Photo # 35 ~> Crush!

Crush is our South American Red-Footed Tortoise that my hubby got me last year for my birthday. 

 (If  you want to read about my excitement in getting him last year click here!)  

We ended up getting him a month before my birthday since that is when he came into the pet shop and I always wanted a tortoise, have no clue why I did.  Today he seems happy, as happy as a tortoise can seem, it's not like a dog that wags his tail when he is happy!  Lol!  He loves his fruit and veggies, tomatoes seem to be his favorite along with some romaine lettuce.  He does not care for squash and that's ok we don't like it ether!  Lol!  I do need to measure him to see how much he has (or has not) grown this year.  It doesn't seem like much but than again they grow pretty slowly.  

As a pet he is pretty easy going and a joy to watch as he munches on clovers in the yard!  A tortoise is not a pet for you if you want a snuggly soft affectionate pet but if you want someone low key, slow, and full of wonder and mystery than I do recommend a tortoise.  

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Blown Away....Photo 34

I am Blown Away by the pictures my camera captures. 

It was the best Christmas gift my hubby ever gave me and for my birthday he gave me the BIG Zooming Lens!    

Look you can see the dandelion seeds blowing away!

 How Awesome Is That!!!!!

I am hoping for a good birthday week, so far I've had an awesome weekend with great fun at parties, sent some time with great friends, and got my favorite pie (it was even homemade!)!

The best part is my birthday not till Wednesday so there is room for so much more ;~)

(Hint, Hint)

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Photo 33~> Zooming In Little Bird

My birthday is coming up at the end of May and what I really wanted was a bigger zoom lens for my camera since at the winter performances at the elementary school the lens that came with the camera just wasn't enough to get a good close up shot of my kids singing.  Well for the second year in a row my birthday came early (last year in April I got Crush our tortoise) this year I got my Big Zooming Lens!!!  

As luck would have it soon after I got it I was outside with my daughter and a hawk landed on top of a tree across the street.  What a difference!  Can you see him in the pix below?  He is a very little speck on the top left side of the left tree. 

My poor Husband is going to run out of computer space soon since taking pictures is so relaxing to me and these days I need a lot of calming time away from the stress!  

Lol

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Photo 32 ~> Pop of Color On A Gloomy Day

Today is a cloudy gloomy day and I personally am feeling a lot like Eeyore these days.  I just go through my own "gloomy" days here and there and I have no clue what sets them off but I am sure I'm not the only one.  Sometimes we just need a "Pop Of Color" to make us feel a little better and ready to get through the rest of our day.  I am so happy spring is here with it is warm weather and flowers, just waiting for the pollen to die down so we can enjoy the out doors before it is blistering hot!  I hope everyone is have a great spring day because the "happy" people defiantly bring my spirits up a little, so thank you!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

(trying so hard!!!!)

~Ra~

Photo 31 ~> Spidey Senses

I have been trying to get a good shot of a spider web for a little while and the lens that came with the camera wasn't able to focus on them but sprinkle a little (well a lot of) pollen and ta-da!!!

The spider is the little bitty dot in the middle of the web.  Yeah for Spiders and the fact that they help us with the bug population!  

Hope the pollen in your area is a little better than ours, it takes over in central NC.

We dream of rain to wash it away for a little while so we can breath!

Spring is in full swing!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Busy Little Lady Bugs, Photo 30

We LOVE lady bugs at our house so when the tree in our yard was covered with them we got really excited!  Lila and I watched them run around up and down the tree and I got to take picture after picture of them.  We also notice little yellow eggs all over the tree, might be lady bug eggs!  (Lady Bug Life Cycle)  I'm going to keep an eye on them to see what pops out.

These are my favorite out of around 50 picture of them.   What do you think?  Do you think I could do nature pix for a magazine or a bug book?  Lol

I also took pictures of the ants but they blend in so well with the dirt that you could barley see them.  I want to get a good one of a bee next and some butterflies would be nice....

Spring is in the air finally!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Photo 29 ~> What a Shot!

(zoomed way in, no editing)

(zoomed way in, plus editing.  what a diffrence!)

What a shot both with the camera and for Cole first time shooting a real gun.

 He had lots of guidance from a friend that knows what he is doing so no one was an any danger. 

Cole was so proud of himself for getting the can on the first shot!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~ 

~Ra~