The moon man has been at it
again – but I “only” included four pictures of the moon this week. He also got
some other great pictures that I’m not using – you’ll have to check out his
blog here
to see them (go over there – you need to see the dove!).
Sunday,
August 11th
Our next door neighbor gave us this tiny little cypress tree. I
think it has a way to go before it gets as big as its mom!
The moon!
Monday,
August 12th
This was the day that I got up
around 1:45 to see if I could see the Perseid
Meteor Shower without any success. Dr. M got up around 4:00 & was able
to get a few pictures. No meteors though :(
Pictures from the yard.
Tuesday,
August 13th
Tiny little hummer!
The moon!
Wednesday,
August 14th
I found a new sheep farm on my
commute to work – score!
Critters who love our marigolds…
I asked Dr. M to take a picture
of the tomato-scape he had created. When I checked out the pictures on my
camera I saw this – yikes!
And here are the tomatoes.
Thursday,
August 15th
A coworker gave me some stale
popcorn to give the birds. It was so funny watching them fly to the roof next
door & try to wrangle the popcorn. It would start rolling down the roof
& they would go hopping after it. Hilarious!
The moon!
Friday,
August 16th
I took a day off from work just because & decided to
check an item off of my 50x50 list. I visited the local fen (my list says I
have to visit during each season – I’ve been there in winter, spring &
summer so far). The State of the Bug – happy!
Dr. M got out his toys to play with the cairn – ha!
Saturday,
August 17th
We used to see hot air balloons all the time where we used
to live, but now it’s a novelty. I like this one – it has Ohio themes (Wright
Flyer, Dayton skyline, barn).
Dr. M sneaked & took this picture of me while I was
looking at the balloon.
Wondering about the pirate flag? At that time of day the sun
sneaks below the canopy of our swing so he decided to put up a barrier. Made me
laugh when I saw it. He always likes to get this flag out when school starts.
Wonder why? Ha!
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| In case you can't read it - the flag says, "The beatings will continue until morale improves." |
The moon!
Go to Mamma Fran’s blog here
to see the blogs of all the other Project 365 participants. Have a great week!
Most of our photos are taken with a 12
megapixel Nikon D5000 DSLR, using a 55-200mm zoom lens. This is the camera that
Dr. M takes with him most days. He also takes pictures with our old reliable 7
megapixel Canon Powershot A710. The Bug uses our new Nikon Coolpix S6200 most of the
time. If you’re interested in which camera was used for a particular shot, just
ask!
That flag--when I was still teaching, we used to say that was the administration's motto.
ReplyDeleteI am still jealous of your toads. The best I can do is a small statue of one near my pond.
I love the flag - and it really makes me laugh because Mike is such a softie when it comes to his students. Sure he might WANT to bang their heads together, but when it comes down to it he's a sweetie.
DeleteWow! That is one awesome giant! Hope your little tree thrives.
ReplyDeleteThanks - I think he's pretty awesome too :)
DeleteCan I begin calling, Dr. M., "Captain Jack"?
ReplyDeleteYour toads don't look like ours at all. Well, maybe ours are frogs.
A sheep farm on the way to work? I'd never get to work!
Maybe WE'RE the ones with frogs - I haven't actually checked to see. Ha!
DeleteIt's a good thing the road is usually empty when I drive by the sheep, what with all the head turning I do :)
Good for you for taking a day off to go to the fen. Looks like a great outing, too!
ReplyDeleteLove the cypress seedling. Cute!
It WAS a great day!
DeleteI just love hot air balloons. I'm imagining myself floating inside the one in your photographs. I feel good and high! Well, good anyway.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty high up there. But I don't think I'd be high if I were going that high - sounds dangerous :)
DeleteWhat is it about the moon that makes everyone want to take pictures of it all the time? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for the day when zoom lenses become so good that someone will take a photo of the moon with the American flag showing. Take that, you conspiracy "the moon landing never happened" people!
Now THAT would be really cool!
Delete"just because" days off are the best! Glad you took advantage.
ReplyDeleteI WAS wondering about the flag, so thanks for mentioning it, haha.
Love the marigold pictures and of course the moon pictures.
It was a nice day - makes me want to take off every Friday. Ha!
Deleteyou must get a low level of light pollution where you are as you got some great shots of the stars
ReplyDeleteI like the pictures of the flowers and the bee
We do live in a small town surrounded by corn fields & other small towns, so there's not a huge amount of light. Even so, the camera picked up more stars than we could really see with our naked eyes - pretty cool!
DeleteOh what fun pictures. I loved the baby cyprus. You guys rock when it comes to a camera. Thank you for making my week.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI do hope Dr. M will give extra credit for those students who appropriately observe "Talk Like A Pirate Day" on September 19. Arggghhh, twould be a good day ta carry the flag on board the campus, argh.
ReplyDeleteLove all your photos! Sorry you didn't see any meteor showers though!
Dr. M has been known to dress like a pirate for talk like a pirate day :)
DeleteWhat a joy it must be to live with someone as avid for life as Dr. M!
ReplyDelete(heh-heh-heh)
Great pics. More sheep!! Yah!!
ReplyDeletePlant that cyprus tree and wait. You'll be sitting it its shade by next summer.... okay... maybe not. Still, it's cute.
Ha ha ha, funny Dr. M! Will we get to meet him next week?
ReplyDeleteCute little cyprus.
Love the balloon!
Am exhausted just looking at all those pics... you should put up a video of the birds with the popcorn next time ... just sayin
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