Scavenger Hunt Sunday 7-20-14

Vacation is supposed to be about relaxing and having fun, right? We 'worked hard' at making it just that. We did have fun, but had to come home to relax. I will have to 'work harder' next time to get it right. In the mean time, I'll share some of the fun with you. I had to dig into my vacation files from a several years back for some of them.

1. Full

My family loves to vacation at Silver Dollar City in Branson MO. After a long day at the park, playing, riding rides and watching crafters at work, it is nice to sit in Echo Hollow and listen to music performed by a great group of singers and musicians before we make the walk back to our car.

The music show takes place in a large amphitheater. The acoustics are great. We got a great surprise on our visit this weekend. Each night after the music, we were treated to a fireworks show. We were able to sit comfortably and watch. The sky above us was FULL of "bombs bursting in air" as the star spangled banner played in the background. I can honestly say it was the best fireworks presentation I have ever seen. 

This is one of my favorite shots. The grand finale filled the sky with bursts of color and light. 

2. Donut

There was not a donut to be found in the park, but I would have chosen one of these pecan rolls anyway. I did resist the urge--maybe because I was trying to be good, or it could have been because I had six grand kids with me who would have wanted a share. Mostly, though, it was because I was broke. Maybe next time. Sigh...

3. Bug

This picture was taken a couple of years ago. My youngest daughter had sniffed the flowers at SDC when she was little and it made such a cute picture that we decided to take a shot of the grand kids in a similar pose. (Different flowers, of course!)

Luckily they didn't try smelling this flower. I doubt the bug would have bit them, but they would have scared it away and I would have missed this great photo.

4. In the Car

On that same visit, these three road together in the teacup. This was the closest thing to a car I could find in my photos I don't remember why they were so serious. It looks as if they were trying to hide from something.

5. Straw(s)

This is one of my favorite archived photos. These two grandsons lived with us for awhile. They and my youngest daughter had a lot of fun together. There is no way the oldest grandson would share a drink with anyone now, separate straws or not!

Silver Dollar City has picnic areas like this one all through the park. There is a wide variety of foods available to purchase there, including funnel cakes (yes, they shared the one in the photo). We usually take snacks in with us and buy one meal at the park. 

Next time we go, I will take the list of SHS prompts with me so I can have current pictures to share. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy these. Thank you for stopping by. If you would like to see more of my Scavenger Hunt Sunday photos, just click on the 'my photos' tab at the top of the page.

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday--Week 27

It feels like summer again. Maybe it will last awhile this time. Joe turned the heater off yesterday morning and put the air conditioner in the window today. Tornadoes danced all around us last week but we weren't in the path of any. My heart goes out to those who were affected by them. I just can't imagine... Despite living in Oklahoma in the middle of tornado country, I haven't been in one. I would love to keep it that way. They terrify me.

I haven't had time to get my camera out much this week. I have been busy working on the schedule for the Successful Writer Conference my writing group from Tulsa is hosting the 31st of this month. I have worked on creating / formatting a program for it every night this week. I didn't get it perfect, but was able to get it close to what I wanted and posted it on the facebook page for the conference. I am still exhausted. Tonight I was finally able to think about SHS. All my photos are from inside the house. Here goes!

1. On My Feet

These are my favorite shoes. Sadly, they the won't stay on my feet.  :(

2. Shapes

Vintage cooking cutters came in many shapes and sizes. These are just a few. Children have a lot of fun making cookies with them. The dough doesn't always release from the cutter as perfectly shaped as I would like, but the grand kids love them anyway. 

3. Little Things

I like little things. My house is full of them. These are just a few. The little perfume lamp is my favorite in this group.

4. Good

Last weekend we were given fresh spinach and radishes. Yesterday a friend shared a loaf of bread with us because she didn't want to freeze it. We bought steak from the markdown bin and we had the potatoes. All we needed was a grill. Joe found charcoal from a year or two ago. This old black smith bellows made a handy grill after he added an metal cake pan from the scrap pile and a rack from an old icebox. The charcoal didn't want to stay lit but as you can see below, the steaks did get done--a little too done, in fact.

We put it all together to come up with this meal. Mine had a sweet potato. His had red potatoes. We had $15 in the whole meal and got all we wanted to eat and had the left overs for supper tonight. We don't eat red meat often, but the steak was GOOD and the price was great, especially since we both ate two times from it. 

5. Egg

I found this cute little egg basket at a second hand store a few days ago. It won't hold many eggs, but I only needed one for this prompt. Notice the old apron under it? I never think to wear it when I'm cooking but it made a great prop for this picture. I love the orange ric rac.

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