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~

Summer Days...

These early summer days have been filled with quiet afternoons reading in the sunshine.  There is nothing like a good book(truthfully - they're my school books...), warm sunshine and the sound of happy chicks.  :)  

Our gardens are doing well and the birds are busily frittering over nesting material.  

 Our happy little hydranga plant is doing well!  It has made it's first blossom!  :)

Our pond is bubbling along nicely!! 

And our butterfly bush is focused on making symetrical leaves....

And I REALLY do intend on doing a post on our Barn Swallows!!!!!  I'm not sure what's holding me back.... I have pictures, all I need to do is put together a post!!  :D

Many Views

Queen Anne's Lace

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I love the Queen Anne's Lace around here!!  It looks like floating white clouds in a field.  :)  It's so enchanting.  So many little insects also love this flower and I have seen many species of wasps, bee, beetles, gnats and unknown things with wings.  

I like the pink tint of the outside flower clusters on this one.  

Now here is where I must explain something.  This picture(I do believe) is not Queen Anne's Lace but Hemlock.  Hemlock looks extremely similar to QAL but it has a fatal poison.  For that reason we never pick QAL just in case we are wrong and accidently get some Hemlock in there. 

I had fun identifying this wasp.  I've have seen before and I wondered what it was.  I found out that it's a Spider Wasp.  It eats...well... spiders!  I also read that he can deliver a very painful sting.... I'm glad I didn't disturb him while I took this picture... :)  

That's it for now.  I shall probably end up having a ton of pictures of QAL before the summer is up just because they are so pretty.  :)  

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Catalpa Tree Blooms

This is the first year that our Catalpa tree has decided to bloom.  We planted them as "sticks" a long time ago and now they are big enough to send out blooms.  

I took these pictures right before a big storm so the lighting is a little strange..... almost antique looking.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Scottish Gal