Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Feb 1, 2012, 10:02 am
It's a day late, but it's up and running over at Stardom Awaits! if you'd like to go on over and cast your vote for your ONE favourite photo. Vince, that's ONE vote, only ONCE! hahahaha Thanks for participating, the voting will be open for approximately 2 weeks, then the winners announced an...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Oct 30, 2011, 6:29 pm
It's that time again folks! This month the theme over at Stardom Awaits! is "LOVE" and there are some lovely photos to check out. If you'd like to place your vote for ONE favourite photograph please head on over to do so. The voting will be over in approximately 2 weeks time, and when the winn...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Oct 14, 2011, 12:48 pm
Thank you to our voters for making this possible for us! Congratulations to Twug, Jude, Fullmoondolphin and Shilo for the winning shots, the 2 tied winners were only ONE vote ahead of the 2 tied runner-ups! You can now go back to the original contest post to see which photographers belong to wh...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 29, 2011, 6:05 pm
This month's theme is "BOOKS" over at Stardom Awaits!, so if you would like to help us out by heading on over there, you can choose your ONE favourite photo and place your vote. The voting will be open for approximately 2 weeks, and then the winner(s) will be announced. Thanks to all of our vote...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 18, 2011, 1:51 pm
I hate these little muthas SO much, they terrify me! LOL Click on the link: Hippie Chick's Wasp Problem PEACE! NO WASPS! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 14, 2011, 11:03 am
Congratulations to Fullmoondolphin, Cyber and Shilo for some beautiful photos! The two winning shots tied, and the runner up shot was only ONE vote behind. :-) You can now go back to the contest post and see the names of all photogs beside their pictures. Thank you to our voters, without y...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 13, 2011, 11:00 am
... and decided to start my own blog as several of my friends just had, and it seemed like fun. It has been! Blogging made me much more computer savvy, learning all about html coding (which is a hoot!) and I made SO many more online friends. THAT was the very best part of it all. Than...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 5, 2011, 12:39 am
On Saturday my sis Pammie and my young friend Shilo from work went on an annual "When Jude is on vacation" photo shoot. This year we went to Fort Edmonton Park (was there with Pammie 3 years ago) and got all 3 streets done. (1885 Street, 1905 Street, and 1920 Street) Hopefully next weekend w...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Sep 2, 2011, 9:46 am
Yesterday was the first day of my 3 week vacation, something I look forward to in September all year long. As always I'm not travelling anywhere, but enjoying time at home catching up on rest and sleep, having some get-togethers with friends, going on a couple of photo shoots, and gettin...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Aug 30, 2011, 11:30 pm
This month's theme for the Photo Contest over at Stardom Awaits! is "SOFT". Please head on over to place your ONE vote for ONE PHOTO ONLY please! Voting will be open for approximately 2 weeks, and then the winner(s) will be announced complete with the names of all photographers beside all...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Aug 15, 2011, 8:18 am
A huge congrats to Kadee and Cyber for some truly beautiful photography! And a big thank you to our voters, without you we couldn't have this fun. :-) Next up: end of August the theme will be "SOFT". Stay tuned! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Aug 12, 2011, 9:53 am
Sorry I haven't been making too many posts here of late. I've been working extra days as we are short-staffed, and just WAITING for my vacation to begin on September 1st. Every year I take almost all of September off, it's my favourite time of year (autumn) and doesn't tend to get very h...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 31, 2011, 11:14 am
This month's theme has given birth to some really interesting photography, if you'd like to participate in the voting process please head on over to Stardom Awaits! to place your vote for ONLY ONE PHOTO please. The winner(s) will be announced in approximately 2 weeks. Please enjoy the photograph...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 15, 2011, 10:09 am
Thank you to all of our voters! The winning shots were only one vote apart, congrats to all of our entrants for some great photography! Next up is "LIGHT AND SHADOW", at the end of July. Stay tuned! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 10, 2011, 11:17 am
If you haven't already, you can still vote in the Stardom Awaits! June Photo Contest. The voting is open for another 5 days. The theme is "YELLOW" and we could sure use some more voters. Head on over, and enjoy the photography! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 4, 2011, 8:14 am
To all of my friends south of me, I wish you a Happy 4th. of July and a safe weekend! On that note, I love how our 2 countries celebrate on the same weekend. :-) PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 3, 2011, 10:03 am
Day 30: "Self Portrait" Last day of the challenge! Blowing kisses bye bye! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 2, 2011, 10:07 am
Day 29: "Black and White" A little macro shot in black and white. It's all about Love people! :-) PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 1, 2011, 10:55 am
Today is Canada's 144th. birthday, a young country but full of history. I'm proud to be Canadian born and bred and love this beautiful place with all my heart! To my Canadian friends, a very Happy Canada Day! Enjoy the day! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jul 1, 2011, 10:37 am
Day 28: "Flowers" Taken in our front garden at dusk. Hubby does such a great job at making our gardens look so lovely every year. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 30, 2011, 10:29 am
Day 27: "From A Distance" Taken in the countryside near our city, a long shot made into a panorama. Sister Pammie is in the shot, and way in the distance amid all the farmland, there was smoke. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 30, 2011, 12:02 am
This month's theme in the the photo contest is "YELLOW". If you'd like to participate in the voting please head on over to Stardom Awaits! Voting is open for approximately 2 weeks, and the winner(s) will be announced at that time complete with the photographer's names. Please remember to vote ...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 29, 2011, 7:34 am
Day 26: "Close Up" Also referred to as "macro" in photography, close up shots are fun to do and show a lot of detail of the subject. This is a macro of my little 2 inch cookie press. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 28, 2011, 2:39 am
Day 25: "Pink" When I saw the name of this day's challenge I knew right away I needed to post a photo of my favourite stone, Rose Quartz. This is my tea-light holder made of the same stone. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 27, 2011, 9:50 am
Day 24: "Animal" I like the way these little guys seemed to line up just perfectly for me. Maybe they're all little hams when the cameras come out? PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 26, 2011, 11:35 am
Day 23: "Sun Flare" Self explanatory, a pretty shot into the tree canopy. This was taken at my favourite cemetery in the city. As always, clicking on these little pictures will give you a larger size to actually be able to see them properly. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 25, 2011, 7:18 am
Day 22: "Hands" One hand only, as I needed the other to shoot the picture. Holding a pear off of our little pear tree out front. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 24, 2011, 10:38 am
Day 21: "Faceless Self Portrait" Say hello to my ear. The rest of my face isn't here because of the title! This is a part of a set of my fancy "dress up" jewellry my late husband gave me as a gift for my birthday one year, long ago. No not diamonds, zirconia was the affordable version an...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 23, 2011, 3:01 am
Day 20: "Bokeh" The term "bokeh" refers to the blur in an image. In this case the rose in the forefront is a macro (or close up) sharp shot with the entire background bokeh, or blurred. A person can do an entire image in bokeh, for example christmas lights all blurred. It can be quite pret...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 22, 2011, 8:43 am
Day 19: "Orange" A rose is a rose...... these are a very cheerful orange colour. My sis Pammie bought these for me. :-) PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 21, 2011, 8:26 am
Day 18: "Your Shoes" This didn't seem like a very exciting subject so I just took a picture of my newest shoes, a pair of flip-flops. Back in the day, we lived in these in the summer months but they were called "thongs" then. Now thongs are underwear and flip flops are thongs. It's all...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 20, 2011, 2:06 am
Day 17: "Technology" The technology that plays the new Def Leppard CD "Mirror Ball", now that's important! My big stereo system bit the dust so this little dinky player is all I have at the moment. I liked the reflection I was getting at one angle so that's what I went with. ROCK ON! PEACE! L...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 19, 2011, 10:49 am
Day 16: "Long Exposure" Technically this is a long exposure, being that it is a shot taken in the pitch black of night so the shutter setting was set that way. This is our front yard, hubby was still trying to get some plant feeding done in the flower gardens and you can see the watering ca...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 18, 2011, 11:27 am
DAY 15: "Silhouette" Taken of the things on my coffee table in front of the living room window. My Aloe Vera plant stands out prominently here with its spikey arms, along with my glass incense holder with sand in the bottom and a tealight holder, among other things. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 17, 2011, 11:23 am
Day 14: "Eyes" Misty's eyes were so expressive! Here she looks like she's saying "PLEEEEZE Auntie, can I play in the snow some more?" There are some eyes that I just can't say "no" to. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 16, 2011, 9:42 am
DAY 13: "SELF, 13 THINGS" (click on the photo to enlarge so you can see everything) These are some of the things that describe just who this hippie chick is. It's not everything mind you, as for example family and friends are the very heart of my soul, but this gives some idea what I'm about. ...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 15, 2011, 9:06 am
Over at Stardom Awaits! it was a 3-way tie! Congrats to the winners, and thank you voters for participating! You can now go back to the original post to see which photog took which pictures. :-) End of June contest will be "YELLOW" so stay tuned folks! PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 15, 2011, 8:24 am
DAY 12: "SUNSET" We get some beautiful sunsets in our back yard, most are much more colourful than this one. But I post this one because I love the way the sun's rays are bursting upwards. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 14, 2011, 8:35 am
DAY 11: "SOMETHING BLUE" This was taken on the outside shed wall in my best friend Michele's garden. I love the cross she had hanging there. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 13, 2011, 8:34 am
DAY 10: "CHILDHOOD MEMORIES" This well used and worn lunch box was my own when I was a child back in the '50's. I remember there was a matching wide-mouth thermos that went with it, although that is long gone. My younger sisters used this for school too, long after I'd grown out of it. ...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 12, 2011, 10:22 am
DAY 9: "Someone You Love" There are many humans I love dearly that I could have included here, but not everyone is crazy about having their pictures online..... so instead I am using this shot for today's challenge. Two baby girls of my sis Pammie's that I love and miss so very much. PEA...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 11, 2011, 11:05 am
DAY 8: "BAD HABIT" Actually 2 bad habits in one shot, smoking and when I'm tired I sit in front of the TV. LOL I have other bad habits, I swear more than I should and I have a sweet tooth. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 10, 2011, 10:10 am
DAY 7: "FRUIT" I enjoy doing "still life" shots, and this one features a pear and an orange, along with a delicate china rose, and teacup and saucer. ******************************************************************* A reminder, only 5 more days left to vote in the "Kitchenware Photo Contes...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 9, 2011, 10:30 am
DAY 6: "From Low Angle" This was taken by laying on my back on the ground and shooting up at a cemetery marker. I took a shot without flash and another with, and this one with the flash I prefer as the stark white of the cross has a nice contrast to the night sky. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 8, 2011, 7:36 am
DAY 5: "FROM HIGH ANGLE" Sister Pammie and I have gone a couple of times to this little city park, situated high on a hill overlooking downtown and the river. The scenic views there are great for photographic opportunities, plus it's peaceful and relaxing. We really do have a pretty city...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 7, 2011, 7:29 am
DAY 4: "GREEN" I love the big ol' MayDay tree in our backyard, and most especially when it is in bloom. It smells soooooo nice! This was taken standing directly under the canopy and looking straight up. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 6, 2011, 8:52 am
DAY 3: "CLOUDS" I love the moon peeking over the clouds in this one, it's a fun shot. PEACE! Love Jude
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 5, 2011, 2:05 pm
DAY 2: "WHAT YOU WORE TODAY" This is what I'm wearing out for the grocery/banking/errands run this afternoon. My oh-so-comfy "slinky" material top with mandarin collar. It's a beautiful day out there but it's not hot, which is GREAT! All the straps you see are from my camera. To top ...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 1, 2011, 9:09 am
Bring it on! Thanks to Danni over at her blog, I saw this and felt compelled to give it a whirl. Are you up for it on your blog too? Or on your Facebook? Let's get started! Day One. "Self Portrait" If you decide to do this challenge on your blog or Facebook too, please let me know so I ...
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Jude F. posted an article on Showers and Sunflowers - Jun 1, 2011, 12:27 am
***For any of our voters, a quick reminder that you can only vote for ONE photograph in the contests please. Every now and then someone votes for more than one, which just happened in the last contest. Someone voted for 4 photos and we had to throw their vote away as we didn't know which...
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