I was busy in my kitchen making dill pickles, then two batches of rhubarb-strawberry jam, (a special request for Amanda before she goes to college, so she can take some with her), then I also canned two jars of salsa. The pleasurable sound of lids popping and sealing in my kitchen and the nice row of cooling jars on the counter make it all worthwhile. *Sigh*
In between all that, there wasn't much time for picture taking. But I did happen to snag a few. Kevin was busy smashing up our bathtub with a sledge hammer so he could take it out in pieces. Much easier than trying to take that heavy cast iron beast out whole. I got some pictures of his manly muscles in action.
My other photo opportunity came when I stepped outside and a beautiful yellow monarch was feeding on my flowers just outside the front door. I promply went back inside to grab my camera and take advantage of this fleeting time to hopefully get some pictures of this wonderful creature.
The breeze was blowing on the flowers so I had focusing challenges. And the beautiful creature in question didn't want to hold to one spot long enough to take well thought out compositions. But at one point, the butterfly went to the hydrangea plant, rested with it's wings spread wide, and seemed to just wait for me to admire his beauty and take my sought after photos. So I quickly obliged and got a couple good shots.
Not yet satisfied that I had enough, and since the flutterby went back to my flowers, I tried again. This time I was able to capture a pretty good shot. After a little post processing in Picnik, here's what I came up with.
I posted these to an album I have on my Facebook account and have gotten some good feedback. That is always nice. I even had a suggestion that I enter one in a local photo contest coming up in September, if I can delete my name from them. I will work on that later.
I've put my trusty camera to bed for the night, and I shall go there too. Seems early, as it's only 11:20 p.m. :)
Until next time, TTFN
Debbie
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