Written by Lynn on March 8th, 2011
My kid loves to take photos. I recently let her us my good camera to snap a few shots. She’s very cautious with it – if she wasn’t then I wouldn’t let take photos. She does seem interested in framing up shots, zooming in, and such. She loves to review the photos, too. I thought about finding a cheap digital camera on eBay for her. She uses my old one but she really needs one with bigger buttons and a rechargeable battery.
When the weather is nice, we may have to take some trips just for photo taking. The zoo is always a good destination as well as local parks. We like to encourage her interests and especially if it is one of ours.
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Written by Lynn on February 4th, 2011
We are in the middle of a winter storm. Luckily now we just have rain. Our dog – Moo – who usually just sleeps inside has decided that she wants to stay in today. But she is staying close to the door.
It may be a very long day for all of us if the weather doesn’t improve.
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Written by Lynn on January 11th, 2011
Every night it is first come, first serve for the comfy chair. We have no couch, so this chair is the most comfortable spot in the house. Most of the times I claim it since my husband is distracted by the computer. But now it looks like I have someone else to contend with -
Apparently Moo – our new indoor puppy(as my daughter describes her to everyone) has learned that she can now jump up into the chair. She will be easily distracted though. I can just toss her a treat or a toy to get her moving out of my chair. It is hard to believe a few months ago we both sat in the chair comfortably. Now she takes up almost the whole thing. I hope she stops growing soon. She reminds me of Clifford – the big red dog. The more we love her, the more she grows!
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Written by Lynn on December 28th, 2010
This Christmas I didn’t even take my camera with us when we traveled. I still enjoy taking photos. My phone has made me lazy in that I can grab snapshots with it that look pretty good. I did pull out the DSLR Christmas to take photos and still use it a lot for eBay. I just find that I’m not taking as many photos as I used to.
I think I have become more selective with my photo taking. When I first started to crochet, I bought a lot of yarn. Now I’m much more selective in what I buy since I have been crocheting for a few years. Maybe the same can be said about photography. I’ve taken thousands of pictures so maybe I’m at the point of wanting to take quality photos instead of just taking photos.
Either way, I hope to post more pics in 2011 and learn more about taking photos.
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Written by Lynn on October 21st, 2010
My brother’s dog had four puppies. My daughter loves them all but can only have one. The one above is called Rose. This isn’t the one she wants. I just think she is too cute. She is the smallest of the puppies. This day she was the most photogenic.
I did get a picture of her dog. She’s the white and black one. Her name is Moo Princess. She was already named Moo by my brother so Rae added the Princess part. She is so into princesses lately. All the dogs were sacked out when I brought my camera to take pictures. Typical. I may try again later before they grow anymore.
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Written by Lynn on October 14th, 2010
Here is another picture from our trip to campus. It’s the University of Southern Mississippi. This is one of my favorite spots on campus. I love the brick road. It leads right to the heart of campus – the Hub, football stadium, and library. This was also taken with my HTC Aria. I just love that phone.
USM’s mascot is the Golden Eagle. They have an eagle in stone on the sidewalk leading up to the Payne Center – the rightfully named fitness center. Every time we passed by it, Rae mentioned Theodore and his fear of eagles in Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was too cute.
Speaking of mascots, Ole Miss has a new one – the Rebel Black Bear. The school retired Colonel Reb way back in 2003. Now they finally have a replacement that a lot of fans are not happy about. I think it is better than the Land Sharks or the Hotty Toddy – the other two choices that students and alumni could have chosen. But still it’s sort of plain from what they had and the tradition around it.
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Written by Lynn on October 12th, 2010
We went to walk at the local college campus when we noticed their lovely lantanas that were attracting what looks like Monarch butterflies. I took this photo with my HTC Aria phone. I love that phone. It takes great pictures – so much better than my other phone. I always like to have a camera with me but hate to lug around the DSLR. Having a phone that takes good pictures is something I really wanted in my phone upgrade.
It is so great to finally have a camera with me at all times, and it doesn’t take up any more room. I always have my phone – which I use more for checking email, Twitter, and Facebook than for actually making phone calls. Now I will be able to capture more moments I want to share and remember.
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Written by Lynn on September 29th, 2010
This year we have seen many butterflies in the yard. They usually hanging out near the Lantana bush. Since the weather has been so nice we been spending more time outside this week. I grabbed my camera and was able to take pictures of a few of the butterflies that we’ve been seeing all summer. It was my daughter who noticed that this one looked familiar. She has a book on butterflies and asked me to go get it to look this one up. She was right. This butterfly was in her butterfly book. It is a black swallowtail and apparently fairly common throughout North America. When we were looking at it outside we did not notice the two blue markings on its inner legs which made us question if it was a black swallowtail. Now looking at the picture I can definitely see the blue spots and can’t wait to show my daughter.
We are really enjoying the cooler temperatures and being able to be outside more. And of course we are enjoying looking at all the butterflies.
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Written by Lynn on September 28th, 2010
After very hot long summer fall has finally arrived much to our delight. my mom has started to put together her fall display. I am thinking it’s a great spot take some pictures. my daughter decided to put her pansy with the display. my mom put it in a jack-o’-lantern, and it looks like a hat for it. Anyway I cannot wait to buy a nice Halloween outfit for my daughter to wear to take some pictures. I’m just happy that the temperature is below 90°. October is going to be a fun month. So the cooler temperatures will make our October plans that much more enjoyable.
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Written by Lynn on September 14th, 2010
We saw flamingos on our trip to the zoo last week. I love taking pictures at the zoo. It would have been better if it wasn’t so hot but still it was a fun time. It is great to go to places that you have lots of photo subjects. Fun day. Wish I could go to the zoo every week.
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