Several months ago one of my blog followers suggested I try some night shots. Specifically of a bridge I had taken a daytime shot of. I’ve been waiting to get a new tripod to make the job easier…I got tired of waiting. So, Maha, these shots were taken with you in mind. I hope you enjoy them.
Some shots had cars going through them. All you can see are the lights…so they’re like ghost vehicles.
This was a shot at the local airport.
Don’t ask me why….I couldn’t say.
So much good food…..in vivid array.
Veggies, cilantro all so fresh….packing a crunch.
Why is it then….it’s cookies I want to munch???
When I dropped Nicole off at her school for a meeting the other day, I headed out for a drive in a direction I’ve never gone before. I saw lots of interesting things.
They have some really beautiful landscaping outside of several of the new neighborhoods.
Such an unusual color on this cactus.
So here’s what I was wondering while I was wandering….which do you prefer….real or Memorex?
Just wandering….
This is my nephew, Julian. He’s such a hoot!! I can’t even tell you all the funny stuff he comes up with. He has an unusually dry and sophisticated sense of humor for someone his age. He also is autistic, but has been so blessed. He’s mainstreamed at school and will begin the sixth grade this coming year.
He’s a mean bowler on the Wii and has tournaments with his Aunt Jodie every time she’s in town.
This is my grandnephew, John Taylor. He has a smile as big as all outdoors on his face every time I see him. It just lights up a room. He’s not as outspoken as Julian is, but he’s making headway everyday. He’s also autistic.
He’s quite happy playing alone and loves being outside.
This is Jayden. He’s John Taylor’s younger brother. He is such a ball of fire. Once he got walking down, there’s been no stopping him. He tends to be a little shy and he’s still pretty young. He’s also autistic.
He’s just like any other little boy in so many ways.
Our family is blessed with so many unique and one-of-a-kind children. We are a big, warm, loving and accepting family. We realize it takes more than just parents to raise children in this day and age. All these young men are special and wonderful in their own way and have enriched all our lives tremendously.
We’re having some lovely weather today….anything different this time of year is a treat.
My grandson, Joseph, is just hanging with Grandma Nancy today.
I’ll take swim….swimming that is. Today we’re off to go swimming at Lisa’s.
Hope you’re all out enjoying your summer too!
I apologize for the photos before I even post them….they’re not the best. I took most of them out of my back door directly into the sunlight.
My Pop gave me this really neat seat he made for my hummingbirds. He has one in his yard and when Lisa and I admired it, he made one for each of us. Today I quickly shot some pix of what I believe to be a momma hummingbird and her baby sitting on it.
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Thanks, Pop, for the swing…I’m really enjoying watching the hummers enjoying it.
The baby Curve-billed Thrasher is venturing out and about the yard today.
I don’t like to get too close to him and freak the parents out. They are both very attentive and keep watchful eyes on him.
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It was comical watching him get up into this pine tree, but now that he’s here he seems content to stay. I’ll need to keep an eye out for the roadrunner when he gets home. This guy is still small enough to be fair game for the roadrunner. But in this case, given the chance I will tip the scales in the favor of the baby.
Sometimes my had reaches for pen and paper, remembering with fondness the love I have always had for putting word to page. The hours spent pouring my thoughts and feelings out upon the paper, expressing a full rainbow of emotions…teardrops sometimes smearing the ink. But before long the stiffness of my fingers and the cramp of my hand remind me of my lost agility. It’s not the same typing it out on a keyboard…. then I seem to have lost the agility of my mind also.
So scribble if I must, I will still reach for pen and paper…my hand itching to pull the words from my mind and leave them on the page.
Quotes:
“Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.” Gao Xingjian
I went on a scavenger hunt recently. I found lots of things…
But what I didn’t find was you….Tracy. We miss you and know you’re doing good things for your momma, but we can’t wait for you to get back home.
While driving down the freeway yesterday, we came up behind this truck and trailer. I loved the name on the trailer…Wells Cargo. Cute, huh? Then at the same time, Greg and I decided it looked like it had antlers.
This is one of those Road Photography shots that Tracy talks about….taken from a moving vehicle….through a dirty windshield….in a hurry….’nuff said.
When my camera lens grows up, this is what it wants to be…
My brother (see Guest Photographer ), Glen recently celebrated a birthday and is looking at retiring soon and as we all know, Father’s Day is coming up so….he purchased some new toys.
He’s getting ready to go on a trip to Sweden and is looking forward to lots of relaxing time taking pictures. I think he has most everything he needs….except now he’s looking for a bigger camera bag….he’s outgrown the last one. :)
I just love playing around with macro photography…
Up close and personal can be fun….in so many things we do in life.
This is the doorway to my dentist’s office. I had to have a cleaning done on Tuesday. I have a very painful history with dentists in my past, but have found a place I can feel comfortable and safe.
As you can see from my x-rays, I have several fillings….from my misspent youth and courtesy of several military dentists. Don’t get me wrong, I love and appreciate the military, but where military dentist and children are concerned…not such a good mix.
As hard as I try not to, I still find my palms sweating and my hands clinching into fists. I have to talk myself down and remember things are better now. I’ve made sure Nicole has good memories of her trips to the dentist. She’s seen this dentist since she was three or four years old. The office is like a second home to her and it’s never a problem to get her to go. I really appreciate professionals who understand the importance of being compassionate and understanding with children in order to establish that life-long relationship.
Thank you Dr. Noelck!!!
On Memorial Day, Nicole and I went to the cemetery to leave a small token for my first born son. It is always a sad time for us. It’s thinking of what might have been. I don’t believe James Paul is still there to talk to, but somehow find comfort in doing so. He’s always very close to me…in my heart and thoughts.
This statue sits in the middle of the children’s section of the cemetery. I think it’s quite beautiful.
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” ~Michelangelo
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
~ by Antoine De Saint-Exupery ~
In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.
~ by Janos Arany ~
I know…..I have an ongoing battle with the gophers, but these little guys are just too fun to watch to try and get rid of. I’m sure they are the ones who ate all the leaf lettuce from my garden, but what can you do? At least one of them is a momma and seems to be supporting a litter.
One of them got really brave or stupid – depending on your outlook – and came up on the porch. They are what I call ground squirrels, but I’m not sure I know my head from a hole in the ground….and they do make holes in the ground….lots of them.
Millie (aka “The Dog”), finally found something smaller than her that she can chase and bark at. She cornered one behind a container of garden soil and I had to call her off. I’m not sure she would actually ever catch one, but I don’t want to find out.
Anyway, Nicole and I are enjoying watching them play around in the yard. I’m sure soon they’ll get tired of all the activity and move on to quieter pastures.
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