tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70735790176644988372024-03-12T22:00:02.697-07:00Photography, Gardening & A Few FishSusan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-67960946841198499722010-02-21T10:42:00.000-08:002010-02-21T10:49:50.590-08:00To flash or not to flashBored and hungry today, so decided to make muffins and get to know my flash. A flash can be a wonderful thing, allowing me to hand hold the camera and add shadows and depth to the photos. I'm not sure why I don't use it more often. Probably because I don't know how to use it, but I guess it's time to start.<br /><br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/APhotoADay/02-20-2010-DSC04414/793450120_p8zdB-M.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/APhotoADay/02-20-2010-DSC04414/793450120_p8zdB-M.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/02-20-2010-DSC04426/793440355_sDEqM-M.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/02-20-2010-DSC04426/793440355_sDEqM-M.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/02-20-10-DSC04440/793537345_tc4qy-M.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/02-20-10-DSC04440/793537345_tc4qy-M.jpg" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-75376182141542021992009-12-22T14:43:00.000-08:002009-12-22T15:28:06.086-08:00Baking, blogging and work share.Work share has been a great program for companies during the past year. It helps to keep costs down and keep employees. But workshare can be a very good thing for the employees. An extra day off to do the things you want and not feel guilty about not being at work. Today I used my workshare day to bake. Not just bake something, but Christmas bake. I think it may have been a couple of years since I've done this and over the past years something I have not done on a regular basis.<br /><br />For Jennifer:<br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02650/747591631_Rf5A8-M.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02650/747591631_Rf5A8-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />For Manda:<br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02635/747587448_xMf7C-M.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02635/747587448_xMf7C-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />For Shaun:<br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02639/747597810_msYWo-M.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02639/747597810_msYWo-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And thanks to Eddie, his wife and my sister we also have:<br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02642/747585418_WaKKP-M.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/Photography/Blog-Photos/12-22-09-DSC02642/747585418_WaKKP-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have also booked a vacation day for tomorrow and I think I will bake again. And for those who know me, I only burnt myself once today.Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-25831716731512908232009-09-26T06:09:00.001-07:002009-09-26T06:10:38.704-07:00Phoenix<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35407610@N06/3935038723/"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3935038723_74ef2cc10f_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35407610@N06/3935038723/">DSC08201Phoenix</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/35407610@N06/">Rocketlily</a></span></div>Trying a new way to post to my blog from Flickr. If this should work, I can post a little more often.<br clear="all">Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-38981709824429503622009-09-24T19:21:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:24:08.954-07:00Back to Macro<div align="center">3 Takes of a Thistle<br /><br /></div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3951515707_87ec8926e4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3951515707_87ec8926e4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3952297482_1fcf4dcd47.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3952297482_1fcf4dcd47.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3952288632_77dc4c81d0.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3952288632_77dc4c81d0.jpg" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-26472648025502575602009-09-12T14:19:00.000-07:002009-09-24T19:21:01.113-07:00The Life of a Rose Bouquet<a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/DSC07728Bouquet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 512px; height: 512px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/DSC07728Bouquet.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3913473976_f7ebb7fcc6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3913473976_f7ebb7fcc6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3913470462_27499db7ba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3913470462_27499db7ba.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3912695137_d2e02ca306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3912695137_d2e02ca306.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://wildelifephotography.com/photos/646444152_uZmuE-M.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://wildelifephotography.com/photos/646444152_uZmuE-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/DSC07919Runover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 512px; height: 409px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/DSC07919Runover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-64639049934629814262009-08-21T21:01:00.001-07:002009-08-21T21:07:24.266-07:00I have a flower in the garden that droops every night and wakes up with the morning light. I took a series of pictures over 1 1/2 hours to show the flower waking up.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3844612474_39fa917cbd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3844612474_39fa917cbd.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3844612484_72fbca2181.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3844612484_72fbca2181.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3844612492_54e78acd1e.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3844612492_54e78acd1e.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/3844612496_5c00dcf125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/3844612496_5c00dcf125.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3844641946_799f7da239_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 615px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 615px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3844641946_799f7da239_o.jpg" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-7042732632432654302009-08-17T20:30:00.000-07:002009-08-17T20:41:24.677-07:00Skaro Shrine and Roman Catholic Church Lamont, AB<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3831779867_0518965553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 213px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3831779867_0518965553.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3832611204_3c4ba93bcb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3832611204_3c4ba93bcb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3831804587_f1cda3b30a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3831804587_f1cda3b30a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3831766417_086e1b9c20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3831766417_086e1b9c20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3831792817_880f69205e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3831792817_880f69205e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3831755549_73b6e9d3ae.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3831755549_73b6e9d3ae.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3831749981_da7c91feeb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3831749981_da7c91feeb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 511px; height: 365px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07157.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 511px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07178.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 511px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07177.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 511px; height: 365px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Graveyards%20and%20Churches/ppDSC07173.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-90634264830072460202009-08-16T18:25:00.000-07:002009-08-16T20:37:53.707-07:00A trip to Cache Lake<div align="center">Vilna Greeting<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3828641918_91e151ce75.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3828641918_91e151ce75.jpg" /></a> Vilna County Fair </p><p align="center"><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/ppDSC06947.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 487px; height: 681px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/ppDSC06947.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Vilna Mushrooms<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/ppDSC06960.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 681px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 487px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/ppDSC06960.jpg" /></a></p>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-76455174964544518602009-07-23T19:48:00.000-07:002009-07-23T19:55:09.476-07:00Wedding Preview<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3751273392_8034f3e262_b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 464px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3751273392_8034f3e262_b.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3750342097_f472431cf3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 500px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3750342097_f472431cf3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3750434667_898296891e.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3750434667_898296891e.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3750439589_7fbf76811b.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 500px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3750439589_7fbf76811b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-56778856064469879632009-07-19T19:13:00.000-07:002009-07-20T12:20:44.115-07:00The Wedding Photographer<span style="color:#cc0000;">This is a special post, just for Henk and Nicole. I bought this book today and spent some time leaning cool effects with Elements. I am now ready to do your wedding!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/WeddingPhotographer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/WeddingPhotographer.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-83553531711271206982009-07-19T18:04:00.001-07:002009-07-19T19:13:14.513-07:00Birthday Party<div align="center">With the fire bans lifted, it was time for the yearly Birthday Party.<br /><br />The Birthday Boy<br /></div><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/BirthdayBoy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 650px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/BirthdayBoy.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />The guests<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Canon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Canon.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/StanandJill.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/StanandJill.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/HenkandNicole.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/HenkandNicole.jpg" /></a><br /></p><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Tatoo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 650px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Tatoo.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/J.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 650px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/J.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Family<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Siblings.jpg" /> <p align="center"><br /><br />Cooking Dinner<br /></p><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Dinner.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Dinner.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/FineDining.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/FineDining.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />The Cake complete with Sparkles<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Cake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Cake.jpg" /></a><br />The Relaxing Fire<br /></p><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Fire.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Fire.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />And the Tree that ended the evening.<br /></p><p><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/TheEnd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 650px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 433px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/TheEnd.jpg" /></a></p><p>After looking at these photos, I realized they were all taken with the 18-70 kit lens. I had decided to do the whole evening with this lens to see how they would turn out. There's was something not quite right about the photos with people and I couldn't put my finger on it. Now I realize it was the kit lens. Goodbye kit lens, Sigma 105, when will you be returned to me?</p><p> </p>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-49483483161855738532009-07-15T18:41:00.001-07:002009-07-15T18:43:11.676-07:00I couldn't stay away from macros.After seeing this copper sunflower in the garden today, I could no longer stay away from using Henk's macro lens.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3724587855_3921247cc4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3724587855_3921247cc4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-12076800638938001862009-07-11T19:54:00.001-07:002009-07-14T17:06:23.592-07:00Today's colour: PinkHenk has been kind enough to lend me his macro lens while mine is in the hospital. Not wanting to use it too much before the wedding (don't want to break his too) I thought I would start using my 18-70mm kit lens to see what it can do. These peonies are from the garden.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35407610@N06/3711089495/" title="Soft and Pink by Rocketlily, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3711089495_93076c5a5c.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Soft and Pink" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35407610@N06/3711086005/" title="Soft and Pink Close Up by Rocketlily, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3711086005_98f292a439.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Soft and Pink Close Up" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-91401714198338137802009-07-10T14:30:00.001-07:002009-07-10T14:35:05.953-07:00Primary Colours<a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/ARed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 511px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/ARed.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/AYellow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 511px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/AYellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/ABlue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 511px;" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Flower%20Macros/ABlue.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-24679120865099752812009-07-08T19:39:00.000-07:002009-07-08T19:43:15.917-07:00I am sad.My macro lens has broken and is in for repairs. I think I am nothing without my macro lens. I have discovered that I am a macro person.Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-89772391604036039692009-06-19T18:01:00.000-07:002009-06-20T12:56:35.918-07:00<div align="left">A walk around the yard after the rain.<br /></div><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden5.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden6.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden9.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden11.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden10.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden12.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 536px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Yard/Garden13.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-29441901070464733662009-06-14T14:37:00.000-07:002009-06-14T15:09:21.352-07:00Back to branding<div align="left"><br />I think I take too many pictures. I really need to get a hobby to occupy my time. This weekend we were back to the farm. But first a couple of pictures from the first time aroung.<br /><br />Roping from the quad. The way it's done in the west.<br /><br /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Ropingfromaquad.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="left">An Aussie roping cattle?<br /><br /></p><div align="left"><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Rope3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Rope3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And a few candid shots of the stars of the weekend, for without them we wouldn't have a branding weekend. This little guy decided to hold the fence down in case anyone needed to escape.<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Sleepingonthefence.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Sleepingonthefence.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Moom, where are you!!!<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Mom.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 499px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Mom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mother and child, posing for the camera<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Motherandchild.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Motherandchild.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Lunch time.<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/LunchBreak.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 499px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/LunchBreak.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The men brought in the cattle and made sure everyone was accounted for.<br /><br />Bringing the cattle in, slow and easy<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Bringtheminslowandeasy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Bringtheminslowandeasy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cousin! Cousin!<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/CousinCousin.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/CousinCousin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Gotcha<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Gotcha.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Gotcha.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Men's Club in the corral.<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/TheMensClub.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/TheMensClub.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />2 needed to hold 1?<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/2tohold1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 536px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/2tohold1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And finally, those who count together, stay together<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Countingtogether.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 750px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 499px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Blog/Countingtogether.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-39804958178512136082009-06-10T20:21:00.000-07:002009-06-10T20:36:20.561-07:00Chasing Bees & Butterflies<div align="left">I have spent the last 2 nights chasing bees and butterflies around the trees. Not easy little things to photograph and they don't stay still long.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/FlyingBee.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 511px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 409px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/FlyingBee.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 409px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 512px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 409px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 511px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 467px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bee1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Hummingbird Moth</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Unknown.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 752px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 537px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Unknown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly</strong><br /><br /><a title="Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly by Rocketlily, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35407610@N06/3612438411/"><img height="400" alt="Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3612438411_612fb9b538.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-52843513673554571102009-06-07T15:51:00.000-07:002009-06-07T16:26:31.756-07:00I love my new Beercan lens.Last week I made my first purchase on Ebay. Oh, yes I am no longer an Ebay virgin. The lens I bought was made in 1985 and is now my favorite lens. I've been testing it out this week on everything that moves and doesn't.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3593636557_f159605796.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3593636557_f159605796.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3594257910_4696cd77e7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3594257910_4696cd77e7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pictures from the New Serepta Ag Days Parade </div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bicycle.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Bicycle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/HorseRiders.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/HorseRiders.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cohen joined us at New Serepta. My first people portraits.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3601142963_0bb6beed79.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 435px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3601142963_0bb6beed79.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3601142041_c09cafa847.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 417px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3601142041_c09cafa847.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Todays Fight Club with the Beercan lens.<br /><br />Water<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/Water.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/Water.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hiding In Plain Sight<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/HidinginPlainSight.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/HidinginPlainSight.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Shiny Object<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/ShinyObject.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/ShinyObject.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Frightening<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/Frightening.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/Frightening.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Highly Flexible (Is it the hose or the man?)<br /><a href="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/HighlyFlexible.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp257/rocketlily/Misc/Fight%20Club/HighlyFlexible.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-41755111231666516882009-05-17T15:19:00.000-07:002009-06-01T11:32:06.659-07:00Viking Ribstones<div align="center">Saturday, the weather was perfect for a road trip to the farm. Plenty of good stops along the way. The first stop was 5 km south of Viking to a small historic site, the Viking Ribstones. These stones carved by aboriginal people long ago, still sit on the top of a hill.<br /><br /><br />This is the view from the from of the hill to the east and southeast.<br /></div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3539676032_8c02c7f34a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3539676032_8c02c7f34a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/3539679776_4814c22368.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br />The trees beside the stones<br /></p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/3538872451_20c5530a38.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/3538872451_20c5530a38.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />The Ribstones<br /></p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/3538875919_986d94dd04.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/3538875919_986d94dd04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3539693628_d4ce464d01.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3539693628_d4ce464d01.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Offerings<br /></p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/3538889073_62346d1820.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/3538889073_62346d1820.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/3539697534_23aafdce52.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/3539697534_23aafdce52.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-80907338560165822532009-05-13T20:56:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:16:37.947-07:00The weather is rather unpleasant and is sucking the creativity out of me.<div align="left">To say it rather politely, the weather is really unpleasant. It's cold and nothing is growing. The only blooms in the yard are from the greenhouse and planted last weekend. We don't even have a dandelion blooming. The weather also seems to be sucking all the creativity out of me. Can't think, can't do. Maybe a road trip or a new set of extention tubes will help. Or maybe a gorilla pod. </div><div align="center"><br />Pansies from the garden.<br /></div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/3530331462_36b0153105.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/3530331462_36b0153105.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/3530332572_d3b511455e.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/3530332572_d3b511455e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ferns from the garden<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3530317848_54a07ee497_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3530317848_54a07ee497_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3530320164_11dfd768f6.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3530320164_11dfd768f6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-25509286494702086942009-05-12T19:43:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:50:15.627-07:00May 12th and it's #%*&@ Snowing<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/3526638653_e27923b7c0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/3526638653_e27923b7c0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my beautiful new lily, planted in the garden Sunday afternoon. As you can see it has started to bloom beautiful white fluffy stuff. Ugh!!!Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-63782421180281534602009-05-09T20:54:00.000-07:002009-05-09T21:43:08.014-07:00Yellow, My Favorite ColourMy favorite colour, for today, is yellow.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWz1WtVNI/AAAAAAAAAOE/lGNsnrD7xz0/s1600-h/Marigold1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334046257162573010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWz1WtVNI/AAAAAAAAAOE/lGNsnrD7xz0/s400/Marigold1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzutVrAI/AAAAAAAAAN8/BeDOfloRFsw/s1600-h/Marigold2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334046255378443266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzutVrAI/AAAAAAAAAN8/BeDOfloRFsw/s400/Marigold2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzVY_6RI/AAAAAAAAAN0/jYSkfB9n4Yg/s1600-h/Marigold3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334046248582244626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzVY_6RI/AAAAAAAAAN0/jYSkfB9n4Yg/s400/Marigold3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzfJpNaI/AAAAAAAAANs/YJRpjmJAyGQ/s1600-h/Marigold4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334046251202196898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzfJpNaI/AAAAAAAAANs/YJRpjmJAyGQ/s400/Marigold4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzPTkR3I/AAAAAAAAANk/3y09bJmdDC4/s1600-h/Marigold5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334046246948849522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZWzPTkR3I/AAAAAAAAANk/3y09bJmdDC4/s400/Marigold5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">And my favorite yellow photo of the day. A little yellow bee on a yellow flower.</div><p><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZbJt0Y3gI/AAAAAAAAAOM/-_bDn0S7f78/s1600-h/Little+Bee.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/SgZbJt0Y3gI/AAAAAAAAAOM/-_bDn0S7f78/s400/Little+Bee.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334051031143210498" /></a>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-63756896409115141452009-05-03T17:45:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:46:51.382-07:00Another Beautiful Day<div align="justify">Once again the day spent working in the yard, trimming back nasty rosebushes and invading hazelnuts. (Took an hour off to take pictures for the Fight Club on the Photo Forum) Long, long ago I had a passion for gardening and growing flowers and vegetables. The rule we had for the kids was that they were allowed to go into the garden and pick what they wanted to eat anytime, but the carrots had to be washed in the rainbarrel first. Eating dirt just didn't seem to be right. As our lives got busier there wasn't enough time for gardening. Not sure if there wasn't time for weeding or the weeds started growing faster and the garden patch is now a field of weeds. My daughter has rekindled the urge in me to grow something from seed. Earlier this spring we both started too many seeds, some of them probably a little early as the Zinnas are already 18" high.<br /><br /></div><div align="center">This is my daughter back in 1984.</div><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf4_7SieRGI/AAAAAAAAAM0/NL6pQ8G_r8I/s1600-h/Little+Girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331769296674505826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf4_7SieRGI/AAAAAAAAAM0/NL6pQ8G_r8I/s400/Little+Girl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Something new for me this year is square foot gardening. Seems to be easier on the back and hopefully less weeds. Also using this oportunity to clean up an old flower bed beside the shed. </p><p align="center">Beside the shed before the clean up.<br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf5DylwSN7I/AAAAAAAAANU/qudM2TwcoXk/s1600-h/Before.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331773545260398514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf5DylwSN7I/AAAAAAAAANU/qudM2TwcoXk/s400/Before.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />Beside the shed after clean up and ready for square foot gardening.<br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf5EI1vF0UI/AAAAAAAAANc/4WZP6YM7Bwk/s1600-h/After.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331773927507480898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf5EI1vF0UI/AAAAAAAAANc/4WZP6YM7Bwk/s400/After.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The really interesting part of this new gardening venture is that I live on a piece of land that is 3.2 acres, or as the county calls it, 1 hectre more or less. That's more than two times the size of a football field, including end zones, and I'm putting in a garden 3 feet by 18 feet.Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073579017664498837.post-28913715618076800532009-05-02T22:21:00.000-07:002009-05-02T23:14:19.314-07:00Hauling dirt and shooting glassWith today's beautiful weather it was a perfect day to spend outside. Part of the day was sprent hauling dirt to renew an old flower bed. It will become the new square foot flower and vegetable patch. But of course, the sunshine was perfect for taking pictures of glass.<br /><br /><div align="center">A sheet of smoked stained glass with an array of colorful plastic straws and the same glass with a napkin.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0sHXWmQDI/AAAAAAAAAMA/unSOaDGzc4c/s1600-h/Swirl+Glass+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331466038916038706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0sHXWmQDI/AAAAAAAAAMA/unSOaDGzc4c/s320/Swirl+Glass+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0r6KMPBEI/AAAAAAAAAL4/HvbMPaRplOI/s1600-h/Swirl+Glass+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331465812044612674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0r6KMPBEI/AAAAAAAAAL4/HvbMPaRplOI/s320/Swirl+Glass+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center">A special piece of stained glass "Fish Kisses" made for my daughter.<br /><br /></p><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0suVmFo3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/5PLdJrYFkCE/s1600-h/Fish+Kisses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331466708459037554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0suVmFo3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/5PLdJrYFkCE/s320/Fish+Kisses.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>Which led to the green glass with shadows.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0rm_no1bI/AAAAAAAAALw/sLeATi2f2-o/s1600-h/Green+Glass.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331465482789246386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0rm_no1bI/AAAAAAAAALw/sLeATi2f2-o/s320/Green+Glass.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"> </p><p align="right">Which led to the broken glass.</p><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0reYnRzTI/AAAAAAAAALo/xIoUF2Weygc/s1600-h/Broken+Glass.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331465334879800626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0reYnRzTI/AAAAAAAAALo/xIoUF2Weygc/s320/Broken+Glass.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Which led to a cooling off period with something unbreakable.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0zXKogvzI/AAAAAAAAAMo/hkJOxJCgkIU/s1600-h/Glass+Ball.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331474006960815922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UzHjR2Ab_AI/Sf0zXKogvzI/AAAAAAAAAMo/hkJOxJCgkIU/s400/Glass+Ball.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Susan Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529066394357741048noreply@blogger.com1