BrickFair

 Today we went to BrickFair in Chantilly, Virginia.  Zach and Tim, the father/son team, and possibly Jen from season 2 of LEGO Masters were in attendance.  Here are a few pictures of things I liked.

Union Station, Washington, D. C.

Tower with revolving restaurant

Mosaics

 

I like how these trees are made. Just wanted to get a close up in case I have a reason to make my own.

 

Charlottesville Woolen Mills

More mosaics

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212/365 | Saturday, July 31, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Keys  

Picture Style | Still Life

We have quite a few old keys and key chains.  These are just a few of them.

 

 

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211/365 | Friday, July 30, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Forge

Picture Style | (Not) Still Life

Tonight we met our son and some of his co-counselors at a good spot between our house and the summer camp and took them out to dinner.  My son doesn't like to have his picture taken so I strategically choose the times I ask him to be in a picture; usually it involves asking his friends to be in the picture.  Since they willingly agree, he has no choice.  Lol!  They are forging friendships this summer and gaining life and job experiences at the same time.

 

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210/365 | Thursday, July 29, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Motivation

Picture Style | Still Life 

The Lego Masters competition show has motivated me to find time to build some of my Lego projects.

 

 

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209/365 | Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Plastic

Picture Style | Still Life 

Here's a look inside locker 209 at Bowl America Bull Run.  This has been my locker for the past couple of years.  A new company has bought all of the Bowl Americas, and there are rumors that my section of lockers is going to be removed to make way for a new bar.  So I thought this would be a good prompt to document my locker in case I lose it in the coming months.  I have no idea whether my bowling ball is made of plastic, but I'm sure there are plenty of other plastic items in there.

 

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208/365 | Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | #365PictureToday

7 o'clock

Picture Style | Still Life | Picture Time 

At 7 o'clock I am usually eagerly awaiting my favorite show.

 

 

 

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207/365 | Monday, July 26, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Prompt Free

Picture Style | Still Life

Today is my husband's 55th birthday so I attempted to make his favorite cake: German chocolate.  I've never made a layer cake, and I either should have been more sparing on the bottom layer or bought two tubs of frosting.  I don't even like coconut, and currently I'm trying to eat gluten free so he gets to enjoy the whole cake himself.

 

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206/365 | Sunday, July 25, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Angle  

Off Prompt

Some of the members of our church went kayaking this afternoon.  After we were done and were enjoying some snacks and fellowship, we noticed that someone was getting this sailboat ready to take out on the lake.  I got to capture a photo from above, which isn't the usual angle to photograph a sailboat.  "Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberius), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick." ~John 6:1-2

We even saw some geese walking on water!

 In reality, the water level was extremely low at that point in the lake.

 

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205/365 | Saturday, July 24, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Interact

Picture You | Just the Details | Picture My World 

This is the third in a series of four pictures during this year.  There are more differences in the pictures than I originally thought there would be. Because the leaves are fully on the other trees, I had trouble finding the top of the cypress tree.

 

 

 

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204/365 | Friday, July 23, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Path

Picture You | Just the Details | Where I Stand 

I went to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley with my best friend today.  We started with a walk in the gardens, where I literally stopped to smell the roses.  After that we took in the Norman Rockwell exhibit.

 

 

Just a couple of the roses that we saw today.  I know the one is out of focus, but I love the dual color of the rose.  It was so gorgeous in person.
 

More pictures of paths.  This was such a perfect prompt for today!

 

A few other interesting plants:

And the obligatory photo with my BFF

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203/365 | Thursday, July 22, 2021 | #365PictureToday 

Amusement

Just the Details  

This cat always amuses me.  She's constantly following me around when she isn't napping somewhere.

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202/365 | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Heart

Picture You | Just the Details

I had every intention of taking a picture of something bowling related today, but I left the bowling alley and realized that I had forgotten to take a picture.  As I was finishing my lunch, I had an idea.  Since I had a Sharpie with me and I love Chick-fil-A, it's going to have to do for today.

 

 

 

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201/365 | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Contentment

Picture You | Just the Details 

I'm missing a couple of pictures for this week.  Even though I've had ideas for them, I haven't had the time to implement them.  At first I was stumped for what to do for today, but then I remembered that today is the day I pick up my flower bouquet.  Having flowers all summer has brought me contentment.  I talked to Rose of Rosie's Posies for a while today about her guineas.  It has been fun to get to know a new neighbor too.

 

 

 

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200/365 |  Monday, July 19, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Junk

Picture You | Just the Details

I have been on a mission to clean up our office/former classroom.  As we were winding down our homeschooling days in 2019, the classroom became a dumping ground for things that needed to be gone through, including old bills, curriculum, and even some of my older son's things after he moved out of his college apartment.  It's a daunting task, but I'm determined to finish it this summer.  This pile of papers might be mostly junk, but I need to look through it so that something important doesn't inadvertently get thrown out.

 

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199/365 | Sunday, July 18, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Togetherness

Picture You | Just the Details | Self Portrait

This is a picture of the fellowship that happens after church every Sunday.  I couldn't think of a better way to capture togetherness today.  And as a bonus I figured out how to use the timer on my point and shoot so that I could be in the picture too.  "Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'" ~Mark 6:31

 

 

 

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198/365 |  Saturday, July 17, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Achievement

Picture More | Point of View 

It was an achievement to get some exercise today.  It was also an achievement to actually get a picture of it too.

 

 

 

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197/365 | Friday, July 16, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Snack

Picture More | Point of View 

I'm trying to eat healthier so this has become a frequent snack lately.  After finishing a workout at the gym, I needed a little energy boost.

 

 

Later this evening we met some friends who are visiting from Colombia for dinner.

 

 

 

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196/365 | Thursday, July 15, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Prompt Free

Picture More | Point of View 

I was at the library today and noticed that recent rains must have created this little gully and undermined the sidewalk.  I had to get down low to get the perfect angle.

 

 

 

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195/365 | Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Landscape

Picture More | Point of View 

Storm clouds blowing up in Somerville, Virginia.  The post office and Groves Store can be see in the lower right.

 

 

 

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194/365 | Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Happiness

Picture More | Point of View

Happiness is returning to the gym after not going for more than a year!

 

 

 

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193/365 | Monday, July 12, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Border  

Picture More | Point of View

I have no idea how this fits today's prompt, but as I was sitting at a meeting in our church pavilion, I kept looking at this house and thinking how cute it was.  At dusk I finally took a picture of it and decided that it would have to do for today. 

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192/365 | Sunday, July 11, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Delicious

Picture More | Point of View 

Tonight's dinner courtesy of Home Chef: Salmon and dill butter with green beans and mashed potatoes.

 

 

 

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191/365 | Saturday, July 10, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Magic

Picture Color | Green 

The magic of a sleeping cat with green accents on the pillows and quilt.

 

 

 

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190/365 | Friday, July 9, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Challenge

Picture Color | Green

It was a challenge to get to the grocery store today to pick up food for my son's Lord of the Rings marathon tomorrow.  It was so hot again today, and I had to double and triple check the list to make sure I didn't forget anything.  Then add to it that the store seems to be out of some things again; not quite as bad as last spring/summer, but still making it a challenge when you can't find something for several trips in a row.

 

 

 

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189/365 | Thursday, July 8, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Door

Picture Color | Green 

I knew that I would be able to find green doors somewhere near Main Street in Warrenton.  This is the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail (formerly the Old Gaol Museum).  Loving the symmetry and all of the green here!

 

 

I also really like this picture of the John Marshall statue.  John Marshall lived from 1755 to 1835 and was born in southern Fauquier County.  He was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (serving from 1801 to 1835), and the statue identifies him as a frontiersman, soldier, and lawyer.

 

 

 

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188/365 | Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Adventurous

Picture Color | Green 

After bowling (which is an adventure all its own), I dropped some books off at a local used bookstore and then went shopping for new book adventures with my store credit.  Here are some of my finds and just a little bit of green too.

 

 

 

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187/365 | Tuesday, July 6, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Full

Picture Color | Green 

My weekly bouquet is full of green.

 

 

 

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186/365 | Monday, July 5, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Empathy

Picture Color | Green 

My mother-in-law sent these gladiolus home with my husband today, providing me with the perfect subject for today's prompt.  The stalks of green pair nicely with the color of the flowers.

 

 

 

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185/365 | Sunday, July 4, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Lace  

Picture Color | Green

Today we went to a minor league baseball game (Fredericksburg Nationals) and then watched fireworks from our car after the game.  Aside from issues with parking, it was a pretty fun evening.  In my first picture, the green of the diamond can be seen through the lace of the protective netting.

 

 In this second picture, the green fireworks paint a lacy picture in the sky.

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184/365 | Saturday, July 3, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Benefit

Picture Style | It's in the Details 

Last year I tried to grow lavender, but it died pretty quickly.  I'm trying again, and so far the plants are doing better.  There are many benefits of lavender.  In the garden, you can place lavender strategically near the vegetable garden to attract bees and other pollinators.  Additionally, you can simply enjoy the pop of color of the flowers or the butterflies it can attract. 

 

 

 

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183/365 | Friday, July 2, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Over  

Picture Style | It's in the Details 

Tonight we went out to dinner with my younger son who was heading back to his job at a summer camp.  After dinner my husband and I stopped at a local ice cream place for dessert that put the evening over the top.  I did not overeat, however.  Photo taken with our Nikon Coolpix, and I'm still having trouble with the autofocus where it looks like it's in focus on the tiny screen but when I upload them at home I discover they are not.