Me in Macro

Day 151, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Thank you to all of our service men and women. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy our freedom. My prayers are with the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us. What a blessing to live in the land of the free and the home of [...]

Day 150, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Remember the good old days when we used to play outside until our parents screamed at us to come in? Ahhhh, those were the days!

Day 149, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

This photo (which I took using my Iphone) isn’t about composition or technique. It’s about the true love that exists between a girl and her pony.

Day 148, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

This is my daughter’s pony, Sultan. Although he is a pony, he thinks he’s an 800 pound lap dog. When I hold his lead rope while my daughter tacks up, he tries to climb in my lap, or kisses me on the leg, or rubs his head on me. He [...]

Day 147, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Today, Bishop the dog was leading Pumpkin, the horse. Bishop was so happy to be “helping” that I swear I saw him smile. And Pumpkin was a good sport about the whole thing. He just followed Bishop around the yard.

Day 146, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

You know it’s hot when even the rabbits are lounging in the shade!

Day 145, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

When we moved to this house, quite a bit of our yard was covered in ivy and vinca vine. As I pulled the vines up to make way for some flowers and shrubs, I was rewarded with a few surprises. In addition to the found sweat peas and day lillies, [...]

Day 144, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

This little guy is a friend of ours. He’s also my son’s biggest fan. To understand what he is doing in this picture, you need to see what my son was doing at the time.

This is my son:

DSC09083, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

How cute is that??

Day 143, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

I believe this is the last (and my least favorite) photo in my rusty series. Why my last, you say? Because I think I ran out of rusty things to photograph!

Day 142, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

In keeping with my unintentional rusty theme this week, today’s photo is of some rusty gears. I thought they were all brown until I got up close and saw the little bits of green.