Barefoot Books- LadyD: January 2014

Bicycles By The Pier

I was thinking of the lyrics to this popular song when I came upon these bikes at the Oceanside Pier...

"I don't care how you get here, get here if you can."

If you look closely, you can see names etched in the wood railings. Have you ever carved your name on a tree? I've posted a YouTube music video and I was wondering, are you familiar with the song?

Lyrics: Get Here (If You Can)

You can reach me by railway
You can reach me by trailway
You can reach me on an airplane
You can reach me with your mind

You can reach me by a caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

You can reach me by sailboat
Climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Take a sled and slide down the slope
Into these arms of mine

You can jump on a speedy colt
Cross the border in a blaze of hope
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

There are hills and mountains between us

Always something to get over
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
I need you closer

You can windsurf into my life
Take me up on a carpet ride
You can make it in a big balloon
But you better make it soon

You can reach me by caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

I don't care, I don't care
I need you right here, right now
I need you right here, right now, right by my side

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah

Yeah yeah, oh
I don't care how you get here
Get here if you can

Photos for Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday

Here I can see both colored bikes from the original photo.

Even though the red color is predominant, I can still see the blue colored bike as well.

photo editing of two bicycles at the pier

Same photo as above but with a paint texture and hard light effect to produce a dominant orange color.

Piano and Guitar Chords

“Get Here”
Originally Recorded By Oleta Adams

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com

                    Dadd9                        A/C#     F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway
                       Bm7                Bm7add4/E              F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can reach me on an airplane, you can reach me with your mind
                    Dadd9                             A/C#      F#m
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
        Bm7                          Bm7add4/E           A-Asus4-A-Asus4-A
I don't care how you get here, just  get here if you can



                    Dadd9                            A/C#         F#m
You can reach me by sailboat, climb a tree and swing rope to rope
                Bm7             Bm7add4/E              F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
Take a sled and slide down slow, into these arms of mine
                  Dadd9                              A/C#           F#m
You can jump on a speedy colt, cross the border in a blaze of hope
        Bm7                            Bm7add4/E           A
I don't care how you get here, just   get here if you can



          G/B       A/C#      Dmaj7         E7/D 
There are hills and mountains between us
                        C#m7  
Always something to get over
E      F#m         F#m/E               Dmaj7
  If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7                   Bm7add4/E
        I need you closer



solo op couplet



          G/B       A/C#      Dmaj7         E7/D 
There are hills and mountains between us
                        C#m7
Always something to get over
E      F#m         F#m/E               Dmaj7
  If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7                   Bm7add4/E
        I need you closer



                    Dadd9                        A/C#     F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can windsurf into my life, take me up on a carpet ride
                     Bm7                 Bm7add4/E       F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can make it in a big balloon, but you better make it soon
                    Dadd9                             A/C#       F#m7
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
        Bm7                          Bm7add4/E       Dmaj7 - A/C#  
I don't care how you get here, just  get here if you can
A             Bm7            Esus4 
I don't care, I dont care, I need you right here right now
Dadd9                                         A/C#                   A
I need you right here, right now, right by my side (yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah)

Bm7 – Esus4 


| D/F# - D/F# | A/C# - A |  


        Bm7                         Bm7add4/E                   A
I don't care how you get here, just             get here if you can

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

Bugs on the Wall

A Bug's Life

One of the Sunday School rooms has a bug theme on the wall. I love the artwork in this classroom.

Photos for Sally's meme, Blue Monday

The painted blue sky with puffy white clouds adds a cute dimension. I read somewhere that if you paint the ceiling the same color as the wall, visually you create a larger room. I like the idea.

Our church was so fortunate to hire a professional artist, Anna Parker who paints beautiful murals. For more information, visit her website http://muralistsandiego.com/

This is such a happy bug! So cute and inspiring artwork on the wall, for the children to learn new things. Back in 2010 I wrote a post, Green Elephants Garden Sculptures and really didn't know what I was doing on blogger. My photos were so small and yet it was these particular garden sculptures that were often pinned on Pinterest from my blog.

Photo Editing for Mandarin Orange Monday

By the way, you may want to stop by Lori's blog (our hostess) and wish her an early "Happy B'day"!

1. Original photo

2. Color Boost
3. Overlay
4. Blue Green Paint 110%

I have fond memories of my son at an early age, and now my 4 grandsons collecting bugs... yes, and eating them, too! Is it the same with you?

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

Kayaks and Lifeguard Tower

Day At La Jolla Cove

Towards the end of our Christmas break, my husband and I ventured south to La Jolla, California. It was at the La Jolla Cove where we spotted the many kayakers (one in blue) with their hats, jackets and these two ladies swimming without a wet suit, using the blue fins. I love the different shades of blue in the water from our beautiful Pacific Ocean. Do you have coves, caves or lifeguard towers nearby?

Photos for Blue Monday, hosted by Sally.

Photo Editing Steps for MOM

1. Original photo of lifeguard tower at La Jolla Cove.

2. Lifeguard tower cropped. See tiny boat on left hand side.

3. Water texture added to photo. Love this!

4. Paint texture with hard light blend. Boat in l.h. corner and beach towel remains. (Yay!)

Photo for Mandarin Orange Monday, hosted by Lori.

If you're interested in purchasing a book that includes the sounds of surf, click on the picture below, "Book Review: Surf Angel" An adorable picture book we gave to our granddaughter. It was a pleasure meeting the author.

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