tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55742541506097572802024-03-19T03:58:24.566-04:00Cherie Takes Picturesbut not herself too seriouslyCheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.comBlogger600125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-78875105596476219762010-06-06T11:53:00.002-04:002010-06-06T11:58:34.315-04:00Stop Action<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/14KOODzCo4HUdmnvOfXGoA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/TAvD1x6jZyI/AAAAAAAAUSs/6zR_sFHW0ys/s400/IMG_4253.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's been a long time since I've posted to this blog. Maybe I'm ready to make an effort again. This was snow falling out my front door this winter.Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-1341010229733756672009-07-12T10:06:00.002-04:002009-07-12T10:09:27.283-04:00Dead<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IdyxpTRb38RXu5Tm0992Pw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SlnsyuTXZ4I/AAAAAAAATLk/P8XExodbirE/s400/IMG_4698.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I've decided I should participate in these memes when a theme makes me think of a particular photo I've taken. This is one I never thought I'd have an excuse to post! </span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-73622617074733397612009-06-15T00:34:00.002-04:002009-06-15T00:38:37.021-04:00Park<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EqGOuOokPzjUZAW7SGKGzg"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjXOLIojyVI/AAAAAAAASII/L0BTb6C_Sb8/s400/128_2826.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This bandstand can be found in the town square of the place where I grew up in Ohio.</span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-60909641182040527112009-06-14T09:26:00.001-04:002009-06-14T09:28:11.574-04:00Coin<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KOfEA20g9_cIZW04SnT6Qg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjTzJNjLK2I/AAAAAAAASD4/D7BGAGmFbD8/s400/IMG_0218.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I think of the contents of this pig bank as my life savings.</span></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-21685450924624914282009-06-14T09:01:00.002-04:002009-06-14T09:05:29.960-04:00School<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TeXzocTXyK2L2vgPNnrc4A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjTzQK_siVI/AAAAAAAASEU/pQYlHajGNWM/s400/IMG_5905.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is the old Beulah School in Greene County, Pennsylvania.</span></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-43165536437836468432009-06-13T08:14:00.001-04:002009-06-13T08:15:37.199-04:00Play<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5aI7ZhUzqwsGc_vMSATgGQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjOXXoGGKwI/AAAAAAAASCw/PZHuQ_9qtGg/s400/IMG_1916.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Soccer practice on the campus at the University of North Carolina.<br /></span></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-48375350055159884042009-06-13T07:53:00.001-04:002009-06-13T07:57:36.923-04:00Light<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VhiwFwzZEO5KBjobvwRctg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjOScD6GW1I/AAAAAAAASCE/cFgE28VjsG0/s400/IMG_2623.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The sun getting ready to hide behind the trees at <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=48585">Riverside Cemetery</a>.</span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-35722985492472939412009-06-12T14:57:00.004-04:002009-06-12T15:00:49.107-04:00Monochrome<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vzcpv45LPP8vrK7ni-rz4Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SjKkGn2AoBI/AAAAAAAASAc/I7DBv4OCjgM/s400/IMG_2299.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >It's been over a month since I participated in a photo meme. I've decided to try to stop being so lazy. Here's my submission to this week's Photo Friday, clouds from a coming storm, taken about a month ago.</span></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-83712528881454119022009-05-08T01:29:00.001-04:002009-05-08T01:31:32.600-04:00Wildlife<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5333320120621658210"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgPCZH8Y8GI/AAAAAAAAR2o/aUPBpTfTpuU/s400/IMG_7537.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The wildlife comes up onto our patio here in the suburbs!</span></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-52097795457043337332009-05-08T00:09:00.002-04:002009-05-08T00:23:41.307-04:00Spring<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/P1f8KEx3TP1SlZLrdrgUag?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgOwj69UeXI/AAAAAAAAR1k/RbHJmYZIRjs/s400/IMG_1759.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tulips from last month on the grounds at the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.nchistoricsites.org/capitol/default.htm">State Capitol</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> in Raleigh.</span></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-91519415777473394492009-05-07T23:59:00.001-04:002009-05-08T00:01:02.868-04:00Six<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5333294722589600322"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgOrSw5rKkI/AAAAAAAAR04/d-JE3Mar6-k/s400/IMG_7796.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Six seagulls sitting on six posts. </span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-77504164199764895152009-05-07T23:41:00.001-04:002009-05-07T23:43:26.410-04:00Food<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5333292155246886386"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgOo9UzePfI/AAAAAAAAR0Q/jmKDSzZ2Bl8/s400/IMG_1468.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >From last St. Patrick's Day, my plate of corned beef and cabbage!</span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-83059824933125324542009-05-07T23:20:00.002-04:002009-05-07T23:23:09.749-04:00Order-Chaos<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5333287039057727906"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgOkThg7EaI/AAAAAAAARzs/9K0PtjB1_fg/s400/IMG_4193.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Arranging flowers to look so random sure takes a lot of practice and thought.</span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-87051793897822102082009-05-07T23:06:00.002-04:002009-05-07T23:12:44.530-04:00Reflective<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5333282869470095410"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SgOgg0lw6DI/AAAAAAAARzA/9apPwQmDWU0/s400/IMG_1882.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >From the <a href="http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher">NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher</a>, this alligator is reflected in the water while I imagine him reflecting on what he might do if he could get a hold of one of the people gawking at him and his companions!</span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-73227094711498316532009-05-03T12:51:00.002-04:002009-05-03T12:54:38.017-04:00Height<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5331640117760868834"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sf3KcFlbweI/AAAAAAAARxg/H65l07h-Iig/s400/IMG_1725.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Taken from the base of the <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA8N">Confederate Memorial</a> on the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh, I had to tilt the camera to get it's entire height in the shot!</span></span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-47487461445458542852009-05-03T12:42:00.000-04:002009-05-03T12:43:33.707-04:00Blue<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5331637920768152802"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sf3IcNJjVOI/AAAAAAAARww/fBGxcVUMTgw/s400/IMG_9243.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Some things with blue on my desk.</span></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-13678594820509155202009-05-03T12:22:00.002-04:002009-05-03T12:24:43.590-04:00Fire<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5331632380274215842"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sf3DZtM3C6I/AAAAAAAARwA/h_A46-Af0PU/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >From my last birthday. We've been using that RIP candle since my 40th birthday, can you guess how long ago that was? <img alt=";)" src="http://sc.webmessenger.msn.com/10.1.0323.0/session/images/emoticons/smile_wink.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-38626613029540714912009-05-02T16:46:00.001-04:002009-05-02T16:47:58.988-04:00Steps<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5331325348388557714"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SfysKGS8U5I/AAAAAAAARu0/a36GVmbt6fY/s400/IMG_0844.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />It was nice of them to build this stairway from the strip-mall into our complex's parking lot!</span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-37384481117248961552009-05-02T08:13:00.002-04:002009-05-02T08:16:38.292-04:00How Have You Been?<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5331197884125034786"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfw4Os6WOSI/AAAAAAAARto/VhJlX5E2CVo/s400/IMG_2104.JPG" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />This is what I was doing on the day I got my camera back this week! I am feeling pretty good, "Thank you, Canon!"</span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-53999529085216020792009-05-01T09:54:00.003-04:002009-05-01T10:00:33.693-04:00Casual<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5330852854724214066"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfr-bWO2vTI/AAAAAAAARsE/BgmSJ8plN98/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />My new tennis shoes on the day I brought them home. I am picky, why is is so hard to find a simple pair of white shoes with a neutral trim? These are perfect, my favorite brand, they're walkers, the trim is very subtle and I paid about $35 dollars for them!</span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-48316317348921390612009-05-01T09:43:00.002-04:002009-05-01T09:46:29.662-04:00Communication<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5330850023070094002"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfr72hf50rI/AAAAAAAARqs/69J5Rr4pM8E/s400/IMG_1939.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here's John taking an online seminar at our kitchen table a couple weeks ago. And, yes, those are cat footprints on the lid of his laptop!</span></span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-64519546717012751222009-04-29T21:44:00.004-04:002009-04-29T21:49:56.726-04:00Experimental<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5330281237818389250"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfj2i3UYMwI/AAAAAAAARpQ/7_KpNbmzOOo/s400/IMG_2116.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Well, I got my camera back from Canon today after sending it to them to be repaired, and one of the first things I did was start snapping shots of everything around my house! I guess you could call this photo of the screen saver on my computer "experimental", but I'm not sure I can call it a successful experiment <img alt=":)" src="http://sc.webmessenger.msn.com/10.1.0323.0/session/images/emoticons/smile_regular.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-54415472409554976892009-04-29T20:59:00.002-04:002009-04-29T21:02:07.630-04:00Water<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5330281276772677378"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfj2lIbzdwI/AAAAAAAARpY/CGq-xRFgXVo/s400/IMG_0909.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >I was bored the last time I took my car thru the automatic car wash, so I started taking pictures of the soap and then the water on my windows. This is what it looked like after the wax cycle!</span>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-43194114670433518232009-04-29T19:56:00.002-04:002009-04-29T20:01:18.884-04:00Wide-Narrow<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5330265148093286866"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/Sfjn6Ua-ydI/AAAAAAAARoE/xAyQ9VlZ7lM/s400/143_4311.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The "</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.two4tuesday.com/home/two4tuesday/index.php/2009/04/28/wide-narrow/">Mile High Swinging Bridge</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">" at Grandfather Mountain is a narrow path across a wide span!</span></span><br /></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574254150609757280.post-84442935761456638522009-04-27T10:44:00.003-04:002009-04-27T10:48:12.504-04:00Frightened<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/faircher/PhotoMemes2?feat=embedwebsite#5329381046416285170"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FIPHK47IWMA/SfXD01BXnfI/AAAAAAAARk4/ZIQC8srOwic/s400/IMG_7549.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/catbook/profile/view/5368866">Midnight</a> just minutes after he returned from his 17 day adventure into the great outdoors last fall! He calmed down and came to sit with us on the couch about 15 minutes later.<br /></span></div>Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04625105591596765120noreply@blogger.com0