Bits and Pieces

The Bits and Pieces Group encompasses those bits that do not really fit in to the other groups….

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Featured Work

Heb 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus by TREVOR IRWIN

Taken in city of London cemetery E12. I love cemeteries as they often hid beautiful works of art. I hope you like this. One thing Angels Are not is they are not redeemed. they look on us with great joy as we have been bought with a price, the blood of Jesus.They see the resurrection of Jesus from the dead as a great Victory . / We as Gods children do not look at the resurrection as just a victory, we have the victory and the power of that victory living in us each day. His life in us is what makes us different and superior to Angels. They are ministering agents to work with us and for us. And much more than this, but it would take all the page to share it here. All proceeds from sale of my art goes to Philadelphia Mission Charity, working with extreme poor, sick and disabled in isolated and rural village in Africa Please read my writing called Angels on Assignment. Donate some of your art and save a child’s life! I invite all to please visit my Mission Africa Charity website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/
Hey Handsome by BarbaraManis

My beautiful dog, Wringo! Taken with my Nikon D-80 18-135 mm lens.
Simple Beauty by Kasey Cline

It always amazes me how simple it is to find beauty in something. We are all like flowers, there is beauty in each and every one of us and sometimes it just takes some else to show us that beauty!!! / Straight from camera no post editing. One of my favorite flowers to photograph. They are so small but yet are so beautiful!!! Good things come in small packages!
Iris' Love by EmeraldSun

The beauty and softness of the lovely Iris comes alive to invite Spring into the Fresh, Crisp air-trying to win over the hearts of many with it’s lush, vibrant colors and perfume. The time will soon be a-new with the dance of Valentines drifting through the promising breezes. Iris’ love will spring forth in time for the celebration. Rendered from my Photo Stock of this last Spring here at home with MS PS Works and Bubble Works Layered in. Iris is waiting to be YOUR Valentine. LOL-enjoy!
Releasing Anger by Ann Palframan

As Is…image as taken. Water ripples reflecting red glass sutface (Canon S5 IS with Hoya diopters and 500w ext light: Exp time 0.002; F3.5, ISO 80) / “Holding anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” (The Buddha) /
Fire in the Sky by Iain Mavin

from my back door looking west
Fire by Rémi Bridot

Picture of Vexin
Silver Wings by Leena Hedman

Vintage silver butterfly pin / from Sara’s collection
Girls! by Karen Helgesen

Auntie Kelly kissing her brand new nephew, Thomas.
Ellis County Courthouse by Glenna Walker

The Ellis County Courthouse was built from architectural plans created by J. Riely Gordon. The building incorporates the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style originally created by Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson and made popular in Texas by J. Riely Gordon. For the Ellis County Courthouse Gordon used a floor-plan different from many other county courthouses in Texas of the same vintage. Many county courthouses built in this time period had intersecting halls on the first floor that created the rigidity required to support the weight of the district courtroom positioned near the middle of the building on the second floor. For the Ellis County Courthouse Gordon used a floor plan that provided an open space at the center of the building first surrounded by a staircase then surrounded by a gallery that provided access to offices and courtrooms. The large second-floor courtroom was pushed off to one side of the building so the center space was open all the way up to the clock tower. This open space at the center of the courthouse created a chimney effect. Cool air was drawn in through first floor windows toward the center of the building then straight up to the tower where hot air was exhausted out of the building. Besides the advantage of superior ventilation, Gordon’s design incorporated a circular form which worked well with the Romanesque Revival architectural style. Turrets containing spiral stairways and balconies incorporate readily with the circular form. The building is further enhanced by the use of stone of contrasting colors. From the building’s base first gray and then pink granite are used. Red Pecos sandstone is used for accent, and cream colored sandstone is also used sparingly on a few stringcourses. Ellis County’s courthouse is without a doubt one of the grandest old county courthouses in the Southwest. To make it even more interesting the county recently spent about eleven million dollars restoring the building. After years of restoration work, the courthouse was reopened in the fall of 2002. The restoration was so detailed that they matched the colors of the interior to those used when the building was originally built, and the county bought red sandstone for repairs from the same query that produced the stone used for construction in 1895. This is truly a good time to go see the Ellis County Courthouse! Submitted for the Architecture Challenge in the Redfield Plugins Group.

Recent Work

A Battle Almost Lost by pene

One of the pics I did for the Little Things – Gummy Lollies challenge.
Winter Of The Soul by Joanne Bradley

Taken on the hill at Oka High School at Oka, Quebec CANADA on Dec. 31st/08, New Year’s Eve. For some reason this image resonates the most with me. It strongly exemplifies the open space, the cold, and solitude of winter in my country but shows the hope and warmth of the sun as it crosses the northern sky. Off in the distance you can just make out at the horizon, the sunlight glinting off the water of the Lake of Two Mountains.
Drifwood and Stones by Richard George

The interesting things you find on a walk on the beach… Olympus SP510 / ISO auto / Exp auto / p/w elements6
Reaching for the SUN by Freelancer

Let the Sun shine! / Let it release BEAUTY in YOU:) / / Another similar: /
2 Tiny Santas by judygal

I couldn’t resist this photo of my Son and his beautiful twins David and Charlottle all dressed up in their little Santa outfits on Christmas day. This year year was really special as it was their first Christmas and my first as a Nanna too.
Sea Life by reflector

Some very textural rocks with all kinds of little shells, seaweed and sea life living on and amongst them at Merewether Beach in New South Wales, Australia.
"Dead Line" by Bradley Shawn Rabon

I have always been enamoured with the brightly lit phone box in the small Nottinghamshire village of Upton, and recently decided to photograph it after dusk. I was very pleased with the results, getting the shots I had wanted to take for so long. Just before leaving however, I wondered what the phone box looked like up close. I took a few shots of the inside, covered in cobwebs. I guess it hasn’t been used in a long time, but it still stands as an icon of British life and history. Canon EOS-1Ds Mark ll / 45mm TS-E lens (Tilt-Shift) / f/3.2 / 1/8 / ISO 400
Lady Trapeze by Cheryl DeLong

Art created with Photoshop and the stock images below: Suspense___11_by_mjranum_stock / Crown_Nebula_Stock_by_Moonchilde_Stock
What is it? by Yool

As is fuji finepix S5800 Upload for challenge no need to comment :)) / /
Trumpet by Christian Zammit

Shot taken at the feast of St Nicholas in Siggiewi, Malta. / Band was taken part in this major event. / Canon EOS 400D This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery / Monthly Journals /

Featured Members

About This Group

SHINING STAR OF THE WEEK
PETALS – ARTIST: JANEYMAC

PETALS IS DEDICATED TO MARGARET, JANE’S COUSIN WHO PASSED ON
TODAY…

JANE’S TRIBUTE TO DEAR MARGARET

DEAR MARGARET…MY TEARS ARE FALLING LIKE RAIN
ALTHOUGH IN MY HEART I KNOW YOU HAVE REACHED A HIGHER PLAIN
YOU ARE MY COUSIN BUT TRULY A SISTER IN MY HEART
TREATED ME AS A SISTER FROM THE START
I KNOW YOU ARE IN A HAPPY PLACE
I CLOSE MY EYES AND SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE
I WILL MISS HEARING YOUR VOICE OF GOLD
AND WILL REMEMBER IT UNTIL I GROW OLD
ROBERT AND THE CHILDREN WILL MISS YOU EVERY DAY
THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY
BUT THEY LIKE I KNOW YOU ARE NOW WATCHING US FROM ABOVE
SMILING DOWN AND FILLING US WITH LOVE
SO I LOOK UP AT THE HEAVENS AND BLOW YOU A KISS
KNOWING YOU ARE NOW LIVING I HEAVENLY BLISS
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JANE XOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXXO

SHINING STAR OF THE WEEK
I SHOULDN’T – AUTHOR: KEITH WILLIAMS

I SHOULDN’T

I know i shouldn’t
i can’t resist
just one kiss
i know it may lead to something else
that’s the chance i’m willing to take
i hope this isn’t a mistake
i know i shouldn’t
nibble right there
run my fingers through your hair
do i dare
touch you where you lose control
i know i shouldn’t
i can’t resist
stop my hands from grabbing your hips
my lips from licking your tits
sliding right in
grinding, over and over again
i know i shouldn’t
you feel so good
the way you moved your body
told me you understood
the way you sunk your nails into my back
said things i can never say
your warmth as we lay
comforts me
so much i fall asleep
with one eye open
in case you want to get real deep
into a sensual type of love
that we’ve been dreaming of
i know i shouldn’t
i can’t resist
come here baby!
just one more kiss

NOW ABOUT THIS GROUP

The Bits and Pieces Group although we initially started out accepting pieces of art
and writings that did not fit into any other Groups….we have grown and now feel
that we will accept any art and writings as long as they meet the Group’s guidelines
and are accepting “bits and pieces” that have been accepted by other Groups…

..for people new to writing… and anything else they may need a hand with….......where novices can post without feeling self conscious …..

.....a place where everyone with a love for expressions can meet and greet…...and say…”.Hey….....how can I finish this off..”

Or where ones upload has been exceeded….and a refuge is needed until they can post again….

This is just a “Pub on the Corner” type place…....

....we like to think of it as “BIPS” where our beeps of imagination become beautiful songs!

Is yours the next Masterpiece?
The voice that speaks to hearts?
An escape to moments of harmony?

you’ll never know until you’ve tried!

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