Three holidays a year (Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veteran's Day) my town erects over twenty flags in rows in a small town park. The flags are loaned for the day by families bestowed with each flag upon the death of their loved one. It's a beautiful sight, both on a patriotic, as well as artistic level. I'm afraid I didn't do it justice, but hope you'll enjoy a bit of the beauty!
I was very excited to capture the above field of lupine, not far from my home. I even used my polarizing filter. Got home and uploaded to my camera and was so unimpressed with the colors in this shot. Turns out there are currently forest fires burning to the northwest of us in Canada. Many people across the state today saw the haze and could smell the smoke, and thought something nearby was on fire! People were even cautioned not to call the fire department unless they actually saw a fire of some sort! Fortunately the close-up shot of lupine came out much more brilliantly! Good luck with those fires, Quebec!
I spent quite a bit of time outside today trimming up bushes and shrubs. After snipping a forsythia branch, I was surprised to find it totally hollow! I grabbed the camera (and macro lens). Mind you, this branch is actually the thickness of a pencil. I wonder what caused this branch to become hollow?
I love hosta, mostly because it's so hardy and "idiot-proof"! I bought this hosta plant two weeks ago. It's been sitting in the garden bed ever since, in the plastic pot, still waiting for me to have time to plant it. With a three-day weekend in progress I hope to save some time to work in the garden.
As of tomorrow we'll have ten days of school left. Wow! This is the time of year when second graders, anxious about the end of one year and moving to a new school, begin to stretch their behavioral wings. Teachers need to be sharp as a...
Went out in the garden early this morning sporting the macro lens again. I think I'm going to like it!
Here are the first two posts using my new (used) macro lens (Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Lens). It's amazing the detail it picks up on these pansies. (Not sure what the spider thought, though.)
A local outdoor outfitter has lots of brightly colored kayaks in stock. How do you pick a favorite???
Today's capture was from a series of shots of my all-time favorite soda. My daughter picked out this view. When I asked her why she liked it best, she couldn't explain. It's kind of like why I love Dr. Pepper; not sure why- I just do!
My husband was given this Galileo thermometer years ago as a holiday gift. It consists of a sealed glass tube filled with water and floating bubbles. The bubbles are filled with a colored liquid, and tags hand from each denoting a particular temperature. As the room temperature changes, so does the density of the water, causing some bubbles to float, while others sink. The bubble that sinks the most denotes the current approximate temperature. It's a pretty ingenious little invention, and a lot of fun to photograph too!
I really enjoy shooting things up close. Have a (used) macro lens coming next week. I am really looking forward to even closer close-ups!
Honestly...this was a last minute shot tonight. I left for school at 7:30am., and due to a very long meeting, didn't get home until 7:30pm. tonight. My daughter loves pink- it's everywhere in her bedroom. Including this pink butterfly adorning her pink curtain, near her (you guessed it) pink wall.
Finally had time today to plant some pansies in my barrel planter. What a beautiful day to work outside!
As I was out mowing the lawn today, I noticed these interesting-looking cones forming on the red pine in our yard. Kind of looks like a small pineapple!
I sing with a local community chorus. We had our dress rehearsal tonight, with a performance both Saturday and Sunday. It's been a long week at school before even getting to rehearsal. Perhaps this portion of our lyrics should become my mantra!
The lilacs in our yard have bloomed a full two weeks ahead of the usual time of year. However, the blooms were much less robust than in years past. Could the warmer winter have made a difference?
This spring my daughter took up tennis for the first time- joined the high school tennis team. She inherited my 10 year old racquet...at least for her first season. Glad somebody's getting to play!
Drove down to the town wharf tonight in hopes of a pic of the day. After capturing these lobster traps...
along came what appeared to be the wharf mascot. Apparently as grizzly as the traps look... there's something mighty tasty inside!
It was cold and rainy here yesterday. Today is partly sunny, but windy! My daughter's hair is a testament to that fact!
I went to visit my mother today for an early Mother's Day lunch. While there, one of her cats, Mocha, decided to pose for some shots. I love his blue eyes!
I pulled this blue bracelet out the other day. I love the colors and patterns in the polymer clay beads! Thought it might be an interesting shot.
This bush was my third post back in January. I called it Unknown Bush. I now believe it must be in the azalea family, given the blossoms. Decided to try for an unusual angle today. What a difference a season makes!
Went outside this morning while the kids were at recess. Caught the sun peeking through one of the maple trees. The weather was just spectacular today!
A neighbor down the street has the most beautiful border along the edge of her property along the street. Tulips of every color imaginable line her front lawn! I can't imagine how long they took to plant!
So...funny story (not). I took a medical day off today for a mid-day doctor's appointment, and decided to finally get my '79 Bug inspected early this morning. (Everything was in order- it just needed an inspection.) On the way to the garage I got stopped due to... yes- no inspection. A bus load of local students drove by while I was pulled over. I'm sure many of them knew me! It passed inspection, however on the way home (being an older Bug), it blew a fuel line. I sat on the side of the road for an hour waiting to be towed. Given that it's an older Bug, it loses about one fuel line per year. My husband joked tonight that perhaps it should say "fuel EJECTION" on the back instead! Very possibly!
I tried for another "cow capture" today, with little success. (I really need to start thinking about a telephoto lens.) Then I saw this farm equipment sitting in a field across the road. It looked rather lonely, but certainly ready for haying come July!
I'm trying to get my 1979 Super Beetle back on the road for the summer. It's insured and registered. Just need to get it inspected and she'll be ready to go! Decided that it was such a nice day that it needed washing today. Maybe by this time next week I'll be tooling around town in it!
