May 5th, 2015

My favorite things: May 2015

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I missed last month’s entry because I didn’t really have anything to talk about, but I’m back in the My Favorite Things link up for May! Here are things I’ve been loving the past month.

Game of Thrones

Season 5 of Game of Thrones has started! I don’t read the books, but I am hooked on the show. When it first aired a while back, I was hesitant to give it a try. I didn’t think it’d be something I’d like. I didn’t realize the show was actually filled with politics, strategy, and all-around-backstabbery. All the different stories and crazy things going on keeps me wanting more.

Also, the female characters! They are amazing! I especially love how Daenerys has grown, how manipulative Margaery is, and how tough Brienne and Yara are.

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April 28th, 2015

Project 52, part 4

Spring is here and with it comes some great weather. It also comes with a lot of rain. I was going to say it’s unfortunate, but really, Texas usually needs the rain. And of course, it picks the weekends to rain on, which are the days I’d like to go out and take photos!

The plus side of being stuck indoors is that it forces me to practice with my speedlite flash. The first photo is an outdoors one, but the rest are indoors and use an external flash for the light source.

#14 – Bluebonnets
Bluebonnets are the state flower of Texas, and when spring comes around, they pop up everywhere. And I really do mean everywhere. They’re most commonly seen all over the grass strips next to roads and highways. There was a large patch of them next to the feeder road near my house, so I walked over to take some photos. More are in this gallery!

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April 16th, 2015

Home Decor – entryway

We had a messy entryway for a while because we had wooden boards and flattened cardboard boxes leaned against the wall. A few months ago, we cleaned those out, and while it looked better, it still looked very plain.

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I wanted to do something about it! At the very least, I wanted something for guests to sit down at while they put on their shoes. I had a few things in mind:

  1. A console table and two chairs – one on each side of the table
  2. A bench and a coat rack
  3. A bench and wall hooks

I ended up going with idea #2. I liked the idea of using a bench because it could fit more people, and it doubles as a shoe rack. I’ve also always liked the look of coat racks. They can look nice when empty and are also functional to hang things on.

So we bought them!

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