Month: May 2008
Raindrops on Sassafras
I love baby sassafras leaves. Actually, I just love sassafras trees, period.
Honeysuckle
I noticed that the honeysuckle was about to bloom, so I’ve been keeping an eye on it. Yesterday was the day.
Green
As much as I hate the constant rain, rain, rain, there is a pay-off.
Storm Clouds
Mostly it was boring solid grey skies and intermittent rain today, but this afternoon, a single line of interesting clouds rolled past.
Sunlight and Clouds
It was sprinkling when I left for work this morning. There were a couple of fleeting breaks in the clouds, though, that lit up the building across from me. This is another Lensbaby shot.
African Violets
And more African violets. This was taken with the Lensbaby 2.0 with 4+ macro filter.
Pandora
This was one of the first test shots with the Lensbaby. I haven’t experimented with swapping out apertures, yet, so the indoor photos are awfully soft, even when taken in front of the window. It doesn’t help that she’s black, either. You’d never know that she was sleeping with her paws folded over her nose. Instead of extreme cuteness, there’s a black hole of nothingness. Hrmf.
Russian Olive Tree
There are several dogwoods and what I thought were crabapple trees lining the field behind my apartment complex. There’s a lot of shrubby, scrubby, brambley undergrowth in front of the trees, so it’s hard to get close enough to them to get pictures. I managed it, though, and had the most wonderful surprise. They weren’t crabapple trees, but something else entirely. They’re covered with bell-shaped flowers that smell divine. After some Googling, I think they’re Russian olive trees.
Jumbo Size Balls
I think this requires no further comment.
red paper boat 