We've been real busy lately. Too busy to share in a few weeks now so I am getting full of what I consider good shots. The first were some storm clouds1 , 2,  3 , & 4 .
 The next group of shots is from the Birmingham Zoo. This time we were able to get up close and personal with the giraffes and feed themg 1 and g 2 . As always we enjoyed the Lorikeets taking our nectar cup. Here is my friend having an  armful of them and Emily's perspective . As we left the Tiki Hut one waited to fly the  coop .The girls were up close and personal with a snake and goat . Too close for me.
The last group is us at Oak Mountain. Emily on the beach , Zoe swimming without rings and a family shot.

I recently went for afternoon drive instead of walk with my youngest. We ended up not a few roads but a county over for most of these shots. We found several barns. The first barn , I had to get from the road because my dughter couldn't make the trip to this field. The second barn had a rusted horse corral in front. I loved the way the colors turned out in this one. But the most meaningful was this last one.
  We actually knocked on the front door to walk back for these next shots. This barn and the surrounding field gave us plenty of cool shots. I couldn't resist taking the barn from a different angle. Then we came across the VW bug and it's kin out in the field. The silo we found with a tree growing out of the top. I also managed to get a pretty good shot of the rolling landscape. And a beautiful blue eyed horse.
   Monday we visited the Birmingham Zoo, in the children's zoo we found an old truck , a stump , a wheel & of all things they used an outhouse for the spider exhibit. The oddest thing we saw was the albino alligator . The greatest moment all day though was watching my kids feed the Lorikeets. We have enjoyed this challenge. Thanks for the words of encouragment.

Well, I have been waiting for this one. I take my girls on an after dinner walk every evening. Just out our front door the DESCRIPTION_HERE and our bottomDESCRIPTION_HERE . Then as we leave the drive, I noticed that the DESCRIPTION_HERE tree limb has grown together over time. Across the street is Aunt Margarite's DESCRIPTION_HERE . Over time it has been added to now no one can live there.
     We started up the hill and I noticed one of our neighbors DESCRIPTION_HERE , a fence DESCRIPTION_HERE , & horse's DESCRIPTION_HERE . Another one of our neighbor's DESCRIPTION_HERE and then our big find two different species of trees DESCRIPTION_HERE  and from another angleDESCRIPTION_HERE . As we go back towards the houseDESCRIPTION_HERE . I will have more from a few streets over in a few days.

Since we moved in our house three years ago, every spring I get the girls out in the front yard for Picture Day. DESCRIPTION_HERE This year we took it out of our yard to our local parks also.DESCRIPTION_HERE To use our community's beautiful spring surroundings. DESCRIPTION_HERE In less than two hours my girls have their spring portraits ready to send via email.DESCRIPTION_HERE

DESCRIPTION_HERE My daughter, Zoe, on the slide at our local McDonald's.

Two summers ago a few friends and I were moved to hand out gatorade and snacks along with the scripture translated in espanol to the hispanics building houses in our community. These men would work from sun up to sun down. While walking down the street, I looked up to get a view of the houses as they were coming up the hill. The next day we discovered the cloud formation over the houses. Look closely. This was taken with a palm pilot. DESCRIPTION_HERE