Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! 

 I haven't posted on here in quite a while!!  I was VERY busy for a little while this early fall and so un-capable of taking any pictures.  :(  But life has returned to a somewhat normal state and I have started taking pictures again.  Sadly I was unable to host a Fall Challenge.  :(  Maybe next year....

Here are a few that I have taken recently that came out fairly good:

This is a skipper moth that has actually 

gotten stuck in the spider web of the leaf.  If only that moth wern't 

there I think the picture would be perfect!  I love the sun's position!!

Just the colors in this are warm and inviting! However I'm afraid taking pictures of leaves on the ground is not one of my stronger talents.... ;)

I hope everyone is having a happy Thanksgiving!  :)

And I look forward to posting again!

~Scottish Gal~

A New Season Draws Near...

I can't believe that we have gone from 110 degrees to 83 degrees in less than a month!  And in the middle of August no less!  Of course, the nip of fall is not even hinting it's presence yet - it is still humid and kinda muggy.  But a steady breeze from the north promises that the crisp mornings will come.  Fall has to be my favorite season!  I look forward to getting up early in the morning and going on brisk walks with our dogs at my side(and my camera ;) ).  

 

So, photography wise, what have I been up to lately?  Well I have really been enjoying learning my way around my new camera!!  I will be working on a page about my camera later this month hopefully.  ;)

There is also a book I've been eyeing for a while - "Photographing Waterdrops: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis".  Have any of you ever read it?

And I hope to buy a new lens for my camera sometime in the future!  I'm not sure if I want a macro lens or a telephoto lens.


Scottish Gal

A New Lens...

I have been enjoying a lovely summer!  True, the temperatures have been sweltering, but it has only made any rain that we receive all the more refreshing!!  

I have also enjoyed my NEW CAMERA!!!!  All the pictures in this post are taken with a Canon Rebel that I bought from my friend.  :)

This is a Potato Blossom.

A Pumpkin blossom.

The first Pumpkin of the year!

Another Pumpkin blossom... this picture came out neat... it sorta looks like the flower is "glowing".  

Have a nice weekend!

~Scottish Gal~

Black and White Friday #6

Sadly that little bug that is slightly out of focus would not get off the rose for me to take the pictures, but they still came out great!  

Isn't this one incredibly looking?  Just the dark storm rolling over the mountains(I know... some of you are laughing at what we call mountains)

:)  More dew drops!

May I just say how the photo quality of these pictures is..... AMAZING!  That is due to the new camera that I now proudly own(a post on that later)!!  :)
I am working on a much longer post that will hopefully get published sometime next week!  And yes, there are many more dew drop pictures!  :)

Scottish Gal

Summer Changes

I hope all of you really like the new design!  Personally, I love it!!!  :)

I finally did get some butterfly pictures.  We have a large Butterfly Bush and it was filled with lots of flying insects!  ;)

Humble Bumble Bee.

Summer Daisies.

Ok, I know that occasionally I step outside the category of "nature".  Cute toes are no exception... but, I couldn't resist!!  And come on!  Who doesn't want to see a pair of cute toes happily playing in the sand?  

Enjoy Summer!

Black and White Friday - #5

Have you all been enjoying the summer?  We sure have!  Today was a beautiful day with sunshine and breezes!!  The breeze was especially welcome as it cooled down the crazy temperature! ;)   

Crackle is enjoying his second summer. 

 These two photos were taken from far away to get only the middle in focus.  It looks kinda neat. (And all my photos looks much better if you click on them!) 

Potato blossom.  

What have you seen this summer?  :)

Barn Swallows ~

Our Barn Swallows returned to us this year with their off-spring to build nests and raise their young.  These amazing birds are great for getting rid of bugs!!  Before we had Barn Swallows we had TONS of wasps every summer!!  But now we see an average of three wasps each year.... TOTAL!!!  Another great thing about these birds is that they are incredible to watch!!!  If you sit outside on a summer evening you can watch these birds zip around and make tight turns just to catch a bug!!  But there are a few "cons" to these birds as well.... First of all, the butterfly population goes down :(.   And secondly, since they make mud nests it does get a little messy.  :) 

First they made their nests.  They made it mostly from mud but it had other things mixed in as well - grasses, small sticks, we even found horse hair!! 

Here is one of them that decided since all the pillars were taken... she would just stick her nest right on the wall!  It took a little longer to build but was still nice and cozy. 

Mama is sitting on her eggs.  :)

And before we knew it a little head peeped over the edge of the nest!! 

:)

There are three fuzzy little baby barn swallows in this nest.  You can't see the third one because he is in the back. 

This picture was taken this afternoon.  They are already squeezing themselves right over the nest, which means it won't be long until they are learning to fly.  :) 

{edit: Today(June 11) the little fledglings were taken out for their first flying lesson}

Happy Birding!

Black and White Friday

Louie sometimes gets in these "love-y moods" where he follows one or both of the dogs around.  He did this to Nutmeg this afternoon.  It was funny to watch.  :) 

And of course the two of them are PERFECT for black and white photos!!!  

Isn't this precious?  :) 

Nutmeg is saying, "Help me."  :D 

:)  

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

Scottish Gal