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Take a Moment with One Flower

Challenging Myself

Taking so many photo’s, I wanted to challenge myself with one flower and just started taking photos. In total, I took 35 photos. This is an early bloom from our April.. I use a point and shot camera now, have the other kind but….. My “Center Pink” Photos.

Not a lot of computer work was done on each photo. I’m not a huge fan of spending time with photoshop ! My dream is to have someone sitting next to me and just telling them what I want….someday??

The biggest part of going over these photos was the cleaning off of all the pollen. Center Pink in Black and White too !

And the “Center Pink” #1. My favorite.

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Daisy Day – Let’s all just be HAPPY !

Make every moment a Happy One !

I’m having one of those days…

We had a bit of a thing the other night with my Mom. We had met friends for dinner, just ordered and my phone rang. My Mom had fallen and they HAD to take her to the hospital, the nurse said, “Eat dinner and drive over.” We did just that and when I said to the receptionist, “My name is Beth and my Mom was brought over from – – – nursing center.” She said, “The nurse will be right out.” Of course, Husband and I thought Mom had passed,

NO, OH NO… They called the wrong family!

Did you see me step back? Did you see me want to scream and yell? Did you see me just completely stop and shut down? Mother knows nothing about anything. I didn’t scream and I only received a phone the NEXT day (2pm) from the center’s director…I was thinking a huge bouquet of flowers on my doorstep would have been appropriate? Sometimes, “I’m sorry” is just not enough… Now I know why things are the way they are there…

To say the least… I have Chosen HAPPY ! And MY Daisy makes me Happy !

Daisy Dark by Beth Ann Strub

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Today, I wish to do something for myself on Valentines Day. Life has been VERY crazy and I can’t talk about it quite yet, but I have been able to handle it… The weekend before all the crazy we visited an area attraction, Big Cat Habitat

I am not a HUGE bird person, so I stepped out of the show and took pictures with no one else around but me. I had to shot the pictures through 2 fences and tiger’s seemed to like watching me. Here are just a few, Happy Valentines to us all !

First one is my Favorite.

Tiger Photo by Beth Ann Strub

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Tiger Photo by Beth Ann Strub

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National Bird Day TODAY ! !

It’s National Bird Day today and I have to share some 0f my Pictures ! I shoot birds as they are and try very hard not to photoshop them. Like us, they are what they are, perfect. I just sit on the beach and wait, they always seem to arrive !

Balance is Everything photo by Beth Ann Strub — Balance is Everything Beth Ann Strub

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Working on a New eBook – How to Survive Retirement

How to Survive Retirement is my WORKING title for the new eBook I have been working on ! It’s basic on a tongue and cheek post I did a few years ago(removed most cheek).

I like the eBook format as there is not shipping and postage on my end and so have a tablet or phone. Today I have been working on Cover idea and background photo’s. This post and then lettering ! I will share !

First, is go with the Autumn of your life theme???

Or this Autumn of Life ???? Which lends to a good outcome on cover wording ???

OR My Beach Morning and it’s probably it ! !

And IF YOU REALLY want to Survive retirement ! Show Husband this one ! My number on Rule of Retirement, LAUGH ! ! IF you have an opinion, please let me KNOW ! !

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My Photo Galleries

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Above MY Photo, Daisy Day

Above My Photo Daisy ME,

And My Watercolor Milk and Donuts

My Watercolor – Cherry Me Coffee

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From Dream to Reality my Art is READY !

After LOTS of time, lots of thinking I can, could I and maybe’s. I have done it ! ! ! Happy Dancing.

I have added my Pictures and Art to Fine Art America ! I have three collections with more to come. These are two of my pictures, DAISY ME photo, watercolor MILK and DONUTS, at Fine Art America, they do all the printing, and if you like matting and framing !

I hope you take some time and look around and see all I have been doing. I will be adding more in the next few days and I can’t explain how proud I am of myself. Just making my OWN Dreams into Reality

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Your Happy Place

Do you have a Happy Place?

Husband always says,”My life is a happy place.” I think that’s funny. Since all the learning I have been doing lately and figuring myself out, I do understand what he is saying.

You are the only one who can make you happy. Maybe at 60 years old, I finally figured out NO one and nothing but ME, can make me happy ! I’ve been trying very hard to live in my own doings, my own happiness and my own ideas. And My Happy Places HELP !

I love my bed, I have an over the top routine of what it has to be, how it is made, the sheets, pillows, I confess, I AM a bit Nuts over it, and I have given it YEARS of practice ! And, I’m not a prude about it either, I love to crawl in, eat lunch,have afternoon coffee, read a book, right in the middle of it. It’s all about being…..Happy ! Laugh out LOUD !

My office is a very happy place too, I use it daily and most days, I kind of escape into it. Awake early this is the place you will find me.

i know I have shown our Lanai a few times, but I love this spot, it’s hot here right now and I can only go out early morning. but I love this spot !

Find or make yourself a spot, a quilt on the chair, do something for yourself !

This is the FIRST quilt I made, and you know….NO ONE sleeps or touches it but me and IT’S just fine ! I don’t think anyone cares ! And….I makes my HAPPY !

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Photo Boom on my White Lily

I like to edit photo’s in my camera, meaning, I don’t just point and shot. I point it and then mess with the way is looks, move the camera left, right, up and down. Change mode on camera. Thank goodness I didn’t do that here on my White Lily Photo.

In other words WAY over think every bit of the photo. Why? I don’t like fixing it time on the computer later, just shot it right ! I said out loud many times, “Shot the picture! ” and had results like this.

White Lily on Pond by Beth Ann Strub

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