This is probably my favorite photo that I took yesterday of the pear tree. The composition is awesome and it has a nice soft feel to it. Kind of like it shows the fragile side of nature. Anyways, I am spending most of my day fooling around with photos. So, I decided to convert my pear photo to black and white to see how it looks. It came out nicely. Even though I do prefer the color one I do like the black and white one also. What do you think?
Every year the little pear tree in our front yard grows more pears each year. Except, we never get to eat them. Why? Because the greedy but cute squirrels always take them before they are big enough to eat. This year is different though. We still have all the pears and they are almost ready to eat. Where are the squirrels? It was a mystery for a little but I put my brain to work and figured it out. We havent filled the bird feeders in the backyard for months which attracted squirrels. Which means they probably moved on to other areas. Arent I brilliant? So, now we got lots of pears on our tree. Lucky us.
Dont they look yummy? I bet they will be juicy soon. Pears are so delicious. Anyone want one or two? Maybe I will share with the squirrels. Take some for myself and leave the rest for the outside critters. Keep the rain and sun coming and make these pears big!
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Princess had some neurotic moments this weekend. She scratched at the cabinets at the cabin for a long time. She is part hunter. Probably, smelling mice around. Poor Princess didn’t catch anything but luckily she finally calmed down. She did get a good workout though!
Princess got lots of attention today from me but its not the kind she likes very much. First, she got groomed because her hair was coming back and with the heat she was just way too hot. Shaved down her body and legs but just trimmed up her face and tail. After getting groomed she got a bath. She was not happy about that. Just look at the photo above. Doesnt she look annoyed? Maybe more like pissed off, but she is such a loyal girl that she just stands there waiting for the torture to be done with.
All sprawled out on the couch after the bath. She looks like a bullet.
I think she is mad at me…
Look it! Its my little fuzzy wuzzy.
Either she is trying to be invisible so I dont torture her more or she is embarrassed with her haircut.
She isnt in a smiling mood but she is still kissable!
Princess is tired of photos but I just couldnt resist. Look at her cute little legs!
Thats Princess’ eyelash and eyeball. She has beautiful long eyelashes and big emotional eyes.
Did you enjoy those? I did! I havent taken photos of my girl in awhile. I never take enough photos of her, Lady or Oliver. As you look at Princess, cant you see that she is an angel in dog form? A human in a dog body? Well, she is my angel. Many may say she is just a dog but she is much more than that. She is my best friend, my sidekick, my hero, my angel, my life and everything else. You may own a hundred dogs in your lifetime but there is usually one that touches your heart the most. Ive never understood how people could favor one dog over the others. Until, the Princess walked into my life. I mean you will never see or hear me talk about how she is my favorite and make it sound like I dont love the other dogs. I adore my other dogs. They are all special to me but Princess is just extra special.
Like my anna banana shirt? I spent my Tuesday going through all my clothes because it was junk night. Amazingly with all the stuff I have there is nothing I am ready to get rid of. Most of the stuff I have is keep or just throw away in a garbage can. I had fun seeing the different shirts I have. I have a thing for shirts with designs and sayings on them. Just another artsy way to express yourself. I did keep most of my clothes though but I need to go shopping for a few more. Im not a shopaholic. I dont go shopping for clothes every week. More like every season or two. So, I need to go get some fresh clothes soon. Heres another one of my favorite shirts.
I spent most of today driving my mom around in my jeep. I am her own personal taxi driver. Taking her where she needs to go and for free. Well, I get a place to live and a car to drive in return. Plus, I enjoy driving her. Anything to get in my jeep and drive it around. I use to hate driving. Scared I would hit something or someone. Now, I cant keep my foot off the gas pedal. Well, it helps to have the right car. Baby Blue is the perfect size car and we just are a good team. I am feeling pretty confident for my drivers test in August. Just a little more practice and I think I can pass. Til then I will practice as much as I can. Wanna go for a ride? Lets go!
I know its way past fourth of July but I have to share my firework photos with you all. I had fun photographing them. They are not perfect but they came out pretty nicely. Especially, since it was my very first time photographing fireworks. Hope you enjoy them!
Yesterday marked the hundredth year of celebration of fourth of July in my town. That is why we had the parade yesterday instead of the actual day. I accomplished my assignment and I am very proud of myself. I set my alarm to wake up, got up and ready, grabbed my camera and walked over to where the parade would be. It was in the high ninety’s and the sun was shining high but it was worth it. Even though it was boiling out people still had great spirit for the holiday. I took over three hundred photos of the parade and kept around a hundred of them. Here are a few of them. Enjoy the parade!
Happy fourth of July or Independence day. Whichever one you like to call it. There may be a few things I dislike about this country but that does not mean I do not love it. There is so much to love about the USA. I think its stunning what this country has and does. Look at the hundreds of different cultures we have here. The many different lifestyles, religions and everything else. I think the most wonderful thing is people have a chance to live up to their dreams. Some call it the American dream but I dont like calling it that. To me that is too specific to one type of dream. I am talking about all dreams. The ones you dream at night and daydream during the day. They can be accomplished here.
Since I graduated I feel like everyone (not my mom) wants me to be off to college by Fall. Its like a military draft. All graduate high school students must go to college by fall or you are doomed. I get how college is important. I get how its different from high school. I understand how college helps you in the future. I listen to all the people with their knowledge but no one seems to understand and listen to me.