Hello All. Welcome to May and Blessings to All.

I like that the first day of the Month starts on a Sunday.  That is the way I would have done it if it were my job to create a calendar. And I just checked.  This month is the only time this year that the 1st is on a Sunday.  

Well, you know that for me Sunday means something creative to share. (See my first image)
I was so excited when my magnolia tree bloomed this year, it was spectacular.  The blooms were all a bright white and plentiful.  I, being the procrastinator that I am, figured that I had plenty of days to photograph the blossoms.  The second night after the tree was at its peak, we had temps below freezing and the majority of the blossoms turned an orangy brown. Usually, just the tips are damaged but this time, the entire bloom was cooked. And then when the winds came, the petals were stripped from the branches.  I did manage to go out one evening when the sun was starting to set and I actually got some decent photos this time because of the softer light from the setting sun.  And because of the colorful blue background and orange petals, it was something totally different than my usual photoshoot of this tree. 

Have a wonderful day.

LORELL

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Yesterday's thread was interesting.
I left a post in Friday's thread explaining how my brother got involved in raising bees.
It is such an interesting hobby and quite rewarding.  

Here are some photos that my brother sent me a number of years ago.  
He has two hives and gets loads of honey.  

Here he is with his son (the tall one).

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The Beekeepers!!
My brother, his son, and his grandson have decided to become beekeepers. I recently bought an old hive (empty) online, and when a swarm landed on my property, by the pond, my brother and his helpers were able to capture them and move them into my hive. Was exciting!! I have not seen many honey bees in the last few years, so thought I would help the bee population and also, get some honey out of it in the deal. I am just the host......I won't be doing the maintenance. My father used to have 3 hives when I was a girl on the old farm.....and my brother's family really like honey!!  It's great on everything, really. 

   

   

   

Good morning to you all.
I am meeting a friend for lunch but not before we do a little shopping in a cute town just north of us.  
Until I return, here is something for your enjoyment.

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Made it back from the State Capital in good shape. I have always wanted to get a  photo of the rail cars lined up for the grain. This is not a real good one but what can I expect from a one handed drive by shooting at 75 MPH. There is actually another line on the other side of this one.

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Digging around I found this old shot I liked taken with a Konica Minolta 7D

Happy Monday to Everyone!
Hope you all are doing well. 
The grandson \s wedding was this weekend and it was a beautiful event on a 400 acres
farm. The weather was perfect.
The old homestead is still standing. This land has been in the family (the owners) for several generations.

This is the old homestead.
   

Thought I would start the daily. Playing around with an old brassy.

Nothing exceptional

Not trying for sharp just a bit of a glow

   

   

Good afternoon all. Looks like everyone is having a busy Saturday. I know mine started out busy... DS called last night from work, car wouldn't start. Drove over and apparently the alternator has gone in his car. Outrageous what it is going to cost to get it replaced. Had the car towed this morning to the garage and might get it back by mid week next week. Hope your weekend is going better.

So last Thursday was my birthday and yesterday I bought myself a birthday present. I've been wanting a Telecaster style guitar for ever and yesterday I decided to bite the bullet. I've been enjoying it since then.

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Good morning to all - it is a little after 4 AM here, just one of those nights. Awake at 3 and finally decided to get up and hopefully be able to go back to sleep in a bit.

This photo popped up in my facebook feed yesterday, from about 10 years ago. At the music festival there was this old piano just sitting out there. The next year it was gone though. I'm sure the weather didn't help it a lot. I always thought it was a shame that someone would treat an instrument like that but maybe it had issues. I did see a few folks playing it though.

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