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SmugMug Daily LinkI was sitting on the bleachers at Joey's baseball practice yesterday when I noticed this cool web.  Of course I had to start taking pictures.  It was pretty funny because the folks around me thought I was taking pictures of the people on the field.  Nope!  I adjusted the contrast w

SmugMug Daily LinkA 3 shot pano created by Microsoft ICE of approaching storm clouds yesterday afternoon on my way to get the kids from school.  It never got particularly bad at my house although we did have some very tiny hail for a couple of minutes mixed in with moderate rain.  Thankfully the kid

SmugMug Daily LinkToday's daily is a lace-winged roadside skipper.  I've never seen this skipper before.The King Snake was back by my front door for a second sighting yesterday resting peacefully in a fern.  Cool!SmugMug LinkHe's probably feasting on frogs in the small 150 gallon ornamental pond tha

SmugMug Daily LinkThere's a spot I pass on the way to/from the boys' school every day.  The pond often has awesome reflections, the fence line catches my eye, and I enjoy watching the horse and the two goats.  I keep hoping for the perfect shot, and it's just not happening.  I saw the horse sortof i

SmugMug Daily LinkI loved this shot the minute I saw it yesterday, but it was just too grainy and slightly out of focus.  Not having anything better, I've applied a detail enhancing filter and then a dry brush filter to try to bring it to life as a daily.  I also used PhotoFrame to add a wood textur

SmugMug Daily LinkI spent time yesterday shopping at all the places a woman and a mom would want to shop if she didn't have kids in toe.  I was lonely sometimes without the kids and without Donnie, but I made the most of being on my own.  Between running errands and coming down now with the cold tha

SmugMug Daily LinkI just don't have any great shots from yesterday, so I'll pick the one that was most exciting to me and share a few of the others that have a good story or I thought were interesting. I get an incredible amount of joy out of the birds in my yard. With Donnie's help, I have these

SmugMug Daily LinkThe roadside tiger lilies are starting to open. Such a pretty view while driving along! I spotted the lily in my daily growing in front of a wild rose and thought the orange on pink might be a pretty combo, so I turned around and parked and got out to take the shot. He's a large

SmugMug Daily LinkI always have hummers each year, and I always put out a feeder for them hanging off the front porch and the back deck.  They come and go all day including amazingly early (6AM) and buzz our heads and duel each other for the all important sugar water.  We enjoy watching them! This y