Rare Lunar Eclipse

This eclipse only comes around every few hundred years.  NASA predicted that it would be colorful with red/orange colors, but for some reason the colors didn't show up from the Kansas area.  I was fortunate that I was able to get some shots as the clouds were skimming over the moon.  The first shot is before the eclipse, then the last three are a partial, half, and full eclipse.  Enjoy!

Funny Farm Animals

Trying out my new wide-angle lens on my pets.  This lens is really cool to use for some fun wedding shots.  I normally don't post this many pics on my blog, but these are so hilarious that I thought you would enjoy them all.  Poor Ace (the Palomino) looks like a camel.  He and Dakota kept trying to chew on my camera. It was entertaining to sit on the ground just above Ace and take these shots of him that made him look like a camel.  Enjoy!

You Can't Please Everyone...

Not even a dog treat could get her in a good mood.  Java is over 70 years in dog age, so she must be becoming an old grouch!  Anyway, I was able to get a few shots of her before she jumped off the table and headed for underneath our bed to hide!!! :)

My Beloved Pets and Country Pics

It's been a bit since I posted so I'm doing catch up work.  Here are just a few pics I've taken in the last couple weeks.  I can never have enough of my pet pics as they provide so much joy in our country lives.  Have you noticed how well fed they look?  It's hard not to give them sweet feed treats almost every day.

Soon I will be doing a Christmas portrait session with Java, our dog, so stay tuned.... :)

My favorite time of year...

I love this time of year!  The weather and colors make living out in the country such a blessing!  Last week when I noticed the colors starting to change, I grabbed the camera and got a few shots in my yard.  I had been wanting to get a shot of my pond for my website so that customers will see what it looks like out here; hence the shots of our pond below.

We have so much fish in our pond, but do you think they are biting?  No way!!!  I don't know what their problem is.  The other morning, I suspected a large turtle might have hooked my line.  I could not pull it in.  Finally my line broke.  I don't know what I would have done, had I pulled it in! :)  I sure wasn't going to try to take the hook out of its mouth! 

Anyway such is the country life.  Here are some of my favorite pics from our yard.  Enjoy!

Cruise Along Maine Coast and Harbors

I was privileged to accompany "Mommy Doll" and Marjorie on a cruise along the coast of Maine. Besides enjoying their good company, I had a blast taking pics during the cruise and afterwards at Acadia National Park. A slideshow of most of the pics can be viewed here.  (You may need to download the Presenter plug-in to get the slideshow to run.)

I have included my favorites pics of the trip below.

Enjoy!

Unfolding The Rose

I hope this poem and photo will bless you today.  My husband planted a rosebush for me last month.  With all the rain we have been having, it finally decided to bloom yesterday.  I took this pic after the morning rain.  Enjoy and may God bless you richly today!!!


It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day.
I will look to him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.

The Country Life...

We added two more horses to our family recently.  Dakota, who looks like Emily, then Ace, a beautiful blond Palomino.  I don't have pictures handy of Dakota, but wanted to share a few pics that I've taken recently on our ranch.  Enjoy!

New Family Additions

Meet Blue and Ozark, two donkeys (jacks) that joined our family last Saturday.  Since then we gained another addition, Emilie, a show quarterhorse.  We had all of them in the corral for a couple days to get used to us.  We let them out last night.  It was so fun to watch all of them interact.  I captured some of their personalities while they were in the corral.  Enjoy!