Seriously??

OK Lisa, have to admit this squirrel is making a pest of himself. He is such a glutton! I really wouldn't mind him eating our birdseed if he didn't camp out on the feeder for 30-40 min. at a time, eating ALL of it. We had to switch to safflower seed to discourage him. It seems to have worked, but we're not getting as wide a variety of birds either. (Explored)

Sooner or later the bubble bursts...

This is total nonsense, shot for the daily challenge on "whimsy". Just thought it was fun. The description said "Relationships all have their ups and downs and this one is no exception. Harry's fear of water is really becoming an issue. I hope they can work it out together." BTW, in case it's not obvious, these are miniatures. To give you an idea of scale, the bubbly "tub" is a cereal bowl. This is Hannah's favorite little rubber ducky. She carries it around all day when she's here. :) And I just think Harry is too cute!
I'll be real obnoxious here and brag for a minute. Flickr has a section known as "Explored" where they post the 500 "most interesting" photos of the day. Most interesting does not mean best. It has more to do with which photos receive the most attention based on number of views, comments, faves and some secret computer algorithm. At any rate, this one and 8 others hit Explored recently. Considering they estimate more than 350,000 photos are uploaded every day, that was an honor. I think it's largely because our challenge group is very interactive. I'm learning a lot from others' comments and viewing their work.

Smell...

This was a fun day for the challenge, because there are so many great things to shoot that smell nice. I got a little carried away and tried 3 things. Decided to get artsy with the first 2 and add texture. Have to say I'm equally fond of the 3rd image which is SOOC. I couldn't find my micrograter and had to use the regular one, but I still like how it turned out.

50mm

105mm macro

Tea for two...

Cracked under pressure...

Shot for the daily challenge topic of "stressed". This is one of Kara's teaching violins. The bridge is not actually anchored to the instrument in any way. It's held in place by the pressure of the tightened strings. If it's not properly alligned, it can warp or even break. This bridge has been retired. It's worthless now with that piece missing. But I thought it made a nice picture. Still lovin' that macro. Using it quite a bit too!

Eyes of the innocent...

My fave of the bluebonnet pics even tho' you can't see her face. I love those little curls. On a whim, I decided to go vintage with this one.

Bluebonnets, pt. 2...

Well, we did it....took our first bluebonnet pictures ever. Can't believe I never did this with my own girls when they were small. Thankfully, there's a nice patch of BB over on Greenville, across from the cemetery. Hannah was not thrilled about sitting in the flowers, so to keep her happy we asked her what the monkey says. She's signing monkey here and making monkey noises. :) She was also very interested in all the cars driving by and the homeless man who walked by with his dog. "oof".... :) I'm not thrilled with these pics. My white balance was off and nothing I do seems to make it much better. Oh well. We can try again next year.