A Sweet Woman For A Sweet Shot

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of participating in the local “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in Nashville.  What an experience!!!  There were over 15,000 walkers, all dressed in glorious shades of pink.  The group I walked with was from the Regional Intervention Program of Nashville.  We were known as “BFF ~ Breast Friends Forever”, pretty catchy if you ask me.

Anyway, as I was walking, and journaling the event with my camera (over 600 photos), I could not help but think of the women in my life who are breast cancer survivors.  My mom is a survivor, my next door neighbor is a survivor, and this wonderful woman below is a survivor. 

This woman below is a co-worker of mine, not only is she a survivor, but she is also an inspiration.  We have followed, supported and prayed with Gloria over this past year as she has gone through surgery, chemo and now radiation therapy. 

When I looked at this photo for the first time, I wondered what she was thinking.  I mean, here she was, amidst 15,000 people, but she was all alone with only her thoughts.  There is no way I can imagine what is going through her mind, but I will say this…

Gloria is my Sweet Shot Tuesday for this week.  A sweet shot, of one sweet and amazing woman!

Make sure you head over to Life with 3 Boybarians and check out the other sweet shots this week, and check out all the other entries!

Oh yeah, make sure you check out who won last weeks contest! Whoo Hoo!!!

Yours truly after the walk! 

See, real men can wear pink also!

 

 

 

 

Sweet Shot Tuesday, She’s Back

Yeah, Sweet Shot Tuesday is back, and I’m glad! ☺

Darcy took a month off to work on her 31 Days To A Better Photo project.  If you missed it, then you missed a wonderful opportunity to learn, share, and just have some fun with your camera.  Just click here, and you can find all 31 days in a nice little package!

For me, any day on the river, waiting for sunrise is a Sweet Shot!  This one was taken a few Saturdays ago on the Cumberland River in Nashville, and it is one of my favorites.  It still blows my mind that a mere 6 months ago, you could not even see the tops of the trees in the background because of the flood!

Anyway, Darcy, I’m glad you are back, and hope you have recovered from 31 Days!

Scary Sweet Sugar Free Pumpkin Cheesecake

 

Ingredients
Crust

1 cup ginger snaps1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

1/3 cup light butter, melted

 

Filling

3 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese

2 (8 ounce) packages reduced fat cream cheese

1 1/2 cups SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 pinch ground cloves

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

1/4 cup fat free half-and-half

3 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

 

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch spring form pan with baking spray. Set aside.
Mix crust ingredients together and firmly press onto bottom of prepared spring form pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Cool.

Blend together cream cheese, SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener, flour and spices on medium speed in an electric mixer until cream cheese is smooth and lump free. Scrape sides of bowl. Add pumpkin. Mix on medium speed until well blended. Scrape sides of bowl and mix until mixture is smooth and lump-free.

Turn mixer on low and slowly add half-and-half, eggs and vanilla. Blend until well mixed.

Pour over prepared crust. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 50-60 minutes or until center is slightly firm. Remove from oven and cool.

Nashville Photography Meet-up Group – Picnic In The Park

      

Saunders Ferry Park 10/16/10

    

Another weekend chasing the sun

No words this week, just photos! 

The skyline and moon shots are from the riverfront at 4:30 a.m. 

I had been watching our moon all week, just hoping things would line up, and they did! I think I like moon flare even better than sun flare. :~)

 

 

These other shots were made at a local park, just as the sun rose. 

So yes, I did get a few sunrise shots as well!

 

 

Sunrise On The River!

Isaiah 45:5-8

I am the LORD, and there is no other;
       apart from me there is no God.
       I will strengthen you,
       though you have not acknowledged me,

so that from the rising of the sun
       to the place of its setting
       men may know there is none besides me.
       I am the LORD, and there is no other.

I form the light and create darkness,
       I bring prosperity and create disaster;
       I, the LORD, do all these things.

"You heavens above, rain down righteousness;
       let the clouds shower it down.
       Let the earth open wide,
       let salvation spring up,
       let righteousness grow with it;
       I, the LORD, have created it.