“Chance Playing In The Water” July 14, 2010
“Sunflowers” August 04, 2010
“Fall Colors” September 22, 2010
“Olivia’s Fish Face” October 09, 2010
“Eagles In The Field” November 28, 2010
“Waiting” December 30, 2010
Well I think that these twelve photos pretty much showcase the things I like to photograph. Now to pick my favorite one for Sunday Stills:)
The Sunday Stills Challenge next Sunday is your best shot of 2010. To help me get to the challenge I have been going through all my photo archives and picking my favorite shot each month..it is really hard to do.
“Turkeys In The Corn” February 06, 2010
“Spring Melt” March 11, 2010
“Fireman” April 06, 2010
“Avenue of Flags” May 30, 2010
“Minnesota’s State Flower, the Showy Ladys Slipper” June 13, 2010
Stay tuned for part two:)
I bought two little birds at a Flea Market.
What do suppose they were saying? Do you suppose it was confidential from one ornament to another? You can check out more macros here:)
The challenge this week was hats..Noah was out playing in the snow.
Now his eyes are open but his hat is almost in the way. He was climbing through a hole that he and his cousin Madison made through the snowbank.
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was Holiday Decorations. Here are a few some are old and some new.
One of my old Shiny Brite indents complete with an old string.
A retro Shiny Brite on the right..that I purchased last year. Merry Christmas everyone:)
This is a macro of a beautiful poinsettia. Did you know that the colorful parts are actually the bracts and the flowers are tiny and in the center of the bracts? Check out more macros here:)
Well the challenge this week was pets..easy..my best model is Chance our six year old Border Collie. He is a wonderful dog..who is a great addition to our family.
Here he is with a snowball on his mouth. December 04, 2010.
I was sitting in the dining room at our daughters home on December 09, 2010 and happened to catch Miney one of our grand dogs and Chaucer the grand kitty with Chance in the living room.
Later on I caught the beautiful Miney who is a Shetland Sheepdog or a Sheltie keeping watch in the foyer. I am a “dog person” I have always had a dog or two or three or four ( four was the max) in my life, I like dogs better than some people:)
I collect old Christmas Ornaments. The kind that used to be on the tree when I was little. They are called Shiny Brites and I have a bunch of them. The tree is not up yet so this photo is from last year..next week perhaps my really tall tree will be up and decorated. That tree only gets decorated with Antique Ornaments it goes upstairs where the really tall ceiling can show it off proper.
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This weeks challenge was a potluck..I had a hard time choosing.
Eagles beak to beak last Sunday afternoon..November 28, 2010. That would be a deer carcass, these eagles had been hanging around this carcass which is in the field across from our driveway..then they left..last weekend when the lake froze over they returned to feast.
I put my gloves on the hood of the car to steady my camera..it was snowing..I liked the reflection of the fire trucks lights in the hood of the car. The fire truck was parked out near the road at the Fire Hall where the dinner was held:)
I took this photo ten days ago at Cedar Lake..this clump of weeds at the shoreline is now completely frozen and covered in snow. Ready or not..Winter is here:(
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TOASTERS!! The challenge this week was to photograph your favorite coffee cup. Here is mine.
I don’t drink coffee anymore, it makes my blood pressure all wacky. Sometimes I drink hot water out of this cup. Yes, that is snow you see out my kitchen window, it melted off of the patio but is staying in the grass. I guess winter is here:(
The last of the Asters have bloomed..It was very sad..now the photos will be filled with frost or snow..or brown seed heads. Fall is leaving us and winter is coming. Check out more macros here:)
I am not much of a cook. However Chance usually eats well…in fact he eats pretty darn good. He eats his main meal the same time we do at suppertime..his kibble is usually enhanced with Science Diet canned food and some kind of vegetable..peas, carrots and spaghetti squash are some of his favorite vegetables. This is a sample plate of his favorite dog foods/treats. 
He gets a special custom mix of Science Diet and Purina Pro Plan which is Lamb based. Custom meaning we buy a bag of each and mix them half and half! He gets a Milk Bone Dog Biscuit every morning.
After he eats his supper..and he will not touch his food until we both say “Amen”..anyway after supper IF he cleans his dish..then he gets some bacon looking formed thing that makes him drool. The little bone things are extra treats that were in his drawer. Yes he has a drawer in the kitchen..it holds his treats and his grooming supplies..and he has been known to lead small children and some of his favorite adults to the drawer.
Most dogs we have had in the past have eaten their food with no problem. Chance must be coaxed to eat. He has a dish of his kibble available night and day..and the only time it gets touched is when other dogs come to visit. Sometimes he refuses to eat until you throw his ball, after it has been thrown a few times he drops it next to the dish and finishes his supper.
No, he did not eat everything on this plate..he was only allowed the bacon thingy, the milk bone and one of the little bone things ..and he turned his nose up at his real food.
Check out more Sunday Stills meals here..perhaps you will find some real cooks:)
The challenge this week was Halloween. I knew who I wanted to visit. My daughter..because she always has really cool decorations..she loves to decorate for Halloween.
It only got better…last night.
A Pumpkin Snake..who woulda thunk it?
Happy Halloween everyone. Tonight we will get about eight trick or treaters I have my witches hat all ready:)
This beautiful Painted Lady Butterfly was perching on some White Profusion Zinnias. They are fantastic bloomers and bloom till frost..lucky for the Lady!
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The challenge this week was red and green together in the same photo.
These are leaves from a Northern Pin Oak. They turn red slowly..lucky for me..the red veins must signal the rest of the leaf to turn color. We are past peak for viewing leaves here in our yard. The Northern Pin Oaks are slow. The Burr Oaks have turned brown and fallen off.
There are still a few flowers blooming..but not many..and it was near freezing this morning. I captured this Dahlia in the garden of a very kind gentleman who said I could photograph his flowers any old time I wanted to! Check out more macros here:)
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was to photograph things that start with the letter “S”
Have a good week everyone! :)
