I {Heart} Faces Beach Fun.

This week’s I ♥ Faces photo challenge is “Beach Fun.”  We are not beach people.  Well, I’m not a beach or sun person.  Big J grew up in Florida and lived on the beach, but since moving to Texas 24 years ago, he has seen very little salt water.  The nearest beach to us is Galveston but we just don’t go there.  We have good friends in Corpus Christi and see them every year or so, so if we get to a beach, Corpus is our destination.  When I saw this week’s challenge, I knew my photo choices were purty slim.

BUT, I love this picture of Little J as this is his first time playing in the Gulf of Mexico and he was so enjoying racing the waves.  The water may not be as pretty as Florida or the Caribbean, but the smile on his face says it doesn’t matter.

See more beach fun at I ♥ Faces

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I {Heart} Faces. 7-9-10 Fix-It Friday #61

The photography website I♥Faces encourages and advises all levels of photographers. Amateur and Professional photographers come together to give advice, compliment, teach and promote photography. Early in the week they host a theme challenge. This week it was “Pet Challenge” and I entered this picture. On Fridays they host Fix-It-Friday. They provide a photo that you can edit and link back to the photo. I think it is fascinating to see the multitude of fixes, all different and creative. If you have an interest in photography, this website is for you.

Here is my fix:

And here is the original:

Other bloggers are playing with this same Fix-It Friday photo.  Go see I ♥ Faces to see what was in their imaginations.

All writing and photos (unless noted) are property of LoneStarLifer 2010.

I {Heart} Faces Teen Challenge.

This week I ♥ Faces is focusing on teen photography.  Since Little J is 12, turning 13 in August, he’s not eligible for the challenge  But I love this picture he took in our backyard, so I thought I would post it anyway.

Why don’t you leave a caption in your comment!

See talented teen creativity at I ♥ Faces.

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I {Heart} Faces Pets Challenge.

This week, I ♥ Faces is focusing on the precious faces of our pets.  This is one of the loves of my life, Frazy.  Frazy is short for Frazier. Frazier, as in the television show that featured Eddie, Martin’s dog.  When Frazy first arrived at our house, we thought she looked like Eddie, and somehow Frazy came out of that.  (Don’t ask.) Most of the time we call her Crazy Frazy.

Frazy came to us around Mother’s Day of 2009.  Our neighbor was driving past a small town which sits on a busy highway and saw Frazy, and a chicken, sitting by the side of the road.  Frazy would have been about 3 months old at the time.  The neighbor was afraid Frazy would be run over, so he picked her up and brought her home.  He was driving a pickup truck and said she crawled up behind his neck and sat there the rest of the trip.  We have often wondered what the chicken thought when she saw her buddy driving off in a truck.  Did she want to come, also?

Said neighbor already had two dogs at his house so he brought Frazy to our house.  Little J had been asking for a dog for quite a while and Big J and I had been discussing it.  Frazy seemed the answer to that request.  We took her to the vet to be looked over and scanned for a chip but none was found.   It looked like she was ours. Little did we know what we were bringing into the house!

Frazy is a Jack Russell and therefore, vibrates with energy 24/7.  She is so full of love and playfulness.  She has her favorite toys, and when I ask her if she wants a treat, she licks her lips.  She loves to curl up in my lap while I rub around her ears.  Thank you, Frazy, for loving me unconditionally and bringing joy to my life.

There are many, many, many, many, many more pet faces over on I ♥ Faces.  Go check them out!

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I {Heart} Faces. 6-25-10 Fix-It Friday #60

The photography website I♥Faces encourages and advises all levels of photographers. Amateur and Professional photographers come together to give advice, compliment, teach and promote photography. Early in the week they host a theme challenge. This week it was “Celebrating Teens” and I entered this picture. On Fridays they host Fix-It-Friday. They provide a photo that you can edit and link back to the photo. I think it is fascinating to see the multitude of fixes, all different and creative. If you have an interest in photography, this website is for you.

Here is my fix:

Two points: I wanted to make this teen really stood out from his surroundings, and I wanted to connect the sunlight prism colors with his cool, tie-dyed shirt.

Here is the original:

Other bloggers are playing with this same Fix-It Friday photo.  Go see I ♥ Faces to see what was in their imaginations.

All writing and photos (unless noted) are property of LoneStarLifer 2010.

I {Heart} Faces. Celebrating Teens Challenge.

Little J.  How much longer can I call him that?

There are lots and lots of teens over at I ♥ Faces.

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I {Heart} Faces. 6-18-10 Fix-It Friday #59 (but on Saturday)

The photography website I ♥ Faces encourages and advises all levels of photographers. Amateur and Professional photographers come together to give advice, compliment, teach and promote photography. Early in the week they host a theme challenge. This week it was “All About Babies” and I entered this picture. On Fridays they host Fix-It-Friday. They provide a photo that you can work on and link back to the photo. I think it is fascinating to see the multitude of fixes, all different and creative. If you have an interest in photography, this website is for you.

Here is my fix:

I wanted this cutie’s face to pop, and I thought black and white did that best.

And, here is the original:

Go on over to I ♥ Faces and see other versions of this picture. Thanks, I ♥ Faces.

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I {Heart} Faces. All About Babies Photo Challenge.

Little J will be 13 in August.  We are really starting to see signs of a teenager in our house.  He wants tennis shoes like Justin Bieber.  Girls might be interesting.  Big J and I are getting dumber by the hour.  It’s fun and challenging to live with him???????

When I read about this week’s I ♥ Faces photo challenge, “All About Babies”, I knew just the picture I wanted to share.  This picture was taken during Little J’s first Christmas and my dad’s last Christmas.  Little J WAS our Christmas gift, so I love him being among all the wrapping, ribbons and bows.

Click on over to I ♥ Faces to see tons of adorable babies.

I {Heart} Faces. Fix-It Friday #58 6-10-10.

The photography website I ♥ Faces encourages and advises all levels of photographers. Amateur and Professional photographers come together to give advice, compliment, teach and promote photography. Early in the week they host a theme challenge. This week it was “Play” and I entered this picture. On Fridays they host Fix-It-Friday. They provide a photo that you can work on and link back to the photo. I think it is fascinating to see the multitude of fixes, all different and creative. If you have an interest in photography, this website is for you.

Here is my fix:

And here is the original picture:

Go on over to I ♥ Faces and see other versions of this picture.  Thanks, I ♥ Faces.

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I {Heart} Faces. Play Photo Challenge.

Summer brings freedom and fun and play and water and family and camp and vacation and breathing deeply of life.  This week I ♥ Faces is asking for play photos.  Perfect for the start of summer.

I caught Little J playing in the water last summer.  We were visiting my mom and the city swimming pool was not in working order, so we found the splash pad and played there.  I like this picture because everything seems to be in motion, except Little J’s face.  A car is driving behind him, the water is splashing across him, the horse or whatever the animal is shooting water out his nose.  What a perfect way to spend a hot hot hot West Texas afternoon.

Head on over to I ♥ Faces and see how American is playing.

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