PENSIEVE

A few of my hang-ups

As we say good-bye to Project Green, once again I'd like to invite you into our home.  For Project Yellow, you were ushered into our entrance foyer; directly to the left is our "keeping room", a bright and cheerful room that, although not quite finished, is one of my favorite rooms in our house.  For starters, it's an extension of our kitchen--which IS my favorite room--and secondly, these guys live there:

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get the lighting right;
I just don't know enough about it.  The panels look more yellow
than green here, but in person they lean towards lime.

I even tried a floor's eye view....

....which led me to think about how neat it would be for someone to follow you around when you're taking pictures to capture YOU in the strangest of positions!  In the past few weeks I've prostrated myself on mall-parking-lot asphalt, climbed on top of chairs and tables, pulled off the side of the rode, stood on my car seat and looked out the sun roof, squatted in a grassy field--all to take a photograph. 

But I digress...pardon me!

The details in these window treatments (and coordinating fabric-covered table) is what made me squeal with little girl delight when I saw them hanging for the first time--the colorful bell tassels lend an element of playfulness to what could otherwise be just some boring old curtains.
Instead?    They're punctuated with little drops of "happy"...
which always brings an upward curl to my lips :).

Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Please click for more Project Green:

#1 - Have a ball!
#2 - Boy toy
#3 - Green "green" tee
#4 - Fame, not fortune

 

 

"Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?"

Why, yes, yes, it is!

Holiday Inn, downtown Chattanooga, TN, April 2008. Although trains
haven't run in this depot-turned-hotel in almost 40 years, this has to be
one of Chattanooga's most photographed landmarks.  Immortalized by
Glenn Miller, the familiar "Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a lyrical reminder
of a time when we all moved a bit slower.

While I was snapping these shots, a lady walked up to me and asked
if I was a professional photographer!  Once I stopped giggling, I reached for the words to explain my quest for Project Green photos; instead, I sheepishly mumbled something like, "No, ma'am...I'm just working on a little project..."  She asked me to take her vacation photos anyway, probably a bit disappointed I didn't know what I was doing after all ;).

Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Project Green:

#1 - Have a ball!
#2 - Boy toy
#3 - Green "green" tee
#4 - A road named after ME?!
#5 - A chair of scrollies :)

 

A Chair of Scroll-ies

A dear friend of mine and my sister-in-law were in town this week chaperoning their children's sixth-grade class trip.  Little did I know seeing them would be "cake", but the photo adventure to follow would be delicious "icing".

After hugs and good-byes, 72 very well-behaved students boarded their buses for a morning of spelunking, and I set off to see what I could find to photograph. 

Can anyone say "mother lode"? 

Their home base was the downtown Holiday Inn, better known as home for the "Chattanooga Choo Choo".  Today I'll share a few views from their rear gardens and courtyard, an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord  for the eyes. 

If you've had opportunity to visit Anna Carson Photography, you'll understand why I'm dedicating this Project Green post to her; bonus points to anyone who can tell me the inspiration for the post title!

The wrought iron table and chairs provide a beautiful resting spot
for visitors to enjoy the views surrounding them.  Their ornate scroll work
immediately caught my eye--they weren't just tables and chairs,
they were beautiful pieces of art!

 

Delicate laced shadows added another dimension of beauty.

Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Project Green:

#1 - Have a ball!
#2 - Boy toy
#3 - Green "green" tee
#4 - A road named after ME?!

 

What next? The keys to the city?!

Every time I pass this road, I smile and wonder who this "Robin" is.
Back in the day, the sign just might have "followed" me home...;)

As soon as Anna mentioned "green" as her next photo challenge, I knew this would be one of my captures.  I only wish someone would have slowed down long enough to take a picture of me taking this one!

Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Project Green:

#1 - Have a ball!
#2 - Boy toy
#3 - Green "green" tee

 

Green is the new black ~ Project Green

It's stylish. It's all the rage.  It's definitely "slimming".  And everybody's at least trying it on for size. 

Fashionistas and marketing geniuses are green-styling everything from entire clothing lines to lightbulbs.  Retailers can spot a consumer bandwagon a thousand miles away and while customers are "going green", they're raking in the green.

But isn't it a case of win-win?

In honor of Earth Day and perfectly timed with Project Green, I had to wear my new "Being Green is Hot" tee.  My husband saw it in a sale flyer and suggested it "looked" like me; if I'm not mistaken, he was flirtin'.  I bought it two hours later.

Initially I thought the message was "recycling is sexy".  Second thought has me questioning if it's commentary on global warming, something to do with Kermit playin' with matches, or a dangerous stab at menopausal women.

Let's go with the first impression.  Nothin' says "Hoochie Mama" like the aroma enveloping a woman lugging five bags of sorted plastics, paper, glass and metals to the dump, no? ;)

Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Project Green:

#1 - Have a ball!
#2 - Boy toy

Project Green

Boy toy ~ Project Green

Anna's challenge has me searching for all things "green" this week,
and I've found much of ours "lives" in the garage.  Kevin-the-tile-guy advised
me on purchasing this drill for Tad a while back.  He liked the tool's specs;
I just thought it was pretty ;).

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Visit Anna Carson Photography for the 4-1-1 on Project Green.

Project Green:
Day 1 - Have a ball!

The perfect toy & a GREAT alternative to TV

This is how we're spending Saturdays this Spring--
watching my youngest play soccer.
Little did I know when I snapped this shot
it'd be my first addition to Anna Carson's Project Green
photo challenge.  She'd love to have some company--
click her link for more information and to submit photos of your own!