Campfire

There's just something about a campfire that evokes stories from those gathered round it. This was the case in our backyard last night while we relaxed with friends and roasted hot dogs for dinner. Even though it was a hot summer night, we still found ourselves drawn to the benches around the fire as we visited and laughed the evening away.

Skywatch Friday

This was taken on Hwy 46 between Seguin and New Braunfels last night when Marty and I went for a motorcycle ride. I removed the power lines and bumped up the saturation just a bit in photoshop. The straight out of the camera shot is below.

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Purple Flowers

I don't know what these are and I'd never seen them before tonight. My husband and I went for a motorcycle ride and I found these in a field near where we broke down. Anyone know what they are?

Deer in My Yard

As I drove home tonight I was hoping for a colorful sunset to photograph. I made it home before the sun set so I took no photos. But, as I drove down my driveway there were deer right in front of my house. I see them regularly and sometimes they are close enough to photograph. I took these photos from the window of my car. Marty drove up behind me on the motorcycle and they ran away. Maybe tomorrow I'll have better luck with photographs. I've been promised a sunset ride on the motorcycle just to to take pictures!

Sunflowers

It's summertime and everywhere you look the sunflowers are in bloom, especially in rural areas around Seguin.

The Pond

This is the pond in the subdivision where I live. Well....I do live in South Texas so I guess I should get the jargon right. Here a pond is referred to as a tank. Where I come from a tank is a very large container that holds water. A pond is a hole in the ground that holds water. I was hoping to catch the sun setting over the pond tonight but due to earlier mishaps that you can read about on my other blog, after taking these photos I was ready to go home. :0)

Playing with Fire

I got a new lens for my camera yesterday (woo hoo!). Last night while I sat on the back deck visiting with friends I snapped some weird photos of all the citronella candles and torches Marty had lit in an attempt to keep the mosquitos away. Weird or not, I like the way the subtle colors dance around the flames against the black night.