The zinnias start out as cool little buds.Then they open just a bit: And a bit more: And you end up with:
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A Plethora of Purple
Cone flowers that is. And then there’s the white one.
Father’s Day at the Lake
Tommy, Bubba and I were invited to Anne and Cleg’s for Father’s Day Brunch. Anne served us Breakfast Bowls (see Anne’s blog Always, Always Cooking for the recipe) and orange juice and Amaretto. Yummy! After eating we gathered up the dogs and took a boat ride. It was really nice as long as I was …
Congratulations Evan!
Evan passed his PE exam–WOO HOO! We are so excited and proud of him. I know that Amanda, Denise and Dennis must be bursting at the seams. This picture has nothing to do with Evan’s great news, but thought I’d share it anyway.
It’s been crazy busy the last two weeks.
In a moment of weakness (and I just happened to be bored at the time) I told my friend Tony that I would go to work for him as his Office Manager/Registrar for his soccer club. While I really do enjoy the work—what was I thinking? I just happened to start to work at the …
Red & Gold
I believe that this is the second year that we’ve had this dahlia bloom and I think it’s the most gorgeous of them all. It is so vibrant. We’ve got other things blooming now, but since I’ve been working the soccer tryouts (oh man–have I forgotten all the joys of youth soccer tryouts), I haven’t …
The things in our yard.
While walking around out back this week I found the following in our yard:
More Flowers are Blooming
When I got home today Tommy insisted that I walk out to the garden with him. We have this one perfect dahlia blooming so I had to take some pictures. There are lots and lots of buds that are swelling so I’ll have lots to take pictures of soon. We then walked out to the …
Southeastern Train Museum
I attended a photography workshop yesterday at the Southeastern Train Museum. It was put on by a man from whom I’ve taken several classes/workshops. Every time I work with him I learn something new. The workshop was geared towards shooting HDR (high dynamic range). In other words, to take a shot (or series of shots) …
Albany County Photo Contest
Once a year the Tourism Board in Laramie has a photo contest. There are six categories and the Board chooses their top ten in each category to go on to the next round. I submitted five photos and three made it to the next round. Yay! In the Wildlife category: And two for the Buildings/Museums …