Churchill Downs 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

I visited Churchill Downs recently…it was a beautiful cool spring day…unlike today in Louisville, Ky….I think the track will be a muddy one today!!!

White Squirrel…

I got lucky and got this shot of one of our white squirrels this morning!!! He was robbing the birdfeeder of sunflower seed!!! His bird buddies loved it!!!

He’s going down the chain to the birdfeeder here!!!

Checking out the contents…mmmm…what’s with this??? just a few seeds…

“those big people need to fix this!!!

Sunflower seeds for the blue jay and the dove!!!

The Cardinal and the Dove looking for more sunflower seeds to “fall from the sky”…

Wow, a squirrel’s work is never done…

Woodpeckers…don’t need a white squirrel’s help …

 

Have a wonderful week!!!

Fertilizer Friday…

 

I’m so tired from pulling up carpet and stripping wallpaper that this is about all I can manage to post…Happy Friday bloggy friends!!!

Churchill Downs

A beautiful Mom and Daughter in Love!!!

This beautiful family attended the Women of Joy Conference and I got to photograph them at Churchill Downs…

 

 

Tootsie’s Blog has a lot of blooms today!!!

Goodwill…

I live in a very small town. There aren’t many places to shop  in this small town and when I have a few extra minutes I like to shop some. I usually don’t really need much since my husband and dogs don’t have a lot of  “needs”. I prefer to shop antique, thrift, second hand shops and enjoy getting a bargain on a piece of furniture that I can re-finish or some old dishes that I enjoy. I don’t need any of this!!!

I love white milk glass…these are probably not milk glass…but I like them and got them at Goodwill!!!

For the past five or so years we’ve had a local Goodwill Store and I’ve enjoyed buying things that I didn’t need but have enjoyed. For the past year or so the prices on everything have climbed and climbed.

This red ceramic basket was a white ceramic basket…I wanted a red one…so I spray painted it red…

I know this area very well and know what the average working family can spend for clothes, etc. Goodwill has priced themselves out of  reach of most working families’  budgets.

I purchased this cute little tree at Goodwill—it was silver—I painted it white

Goodwill has been on my mind recently…while blog surfing I happened upon someone who also was having some of the same questions.  Jan @  http://wwwbobbypinsboardwalk.blogspot.com/ posted about Goodwill and a Goodwill representative addressed  her concerns. I think I’m going to have to agree with her but it hurts since I’ve enjoyed shopping at Goodwill before their recent price increases.

I purchased four of these silver goblets at Goodwill, they went to my Lindsey’s house…and I did not spray paint them!!!

I have this love/hate relationship with Goodwill. I want it to be beneficial to someone when I purchase or donate things!!! I don’t want my money lining  some big shot’s pockets!!! If anyone finds one of these at Goodwill---CALL ME ASAP--- I want it!!!

 

Jan has a fabulous blog!!! Visit her and see what she and others have to say about Goodwill…http://wwwbobbypinsboardwalk.blogspot.com/

 

Living The Life That I Imagine…

During the cold winter months this is what I dream of…

 

Mary at Little Red House has some pretty neat dreams also!!!