Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Laughin Lady

June 28, 2009 – 11:01 pm

LaughinLady

Right now I am up at the cabin and luckily I can still “borrow” my neighbors wifi which is awesome. Friday and Saturday were rainy with a little sun but today the sun is shining high in the sky. I took some photos yesterday before it started raining but I think I might take some more today. Also, I am going to walk run around the lake with Oliver. He loves that and it tires him out which is always good. Princess and Lady had a walk around the lake with my mom this morning so they are fine. Except, they are going to be upset that I am not taking them also. Too bad girls its Oiver time. That reminds me I still need to groom Princess and Lady. Well, I will do it at home this week.

Like the photo? I love this photo. This photo is Lady in action. Doesnt it look like she is laughing? She is so photogenic. I had this photo stored in my still need to edit photos folder and I was amazed how clear her teeth are. Thats what happens when you have hundreds of photos to edit. You forget what you take and just get stunned when its an amazing photo. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

This afternoon we are heading back home. Which means I am going to get some Dairy Queen ice cream on the way. The dogs will enjoy the car ride. I will post again soon. Have a wonderful safe sunday.

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Cabin Foods Weekends

An Early Friday Morning

June 26, 2009 – 7:42 pm

homemade_lil_pizza Goodmorning everyone. Its a nice friday morning and right now I am watching a busy squirrel on a wire outside my window. It amazes me how well they can balance on their little feet. I woke up at 6:45 which is rare for a non morning person like me but I am awake and decided to enjoy the morning life. The birds are chirping away all around the house. They sound so lovely and are great singers. I let the dogs out in the backyard and they were surprised that I was the one letting them out instead of my mom.  Oliver looks so cute and small with his summer haircut I gave him yesterday. Do not tell my two other dogs but I am bringing the clippers and other grooming supplies with me to the cabin so they can get their summer cuts too.

My mom, our three dogs and I are going to the cabin today for the weekend which will be nice and fun. I am going to take lots of photography and walks with the dogs around the lake. There is a lot more nature out there to photograph and enjoy. I love the country. Filled with wildlife and peacefulness. I will see if I have internet up there. I have been “borrowing” some from one of my neighbors. If I do not have internet up their it will be sad but I will have to wait til sunday evening to post again.

The photo is of a little home made pizza I made last night for myself. It looks good doesn’t it? Well it was really yummy.  I can cook some things. Pizza, pasta, soup, pasta, cookies and pasta.

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend if I do not talk to you during it. Stay happy and healthy.

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Schools out for summer…schools out…not forever

June 25, 2009 – 9:16 am

bumble beeToday was my very last day of school as a junior and now glorious summer starts. I do not have any big plans for the summer of 09 yet. All I know is there is no school to attend and I can just have fun and enjoy life. This summer I am taking this photography class which is going to be fun. I am always happy to learn more about photography and the opportunities out there. My mother and I will be going up to the cabin a lot which will be fun. I love being out in nature and swimming in the lake. The dogs love the long walk or runs around the lake when we are up there. Summer time is here and I am ready to enjoy it!

So what do you think of this bumble bee photo? I took it today when the sun was out for a few minutes before it got cloudy again and started to rain. I was in the front yard looking at the colorful flowers with my camera and the macro lense attached and saw this opportunity to capture this busy bee. This is the first photo I took of a bumble bee before because they scare me. I rather stay as far away from bees, wasps and anything else that buzzes and stings.  I was thinking that this photo could of been better if the bee was not set right in the middle of the photo. Besides that I think this photo came out pretty nice.

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Gray Go Away

June 24, 2009 – 2:14 am

Dark_Gray_Sky_TreesThe weather has been cloudy and rainy for about two weeks now and I am sick of it. It is causing me to have a massive sinus headache which kept me up all night with no sleep last night. Plus it is not helping my depression I have. Once in awhile the sun shines through the clouds and I get excited that the dark thick clouds are going to move away but then the sun dissapears again. Gray sky please turn into bright blue sunny sky.

I miss taking long bicycle rides in the park and going on long photography walks around the area. I want to take the dogs to the dog park but do not want to risk and go and then it starts pouring on us. Hopefully the sun will shine and stay shining soon.

I am done with all my finals. Finished them yesterday which History was my last one. I am not sure how I did. I am hoping I did okay. Today was a half day and all we did was sit and enjoy our last day in half of the classes we have. Tomarrow is a half day of school too and we go to the other half of classes we take. Also, it is the last day of school before summer time which is very exciting. Then I am a senior. Top dog. Ruler of the school.

I have been working on my photography in photoshop and came across this photo I havent edited yet. So I decided to fix it up and put it as the blog photo because it is dark and gloomy. That is what I have been seeing in the sky for awhile now.

I am going to work on more photography. Lets hope the weather gets better so I can go on more photography walks. Especially, since I am going to my cabin in the country this weekend. Peace.

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Assignments Holidays

Father’s Day Photo Assignment

June 23, 2009 – 2:52 am

I am always trying to learn more and get critiqued about my photography. I love doing photography assignments because it teaches you more and gets you thinking. I talk to NikiCruz on twitter and he is a marvelous photographer. He gave me an assignment to photograph three things that a father would like for father’s day. This was kind of challenging for me since I do not have a father but i walked around my house and found some things that I thought fathers may like. It was fun and I hope to get more assignments soon.

I chose the grill to photograph because fathers like to cook on the grill a lot of the time. Camcorder for those fathers who like to film their family or anything else that interests them. Lastly, the dvd stack because fathers always like watching movies with their family or by themselves.

Let me know what you think. Critique these. I do not mind harsh comments but you can leave the positive comments too 😀

Here are the three final photos I chose to display.

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Self Portraits

Raining all around

June 19, 2009 – 2:59 am

rain_soaked_annaSo, its been raining here for the passed week or two. On and off but mostly raining. Just raining raining raining. I have finals this week and since my mom works and i do not have to be in til lunch time I ride my bicycle to school. It was a fine bike ride yesterday but today I got SOAKED. Head to toe. On the way to school I got rained on but it was not as bad as coming home. A car drove by and threw water all over me. I mean I really do not mind the rain and since you’re once soaked it does not make a difference. The thing I was worried about was my phone and ipod getting wet. They survived the crazy rain. Hopefully, the rain wont be too bad tomarrow so I can make it to school and back not soaked. Mother nature is out to get me.

My finals are going well. I had my physics one yesterday and we had to build a big rollercoaster which was fun. I like putting things together. Today I had my english final and it was not too bad. I had to write an essay comparing characters in three different stories. I think I did alright on it. When I handed it in the teacher said it looks good. Tomarrow I have my geometry final which I really do not want to take. I know I wont do too good on it but I will try my best. Then my last final which is monday is my history. I need to study for that so I pass it. Wish me luck.

A self portrait of me soaking wet after my bicycle ride home. 😀

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Curious Boxer

June 9, 2009 – 4:58 am

Curious BoxerI do not remember exactly when I took this photo but it was awhile ago. I was in the big dog section of the dog park to capture some big dog action with my camera. I remember I was kneeling and this big boxer face came over to me to see what I was doing. I captured a photo of him. It is not the clearest of shots but just look at that face! Boxers are so cute!

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Contests Photography

2nd Place!

June 5, 2009 – 6:46 am

Guess what! I got 2nd place in the photo contest that I entered. Oh my god I am so happy and shaking. I am proud of the accomplishment. I have to thank my mother who urged me to enter into the photo contest again this year. Proud to be a photographer 🙂

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