Thursday, August 31, 2017

My Favorite Photo swap - August

Wow - August really seems to have flown by!  It's my favorite month for several reasons -- Mostly because I love hot weather, and also because it's my birthday.  I love celebrating and make it a month-long event, if I can!  

 I'm happy to share some of my favorite photos from the month, and hope you enjoy them.

 I hosted a new co-worker for 2 days, and while she was here, we made a quick stop in to the Jefferson Hotel in downtown Richmond.  This historic building was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and is steeped in elegance and classic touches.  It's a must-see for people who come to visit me!
Ceiling of the Rotunda
Jefferson Hotel lounge area 
This next one was a little perk my husband and I caught when a large luna moth was just chillin' on the side of our house.  It was so big, I had my husband put his hand next to it for perspective.  I keep hoping he'll come back, but so far, we only saw him once.  (The moth, that is...)



Anyone who's checked out my favorite photos each month knows I usually include at least one picture of the dogs.  This time, they cooperated, and let me snap a picture of them both on my bed.  Leia is the b&w cutie on the left, Pica is the brown hound on the right.  


Definitely, a highlight of August was the total Solar Eclipse.  My son and I watched it with the special glasses, and I compiled this view from the shots I got.  The photo on the bottom shows the shadows that the trees made on the driveway -- That was so unique!  I loved the eclipse way more than I thought I would, but it was really special!



These next two photos show the pretty flowers and walkway my son put together.  He's got a great eye for design and made this look easy!  If I tried to do something like this, it would look so thrown together.  But I just love how this turned out and I really appreciate having my son home!

 














So that's it for my photos this time around!  Thanks for posting a rating for me, if we're partners on Swap-bot.  I'd love to see your swap too, if you care to share.  I hope you have a wonderful September.  

                           Be blessed,

             Ilyse - Happy Mom on Swap-bot!

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  1. reader44ever - Jen GreenleesSeptember 4, 2017 at 11:23 AM

    What beautiful photos, Ilyse! I especially love the one of your two dogs: What a great picture of Leia and Pica! <3

    Also, that bottom picture in your eclipse collage is really of the shadows of trees on your driveway? I'm trying to translate that image into tree shadows in my head, and having no luck! :-)

    Thank you so much for sharing your swap with me! I really enjoyed it. :-)

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    1. IlyseSeptember 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM

      Thanks Jen - glad you visited the blog! Yes, those shadows were unlike anything I'd ever seen -- I was surprised how geeked-out I got about the eclipse, but it was so cool! Have a great week :)

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