They are laughing at me....

...the deer that is!  

Almost every night the deer come into the yard to eat the apples that have fallen from the trees, or sometimes corn that we leave out, but either way it's a joy to witness the same deer year after year and to watch the new fawns venture out from the woods for the first time.  

A few nights ago I was determined to capture them through the open window of my porch.  My patience paid off when a doe made her appearance.  She meandered around avoiding the camera but when she finally got close enough for me to get a clear shot, I was rewarded with attitude! 

Then a couple of nights later a different doe came to visit and I got a little attitude from her and then she laughed at me!  

Summer Flowers

Just  a few from the gardens here at the house.

Fireworks!!

Pop! Pop! Bang! Bang!

The noise.  The lights. The anticipation.  I love it all!

This year's display comes for my local township.  We usually trek all the out to Nottingham where the Herr's company sponsors a fantastic show, but this year we had a puppy to consider so we stayed local.  I have to tell you I was pleasantly surprised at what a nice show Bethel Twp. put on.  After arriving early and listening to some music this is some of what I saw!

Snowflakes!

President's Day, a day off from school, and a snowstorm

were the perfect reasons to try to capture some snowflakes. 

Sub-frozen fun!

The highs yesterday were in the teens and it was windy. The stubborn Irish in me wanted to give frozen bubbles another try.  Dressed in layers, I went outside to find a location somewhat protected from the wind.  I was semi-successful and even tried again this morning with slushy bubbles (that's what happens when you leave them in the unheated porch) and managed to get a couple of shots of a bubble imploding on itself!

These would only stick on the hot tub cover-

These stuck to a black blanket-

Valentines Day

White Roses

for me this year.  

I'm a lucky girl, but not high maintenance.  Any kind of flowers make me happy.  I just like knowing that's he'd thinking about me!

I just love how simple, yet complicated, and beautiful these are.

P52-Weeks 1-6

P52 is a project I'm working on in 2016.

A group of ladies who took a composition class with me are joining together to continue to hone our skills.  Each week the group leader gives us a prompt and it's up to us to find a way to incorporate that prompt into our images. 

Week 1-A selfie

Week 2-Intentions

In lieu of a New Year's resolution, I promised myself to make every effort to learn to use my flash off my camera

Week 3-Routine

I'm beginning every day with a  short, inspirational passage 

and I end each day reading whatever happens to peak my interest.

Week 4-My favorite thing

My favorite thing(s) to shoot are flowers, with my macro lens.

Week 5-The four seasons-Part 1

Winter in my backyard

Week 6-Finding the Light