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Winter Tree

05 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, art, color, God, nature, painting, photography, sunlight

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All Sparkled Up, color, nature, photo, photography, snow, tree, watercolor, winter, Winter snow, winter tree

I accidentally set the exposure in my camera wrong. But sometimes what we do wrong ends up being way better than right. God didn’t want me to see a bare winter tree in my mom’s yard, he wanted to show me all the color.

Watercolor Winter Tree. This is a photograph, badly overexposed and with some motion blur. But oh the color! I almost missed it. Some day I'm going to make a real watercolor like it.

Watercolor Winter Tree. This is a photograph, badly overexposed and with some motion blur. But oh the color! I almost missed it. Some day I’m going to make a real watercolor like it.

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Ribbon Candy

02 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, candy, color, food, photography, sparkling

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candy, food, food photography, photography, product photography, ribbon candy

I really don’t like going weeks without posting something for you. So here’s a photo of ribbon candy in a wine glass, taken on my dining room table/craft table/table-where-all-the-fun-stuff-happens. Thanks for the candy, dear Ma!

I’ll be posting photos more often. <3
Ribbon Candy in a Wine Glass

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Home from Tokyo

14 Friday Nov 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in nature, photography, travel

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Three weeks filled with amazing food, great scenes and warm family. Wow! I was hoping to update my blog while there but computer access was minimal. Sorry for my long absence. I missed sharing with you all! I’ll post more over the coming weeks.

This jet lag is tough. There must be a better way to get over it. Today I woke at 4:30 am and needed supper. And then later today I lay down for a little nap and slept six hours. Oh dear! Any tips for getting past jet lag? The time difference was …. 13 hou…r…. zzzzzzz.
Oh, did my head hit the keyboard just now? Yep, I’m struggling with jet lag.

Here’s one photo, taken at Nijo Castle in Kyoto. It was a warm, rainy fall day and very peaceful.

It was a rainy day in Kyoto, Japan at Nijo Castle. We enjoyed watching the koi in the ponds.

It was a rainy day in Kyoto, Japan at Nijo Castle. We enjoyed watching the koi in the ponds.

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Today it rained

14 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in flowers, gardening, nature, photography, water

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1 After rain 10 14 14
2 After rain 10 14 14 Dragonwing begonia
3 After rain 10 14 14
4 After rain 10 14 14

Little figs are growing on the new growth.

Little figs are growing on the new growth.

But there are bare stems where the little figs dropped too soon.

But there are bare stems where the little figs dropped too soon.

Fungus is growing on the fireside stumps

Fungus on the fireside stumps.

8 After rain 10 14 14 Double Impatiens9 After rain 10 14 14 Impatiens petals on the deck

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Pink

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, color, family, flowers, grandkids, nature, photography, sparkling

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Pink.

Pink rose petals

Pink rose petals


Pink Lego perfume bottle

Pink Lego perfume bottle


Pink Dragonwing Begonia

Pink Dragonwing Begonia


Pink icing

Pink icing


Pink bubble wands

Pink bubble wands


Pink happiness

Pink happiness


Pink roses

Pink roses


Pink bubbles

Pink bubbles


Pink building blocks

Pink building blocks


Pink lace

Pink lace


Pink flowers

Pink flowers


Pink beach sweetness

Pink beach sweetness

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Super moon

12 Saturday Jul 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in nature, photography

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Just a couple of photos. But the photos don’t capture the night sounds, the way the moonlight shines on your cheekbones and glitters on a spiderweb. I hope you all get a chance to sit still under a full moon.
July Moon-1

July Moon-2

July Moon-3

July Moon-4

July Moon-5

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Encouragement for you

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in Inspirational, nature, photography, Scripture, words

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photo card I Pe 2 9

photo card Ps 138 3

photo card Zeph 3 17

The first and third photos were taken at Sunset Beach, NC. The photo in the middle was taken in my backyard. Please feel free to copy, save and print these encouraging cards if you want.

Edited to add: I just remembered when that first photo was taken. My granddaughter and husband were with me to hold my camera gear as we walked to the beach. We had been at the beach house for five days and I still had not walked down to the beach because I was in so much searing pain and seriously disabled. I suspected my back was broken but it had not yet been confirmed. I could barely walk or move. But I was determined to not miss an opportunity to photograph my granddaughter in the sunset and asked God to please help me make it down to the shore and back. During the slow and painful walk, the sun broke through the clouds. I have never seen such as spectacular sky as that evening. Instead of remembering the terrifying unstable spine, I have photos such as this to remind me… God was with me.

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Enjoy the journey

15 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, family, Inspirational, nature, photography, sunlight

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beach, children, inspirational, nature, photography, Sunset Beach, toy boat, toy ship

Sometimes it seems like we’ll never get there.
Toy boat 1
We walk and walk and walk.
Toy boat 2
We even do some climbing.
Toy boat 3
And then there is even more to do.
Toy boat 4
Toy boat 5
Toy boat 6
But maybe it wasn’t about going to sea at all.
Toy boat 7
Perhaps it was all about the journey…
…and feeling the sand on your toes…
Toy boat 8
and the wind in your hair…
Toy boat 9

Enjoy the journey.

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The Little Plastic Bears take a Hot Air Balloon Ride!

30 Friday May 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in Little Plastic Bears, photography

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bears, hot air balloon, kids, Little Plastic Bears, miniatures, Sunset Beach, tiny bears

The Little Plastic Bears will have their own website some day. They’ve been to Washington DC, the Grand Canyon and Grandma’s Bed & Breakfast! They never have enough space in their tiny apartment and vacations are essential to their well-being.

Here are a couple sneak peek photos from their ballooning adventure at the beach last summer. As usual, blue bear isn’t following safety rules. Good thing there is masking tape or he would have fallen out of the basket!

LPB Balloon Ride 1

The sun was setting as the Little Plastic Bears began their balloon ride. As usual, blue bear forgot safety rules and nearly fell out of the basket. Fortunately, masking tape held him in.

LPB Balloon Ride 2

LPB Balloon Ride 3

The Little Plastic Bears enjoy their balloon ride out over the Atlantic Ocean. The sunset on Sunset Beach was soft and dreamy that evening.


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This fall, the Little Plastic Bears will have their grandest adventure yet. They are going to Japan! Stay tuned.

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A Blessed Easter to You

20 Sunday Apr 2014

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Easter good words

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