A Beautiful World

In "My World" winter has been making it's presence know. We have been pretty lucky here at the foot of the mountains, ice has not affected us as of yet, but driving to work late last week the mountain tops on both sides of McConnellsburg had a definite line where ice ended. It was beautiful! A glistening palace on both sides. It was neat watching how the sparkle changed through out the day, depending where the sun was (or wasn't)at that time. I did not need to travel anywhere that was icy, although on Saturday I made a trip up the mountain to get Nolan cause Mom & Dad both needed to work. What us locals know as Robertsdale Mountain was unbelievable! Snow & ice on the trees backed by a blue sky was just fantastic. I didn't leave early enough to do much photography on the trip up, but on the drive back I took some quick shots - didn't want to spend alot of time cause Nolan was with me. When you are "2" being strapped in a car seat is not fun even if your Granny is bouncing around taking pictures. The weather forecast calls for a wintry mix tomorrow which should give me another chance.

The shots shared here were taken in that icy mountain world. This was the perfect opportunity to try out the star filter I purchased a few months ago. I really like the effect. Thanks for looking. Click here to join in.

Robin Hood

Andy's daughter, Sierra, was an old widow in the middle school musical "Robin Hood" this past week. After practicing since early September this group of kids, in grades 4 - 6, did an excellent job singing & dancing. They did the entire musical Tuesday evening for parents, then did part of it Wednesday for school students, then a performance Friday evening, Saturday evening, & Sunday afternoon. To have the energy of youth!! It exhausts me to think about it, let alone do it! About the only other thing I can say is GREAT JOB guys. Enjoy these shots of "My World", then visit this meme to see what is happening in worlds from all over. Feel free to share your world, it's often the only way we visit your area.

My World; My Grandchildren

For the next couple "That's My World" post I think I will share those so very important in my world. Lets start with the little guys. On & off I have posted about each of my grandchildren in this blog, but not since meeting my "my world" friends. The first, Trinity, was 8 on October 23. She is my son, Joe's, child. Trinity is in second grade & does very well in school. Her beautiful hair is waist length. For many years she was THE princess, she has grown to be Hannah Montana Fan. Easy to tell since nearly all her clothing displays the sparkling star! Next we have Madyson, Trinity's sister. Madyson turned 2 in early July. Shortly after she started talking & hasn't stopped since! Mady is a handful. For Halloween, she dressed as Tinkerbell. I can not imagine a less likely fairy. Then we have Nolan who will be 2 this week. Nolan is my son Josh's little one. He is one of what I like to think of as my miracle babies. He was born about 2 months early & weighted 3# 6oz. He spent a couple weeks in the Hershey Medical Center growing & learning to survive in our world. How sad it was to see this little one attached to tubes & wires. Thankfully Nolan has grown & developed normally & is the typical busy 2 year old. Finally we have Levi, my daughter's child. Levi also joined us about 2 months early & weighted 3#6oz. His birthday is February 1 - he will be 2 in 2009. Just like Nolan he spent some time in the NICU with wires & tubes, along with constant supervision. He too has grown & developed normally. Levi is the dark haired & dark eyed contrast to the light colors of the other 3. He watches the world go by very seriously much of the time. To watch these little guys grow & change has been amazing. I look at preemie baby clothing in the stores & can't imagine they were so tiny! As you can imagine holidays & birthday parties can be pretty wild at Granny & Pap's house with so many the same age. But how wonderful that confusion is. This Granny would not have it any other way! Do you want to share your world or explore others? Feel free to join us here

Penn State Mont Alto

Thanks so much to all of your nice comments last week. It is such fun to "travel" through your eyes to visit all the places I may never see otherwise. This past Sunday I traveled to Penn State Mont Alto. My daughter is a student at that campus, just beginning the long journey to a nursing degree. She had told me there were some really colorful trees in the area - unfortunately the wind got there before I did, so I caught partial trees, but no worries they were still very nice. If by chance you are a college football fan you will recognize the Nittany Lion as Penn State's mascot. At the Mont Alto campus he is surrounded by a beautiful garden, including benches for weary students & Mom photographers to take a break. The other shot is the chapel located on campus. It too, is surrounded by a lovely garden with benches & a good number of trees to provide shade on sunny days. This college campus is small, appeared very clean, & was so peaceful during my visit. I would be interested in returning on a week day to watch the hustle & bustle of students hurrying everywhere. To share your world or enjoy other join us by clicking here. GO PENN STATE! (sorry, couldn't resist!)

"MY WORLD TUESDAY"

I am sharing more of our busy weekend on the first My World Tuesday. My corner of the world is located in south central PA. A beautiful mountainous area. Please enjoy some more images from the fall folk festival celebrated over last week end. I am sharing more of the TRACTORS as mentioned yesterday, a shot of Mady in the petting zoo, & a one of the spectacular light show put on by the steam engines. Enjoy.

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