macro monday, mosaic monday and other m related things

shots that i've taken at the shakespeare gardens since the poppies and larkspur have started blooming. did you know that larkspur is the flower for july? i've known that since i was a kid because my birthday is in july but i never saw larkspur blooming until now. i've decided that i really like the deep purples.



this is an older macro as i've not been really satisfied with any macros lately. i've been making myself way too tense over them. plus, the zinnias (among other things) really took a beating during the rainstorms this month. but i'm not going to complain, we came out very lucky and i want to keep it that way. other people lost their entire houses in the flash floods eight days ago and didn't have flood insurance because they are not located in a flood plain. yes, i'm counting my blessings.

another m word - movies. finally got to see the new star trek movie and enjoyed it. it really kicks starts the series all over again in a very convenient, but nice way. my brother and fellow trekkie was not as happy with it. chris pine is good eye candy (albeit very young eye candy).

sweet dreams and finer things.

monet inspirations

on a much smaller scale i have found a garden that i love in montgomery. it is the english garden at the shakespeare festival and it is hidden in an alcove, almost behind the theater. lately it has been covered in a mixture of poppies and larkspur and bees have been going absolutely crazy whenever i visit.



not much variety, but i can't help but be enchanted each time i go there. the whole park area is beautiful to visit and i can't wait to go biking there with my new cruiser. yes, i broke down and bought a bicycle....if i can't afford the jeep soon, at least i can get around on a bicycle. right?



so i got knocked out in the second round on the challenge - i can show you the shot i entered on the round. what i figured out is this group really has an aversion to flowers and it doesn't matter how bad (or good) the other shot is, there are some people that will automatically vote against flowers. the end. not that i think my shot was the end all to be all...it's just a matter of knowing your audience right?



i currently have coral roses on my desk and though i love looking at the color, especially in combination with my blue jars (i will not say the name because then i will giggle like a school girl)...i can't quite frame up the shot to my satisfaction. i think the straight stems and rigid lines are stifling me. or maybe its this nagging allegy session that i seem to be having.

photographers - does that happen to you. you look and look at something and the shot just doesn't happen? or....you try and try to take shots and nothing looks good? anyway, i need to get dressed and figure out what i'm doing with my day. happy saturday.

macro monday (cinco de mayo version)

you know it has to be red baby...red

bits and pieces of today

it was one of those days that you find something unexpected, your favorite spot is available, and you discover something you didn't know was available.

cold central

it seems like I'm always whining about a cold and i really dislike that - i don't like complaining all the time. but...the fact remains that i can barely hear out of my left ear and it's driving me insane. yes, i'm taking beds, drinking fluids and the whatnot. no infection (that i can tell).

but the day was too gorgeous to stay inside. so here are a couple. what did you do today? anything fun....or was something at work funny? did you complain too? or did you laugh - a lot? i hope you laughed a lot. i wanna laugh with you.

i must dash - hogatha and her brother are doing "let's eat" dance under my chair.

I'm obsessed with all things curly in nature.

red poppies...where's emerald city?