Shooting in the Boneyard

My youngest son and I are hooked on photographing graveyards. Especially on dreary overcast days. He hasn't got up the nerve to go at night!

I'm not sure what my fascination with them is. I've always been interested in mortuary science as well. Anyone know of an embalming room I could shoot? :)

This one is a little creepy. It's so old, I guess it just busted open. I tried to get Hunter to crawl down in there and let me get a shot. He flat out refused. What's wrong with these wimpy kids these days??


What are your big plans for Halloween? We usually have a bon fire and give out candy. Ryan is working the local haunted house. Maybe some chili and some good scary movies!

Worms Eye View

This will be my first submission at Chasing Picture Perfection. The assignment is taking a photo from a worms eye view.
My son took this picture from underneath a billboard. Many times he will ask me to pull over to get a shot of something that catches his eye.

My Son the Handyman

Today I have to brag on my oldest son. He is very handy around the house. He is self taught and does great work.
He married his childhood sweetheart. Here's the happy couple, this was shot while they were attending (and participating in) a friends wedding. We just love them so much and so proud of the adults they've become.

When they bought their house there was no hearth on the fireplace. Blake built it up and tiled it. It's so pretty now! Brandi, my daughter in law, is a great decorator too!

Looks professionally done!

Now on to his room. And to his credit I never once heard him refer to it as a "man cave." He has this nook, I guess it would be considered a closet. It houses all his music and "beverage' stuff.


This is a gun cabinet that started out as a regular green cabinet. The camo on the side is stuck on, it's a tape type thingy. He did the painting effect using pine straw. How cool is that?

Notice the bullet necklace? My dad makes these for my boys. Ha!

Ok, one of the coolest parts of his room. He made a coffee and end tables out of old wood. These tables are so neat. I don't know where he comes up with these ideas! I told him he was the male version of Martha Stewart!

These are pictures of my dad. He loves his grandad!



Notice the wood he put on the wall. This really sets the room off and gives it that cabin feel.




And here is a shot of the ceiling. He painted a rebel flag up there! Just thinking about how much time this took, makes my neck hurt!


I hope you enjoyed this little tour. Thanks for letting me brag!

Apple House Visit

I finally feel like I'm returning to the land of the living. It's been a long week. Thanks for all the well wishes!

We went to Talking Rock yesterday to my aunts house. It was a girls lunch with my mom, her four sisters and my cousin. We had such a good time. We visited the Panorama apple house. They have so much to offer there. I picked up some apple salsa. I may use it with a pork roast. Yum! Maybe a recipe to come!
We bought some Mutsu apples. I had not heard of these kind before. They are a cross between a Golden Delicious and an Indo apple. So good!

How do you like my first attempt at a collage? Sad huh? I used Picasa, it's not the best! I had so many other pictures I wanted to add to it but for some reason it kept deleting those. Any suggestions for collage software?

Hopefully I can get caught up on my reading list. Can't wait to see what everyone has been up to!

Death Warmed Over

I feel as bad as this picture looks!



I hope I'm better soon. I miss blogging! I can't even keep up with my daily reads! :(

Some Pictures I can't Explain

So I don't even try!

I've Created a Monster!

My son loves to take pictures. He's usually the one who reminds me to grab my camera. I told him when I got my new camera that he could have my point and shoot. He wanted nothing to do with it once he shot with the new one! Brat!


I've posted some pictures that he took that I thought were pretty neat. This one, to me, looks like he is turning the moon on with the remote. That's not how he described it, but I can't remember what he said. So, moon it is.

This is his Harry Potter book and wand.


Indiana Jones hat and whip. This is one of my favorites!


Our beloved cat Shug.

He took a break from splitting wood to take this one.

We like to take drives down dirt roads on the weekends and this is a barn we found on one of them.

Random tree

Dirt road


Now if I could just put him to work to buy some cool new lenses!!

How Much is That Doggy in the Window?

How stinkin cute is that face? My mom is looking for a little dog and she originally had her heart set on a Pekingese. Now that she has been reading up on them she is not so sure. They seem to come with their fair share of health problems. So, I thought I would ask y'all! Are there any Peke owners out there?

I think the story of the Pekingese legend is cute. A lion and a marmaset fell in love. But the lion was too large. The lion went to the Budha and told him of his woes. The Buddha allowed the lion to shrink down to the size of the marmoset. And the Pekingese was the result!

Row Row Row Your Boat

Oh my gosh, is it ever going to end?? It's pouring like crazy here!



We do not need any more images like this!




At least it held off long enough for me to get in some community sales! There was a lot of people out hitting the sales today. I did pretty well, I'll save it for Monday's post!

We had the best dinner tonight! I made T.G.I Fridays Jack Daniel grill glaze and put it over chicken and stir fried green beans. Yum! That glaze is so good I could drink it. I should have taken pictures and posted it but I was in a hurry to get finished. See, I am petrified of lightening, so I try not to be in the kitchen. Silly, I know! I get it from my mother, she tends to be worse than me.

If there are any John Mayer fans reading this, head over here and sign this petition. Since Local-83 (JM's fan club) has been dissolved there are no concert pre sales for fans. So hopefully this petition will help. With a new album coming out and a new tour you know you want the good seats, so mosey over there and sign it!