Archive for 2008

Good to know, people. Good to know.

I don’t think I want to know.

I’m running a little late on this tonight. Sorry about that. Being sick set me behind for work and I’m scrambling to play catch up and get orders ready for the mail tomorrow.

Wowee, y’all done good on last week’s photos. Bethany, Sandy, Karen, Sandra P., Erin, Nicole, Mrs. Smith, The Rock Chick, and Jen all guessed wood of some sort.

You would all be right! They are photos of pieces of driftwood we found at the bay.

Now, on to this week’s photo!

What is it? Do you think you know? Can you outsmart my macro?

If you’d like to participate on your own blog with a close-up photo, let me know! I’d love to play along. *grin*

Good luck and have fun!

I’ve become a YouTube addict. It’s a little sad.

But you know, if I hadn’t become one, I wouldn’t have found “Will it Blend?”.

This one is my favorite.

This one just about made me laugh and cry all at once.

And this one… well, this one speaks for itself.

This is what happens when Crystal gets the flu, people. It’s not pretty.

A friend sent this to me earlier and asked if I had seen it. I had not. I’m glad I have now.

All I can say is wow and I’m sure glad I had a box of Kleenex sitting right next to me (still pretty buggy, you see).

I wish we could welcome them all home.

Still feeling buggy. Blah! I hate the flu. Or whatever this is.

It’s mean. And it bites.

Like these guys.

Have you ever been bitten by a huge friggin’ ant like that one? I stepped on one when I was a teen and it hurt for days. Its body was so strong that I squashed and squashed and it would. not. die.

I’ve not ever been bitten by a spider that I know of though. The one there is supposedly a spiny orb weaver. We found it while walking a trail at a local wildlife reserve last weekend. She was pretty small… 1/2″ or less. But magnified she sure does look fierce. Apparently spiny orb weavers are good garden spiders since they eat pests. I think I prefer her right where she is. Though maybe if she came to visit my gardening would go better considering part of the problem was pests.

Ooor maybe not. I think I’ll take my chances.

That’s how I feel right now. Or a lot buggy, really.

*sneezes*

I caught my hubby’s cold. Achoo. My throat hurts. Can I cry now?

I’m not feeling very thankful today. I’ll be thankful when the crud goes away. I am thankful for my man. And my macro lens. Both of which help me photograph cool bugs. (Though only one of which helps me catch bugs. Don’t worry. I love him anyway.)

… two one feet.

This weekend we took the camera and went to a park that is nearby. There are lots of geese and ducks that live there. There are also these lanky old trees that are the coolest things. Their trunks run along the ground really low so you can sit on them. They’re curvy and cool and would make a great photo location. I took a photo of my hubby sitting there, but he’d die if I posted it. Sorry.

The cool old trees also have cool old roots. They come out of the ground and follow it, sloping down into the pond. I wish I could have captured it on camera better, but I don’t have a good wide angle lens… yet.

Week #3 must have proven to be a little easier, because we have several winners! However, one was pretty much right on the money. Mrs. Smith said:

“Ok, after much thought and deliberation, I think it is a photo taken just under the ridge of a cherry flavored Dum Dum sucker. : )”

It was strawberry flavored (my favorite!), but yes, it is indeed a red Dum Dum lollipop. And no, I did not eat it after taking the shot. I threw it away.

Germaphobe here, sorry.

This week, you get a twofer! A two for one special. Two photos, one guess. *grin*

I think these are pretty easy, so I’m sure someone will get it fast. Will it be you? Can you outsmart my macro?

Good luck!