#13 animal

This is my fourth son,"fishy boy" with our Australian terrier, Bella, she passed away about a year ago.  We really miss her.

#14 sweet tooth

This is my oldest son "bubba" celebrating his 14th birthday party with a homemade chocolate/coffee cake.

#15 diptych

I saw this truck, original color is canary yellow, parked outside a local convenience store while me and my husband were out paying some bills, or giving away our money like he likes to say.

#16 your pick

I love this place, it is Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastary, in Pinos Altos, NM.  We were there because my husband was given the honor of being a sponsor for a Confirmation student.  I've lived in SW NM all my life and that was the first time I had ever been there.  BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL, and SERENE!

#17 feet

I took this photo on July 4th, 2011.

No. 11 & 12

No. 11 zoom while shooting

I had no idea how to do this so honestly I had to google it :)  I decided to post two of the many that I took. The first one was outside of some trees growing out by the road and the second one is of some floral scrap fabric I found in my stash. I really liked this technique and will definitely use it again, with my tripod though, of course.

No.  12 below the surface

Well I was trying to take a picture of dinner last night, and it's not as easy as it seems.  I didn't think about the steam at all and to top it off I was terrified of dropping my camera in the pot of boiling water so this is the best I could do for a "below the surface" photo. It is actually just spaghetti poked through some chunks of hot dog and boiled as you usually do, my kids are always fascinated by it and it makes the "question of the day," How did mom get the spaghetti in the hot dog?

No. 7, 8, 9, &10

Here I am late again.  I think it just might be easier if I stop worrying about posting daily, and try to at least post  weekly........
No. 7 Detail

 Here is a picture I took of a willow tree bark from my backyard, It is really not that of an impressive tree, but I think this is an awesome picture.

No.8 create

I'm not a fan of my picture for create I know I could have came up with a way better idea.  I wish I had a little more confidence in showing my artistic side :/ but anyway, this is a tutu I made created for my daughter to wear to the July 4th parade this year.

No. 9  a day in the life

COFFEE, is about the only thing that is consistent and a daily ritual for me, along with the 5:15am wake up call on weekdays.  I know that is early and considering I go to bed after 10pm or later everyday I too am shocked I am able to function, if that's what I do. :)

 Yeah I NEED my coffee, everyday, every morning!!

No. 10 Yesterday

And here is my yesterday!!! Yeah I know handsome huh?  We spent our Sunday evening at my sisters house eating yummy kabobs.  This is my handsome great nephew on his swing at his meemaws.  This boy is soooo photogenic, I love him to pieces!!

3, 4, 5, 6

Man oh man am I behind, with all the kids home for summer vacation I've been so busy.
 Here's no. 3, in the photo a day challenge,  nature.

These beautiful desert wildflowers were on the side of the road one day as I was picking up one of my boys from a sleepover.  I love the way their vibrant colors pop against the neutral desert background.

No. 4 reflection

my reflection on my dining room screen door.

No. 5 Half

We had a water balloon fight yesterday, how did this big balloon end up there?  :)

No. 6 from behind

My husband and baby girl after my oldest sons high school baseball banquet.

no. 2

Well yesterday I spent my entire day at the baseball fields so I'm just posting my day 2 on the June Photo a day challenge from likeabirdblog  that I decided to participate in.  I'm really enjoying this :D.  well here's day 2 photo, the prompt was "your pick" so i thought, since my day was spent at the ball field this would be appropriate.

For day 3 the prompt is "nature"..........

No. 1...

Here's my first post for my first photo challenge, the promt was DOTS.....

Butterflies like Kale too!!!  I love the blue hue of this beauties blue dots, she flew around my yard for a very long time, even resting on a tree for over 30 minutes, until of course I managed to startle her, but she didn't go far she landed right here on my Kale, and posed for a few pictures!

I did a little wiki research and found out the name of this beautiful butterfly, she goes by a few names but the North American name is "Mourning Cloak"  
What a beautiful name for a beautiful butterfly!!
Tomorrow "your pick" #LABJunePhoto

photo a day challenge....

I decided to join a photo a day challenge from http://likeabirdblog.com   I love photography and I'm trying to learn all I can about it and i think this is just want i need to challenge myself, so here's the list i'm going to follow for the month of June!!! Yay!!  Wish me luck, oh and by the way I'm new to blogging too, I love to read them but have never blogged myself so here I go!!

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P.S. I'm using a Nikon D3100