Here is what I came up with.  But I couldn't decide which one I liked better.  What is your pick?

Full color 

Desat 

Nice Hit

Good Cards!!!  :o)

Our fire department has rehearsals (practices) on the first and third Thursdays of each month. The plan for our rehearsal last Thursday was to tour two buildings in order to familiarize the firefighters with the construction and layout that was used in each. The first building we toured was a wood frame condominium that is currently under construction along the Milwaukee River. The other building is a stone mill, also on the Milwaukee River, that was constructed over 100 years ago, and at this time, houses several businesses.

Roll call was at 7:00 pm, and after a few announcements we headed to the condo. The walk through/walk around at the condo lasted until about 7:45. We then walked about a block to the mill and started the tour there. Sometime between 8:15 and 8:30, our pagers sounded and we were alerted of a fire situation at a specific intersection. The intersection didn't register with me until we arrived on scene. The fire was in a building that is owned by, and houses the business of, a good friend of mine. During the attack, I discovered that one of my friend's sons had been burned. I called my friend via cell phone and he told me that he and his wife were in route to the hospital. Shortly thereafter, the fire was extinguished and it was time to return to the station.

Before we could leave the scene of the fire, however, our pagers sounded once again. This time there was a wire arcing and sparking on a pole out in the township. We arrived on scene and sure enough, just as reported, there was arcing and sparking on a pole. There was nothing we could do except wait andwatch until the power company arrived to fix the problem. After about two hours, we finally returned to the station.

I left the station at about midnight, and as I drove past my friend's business, I saw him standing on the corner with a woman that was filling out a report. He was also talking on his cell phone to his wife, who had remained at the hospital when he left. He handed the phone to me, and I talked with his wife while he finished his business with the report. His wife told me that their son has second degree burns on his arms and legs with the possibility of some third degree burns. Luckily, his face was not burned nor did he inhale any flames. He is going to have a long stay in the hospital and not be able to work for some months. Needless to say, he is in our thoughts and prayers.

You never know.....do you?

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The Pitch
The Slide
The Swing
The Slide 2
The Tag
The Pitch 2   I thought the evening light was interesting in this one.

Our Pitcher:
He's safe even though he knocked the base off.

My Son 2nd Base:
Diving for the ball.  

Our Center Fielder:
He slides, he's safe!  

Our Center Fielder Again:
Yes this ball actually hit him in the face, instant black eye but he stayed on base and scored a run.

Note: The thumbnail is my son running to first, fence got in my way.

First, one for the theme pool fun

little hands
 dragonfly
  looking up (flower)
    red (flower)

I saw the female cardinal again, the one that was molting.  She looks like she's coming along fine, like she's getting her hair back.

Hope y'all enjoy!

The Female Swallow Positions Herself For The Male
The Male Fly's On Top Of The Female
The Male Gets In Position To Mate
Mateing

In Nature There Is MARVELOUS!!!

I promised my grandson a poster of his band and this is my first composition of one,Tony and the Band, please let me know what you think.

Bonus:
Lily Poster

Flying high

How high can he get?

Sorry, more small shots.  

Enjoy!! Have an awesome weekend!!!  :o)

I'm having a great time here....I'm in my element around family and friends....

Hope y'all enjoy!