Friday Shoot Out - Doors and Windows

This week's topic of Doors and Windows was suggested by Kerri at Pop Rocks. If you would like to look at more works or join in just click on this camera for more information.

I would like to apologize for not getting around to look at everyone's post in last week's challenge. I hope to make the rounds this weekend.

This is the door of the loft of Frank's workshop.

This is the door with window of our travel trailer. We hope to be using this door soon :-)

I like the windows of this old silo in the nearby community of Sasser.

This window is in Mama's sitting room... you know the room nobody sits in.

Friday Shoot Out - Incongruous

Mary over at Traveling Hammer picked the topic of for this week's assignment of Incongruous. Meaning: Out of place, ridiculous, inconsistent, contradictory. If you would like to join us or look at pictures from more participants go to Friday My Town Shoot Out .

It was a bit of a busy week so I have just around the yard shots for you. They are be a bit blurry... I took them with my heavier Sony A700 with the come-with-it lens, Sony 18-70 / 3.5 - 5.6. My arm and shoulder are getting stronger :-)

These first two pictures show how the squirrels have chewed up green pecans. This is the way most of our yard looks like right now. You would think the squirrels would eventually figure out that the pecans are green and taste acrid and awful... but no way is that going to happen. They have to keep chewing the pecans up and throwing them... perhaps spitting them out. Very ridiculous.

This picture is of the garden. Beans on the left and peas on the right. Grass growing in between rows.. very out of place, but will stay.

Down in the South we have Fire Ants, which do not belong here... very out of place. Many have suggested ways of killing them, but usually our efforts just move them to another spot in the yard.

A nearby town, Ashburn Georgia, has a Fire Ant Festival in March. That would be very contradictory. Most people would rather obliterate the fire ant instead of embrace it.

Well, it wasn't much.... maybe next time I'll do better :-)

Friday Shoot Out - Interesting/Amusing Signs

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Si picked the topic of interesting and amusing signs for this week's assignment. If you would like to join us or look at pictures from more participants go to Friday My Town Shoot Out .

There really aren't any interesting or amusing signs here in Albany Georgia.

I took this picture of The Gap window while Frank and I were walking in the mall. A place to go when it is just plain too hot to exercise outside. Pocket-size cameras are handy :-) Window signs have certainly changed since I worked in retail.

If you look closely you can see me.... the chubby model in the middle. Frank vanished. He was right beside me. Years ago I looked like the female model on the left and Frank looked like the male model on the right. You don't believe me? Then you must have missed the post about our 40th wedding anniversary ;-)

These two pictures were taken with my Sony P200 pocket camera too.

A few years back I was walking around our neighborhood and a Lays truck was parked behind the motel. Looking at it made me hungry.

As I walked further around the block a neighbor was home for lunch and his delivery truck was parked on the street. I became more hungry. When I arrived home... I didn't have a chip in the house :-(

The rest of these photos were taken with my Sony f717 camera.

When the movie Wild Hogs was playing (March 14, 2007 ) at the local cinema I took a picture of the poster. Frank and I watched the movie for the first time a few days ago.

A local Compounding Solutions store sign. I took this photo for a scavenger hunt a couple of years back. The object to take a picture of for the hunt was a mortar and pestle... we don't own one.

Bug Busters in Acworth Georgia has an amusing sign on its car. There were also characters on the other side of the car and on the back window.

This sign, Danger Keep Back, at Point Park, Lookout Mt. Georgia was a bit amusing. The sign needed to be up where I was taking the picture .

This sign is not far from Adel Georgia. It encourages us to eat more goat. Y'all can eat all you want :-)

This sign is on the same road. It puts a curse upon you if you litter. There was no litter on the road.

I sometimes think about putting a sign like it in front of our home.

I hope you found something a bit interesting and perhaps amusing in today's post.

Friday Shoot Out - Relaxation

Lena of Spirits of Lena chose Relaxation for this week's Friday Shootout. I'll try to visit those of you participating in the Shoot Out over the next few days.

I do like a good read, but lately I haven't really been up to reading, so I do Word Seek Puzzles. Wouldn't a Bob Hope film be relaxing...

Walking around our yard relaxes me. Here is an Imperial Moth that I spotted on an elephant ear plant yesterday morning.

For my birthday I got a new lens for my camera, a 70-400 mm Sony lens. My Sweetheart knows me well :-D This is the first photo with the new lens. Unfortunately my arm/shoulder isn't strong enough to take hand-held pictures with this lens on my camera yet. I took the picture from my recliner propped on a pillow that I keep in the chair. The picture is through the window which had the blinds down and open. Isn't it amazing to be able to take a picture through a slat of a blind? The picture is of a female Northern Cardinal. The picture is cropped with a little noise reduction... ISO was 800 and the camera on auto.

It is relaxing taking pictures of birds.

Frank wanted to make sure the lens was working properly and took a few more pictures. This is a baby Northern Cardinal. We are hoping that it has survived. It looks too young to have left the nest. It was preening what little feathers it had. I do find it relaxing, but at the same time exciting to look upon nature.

Evening before last Frank spotted this Luna Moth relaxing on the side of his shop. It is a beautiful moth.

Looking at flowers and smelling their aromas are relaxing. I find the colors of the Mexican Petunias relaxing.

There you have it... four pictures from me and four from Frank. I love sharing a hobby with him. It is relaxing... most of the time :-D

Friday Shoot Out - Reflections

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Audrey of Stage 3! Who, me? chose the subject of Reflections for this week's challenge.

I pulled photos from my archives.

Water is the first thing that came to mind for me with the subject matter. I have enjoyed gazing into a lake and admiring Reflections.

Reflections of Wood Storks


Reflections of Trees


How I love the Reflections of Clouds


Then simply the Reflections of Light

Reflections of light happen other places too. Reflections of Light dance upon the Rust.

Then there are Reflections in Mirrors. I did take this shot today. Nothing great, but I did manage to take a photo :-) This is our truck mirrors. Two mirrors... an inset mirror on the regular truck side mirror.

Then there are Reflections of Thoughts. My Reflections went back to my old walking partner, Annabelle. She passed through the gates of heaven in January of 2007. She was a sweetie that will forever remain in our hearts.

This picture was taken about a month before her death. She looked so tired.

My Reflections go to happier times when Annabelle had energy to play.




When Annabelle had Reflections... of she only knows.

Long ago I wrote a few stories down about her. I called them Annabelle Tales. I never finished her story... not sure I ever will. Go to Annabelle Tales if you would like to read about Annabelle.

You might like to read my blog Reflections about my Grandpa Swain and Grandma Swain.

If you would like to join in go to Friday My Town Shoot Out for more information and a list of participants.

Thank you for looking :-)