Saturday, November 26, 2011

Holy Stained Glass!


I think that this is such a cool photo of the stained glass with the silhouette of the heads of people in front of it. I did not have my fancy camera with me but the iPhone did it justice for what it is worth. Can I hear an Amen?

colorful stained glass huge window at the Cross Pointe Church in Milton Wisconsin

The family is a haven in a heartless world.

Jack Frost was here

This image I took after there was a heavy frost on the ground.  The morning sun was coming up so I decided to go outside and set the camera on a paver stone that was sunk in the gound.  I was hoping to catch a little Jack Frost on the blades of grass.  I did not get down on my hands and knees to take the picture.  I did bend over and grunt while trying to take a peek at the display on the camera.  As I was grunting, I did get a few shots of the frost and I did not notice the droplet of water but thought somehow that the droplet of water was on my camera lens not on the blade of grass.  When I downloaded the images, I realized it was not on my lens but actually on a blade of grass.  It's the simplicity of the one single dew drop with the reflection of the grass in the droplet make it a grand photo for me!  I totally love it!  Click on the images to see the detail of both!
a single dew drop on a blad of grass after a heavy jack frost morning
Jack Frost on the blades of grass

Leonardo da Vinci – “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Dainty Daisy

Amazing how beauty is missed until it is cropped and zoomed in on.  Love the colors against the white!

white daisies or daisys with blue purple centers
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For every dark night, there's a brighter day.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Summertime Blooms

A lovely little piece of August summertime :)  ....I miss it already!
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Be yourself.  No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Eats like a bird!

Eats like a bird typically means that "you're eating very little".... but wow, these birds were having a feast this morning when I took these shots.  While I was visiting a good friends house for a girls weekend....many of the girls that were there got to witness a CSD individual in action!  I'm sure they think I am a nut case. I ruined a sweatshirt when leaning over the kitchen countertop to take the photos.....I did not realize there was a bowl of tomato sauce with no lid on!  Shirt shmirt..... oh well!  Ya win some, you loose some. If anyone can help me out with the types of birds in the pictures, that would be awesome!
woodpecker and birds feeding at the bird feeder
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birds of Wisconsin
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birds feeding at the bird feeder
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birds eating at the bird feeder
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bird feeding on sunflower seeds on top of a picnic table
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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Baa Baa White Sheep

There was a petting zoo at the corn maze that we visited,  so I decided to walk over and check it out.  I spotted a friendly and inquisitive soul.  This one sheep greeted me instantly.  Of course he couldn't talk but I think he was trying to say, "hey, I miss my other job where I was participating in sheep counting.... please take me home with you... I'll pay you big bucks to get me out of this pen... read these eyes, I'm bored!"
white lamb with a black and white head seen at a petting zoo
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close up view of lamb from a petting zoo
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Best friends can hear what you don't say.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Early Morning Dew Lights

It was kind of foggy out this morning.  I pulled back the curtains to see if the bus was coming for the kids and wham, what a sight!  The tree out front was twinkling with morning dew water droplets!  It was like Christmas lights twinkling but instead with water droplets!  My jaw dropped and I had a feverish CSD moment.  Bus, camera, bus camera....bus is coming, where is the camera.....geez!  Here is the shots...
morning dew drops on the red berries of a tree
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close up view of morning dew drops on the red berries of a tree
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view of morning sparkle dew drops on the red berries of a tree
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glistening morning dew drops on the red berries of a tree
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You can observe a lot just by watching.