Adventures

Tuesday Tweet – dog allergies to grass

I'm not sure who is going to go batsh*t crazy first - me or Copper.  This summer, our grass outside is growing so well, any time spent on it flares up his grass allergies. He's now resorted to hiding from me so he can continue on with excessively licking his paws.  He will also start… Continue reading Tuesday Tweet – dog allergies to grass

Going Gray

A trimming kind of weekend

While I listened to the hum of the lawnmower echoing through the window, I stood there dressed like a unicorn in front of the mirror.  It was trim time on the homefront. I stared at myself and thought, "Good thing Mr. is busy mowing the lawn.  He'd laugh at my haircutting technique.  Everyone learns how… Continue reading A trimming kind of weekend

Adventures · Inspiration

My thoughts on photography composition

For the longest time, I struggled with composition.  I guess, in a way, I still do.  I've been green with envy of photographers who just get composition. It is easy now for me to grab my camera each moment I think I see something interesting. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.  I was looking… Continue reading My thoughts on photography composition

Inspiration

Playful photography at ground level

With the early morning sun in the background, my camera set in manual mode and ISO at 400, I find that scene to be one of my favorite ways to capture playful photos. I don't watch to see what I am capturing.  I just listen to my camera focus as the aperture zooms back and… Continue reading Playful photography at ground level

Adventures · Welcome

A pheasant kind of morning

While I was at Kamp Kenwood yesterday, I watched the guests enjoy their pontoon cruises around the lake, etc.  It was a wonderful day.  I'll tell you more about that later... Back home, Mr. said we had some excitement that I want to share with you instead. Mr. said we had a new arrival to… Continue reading A pheasant kind of morning

Adventures

Yay, it’s my volunteer day

I'm off to one of my favorite annual events.  I'm so excited, it is a fun way to end the summer. I hope it doesn't rain.  It's not supposed to.  The weather predictions are for a nice cool, 70-ish kind of day. I wrote about my first experience with this event, click here, I hope… Continue reading Yay, it’s my volunteer day