Everybody loves a show off!

We enjoyed our walk to the college creek with the girls on Grammy Day.  More pics of them to come.  We enjoyed feeding the geese and then this one showed off for us just as we were leaving.  When I asked Hannah what she most enjoyed about our walk, this was it...oh...and the plop the goose made when it jumped in the water.  lol

Everything tastes better with bacon...

This was shot for week 39 of the 52 week project, theme of "Raw".  The comical thing is that we nearly had to eat this raw.  As it was roasting in the oven, our power went out (for the third time in 2 weeks....so aggravating!).  Thankfully we have kind neighbors who let us use their oven.  This was a super tasty recipe and it was making me seriously hungry to smell it while I was shooting, even tho' it was raw.  lol.  (I don't know what's up with those tomatoes.  They don't look like that in PSE or even on Facebook, but here on blogger, the saturation and highlights are all messed up.  Guess who is too lazy to change it!

Even cowgirls like frills!

Playing around with some different editing techniques.  I usually prefer a cleaner style, but I really kinda like this rich, matte effect too.  And I love the depth of that background.

I'll take what I can get...

Oh...this one is hard to capture!  She's so much more strong willed than Hannah was, and a lot more mobile too.  She was so cute "reading" her little books that I thought I'd take a shot.  As you can see, the light is above her and to the left.  I tried several times, to scoot her so she was facing the light...and she was OK with that....until I sat on the floor to get the shot.  Then, she got up to sit in my lap so I could read to her.  And I did.  I'll take that affection any time I can get it, because if G-Pa is home, she would much rather sit in HIS lap.  :)

Flirting 101...

She had the best time with that hat!  It was not an ideal shooting situation with the window behind her, but she kept giving me the cute faces...so I kept on shooting.  What a hambone!

What do you do?

What do you do when it's a beautiful day and you have only 45 minutes of free time?  Hightail it down to Duck Creek and watch the ducks and geese.  Of course, it was middle of the day and the light was harsh, but we still had fun.  The geese are super entertaining...especially if someone brings bread.  lol. 

A beauty of its own...

Shot for week 38 of the 52 week project, them of "Seasonal."  With the exception of winter and its short days, I love each new season... the hopefulness and vibrance of spring, the welcome cooling of autumn, even the stifling heat of summer (as long as we can swim... lol).  Each season is my favorite... at least for a while.  And the best part is how welcome each new change is... which means I'm loving it right now. It's a little too early to call it fall here, but the temperature dropped this weekend.  My beloved acorns have come out to play and I'm doing my happy dance. 

Quote by Charles Dickens.