Tuesday.....around the world. "Crazy for bubbles"

Absolute, unabashed joy!!!  What is summer without bubbles and lots of them. And when they're huge like these ones......even better.

Hey....I get more as excited as they do only I have to hold the camera still to catch a few shots. The size of these  bubbles alone were awesome.

Still lots of summer left on the calendar AND in my girlies. 
Happy last day of July!
xoxo 

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Tuesday.....around the world - "More flowers"

One very cool thing about having a Florist as a Bestie is I get to pop into her Floral Studio anytime I want and capture some of her beautiful flowers.

I recently did a shoot of some of her wedding and bridal arrangements (swoon) and I'll share those once she gets them up on her website. (I won't "out" them until she has the chance to....though I'm mighty tempted.....)

Just look how the middle point of this rose comes to a peek. You could almost miss this because of the captivating color and design of each petal.

I've planted many rose bushes in my garden through the years, and besides just gazing at them or strolling by and breathing in that intoxicating fragrance - what I love most is to take a rose petal.....place it right up to my nose and breath in very deeply. The petal kind of goes up your nose....but it's so soft....like puppy's ears....on the inside. 

It's just one of my little "things".

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Tuesday...around the world. "Monkeying around"

With a slightly looser schedule and the kiddos home for the summer....our closets and drawers were calling out to us so loud,  we couldn't ignore it any longer (though we gave it our best shot.....)!

And you know what happens when you start cleaning out, sorting, purging etc? 
You find.....TREASURE!!!

And what could be better than finding mama's old hats and shoes?


Maybe that's where the expression - "hitting the mother lode" comes from.

I seem to recall doing the same as a kid. Opening my mother's old trunks was like finding the jewels of the Nile.


Not much has changed.

(I'm posting these pictures....not for their quality, obviously, but for their joy factor which hits the top for me.)

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Tuesday....around the world.

I think there are two different kind of people in the world.

Those who "hate" black flowers

and those who love them! 

One guess which side I'm on. Oh, come on....do you think so?

And a few other colors too but true black flowers fascinate me. The black petunia above has almost no purple in it...it truly is black. I was like a kid in a candy shop when I found it....bought 2 boxes and mixed them with white geraniums and some green.



My little garden fairy, watches over my garden as she has for many years.

I'm happy to say I finally spent a Saturday tending to my garden that was being threatened by every weed known to man. The girls were pretty handy with their garden chores - each one trying to win points as to who was the best garden assistant.

Of course, they both thought they were and I wasn't about to contradict them. Garden help is garden help...rewarded with fudgicles and running through the sprinkler.

These pictures were all taken around 7:00 PM when the sun was it's most delicious. 50mm 1:4 lens - opened wide.

 

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Tuesday......Around the World.

A few days ago, I got my hot little hands on the new Nikon D4. Which is the equivalent of "nirvana" to a photographer.

So, I had to try it out....Dahlia had the day off from school and though the clouds were rolling in....we headed to our little park around the corner.

You might think that I direct her, suggest props and coax her into these poses....but I really don't. I just have one mantra. "Relax your mouth". That's all I ever say....the rest is pure Dahlia.


I laugh every time I remember how she used to growl at me as a toddler, whenever I would bring out my camera. I really had to work hard to get a decent picture.




Yes.....that would be me in the garden globe. I little souvenir of working with such an amazing camera.

My goal this year is to get the new Nikon D800 but after getting to play around with the D4.......well....it's like a Ferrari. Anything less is.......just less.



However.....I'll still work for the D800. And be very grateful when I get it. (My motto has always been - never own anything you can't afford to replace.)

So...back to Dahlia. She can look so mature and serious one minute and then becomes my crazy little girl the next.


I just love all the different sides that make up my Dahlia Grace.

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xo

Tuesday - Around the world.

Are you like me?

Do you like "firsts"?

I remember when Dahlia first got on a horses back....how frightened, yet excited she was. Her feelings were only surpassed by....mine. "My baby is so high....what if she falls off....what if the horse kicks me as I walk beside it...just in case she does fall and I have to catch her...." .

Click here to see some pics of Dahlia's first time on a horse (not a thethered pony).

Well, it was Milana's turn this time......and she showed no fear.


And you know what? Neither did I!!!

And......she LOVED it!

Ok...so,the horses were really ponies and they were tethered but nonetheless...I still felt a little pride that my "baby" has so much confidence.

I'm happy to say both my girls have some of the same mindset as I do. "Feel the fear....but do it anyway!" 

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