One of the great things about living in this apartment complex is that they have raised gardening beds for anyone interested in growing flowers or veggies. I don’t have the green thumb required for that but I reap the benefits several times a year by having an outlet for my photography.
These shots were taken in the late morning sunshine. I have to make more of an effort for early morning or late afternoon photography when the light is more dramatic. This was the day I was hunting dragonflies but they were camera-shy.
These were taken with Aperture and Tv(shutter) modes with my 55-250 lens.
I don’t know that I will post the kitties every Friday…but they were so cute this week. We’ve been opening the balcony door for them to enjoy the spring air. Spooky and Bud have been freaking out with the bird activity.
My little girl, Spooky
Bud being photogenic
Sweet litte face
Bud’s talking to the birds – very aggresively
“Here birdy, birdy”
“Why won’t the bird come down to play?”
Bud has ADHD – bird movements capture his attention…
Posing? Me?
I went out in search of a dragonfly yesterday but only saw one and he was camera-shy. So here are a few birds that I captured with my zoom lens.
Taking cover
Sign, sign everywhere a sign…
Sign sitting pt. 2
Mock, yeah, ing, yeah, bird, yeah, mockingbird
Robin (sorry a little out of focus)
Perched
The Thistle – great texture and my favorite color
Green moth with its lacy tail
I love this ethereal, wispy thingee. I call it nature’s q-tip.
Sharing some favorite nature shots from last year. It’s a beautiful day today. I’m going to sit by the pond and see if I can capture a dragonfly before I go to work.
One of my favorite flowers – tulips
I’m excited to share a new page I’ve created just for you! I “blog-lifted” this idea from fellow blogger Diabetic Redemption. I think it’s a great way for me to get to know you as well as help other bloggers with similar interests to find you. In other words, we are networking…
Please take a few minutes to share why you blog and more importantly your blog’s URL address so that others can easily check out your site.
My family is spread far and wide in different regions of Virginia and will be even farther when Brandon, his wife and my grandson get stationed in Kentucky this summer {Yes, this is a change from Ft. Bragg, NC}. So we decided to have Moni’s shower on Mother’s Day weekend to help us all see our Mom too. We had a great turnout of family members and a fun beach theme since the bride and groom will be saying their I do’s in Nag’s Head, NC next month.
Beach themed party favors and beverages:)
Me and Mom with her watering can flowers gift
My sisters Bren and Deb with Mom
Moni with her cake
Sisters and my nieces Gitte & Moni
Wedding flip flop gift card – how cute is that!
Their Momma – my sister Deb with Gitte, Moni and their step-sis Lauri
Close up of the cake!
I’ve had the joy of being close to my nieces as they’ve grown into lovely young women. We used to play cards or board games for hours during the summer months when they’d come “home” for visits. It’s bittersweet to watch them grow and mature to live their lives.
We celebrated one day early since my sisters and I were gathering with our Mother to have a bridal shower for my niece. My son Jeremy manned up and attended his first bridal shower and thoughtfully brought me a planter box filled with petunias! It was very, very sweet of him. I also spoke with Brandon so it was a good day before Mother’s Day.
I have to link to this page that sums up my feelings of motherhood. I recently commented to one of my WP friends that having a child means your heart is walking around outside your body. I’m not claiming this as my own quote, I probably picked it up somewhere. But oh, how true it is.
I hope all of you Mothers have a very special Mother’s Day!
For Jeanette, Ray’s mother
For Kitty, my mother
