Javabean Photography: 2011

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

Saturday, November 26, 2011

"Aged Beauty" is the theme at Inspiration Avenue

Here I am

other known as

Pics by Shel

This is my newest Blog and thought I would submit through it today=

While pondering aged beauty and the theme I do not have a lot of old things I have not photographed but then there are the things in nature as in the Eagles I love photographing and they are old and aged and the Whatcom County Mt. Baker region we are not far from so I combined the two and whoa la Aged beauty it is!!
Come see more at Inspiration Avenue and a big thanks to Luthien for hosting this week!! AWESOME challenge!!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

one of my favorite pictures in my backyard!

It speaks out loud to me

the seasons are changing

Love is never failing

We can get through another winter

Remembering that summer will return

I am such a summer person and not winter

My deck gets covered with leaves every year

I love to just stand in the doorway

Coffee in hand and look out the back door

In amazement of God's creations.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Playin with fall pictures!!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Capturing some Bright Yellow Sunflowers before they hit the ground

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Fall is here!

As the petals fall off of the sunflowers and the leaves Begin to change color

The wind picks up and the eagles appear

The frost takes over no more dew

The swans appear in the fields behind our house

and then the snow

Am looking forward to capturing it all in the art of Photography

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

First post on JavaBean Photography

Some of my favorite pictures from last weekend

Welcome

To my launch of this new blog and my new Etsy shop

Link to be posted soon

As well as a button for your blog!!

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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