309 Macro Monday

I have been on a blog low lately. I just can't seem to get myself to the computer with enough time to say anything. I hadn't even looked for a pic for Love Thursday in weeks. I didn't even pull out a SOOC Saturday! How can I be too lazy to NOT edit a picture?? Well, I am feeling it again. I am feeling the need to take pictures, and to look for love. I snuck out onto the track behind my house on Friday after lunch with Katie. The fresh air must have done me a little bit of good, so I headed back out on Saturday. While I was stretching I looked at the track right in front of me, and the heart shapes were jumping out at me. I had my phone there for the tunes, but I clicked a pic off. I will share it on Thursday of course :) But, it is not Thursday yet, so I decided to give Macro Monday a shot. And not only because I had whipped out the macro yesterday. When we ran into Schnuck's we noticed that their long stem roses were a dollar each, and they had several varieties. I am a sucker for a certain little 7 year old, especially when she is asking for something so beautiful. Sure, it isn't even something truly for her ... even better! I was snapping a few shots of them when I got pulled into the whirl of their center. I was so drawn to the center of this rose. Maybe you can see why ... maybe not.
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250 Macro Monday - Frogger

It is well known that Katie is terrified of frogs. When she was just a wee thing, she was playing barefoot in the yard, and she accidentally ALMOST crushed a frog. She pulled back her foot when she felt it, and the poor thing hopped away. Two nights later she woke up crying. I went into her room to find her, grabbing her neck "THERE'S A FROG (FWOG) ON MY THROAT(FROAT)! THERE'S A FROG(FWOG) ON MY THROAT(FROAT)!!" And ever since then she has been scared of frogs. Well, I should say ... she is scared of frogs in the wild. She loves them when they are in cages so she can look at them. The Herpetarium at the Memphis Zoo is one of her favorite spots (and not just because it is air conditioned - which is my reason) Last year, we had one in a fish tank that I had to catch flies for everyday ... but I digress. Katie does NOT like frogs to be out in the yard. She does NOT like frogs to be near the doors. She will still make me carry her to the car if she thinks there might be a frog outside the door. She will ask if we can go in through the garage when we come home. SHE DOES NOT LIKE FROGS! (do I sound like Dr. Suess yet?) Yesterday, while Daddy was putting up the pool out hopped this little guy. We put some water in the lid of the sandbox and set him down. AND SHE DID NOT FREAK OUT! She even thought about touching him. When he hopped away, she did not run screaming for the house. Maybe this will be the year we no longer fear the tiny toothless frog (this one would have fit on a half-dollar)! We can all hope!

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230 Macro Monday: Death of an Iris

My irises are fading quickly, but there is always beauty to be found in nature.

Especially when you get up-close and personal.

Or maybe I am just a little strange for taking pictures of dead flowers.

Whatever :) Macro Monday is hosted by Lisa's Chaos

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221 Macro Monday

I don't know if it is really fair for me to jump into Macro Monday ... but only because I tend to shoot macro an awful lot right now. I shoot macro for the TtV shots, and macro for most of the flower/weed shots. I shoot macro wandering around my house looking at knick-knacks. In fact, I usually forget that my macro filter is screwed on and get confused as to why my camera refuses to Autofocus. But then I still forget to turn on my camera quite often, too.

(I'm really not THAT ditzy, but I get excited sometimes when it comes to taking pictures)

So, I am going to dive headfirst into Macro Monday over at Lisa's Chaos and try not to go crazy. If you really do love macro, then stick around, or better yet ... scroll down. Most of my posts in the last month or so have had at least one macro.

It has been a rainy weekend. I already posted some macros from the garden (scroll down to the my last post), so here are a few taken while I wandered aimlessly around the house. (or around the dining room table)

So, please remember, sometimes you have to get really really really close to something to discover its beauty ... I guess it is kinda like having a brother ;) I kid, I kid!

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