"P52- Green"

Green... so many things to photo.  I could have taken pictures of money, but you have to have some of that to take a picture of it ; )  My second thought was to take a picture of Green Lantern or the Hulk but we didn't have any action figures at hand.  (Yes, we are sci-fi geeks and are waiting eagerly for the Avengers to come out!!)  Although my husband offered to go and purchase them for my picture this week I declined because of my lack of photo idea number 1.  As I walked by the front door I saw our plant sitting there and the afternoon light shining through the window and decided that I loved the light and the green plant would be perfect too.  So viola! my picture for this week.  Sometimes the most ordinary things can catch you eye and cause you to smile.

"Bento of the Week - Earth Day"

My Second Bento of the Week challenge... - Earth Day.  In the first tier of my bento Hello Kitty is giving the Earth a big 'ole hug.  Around kitty and the happy Earth are tomatoes, black olives, celery, mushrooms, pickled ginger flowers, and stars cut out of orange bell peppers, all of this is on top of spring mix lettuce.  In the second tier of my bento are wasabi almonds, mango, hard boiled eggs with stars, edamame, and a froggie container with salad dressing.  I hope my bento has made you smile!  Happy Earth Day.

P52- "Things That Grow"

So many things grow... mostly at my house the things that grow are the piles of laundry that we need to fold, the amount of time I spend in the car picking up kids at various functions and of course bills.  This is probably the same for everyone!  I, however can't believe the speed at which my kiddos have grown up.  Just yesterday the man cub was sitting in my lap and driving Thomas the Tank Engine.  Now he is ready to drive my car.  KK will soon be in high school, and Itty Bitty is almost as tall as me.  One thing for sure is that my love for my awesome family will continue to grow.

P52- "Sacrifice"

Sacrifice.  What better exemplifies sacrifice then Jesus, and of course Easter.  This Crucifix is special to me because it belonged to my Grandmother who passed away in the late 80's.  It was recently given to me after my Grandfather's funeral earlier this year.  The crucifix is very pretty it is made of wood and inlaid with a gold colored metal.  Jesus is made with the same metal and is very detailed.  I wanted to highlight the nail in his hand so I made that my focus. Which picture do you like better?

Bento of the Week- Easter

This is my first bento submission :  )  In my top bento layer I have tiny marinaded button mushrooms surrounding my Easter Bunny onigiri which is filled with sautéed chicken and bell peppers, ranch and wasabi. The bunny is holding her Easter basket and is ready to hunt eggs.  Next to her are two cherry tomatoes on a flower pick, and two Mickey Mouse shaped cheeses, on top of a bed of spring greens.  Finally I have added a few pieces of broccoli salad and corn salad.  On the second layer I have two Easter chick hard boiled eggs also on lettuce followed by salad dressing in the joyful rabbit, diced papaya and a very cute Mickey Mouse holding salt and pepper for my chickie eggs.  I have enjoyed making this Bento, for me and 3 identical Bentos for my kiddos.  Happy Easter!!

P52- "Foolin Around"

I thought of so many things that could go with the theme this week.  The theme could be fooling around with your camera settings or trying new things or just my favorite fooling around and being silly or having a good time.  I chose to go with option 2, having a good time.  In the spirit of having a good time I took several pictures today on our trip to the beach.  We had a blast flying a regular kite and a stunt kite.  When KK was flying the stunt kite she kept dive bombing my sweet husband.  After flying the kites we all went for a walk down the beach.  Whew the water was cold, but the girls were not deterred and played in the water anyway.  Happy Spring Break Everyone!

P52- "Details"

I think the week would have been more detailed with a Macro lens.  Right now I only have my kit lense, but have to say that Im not disappointed with my outcome.  So instead I chose to find details within the two objects.  My first picture is of a Hydrangea and the detail comes in with the green centers and the detailed lines in the petals.  My husband's favorite was the reeds, which I have to say I think is my favorite too.  There is just something cool about the rigid reeds with their evenly spaced bands.  I am getting better and better using "M" on my camera.  Im so proud!  Yeah spring! Yeah green! and most important Yeah Spring Break!!!

p52- "Hunger"

"Hunger"...  I'm guessing that Hunger is for the Hunger Games that is coming out this weekend. (I SO can't wait, I hope it isn't awful)  I decided to take it literally and chose to show a picture of my lunch, that of course has to do with Hunger.  Pictured is my beautiful Bento that my loving husband brought me from Japan.  Inside my bento are all kinda goodies for lunch.  The white triangle is Onigiri (a sushi rice triangle) decorated with nori.  My little Onigiri is sitting on top of a bed of spring greens, and is surrounded by cherry tomatoes, twice fried pork strips, marinated mushrooms, asparagus, and finally in the small chick container is champagne salad dressing.  In the top section of my bento is broccoli heads topped with sweet chili sauce, two different types of papaya, a baby bel light cheese with decorations carved into the wax, brussel sprouts, pickled ginger, and finally a small carp container with soy sauce for my broccoli.  I enjoy eating my bento everyday!  I bet if Katness and Peeta knew about my lunch they would have begged for Haymitch to send it in a "Golden Parachute"!  "MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR"

A Super Saturday

We had a super Saturday today, the weather was wonderful at 85 degrees.  I decided to take the kiddos to a small square in the middle of our town before attending the Reverse Beauty Pageant that Mr. Mann was in.  Around the square are tons of tulips which served as the backdrop of the pics this afternoon.  KK poses here in front of the beautiful flowers.  

As KK and I were taking pictures Itty Bitty was running around playing.  Since it is St. Patrick's Day she decided to hunt four leaf clovers.  After a couple of minutes of hunting she was successful.  The next picture is of Mr. Mann with a friend of his in front of the beautiful tulips.  They were having a great time joking around together.

Mr. Mann has on his fake eyelashes for the reverse beauty patent, and his make-up.   The Dress came next.  The middle pictures is of Mr. Mann on stage at eh contest.  Finally he and Papa make faces at the end of it all.  What a fun Saturday, too bad he didn't win!

P52- "The "Eyes" of March"

The "Eyes" of March- LOL that title made me laugh when I saw it, I thought it was a nice nod to Caesar and of course Brutus.  In high school after reading Julius Caesar we had to act out the "et tu Brutae" moment.  The laughter that ensued was gut-busting.  Enough about that though... My picture this week is of this sweet horse.  I don't know his name but he was very eager to have his picture made early in the morning.  I was attending a workshop and got there early, the pasture adjacent to our location was green and lush.  Mr. Horsey seemed to love people so he got the paparazzi treatment and I got odd stares from the others rolling into the workshop.  LOL