There is nothing quite like your first time at the beach.... and as you have probably already figured out, this little guy had his first experience documented :-) A whole bunch of us went to visit our friend Kristin today for a BBQ and she had offered that we could all come down early and head for the beach of we wanted. Since we were driving about 2 hours or so, it seemed to make sense just to leave early in the day and stay for awhile. We had a really nice time and I only got a little crispy around the edgesfrom all the sun. After a few hours with the sand and surf we headed back to Kristin's to change and put some burgers on the grill to enjoy with good friends. Thanks Kristin for giving us such a memorable day!
So, I was killing time today at Ferjulian's farm stand with my trusty camera in hand. I was back in the greenhouse taking pictures away from the myriads of customers milling about the fruit and vegitable area when I happily stumbled upon this little guy. I was so psyched to get a picture of this bee. I was recently lamenting the sheer lack of fauna I have seen this summer... well besides skunks and the neiborhood cat Molly tried to kill through the slider door. That was a fun night I tell you. Actually it was a pretty hard week on Molly in general. First she had her run in with the scary kitty on the other side of the slider on Tuesday night and then the building's fire alarm went off on Wednesday. She was so scared that she had a little accident when Brian and I were manhandling her into her carrier. The poor thing.... I felt so bad for her. She was absolutely inconsolable until we got her back inside once the fire dept. said everything was clear. Stupid people that don't know how to cook... grumble....
So, tonight I tried out making my first Inchies.... what are they? Well, they are 1" by 1" squares that you exhibit your vast quantities of crafting talent silly!!! ahem... well, maybe not vast, but this size is about all my attention span can handle these days. I'm probably selling myself a little short here, but nevertheless, they are fun and don't require hours of committment to finish. I did this four in a fairly short amount of time for me, maybe an hour?
So, if you want to learn more about Inchies, you can go to InchieArts.com and check it out. The sky is the limit sinc eyou can use any old stamp or paper to make them. I'm very excited :-D If you want to check out someone who makes really nice Inchies and incorperates into her other crafts, check out Mish Mash.
So, can you tell how dire my need for instruction is on this subject? This is the best shot I got of about 50 or so I tried to take on the way to the grocery store. GRUMBLE!!! It looked soo cool and I just couldn't capture it. The picture was always too grainy plus, I wa messing with the shutter speed without the aid of a tripod and so many of them were blurry in addition to the grain that was already annoying me. I am somewhat happy with this although I know it could be much better. I better get reading that night and low light photography book I bought after getting so that night.
Lately our Sundays have kind of become just hang out and relax together days. We just spend time together, whether it's reading, gaming or whatever. This Sunday I was lying in bed reading next to Brian when I turned over and saw this view before my eyes which inspired me to grab my camera. I really like how the light is coming from in between the blinds in front of the window behind him. It makes the picture seem intimate while really it is not other than the close-up nature of my photography.
This is Lucy, our Friends' Heather and Rob's new puppy and she was just one of the many attendees of Lars' surprise birthday party. They have only had her for a couple months of so and believe me, she is sooo small compared to Erin and Joel coon hound Katie (see second picture). It was acually quite funny having both of the dogs there... Lucy kept on walking up to Katie and acting like she wanted to play until Katie got all excited and came right after her. I think Lucy was a tad 
overwhelmed to say the least and dove for cover behind the nearest human or inanimate object. To add to the hilarity, Lars and Tara's son Luke was there as well as another friend's little girl named same. One puppy, one adolescent hound, and two 2 year olds.... you do the math here.
Yes, I photograph produce for fun... got a problem? Hehe.... anyway, this is a continuation of Friday's post. I had so many nice pictures from my sojourn to 
Ferjulian's that I thought I would post some more. The staff at the stand are very nice and always let me run amock with my camera in tow. The only thing that bad about going here to play with my camera is that I feel really guilty if I walk out empty handed 
after spending a 1/2 hour giving their wares the paparazzi treatment. Oh, that gives me an idea! Maybe I should start a website of the various fruit and vegetables I have caught on on camera unawares in compromising situations.... I so have no life!... Needless to say, I left Ferjulian's with a bag full of yummy vegitation and some fodder for my blog. Not a bad deal huh?
Mmmm... methinks it is time to make some cuke salad!
You know, I don't think I have ever actually cooked eggplant before.... I've only ordered it in restaurants. Hmmmm, maybe an experiment is in order.
