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RkayD 11-14-2010 09:14 AM

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When I can't sew I love to take pictures. I don't take many of people...although I will if I have to. I lean more toward the un~noticed things just right outside my front door. Its a great stress reliever for me....and we all need more of those? Right?

Taken on an obviously Foggy day...I wasn't liking exactly how MANY of these there were hangin' out on the fence..
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Sometimes Wild Flowers are best.
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This little BlackEyed Susan hung on thru thick & thin and and frost.
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Bzzzzz...
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This little seed pod has a scowl! He's not likin' the cold either. Growing on a tree by my front driveway.
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Me & my daughter followed this little guy all over the back yard.
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I LOVE big blue bugs! This is the only one like this I've seen. I think he could see his reflection in the lens of my camera. He was in Love!See his whiskers!!
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dphelps 11-14-2010 09:18 AM

Beautiful shots. I think these are the things we take for granted in life. I loved seeing them. Keep it up.

magpie 11-14-2010 09:23 AM

These are great. Never saw a blue bug like that. Thanks for sharing.

Quilter4HireAndFun 11-14-2010 09:24 AM

Great shots....you should post on Flicker.com as well.

amma 11-14-2010 09:25 AM

You are very talented!! I love your pictures!! Thank you for sharing :D:D:D

tolepainter54 11-14-2010 09:33 AM

Wow! You are right "the un-noticed things". Thanks for sharing.

M.E.H. 11-14-2010 09:45 AM

I love your blue bug. It is soooo cute. :-D

grammiepamie 11-14-2010 10:19 AM

SEEEEEEE I told you. I knew they would be fantastic pictures. I like the wasp, the blue bug and his whiskers and really really like the frosty flower. I was hoping you would post some and you did. But my very very favorite is the seed pod. I would love to have a bunch of your nature pictures. I would make you a collage like I do here. Only I sue pictures of flowers. And I hide pictures of birds or animals amongst the flowers. They are very good pictures. I will find the picture of my flowers and post it for you to see. You are a very good photographer.---Pam

grammiepamie 11-14-2010 10:27 AM

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Here is the picture. It isn't very good. The one of the pond did't do well. It was my first experiment.

NauDeeGal 11-14-2010 10:41 AM

Love your pics! The spider web is a cool shot! You must have a very powerful telephoto lens. What magnification do you use?

Sadiemae 11-14-2010 11:41 AM

Your photos are beautiful. I wish I could do a better job...

Jabear617 11-14-2010 11:43 AM

I love your pictures! My favorite is the BlackEyed Susan flower . Thanks for sharing your joy with us:)

plainjane 11-14-2010 11:55 AM

I LOVE your pictures!

sewgull 11-14-2010 12:13 PM

Wonderful pictures. Nature has many suprises if look close. You have captured some of these suprises.

Twilliebee 11-14-2010 12:16 PM

How extraordinary! Thank you for sharing, and I hope you will again.

CarrieAnne 11-14-2010 12:16 PM

You do wonderful work!

ann clare 11-14-2010 01:18 PM

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

sueisallaboutquilts 11-14-2010 01:59 PM

Wow, you are incredibly talented!! Thanks for sharing :D

newquilter10 11-14-2010 02:31 PM

Beautiful pictures. I love taking pictures also and like to find old barns and farmers in the fields.

ccb2200 11-14-2010 02:36 PM

Great pictures.

isnthatodd 11-14-2010 02:39 PM

I love the beauty of the bugs! They are a never-ending source of wonder.

bearisgray 11-14-2010 02:39 PM

Love your photos - thanks for pointing out some of the "little things"

maryb119 11-14-2010 02:49 PM

beautiful photos! thanks for sharing.

ejpkam 11-14-2010 02:52 PM

those are very good!

FancyFoot 11-14-2010 02:57 PM

Great pictures...What camera are you using?

ljsunflower 11-14-2010 03:06 PM

Those are some great pictures! Yep, I can see why that's your other passion.

SuziC 11-14-2010 05:24 PM

You take gorgeous pics. Thanks for posting them!

quiltluvr 11-14-2010 06:12 PM

I could look at those kinds of shots all day. Great job.

Ditter43 11-14-2010 07:33 PM

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We share two things at least! Quilts and the way you take your pictures!

I have a lot of those too!! Bugs and lizards, fungus to butterflies and clouds!!
I keep thinking I'll use some in an art quilt some day!! :D :D
Here's an example!

earthwalker 11-14-2010 07:38 PM

Beautiful pics...thanks for sharing. I love to look at the minute bits of nature...plants, insects, little birds, spiders, webs...sometimes just taking a few minutes break from the daily grind and really watching nature is a real pick-me-up.

RkayD 11-14-2010 08:12 PM


Originally Posted by NauDeeGal
Love your pics! The spider web is a cool shot! You must have a very powerful telephoto lens. What magnification do you use?

Actually it was taken with my regular ole' lens. Nothing fancy on this one.

RkayD 11-14-2010 08:20 PM


Originally Posted by FancyFoot
Great pictures...What camera are you using?

Canon 20D I also have a CanonG9 but I love the feel of the 20D..you know how it feels when you have a hold of it...its like your best friend?? and fits your hand like it was made to be there...Camera lovers know that feeling very well.. =)

RkayD 11-14-2010 08:21 PM


Originally Posted by grammiepamie
Here is the picture. It isn't very good. The one of the pond did't do well. It was my first experiment.

Those are very cool.

RkayD 11-14-2010 08:25 PM


Originally Posted by newquilter10
Beautiful pictures. I love taking pictures also and like to find old barns and farmers in the fields.


Being from rural Oklahoma there are many barns...when I took my Photography Class back in '99 the Professor was not amused at ANOTHER barn OR Sunflower photo. I had to dig deep..what I thought was interesting he had seen a hundred times before. Thats when I started looking closer..and noticing the smaller things. Now its like a game for me.

trisha 11-14-2010 08:41 PM

You should publish your pics in a book. They are exquisite!!

RkayD 11-14-2010 09:28 PM


Originally Posted by Ditter43
We share two things at least! Quilts and the way you take your pictures!

I have a lot of those too!! Bugs and lizards, fungus to butterflies and clouds!!
I keep thinking I'll use some in an art quilt some day!! :D :D
Here's an example!

Me too! Even with my pictures I'm seeing them as quilts. Isn't that nuts?! But if your going to have a passion I can't think of two better things to be passionate about. =)

RkayD 11-14-2010 09:30 PM


Originally Posted by trisha
You should publish your pics in a book. They are exquisite!!

thank you Trisha.

Babs194068 11-15-2010 02:41 AM

Enjoyed your pictures thanks for sharing.

gmasandee 11-15-2010 04:06 AM

You take awesome pictures. I try but mine do not compare. You are an inspiration! Thankyou for sharing. I look forward to seeing more.

gmasandee 11-15-2010 04:07 AM

Ditter I would love to see more of your pics.


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