Checking the camera

I had a little Mis-hap with the Rebel tonight...Michael decided to turn the bubble gun on the camera when Momma wouldn't stop taking photos! UGH!! Thank goodness I had a filter on the lens...Bubble soap and glass don't go well together...I cleaned the camera up and wanted to see if it was working...KitCat was my photo subject...and everything seems to be working and the photo looks good!!

Puuuurfect!

Take a hint if you have a really nice lens and you really like it and you are able, PUT A FILTER ON IT!! It may just save your lens some day!!

I've really learned a lot in the last two weeks...Always make sure your camera batteries are CHARGED up, DON'T forget your Memory card and do USE a filter!

Bubbley kind of Night

After Supper Michael wanted to play with his bubbles...I agreed as long as he let me take photos and he said it's a deal!

I think this is one of the best photos I've taken of Michael so far with the Rebel! Maybe he should be upside down more often?

When I saw this on the computer I was like WOW!! The bubble is so clear and crisp, I love photos like this it makes playing with the camera so worth while!

A little texture, with a couple of bubbles and Michael's reflection! Oh and lets not forget the rainbow either!! LOL...

He is no longer known as Michael, I shall call him bubble HEAD!

Michael was getting a bit excited and fell on his behind...me being Mom I couldn't not take a photo of my son and his embarrassing moment!!

You just gotta love that face!!

Michael was catching bubbles so I could get photos...I wanted photos of free floating bubbles but he just didn't understand!

See Momma I caught it for you, take a picture!

Lots of bubbles!

Blow Michael Blow!!

While we were playing I looked up and the deer were walking across the driveway. I was really surprised they were up so close to the house as Michael and I were making a lot of noise. But then we received 2 inches of rain this afternoon in an hour and the bottom lands are a bit wet! They came up to higher ground to get dry and eat! That is why I love living out in the country, to be able to look down your driveway or out in your yard and see wildlife.

What can I find ~

I needed to get out of the house for a little bit yesterday evening so I grabbed the camera and tripod to see what I could find out in the pasture...

I did see a doe and her fawn and a lot of birds but wasn't able to get photos or at least any decent photos...Below are the only two photos that were really worth sharing...

This dragon fly loved the dead flower for some reason. He'd fly off but come right back. I hadn't seen one with this color wings and thought he was beautiful.

I loved this silver leaf sunflower but the wind was blowing and I just couldn't get a clear shot...sigh!!

4th of July ~ Digital Scrapbook Layout

Just a digital layout I worked on today.

I am so not in the mood to do scrapbook layouts but I need to do them. To me this is my legacy to my son and I want him to have these memory pages, not just the photos but the stories to go with them...

The items on this page can be found at these websites:

Scrapgirls.com (STI~freedom)

Digitalfreebies.com (retrodive~pursuit of happiness)

Scrappony.com

(I noticed a miss-spelled word in my journaling, Yikes! Wish adobe had spell-check, lol)

Photo Challenge ~ Texture

I really had a hard time with this challenge! Not so much finding a photo, as this I suppose to me is very easy...we have texture through out our life...you only need look down or up or to your left or right, there is texture every where...What my problem was, is taking 30 photos that I took and whittling them down to just a few...and it's hard when you like them all...So I got to thinking this is MY blog and I can post as many photos as I want!! So I did, lol...12 in fact!! Groan and Moan but I couldn't help myself....be thankful it wasn't all 30 of them, LOL...enjoy! I had a blast taking photos!!

Bubbles in the waves at the beach!

Rocks at the beach!

A windmill blade rusted and weathered!

Trees!

Hibiscus

Leaves!

A very Pink Rose bloom! No adjustments either, what you see is what you get!

Oh Helen dear this one is for you, it's a round bale (close up!)...LOL

A flower from the Aster family!

My shorts, lol...As we were riding in the truck I thought hey wait a minute there is some texture!! LOL silly me!

Shells we collected from our Visit to S. Padre Island!!

There were People at the RANCH!!

Yes Siree Bob there were people at the ranch and I have proof!! PHOTOS!! LOL...

I decided to stick around the ranch house and take photos today...actually FRED told me NOT to wander off as he would leave me, lol...

Michael's cousins, Xavier and Zack, stayed were their grandparents for a few days and Michael was just tickled to see the boys there!! They had so much FUN!!

Xavier!

Michael laughing at something!

Zack...he takes such good photos!! I want to borrow him, lol....

Grandma with the boys!

I think I shall call him Grumpy and take him home with me!! He will be my pet and I will feed him vegetables for dinner!! MWA!!

Blooms at the Ranch

We went over to Fred's parents ranch today and of course I took the camera, lol...

Below are some flowers/blooms that I took...and honestly I am going to be lazy tonight...

I am not going to tell you what they are, lol...I do know what some of them are and others I would have to look up...But I bet either my Mother or Sister could name them all...

So ladies GO FOR IT!! Name these blooms!! That is my challenge to you for the week!!

Oh and Helen this one is for YOU!! Thank you for being MY friend!! Hugs!!