More fun with my macro lens.
I just love the way this turned out. I had a little more luck this time since the wind wasn’t blowing. 🙂
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Photo 365 #324
Last night was the Corn Carnival parade, which is always a lot of fun. We took the kids and had a great time, although hopefully the boys acquire some patience in time for next weekend’s Fourth of July parade.
In this picture, Cricket was unhappy that they weren’t throwing candy to him. He spent a good couple of minutes telling me how if he waved to the people in the parade, then they would throw candy at him. He made sure that he waved at every single float, but not all of them were giving out candy, and he finally got upset about it.
In the end, both boys came home with sacks full of candy. Now to make sure they don’t eat it all in one sitting… 😀
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Photo 365 #323
Yesterday was Cricket’s fifth birthday. I can’t believe he’s five years old already! I swear he was just born a week ago.
I posted a picture of him with his last-minute gift (he gets the real ones at his party on Sunday) on Facebook last night, but he wouldn’t hold still, so it came out kind of blurry. I took a couple of the two of us snuggled up on the couch after that, but he wouldn’t sit still for those, either.
Happy Thumper is happy. 🙂
Thumper, on the other hand, sat still and smiled for his. It was an odd reversal of personalities.
Still, it’s nice to have a picture of Thumper that isn’t blurry. Usually I can’t get him to sit still for anything without holding him in place, and even that doesn’t usually work. Maybe tonight, though, he’ll sit still long enough to catch some candy at the Corn Carnival parade, assuming it stops raining long enough for the parade to go on…
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Photo 365 #322
One of the many things we did on vacation was cruise the Wildlife Loop at Custer State Park. We saw a bunch of neat animals (buffalo!) and just generally had a great time.
This is one of my favorite pictures from that part of our trip. I just love the way the road curves into the distance. I could have stayed here and stared at this scene all day. 🙂
Unfortunately, the boys needed a nap after drinking in all this glorious nature, so I had to content myself with this picture.
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Photo 365 #321
Even on vacation, I found gorgeous flowers to photograph:
This beauty lives at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, SD, and has many pretty friends there. I love the way this image turned out, don’t you?
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Photo 365 #320
I spent a little time this morning shooting various things in my yard. I started with the thistles near the mouth of my driveway before moving on to the daisies and clover further back. The daisies have seen better days, it’s true, but I was messing about with my macro lens again, so it didn’t really matter.
And then I found a surprise.
This little guy blended in so well that I didn’t even see him till I got the flower focused. Naturally, I had a heck of a time catching him – the little guy wouldn’t sit still for longer than a second. I’m good, but I’m not that good.
At least, not yet. 🙂
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Photo 365 #319
Bored am I. How to tell, do you know?
Playing with Photoshop I’ve been. Practicing with selfies, too. Happy Monday! 🙂
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Photo 365 #318
Lunchtime in the trenches!
I wouldn’t have it any other way. Unless, of course, that other way involved actually getting paid for writing stuff. 🙂
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Photo 365 #317
The local Kum & Go is having a summer-long special: any size fountain drink for a buck.
That’s right – 52 ounces of sweet, sweet writing fuel for $1.00.
Meanwhile, the cheapest grocery store in town is charging $1.75 (including tax and deposit) for a 20 oz. This seems like a no-brainer to me. 🙂
What’s your writing fuel of choice? Or, for the non-writers among you, what’s your caffeinated beverage of choice?
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Photo 365 #316
I love it when insects land on the flowers I’m photographing. I think it’s fascinating to see them this close-up, and I really like this shot.
I’m a little disappointed that the fly isn’t more in focus, especially the tail end of his body, but I love the dreamy effect of the blurry flower edges and the out-of-focus background.
Of course, the only way to get the kinds of shots I’m after is to keep practicing, and I have absolutely no problem with that. 😀
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 