Chapel at dusk

I decided to take some shots at an old chapel that we can see from the golf course in Blowing Rock.  There is a nice cemetery at this chapel where I thought I might set up my tripod to do some pinhole shots.  Unfortunately about as soon as I got there it started raining, so I only got a couple of quick shots with my wide angle lens before I had to pack up.  I do like the spot, however, and think it would be a great place to return to, especially when we have one of our frequent foggy days.  So there will probably be more of these images this summer.

Daylilies greeting the day

Sorry about all the flower images lately, but when I'm in a pinch they are my "go to" subjects (along with the cats and George, of course).  So, as I ate breakfast on the front porch early this morning I snapped this shot of the daylilies in the morning sunshine.  I'll try to get a little more creative soon.  It was either this or Suzy napping....

Luck plus one

This isn't a great photograph, but I thought it was interesting because it's something I've never seen.  George has never found a four-leaf clover in his life, so I always look for one for him.  Last night while I was out taking photos of Queen Anne's Lace, I spotted this "four-leaf" clover.  I was happy to find one for my sweetie, but was surprised to see that it had a fifth leaf.  I'm hoping this means I can transfer some extra special luck to him for the weekend!  (Of course, I was on the winning team in our golf tournament today, so maybe I've used up all the luck.....)

The better to smell you with

Okay, so I'm a sucker for a pretty face.....  I went out a little while ago and got some okay shots of wildflowers near our house, but since I just posted flowers yesterday (and they are starting to appear more than George and the cats!) I couldn't resist posting this quick shot of our neighbors' dog Grits.  She has a beautiful face and although in this shot, the focus fell squarely on her nose, her sweetness shines through anyway.  Since I was taking photos of flowers, I had the aperture fully open (f1.4) to get a nicely blurred background, and I didn't take the time to increase my depth of field before I snapped this image.  She'll have to be my subject again when I have more time to focus on her eyes.

Flowers on black

I had intended to do something different with these flowers today, but I ran out of time.  Still, I enjoyed capturing the images highlighted against a black background in the afternoon window light.

Fig leaves

Needed a quick shot tonight, so here's our fig tree in the back yard.

Making dinner

Almost forgot about a photo tonight, but of course, two of my favorite subjects came to the rescue.  George is making dinner and Suzy is watching.