Macro Monday: Aster

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:)

Sunday Stills: A Meal

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:)

Blogger’s Community Photo Challenge: Autumn Color

The challenge was Autumn Color. Our Autumn color has passed..we are now brown until the white comes.
Here is one of my favorite photos from September 26, 2010.   It was taken in Minnesota:)

Sunday Stills: Halloween

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:)

Macro Monday: Painted Lady

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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Sunday Stills: Fall Foliage

This weeks challenge was Fall Foliage.  I have missed the last couple of challenges..just not enough time in the day to keep up!
This year our fall foliage lasted just about ten days..it was short and sweet.  I did manage a few outings.. but not nearly what I had hoped for.

A peek into the fall that is happening across a local water hole on  September 22, 2010.

Just a hint of the color to come on September 22, 2010.

September 28, 2010 Chance has found some fall color.

Classic Minnesota color across a small lake in North Central Minnesota on September 28, 2010.

Happy Fall Yall!  My leaves are now safely tucked into the woods for the winter where they are breaking down and  composting instead of killing my sparse grass.  It was a heck of a battle but after many skirmishes I can declare victory:)

Sunday Stills: Red and Green

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.

On the left is a Northern Red Oak Leaf, on the right a Northern Pin Oak Leaf.  They are in the same family and are just like sisters..both a little different..unique in their own way.   Have a good week everyone:)