Photo Challenge # 3 ~ 5 ~

This week on our photo challenge blog the challenge was

5

Five of anything, everything and something...Here are a few photos I took in the past few days...

This was a bit of a challenge and that is the whole idea, leave your comfort zone, use your immigination, be creative....

Have you ever tried to round up five Geckos? LOL...it is more a waiting game...Please little Geckos do you think you could kind of group together, NOT!!

Well there is a ' 5 ' on one of the signs, lol...

The "FAB 5"....Michael's favorite stuffed critters.

5 granite bricks

5 rambuctious boys!

5 bright pink toe nails!!

(ahh those are Ms. Shirlies toes, she wanted to see them on the internet, lol. I am not brave enough to wear bright pink nail polish or put a photo of my toes on the internet!!)

5 refreshing drinks on a HOT day!

Lunch with Daddy!

Fred was working on a well at a ranch just down the road from us. So I took him and Trey lunch and Michael was just tickled. He got to see Daddy work and eat lunch with him.

You don't think Michael is a Daddies boy do you?

This is a hydraulic Swabbing unit. When a gas or oil well is having problems they bring in a swabbing unit to swab and hopefully bring the pressure up...there is a bit more to it than that but consider this the condensed version, lol.....

Trey has to climb up on the wells tree and change out the cups and such...Trey is afraid of heights too, lol...Too me this isn't very high but to Trey it could be the Empire state building...don't look down Trey!!

On our way out the of the ranch I spied a road runner...We got a quick look and I got a blurry photo!

Do you see him? Niether did we, lol...he was gone in a Flash!

At the Park with " 6 " boys!

After story time Shirley (with two grandchildren), Penny (with 3 grandchildren) and Me (with Michael) took the boys to the Park to play...They had a blast!

Jordan and Michael at the top of the climbing rock!

Michael, Jordan and Bobby on the climbing rock.

Jordan and Michael with Polka dots all over them...lol

What do you hear Kaden?

Let me see if I can name them all...

Bobby, Toby, Jordan, Nicholas, Michael & Kaden!

Yes I did it!!

Nature walk in the woods...

I decided to escape tonight after dinner. I grabbed the camera and tripod and took off for a walk out in the woods to see what I could find.

My girl Julie was out there...of course trying to get her to pose was impossible so what you see is what I got, lol...I spooked her and as soon as I took this photo she galloped straight back to the house, she's a wuss!

I was looking at the clouds and thought what is that? Duh me it's smoke from a fire. Not sure what type of fire. It's HOT, DRY and WINDY so not a good thing but it seems it was put out before too long as the smoke dissapated soon after I took the photo.

I found a butterfly tree, lol...I actually found a tree that was blooming and there were quiet a few butterflies fluttering around eating nector.

There were Cardinals all over the place.

I then looked up and saw the moon and thought hmmm wonder what that will look like, lol...

As I stood there watching the birds I also noticed some deer a little ways off...I honestly believed they would see me or hear my camera go off and scatter...but No they continued walking right around me. I was up-wind so they couldn't smell me, still not sure why they didn't see me or hear the camera...This doe looked right at me several times and just continued browsing. I was afraid to move too much and I didn't have the camera adjusted for the best exposure and I also had my 75-300mm telephoto lens on it too, ugh!! But I enjoyed watching the deer and laughing to myself at how stupid they were in not knowing I was standing right there...

On my return to the house I noticed this little hummingbird sitting in the Crepe Myrtle and I thought what the hay...Not a great photo but loved the colors...

That was my nature walk...I saw more than I thought I would and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Playing with Macro

I am supposed to be scrapbooking today but I just couldn't get in the mood. So I decided to play with two different lenses and see which one I liked best for Macro exposures. I honestly didn't care for either one but until I can get a Macro lens one of these will have to do...

The photos below were taken with a Canon EF 28-105mm lens.

I loved the different textures of this photo.

Green Clearwing dragonfly

Paper Wasp on Milkweed

The exposures below were taken with the Canon EF S 18-55mm lens that came with the camera

Green Clearwing Dragonfly again

Crepe Myrtle

Widow Dragon fly

Same Dragon fly as above just different point of view

Jumping Spider

Red Wasp on Milk weed

And even after all these photos I still can't decide, they both do about the same, lol...Back to the drawing board!

Visiting...

I was tired of sitting here at the house today so we decided to go try out Aunt D and Uncle L's pool. It was a HOT day and a good day for a soak. Afterwards Grandma C came home from work and we went over to visit with her for a bit...Of course I had the camera with me and had to play!

Can you tell the wind was blowing...and Michael looks a wee bit tired from swimming too!

Awww...Grandma C and Michael having a good time!

I put more photos up on my flickr site...

UGH!!

Okay so here I am...I have my tripod and I am sitting in the back of the truck attempting to get some photos of hummingbirds. Yes I am still trying for that perfect hummingbird photo. When along comes the...

COWS!

Then my dear sweet BOY!!

Then nosey JULIE decides to come see what I am doing...

I gave up, it just wasn't meant to be...

I looked at the sky...

A storm had just swung by and left us no rain, grr...but the clouds were pretty...

I had some beautiful cloud photos but decided not to bore you to death so I just put the one with the prettiest colors up...

So how was your evening? LOL...

A few forgotten photos...

I pulled the memory card out of my camera tonight and what a pleasant surprise...Some photos of Michael, Jake and I that I took the other night, lol. I completely forgot I had these...I purchased a radio remote shutter release and wanted to see how well it did...Other than us posing in the messiest part of the house I didn't think it came out too bad...I know Helen will like them lol...she is always after me for photos of myself...Now her wish is a do able one!!

I love the expression on Michaels face and of course Jake the lover boy trying to get some Sugar! and me trying not to laugh!

Ahh Me and my Boy!! Who looks as though he is pouting, lol

A mum in the garden.

The toads have moved into the planters on the porch.

~ Michael is registered for School ~

I have to confess...I really thought I could tough this out...My little M.A.N., my little buddy is off to school this fall and I really, honestly thought I can handle this...I mean I would see other Mothers Sob when their child's first day of school came and I would think what is the big deal. It's not like they are leaving home they are just going to school for the day. But I have come to realize it is a Big deal, not that they are starting school but because they are growing up. As Mothers we see this first day at School not as just a day away from home but as our children moving on in life. We are no longer the center of their attention. I really thought I could handle this I mean I had the little guy at home with a midwife and didn't make a peep...grinned and bared it all...Now my little guy is starting school and I am thinking oh MY!! He's not my little guy anymore, oh he is in my heart but it's time to let him go, time to let him grow! I wanted to share a few photos of Michael when he first blessed us with his presence and also since Fathers day is coming I thought I would throw a picture of proud Daddy in here too...It's hard to believe our son is almost 5 and will be starting school. A new chapter begins in our life ~

Michael is about 2 weeks old here and telling Daddy a story, lol. He still tells us stories, only now we can understand him, lol!

My favorite photo of my little sunshine...Aren't they the the most precious thing when they sleep...

And now look at him, Ekkk...Driving tractors!!

Just wish I had had the Rebel camera when he was little but alas you can't go back, Only forward! I am thankful he's happy and growing and soon to start out on his journey into the Big Wide World!! I'm looking forward to our new adventures and feel much better now that I confessed, lol....Hope you all forgive me!!