Cari’s photography challenge Theme Thursday is all about piles this week. Wow, if that word does not describe my house, I don’t know what does. Piles of laundry. Piles of mail. Piles of dirty dishes. Piles of messy toys, the bane of my existence. However, Theme Thursday is supposed to be fun and those photos would be a little depressing to photograph without a cool “after” photo to go with it. Instead, I looked for piles of things in each room that weren’t necessarily messy. (I also tried to add red to most of them.) Here’s what I found.
In the Kitchen
I had fresh baked cookies so I piled them up with a cup of coffee.
( Disclaimer: Some cookies may or may not have been consumed during this photo shoot. ;-))
(UPDATE: Please see the P.S. photo below for clarification about the neat house I keep.)
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In the Family Room
A pile of books on the bookcase.
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In the Boys’ Room
John-Paul was ecstatic to make me a pile of Star Wars Angry Birds .
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In Bella’s Room
A pile of video games on Bella’s dresser.
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In the Master Bedroom
On the dresser is a pile of my Lenten aids.
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In the Bathroom
On the bathroom counter is a pile of my paper bead bracelets from Uganda.
(I think this was my favorite shot. I love the colors. :-))
A big thanks to Cari for hosting another fun theme!
UPDATE: PS – I had to laugh when I read the comment from Christie @ Everything to Someone. She said, ” Your piles are so straight and pretty, and I don’t detect any clutter in the peripherals! I am duly impressed (I can’t say the same for myself!)” Well, it’s all how you position the camera…not to mention using your arm or your foot to make a clean sweep on the junk before you take the photo. Need proof? Here is the same counter from the first photo with the cookies. If I moved the camera over a little you would have seen all this too!
So there you go. The unairbrushed version. 😉
These are all beautiful. I agree with you- that last one is my favorite. So bright and intricate. Love it.
Thanks, Cari!
Your piles are so straight and pretty, and I don’t detect any clutter in the peripherals! I am duly impressed (I can’t say the same for myself!)
Hi Christie! Thanks for stopping by. I did laugh at your comment because I made sure there was no clutter in the background. I did add the PS photo because of you. Hope you like the reality version. 😉
Aw Bobbi, you’re sweet! I did appreciate the reality-version photo. Let’s me off the hook a little. 😉
Love the pictures!
Thanks, E! 🙂
I like the cookies and mug one the best…so cozy! And I’m rereading Small Steps too 🙂
Hi Colleen, it was cozy! It was what I wanted to do. Curl up on the couch with the goodies and read one of those books.
I do love Small Steps. Small does of daily spiritual goodness. 🙂
I agree with you! The bead picture is gorgeous! Although I can’t stop admiring your cookie making skills! Those things look perfect!
Your book collection rocks, you have a whole library of awesomeness in both your Lenten and other stack. Wonderful!
Love the photo quality on them all.
Thanks, Rebekah! I love those bead colors. As for the cookies, I love my little cookie scooper. (It looks like a mini ice cream scooper.) It makes my cookies much more uniform.
We actually have tons of books in our home. Like a ridiculous amount but Brian loves to read and actually gets through scores of books, unlike me.
Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by! 🙂
I want those cookies! Yum!
Hi Jessica, I’ll admit they were as yummy as they looked. Thanks for stopping by!
I love those bracelets! So pretty!
Thanks, Snarky! They are fun to wear too! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Piles of cookies! Piles of books! Two of my favorite things. 🙂 And the photo of the bracelets is really pretty.
Exactly, Cathy! It was a fun photoshoot. I’m so glad you stopped by. 🙂
I’m not the only one with half-eaten apples on my counter? I mean, they’re just going to keep eating it later…
Those beads are so pretty and colorful!
Hi Rosie, I was just happy they put it on the counter. Lately they’ve been returning their half eaten fruit back into the fruit bowl. LOL. Glad you enjoyed the photos and happy that you stopped by! 🙂
Gorgeous piles!! So pretty and neat. I am glad you provided the “update” though. I was starting to compare my piles to your piles and feeling pile inadequacy. 😉
Hi Micaela, “Pile inadequate” hahah! But I know what you mean! I look at some other blogs and have to force myself not to feel inadequate. We are only getting a sanitized glimpse. 😉
I love that there is even red in the “unairbrushed” one! The Ugandan bead shot is my favorite…but Ivan almost taste those cookies. Lovely job.
Correction -“I can almost taste those cookies.” Autocorrect strikes again…with the help of a cookie-seeker named Ivan…
Hi Abbey,
I could not stop giggling over cookie- seeker Ivan. You are so funny. 🙂 How many times has autocorrect done that to me! haha. Anyway, I’m glad you liked the photos. And thanks for stopping by and brightening my day. 😉
love the photos here. The cookies and cup are my favorites – I think –
all of them are fascinating. The bead bracelets are quite nice also.
Love to buy things from foreign countries, missionaries, and other worth-while fund raisers.