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Uploaded: 12/02/12 4:58 AM GMT
UNWIND!!!
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Have you been anywhere near a mall or shopping center or even just out and about in city traffic this weekend? I have. I spent the day with my daughter driving all around the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, USA) looking for stuff for the holidays. We did try to go to one of the malls, but absolutely COULD NOT find a place to park in the many acres of parking lot. Whew! Thank goodness for small favors, because the freeway traffic was enough lunacy for me!! So, if your having a tough weekend, stay home, round up a few close friends, some good food and your favorite beverage, blast some of your best tunes, put on your stocking cap and mittens and pull up some lawn chairs around the huge bonfire you've built in the middle of your snowy yard and UNWIND!!! Protect what's left of your sanity. Skip the stress of shopping because your family will enjoy your company so much more during the holidays if you're not wigged out from fist fighting a complete stranger for the last Dora the Explorer doll!***Thanks for viewing and any comments are greatly appreciated.

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.mesmerized
12/02/12 5:19 AM GMT
Sounds like you had one heck of a day, Tina...glad you're able to unwind now...very cool textures and shadows in this one...easy on the eyes and just what the stressed shopper needs to soothe those rattled nerves...as for me, haven't been anywhere near those malls...yet.
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::LakeMichigan
12/02/12 5:35 AM GMT
Your good eye is showing again , Tina. This has wonderful shadows and textures. I about have my shopping done . I have been able to do most of it on line. Trying to avoid those crazy malls.
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I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice. ~ Linda McCartney ~
::stonewolff
12/02/12 5:36 AM GMT
I like this a lot my Friend. The textures and details are cool. There is a great deal to see with so many shapes and color tones. I also think it is a good representation of your feelings as you created this expressive piece.
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::Dunstickin
12/02/12 8:27 AM GMT
Good textures here!....make a grand background!
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::LynEve
12/02/12 11:45 AM GMT
No snow and so no bonfire here - summer started yesterday but otherwise excellent advice !
Love the shadow of the spring which looks so much more relaxed than the actual article.
Ceative and thought provoking :)
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My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust
::Fifthbeatle
12/02/12 1:21 PM GMT
Eye catching shadows, T! It appears that you are never far from your camera... good job!

My shopping is done. I just go to a site called 'Appropriate Gifts for women over 30' type in my price range and hit send. They do the rest.

Just spreading the JOY.
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.rvdb
12/02/12 2:19 PM GMT
Sounds like a bad Mall day Tina like the picture my kinda image nice one.

Rob
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The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB
::cynlee
12/02/12 3:12 PM GMT
Neat capture of the shadow of the spring. Must have drawn your eye immediately. Thanks for the great advice too. You are absolutely right. That why I get my shopping done before Thanksgiving and do it online. lol
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.Jimbobedsel
12/02/12 4:43 PM GMT
I do all my shopping on Christmas Eve. Seems more like Christmas shopping that way. Cool shot, Tina.
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.Heroictitof
12/02/12 5:39 PM GMT
This photo is very creative. The less we use, the more we get (in photography) !!
Great textures and contrast !!
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Visit my gallery, there's always something new from France !!
.Flmngseabass
12/02/12 6:31 PM GMT
Outstanding image Tina!!! Great eye and thanks for sharing:):)
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::nanadoo
12/02/12 8:19 PM GMT
Great shot!!!
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.Sinestro
12/03/12 12:14 AM GMT
I refuse to Approach shopping Centers and Malls anytime between Thanksgiving and New Years, personally... and Have frequented the Smaller businesses for the Last 25 years, or So! Nevertheless, your Practices have Granted us the Boon of this Composition, which is a Plus!! Nice work with the Textures and Shadows, Tina!!
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.WmC
12/04/12 6:49 PM GMT
Very good advice. I think I will take it.
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William
.Tedi
12/05/12 3:00 PM GMT
Unusual and interesting, somehow attractive. I love it.
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.icedancer
12/07/12 2:32 AM GMT
Really a unique posting, now that will take a lot of unwinding, lol. Great lighting and shadows
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Have a Sunny Day

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