Yesterday and today the weather was just beautiful, and I could not resist rambling around to see what I could see.

I found a few things that made me smile, I hope you'll like them too!

Looking during my lunch hour

We took a long day-trip (hit 4 states)last weekend, but I took relatively few shots.

One I particularly like is this... "Better watch that first step Betsy... it's a real DOOZY!"  Why the barn was situated on top of the silo's... we'll never know!

But our destination was a day at "the Great Escape" - a 6-flags amusement park.  I saw lots of
Faces to Amuse....

I haven't posted in ages... haven't felt motivated to pick up the camera in months... but with all the foliage, I could NOT resist.  Bear with me... I'm out of practice - and all were hand-held shots.

Yellow
Multi
Quiet riot

Hope you enjoy them!

Thanks to all who participated in the invisible challenge.  I was really impressed by all the unique and creative ideas for shots.  I myself have been so busy I've barely posted anything... but I've been watching you!!

Here's my last little contribution to the invisible theme, taken at a local military cemetary.

Invisible Patriots -Resting
Invisible Honor -Force Field

Thanks again... and I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait to see what Jump1ok has in store for us!!

"Can you smell the distinct yet invisible aroma of cow farm during a heat wave????"

"Yah, manh!"
(Sorry about the poor quality here, I just had to toss in a shot of this Rasta-moo.  He had hay hanging down on both sides of his head like long dreadlocks.)

A double-feature from the farm:

Would you like some milk with your
layer cake?

Sorry about the food references.  It's past my lunch-time...

promises, promises...

Ribbed
MMM...Pickles
One for me, and one for you...
Fingers
(She spent a little too long in the pool...)

Wet wood-
Smooth skin
Tasty like Chicken
Ready to Roll
Smootchable

Textures to see, and share:
   Nothing better than a warm sleepy Puppy in your arms...
   Unless maybe it's a fluffy tail, but these won't lay still on my lap!
   Let's face it the sun will rise, and set, and will continue to do so after we're gone... (tombstone shot)  
  Want one?  Sea-Goo  last shot...
  Look at my S-Car-Go !!  A little salty... kinda gritty... sorta slimy... but all trails lead to snail!

BOOM!
BOOM2
BOOM3
BOOM4

This is my first post of After Dark shots...  Definitely a challenge for me. Nothing I tried was working.  Tonight I gave it a little extra time and effort, and came up less horrible results:
Shell Up
Shell Down
Trio
And one from vacation:  Moonlit Beach
Thumb, flashlight on paperweight:  Clear

Darn, it rained AGAIN.  I took a little walk down to the lake, and it was very calm, cool, and collected.  As usual.
Noon-time View
I tried to take a picture of the mosquito that was biting me... but... I lost patience and smooshed it. (Don't worry, I'm weird, but I wouldn't post bug-guts.)  Needless to say, the stay at the lake didn't last long... the skeeters were ferocious!!  And the frogbrella in our company only smiled at them!

Backward:
Please just GO AWAY!! ^@$!&# Rain.
You know you're a redneck when...

Forward:
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VACATION

I am SOOOOO ready for vacation.  Ocean, here I come!
See everyone in about a week!

A couple of months ago, we took a day-trip to the ocean.  For something as timeless as the ocean... there sure are lots of traces of time (and other things) there.  It was a dismal day, so some of the colors aren't as vibrant as they could be;

Signs of past visitors prints
Signs of the off-season
Signs of a long, long process rusty bones
Signs of inhabitants Isles of Shoals (13 miles away, I'll have you know...)

And some miscellaneous shots:
ocean mist
girl on a mission
COLD
keepsakes
successful trip