tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267671672024-03-07T12:12:23.176-06:00A little something eeeeekstraa possibility..... if I come up with the time and inclination to add anything that might be of the slightest interest to anyonejoekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-67866758551966579502023-02-09T20:23:00.001-06:002023-02-09T20:23:35.388-06:00M is for--Missing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGn8E-4HB613tr3gQ3SL6yYuFrWxMoZbqsxqKfOHIS9ZVK9PR8XRBsya4mr7yanZCUcgyxAclzd52OcOyyjU0ojHdpco8c8TkenhqR9_GX5hI7ykmSf4QneXMIDBhX5MqH-z_NHBZLFenF6SLRASW6xXdHeAl9meJYD3EhPehjeh72GSA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGn8E-4HB613tr3gQ3SL6yYuFrWxMoZbqsxqKfOHIS9ZVK9PR8XRBsya4mr7yanZCUcgyxAclzd52OcOyyjU0ojHdpco8c8TkenhqR9_GX5hI7ykmSf4QneXMIDBhX5MqH-z_NHBZLFenF6SLRASW6xXdHeAl9meJYD3EhPehjeh72GSA" width="180" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Missing! I had returned to my dorm room (sophomore year) and he was missing! Fuzzy was not in his designated spot propped up on my pillow. He wasn't accidentally under the covers. He hadn't fallen to the floor. None of the three roommates professed to know where he might be. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Soon cryptic messages began showing up in my mail cubby. The words were formed from letters torn from magazines and newspapers then glued o</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">n plain white paper. I no longer remember how many such notes I received, but it was made clear that Fuzzy was in someone's possession. Then, the message arrived that Fuzzy would be returned safely IF the ransom was paid!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I gladly made a pan of brownies in the small dorm kitchen and took them to the designated location. I didn't see anyone around as I left them at the specified tree by the small lake at the south edge of town. Then, I returned to my room and waited. Memory doesn't let me recall how long or short the wait was, but the culprit did return Fuzzy. I found him squished in my mail cubby, with a piece of athletic tape over his mouth and his arms tied behind his back with a shoelace! I wish I had thought to take a photo, but I just quickly freed him and took him back to my room where he belonged. Whew!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My closest friend lived in a different dorm on campus, and as the story progressed I kept her up to date on what was happening. "You'll never guess what my roommates have done!" "Look at these notes!" "Now they're demanding a ransom!" Well, the joke was on me, because it turns out that SHE and her boyfriend were the ones who had Fuzzy all along!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">They married and live many states away now. But whenever we are able to get together it's a pretty sure thing that Fuzzy's adventure will come up for remembrance. They visited a few months ago, and I had a pre</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">emptive plate of brownies ready for them, just in case!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5w9T2Afc7fvoT8K5l8wncol_PWI0fC50xLiK77ulcmivLJfDxqRRuTbJak8s34V9UuG0Uzmqp5CAWklUHhRiocpk_Ur75lrGVk978ENYiRrqeK3e6YaAvKO1WmL4l2URlxsgFggCRjeeVCAEcEFEv4mVOjHMKgMqJyOvaA2bp9rD-Khw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5w9T2Afc7fvoT8K5l8wncol_PWI0fC50xLiK77ulcmivLJfDxqRRuTbJak8s34V9UuG0Uzmqp5CAWklUHhRiocpk_Ur75lrGVk978ENYiRrqeK3e6YaAvKO1WmL4l2URlxsgFggCRjeeVCAEcEFEv4mVOjHMKgMqJyOvaA2bp9rD-Khw" width="180" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-44996543030870772392022-10-07T00:55:00.001-05:002022-10-07T10:31:30.091-05:00L--is for Long Time Coming!<div class="separator"></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Long ago, as in April of 2006, I decided to start this hodgepodge blog. Looking back on it, I see that my first post had a comment total of one--from a dear friend from high school and college days. We have only been able to see each other a handful of times since college graduation, and she and her husband had only been to our house once. But, last week they made a trip back to Kansas and routed their travels so they could visit overnight! It was SO good to see them and catch up a bit in real time, as opposed to just through social media (though that also has its place.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim2FQTGY2b5GknJk8zmQx0iItGyLbvLIUudbTN_i-rDYAp09uXQMv0aRkST1pdPngbDj7mFo8I1c_Iz2UPZcxTTYB4V860KvXsJgvkbp2i6vrNIAyxHZIlXFxh123-ciuMKu-AFYL10BFRURdtR9BkJ-q4ngz8ITUsb4VQJhhCBsEz8KI=w400-h300" style="font-family: verdana;" title="Long-time Friends" width="400" /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a blessing it is to have friends with shared memories and shared values that time and distance can't separate!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim2FQTGY2b5GknJk8zmQx0iItGyLbvLIUudbTN_i-rDYAp09uXQMv0aRkST1pdPngbDj7mFo8I1c_Iz2UPZcxTTYB4V860KvXsJgvkbp2i6vrNIAyxHZIlXFxh123-ciuMKu-AFYL10BFRURdtR9BkJ-q4ngz8ITUsb4VQJhhCBsEz8KI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim2FQTGY2b5GknJk8zmQx0iItGyLbvLIUudbTN_i-rDYAp09uXQMv0aRkST1pdPngbDj7mFo8I1c_Iz2UPZcxTTYB4V860KvXsJgvkbp2i6vrNIAyxHZIlXFxh123-ciuMKu-AFYL10BFRURdtR9BkJ-q4ngz8ITUsb4VQJhhCBsEz8KI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIrI-YmSh42d0BnjpV9Zwxl4FLI1IuqrULS9a3zEUZrMqQpTHA1MOxCVdPsbT9kDXGAA_MTtrVTwIRWlCZj5xMssNYag66H3WQdMDpWPaM5lfxRqZRArzGRs4lP-b2rGzkJecn0Cd1FFYvdkfGe_Dru0KnLFqQteuLEUZonF139BPGw6k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIrI-YmSh42d0BnjpV9Zwxl4FLI1IuqrULS9a3zEUZrMqQpTHA1MOxCVdPsbT9kDXGAA_MTtrVTwIRWlCZj5xMssNYag66H3WQdMDpWPaM5lfxRqZRArzGRs4lP-b2rGzkJecn0Cd1FFYvdkfGe_Dru0KnLFqQteuLEUZonF139BPGw6k=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hopefully our paths will be able to cross again sooner rather than later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">(I plan to share more about the bear in the next post, which hopefully will not be such a long time coming!)</span></p>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-88607530590926581292022-01-26T13:45:00.001-06:002022-01-26T13:45:50.856-06:00Winter Sunset<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just a sample of one of the beautiful sunsets we've been blessed with lately. That pink glow stretches w-a-a-a-y around the horizon sometimes, but my camera wouldn't do it justice, so I'll stick with this.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdKaNmGS_aUPirUxluGYU5bteSYVskGyNLZ7gfL01T3hZwcNjrMnLvEc38AW69_Ohg3NYe6sPZkff20wFVLLq4vQYF3Ug1vehLc3pIrSl4MMqo_FAVdpg1arrkE7CEvcg-JzhoTi-8YkauVG7TxdPh71GLzvo1VwWvY_lhgpXnsxnbgUg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="4032" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdKaNmGS_aUPirUxluGYU5bteSYVskGyNLZ7gfL01T3hZwcNjrMnLvEc38AW69_Ohg3NYe6sPZkff20wFVLLq4vQYF3Ug1vehLc3pIrSl4MMqo_FAVdpg1arrkE7CEvcg-JzhoTi-8YkauVG7TxdPh71GLzvo1VwWvY_lhgpXnsxnbgUg=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-33723157038013311872021-10-04T17:10:00.000-05:002021-10-04T17:10:24.433-05:00Sharing<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bumblebee and lightning bug sharing the wealth of pollen available from a sunflower. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(Photo taken the end of August.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_R1Gg2Y7EOycf90d_C6nr9HSP2P2Ob9lFpJJJMIzeUZXAbtLLmp50lNfKzGVu2qgsSUZ_nWtvhny-LnEPCXNwZE_jjNOQLDbTf-65LF7z96UDvsTP1c_S83uBZ7CYNjji-s/s2048/IMG_9052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_R1Gg2Y7EOycf90d_C6nr9HSP2P2Ob9lFpJJJMIzeUZXAbtLLmp50lNfKzGVu2qgsSUZ_nWtvhny-LnEPCXNwZE_jjNOQLDbTf-65LF7z96UDvsTP1c_S83uBZ7CYNjji-s/w300-h400/IMG_9052.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-87271689501245159502021-04-22T00:44:00.000-05:002021-04-22T00:44:28.879-05:00April Snow! Where Did It Go?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Woke up on April 20, 2021, to several inches of snow that had quietly fallen since midnight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-tNo-8aCkb5aexqpGG3MZVPujnmFazz3BMGCmmEVBzvph5KJBAFGMNz6FUq7ivFvTOUdI_N0mH1YMB_yhb3vGPchfvR3PgUjSh-Z-c_HlLq-4dqdMa6akoxgV5N22P6_OgA/"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-tNo-8aCkb5aexqpGG3MZVPujnmFazz3BMGCmmEVBzvph5KJBAFGMNz6FUq7ivFvTOUdI_N0mH1YMB_yhb3vGPchfvR3PgUjSh-Z-c_HlLq-4dqdMa6akoxgV5N22P6_OgA/w400-h300/IMG_8032.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the same view about eleven hours later!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1FqUsqcHkpz550eSBkiNy_o4EfIUmM2Hvc3NSGNqzGAQRxphA3JP43RaQDW9Lv5cwPowOu4cY_fPEENqBFqDUP3UtS4OhohpBcmE-LLVTgGyfH1obDEDAzcyrfJ8qY48xfM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1FqUsqcHkpz550eSBkiNy_o4EfIUmM2Hvc3NSGNqzGAQRxphA3JP43RaQDW9Lv5cwPowOu4cY_fPEENqBFqDUP3UtS4OhohpBcmE-LLVTgGyfH1obDEDAzcyrfJ8qY48xfM/w400-h300/IMG_8040.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-83392451555056639762020-11-29T17:27:00.000-06:002020-11-29T17:27:11.484-06:00K--is for Kites<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is much too windy for flying kites, but thought I might share some kite memories...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lOpszhOpDD929OUnvOA_GbANQJMdgFAFA0GGGPNZMALFCi4hXKiUyvVOoxCMPE3EMdoceIHQrrugQu5_SP8rurYv7lm8aeAC1R8LN3UgbGE_Eb-0T27cfEGgvV7KtHIyI-s/s524/Kite+11-29-20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lOpszhOpDD929OUnvOA_GbANQJMdgFAFA0GGGPNZMALFCi4hXKiUyvVOoxCMPE3EMdoceIHQrrugQu5_SP8rurYv7lm8aeAC1R8LN3UgbGE_Eb-0T27cfEGgvV7KtHIyI-s/s320/Kite+11-29-20.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was always fun when Dad would bring home a kite and a roll (spool) of kite string, probably from Shafers' variety store. It arrived as two lightweight joined sticks rolled up with the kite paper, which in my memory was always red. We would carefully unroll the paper, rotate the sticks to form a T, then hook the points of the diamond-shaped paper to the slots in the ends of the sticks. Next we tied a length of kite string to the ends of the shorter cross stick, bowing it up to just the right curve. Another length of string (maybe two feet long?) was tied to the longer stick through a couple of holes poked through the paper a few inches from the top and several inches from the bottom. The roll of kite string was securely tied toward the top of this string. A tail of old nylon stockings attached to the bottom was the finishing touch.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, it was time to go to a pasture at the edge of our small town and go fly a kite! If the launch was successful, the kite would soar up and up as the string unrolled in your hand! One had to watch as the string came closer to being completely unrolled, to be sure it was attached to the core of the roll. Otherwise the kite could take off on its own for parts unknown! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">When it was time to head home, the string was wound back up on the spool. This took considerably more time than letting it out! M</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ore than once </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I may or may not have been late getting home before the six o'clock whistle blew!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">t some point we bought kite string winders, but even that took awhile, especially if we had combined more than one spool of string for reaching even higher heights with our simple paper kites.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, the kites we take out are most likely to be the two- or even four-lined stunt kites that I previously wrote about on <a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2007/05/lets-go-fly-kite.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this page</a>. But the fun of those first kites, and the family and friends with whom I made and flew them, remains!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-85344384260896759662020-06-26T17:59:00.001-05:002020-06-26T17:59:41.795-05:00J--is for Joy<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's always a JOY when we're with the grandkids! Here they are at ages 6,5,4,3,2,1,0, 0. I love how their ages line up in order that way! (even though it only does that for approximately a week each year)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wasn't sure we'd be able to get a photo this year with all the restrictions, etc., but it worked out that we could all meet for a couple of hours earlier this month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/01/ais-for-apple-of-course.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Apple</span></a>, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/01/bis-for-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Blog</span></a>,</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/01/cis-for-corn-flakes-candy-cantata-and.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cornflakes Candy, Cantata and Christmas</span></a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/01/dis-for-draw-this.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Draw This</span></a>, </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/02/eis-for-eeeee.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">EEEEE</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">, <a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/02/fis-for-family.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Family</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">, <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/02/gis-for-gum-ball-machine.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Gum Ball Machine</a>,</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/03/his-for-hie.html" target="_blank">HIE</a>, <a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2020/05/i-is-for-iris.html" target="_blank">Iris</a></span></span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-78459293018071366752020-05-27T13:58:00.001-05:002020-05-27T13:58:49.666-05:00I-is for Iris<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, I'm still here, living life with all of its up and downs, ever grateful for the solid rock of Jesus Christ through it all. I don't know how people manage without His strength. I know that some of the stuff we've dealt with since I last posted was only manageable through his grace. I also know that the blessings we've received during this time were also only through his grace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The "Scribble Picnic" art cooperative I was part of came to an end last year. It did a good job of keeping me posting fairly regularly. Maybe I need to get back to using a theme. Hmm... I started going through the alphabet a few years back. Guess I'll try to continue with that. And who knows--maybe I'll pick up my colored pencils and throw in a scribble now and then!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a bouquet of some of the iris, and a few roses, we gathered from around the yard last evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I give B. credit for getting them planted years ago. In fact, it looks like I did a post about all the varieties we had back in 2008. This link will take you there if you're interested in seeing them. </span><a href="https://joeks55.blogspot.com/2008/06/iris-23.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Iris from 2008</span></a></div>
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</span>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-64859061729395922852019-02-22T00:48:00.000-06:002019-02-22T00:55:51.953-06:00Pieces of my Heart<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Earlier this month a new piece of my heart was claimed when Grandchild #6 was born. He and the other five have taken up residence there, but as you can see, there's still plenty of room for more! God has blessed us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linking with </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a>, where this week's theme is <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-picnic-full-of-hearts.html" target="_blank">Hearts</a>.</span></div>
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-78370103439697541882018-12-14T00:38:00.001-06:002018-12-14T00:38:23.813-06:00Just a Few
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I wanted to get a quick sketch done to join in on <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scribble Picnic's</span></a> “A Few of My Favorite Things” theme, especially since I missed the last theme. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The key word there is “quick”!</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Of course there are many other things that are also "favorites"–family, chocolate, the sky, fuzzy blankets...–but this is plenty for now! If you're interested, you can click back on these links to previous drawings or posts related to these favorites of mine.</span></div>
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<a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/06/i-love-getting-handwritten-mail-but.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mail</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2013/10/meow.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cats</span></a>, </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2009/06/quiet-as-asiamese-cat.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">cats</span></a>, <a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2009/06/meow-m-e-o-w-update.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">cats</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">See what the favorites of others at the Picnic are by going<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/12/were-having-crackin-time.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></span>.</span></div>
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-40444575321430593702018-11-15T22:35:00.000-06:002018-11-15T22:35:24.021-06:00Picnic in a Forest<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's a picnic in a forest – a </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a> that is</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">! Thought I'd play with some watercolors this time. You can take a hike into <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/11/if-you-go-into-woods-today.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">other forests here</span></a></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other painting I did today involved latex paint. Helped our youngest daughter paint a bedroom in anticipation of a new family member in February! What color? A nice </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">neutral green!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Note to Andrea if you stop by: I've left comments on your last several posts, but nothing shows up. If you go to "Settings" then "Posts, comments and sharing" maybe something was accidentally selected that prevents comments from getting to your posts. Or maybe your notification email address has changed? Might be worth checking anyway.)</span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-75061567926958364942018-10-31T13:14:00.000-05:002018-10-31T13:14:59.670-05:00Double Bubble Double Trouble<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Do you remember chewing pink bubble gum and making those fantastic bubbles? </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was even more fun if your brother or a friend was doing so at the same time. Then the challenge began... who could blow the biggest bubble? Of course, eventually, someone's huge bubble would reach the bursting point with a sudden jolt! Somehow it wasn't nearly as much fun when you had to peel it off your face!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> We usually went with</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bazooka </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">gum</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, since </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">from 1953–2011 it included a Bazooka Joe comic strip</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">! The other brand of choice was <i>Dubble Bubble</i>. Now that spelling of double bothers me, but I probably didn't even notice as a kid. </span></div>
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-19444475958880042782018-10-17T23:49:00.003-05:002018-10-18T00:18:51.774-05:00Tiny Bottles<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Over the years I've come across a handful of small bottles that caught my eye. Some were found half buried, for who knows how long, in the ground around our farm house. Some just showed up in our belongings, perhaps from our parents' things, or again–who knows? I know the original contents of a few, but not all. There's a newer bottle that held liquid garlic; one was probably aspirin tablets; another still has some powder that looks like foundation; and the little one on the left was for Sweet Oil "For Earache". I don't know what the chipped and cracked bottle with the star on it is. But when drawing it for <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="color: blue;">'s</span> bottle theme, and looking at it more closely, it looks like it might have the letters VRM in the center of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I was too late to link at the picnic last time, but if you care to check out the chicken scribble I posted it's at <a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2018/10/chicken-scratches.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this link</span></a>. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">See what others at the picnic have poured onto their drawing paper this week </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/10/who-needs-genie-when.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span>joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-7297910229089573392018-10-03T11:53:00.000-05:002018-10-04T01:16:45.046-05:00Chicken Scratches<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> has started up again, (I missed doing an "<a href="https://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/09/explore.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Explore</span></a>" entry) and here it is the end of the day that our <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/10/polish-sausage-no-chicken.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Chickens</span></a> are due to hatch. I almost forgot again, so scribbled out a few chicks and hens, just to try to get myself back in the drawing habit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wish I had time to post photos of some of the chickens we used to raise. Maybe another time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have an old wheelbarrow that we usually use as a "fire pit" for roasting hot dogs. I prefer mine very well done–not black, but almost! Put it on a bun or just roll it up in a slice of bread, add a little mustard and/or ketchup and sometimes a bit of sweet dill relish, and there you go. Just leave room for s'mores to be made when the wood burns down to coals!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Had a bonus day to get something done for this week's </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (which will be on hold until at least mid-August), so did this quick watercolor pencil scribble. Originally thought the hot dog would be larger, but this is what I ended up with! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scoot on over </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/07/hot-dogs-and-scribble-picnics.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to see what other hot dogs showed up for the picnic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In other news... our county fair was this past week, so I entered several items, and brought home some ribbons! I'll try to post about those within a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I so enjoyed the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">craft night some of</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> our church ladies had earlier this summer! The door hangers we made line up nicely with this week's </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> theme of Stars! You can check out other rising stars </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-star-studded-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-8289813761862429492018-06-21T00:28:00.000-05:002018-06-21T00:28:20.712-05:00Ready for a Nap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've gotten out of the habit of drawing something each week, so thought it was time to jump back in with </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'s "Plump" theme. I'm thinking a nap with a nice, plump sofa pillow would be nice! Yawwwnnn....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out other plump drawings <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/06/plump-you-said.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-44925347705143974862018-05-16T17:49:00.000-05:002018-05-16T17:49:38.460-05:00Spring Storm<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So often storms bring the threat of heavy winds, hail, or even tornadoes. But sometimes a storm is just a brief passing of some wind and rain. That's what we like to see and are grateful for... rain to sustain the crops and pastures with no significant damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Life is that way, too, isn't it? We go through stormy times that threaten to undo us, but other times our "troubles" are short-lived and really of no consequence. Praying that your life's storms are mostly of the latter variety!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Linking my watercolor pencil storm with Michael's </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Check out </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-storms-perfect-for-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">this page</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to see other storms that may have threatened to cancel the picnic!</span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-20665272487418501802018-05-09T23:46:00.000-05:002018-05-10T00:30:25.938-05:00Strawberry, anyone?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Strawberries are one of my favorite things we grow in our garden. I was just out there pulling weeds earlier this week and saw some little green berries just starting to form. Hooray! Before we know it they'll be large and red, destined for topping a bowl of ice cream or shortcake, or going into a pie, or going into the freezer to be enjoyed throughout the coming year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linking with Michael's </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Check out <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/05/pass-strawberry-jam-would-you.html" target="_blank">this page</a> for more fresh-picked strawberries!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks to Sketch Dirt for guiding me through this drawing with her great <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVBZlr9vRI4&feature=share" target="_blank">instructional video</a>.</span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-79418709400240202952018-04-26T00:38:00.001-05:002018-04-26T00:42:59.760-05:00Quilts - a sketch and a barn quilt<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've always thought it would be fun to piece together a quilt, but so far that hasn't happened in my life, though I've made plenty of crocheted afghans, and appreciate having quilts like the one you may have already seen </span><a href="http://joeks55.blogspot.com/2017/10/covered-in-love.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> made by my grandmother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I drew this </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">colored pencil Cat Quilt sample, but take</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> no credit for the idea for it, as it's completely influenced by the actual quilt you can see <a href="http://co-nnect.me/cat-quilts-patterns/the-crazy-cat-lady-by-kaye-winalis-2014-tucson-quilters-guild-show-closeup-photo-by-quilt-inspiration-grandmas-fan-pattern-in-the-cats-meow-by-janet-free-cat-quilt-applique-patterns-cat-quilt-pattern/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-74254232460603794352018-03-28T23:51:00.000-05:002018-03-29T02:31:41.735-05:00Egg Hunt!<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have a blessed Easter this next Sunday as we gather with </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fellow believers, family, and friends to </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">celebrate <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24&version=NIV" target="_blank">the risen Lord</a> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with songs, with praise, and even with egg hunts</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Joining the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">egg hunt with my colored pencil drawing. You can see what others have scrambled up </span><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/03/egg-salad-anyone.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Edited to add this photo taken </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eleven years ago </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of a chair I painted. It's made a good conversation piece, and no one has broken any of the eggs after all these years!</span><br />
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joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-69971424842376610022018-03-22T00:33:00.001-05:002018-03-29T02:30:03.313-05:00Creams Sampler Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I do love a good chocolate candy, especially dark chocolate, but milk chocolate works just fine, too! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chocolate cream, caramel, coconut, fudge filling–yes please! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just please don't ruin that delicious chocolate with a nut or fruit-flavored cream filling. What's your favorite chocolate filling?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I've always loved to look up at the night sky, so clear and crisp and unfathomable. The moon with its predictable pattern, and, so amazingly, even the unending stars stretching out over the universe are set in their places, as they have been for thousands of years. Amazing! What an awesome God to have made this! But even more amazing is that in the midst of all this he reaches down to me, and to you, with such individual </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A16-17&version=ESV" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">love</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-8-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">1 </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>, our Lord,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">how majestic is your name<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14014A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14014A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> in all the earth!</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-8-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">You have set your glory<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14014B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14014B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">in the heavens.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14014C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14014C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-8-2" id="en-NIV-14015" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">2 </span>Through the praise of children and infants</span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">you have established a stronghold<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14015D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14015D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> against your enemies,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">to silence the foe<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14015E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14015E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> and the avenger.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-8-3" id="en-NIV-14016" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">3 </span>When I consider your heavens,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14016F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14016F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-3" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">the work of your fingers,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14016G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14016G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-8-3" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">the moon and the stars,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14016H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14016H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="text Ps-8-4" id="en-NIV-14017" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">4 </span>what is mankind that you are mindful of them,</span><br />
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<span class="text Ps-8-5" id="en-NIV-14018" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">5 </span>You have made them a little lower than the angels<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14018J" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14018J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">and crowned them with glory and honor.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14018K" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14018K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-8-6" id="en-NIV-14019" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; left: -4.4em; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">6 </span>You made them rulers<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14019L" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14019L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> over the works of your hands;<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14019M" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14019M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-8-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">you put everything under their feet:<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-14019N" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14019N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could have drawn a person, since each and every person God made is one of a kind. Didn't feel quite up to that challenge this week, so instead just went with a simple abstract!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Linking my water colored pencil drawing with </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Scribble Picnic</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> You can see other "One of a Kind" interpretations <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/02/scribble-picnics-one-of-kind.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></a>.</span></div>
joekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767167.post-6847507648227728542018-02-21T11:53:00.000-06:002018-02-28T22:06:52.856-06:00Through a Window (in my dreams)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is is Spring yet? Well, certainly not in our part of the country. After all, it's still February, so what else can we expect? But I can still dream about those pretty flowers to arrive in due time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Linking with </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/p/join-scribble-picnic.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Scribble Picnic</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> You can see how others "Fill(ed) in the Blank" <a href="http://dottyhill.blogspot.com/2018/02/scribble-picnics-fill-in-blank-week.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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