May 12...It's Raining, It's Pouring

50mm ss1/50 f/2.8 ISO 1600

kit ss1/6 f/5.6 ISO 1600


kit ss1/5 f/5.6 ISO 1600


My nephew has been singing about the rain for three days straight now. He is so cute.
"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning."

May 11...Fog

75-300mm ss1/320 f/13 ISO 200

75-300mm ss1/60 f/13 ISO 400

75-300mm ss1/60 f/13 ISO 400


I took these in Ft. Woth on my way to my bestfriend's house. I was riding in the car, and thought that the fog was so pretty. We didn't have time to stop, so these are my on the go pictures.

May 10... Lightning!

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50mm ss1/30 f/1.8 ISO 1600

50mm ss1/50 f/1.8 ISO 1600

50mm ss1/15 f/1.8 ISO 1600

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50mm ss1/300 f/1.8 ISO 1600


My husband and I love to sit and watch lightning. It is more fun than watching fireworks on the 4th of July.

May 9...Wind

Kit ss1/10 f/7.1 ISO 200

This wind was blowing about 75mph. It uprooted a tree at my mother's house. It was CraZY!!! I'm tellin' you Texas Weather is never boring.

May 8...Storm Clouds

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Kit ss1/40 f/7.1 ISO 400

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If you didn't know....TEXAS Weather can be CrAZy!

Lately we have had a bunch of really bad storms. Most of them have created Tornadoes. I have counted over 6 tornadoes in the past three weeks. None of which was as bad as the one in KS yesterday. My prayers are with all the families up there.

May 7...Sun Shiny Day

Kit ss1/400 f/22 ISO 100

(singing) I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all the obsticles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that held me back. Gonna be a bright, bright, bright sun shiny day.

April 27...Switch Junction

50mm ss1/320 f/10 ISO 200

50mm ss1/160 f/10 ISO 100

My great grandmother used to talk about going to Switch Junction. No one that I talked to had ever been or really new what it was. My mother found it a few months back and took me to it. It looks like it use to be "town". It had a water well, blacksmith, general store, & livery stable. I found lots of old stuff here.

April 26...Pump-jack

75-300mm ss1/50 f/22 ISO 200

This I saw, on my way out to my Aunt Cindy's house.

Pump-jacks are one of my husbands favorite things. I like them because they are a part of what makes Texas, Texas! You can imagine how excited I was when I saw the bluebonnets growing all around and a little one in the background.

April 25...Barn

75-300 ss1/20 f/22 ISO 200

If you have read my settings, you can tell that I did not take this picture at night. I darkened the sky and adjusted levels and did so burning to get this effect. I really like the role the shadows play in this picture.

April 24...Barbed Wire

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This was taken at my Aunt Cindy's house. Of course she lives out in the country, where you can find lots of old things.

April 23...35mm Minolta

SOOC is all I know

It doesn't get much older than 35mm film camera. That is what I used when I took this picture about 7 years ago. I used b&w film, so no action was done. It looks even worst here than it does on paper. I had to scan it and it was printed on matte paper. This is my idea of old.

April 22... Pure Joy

(shot in AUTO w/FLASH)

This was the first time that I had made a tent for Trey. We used a sheet and the table and chairs. He thought it was so neat. He kept wanting me to get in it and play with him. He laughed almost the whole time he was in it. There is nothing like the pure joy on a child's face.

April 21...Best Buds

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These are my nieces. They are best friends. This is the night they both stayed over. They had so much fun. They were so silly. This was the hideout they made on my couch. Using the cushions.

April 20...Poor Baby

Kit ss1/5 f/5 ISO 1600

Poor baby! He had another rough day. First he fell down stairs and scraped his dome (as my husband would say). Then he hit his head on the corner of the table. Then he tripped over his own two feet. HE was soooooo tired of crying he couldn't stand it any more.

April 19...Tired Kitty

SOOC 50mm ss1/30 f/1.8 ISO 800

This is the kitten formerly known as Spike. The kids have changed his name so much, That I don't know what his name is now.This was the day he was rescued from the park. He was cuddled up with Belle and they were taking a nap on the couch.

April 18...Sibling Love

(Sorry, no setting on this one.)

Took this at my nephews wedding. I just love the way Corey and Belle posed for me. They had problem doing this over and over, while I got the perfect picture.

April 17...Brooklyn's Emotions

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50mm ss1/2000 f/2.5 ISO 400

Brooklyn was my model when I was showing her mom a little bit about her new camera. We bribed her with McDonald's. She sat there, but she wasn't very thrilled about it.

April 16...Bobcat

75-300 ss1/20 f/13 ISO 1600

Just so you know, this is not a yawn! He was so mad that we were all taking pictures of him. He got up to the highest point and hissed at us. You could hear him through the inch of glass. He was not happy.

April 15...Backyard Sunset

SOOC kit ss1/25 f/5.6 ISO 1600

This was taken in my back yard right before a big storm hit.

April 14...First Sunrise

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I just want to note that this is the first sunrise I watched after God healed my back. Isn't it beautiful?