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Tuesday
Jul062010

best face forward

When you're open to seeing the good, it will reveal itself.

What a delight to look up from putting away pots and pans in the bottom cupboard, to find this smiling face looking at me.

I enourage you today to put a smile on. You never know who or what might smile back. Of course, we'd love to see anything you'd like to share that gives you a grin.

Reader Comments (32)

so cute.
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commentersarah b.
Oh..I think this'll make you smile:
http://visionandverb.com/2010/07/working-girl/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie
Very cute! I love finding these sneaky creatures in unexpected places. I found this guy sitting atop the tractor at a hayride last October.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdscottphoto/4767676690/

And then I found this little bird while making breakfast...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdscottphoto/4666117038/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCDScott
gorgeous face!

smiling faces can be found in the most unlikely of places.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4767676940/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterxanthe
I love looking for smiles in uncommon places! Here's one from my archives:
http://www.modobjectathome.com/2009/11/morning-smile.html

And one from the bathroom:
http://www.modobjectathome.com/2010/03/bathroom-smiles.html
love this post! here's an unexpected smile i didn't expect to get. I was shooting grass for picture spring, laying flat out and low to the ground. the next thing I knew, my dog Major was about to run me over! This is what happened instead:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46922592@N00/4533585746/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commentersoupatraveler
so fun!

this guy and i have a little thing going:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/4646837717/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlucy
I have only some wipeout photos today that I posted on your site yesterday. It makes me both smile and cringe at the same time.

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/07/love-the-wipeout-moments/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPuna
This guy has stolen my heart and makes me smile every day:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlbones/4767360325/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterShelby
Perfect post for back to work after a holiday weekend.
I love happy faces in un expected places.
SMILE....http://www.flickr.com/photos/_nikkole/4599271253/in/pool-facesinplaces
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenternikkole
This definitely made me smile. I love uncanny moments in life like this where you can't help but forget about the crap that makes your forehead furrow because something so silly makes you crack a smile.

Just like I love seeing my husband in a cat costume. Who doesn't?

http://www.cabinfeververmont.com
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJen at Cabin Fever
What an awesome picture. I love it when things smile at me.

I'm going to be extra aware and see what I can stumble across.

Smiles to all of you lovely ladies!
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMary
Cute face! I love it!

I saw a face with my glasses and photo album - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbanthology/4701724400/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterkristen marie
love that you saw the smile in the bowl of grapes...such a neat picture!
here's mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8888946@N08/4619022752/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterjenny modesitt
When I read this post it made me instantly think of this little guy...
http://www.momshots.com/what-makes-you-smile/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJessica
that's too funny :-)
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBine
This is adorable!
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCatina
i love it! adorable!

this was my little smiley from over the weekend...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wantuhere/4766081839/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeidi
Beautifully seen.
I caught a smile that took my breath away just last week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4768937922/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterdamiec
Big grin (taken years ago - but still makes me, well, you know - smile):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/2281781950/in/photostream/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKathleen
Fun post!!! I love that smiling bowl.

Here's a smile created in my back yard:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4540867708/

Or the blog post from a "smile" photo challenge:
http://6riddles.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/photo-challenge-smile/

I've enjoyed checking out everyone's smiles today :)
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterVictoria
Love that shot! And wow, you managed to get the reflection blocking you! I still love this face I found on the back of a building: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/4617805268/in/set-72157622994428533/
July 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTrude
So fun :) all of these have put a smile on my face :)

These... http://www.flickr.com/photos/30297021@N02/4758921783/ always make me think of little grins...
My nieces smile when she discovered the delights of rural living.

http://humbirdhum.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/pure-joy/
July 7, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterhumbird
Tracey. Too funny that you post this today. Yesterday, look what was peeping out of my vase of daisies.
By the way, I love the summer pictures photo class! http://www.flickr.com/photos/27915604@N00/4764107310/in/photostream/
July 7, 2010 | Unregistered Commentertallgirl
love it! today my daughter handed me a rock with a smiley face on it and i totally thought of this post.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31417716@N00/4773433274/
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