Alright, bloggie peeps....I jumped. I got a big running start and just went for it.
I set up my Etsy store for my photography.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5962273
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Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Friday, May 30, 2008
St. Augustine in photos - post 2
I wanted to share a few more of my St. Augustine photos with you:
As you can tell, I have this thing about taking lots of pictures of flowers.... lol!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
As you can tell, I have this thing about taking lots of pictures of flowers.... lol!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
St. Augustine in pictures - day 1
Shooter and I took an Eco-Tour of St. Augustine while we were there and I got some amazing pictures due to our being out in the water. Here are a few....
Just thought this was kinda neat.
St. Augustine is currently a free port - but the local government is looking to try to change that. Basically anyone can come in and anchor their boat in the "bay" at no charge. I didn't get any pictures of them, but the south side of the "bay" is full of discarded boats. We even saw one sailboat that had been run ashore and left there. On the north side of the "bay" are the permanent "residents" of St. Augustine's boat village.
This is one of the many dolphins we encountered while in St. Augustine and Crescent Beach. Our Eco-Tour guide is working on getting grant money to track the migration of the dolphins in that area - to see where they go during the winter season. I told him I'd definitely volunteer to go with him to the Bahamas and take photographs for him. ;-)
We came up on this sand bar and found these four adolescent brown pelicans and a host of other sea birds. Zach, our tour guide, said that you know they're adolescents because their heads are still brown and fuzzy.
Just thought this was kinda neat.
St. Augustine is currently a free port - but the local government is looking to try to change that. Basically anyone can come in and anchor their boat in the "bay" at no charge. I didn't get any pictures of them, but the south side of the "bay" is full of discarded boats. We even saw one sailboat that had been run ashore and left there. On the north side of the "bay" are the permanent "residents" of St. Augustine's boat village.
This is one of the many dolphins we encountered while in St. Augustine and Crescent Beach. Our Eco-Tour guide is working on getting grant money to track the migration of the dolphins in that area - to see where they go during the winter season. I told him I'd definitely volunteer to go with him to the Bahamas and take photographs for him. ;-)
We came up on this sand bar and found these four adolescent brown pelicans and a host of other sea birds. Zach, our tour guide, said that you know they're adolescents because their heads are still brown and fuzzy.
There is this huge bronze cross erected in St. Augustine. We passed by these fishermen and I thought it was a poignant picture.
This is a picture of the Castillo de San Marcos. Being in the "bay", which isn't really a bay, offered a great perspective on taking pictures of downtown.
Here's a better shot of downtown and the shops.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Gardening, it does a body good...maybe...
Sunday was a beautiful day here in Atlanta. It was sunny and warm with enough breeze to cool a sweaty brow. In other words a gorgeous day for playing in the dirt. And boy oh boy...did I play!! Well, I really only meant to go out and dig a few holes and plant a few plants and weed out a few pesky weeds...but no...my garden had other plans for me.
I was ready to dig my first hole...after spending a while weeding the bed, I had selected the perfect spots for my foxgloves. I put the shovel down and put some weight behind my foot and shoved....nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nothing! No movement into the soil at all!! I thought, what on earth could be the problem here. I got down on my knees and started feeling around for a rock or something. What I uncovered was a bunch of roots so tightly packed that I couldn't get my shovel through to plant my flower.
This discovery led to an approximate 40 min session of playing tug of war with Boxwood Shrub roots. Good lord, I HATE shrubs. With a passion...hate them. They're of no value to me. What did happen, though, is that the dirt got really turned up so that I didn't have to shovel too hard to get holes for my lovelies!
I thought I'd share photos of my perennial bed...with a few annuals thrown in for color. ;-)
Here are my two "baby" hostas. My Mom gave me these as just we cuttings back two years ago. Can you believe how they've grown? They go off to Harvard next year...I'll be so sad.
Now...for my Iris bed....ah...my dearest Irises....I adore this time of year!
I was ready to dig my first hole...after spending a while weeding the bed, I had selected the perfect spots for my foxgloves. I put the shovel down and put some weight behind my foot and shoved....nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nothing! No movement into the soil at all!! I thought, what on earth could be the problem here. I got down on my knees and started feeling around for a rock or something. What I uncovered was a bunch of roots so tightly packed that I couldn't get my shovel through to plant my flower.
This discovery led to an approximate 40 min session of playing tug of war with Boxwood Shrub roots. Good lord, I HATE shrubs. With a passion...hate them. They're of no value to me. What did happen, though, is that the dirt got really turned up so that I didn't have to shovel too hard to get holes for my lovelies!
I thought I'd share photos of my perennial bed...with a few annuals thrown in for color. ;-)
Here are my two "baby" hostas. My Mom gave me these as just we cuttings back two years ago. Can you believe how they've grown? They go off to Harvard next year...I'll be so sad.
Here's the "Momma" hosta. She started out as small as the babies, but apparently she loves that darker corner of the bed. It is quite shady there and it stays cool and pretty moist back there. Apparently she's loving life...she's promised not to abandon me once the kiddos go off to school.
In the background are my Black-Eyed Susans. In the foreground are some Evening Primroses. These also came as small little split offs from my Mom's plants. They were so small and fragile and sad when I got them...now look at those guys! They're growing like crazy. The Evening Primroses will have to get split after this season - I have another patch (below) that's equally as big. These Black-Eyed Susans will have to get split up as well.
My other patch of Evening Primoses...as you can see those buggers are getting ready to bloom out all over!
Here's an over view of the garden. The Monkey Grass in the front will need to get split after this season too. It's amazing to me how this bed is taking shape. In a couple of years it will be so full and gorgeous.
Now...for my Iris bed....ah...my dearest Irises....I adore this time of year!
I have a few of these bi-color Irises that are blooming.
These make up the biggest part of my Iris bed. I love their dark reddish purple color!
You can see my lone white Iris in the background...it's my only one so far!
I am feeling a bit better today. I have been trying to get in to see my doctor for well over a week and finally was able to wriggle my way into a spot that opened up this afternoon. I am hoping that I can get my meds all worked out and get back to feeling "normal" again.
The gardening this weekend helped. I was able to focus on something else and walk away with a real sense of accomplishment. Right now I do better when I can have some kind of concrete results to show for my work.
Hope you all have a great Tuesday!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Restless
I have so many things bouncing around in my head today...I'm restless...and sore and tired.
In lieu of a written post...here are more pictures from the weekend.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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