I should have been working on valentines but decided photo therapy sounded soo much better...I wanted to get some color this evening...so tired of all the brown dreary crunchy stuff around here...I was outside setting up the tripod and my camera when my sister called to talk to our Mother...I had to practice a few shots to see what my settings needed to be....
Hello Mom....Hello Karen! 
Then I thought I would attempt the Jasmine...it smells so sweet! But just too darn windy out...ARGH!!
And this is what I actually wanted to photograph tonight...Huisache, pronounced "wee-sach" or "wee satch-eh," is a small tree or a large shrub, rarely more than 25 feet tall, with a spreading rounded or flattened crown. It's all over the place down here and considered a nuisance by ranchers!
This to me means spring is here as the Huisache is blooming...I'll try for more and better Macro photos when the wind isn't blowing so hard...and if you would like to read more about Huisache click here...It is really an interesting article and I even learned to spell it correctly, lol
As I was coming back up the driveway my sweet Julie bird had to come see what I was up too...
She's showing her age...and her filthy winter coat too...Carriage horse turned ranch horse...fat and sassy if you ask me...a wee bit spoilt too...as you can see there is NO grass so she gets her alfalfa cubes every day...soaked in warm water for a bit too soften them up...and I will tell you when a 1,000lb animal wants her alfalfa cubes you don't argue with her!!
Then here was Jakey waiting at the gate for me!!
There was some sweet alyssum blooming...more color!!
Ahh HA!! Then I found these two...lots of color here...and a bit of a sparkle in the eyes too!! Actually lots of fidgeting as they waited for me to get the settings right and take photos...Grammy is easy but the little imp on her lap is a PAIN!! He seems to have a tongue problem when I get the camera out...ha ha ha....so I told him to play puffer fish...then we had a cheek problems...I finally gave up but got one decent one!
3 comments:
Wonderful. The flowers are a hopeful sign of spring...I don't think you could take a bad picture of Jake, he's such a handsome guy. The horse shots are good too but your people photos are really something special. Your mom and Jake look so happy together and the shot of your mom on the phone really shows the character in her face. You know(snicker,snicker)there are all kinds of "rules" in photography; rule of thirds, horizons low and level, focus on the near eye and so on. I think we should all heed a new rule that from this point forward, ALL portraits of contemporary women should include a cell phone!
Sorry, guess I had Jake on the mind. I, of course, meant Michael...I'm tellin' ya, these senior moments are really happening all too often!
Beautiful photo of Michael and his Grammy! LOL to the puffer fish - I think you managed to catch him not looking too puffy!! Also love the photo of Jake - he's a beautiful dog.
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