In June we brought a kitten home, our grandaughter, Mckenna (age 6) got her pappaw to agree to bring the little one home with us, have never had a cat before--so far the cat has stayed--he must have only been 4 or 5 wks old at the time..I told Mckenna she could name the kitten and the name she chose is Spot--so here are a couple of photos of Spot with the sky in view so will click it for the challenge......

                   critter 2     This one gave me a chuckle after downloading onto computer---- critter 1 

   This past Saturday morning was able to be out for awhile and this one flower caught my eye, have never seen one like it and have asked a couple of people if they knew the name and they did not--am hoping someone here can tell me the the name of the flower.. no name 

Thanks and may the rest of the week be good for you....

Finally able to get back on site and upload--

This past Saturday at the museum was a tribute to WW II vets--there were just a few old birds flying around--did not have my stronger lens with me but believe you can tell that these are planes that the veterans  really enjoy seeing in the air--Wicked Wabbit (P-47) Ain't Misbehavin (P-51) and HunHunter (P-47)    In Flight and one of HunHunter  All Alone 

A few months ago was in Middle TN and this setting caught my eye--with the blue sky thought it would fit the sky challenge...

 country 
                   Thanks for looking and your comments---am going to try my best to get back on a little later--am in the process of trying to make apple butter (on the stove)

Well, after a long rainy weekend, 20 degree temperature drops and one overcast day, the sun finally decided to make it's appearance this morning.  It was too pretty to pass up, so I got my little point and shoot out of my purse, snapped a shot from my front yard and then took a few more for good measure when I got down the road.

Again, these were taken with a panasonic p&s camera.  And two while driving.  Not the best quality ever, but I thought they fit the challenge.  And seeing as I haven't shot anything in 2 months, I'm gonna share :-)

there is always theCool of the Morning 

[This is a panorama using 5 photos taken with 18mm lens.]

I haven't been out to take all of these shots but already had them in my archives! I took the leaves and sky this morning..

 Lighthouse and flag.JPG  The Needles lighthouse..

 Hovercraft.JPG  The business end of a hovercraft..

 World cup winners.1966. England..JPG  The two Bobbies..  Tussauds waxworks.. Blackpool..

 Contrast. Red Challenge..jpg  Leaves and sky..

 StormClouds  taken during one of our recent bad storms here in Wisconsin...

the clouds were building up!!!      Wishing you all a great Sunday  :)  

 Where The Blues Meet 

Taken in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Acadia is a smallish national park compared to others, but the beauty is unparalleled. If you happen to stay in east coast, don't forget to pay a visit.Best time is during falls .. but as you see in this photo, you won't be disappointed even if you travel during the oddest season (I traveled there in December!).

On my last post the one pic was suggested to try to lighten a little--I tried but it still does not look right to me.

 lighten a little     ~~~       blossom 2 (this one is the dark one)

This past fall I put out a few pink tulips in memory of my niece who passed away and this photo is in memory/honor of many people    Cancer hope         

Am not sure exactly when this one was taken but definetly before the leaves started showing heavy diagoanl 1 ,

Have a good night all!

I suppose you can say my entry aims to win the hearts and minds of voters...

 drops 

Sure has been a lot of Landscape photos shown lately, hope no one is getting tired of seeing them..to me there is always something different in each one, even when same area is shown by so many different perspectives/people.  This past year there has not been a lot of pics by me, am hoping that this year will be different.  Of the scenes taken this is one of my better ones (at least to me)--taken on Boston trip in Oct.09

 Landscape 

A prayer for this year is that we all see an improvement in all aspects of our life/ better Good Will toward Mankind, and please be good to yourself.

Last week I had the opportunity to fly in a B17, and believe me it sure was different than flying in a regular commercial plane...There was one gentleman on the plane who tried to tell me of an experience he had on a B17 during the war (he was 19 at the time).  I really like hearing the stories that the veterans have to tell (the ones who will talk about their experience)--one time there was a gentlemen who had been captured and he told me some of the story of what he endured trying to escape (which he eventually was able to do). 

 inside the plane looking through open canapy.....  Sky 2  

This paticular plane did not see action during the war, it was built in 1945 but  too late to participate Plane 2 

I just cannot imagine the ones who sat in the 'hole' and did what was necessary at the time   Gunnery 

A big thanks to ALL Veterans

  Hope all of you have a good day and thanks for looking.

I'm very partial to sunsets, and I think their one of the most beautiful examples of negative space to be had.

Shorelines and water do a wonderful job too.

Thanks For looking.

 Here is a scene I would describe as a peaceful negaive  space until someone decides to lease area.

  An old bird enjoying flying around in uncluttered  space 2 

    Have a good evening!!

Here is a few pictures i've put together that last couple of days. these are my first semi-decent attempts at HDR using 'PhotoMatix.'

 cloudynight_hdr               moon             

the next one i took just one exposure and layered it on top of itself in PSElements2.0

                                               cloudynight

As Karen and I enjoyed dinner with my sister and brother-in-law at Newport Shores Restaurant, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Port Washington, WI, we noticed lightning over the land some distance to the north - perhaps over Sheboygan, WI. As we ate, we watched the lightning moving ever eastward - first over the lake and then toward Michigan on the far side of the lake. It finally disappeared off into the skies of Michigan. As we were leaving the restaurant, we marveled at the dramatic sky in the east. I asked my sister and brother-in-law to let me take a couple shots of them. They wanted to pose as you see in the thumb, and then I asked them to turn and look out over the lake. The sky was breathtakingly beautiful.

 Looking out over Lake Michigan