Accompanied with a salad and some minute rice cooked with a spicey tomato sauce, this filet sauteed in a teaspoon of Enova (a heart healthy cooking oil), seasoned with 6-Pepper seasoning and a sprinkle of garlic - was delicious! OttO (my number 5 daughter) was right! Fish is not a penance.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1141230169325508652006-03-01T10:44:00.000-05:002006-03-01T11:37:39.240-05:00Favorite 5 for February!!!Late but never TOO late! I know cuz it's my meme. It's not too late for you either. February was not what I would call a great photography month for me. It was hard to come up with 5 favorites because I didn't think I took very many good photos. This one, however, I just love!Bubba in a 'good boy' moment.Nat added these sweet little frogs to my little froggy collection. They were the 'bow' on topsherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1140707519429609972006-02-23T10:11:00.000-05:002006-02-23T10:26:59.610-05:00A photo meme that's new to me...... started by a blogging buddy to my daughter Natalie aka OttO. Her name is Lady Starlight. Her photo meme, where she has a new theme every Wednesday, is photoferrets.com. The theme this week is tired... and believe me, Bubba really gets tired!!! Here he is resting after a tough day of guarding all the cat litter boxes from the other four cat members of my family.I sort of have my favorite 5 sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1137472128625509522006-01-16T23:28:00.000-05:002006-01-16T23:32:25.226-05:00Favorite 5 Photos - It's New!Here's my Favorite 5 Photos for January of this brand new year 2006.First is the lamplight in Frankenmuth Michigan during the Christmas season. Next is the funny little frog(?) that usually sits on my desk by my computer. She was happy to pose among the poinsettias. Actually, Otto took a picture of this frog first but fortunately for me she didn't use it for one of her five! This is my sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1130800545479003212005-10-31T18:15:00.000-05:002005-10-31T19:58:10.576-05:00Call me weird but......I really like this photo of Autumn that I took at the Dow Gardens.Fall colors are always beautiful but I was especially impressed by the pinkish colors ot these small leaves cluttering a shady pathway at the Dow Gardens. I guess I was impressed by the really really big stepping stones as steps too! Natalie and I had a nice visit as we wandered through the lovely Autumn colors of the gardens.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1128094303389645602005-09-30T11:31:00.000-04:002005-09-30T17:21:17.196-04:00Darkness...is the PhotoFriday theme this week.My love 'went into the light' but his spirit remains with me.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1127831285588316402005-09-27T10:38:00.000-04:002005-09-27T10:38:51.616-04:00Furniture.....is the theme over at Thursday Challenge. Along the Grand River.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1116593939454731142005-05-20T08:58:00.000-04:002005-05-20T09:02:33.933-04:00I have a Green photo.....for the Photo Friday challenge:Here it is.sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1114955017332816502005-05-01T09:43:00.000-04:002005-05-01T09:56:08.803-04:00My response to the Thursday Challenge... Buildings....Simply a building reaching for the sky. The building caught me. The name 'Amazon' captured me. The building, located in Muskegon, MI is an apartment building with retail and offices on the ground floor... renovation of an existing manufacturing facility. Now THAT's recycling!!!sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510049.post-1114181266241776352005-04-22T10:47:00.000-04:002005-04-22T11:37:22.940-04:00Dale's Thursday theme this week is Shapes.Here is mine. There are so many shapes in this lovely building that I couldn't make up my mind which one to accentuate! No I didn't drop off the face of the earth. I've been busy trying to save my little corner of it! First and foremost, I've had total knee replacement on both legs... the first November 1 and the second on February 15. Now I can walk as far and as often as I please, with no sherlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465173457721818992noreply@blogger.com1