4x4 Fun 4 Thursday...

Cart Before The Horse is having a fun game going on today.....In your pictures file,click on the 4th folder,then the 4th pic,again 4th file, 4th pic...do this to have 4 pics ...Show & Tell,then leave a link to your post in comments....Have Fun!....my first pic is an 1800's Fashion Plate my mom purchased....Love the Fashions....

This is a Windows xp pic...Love the colors,wish I could take photos like this...:)
This is a picture from a recent trip to the beach,this birds legs and beak are such a bright red color,what a contrast to the pure white feathers..... The picture below is one my Daughter made on the computer in Windows paint...We used it as a background on our computer at Christmas....(I'm still trying to figure out e-mail,lol)...
Have a fun Thursday, and Thank You to ,Cart Before the Horse.....virginia~~~

Daddy....

Happy Fathers Day!!!...This is my Dad,.....You see, I'm one of those very fortunate people to come from a family of various talents....This is 'One'of my Fathers many talents,his beautiful landscaping.......He has a wonderful gift...Vision...He just looks at the space ,loads his truck up with plants and flowers,lays them all around,then starts digging....He never draws a plan,he doesn't discuss colors or types of plants....
He just starts digging....He does this all on his own....If you say to him,"I would like to have some flowers here..."He will respond with a nod ,an "okay",turn around and leave...You watch him drive away thinking,but I didn't tell you my favorite color....
You don't need to...Because the next time you walk out into your yard, you can feel the jealous stares from your neighbors,and you realize what you had in your mind could not compare to the Vision that my Father has....Thank You Daddy, for always making 'our' world a Beautiful Place....I LOve You!...Ginger~~~~~~Happy Father's Day!

Treasures From The Sea....

"By the Sea,By the Sea,



By the Beautiful Sea..."That's what runs through my head alot living here in Florida.I have been fortunate to live here on the Gulf Coast for the past 15yrs, and would vacation here at my Parents (from Jersey),prior to that....S0000, I got to see a lot of changes to our area in that time....a slower paced life Bfore hurricane Charley,the devastation after Charley, then the Building Boom (ironically due to Charley),to a fast paced ,schools overcrowded,traffic everywhere that did not slow when 'Season' ended.....To the sad decline of our economy(which hit our area pretty hard)...to, well,...now.....now we don't know what changes we will see since the "BP Disaster". No one knows. I'm not sure I want to know.I Do know that our 15minute ride to 'Paradise' is going to change.Drasticaly.My Husband and I watch the news with fear of What could be....We have already watched businesses close,families move away,friends trying to find work,due to the economy...No different than any other area in the Country...but,the one thing that concerns us,is one of the reasons why people come from around the world to Florida.....The Beautiful blue/green pristine waters,the soft sugar sand,the abundance of wildlife,and the treasures from the Sea.All this could change,is going to change...we just don't know when.




I was raised on the water,learning to appreciate Nature,lovin the beach life......So now I'm trying to raise my children the same way....NOW, lately going to the beach, we truly are appreciating ALL the treasures Nature has given us.......


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I created this piece prior to the spill,and called it "Treasures From The Sea" I Love the colors,all the texture,and the Fabulous Treasures spilling from the Sea.......


I recently came across another artists Blog(which I Love,she' very inspiring!)http://www.crazy4art4u.blogspot.com


and she has a link to a site that dedicated artwork in recognition and concerns for the Gulf,if you wish to check it out....."Spirit of the Gulf"~~~~~Thanks for Reading,Keep Creating!...:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia~~~~

"Little Pink Houeses"

I was in a 'Pink' mood one day and staring at these adorable mini-birdhouses ,while eating chocolate, wondering......"Little Pink houses, for you and me..."Light bulb moment....and I so love chocolate!.....Well, as you can see,that's how these "Little Pink " houses came about.

I crackle painted,inked,added pretty papers,and even used a vintage drawer pull for one...

I have to tell you though, I didn't stop at pink with these houses.......

I went in a primitive direction,again using vintage hardware......I'm still going at it with these

precious little houses(currently working on a shabby beach cottage,using shells I found).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you find yourself looking for more pink and possibly shabby~~~~~~~

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click on the badge below....Enjoy!.......virginia.......