great blue heron

crockett park

i resigned my position the first of july with the intent of taking the summer off.  i had plans on getting out with my camera and taking some great shots...well the summer has quickly passed, and while i did work a couple of days a week, i have no idea where the time went.  i sure didn't do what i wanted to with my camera and photography.  here it is fall, and i need a job...have something promising with the company i'm still with...but it hasn't come through yet...and did get out with my camera a couple of times, but it's all things i've shot before....i really need some motivation to get out of this slump...something to stir my creative side.  oh well...maybe this job will work out and i'll know something this week.  here are a few pix i took a couple of weeks ago at crockett state park, lawrenceburg, tn.

                  

                 

below are some taken recently at the pumpkin patch...

 

monday's photo shoot

"Your Monday Photo Shoot: Capture something in flight. Birds, insects, planes, bats, whatever -- if it's getting around in the skies, it's fair game for this photo shoot. "

a pelican in flight over san diego bay

and here's one of my favorite places...the beach!  oh how i need a good dose of the beach.  :)

stop by and visit other entries:

http://journals.aol.com/johnmscalzi/bytheway/entries/2007/06/11/your-monday-photo-shoot-in-flight/7517

monday photo shoot

Your Monday Photo Shoot:   Picture something in orange. As a challenge, don't take pictures of actual oranges (the fruit), and picturing actual pumpkins seems a little too easy too. Other than that, go for it.

orange is a wonderful color...we find it in nature...

smoky mountain sunrise

in decor...

chinese theatre, los angelos

vase at the bellagio, las vegas....

costume....

and a good ole fashioned trolley of old town, san diego.....

round robin challenge

This one comes to us from Renee of Ode to the Muse. She offered up several great ideas, and the one we're going with this time is "Pink"!

isn't it amazing the awesome array of colors we have in our wonderful world?!!!  and we are definitely not short on pink!  :)

                         

to view other pink entries, please visit  http://roundrobinphoto.blogspot.com/

monday photo shoot

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Take a picture of something beginning with the letter "B". That shouldn't be too brain-busting, right?

late again!  but later than it should've been.  i completed this entry twice last night before giving up and going to bed.....it's either 'not meant to be....or third time's a charm'  lol  not sure if it's problems with 'hal' or aol....but here goes

for the letter 'b' i submit a hotair balloon, butterflies, and a bird....

check out john's #Entry7435 to view other 'b' entries.

round robin photo challenge

Teena, author of the blog, "It's all about me!" has chosen "Friendship" for our next challenge topic. Do you have a best friend in all the world? Take their photo, and share a little about what makes them so special to you. Do you love yellow roses? The yellow rose indicates friendship, arrange some in a vase, or photograph them right from your yard, and make that your entry. Maybe your best friend is of the four pawed variety... of course you can share a picture of your favorite pet, who just also happens to be your best friend.

this is the first photo that popped in my mind when reading about the current rr challenge....my precious lil granddaughter strolling hand in hand with my sis' grandson...to me, this just screams friendship.  :)

of course, i couldn't end there....i have to mention my best friends....starting with hubby...no i didn't take this one, but it's one of my favorite pics of him...taken on our honeymoon nearly 3 years ago....

and then, it wouldn't be fair not to mention my sisters who have grieved and rejoiced with me at different periods in my life....

don't know what i'd do without my mom...she's always been there for me, offering her support, encouragement and prayers....

and last but certainly not least is my little girl...all grown up now with a child of her own...we've always been close and shared so much...she is very, very special...just ask anyone.  :)

to view other entries, please visit: The Round Robin Photo Challenges