Category Archives: digital photography

I don’t want the weekend to end!

I think a lot of us are feeling this way today.Full-0125bgcrweb

Image by Joyce Meyer

 

Baseball is serious business

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Under the prairie sun

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“We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder

Giant dandelions?

Western Salsify (T. dubius Scop.) and Meadow Salsify (T. pratensis L.) are  the most common species of this plant that looks like a giant dandelion. Western Salsify is native to Europe and Northern Africa and was brought to North America as a garden vegetable for its carrot like taproot and “oystery taste”. Since then it has spread to roadsides, old abandoned fields, no-till field, pastures and other undisturbed areas. ~ btny.purdue.edu

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Image by Joyce Meyer

Eaten raw, the roots are very bitter; fried, roasted, or boiled, the taste of salsify roots have been compared to that of parsnips. Others say they slide down like oysters, hence its common moniker, oyster plant. Cream the roots in a soup or simmer young stalks in butter for a side dish rich in Vitamin B6. ~aspoonfulofthyme.blogspot.com

I’m O.K. with parsnips, but oysters?  No thanks!!

Prairie Sun (blended with alcohol ink)

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Blended prairie image with alcohol ink tile by Joyce Meyer.

Prairie Sun

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Image by Joyce Meyer

i like you, Northeast Minneapolis

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Thank you to the i like you store for providing such a cool background. I Like You showcases the wares of over 200 hip, independent crafters and artists from the Minneapolis area.

Images by Joyce Meyer

Sharing the Love in Scotland

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Image by Joyce Meyer.

Love Rocks is a worldwide movement started in Forest Grove, OR in honor of two sisters, Anna and Abigail. The rock shown above at the top of Devil’s Staircase along the Scottish West Highland Way  is perched overlooking the hiking trail going down from the summit.

Click on The Love Rock Story to see their new website which includes the background story, more information, blog and step-by-step tutorial on making the love rocks.

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Image by Joyce Meyer.

The Love Rock resting along the North Sea – Firth of Moray in Cullen, Scotland.

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Image by Joyce Meyer.

The Love Rock is perched atop a balanced arrangement of rocks discovered along the Fife Coastal Path between Crail and Anstruther, Scotland.

I originally received this rock from a Forest Grove, Oregon family camping in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They are well acquainted with the parents and children honored by this touching tribute and participate by making and sharing Love Rocks wherever they go.  This particular rock has made the trip from Oregon, to South Dakota, to Southwest Minnesota, and on to Scotland and back.

The Love Rock Story  spreading Peace & Love…

Perpetual Astonishment…

Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.  ~ Ellis Peters
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Image by Joyce Meyer

Weed or Wish?

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Image by Joyce Meyer

Yes, this was my lawn last spring… I’m going for wish.