1 June, 2010

During our usual watering routine this afternoon, we spotted some sunflower sprouts! It's been only six days since we planted the seeds, so we were quite shocked that they were already growing. Here's to hoping our chicken wire keeps the rabbits from eating them this year.



Bonus photo:
My dog made sure to keep an eye on me while I was assisting with the watering.

31 May, 2010 - Memorial Day

We spent the majority of our Memorial Day at my grandparents' house. On the way in, the new growth on their great big evergreen caught my eye. I couldn't resist touching the soft, new needles.



Bonus photo:
I spent a good portion of the six weeks my grandparents were absent trying to catch a shot of their neighbor dog staring at me through the fence. Unfortunately, every time I approached him, he would jump up and start barking excitedly. This time, I managed it! I had to do a lot of zooming and act like I wasn't looking at him, but it worked out.

30 May, 2010

In an attempt to encourage birdies to stop for a drink and a bath, we've moved our bird bath to our front yard, where they won't be bothered by curious canines.

29 May, 2010

Went to a graduation party this afternoon. It was being thrown for one of my dearest and oldest friends (I've known her since kindergarten). There were plenty of familiar faces attending and several unfamiliar folks as well. I had a good time, though I can't deny that I'm exhausted. I can't believe the people that are capable of spending an entire day party-hopping.

28 May, 2010

Another really hot day. We relented and turned the air conditioner on for a bit. I pretty much did the best I could to hide from the heat until the sun went down, at which point I went shopping for graduation presents with my mom.

My dog's not a big fan of the heat. She's spending most of her days laying around, panting as hard as she can. I was lounging on the ground with her when I spotted this photography opportunity. I'm becoming a real fan of black and whites.

27 May, 2010

Hot weather and growing plants leads to lots of watering.


(I was actually attempting to capture the watering can's shadow, but didn't succeed.)

26 May, 2010 - Air Force Graduation

This time last year, the Mining Museum opened their grounds to anyone desiring a good view of the Thunderbird graduation show. We had a blast watching the spectacle with my grandparents and I had the privilege of taking pictures for my grandma. When we found out that the museum planned to host spectators again this year, we promptly arranged to join our grandparents for the show. This year, I was armed with my own camera. The skies weren't nearly as blue this year (and the vicious winds quickly demolished the smoke streams used by the Thunderbirds), but the show was still grand and I'm quite happy with a couple of my pictures.

Disclaimer: Anything that might look artistic is completely accidental. I could hardly see my camera screen -much less the photo subjects- most of the time, so I was pretty much pointing the lens in the direction of the jets.



(Better viewed in a larger size.)


(Again, better in a big size.)

And one more:

(The larger, uncropped version.)

25 May, 2010

I photographed this little decoration in the Memorial Day aisle at Wal-Mart. I thought it was neat that they had the states constructed out of license plates.

24 May, 2010

We had extremely high winds on Saturday and then again today. Our very old, not-so-sturdy fence has stood up to a surprisingly large amount of Front Range winds. We have pretty much been holding it together as best as we can for the past seven years. But today, the fence yielded and fell down. The neighbors behind us (whom we share the fence with) were kind enough to promptly prop it back up and hold it together with some screws and additional wood. However, it looks like we'll be needing a new fence in the near future.

23 May, 2010

Experiments in exposure.

High Exposure:

Mid Exposure:

Low Exposure: