During most evenings in the summer, we take the boat for a trip around the lake. I like this time of year. The view is very interesting as the clouds and sunsets are always different. We never know quite how it will look when we head out. It’s a very relaxing time and a great […]
My camera broke. This was not a nice feeling for me. The main dial no longer allows me to change my shutter or aperture. I was looking into getting it repaired, but my husband and I talked about it, and I’ve decided to get a new camera. In the meantime, I wanted to test the […]
A friend gave me an orchid as a thank you gift. I don’t have much of a green thumb, so I was concerned about whether I could keep it living or not. All that I have ever known (or thought I knew) about orchids is that they are delicate and difficult to keep growing. She […]
West Guilford puts on a pretty good fireworks show. It’s held over Pine Lake, and looks great. Lately, we haven’t gone right to Pine Lake to watch it as we are able to see them from our own lake. We can stand on our dock to watch them, and listen to them as the sound […]
A few weeks ago, it was the time when turtles are laying their eggs. We saw a lot of snapping turtles (or snappers) on the side of the roads looking for places to lay their eggs. I wanted to take some photos, so we decided to stop. They don’t move very quickly which makes it […]
Dandelions … most people hate them … others like them. They are a weed, and usually are not wanted, especially on nicely manicured lawns. I enjoy the looks of the dandelions when they are bright and yellow and I enjoy the look when they look like powder balls and are ready to spread their seeds. I […]
I had some time to try some more water drops. Originally I thought I could use a forget-me-not on the background to show as a reflection in the water drop. I didn’t have any success with that (will have to try again). So … instead I put a few small flowers on the water surface […]
I’ve had this sitting on my desktop for awhile, and thought I would put it up this week. I worked some more on changing photos to sketches, and chose some portraits because I thought they could work well in this format. The directions (see a previous post: Bird Sketches) I’m following are easy to use, […]
Bleeding hearts have many names: Dicentra spectabilis, Lady’s Locket, Lady in a Boat, Valentine Heart, Dutchman’s Trousers, Dutchmen’s Breeches, Glory Bower, and Lady-in-a-Bath. I don’t know how many other names there might be, but I was surprised when I started looking.The sun was setting when I took these pictures, and was shining through the hedge behind these […]
Last week I put some pictures up of some daffodils in our yard that our daughter had planted last fall. She was disappointed when she was here a couple of weekends ago because she had planted other daffodils that were fancier, and they weren’t up or blooming. They bloomed this week, and are gorgeous. Thank […]