Welcome to another Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan @
http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ . This is my 3rd time participating and I think it's quite fun! Thank-you Susan for hosting this. For Outdoor Wednesday I wanted to find some pictures we had taken that were a bit of a contrast. The picture below is of a field of sunflowers taken not far from where we live. I love sunflowers, they just seem to glow and dance in the sun.
By contrast this was taken last time we visited my son who lives in Tempe, AZ. (WAH, WAH, I want him back in Wisconsin) This pic was taken somewhere outside of Phoenix. It was late October, still in the 90's and quite dry. When I see this I think of some rugged individuals making there way over such a forbidden terrain. I also think of rattlesnakes (oh my)
This last pic was taken at a high school football game when my daughter was a cheerleader. If you look close she is the far one off to your right. This pic reminds me of small town America, a picture that repeats itself as Friday Night Lights all over this great land of ours. Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Cindy
Welcome to another Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan @ http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ . This is my 3rd time participating and I think it's quite fun! Thank-you Susan for hosting this. For Outdoor Wednesday I wanted to find some pictures we had taken that were a bit of a contrast. The picture below is of a field of sunflowers taken not far from where we live. I love sunflowers, they just seem to glow and dance in the sun.
By contrast this was taken last time we visited my son who lives in Tempe, AZ. (WAH, WAH, I want him back in Wisconsin) This pic was taken somewhere outside of Phoenix. It was late October, still in the 90's and quite dry. When I see this I think of some rugged individuals making there way over such a forbidden terrain. I also think of rattlesnakes (oh my)
This last pic was taken at a high school football game when my daughter was a cheerleader. If you look close she is the far one off to your right. This pic reminds me of small town America, a picture that repeats itself as Friday Night Lights all over this great land of ours. Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Cindy
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What a wonderful collection of outdoor photos! I love the sunflowers - the desert has a completely different and stark beauty and the HS football game is what small town living is all about! :D Jewel
ReplyDeleteLove the sunflowers picture. I love sunflowers and took a similar picture in Kansas some time ago. I love the desert, never had seen it like that before. I was the drum major in my HS band... sites like that bring back lots of memories!
ReplyDeleteHappy Outdoor Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteI love sunflowers....but they gow out of control in my yard!
Thanks for sharing your photos!
Susan
~Lovely photos with amazing contrast. Love the Sunflowers. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the dessert pic...the cactus are beautiful to me!
ReplyDeleteThe sunflowers are just amazing. They are so gorgeous. The desert scene is something I see all the time. I live in Az. I think I like the sunflowers a lot better. lol Thanks or the great pics, and I love High School Football. Such great fun. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeletesunflowers rock when planted like that. I plant just a few around the house for the look and for the birds. the dessert photo looks tempting but alittle scary.
ReplyDeleteCindy, I loved all of these. You are so right about the shot with your daughter... that is All American for sure! :-) And I love the desert shot and particularly the shot of those gorgeous sunflowers. They are magnificent! God sure knew what He was doing when he made them, didn't He?
ReplyDeleteHappy OW! :-)
XO,
Sheila
Cynthia, I love the pics of the SUNFLOWERS...I'm with you, it's like hundreds of smiles are looking at you! ;) Hey...thanks so much for your sweet comments you leave for me. You're precious! ~CC Catherine ;)
ReplyDeleteI had never seen fields of sunflowers until we went to Wash DC last year. I was so amazed I made John stop the car so I could get photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!!
Great pictures! I love the field of sunflowers, I would just grin every time I drove by. The desert shot is very impressive, but I'm like you, the first thing I think of are reptiles without legs. And the last picture just brings a huge smile to my face - being the mom of a band kid in a small Texas town, this looks VERY familiar! Great post. Kathy
ReplyDeleteHello Cindy!
ReplyDeleteLovin those sunflowers-just what we need right now-a refreshing bit of spring to brighten our long winter!~Smiles~Tam!
Your photos are wonderful.. I love the small town USA lights all over America on a Friday night..that sure brought back some great memories.. hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteI live near your shot of the desert. I'm originally from the South so this terrain is dramatically different. Love the sunflowers! You have such a nice blog.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Lana
Beautiful sunflowers, Cindy! Eeeeoowwww! I hate snakes!..Christine
ReplyDeleteWOW, Those sunflowers are stunning, my favourite flowers, the Arizona dessert makes me think of snakes too but pretty in a rugged sort of way and your daughters football photo is wonderful, Kathy.
ReplyDeleteWe also have a big field of Sunflowers near by. Every-time I drive by their beautiful faces turn to greet me. Well I wish it was for me but of course we all know they follow the sun... oh well I still say it's for me.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos Cindy.
Love Claudie
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Your photos of Sunflowers are simply lovely. Desert is in focus. Night shots are hard for me and you succeeded in doing it. YEA! Happy Outdoor Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
Hello,
ReplyDeleteYour pics. are beautiful, I know what it is like to have your children living so far away. Your blog is divine.
Blessings,
Sue
Oh those sunflowers bring back memories of warm summer days! Thanks for sharing! Love your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI can't get any of the words to load on my computer for some reason. So I could only look at the beautiful pictures. I loved the desert shot. But I really loved all the great pictures of your adorable house in the last post. You've done such a great job making it oh so charming and welcoming!!
ReplyDeleteLoved your photo choices today ..... especially Friday Night Lights - what memories it brings back ~ even to this granny.
ReplyDeleteHI Cindy! I think the Phoenix pic was my favorite one. Something about the desert seems to whisper freedom to me. Maybe it's teh solitude it evokes.
ReplyDeleteHi again Cindy, Thank you for your sweet comments on Henry VIII, I am so glad you enjoyed it. I hope you do get to go to England to see your mother's birthland.
ReplyDeleteWhat great photos! The field of sunflowers looks so lush and beautiful...and cheerful! And I have to agree with you about the Arizona photo...it DOES look *rattlesnakey*, doesn't it?! Yikes! Still beautiful though. :-)
ReplyDeleteCIndy,
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun visiting your blog! Your pictures for OW are gorgeous (and contrasting!) I love the sunflowers, love yellow flowers...but I think you should frame that~it's sooo Midwest!!!
I hear ya on the Friday Night Lights. It brings back so many memories of the small town I lived in when I was in high school. Those footaball games just drew everyone together.
Thank you so much for sharing your pics! I will come back to visit again!!
xoxo
Jane
Hi Cindy....first off THANKS FOR VISITING MY BLOG AND LEAVING A WONDERFUL COMMENTS.
ReplyDeleteYour Blog is just wonderful!!! Thanks for inviting me....and so glad to have found another Wisconsin Blogger.
Couldn't find a place to comment on your Valentine Table Scape....so will do it here. It's just beautiful. Isn't it fun finding ways to decorate (and beautifully I must add) with GW/flea market/antiques finds? I like the challenge.
I'll be back you can count on it!
Hugs, Karen