Well not really.

Pigeons

Gull Flight

River Crows

Just a fun day by the river and I had the camera this time.

I normally start my day withSunday Tea
while relaxing a little this

Black and White Kitty sat in my rocking chair.

Then my daughter and her best friend went out in the rainUnder the Dots

Well at the kids request we had a party for all the friends at my house New Years !!  Ages from 25 down to 13..wall to  wall gamers.
The always adorable Jess wore this lovely head gear the next morning to stop the aliens from talking to her? It was what was left of the pinata'HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007
At one point I went to a back bedroom to hide and found someone had inlisted a few of the stuffed animals into the partyParty Dragon
Do hope everyone is having a great start to a wonderful year.

Shadows and light #1
Shadows and light #2
Shadows and light #3  

I know it has been a little while between my posts.  I do hope you all enjoy the play of light and formation of shadows in these three shots.

 BTW, the stones are a monolith over 20 feet high with a small creek and waterfall, very peaceful.
 

*Best of fall

I drive by this car each afternoon on my way to work, so in desperation and need of a "FIX" as I have not been able to go on a shoot in a while I shot this out my passenger window as I drove by.

The titles say it all....
Goldwing
 Aerodynamic
 Landing Gear
Black Beauty

Pink Bounce

From the day at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. This guy is a world champ at jump rope and does other fun "things" with jumping also.

Hope you all enjoy.

It was a hot October day and they opened the park up to all for a day of fun. I've kept 78 of the many shots I took over the day so I'll be busy for awhile.

ThisBusy little Bee even looked for some shade.

 
 Home Sweet Home is from one of the inside displays and interactive events.

Beauty could be found all over the gardens.

The event was to promote healthy families so we even had coconut bowling...yes I will have more to show you at a later time.  

They cross over

Taken in late afternoon into the sunlight. I attempted to use the trees to block the sun so I could get the shot of the train as it went over.

Of course all comments and critiques are always welcome.

 The moon was bright, the sky was right. The clouds were the wings that held up the moon.

Tis'Fall and the leaves are turning colors before they begin the autumn dance. Fluttering through the air to find a new home.

note: I lightened the thumbnail so you could see what was in the foreground of the moon shot.
I do think I've found some curves?

As the light filtered through the window, I could not help but notice the natural curve of the feathers. So soft and beautiful as the light hit them.
Natural Curviture

Three days and holding this little one will not leave its post.
 Door Moth

I figured it wanted to have its picture taken.

For those who might think otherwise...it is alive and well..it moves just a little bit...;o)

Just one simple shot, three different ways. I am leaning towards the sepia which is very strange for me. Please let me know which of these works best.

Color

Black and White

Sepia

Thanks

Saturday was our yearly event "Blues by the River" put on by the Shasta Blues Society. I'm a volunteer and the proceeds go to a fund that supplies instruments and lessons to kids.
One of my favorites is a great Chicago style blues player and his band,Chris Bell Blues Band.
Of course after some beers or other good drinks the dance floor gets fun... This guy did not spill a drop!

Just for fun I shot this from the hip Blues Feet moving(warning...ps'd)

I have to say I filled up my one memory card...didn't think I was going to be taking pictures...dumb move. So not to many shots to choose from. Great day and lots of good music.
My shots of the other bands are well...not worthy.

This was something I wanted to do for Sept.11th but we had so much smoke due to local fires I could not go out and shoot this. Well the wind blew the smoke away today for a bit and I was able to get a few shots(yeah just a few...LOL)
Mount Shasta across the lake
Giant on I-5

What it's all about

Hope you enjoy