Day 644 Flowers

A few days ago my husband brought home a large vase of flowers for our 18th anniversary. Immediately wanted to photograph the tallest flower in the back of the arrangement. I had some free time and was alone, so today was the day. I took the flower out of the large arrangement and put it in a small orange vase I had underneath our kitchen sink. The top picture was how imagined the picture should be. The bottom is probably the better picture.

Day 643 Fred in the Water

I should call this the whenever I feel like it, taking a picture of Disney, and Fred in the water, blog. Today Fred in the water.

Day 642 Disney a Half Moon Conure

Disney took a bath and I was lucky to get a shot.

Day 641 Fred and Smoky

My favorite subject, Fred in the sprinkler. I was taking Fred's picture when he left both the sprinkler and the ball, Smoky not wasting a second, ran in to lay claim to the ball. So I have his picture too!

Day 640 Disney a Half Moon Conure

I spent the day photographing Disney. We had such fun! I have better pictures than this one, but am posting it because I love the expression on his face.

Day 639 Disney a Half Moon Conure

Day 637 Smoky in the Old Turquoise Garage

Day 636 Sunflower and Praying Mantis

I was playing with my dogs out back and took a look at one of the sunflowers I planted earlier this summer, when I noticed a baby praying mantis sitting on the head of one of them. Of course I had to take it's picture, but the lighting conditions were horrendous! I took a picture also of one of the smaller sunflowers just to get a good look at it. I am surprised to find out that all the ruffly stuff I never really paid attention to, were tiny little flowers in the shape of a five point stars. How cool is that! a hundred tiny flowers in the head of one big flower. I can't wait until the head of the largest sunflower is ready to seed so I can bring it inside to photograph with lights.

Day 635 Disney a Half Moon Conure

I bought great stuff today at a farmers market to photograph, but once I got home I decided to photograph Disney. My favorite portrait of him so far.

Day 634 Pink Flower

This is growing in my front yard. I think it's an orchid.

Day 633 Arlene and her Cats

Last Sunday I went, for the first time in about two years, for a Sunday morning peregrination photographic exploration. I once again spent time with Arlene and upon coming home told my husband about her and her new litter of kittens. He was up set that they were starving and bought a tray of cat food. We delivered it this morning and I snapped a few pictures while we were there.

Day 632 Chloe

I am trying to start this blog up again. The intent was to photograph one picture a day no matter how bad, and so far I haven't done that. This would be my third day back on if I am going to do this so I didn't want to not post a picture. Today has been so busy I am just now getting a chance to relax. So a picture of one of our cats Chloe.

Day 631 Disney a Half Moon Conure

Day 630 Steven Swimming July 2011

Steven wanted to take a few swimming pictures today. It was in the high nineties, so of course we took pictures.