FMTSO: Lights

Hello fellow bloggers and friends,  I hope you all have the most fantastic holiday this year, however you celebrate it and whatever your religious beliefs are.  Today's theme for the Friday shoot out is lights.

The following Christmas lights were taken at Ethel M. Chocolate factory in Las Vegas/Henderson.



A little sunlight beaming down while I take a picture of a family friend.

Me in the 5K Santa Run.  It was so cold and windy this day.  My expression shows it.

Not warm, not happy.  Shivering and miserable and just got over being sick.  No energy.

But I am so glad I participated.

You can read all about it here. 

We were going for a world record of the most Santas and we made it, beating out Liverpool who held the record for last year.

Merry Christmas everyone, Happy Hanukuh, Happy Holidays, Happy Kwanza and whatever else I missed.



FMTSO: Wheels

It's that time again. 

 Friday! Friday!

Yay, tis the season  day for the Friday My Town Shoot Out.

Today's theme is wheels.

To join in on the fun go to the Mr. Linky page and link up with the rest of us.

Or you can just click through and see some wonderful images of wheels from the participants.

Hope you all enjoy looking at my images.

Click on the image to view a larger version

All of the above photos were taken somewhere in Wyoming while I was on vacation.

The next few pictures were taken in Utah while on a day drive.

That's it folks. Don't forget to visit Mr. Linky

Thank you for stopping by.



Spending Thanksgiving Week With My Cali Friends

Me, Vivian & Michelle at Red Rock Canyon

Michelle & Me at Red Rock

Vivan and Me

Michelle, Vivian and Me

Vivian has been my mom's best friend since I was four years old, so really I consider her family.

Michelle is Vivian's daughter and she was just 3 yrs old when we met.

I have had the best time this week because they came to Vegas for Thanksgiving.

I've spent the whole week with them and we have been having so much fun.

I am so happy they came down and spent Thanksgiving with me.

It was a nice surprise..

Tomorrow I am spending the day with the ladies and I plan on cooking dinner for them.

I will be sad when they leave on Sunday.

I really needed them here and they have been a blessing to me this week.

I will be lonesome when they leave, but it was fun while it lasted.

Serenity In The Desert

Just a little piece of paradise.

Balloon Glow

Last Saturday there was a charity event at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas.

The empty dirt field adjacent to the parking lot was the launching and landing pad for hot air balloons.

Later in the evening the balloons put on a light show and that's when I photographed the above picture.

The proceeds of the charity event balloon races that took place earlier in the day will go towards the Deaf Kids Funding Program. 

FMTSO: Scary

I didn't realize that the Friday Shoot Out theme was signs; funny, unusual or spooky signs.

Somehow I forgot to read the last word so instead of signs, I just have spooky.

Hope you all enjoy anyway.

Ghosts in the window during halloween.

A ghost in a window on the second floor. 

Boo!

This is the ghost host.  He actually moved his head, his eyeballs and he talked too.

Scary grave marker.

This head pops out of a box when someone walks up to the front door.

It's completely unexpected.

A mummy in the graveyard.

A skeleton.

All of the above pictures were taken on halloween night at the same house.

The house belongs to the daughter and son-in-law of my friend from the Nevada Camera Club.

All of the props were built by the family from scratch.

Pictures do not do it justice. Most of the props moved and talked and scared the crap out of just about everyone who happened by. It was so good it could have been the haunted house at Disneyland.

This family even has a website devoted to Halloween.

You can check it out here to see pictures and videos of past Halloweens at their house.

To see some funny, unusual or spooky signs please go to the FTSO Mr. Linky Page which is here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Even Ugly Can Thrive

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This tree stands alone in the desert of Colorado.

At first glance no one pays it much attention.

It's plain and not very attractive.

A longer look though, reveals something more profound.

This tree represents growth, strength and endurance.

It kind of reminds me that we are all like this tree.

Even in the harshest weather and the loneliest of times, we have the ability to thrive.

We think we need validation from others to feel worthy.

But if we look deep inside of ourselves, we already shine so bright.

Just like that tree, we are more than we think we are.