Photo Challenge # 24 ~ Macro

This weeks photo challenge is MACRO....

Below are the best I could come up with...The wind has been blowing all week and I was not to pleased. I kept waiting for it to die down and I finally just gave up....

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From what I've seen so far there are some really fantastic photos!!

Just a few photos from the Yard...

I went outside today to get a photo of a Monarch butterfly and it seems the birds were enjoying themselves too...

Chipping Sparrow...

Be prepared to see a lot of photos of these as they love my feeders!

Caroline Wren (above and below)

These little wrens make me laugh, they are so nosey. Always checking things out. I've caught them in my stock trailer and today they were checking out the TV antenna.

A Monarch being attacked my another butterfly...

I love the monarch's but the only time I see them down here is when they are migrating...and the little butterfly was having none of this big guy invading his territory either...

Aransas Wildlife Refuge November 9 2008

I needed some Photo therapy so this past weekend Michael and I made a trip over to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell Texas...

We saw so much wildlife and had a beautiful day...Below are just a few photos...

Mom are you coming or what?

A view of Dagger Point.

A nine banded Armadillo.

A caterpillar but not sure what species, it is not in my books. Michael actually spotted it in the ground cover and it was tiny...My son has a good eye!

Great Blue Heron

A Great Egret

There were alligators all over the place...The area is in a drought and the water is drying up so the alligators are moving together in the few watering holes that are left...These two we spotted on the coastal canals on one of the walking trails...

Julia butterfly
This butterfly was fast and it was windy
So not to many great photos of her but
I had to show you the colors, beautiful!

Wild Turkey

If you click on the above photo you should be able to count approx. 24 alligators. This was taken at a place called Jones lake but what you see there is about all the water that is left. I was stunned at the amount of alligators in one spot...


LOL...Are you taking my photo? ARE YOU?

I'm outta here....The End!

There are a lot more photos on my flickr site...and after putting those up on flickr I noticed I missed a few, yikes, lol...

Wendy's flickr photos

I've also been trying to upload a slide show of Michael and what he was doing while I was taking photos but I haven't been able to get it to upload yet...so bare with me...

Have a wonderful week!

Outdoor Photographer Colors of Nature Photo Contest

I was reading my Outdoor Photographers magazine when I flipped a page and noticed an article for Natures Colors Photo Contest, YEA!! Right up my alley....

Prize money and cameras are to be given away...I can handle that!

Below are my submissions...I had a really hard time deciding what photos to enter...

I am posting these to get all my friends opinions on what they think?

Bluebonnet with morning dew.
Sulpher butterfly on a wild mum.

Argiope spider near the San Antonio River.

Those 3 were my first choices...Below are the runners up!

So what do you all think? Be honest...critique is what I want to hear...

If you would also like a chance to win click below.

Natures Colors Photo Contest by Outdoor Photographer magazine

Argh.......

Congratulations to the Democrats they did well...

I was asked this morning if I wanted to move to Mexico...Nope I think I'll just sit back and watch the clown show....lets see what the smooth talking car salesman can do...he's already fed us a line of crap....

Honestly what really bothers me is the people over in Iraq...I honestly feel sorry for them! They are the ones who will be hurt...just as their oppression is being lifted they are once again going to be slammed back into Hell!

My prayers are with everyone...May God Bless the U.S.A. and all their allies!

An Everyday's JOY is to see you SMILE ~ Digital

I was over at Scrapstreet.com this weekend browsing as it was Digital Scrapbooking Day Saturday and I found this little jewel of a quickpage by Jopke for free...I knew the minute I saw it what photos I wanted to add to it...

I love it and have the 8.5X11 page up on my computer screen and even Fred laughed when he saw it...Thank you Jopke!

This boy definitely brings me JOY when I see his smile!

It's always better when we are together ~ Hybrid layout

I was double dog dared to do a Hybrid layout by Ms. Karin M......and here it is!!!

See I ain't no wussy butt...I CAN DO IT!! LOL....

Now if I only had a better scanner, ugh!! The photo was edited, turned to Sepia coloring and a grunge frame added to it. I then found the antique digi frame and framed the photo..printed it all out and cut it out...Some of the words on the quote were done on transparency and then cut out...Others were stamped and I also used a template for one or two...The sparkly jewels are "say it in crystals" and I love them...

The journaling reads: When this photo was taken Dawn and I had known each other approx. 6 yrs. We both love horses and working with horses but had never rode together.

October 2007 El Dorado~Sonora Texas.

The Quote is a song by Jim Jackson...I had no clue what to use for a title or quote and then while riding in the truck listening to this song it hit me..."We are always better together"...it's a perfect description of Dawn and I...We Are Better Together...sigh...I miss you Dawn!!