365 Picture Today Post

311/365 | Sunday, November 7, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Thankful

Picture You | Gratitude 

With Veteran's Day and both my birthday and my father's birthday approaching,  it provides an opportunity for me to remember how thankful I am for my father.  I have many wonderful memories of trips we took, help on homework that he provided, career guidance he gave, and many more things.  His time in the military helped to shape him into the man he became and provided him the opportunity to attend college.  He passed away in 2006, and I'm glad that he was around for my sons to get to know him too.  "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." ~Matthew 7:24

 

365 Picture Today Post - The Birthday Celebrations Continue

310/365 | Saturday, November 6, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Transported

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Birthday celebrations are continuing in advance of my actual birthday.  Tonight we ate dinner at the Melting Pot.  It was a new experience for us but definitely a lot of fun.  I was so hungry when we got there that I forgot to take a picture of the appetizer course.  We got the Wisconsin cheddar fondue, and it came with apples, bread, and vegetables.  Next was the salad course.  I think mine was called bacon Parmesan or something similar.

 

For the main course I got the land and sea option, which came with salmon, shrimp, chicken, and steak.  David had an Asian themed plate.  We got the Mojo seasoned pot to cook everything.  The entree course also includes vegetables like potatoes, broccoli, and mushrooms that get cooked also.

 

Quite a number of tasty sauces accompany the main course as well.

 

For the dessert course we chose the dark chocolate fondue, and it came with a lot of different items to dip.

 

365 Picture Today Post - Let the Birthday Celebrations Begin!

309/365 | Friday, November 5, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Off Prompt

Today I spent several hours with my BFF celebrating my birthday.  We had a long lunch and then wandered around Davis Street in downtown Culpeper.  Here are a few pictures from the afternoon.

I had the pepper steak, which was a peppercorn-encrusted, pan-seared sirloin in traditional green peppercorn cognac sauce served over potato gratin with green beans, from It's About Thyme.

 After lunch I had a piece of flourless chocolate cake for dessert.

 

Pictures in the sun with shades and in the shade with no shades.

 

365 Picture Today Post

308/365 | Thursday, November 4, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Remarkable

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My birthday is in a few days, and I decided to treat myself to some remarkable chocolates from a place called the Frenchman's Corner.  These dark chocolate cats were adorable!

 

 

 

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307/365 | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Sunset

Picture More | Incorporate Curves 

By the time I get off work now, it is after sunset.  I did notice that these bowling balls have some of the colors of sunset, and they have curves.

 

 

 

365 Picture Today Post

306/365 | Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Serendipity

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It was serendipity that I took a detour on Monday and happened to find this silo.  Silo and barn art seems to have become a thing in my area, and I love when I find new ones, especially when they are as pretty as these sunflowers.  I love that there are so many curves here too: the top of the silo, the roundness of the silo itself, and the shape of the flowers.

 

 

 

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305/365 | Monday, November 1, 2021 | #365PictureToday

Edge 

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I was back at the gym today.  I am trying to get back into the routine of going, and I have made it at least once a week for three weeks in a row.  This is a curved wall in front of the indoor pool.  I've been coming to this gym for quite a few years now, maybe 15, but I'm not totally sure, and I have never been on the other side of this wall to see what the outdoor patio is like.