The Little Red Hen

Happy Bench Monday

We are enjoying a beautiful "summer is almost over" day!  Happy Bench Monday!

Bench Monday Flickr Pool

My New Toy

Some of you may have noticed that I have been having fun with my new toy. I purchased a fancy pants big girl camera just before leaving for the gulf coast!

I took tons of photos on our trip and am still learning about the camera and lens settings. I got some fantastic indoor photographs of family members while on vacation. I had not been able to do that with my old point and shoot. 

These two pictures are of the same flower from the same camera location but using different camera settings to change the depth of field.

D read the entire manual while in the car and is my "go to" man when I have a technical question. Teenagers are great for that. I read the manual but I can't remember much of it!

Mini Vacation

The weather was just wonderful today! Sunny, not too hot, and the wind seems to have blown the mosquitoes away!  It was a great day for a mini vacation - in the back yard!

Of course, Miss Petunia came prepared with all the essentials for a fun time under the plum tree.

I brought a book to read too!

Take out dinner, books, markers, paper, crayons, a magic wand, and a pink umbrella - just in case - THIS is summer relaxation!

What have you done for a mini vacation this summer?

May Day

April showers truly do bring May flowers.

We have crab apples, apples, and red bud all blooming now. P is enjoying all the pink.

It was a warm sunny day so I played with my new camera.

I finally figured out the macro setting.

We have made jelly from our crab apples before. It is a lot of work as the fruit is very small.

The apples, however, are used every year.

May brings promises of good things to come.

Thoughtful Sunday

"The blues seemed to come from the deepest part of the ocean, the whites from the northernmost snows, the greens and purples from the abundant wildflowers, the reds, oranges and pinks from the most wonderful sunsets."

The Quiltmaker's Gift, Jeff Brumbeau, 2000

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I hope you have enjoyed Color week as much as I have. The colorful photos were a great addition to our rainy gray week here. Thank you all for joining.

Sunday- rainbow of color
Monday - red
Tuesday - orange
Wednesday - yellow
Thursday - green
Friday - blue
Saturday - violet
Sunday - finish it all off with another rainbow of color.

If you haven't had a chance to check out all the participating blogs here's the list again.

Participants in Color Week:
Tracy

Stefani

Susanne

be

Kim

4 R Ranch

Juanita

Laura Jay

LucyEllen

Ashley

Cristina

Dawn

Patty

ldh

Hannah

Judy

Taiya

Paula

Floss

Lauri

I love the way the  Color Week flickr group displays a rainbow of color with big groups of each color next to each other. I would love to see that group continue. I'll be keeping the flickr group open so please add color photos there when you have them just add them on the right day of the week. Then we can have that repeating rainbow look.

I had such fun with color this week I'll probably be doing this again next year!

Color Week :: Violet

"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."  Alice Walker

 

 

 

Color Week :: Blue

"With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."  Henri Matisse

 

Color Week :: Green

"It's not easy being green."  Kermit the Frog

Color Week :: Yellow

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."  Claude Monet

 

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I have really been enjoying everyone's colorful photos. Color week participants are listed here. Have a look at their blogs.

Color Week :: Orange

"Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter."  Paul Klee