I like taking a good picture of a flower. I enjoy looking for them as I ride or walk around. I like thinking about where likely spots are for the flowers to be blooming. I find it relaxing, peaceful, and somewhat therapeutic. On the other hand, I also enjoy doing a "photo shoot" with the girls :). It's challenging, fun, exciting, and requires a lot more thought. So, do I prefer flowers or people? Well, let's see. Flowers don't poke their lip out when you mention shooting some pictures. They don't roll their eyes as if you are totally blind and don't see this. Flowers don't have bad hair days, scheduling conflicts, or homework to contend with. On the other hand, flowers don't ooh and ahh when they look at the photos you shot. They don't smile and say, "I never thought I was beautiful before." Flowers don't reward us with hugs and kisses. Hummm... flowers or people? I'd choose people everytime :).
What in the world does "cheeseburger" have to do with this picture, you might ask. On Facebook, the students are always sending me bumper stickers of cute little animals. Many times they are saying something about cookies or cheeseburgers :). I was taking pictures of some of our kittens when I happened to catch this little guy just as he was yawning! My immediate thought was of those cute bumper stickers - especially the cheeseburger ones. If this was Facebook, this photo would have words printed on it reading: "I haz cheezburgr pleaz?" Yep, their spelling is usually horrendous - but sooooo funny! This picture is even funnier if you click on it to enlarge it. What a mouth on this little fellow!!!
Living in the south, we get to enjoy beautiful flowers like these almost year-round. Earlier today, we stopped at a local restaurant for lunch and spotted these in their flower beds. They remind me of what a black-thumb I have when it comes to growing flowers and plants. Years ago, a secret sister at church gave me a beautiful hanging basket of flowers. I never had the heart to tell anyone at the church that the flowers died almost immediately. I am just no good, none whatsoever, when it comes to plants and flowers. I am forever destined to enjoy everyone else's.
I was walking in from the car last night and saw this strange conglomeration in the driveway. When I stopped and looked closer, I saw it was a wad of little mushrooms. Too dark for pictures, I waited until today. Kali and I went out to feed the goats and I remembered the mushrooms. Kali termed it a "mushpoof". Interesting looking. I don't believe I've ever seen that many mushrooms growing together like this.
OK, Kali and I aren't either one feeling well today :( . In a moment of silliness, I pulled out my camera to take a picture of my dog. This was my immediate result.
Cocoa got excited, thinking I wanted to play, and she ran and licked my camera! Yuck! just as I was clicking. As she heard me go "Ugh!", she backed away and I took the next picture with a slightly blurry lens.
It is a good thing we are easily entertained :) and Cocoa is a good sport. Don't you think she looks much better, even though a little blurry, in the second photo? What a laugh!
Lincoln Brewster is my favorite musician by far. I am trying to figure out some way to get him to our church for a concert. Kali and I saw him at the Dare2Share Conference in Atlanta. His music style is: praise, worship, uplifting, energetic, fun, meaningful, and all glorifying to God. Click on the video and listen to his new song. You will need to turn off my playlist first, or you will be hearing two Lincoln Brewster songs at the same time :). He sang this one in Atlanta while they were still learning it. Lincoln wrote the song, as he does many of the ones he sings. The new CD comes out later this month.
Tropical Storm Fay came through our area several weeks ago. I noticed this tree when we came back home from the hotel we stayed in. I am guessing the roots became so water logged that the tree just toppled over. It appears the tree would have extended out into the highway, so someone must have chainsawed off that portion. The roots are probably about 10' tall from the ground up and stiff as can be. I wanted my daughter to stand in front so you could tell how tall the roots are, but there was so much mud and muck I was afraid to send her out there :). So, I just shot this photo through the car window. It is really incredible to look at.
Scripturally, this reminds me to fortify my roots, to keep myself grounded in God and His Word, so that when strong winds like Fay come blowing through my life, I won't be tossed up on the ground and left exposed like this tree.
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