Javabean Photography

Monday, August 12, 2013

So much has been going on! Our Daughter is Married!!

And they said, "I DO"
The months leading up to this very special day were planned out and stretched over weeks of making close to 300 paper flowers and Kayla know right what they wanted. She had a vision and she was a sticking to it and pulled it off.
Perfect weather for an outdoor wedding 72
On the water
Good attitude
Lots of help from my friends/family
Amazing Photographer. I think I might just feature her on one of my blogs
Great friends who stepped up when they saw a nead
Great team in the kitchen
Great team decorating
Amazing Ceremony
Reception was good
AAAH

Daughter and I

Hubby, me, daughter, son in law

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Out looking at Wedding Venues the other day and found him

As it was in the 20's and very cold my hubby grabbed the camera and walked out to him. He was so cold he did not move for quite sometime.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Tulips

Thursday, April 12, 2012

OH I love editing

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Coffee and Snow with a dear Target in the background.

Our back yard backs a firld and that in this moment it was right before a white out.

Cheers!!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Coffee and computing

Last year my daughter started me collecting Lense coffee mugs and this is my newest one. I soo Love it

It is tall and holds and keeps coffee hot.

Hubby had a surprise for me and had this on layaway for me for awhile so ny new toy is indeed a laptop.

Never thought I would be into them but am liking it!

I have many blogs some are unseen some are public. I have one that I am using to write a book

I have one I share with a dear friend

I have one that is a rant

And most are fun ones

So here's to 2012 and coffee and computing

Friday, December 9, 2011

PAF at Pixel Dust Photo Art

The last of 2011 for Photo Art Friday

So here at JaveBean I decided to do it here

In Blogland I am known as

Pics by Shel

Here is my Photo Art fun

This is our Dog Baby

Corgi

Blue Healer

Doxin

Chiwawa

all in one

How the name of my blog came about..

One Sunday this spring our Pastor did a sermon using some props of an egg and a carrot and a coffee bean these objects had faced the same adversity… boiling water. Each had reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting in the boiling water, its insides became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After being in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

I was just so moved by this as I am always wanting to make a difference in the world. My family and I have been trying to come up with a new name for blog and Etsy shop and while driving home after hearing that "JAVA BEAN PHOTOGRRAPHY" just sounded so good. So here we are!

Full story at the bottom of the page.

Full story of the Egg, carrot and coffee bean

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as when one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does this mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity… boiling water. Each had reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting in the boiling water, its insides became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After being in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

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