Spring Challenge - Day 7

Today is the last day.  I've had lots of fun and I hope everyone else has too!!  :)  Today will be my favorite day of the Spring Challenge I think, because I will be sharing bonus photos!  So without further delay, here they are:

Iris.

More Iris's. 

 I think that this is the best photo I've ever taken.  Ever.  

It's an up-close shot of the Iris.

A Mourning Dove preening himself.

A Bluebird taking a bath..... a post coming with more pictures of this cute little guy soon!  

Clover.  I have a post all written up called "In a Patch of Clover". 

 I will publish it sometime after Easter.  

And that's the last picture for the Spring Challenge!  Tomorrow I will do a "wrap-up" post if I have the time!  

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)*

Spring Challenge - Day 6

We're nearing the end!!  So far it has been fun!  I hope everyone else is enjoying it. 

Here are my pictures:

:D  No one thinks to take a picture of the back of the flower!!!  

It's neat how the sun lit up the dew drops.  

Daffodil

Iris about to bloom.  Pictures of the blooms tomorrow!!  

And bonus pictures tomorrow!  

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)*

Spring Challenge - Day 5

Here are my pictures for the day:

Very, Very, wet Vinka. 

Birds nest.  I'm not sure what kind of bird owns this nest, but there are not any eggs in it yet.  I hope to get a picture of little eggs at some point this spring.  

Clouds. 

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)*

Spring Challenge - Day 4

All these pictures were taken in-between two storms.  Here are my picture's for the day:

Maple tree seeds.

Catalpa tree leaves. 

Grass with fresh dew drops. 

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Spring Challenge - Day 3

Only two pictures today.  Here they are:

Star violets with dew drops on them.  

Daffodils.  Daffodil bloom pictures coming later this week!!

I'm proud to say... that with these two pictures... I have reached 100 photos so far this year!!  My goal is 366 or more.  

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)  And if your just now seeing this, than you can still enter!  Just go here to see the rules and what we're doing!*

Spring Challenge - Day 2

Here are my picture's for the day:

New leaves with older ones. 

Pussy-willow buds. 

Maple tree seeds.

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)  And if your just now seeing this, than you can still enter!  Just go here to see the rules and what we're doing!*

Spring Challenge - Day 1

I'm excited about this challenge!  I've been taking photos and getting them ready for a while now!  

 I'll be posting around two or three pictures a day.  You certainly don't have to do this!  It's just a fun little challenge for myself.  Here are my pictures for the day:

What else says spring besides a robin?  :) 

Can you see the gnat?  I never noticed it was there until I looked at the picture again!!  Also, these flowers are called Star Violets.  They are extremely small but quite fun to photograph. 

I love the different colors in this one!!  The blue sky, the white flowers, and the dark limbs of the tree.  

*To enter your picture for the day just comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your pictures.  Those of you that are emailing pictures to me do not have to do this.  :)  And if your just now seeing this, than you can still enter!  Just go here to see the rules and what we're doing!*

Black and White Friday

Grasses.  

These little flowers look so great in b/w!  

And this is a peek at what our gardens look like.  I'll probably get to doing a post on our garden in a week or so.  I will tell you that I helped build them.... but that's it!!!  

Scottish Gal

Sneak Peeks

Some of you might have noticed the spring challenge post on your feedly, dashboard, whatever you use.  :D  Consider that your sneak peek!!  I was getting ready for the challenge(seeing if I did indeed have enough pictures, making sure everything was in place...etc.) well I accidently posted "day 5"!  :D  Luckily it doesn't appear on my blog but I can't take it off everyone's feedly!!!  :)

Just a few reminders for everyone:
1.  The Spring Challenge starts this Sunday!
2.  My "blog button" page will be closing down in two weeks!!

 Two more photo's that are considered "sneak peeks":

Have a nice weekend!

Scottish Gal 

Blog's B-day!!!

Today my blog is 1 year old!!!  I took some pictures to celebrate:

Rosemary blooms

I'm not sure what this neat little flower is called... anyone know?

Fallen long... we have plenty. 

Grasses

More posts coming later this week!!!  :)

Scottish Gal

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What have I done for St. Patrick's day?  Well, I took pictures of clover,  I'm writing this in green and I'm reading about St. Patrick.  What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day?  

~Scottish Gal~

Many Views - Continued

I really would have liked these pictures to be in the first post I did on the dandelion.  I'm not sure why I didn't include them...

I used different back-rounds and lighting for these.  Two are taken in sunset lighting and one is taken with a storm coming(and what a storm it was!!!).  

Some little spider has decided to launch a silk from the dandelion to the blade of grass.  

The picture will also tell you that it has been blowing hard because many of the seed heads are already gone.  

Well!  I've taken seven different photos of the same plant!!  I challenge anyone and everyone to try this!!!  

Scottish Gal

Black and White Friday

Scottish Gal

Many Views - The Dandelion

Dandelions are blooming everywhere around here!!  I took quite a few pictures of them... challenging myself to get different angles. Here's something I bet you didn't know: The leaves of the plant have very deep toothed edges, so in "Old French" it was called a  Dent-de-lion, which means "lion's tooth".  Here's another little nugget of history about the dandelion:  The dandelion was first brought to the Midwest from Europe to provide food for honeybees.  

 By the way.... I highly suggest "clicking" on the photos.  They look nicer when you do that!  :) 

This is just a straight on shot.  

This is looking up the plant shot. 

This one really is the best one.  :)  This is a ground view.  

Scottish Gal

Getting Ready for Spring

Is spring trying to peek through where you are?  It certainly is here.  At times I think that it's already here!  Like today for instance, the temperatures are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!  And a few short-sleeve shirts have found their way into my closet. Rosemary is in bloom, new tiny buds are everywhere, and flowers are now dotting the landscape.
We are coming up on my blog's first year anniversary!!!  It's on March 19!  Here are some of my idea's to celebrate:

• A fresh new blog "theme" for spring.  My poll is tied between two... ugh.  :D  If you feel inclined to break this tie then please look for the poll on my sidebar.  The poll closes on March 14 so hopefully I can get the new theme up for the first year anniversary.
•  The Spring Challenge that I'm holding at the end of this month!  I can't wait for it to start!  I've been taking pictures and saving them for the challenge!  I hope you all have started taking pictures for it!
• I'll post a list of the "highlights" from this year: favorite post, best picture, etc.    

What are you planing to do in Spring?

Scottish Gal