WW: Stages of a Sunset

The stages of a sunset - July 27, 2010 - Corolla, North Carolina

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PH: Fast. Yes, Too Fast.

Fast.  That's the theme for this week's Photo Hunt, and  I'm posting a rather strange take on the theme.

This is a sunset I saw while driving earlier this week.  It seemed almost red in some places.  December sunsets are so beautiful, and this one was gone too fast.


And this is "The Dawg."  Christmas Day will mark six months since he died.  Like the December sunset, he was gone too fast.  We had such a short time together, but that time was wonderful! 

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PH: ORANGE - in Sports, Recreation, Nature and Even Politics???

What fun I had with this week's Photo Hunt theme.  It's orange.  What in the world would I find that was orange?

As it turns out, there's a whole lot of orange around us.  And I even came across a picture that's over 25 years old that has orange in it. 

Sometimes there's orange in beautiful sunrises and sunsets. 

Do you see the orange halo around this Summerville street lamp?

I just happened to see an orange bike in a local parking lot.

Heavy machinery might be orange, like these two pieces of equipment at a local rental place.

The name of my blog might be "EX Marks the Spot" but, in these next three pictures, orange marks the spot - or spots - for work to be done.  Orange paint, orange flags, orange signs.

Okay, here's the really old photo - over 25 years old.  Tree, my son (now an attorney in DC who will kill me if he sees this photo) is wearing an orange life jacket.  Behind him are nephews Ross and Rodney (partially hidden) and daughter Tiffany.  Yep, they'll ALL kill me!

Yes, I'm being grandma again.  Orange gave me the opportunity to share another picture of grandson Harrison.

Quite a few sports teams have orange as one of their colors.

In South Carolina, orange means the Clemson Tigers.  Their blood runs orange.

And speaking of South Carolina, here's a picture from The State newspaper of Mark Sanford, our "Luv Guv."  If you're not from South Carolina, "orange" you glad he's not your governor?

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WW: Sunset at the Beach

God's Amazing Handiwork

What a world we live in!

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PH: How Low Can You Go?

This week's PhotoHunt theme is LOW and I've selected a variety of uses of that word for all of these photos.

Which card is low? Well, it depends on what game you're playing?




Here are my scales. When I stand on the scales, the number is never LOW enough!!!

There was a full moon this week. By the time I took this photo in the early, early morning, the moon was LOW.

Our part of South Carolina is called the Lowcountry. The Lowcountry is an area of beaches, old homes, magnificent trees, gorgeous flowers and so much more. So, here are a few Lowcountry scenes.

The walls in my house have Lowcountry scenes as well.

And, speaking of low, here's our South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, the one who said he was out hiking the Appalachian Trail on Father's Day weekend. Instead of the trail or home with his wife and four sons, he was in Argentina with his mistress - and no one knew how to get in touch with him for 5 days! He neglected his family and our state. How LOW can you go?

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PhotoHunt: PINK

This week's PhotoHunt them is "pink."

Well, I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of pink. I've never known exactly why I'm not much of a pink person. Maybe it's because everyone assumes females like pink -- and I've always been somewhat of a rebel or maverick.

However, I'll admit there's not much any more beautiful than a pink sky.

My beautiful town, Summerville, has something blooming year 'round. In fact, Summerville is home of the annual "Flowertown Festival."

Right now, the town is full of crape myrtles. (Yes, it's spelled "crape" for the tree and for the armband; it's "crepe" for the food. Some sources show crepe myrtle as an alternative but not the preferred spelling.)

In the spring, there are azaleas everywhere!

No, these aren't pink flowers, but the building behind them is pink.

This pair of reading glasses has pink in the frames.

This tree with pink blossoms is in front of Town Hall, but the real reason for including it in this week's PhotoHunt is because it shows the flags blowing in the breeze. Happy July 4th!

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